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Govt to ink agreements during Al-Maliki’s term – Hopes to avoid complications
KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government hopes that the parliament approves all the agreements reached with Iraq, including a settlement between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi Airways as well as one about navigation at the joint Khor Abdullah waterway, during the tenure of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, a Kuwaiti lawmaker said on Friday. MP Saleh Ashour told Al- Jarida newspaper that finalizing the agreements signed with Al-Maliki’s government will help Kuwait avoid complications which could arise in case of any change in the Iraqi government. Kuwait also hoped that all agreements are passed by the parliament before the planned visit of Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to Baghdad next month, Ashour added. Ashour, who is the president of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee, indicated that the panel is set to take a decision on the KAC-IAC settlement at its meeting today.
The settlement envisages the Kuwaiti carrier dropping the lawsuits against its Iraqi counterparts in exchange of $500 million paid as compensation for destruction of the KAC fleet during the 1990/91 Iraqi Invasion. The Minister of Communications and State Minister for Housing Affairs, Salem Al-Othaina, as well as KAC representatives will be present during the meeting to answer the committees’ questions. The parliament is set to vote on the settlement during Tuesday’s session.
Meanwhile, several lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction at the recent reports hinting that the government plans to drop charges against some opposition members. MP Safa Al-Hashem threatened using “all constitutional tools” to block any such decision while MP Khalid Al-Shatti rejected the idea of “pardoning individuals connected with terrorism funding agendas and who put Kuwait’s sovereignty at risk”. Meanwhile, MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi said that dropping cases against “lawbreakers” will be akin to “an intervention in the judicial authority’s affairs.” In other news, the opposition announced its decision to file complaints with international organizations “regarding violations against the opposition members, youth activists and Twitter users,” said member of the annulled 2012 parliament Badr Al- Dahoum.
His statements came following a meeting hosted by former MP Khalid Al- Sultan on Thursday night, attended by 23 members of the Majority Bloc which is a coalition of oppositionist who formed a majority in the parliament elected in February 2012 and annulled by a Constitutional Court verdict four months later
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KUWAIT: The Kuwaiti government hopes that the parliament approves all the agreements reached with Iraq, including a settlement between the Kuwaiti and Iraqi Airways as well as one about navigation at the joint Khor Abdullah waterway, during the tenure of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, a Kuwaiti lawmaker said on Friday. MP Saleh Ashour told Al- Jarida newspaper that finalizing the agreements signed with Al-Maliki’s government will help Kuwait avoid complications which could arise in case of any change in the Iraqi government. Kuwait also hoped that all agreements are passed by the parliament before the planned visit of Prime Minister HH Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah to Baghdad next month, Ashour added. Ashour, who is the president of the parliament’s foreign affairs committee, indicated that the panel is set to take a decision on the KAC-IAC settlement at its meeting today.
The settlement envisages the Kuwaiti carrier dropping the lawsuits against its Iraqi counterparts in exchange of $500 million paid as compensation for destruction of the KAC fleet during the 1990/91 Iraqi Invasion. The Minister of Communications and State Minister for Housing Affairs, Salem Al-Othaina, as well as KAC representatives will be present during the meeting to answer the committees’ questions. The parliament is set to vote on the settlement during Tuesday’s session.
Meanwhile, several lawmakers expressed dissatisfaction at the recent reports hinting that the government plans to drop charges against some opposition members. MP Safa Al-Hashem threatened using “all constitutional tools” to block any such decision while MP Khalid Al-Shatti rejected the idea of “pardoning individuals connected with terrorism funding agendas and who put Kuwait’s sovereignty at risk”. Meanwhile, MP Abdullah Al-Tamimi said that dropping cases against “lawbreakers” will be akin to “an intervention in the judicial authority’s affairs.” In other news, the opposition announced its decision to file complaints with international organizations “regarding violations against the opposition members, youth activists and Twitter users,” said member of the annulled 2012 parliament Badr Al- Dahoum.
His statements came following a meeting hosted by former MP Khalid Al- Sultan on Thursday night, attended by 23 members of the Majority Bloc which is a coalition of oppositionist who formed a majority in the parliament elected in February 2012 and annulled by a Constitutional Court verdict four months later
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