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Zebari: Baghdad has not received any written notification to Washington about the fate of U.S. troops
28/07/2011
Demanded a halt to the bombing of Iran and is declared near the second technical committee of Kuwait
Baghdad morning
Denied, Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari to hand over any written notification to Washington on the extension or withdrawal of U.S. troops, as announced the intention of the government to send a technical committee back to Kuwait to address the issue of port Mubarak between the two countries, called on Tehran should stop the constant bombardment of border villages in Kurdistan.
Zebari said at a news conference held yesterday and attended the "morning": that "to Iraq and the United States an agreement negotiated for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and will expire the end of this year," he said, adding that there are paragraphs and very clear in the present Convention provides for the need to withdraw this forces the end of 2011 does not change in this Agreement, except with the consent of both parties formally and in writing in accordance with constitutional procedures applicable in both countries, and the end of this agreement one year after the receipt of one of the parties from the other party notice in writing, confirming that Iraq had not spared the United States of any written notification yet.
Some media said that the government had informed Washington about the approval of the troops stay in Iraq after 2011.
The foreign minister added that "However, Iraq has a strategic framework agreement for cooperation between the two countries, which is not a specific length of time and aimed to activate the US-Iraqi relations at all levels, regardless of the future of U.S. forces and their withdrawal from Iraq .. any that does not mean the withdrawal of U.S. presence and interests, but this relationship will continue and continue through diplomatic channels, governmental, economic and commercial. "
He Zebari that "arises at the moment is that the government alone can not decide on this subject, and must be a national consensus and political about any decision to be made in this direction, so there are meetings and the initiative of a recent President Jalal Talabani to hold meetings of the leaders of political blocs and heads of political parties and the three presidencies in the country, "adding that" next Saturday there will be a meeting is the third of its kind to discuss the subject and determining the position of this matter. "
Also acknowledged the difficulty of extension of the agreement, which needs parliamentary approval and to the two-thirds of the members, explaining that there is a need for Iraqi security to the trainers and experts of the American support of Iraqi capabilities in the arming and training, processing, this standard practice natural, noting that the implementation of the strategic framework agreement would require the existence of memoranda of understanding between the ministries concerned, however, he expressed his vision as a normal and natural practice which is not a circumvention of the legislative institutions and the Parliament to interfere in a box of agreements and treaties that require parliamentary approval.
He went and Foreign Minister, saying: "Iraq needs during this transitional period to organize the American presence to the mechanisms regulating the work of diplomats in embassies and missions of other states in the country and provide for their needs and create a safe environment for their work."
In another file, Zebari said the government continues to address the issue of port Mubarak through official diplomatic channels, because this does not address the topic in the media and statements and to take certain positions.
He continued: "The Council of Ministers issued a statement expressing his government's concern of this project is required to stop work by temporarily invest all the information and data through communication with the Kuwaiti side to address this issue and the language of positive in the direction of treatment, not escalation," revealing its connection recently counterpart Mohammad al-Sabah of Kuwait to talk about this issue and send a technical committee back to the State of Kuwait, consisting of experts and specialists in all fields and representatives of foreign and military space transportation, and the use of international consultants to address this issue in line with the interests of both countries.
However, Zebari said: that "we must not forget that Iraq is committed to international resolutions and the provisions of Chapter VII imposed on him. Therefore, we respect the sovereignty and freedom and the interests of Kuwait in this direction," announcing the approval of the Kuwaiti side to receive the committee headed by the advisers in the prime minister and will move as soon as possible ".
In response to a question by the "morning", on the position of saying the Kuwaiti government: that this project will be built on the land of Kuwait and not related to one of it, "said Minister of Foreign Affairs that" Kuwait has every right to the subject a sovereign and the port of Mubarak is located within their territory on the grounds that the island Boubyan is part of the territorial integrity of Kuwait, not one disagrees with that, but the dilemma is taking place on the traffic and the freedom of navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah channel .. As for us we can not speak on their behalf, but even in setting up projects between the countries of the right neighbor to ask and inquire about, in order not to harm our interests in such matters. "
As for the Iranian shelling on border villages in the province, Christan, he said Zebari said, "There is a partnership between the governments of the federal and the Kurdistan region to address this issue, as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and under the guidance of the government with all the basic steps and the main standard in the treatment of this subject Castdaa Iranian ambassador and direct diplomatic notes on these violations and make contact directly between the Foreign Ministers of both countries.
The foreign minister has criticized the remarks, which said that the government did not have a stance on the Iranian shelling on border villages in the region, urging the Iranian government to stop from continuing operations of the bombing because it does not serve the relations between the two countries and cause them great harm and grave and can not deal with Iran, hackers, terrorists and political parties banned this form , but by the bilateral coordination, security and maintaining the security of common borders between them and Iraq.
In another window, Zebari described the ambassadors of Iraq, the third held in Baghdad for the period from 16 July 23 this Balnajeh in the organization, preparation, participation and results, with which the review the Ministry's plan for the next stage and the main tasks have on the regional level, Arab, Islamic and international obligations relating to Chapter VII .
He said the message carried by the participants is that the interest of Iraq, above all, noting that Iraq faces a great opportunity to start as a country returned to its place and play an important role at all levels and has a big challenge is the unity of the situation and the political discourse stewards with the foreign affairs of the country.
It also touched on the representation of Iraq had made progress and expanded during this stage, where he has am 90 Embassy and Mission in all continents of the world, and has representation in all continents, including 72 embassy, the rest Vguensaliat public to provide services for the Iraqi people wherever it was, pointing out that the representation of foreign in Iraq has seen an expansion phase and an increase in representation, where the number of diplomatic representation in the Baghdad representative of 98 such indicators returned positive and very encouraging and augurs the return of Iraq to his previous position.
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