Baghdad refuses to recognize the border with Kuwait without guarantees
Date: Thursday, 03.01.2012 9:12
Baghdad / range
Baghdad confirmed that the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kuwait will develop appropriate solutions to file port Mubarak of Kuwait, while affirming that they will not recognize the common border between the two countries without assurances from them.
Arrived and Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari yesterday to Kuwait to prepare for Maliki's visit and the delivery of Kuwait, the official invitation to attend the summit Baghdad by President Jalal Talabani to attend the Arab Summit to be held in Baghdad at the end of next March
and discussed Zebari with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah to resolve the outstanding issues in the relations of the two countries and the visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to Kuwait.
and met with Zebari, Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, yesterday afternoon, in Bayan Palace, and gave him a formal invitation from the president to attend Arab summit conference of the 23 which will be held in the capital Baghdad on the 29th of March.
The meeting was attended Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Deputy Minister of Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah.
the other hand, search Hoshyar Zebari, with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah to resolve the outstanding issues in the relations between the two countries and the Arab Summit in Baghdad The visit of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to Kuwait during the month of March next, in addition to exchange views on developments in the Arab situation, including the presidency of the State of Kuwait the next Council of Foreign Ministers of Arab States.
During the meeting, emphasizing the climate to address all outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait, according to the basis of common interests and respect mutual respect for international legitimacy resolutions.
addressed the talks the two ministers of Iraq and Kuwait also developments of events in Syria and the regional situation and the security of Persian Gulf.
to that confirmed the advisor of Prime Minister Mary Rayes said Maliki is determined to resolve all outstanding issues, especially those related to building a port Mubarak and its repercussions.
She said Rais in a statement to the extent yesterday that al-Maliki visited him trying to be more effective to resolve the outstanding issues and most important intended by al-Maliki, according to Rais is intensive talks for the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII.
concluded Rais to the Kuwaiti side expressed its readiness to discuss the outstanding issues as well as assurances that the Kuwaiti side of his presence Baghdad summit to be held at the end of March. Afterthought by saying that the ground was now appropriate more than ever and the atmosphere appropriate, especially after he watched I am more countries that were our relations with the tense expressed its full support for the Baghdad summit, referring them to the Saudi side.
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced, Tuesday night , (February 28 present) and the arrival of Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to Kuwait to deliver the Emir of Kuwait, an official invitation from President Jalal Talabani to attend a summit of Baghdad.
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki had agreed during his meeting with Kuwaiti ambassador in Baghdad to the insured, in (February 14 now), to visit Kuwait before the Arab summit, as he emphasized the last his country's desire to develop relations with Iraq in various fields.
It is hoped to hold the next Arab summit in the capital Baghdad, in the 29 of March next, with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in the 25 of February, current, that the Arab League told us that the summit would be great at the level of leaders and presidents.
And at the same A member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives and the representative of a coalition of state law, Sami al-Askari said that "the core issue of Kuwaitis are the limits, they want the Iraqi government to assure the United Nations recognition of Kuwait's borders present, "noting that" Iraq can not give it easily, without ensuring a range of issues including a lack of impact that border on the Mlaanh. "
The UN Security Council issued Resolution 833 in 1993, which provides for the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait, which has a length of 216 km through the formation of an international commission to demarcate the border between the two parties, which was rejected by the regime of Saddam first, but it was approved by the end of 1994 following international pressure, officials insist the Iraqis that the demarcation of the border between the two countries were by force, and led to the deduction of Iraqi territory in terms of Safwan and Umm Qasr area, as well as reducing the area of territorial waters.
He said the military, which is close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, that "the question of resolving the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Kuwait during Maliki's visit expected this month, based on the seriousness of the Kuwaiti government."
The mission confirmed United Nations in Iraq, in (8 December 2011), that Iraq and Kuwait have made little progress on normalizing bilateral relations, while noting that the two eternal willingness to resolve outstanding problems, expressed the hope that the visit of Maliki's visit to Kuwait to resume work of the Committee common.
and intends to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's visit to Kuwait to discuss the files of common interest.
In the same vein called the Iraqi List led by Iyad Allawi to be Maliki's visit Kuwait good and resolve all outstanding issues between the two countries and Ashour said in a press release received the long version him on Wednesday that "the relations of Iraq and Kuwait was characterized by post-2003 development, understanding and hope to rise to high levels to ensure the future of the two peoples and to forget the past and not to the Iraqi people the mistakes of the former regime," explaining that "the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII will contribute to ensuring the relationships that benefit the peoples of Iraq and Kuwait. "and cross-Ashour about the" wishes of his list to be Maliki's visit Kuwait key to new relations to the prospects of a more sophisticated and resolution of any differences that exist between the two countries so as to enhance the joint Arab action that you see the Iraqi List, the most important features of industry the future of the new Iraq and to exercise its role Arab cultural .
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