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Sources: United Nations required Iraq to pay billion installment of compensation
On: Sun 07/31/2011 7:32
Baghdad / term follow-up economic
UNHCR announced the disbursement of compensation for the impact of the premium for the damage caused by the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, by $ 1.06 billion installment would repair the damage caused by the invasion. While Kuwait said Wednesday rejected the formal request made by Iraq
To stop the construction of a port on the island of Bubiyan Mubarak in the far northwest of the Gulf near the Iraqi border.
Kuwait was announced last Wednesday rejected the formal request made by Iraq to stop the construction of a port on the island of Bubiyan Mubarak in the far northwest of the Gulf near the Iraqi border.
An official source in the State of Kuwait, according to Kuwait News Agency that "this request is not based on any legal basis or be considered logical."
He justified that the Kuwaiti official that the port is held in accordance with Kuwait's sovereignty over its territory and waters at a time in which it stressed repeatedly that the port of Mubarak Al-Kabeer does not constitute any disability, either closely or remotely, for navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah. "
The source added, "Kuwait is ready again to receive any Iraqi technical delegation to brief him on the necessary technical information which confirms the safety and smooth flow of maritime navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah."
The Iraqi government has called on Kuwait to officially stop work on the project of building the port of Mubarak to be sure that the rights of Iraq in the shared water will not be affected by this port.
He called on the government spokesman in a statement to cooperate through the Iraqi commission responsible for monitoring this issue to provide the information required "to get to the position preserves the rights of Iraq and its people."
He expressed concern about Baghdad's al-Dabbagh to create a port "in the absence of adequate information and data to assure that the interests of the government of Iraq does not hurt in the navigational rights in accordance with the rules of international law and UN Security Council resolutions."
This is the first time that the Iraqi government asking it to formally and explicitly from Kuwait to stop work at the port of Mubarak.
The Iraqi Transport Minister Hadi al-Amiri had raised the issue on the sixth of July of this, saying that the Iraqi government should take all diplomatic means to prevent the construction of the port in its present position, indicating that the proportion of work which amounted to 14 percent.
After about a week Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Iraq had not seen the project, "but from a third party," has seen the city of Basra in southern Iraq in recent protests against the project the port of Kuwait.
Demonstrated a number of businessmen, merchants and tribal sheiks in Basra, in protest against the Kuwaiti project to build a port (Mubarak) on the island adjacent to the waterway, Iraq.
According to reported the French news agency the protesters gathered in front of the Businessmen Union Street in downtown Basra, al-Sa'di, carrying banners that read "Say No to Kuwait to close Mamratna navigational not to strangle Iraq."
Written on the banners again, "Get out of your silence applicable stood in the face of provocative projects Kuwait," and "not to thwart the development of our projects, we will not abandon our legitimate maritime."
Kadhim said Captain cup of "The Port Mubarak closed the port of Umm Qasr and cut the artery, which feeds only sea from ports of Iraq."
He added that "Kuwait is on its way to the closing of the navigation channel through the construction of the largest reinforced concrete cover with stones and surrounded by pillars of steel, in preparation to cut the shipping routes leading to the port of Umm Qasr, Iraq is deprived of his legal rights."
And put Kuwait in April, the foundation stone for the construction of the port, "Mubarak the Great" in the Bubiyan Island, which lies in the far north-west Persian Gulf, and is the second largest island in the Gulf after the Iranian island of Qeshm.
According to Iraqi experts that the port will make the Kuwaiti coast extends over a distance of 500 km, while the coast would be limited to Iraq in an area of 50 km.
In turn, felt deprived al-Maliki, a political activist, Mubarak that the port is "the devices of the national economy in general and the Iraqi economy, Basra in particular."
She added: "The establishment of such a port, means the death of Iraqi ports, especially to the Iraqi ports are the lungs of the country and a national income sources, and close the port means the amputation of the national economy."
Iraqi experts have warned that the project may cause a new political crisis between the two neighboring countries on the grounds that it would lead to "strangle" the only sea port of Iraq.
The Kuwait and placed in the April / April, the foundation stone for the construction of the port, "Mubarak the Great" on the island of Bubiyan.
Experts say that the Iraqis build a port would lead to "strangle" the only sea port of Iraq, because it will cause in making the Kuwaiti coast extending to a distance of 500 km, while the Iraqi coast confined to an area of 50 km.
Relations between Baghdad and Kuwait, a significant improvement in the past few years it seemed as if they exceed the repercussions of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, the regime of Saddam Hussein in 1990.
Iraq contends, in particular the demarcation of the border, conducted by the UN Security Council in 1993 under resolution 883, which indicates its willingness to recognize Kuwait's borders the wilderness, but it calls for expanding the bomber sea on the Gulf.
In the meantime, according to the newspaper, the Kuwaiti public opinion, bringing the total amount of compensation paid to Iraq to individuals, companies and countries, through the Office of the Geneva-based $ 33.3 billion.
UNHCR explained that Iraq still owes $ 19 billion dollars in compensation approved by the Commission and paid from oil revenues.
And will be the largest share of these funds to the Commission also announced the 5 companies and 4-governmental and international organizations in Kuwait, with a reservation in the Commission announced the names of the beneficiaries. Kuwaiti companies will also benefit private and government to other governments affected by the embassies in Kuwait during the invasion, in addition to the international bodies in Kuwait.
UNHCR noted that the amounts disbursed to the concerned authorities in Kuwait, including the embassies and international bodies.
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