Kuwait''s FM underscores significance of Ban-Ki-moon''s report to UNAMI''s mission Politics
7/31/2011 5:20:00 PM
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah
KUWAIT, July 31 (KUNA) -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr.
Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah underscored here on Sunday the importance of the third report of the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the progress made towards fulfilling the responsibilities entrusted to the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) submitted to the Security Council at its meeting held on July 19.
Sheikh Mohammad told Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) that the report reflects the concern of the UN towards Iraq's implementation of its obligations stipulated by Security Council resolutions and show the failures of Iraq in this file, in addition to emphasizing the elements that enter into the interests of Kuwait and the position of the International Organization towards them.
He stressed in this regard that the importance of the report lies in its focus on several things; first, non-confirmation of Iraq's willingness to do the maintenance of border signs between Kuwait and Iraq, its failure to pay its share of this project and the notice made by the Secretary General to the Iraqi government in this matter with no response.
The second matter is the Secretary General's strictness on the importance of Iraq's commitment to compensate Iraqi farmers under Security Council resolution 899, where the Iraqi government is still dragging its feet in the removal of violating farms on the Kuwaiti borders and the payment of compensation and amounts deposited in the account of the United Nations since 1996.
Sheikh Dr. Mohammad pointed out that the third point of focus in the report is the reminder of the Secretary General to the Iraqi government on the importance of proving to the Security Council of the achievement of significant and rapid progress on the remaining obligations related to Kuwait and specifically the issue of missing Kuwaitis and lost property, as well as the project maintenance of border signs and the issue of compensation to Iraqi farmers.
In this context, Sheikh Dr. Mohammad said "if Iraq wanted to get out of the umbrella of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, it must implement its obligations referred to in the report." Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohammad, and prior to the issuance of this report, had sent a letter to Ban Ki-moon on July 11, relating to the unmet obligations by Iraq pursuant to Security Council resolutions relevant under Chapter VII of the UN Charter under the item "The situation between Iraq and Kuwait and in particular resolutions 687,1991, 833, 1993, 1284, 1999, 1956 and 2010.
