UN official: We support ending the outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait

05/22/2012 0:00

Zebari confirms government's keenness to implement the commitments to get rid of Chapter VII
BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
UN official announced support for the International Organization for an end to the outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait, with Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq's desire to fulfill its obligations and the hard work and bilateral cooperation with the State of Kuwait to get to the withdrawal of Iraq from the provisions of Chapter VII.

And the transfer of the Information Office of the Ministry of Foreign Zebari confirmed during his meeting with Gennady Tarasov High-level Coordinator for missing Kuwaiti property yesterday, "Iraq's desire to fulfill its obligations and the hard work and bilateral cooperation with the State of Kuwait all the way to end the mandate of the International Coordinator and as a prelude to the withdrawal of Iraq from the provisions of Chapter VII."

He explained Zebari official efforts made by Iraq in cooperation with Kuwaiti officials and international bodies concerned for the completion of the two missing persons and Kuwaiti property by which the Rthhma Iraq from the dictatorial regime, noting that "Iraq handed over to Kuwaiti authorities and the presence of the United Nations Coordinator several batches relating to archives and Kuwaiti property and to make every effort through the media to find the remainder of the property. "

The Supreme Committee of Ministers Iraqi - Kuwaiti Joint was held last month, the second round of meetings in Baghdad, where the Committee discussed all the issues between the two countries, namely: Iraq's obligations towards the international resolutions and the land border between the two countries and the freedom of navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah and the missing Iraqis and Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti debt on Iraq and the compensation and the port of Mubarak, Kuwaiti and Gulf fishing zone and the opening of a Kuwaiti Consulate in both Basra and Erbil.

They also agreed Baghdad and Kuwait recently, the implementation of the maintenance project marks the border this year, and the pursuit of serious and real to remove Iraq from Chapter VII.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in a statement received "morning," a copy of it: "Iraq is serious about continuing the search for the closure of these topics, in addition to the efforts made by the Iraqi government in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross and with some friendly countries to find the remains of missing Kuwaitis, where the search in official records in the mass graves for this purpose and which has achieved good results in this regard and is continuing in earnest to close this file as well. "For his part, Tarasov appreciated the efforts of Iraq's serious in this regard, expressing his willingness to provide all it can to help to end these the two files.

The two sides discussed during the meeting, the positive developments in the course of relations, Iraq - Kuwait.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah had said during his participation at the meeting of Non-Aligned Movement last, that the visit of the Emir of Kuwait historical to Iraq to head the delegation of the State of Kuwait to the Arab summit conference of the 23 in Baghdad confirmed the clear the two countries to overcome the painful events of the invasion of the former regime.