UN chief calls Amir on KuwaitIraq border deal
13/06/2013 | 12:28 AM | Kuwait News
KUWAIT, June 12 (KUNA) His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah AlAhmad AlJaber AlSabah on Wednesday evening received a call from UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon on two Kuwaiti and Iraqi messages sent to the latter on both countries’ agreement on the formation of a bilateral technical committee to undertake the joint border mark maintenance in the future in line with UN Security Council Resolution 833. (more…)
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Iraq _ Kuwait talks. Al-Maliki and the morning stress transmission of the relationship between the two countries to a new stage
12-06-2013 04:28 PM
Baghdad (newsletter).Held at the Prime Ministry in Baghdad Wednesday afternoon, Iraqi-Kuwaiti talks led by Prime Minister Nouri Kamel al-Maliki and Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, during which movement emphasized the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait to a new stage. (more…)
Kuwait PM in Iraq amid warming ties
June 12, 2013 02:10 PM
BAGHDAD: Kuwait’s Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak al-Sabah landed in Iraq on Wednesday for a surprise one-day visit as the two countries look to cement improving ties and resolve a swathe of long-running disputes.
Sabah was met at Baghdad airport by his Iraqi counterpart Nuri al-Maliki.
Along with signing bilateral agreements on the economy, education, culture and the environment, Kuwait and Iraq will also focus on unresolved disagreements stemming from Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of the Gulf emirate.
The agent said the former Iraqi Foreign Ministry, however, Abawi, Wednesday, that my missing Kuwaitis in Iraq and Kuwaiti property are based on research between the Iraqi and Kuwaiti sides in the Kuwaiti government delegation’s visit to Baghdad.
He said Abawi for “obelisk” that “these files which have been agreed upon previously will be subject debates the basis of this visit will be signed once the agreements in this regard was signed a memorandum of understanding in the security file, which included a file missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property lost was agreed to transfer the file from Chapter VII to Chapter VI, and to continue efforts bilaterally with the United Nations. ” (more…)
Iraq has signed the United Nations today a memorandum of understanding to support Iraq’s efforts in the fight against corruption.
The memorandum was signed by Iraq Alaa judge Jawad Hamid Chairman of the Integrity Commission and the International Organization Mr. Live Veladson the deputy representative of the regional office of the United Nations to combat crime in the region of the Middle East and North Africa. (more…)
The Ambassador of Iraq in Kuwait and his French counterpart were reviewing the efforts of Iraq out of Chapter VII
09-06-2013 01:30 PM
Baghdad (newsletter). Iraq’s Ambassador in Kuwait has reviewed Mohammed Bahr Al-Ulum with French Ambassador in Kuwait Nada yafi efforts Iraq out of Chapter VII.
His statement received (News Agency) a copy of: the two sides discussed efforts Iraq out of Chapter VII through the implementation of international commitments including the file of prisoners and missing persons and Kuwaiti property and maintenance of border pillars.
He was also examining tracks and the positive developments in the relationship between the two countries after the settlement of the Iraqi Airways and file Convention of maritime navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah.
French Ambassador expressed her country’s support for efforts by Iraq to get out of Chapter VII in the interest of the two countries towards a better future
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Iraq’s efforts to exit from Chapter VII
06/09/2013 15:23
Reviewed Iraq’s ambassador to Kuwait Mohammed Hussein Bahr al-Ulum with the Ambassador of France in Kuwait Nada Yafei Iraq’s efforts to emerge from the provisions of Chapter VII through the implementation of international obligations, in particular file of prisoners and missing Kuwaiti property and the maintenance of border pillars.
A statement by the Foreign Ministry today, “said the two sides also discussed during the meeting, the tracks and the positive developments in the relationship between the two countries after the settlement of Iraqi Airways file and the Convention on maritime navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah.
For its part, the French Ambassador expressed her country’s support for efforts by Iraq out of Chapter VII and in the interest of the two countries towards a better future.
In the same context, Bahr al-Ulum also reviewed at the meeting with Jia Zhou People’s Republic of China Ambassador to Kuwait, Iraq’s efforts to emerge from the provisions of Chapter VII regarding the situation with Kuwait.
A statement of the Foreign Ministry, “said Jia Zhou During the meeting, praised the positive developments between Albuldn, underlined his country’s support for efforts by Iraq out of Chapter VII.
