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Iraq has unfinished business from 1990 war
Published: Dec. 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- There's been no substantial effort made to determine the fate of Kuwaiti national archives lost during the 1990 invasion by Iraq, the Security Council was told.
Iraqi relations with Kuwait had soured over reparations Baghdad owes from U.N. Security Council resolutions stemming from the 1990 invasion by Saddam Hussein. Both countries experienced diplomatic difficulties on work related to missing persons and property related to the invasion that led to the first gulf war.
The Security Council said it recognized efforts by both countries to repair diplomatic ties but noted Baghdad needed to do more toward finding Kuwaiti or third-country nationals, property and archives.
Members of the Security Council stressed that "no substantial progress had been made on clarifying the fate of the Kuwaiti national archives and noted that their previous calls for greater efforts with regard to the Kuwaiti national archives and other properties had so far yielded limited results."
More than 20 years after the invasion, the Security Council repeated its call for Baghdad to intensify its efforts regarding Kuwaiti relations.
The recommendations followed ceremonies in Baghdad marking the end to U.S. military operations in Iraq, which began more than eight years ago.
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Published: Dec. 16, 2011 at 11:47 AM
NEW YORK, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- There's been no substantial effort made to determine the fate of Kuwaiti national archives lost during the 1990 invasion by Iraq, the Security Council was told.
Iraqi relations with Kuwait had soured over reparations Baghdad owes from U.N. Security Council resolutions stemming from the 1990 invasion by Saddam Hussein. Both countries experienced diplomatic difficulties on work related to missing persons and property related to the invasion that led to the first gulf war.
The Security Council said it recognized efforts by both countries to repair diplomatic ties but noted Baghdad needed to do more toward finding Kuwaiti or third-country nationals, property and archives.
Members of the Security Council stressed that "no substantial progress had been made on clarifying the fate of the Kuwaiti national archives and noted that their previous calls for greater efforts with regard to the Kuwaiti national archives and other properties had so far yielded limited results."
More than 20 years after the invasion, the Security Council repeated its call for Baghdad to intensify its efforts regarding Kuwaiti relations.
The recommendations followed ceremonies in Baghdad marking the end to U.S. military operations in Iraq, which began more than eight years ago.
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