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Kuwait: our relationship with Iraq are based on the principle of «profit» «loss»
12.22.2012 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
BAGHDAD - morning
signed Iraq and Kuwait definitive agreement to drop lawsuits and judgments about Iraqi Airways for financial compensation of half a billion dollars. comes at a time confirmed the State of Kuwait to its relations with Iraq has become based on the principle »Profit Profit» after it was based on the «loss loss ».
has signed the agreement from the Iraqi side Advisor to the Minister of Transport for aviation Kifah Hassan Jabbar and Kuwaiti side chairman of Kuwait Airways Corporation Sami half.
said Jabar in a press statement: he «a historic day not only in trade relations between the two institutions Aeriktin but in bilateral relations and the two brotherly peoples ». considered« the agreement and the signing, which was today a good omen and a practical step Avenue express goodwill and sincere will to restore relations between the two countries to its former ».
and continued: «signed today a serious step to achieve the goals we seek Khaben», adding that «both Iraq and Kuwait had their insistence on a settlement of this dispute and resolve it once and even launch and return of relations between the two countries to better than it was». turn, the official said Kuwait after the signing ceremony: The «Everyone knows that there are many issues still outstanding between the two sides, including the issue of financial compensation to Kuwait Airways by the Iraqi government.
added «months ago there was a will by the Emir of Kuwait Sabah Al-Ahmad Al to reach agreement in the amount of $ 500 million in exchange for dropping lawsuits. He also pointed out that he had already signed a preliminary agreement between the Ministers of Transport of Iraq and Kuwait, as it has been mandated «Kuwaiti» to negotiate a final solution to the issue, explaining that he had been invited to the brothers from Iraq to visit Kuwait, where there was a record of a road map before the meeting in London in order to reach a final agreement ends to go to the courts to drop lawsuits.
added half that «this is what was signed today, and within determining the duration of mid-January next to pay the Iraqi government agreed amount with banks approved to go to Kuwait's budget and then Kuwait to withdraw the case from the Courts ».
explained that the previous agreement was based on that payment is in two phases 300 and $ 200 million is that the brothers in Iraq and after the visit, negotiation and agreed to pay $ 500 million to end the case.
stressed half that «Today's agreement is the beginning of a historic relationship between the two countries, where the reverse and a genuine desire on the level of leaderships السياسيتين and peoples to turn the page past ».
and added by saying: «It is incredible to visit Kuwait all over the world and the West not visit Iraq, which borders the country of civilization and the holy places and the same thing for the Iraqis that goes east and west of the trade and for other purposes not visit countries open like Kuwait ».
stressed half that «two countries' relations have become based on the principle (profit gain) after experimented relationship (loss loss) over more than 20 years, and the two parties are pushing lot of money for law firms charge of those issues and do not receive only rare or little. He also expressed hope that this agreement applies to all areas, especially in the outstanding issues with Iraq as border markers and compensation for farmers and oil fields, adding that «what drives by the two countries on these issues is usually larger than it is different. He also expressed the hope that it will return the relationship with Iraq to what it was during the 400 years which combines countries links descent, religion, Arabism, pointing out that «a lot of young Kuwaiti and Iraqi believed that the relationship between the two countries has always been based on tension and discord».
indicated that Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari sent a written message to the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Kuwait Sabah Khaled Al-Sabah received a written message on the bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and ways of strengthening them.
in the meantime, announced sources for »Center Brief for the Iraqi Media Network» closely flights direct flights between Iraq and Kuwait.
said sources: The «Iraqi Airways will conduct the first flight soon from Baghdad to Kuwait International Airport.
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