Zebari and morning hands have a joint Kuwait-Iraq Commission

Zebari and morning hands have a joint Kuwait-Iraq Commission



Sunday, 29 April 2012 23: 46

Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari told a joint press conference with Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah that its Supreme Committee meeting Thursday entangling Kuwait deserves pride proud.

The Committee thus concluded its meeting after about two hours from the time the Commission sources said that the meeting was extended for the purpose of reaching agreements on some outstanding issues.

Zebari said the Iraqi side was we made important progress in the issue of exit Iraq dismissal kadal cooperation and understanding of the situation of Iraq Kuwait.

Zebari said that Kuwaiti Prime Minister will visit Baghdad before the end of this year to follow up on Commission and the third session of the Commission be held in Kuwait in March next year.

Zebari said he had signed a joint cooperation record regulating Supreme Ministerial Committee aimed at closing all files between Iraq and Kuwait ".

Zebari said: "the talks the two sides on all matters dealt with and outstanding between the two countries, including the port of Mubarak, who confirmed the Kuwaiti side that would not affect the freedom of navigation and the interests of Iraq."

In that regard, to sign a protocol to regulate shipping in the Khor Abdullah as a guarantee of the interests of both parties and business.

According to: "the two sides agreed on a number of protocols of cooperation in various fields, will be signed during the visit of Kuwaiti Prime Minister to Baghdad in the last quarter of this year."

On the subject of compensations on Iraq under international resolutions, Zebari said: "the two sides discussed this file thoroughly discussed, and all other files, to turn the page on the past."

For his part, Foreign Minister Sheikh Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah morning that any project will study all Kuwait aspects so as not to harm his neighbors.

Said: "what has been achieved today is the culmination of Kuwait Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah to Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kuwait, and the desire of both parties and their quest to establish better relations in the interests of the peoples of the two countries and their interests,"./ended

Close to an Iraqi - Kuwaiti calls for activation of economic activity between the two countries


29/04/2012 17:14


Erbil, April 29 (Rn) - Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations are closer politically to some extent dissolved the tension between the two countries against the backdrop of problems due to the whole period of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

Maliki The former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and its impact on the pay of Kuwait by Iraq billions of dollars of debt.

The debt consists of Kuwait to Iraq from the losses suffered by the oil sector in Kuwait in addition to the losses suffered by the government ministries and buildings during the invasion of Iraq. Baghdad says that Iraq still subject to Chapter VII, "restricts the country and affect its independence."

The two sides reached Iraq and Kuwait during the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of Kuwait on 14 March for a deal worth $ 500 million to settle the debt back to the Gulf War was to prevent Iraqi Airways flights to the West.

The agreement by Iraq to pay $ 300 million in cash to Kuwait to be investing another $ 200 million in airline Kuwaiti-Iraqi operation in return stop legal action against Kuwait, Iraqi Airways.

The Ministry of Transport earlier this month that a meeting will be held soon between the Iraqi - Kuwait headed by the Foreign Ministers of both countries to give effect to the agreement signed last month on the establishment of the joint venture.

Maliki said in a statement issued by his office the media Sunday during his meeting with Kuwaiti delegation in Baghdad, headed by the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah that he should be "open prospects for cooperation and exchange of visits at both official and popular" between the two countries.

Kuwait rejected the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII of the UN Security Council to meet its obligations towards them, while with respect to three files is the issue of missing Kuwaitis and archives as well as the issue of border demarcation between the two countries.

The Kuwaiti delegation is visiting Iraq to promote the rapprochement seemed evident after the Arab summit hosted by Baghdad late last March, attended by the Emir of Kuwait in person for the first time in two decades.

The delegation - along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mustafa Al-Shamali and Oil Minister Hani Abdel-Aziz and the Minister of Transport Mr. Salem Aladana.

Maliki said that he must also "activate economic activity and investment between the two countries."

He expressed optimism that the Iraqi prime minister to "the results of the High Joint Committee between Iraq and Kuwait as to promote relations between the two countries."

And Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are less than the neighboring countries that resides on the territory Iraqi community as compared to both Syria and Jordan.

Saw the diplomatic relations between Iraq and Kuwait on high tension differences already exist since the invasion in 1990, but intensified after the Kuwaiti side to initiate construction of the port of Iraqis that it says will lead to narrowing of the waterway for their country.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah "We came and Parvguetna team of ministers and specialists in order to make progress in all areas", stressing his country's readiness to resolve all the issues on the agenda.