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07/06/2013 | 08:13 PM | Kuwait News
UNITED NATIONS, June 7 (KUNA) — With the post of Gennady Tarasov, the High-level Coordinator for the missing Kuwaiti nationals and property, being vacant for almost six months, Kuwait expressed readiness to accept Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s proposal to fold those humanitarian issues under the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), but with strings attached.
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The following are excerpts from the UNSC monthly forecast:
Iraq – SG reports on UN compensation fund
Resolution 1956 (2010) of 15 December 2010
Para.6: requests the Secretary-General to provide written reports on an ongoing basis to the
council every six months, with the first report due no later than 1 January 2012, about the United
Nations compensation fund, evaluating the continued compliance with the provisions of
paragraph 21 of resolution 1483 (2003).
The letter dated 21 May 2013 (S/2013/305) is before the Security Council. (more…)
Council Dynamics
Though there appears to be a great deal of appetite on the Council for downgrading Iraq’s remaining obligations from Chapter VII to Chapter VI, most Council members are sensitive to Kuwait’s position on the matter and are waiting for explicit communication from Kuwait that it is ready to see Iraq exit Chapter VII. Kuwait has agreed in principle that Iraq could be released from its current Chapter VII obligations, but requires assurances that Iraqi progress on its obligations will continue. (more…)
June 5, 2013
BAGHDAD, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayar Zebari said Thursday that Iraq is about to end its Chapter VII status after reaching agreements with Kuwait on resolving pending issues under Chapter VI of the UN Charter.
Zebari identified the longstanding issues with Kuwait as finding and returning Kuwaiti prisoners of war and missing people; returning seized Kuwaiti properties; returning Kuwait state body archives; repairing border markers; and compensations. (more…)
06/05/2013 11:49
The Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Mark Lyall Grant, Wednesday, that the Security Council will transfer some files relating to Kuwait and Iraq from Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter when looking that case next month.
The Lyall Grant, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the Security Council during the month that he was “taking into account the progress made by Iraq in the implementation of its commitments to the United Nations towards Kuwait, the council will transfer some of the issues related to the Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter when it meets to discuss the matter next month. ” (more…)
Some Iraq-Kuwait issues to move next month from Chapter VII to VI – UNSC Pres.
04/06/2013 | 11:29 PM | World News
UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (KUNA) — UN Security Council (UNSC) acknowledged progress achieved by Iraq in implementing its UN obligations towards Kuwait, thus will move some related issues from Chapter VII to VI of UN Charter when it meets on the matter next month, UNSC President said.
Mark Lyall-Grant, British Ambassador to UN and rorating UNSC President, told a press conference that UNSC will hold consultations on June 27 on Iraq-Kuwait “where there have been some positive developments, with the prospect of moving some dossiers from Chapter VII to Chapter VI“ when the mandate of the High-Level Coordinator on Kuwait missing persons and property, who left his post in late December, is examined in July. (more…)
UNSC to examine IraqKuwait issues, Syrian crisis
04/06/2013 | 09:40 AM | World News
UNITED NATIONS, June 4 (KUNA) Security Council members are scheduled to be briefed at a session later on Tuesday about “progress Iraq made in its Chapter VII obligations” towards Kuwait as well as other crucial issues on the international stage.
Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernandez Taranco is charged with addressing the briefing, due to tackle in addition to the Kuwait Iraq topics, the proposed Geneva II Conference on Syria, the situation in Mali and the wider Sahel, diplomats said. (more…)
02/06/2013 | 10:57 PM | World News
JEDDAH, June 2 (KUNA) GCC foreign ministers have commended an understanding between Kuwait and Iraq over a mechanism to follow up the issue of prisoners and missing people from Kuwait and other countries, as well as returning the State of Kuwait’s properties and national archive.
The foreign ministers, in a statement at the end of their oneday meeting here, welcomed Iraq’s cooperation to implementing UN Security Council’s (UNSC) resolutions, namely those related to the completion of maintenance of border signs with Kuwait.
30/05/2013 | 07:39 PM | Gulf News
BAGHDAD, May 30 (KUNA) Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshayar Zebari said Thursday that Iraq is about to end its Chapter VII status after reaching agreements with Kuwait on resolving pending issues under Chapter VI of the UN Charter.
Zebari identified the longstanding issues with Kuwait as finding and returning Kuwaiti prisoners of war and missing people; returning seized Kuwaiti properties; returning Kuwait state body archives; repairing border markers; and compensations. “Iraq has assured the State of Kuwait, through a series of long talks, that it has no interest in hiding POWs or dead bodies, nor in keeping the seized Kuwaiti properties and (state) archives” he said. (more…)
