'Iraq forms panel to press for lifting sanctions under Chapter VII'

'Iraq forms panel to press for lifting sanctions under Chapter VII'

Kuwait News Agency - 08 July, 2009

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari announced on Tuesday that his government has set up a panel tasked with coordinating steps and contacts with major foreign players to rid the country off all the sanctions imposed under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.

"The move coincides with the preparations for the regular review of the issue by the UN Security Council," Zebari said in a joint press conference here with visiting Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado.

He said he met the government panel on Monday to outline Iraq's official position of which will be presented to UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon ahead of the review, due to take place later in July.

The panel is made up of Zebari and the ministers of defense, justice and interior as well as advisors to Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.

"The panel has mandated a delegation to start urgent moves to create the atmospheres conducive to lifting the sanctions in tune with the UN Security Council Resolution 1895," the minister revealed.

He urged revision of all UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions pertaining to Iraq in a bid to find a way out of the sanctions.

"We pursue a calm practical and systematic approach to the issue away from the media buzz. We have outlined sound positions about which you will hear goon news in the near future," Zebari added.

Under the UNSC Resolution 1895 Ban is scheduled to present a report to the UNSC about the sanctions on Iraq later this month.

In August, 1991, the UN Security Council imposed crippling sanctions on Baghdad a year after Iraqi forces under Saddam invaded Kuwait.

Ban said during a visit to Baghdad in February that the UN is considering scrapping all sanctions.

Most of the sanctions have been cancelled but an arms embargo and some financial restrictions are still in place.

"We have outlined sound positions about which you will hear good news in the near future," Zebari added. "

I cannot imagine anything more "good" for the people of Iraq than an RV. Also, this is in keeping with all of the efforts made by Iraq to place themselves "in the world market." And, the IMF loan will have to be paid back in an internationally recognized currency.

Iraq, Kuwait reach a tentative agreement to settle the issue of compensation

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بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - Al Sabah
اعلن رئيس مجلس النواب الدكتور اياد السامرائي توصل العراق والكويت الى اتفاق مبدئي لتسوية قضية التعويضات.وينص مقترح السامرائي الذي لاقى ترحيبا من المسؤولين الكويتيين، على انشاء صندوق للاستثمار المشترك بين البلدين، تودع فيه التعويضات العراقية ليتم استثمارها كويتيا في المجالات النفطية والعقارية والبنى التحتية في البلد. President of the House of Representatives, Dr. Iyad al-Samarrai, Iraq and Kuwait reached a tentative agreement to settle the issue of compensation. Samarraie The proposal was welcomed by Kuwaiti officials, to set up a fund for joint investment between the two countries, which shall be compensation for the Iraqi Kuwaiti investment in the areas of oil and real estate and infrastructure in the country .


وقال رئيس البرلمان في مؤتمر صحفي مع نظيره الكويتي جاسم الخرافي عقب انهائه المباحثات الرسمية في الكويت، انه سينقل الاستعداد الكويتي لحسم القضية الى بغداد لطرحه على المسؤولين"، منوها بان المشروع يحتاج الى فريق عمل مختص لبحثه بدقة قبل تطبيقه.وكان السامرائي وصل الكويت الاحد الماضي، واجرى محادثات وصفت بالايجابية مع امير دولة الكويت صباح الاحمد الجابر الصباح، كما وجه دعوة رسمية الى رئيس مجلس الامة جاسم الخرافي لزيارة بغداد، وناقش مع رئيس الوزراء الكويتي ونائبه توطيد التعاون المشترك.واكد السامرائي وجود "ارادة عراقية - كويتية للعمل سوية لتطوير العلاقات وحل المشاكل بين البلدين"، مبينا ان "الحدود البحرية بين البلدين لم تتأثر كثيرا وان ترسيم الحدود ربما يترتب عليه بعض المعوقات تتم معالجتها من خلال اتفاقية مشتركة"، مؤكدا في الوقت نفسه ان العراق لم يعد دولة تهدد الامن والسلام العالميين، وعليه يجب اخراجه من طائلة البند السابع.يشار الى ان السامرائي والخرافي اتفقا على انشاء لجان صداقة مشتركة بين برلماني البلدين لبحث كل اوجه العلاقات وكيفية تطويرها.من جانبه، اكد رئيس مجلس الامة الكويتي جاسم الخرافي ان زيارة السامرائي لبلاده، "خطوة في الاتجاه الصحيح"، مشيرا الى ان البرلمان الكويتي "سيرد التحية باحسن منها.يذكر ان رئيس مجلس النواب قد بحث مع ابناء الجالية العراقية في الكويت المشاكل والعقبات التي يواجهونها. The speaker said at a news conference with his Kuwaiti counterpart Jassem al-Kharafi after the end of official talks in Kuwait, he will be ready to resolve the issue of Kuwait to Baghdad to put on those responsible, "noting that the project needs to be in charge of a working group for consideration carefully before application. Samarraie, and arrived in Kuwait Sunday and held talks were positive with the Amir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, also sent a formal invitation to the National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi to visit Baghdad, and discussed with Kuwaiti Prime Minister and his deputy, the consolidation of mutual cooperation. Samarrai said the existence of "the will of the Iraqi - Kuwaiti to work together to develop relations and resolving problems between the two countries, "noting that" the maritime boundary between the two countries have not significantly affected by the demarcation of the border and may have some obstacles to be addressed through a joint agreement, "he at the same time that Iraq is no longer a country that has threatened world peace and security and, therefore, must be out of the money Item VII. It should be noted that Al-Samarrai, and agreed to the establishment of joint committees of friendship between the parliaments of both countries to discuss all aspects of relationships and how to develop them. For its part, the Kuwaiti National Assembly Speaker Jassem Al-Samarrai said the visit to his country, "a step in the right direction," he said, adding that the parliament Kuwait "will be saluting the best of them. The Speaker of the House had discussed with members of the expatriate community in Kuwait, Iraq's problems and the obstacles they face.
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Kuwait, Iraq to reach war reparations agreement