The morning that "the Kuwaiti delegation is supported by the great Emir of Kuwait and the Prime Minister and that he has tendencies need to find solutions to all problems."

Analysts say he could of the Joint Commission between the two countries to influence the decision to be taken by the UN Security Council in June on the possibility of coming out of Iraq from Chapter VII.

The UN Security Council has decided to mid-January, a unanimous vote on three resolutions concerning the lifting of the embargo imposed on Iraq on the import of nuclear material for peaceful purposes and cancel the oil for food program.

It also extended immunity for damages that were imposed under Chapter VII to the end of June next.

The Iraqi government says that the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII, which will be introduced in June next to the Security Council depends on the stance of Kuwait to the three important files is the issue of missing Kuwaitis and archives as well as the border between the two stents.

Nassif high demands of the Ministerial Committee on the settlement of disputes with Kuwait's decision not to recognize the 833

Monday 30/4/2012 2:21


Baghdad (news) .. called MP / Iraqi bloc of free / high Nassif, the Ministerial Committee formed to resolve differences between Iraq and Kuwait, not to deal with resolution 833 as a fait accompli.

She explained in a press statement moved the Information Office of the Block: You must be a priority of the Committee of Ministers not to recognize the resolution 833 which was which the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait unfairly forced to accept the former regime because of his defeat in the 1991 war and fear for the office which made him ready to offer any concessions.

The Nassif: It is the duty of the Committee of Ministers to inform the Iraqi people to any agreements concluded with the Kuwaiti side, and explain every detail related to these agreements. "

She pointed out: that the eyes of Iraqis-oriented business to be accomplished by this committee and the efforts that Stbzlha in order to end the outstanding problems between the parties and to serve the interest of Iraq, saying: that the committee will bear the consequences of any error might occur.

Iraqi-Kuwaiti agreement to settle outstanding files



Joint Committee meeting culminating in the signing of protocols of cooperation

Baghdad – morning

Finally, the Iraqi-Kuwaiti diplomatic skill to overcome a heavy legacy left by the old dictatorship, when they agreed to begin the settlement of all outstanding issues through joint cooperation protocols. these developments in the Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations file "Val okay" to the two countries, especially they together they will occupy the largest production and stocks of crude oil in the world, opens wide doors of investment cooperation, weitsidan economy in the region with the leadership of the Arab world, Iraq, after long negotiations lasted until late yesterday evening, Iraq and Kuwait agreed to resolve a large part Files shared oil fields "and border the waterway and debt and reparations question Chapter VII." and said Omar Abdel Latif delegate "morning" in the Al-Rashid Hotel, where the Joint Committee held its meetings, the Committee held two rounds yesterday morning and evening.

Transfer Abdellatif representatives of both sides as saying: "the first round saw a positive atmosphere between the two sides, with the second round produced (lengthy) for the signing of protocols of cooperation and agreements on border and financial matters and political cooperation.

He continued: "the two sides agreed to end all issues and access to genuine cooperation and serious and concrete on the ground".

And Rafe Al-Issawi told Finance Minister "morning" that the talks had been positive and constructive, and resolve a large part of the debt and compensation issues., oil minister Abdel Karim for "morning" would, it was agreed to activate the two oil Technical Committee of the boot to the signing of a memorandum of understanding on joint oil fields, while Kuwaiti Foreign Minister for "morning" is ready to solve all the issues on the agenda.

And the transfer of Abd al-Latif, sources from inside the meeting room saying: The two sides signed memorandums of cooperation on the organization of navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah and the other includes the formation of a committee for cooperation between the two countries, as has been around three to four memorandums of understanding on double taxation and the protection and promotion of investment and economic cooperation, as promised the Iraqi side to study and signed during the visit of Prime Minister of Kuwait Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to Baghdad during the next term. The two sides of Kuwait headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khalid Al Hamad Al-Sabah and Iraq headed by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari had started yesterday morning Bembagesat bilateral and described as "important and articulated" to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries. Prior to the meetings of the Iraqi - Kuwaiti Joint Higher, met Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki at his office yesterday, the official Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and the delegation accompanying him. The al-Maliki said in a statement issued by his office had received "morning," a copy of it, is optimistic the results of the High Joint Committee between Iraq and Kuwait as to promote relations between the two countries and two peoples. He called on Prime Minister to open the prospects for cooperation and exchange of visits at both official and popular, pointing out that he had confirmed this in his meeting with Kuwaiti media delegation on a visit to Iraq.