Thursday, 09 July 2009

Kuwait- Ahmed Abdullah

The long standing fight between neighboring countries Iraq and Kuwait over the wars they have endured seemed to come to an end Wednesday as the Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament announced his country has reached a preliminary settlement with Kuwait.

In a visit to Kuwait to discuss the issue of compensation for Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait, Iraqi Parliament Speaker Ayad al-Samarrai suggested that Kuwait should invest the monetary compensation of $25 million it is to get from Iraq for its 1990 invasion in different development projects in Iraq.

"If this proposal is adopted, it will be in the interest of both countries," he said.

Kuwaiti officials who met with Samarrai did not object to the proposal. Kuwait has demanded that Baghdad to pay for its former president Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion.

Samarrai stressed the sincere wish of Iraqi MPs to establish strong ties with Kuwait and the effort the parliament has been exerting to solve any pending problems to reach a settlement agreeable to both countries.

The failure of Iraq to pay the required compensation will subject Iraq to sanctions as the U.N. will not remove it from the special regulations listed under Chapter Seven of the U.N. charter.


Debts vs. reparations

" These are two different things. Debts are a bilateral issue between Iraq and Kuwait, whereas reparations are an international issue related to Security Council resolutions "
Mohamed al Sabah, Kuwaiti FM

However while Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s demand that Kuwait drops war reparations following the example of other European countries, Kuwaiti Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed al-Sabah said in a press statement that debts and reparations should not be confused.

"These are two different things," Sabah said. "Debts are a bilateral issue between Iraq and Kuwait, whereas reparations are an international issue related to Security Council resolutions."

However Sabah added that Samarrai's visit to Kuwait delivered the message of a wish to consolidate relations between the two countries.

And he refused to call the latest negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait held in Jordan a failure and stressed that the meetings were under the umbrella of the U.N.

Kuwaiti opposition MPs expressed their reservations about Kuwait's policy towards Iraq. MP Mossalam al-Barak objected to forming joint Kuwaiti-Iraqi committees and said that he told Samarrai that hatred of Kuwait has become part of Iraqi culture.

In response to statements by Jassem al-Kharafi, speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, who said that Kuwait is keen on removing Iraq after resolving the pending issues, MP Ahmed al-Saadoun said no one can remove Iraq from Chapter Seven.

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/07/09/78322.html

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Al-Khurainej: Council is one of the nation has a decision to cancel Iraq's debt

(صوت العراق) - 09-07-2009 (Voice of Iraq) - 09-07-2009

Set up a lunch of Samarrai

Samarrai and Al-Khurainej during lunch
Saud al-Nabhan wrote:

MP Mubarak Al-Khurainej held a luncheon yesterday in honor of the President of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Dr. Iyad al-Samarrai, the luncheon was attended by a number of deputies, figures, and our Ambassador in Iraq to the insured.

Al-Khurainej said the Iraqi government to respond to the implementation of international resolutions and to appoint ambassador to Iraq in Kuwait, along the lines of ambassadors who were appointed by the Government of Iraq to the Gulf Cooperation Council, particularly Kuwait, initiated 4 years ago to appoint an ambassador in Iraq.

He added that Al-Khurainej Iraq-Kuwait border had been drawn up by the Security Council, but its commitment to the Iraqi government, noting that some existing farms are not removed, note that the State of Kuwait has paid compensation to the United Nations, but this is an obstacle that must be borne by the Iraqi government, and hoped to This continues to farm as soon as possible.

Al-Khurainej pointed out that the nation is to acknowledge the resolution of the issue of reparations and debt, which will decide whether to cancel, pointing out that the compensation issue be solved through the Security Council, and Kuwait would like to help the Iraqi people to get out of Chapter VII of the remaining commitment to Iraq on these decisions.
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