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Residents 'Umm Qasr' demonstrating on the Kuwaiti border .. confirmed their refusal to implement the resolutions of the United Nations to evacuate their homes and farms
3/9/2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
Now - and agencies after two decades on the issue UN Security Council resolution No. 833 which provides for the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait, showed residents of the city of Umm Qasr Iraq, south of Basra, fearing the loss of 200 houses and a number of farms and port areas of oil due began proving struts border between the two countries. And gathered dozens of sons of the city of Umm Qasr, one of the largest ports of Iraq bordering the Persian Gulf, near the pillars that have been developed for the demarcation of the border to express their discontent with these procedures, especially as they have farms and wide within this region, revealed a local official for the action by the Iraqi government to compensate the affected a very slow process which may cause the displacement of families living near these stents. The director of the hand of Umm Qasr Saleh Abdel Mahdi told «Middle East» that «the process of installing struts border and extending tube security has already started and more than 200 homes and a number of farms and port for naval boats had served as the headquarters naval force and areas Iraqi oil included in the border demarcation process», noting that «the people of the area are concerned about from deducting their homes either for the benefit of the Kuwaiti side or the forbidden area of the border, which entered to 7 kilometers from the former border before 1991. He said «actions by the Iraqi government to compensate the people of the deputies officers located in the west end of the center hand Umm Qasr, more affected areas demarcation, very slow and is not building a residential complex for them or compensate them financially, which may cause بتشريدهم». was the UN Security Council issued a year 1993 adopted resolution No. 833 which provides for the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq, and the extended length of about 216 km, and led the implementation of resolution partially under the previous regime to deduct large swathes of Iraqi territory in my part of Safwan and Umm Qasr and annexed to Kuwaiti territory. Dozens of people hand or Palace to protest against the border demarcation process and deducting land of Iraq. Ali said Jacob, owner of one of the houses threatened removal in the process of demarcation, that «the Iraqi border guards told us a few days ago the need to evacuate homes for the purpose of extending the tube security», indicating that «the government did not provide us with the alternative did not listen to our demands and wastes in our land, which we were born where» . He said «there are a lot of people in the region do not accept the compensation of material and to forfeit the land, so it will not elect representatives Maliki's party in the upcoming provincial elections, which did not take into account our right to the land that we have bills original». , it said Ahmed al-Khafaji, the owner of a farm intermediate within border, said that «the process currently being carried out in tube installed my farm was divided into two parts, which makes me I can not take advantage of them, indicating that« the government did not compensate us until the moment despite all the previous promises. The student-Khafaji Iraqi government, cease to alienate more land for the benefit of Kuwait without taking into account the interests of its citizens. turn, warned a civil society organization in Basra that «step demarcation in this way and that lead to overcook Iraq بأراضيه sovereign will turn into a time bomb may explode in any time », pointing out that« Iraqis feel already that they have rights in Kuwaiti territory, how would accept alienate their lands? », calling« Kuwaiti government to prudence and not to accept this division in order not to create more popular hostility Iraqi them and work to reassure Iraqis and not robbed lands. activist questioned the Iraqi, who preferred not to be named, saying: 'Why should apply Security Council resolutions strictly on Iraq, while neglecting all over the world and especially Israel? Why insist Kuwait rob Iraqi territory know they are not right? », Warning« of furan popular may attack the border region to recover Iraqi territory ». noteworthy that many Iraqi officials objected after 2003 to complete the procedures of land border demarcation between the two countries in accordance with Resolution No. 833, given that the decision was imposed on Iraq under international pressure and in circumstances unusual, but the convergence Iraqi - Kuwaiti in recent years to pay Baghdad to follow the principle of compromise with Kuwait in order to get out of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, and by ending files of prisoners and missing Kuwaitis Airlines and struts border and compensation. also Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, former Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah stressed the importance of the third report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon issued in 2011 and on the progress made towards the fulfillment of the responsibilities entrusted to the United Nations Mission to help in Iraq ( UNAMI). said Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem said in a statement to KUNA that time ', the report expresses the concern of the United Nations towards the application of Iraq with its obligations stipulated by Security Council resolutions and demonstrate failures Iraqi This Add to highlight the elements that are at the core concerns of Kuwait and the position of the International Organization on them. According to Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah in this regard that the importance of the report lies in its focus on several things are first in the non-confirmation of Iraq on his willingness to do the maintenance of border markers between Kuwait and Iraq and its failure to pay its share of financial for this project and Disclaimer Secretary-General that may face message to the Iraqi government in this regard did not get a response, including to date '. He said «Second tightening Secretary-General on Iraq importance of adhering to the question of compensation Iraqi farmers under UN Security Council Resolution 899 which still Iraqi government stalling in the removal of farm supra on the Kuwaiti border and pay compensation amounts and deposited in the account of the United Nations since 1996 ». added Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah said that the third point of focus report is «reminder Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Iraqi government the importance of proof of the Security Council of progress tangible and fast on the remaining obligations related Kuwait and specifically the issue of Kuwaiti missing persons and property lost and maintenance project marks the border and the issue of compensation for farmers Iraqis ». In this context Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah as «if Iraq wanted out of the umbrella of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the way to do this is through the implementation of its obligations referred to those contained in the Report of Public Security this ». mentioned that Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah face before this report was issued a letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon in July 11, 2011 concerning the obligations remaining on Iraq in accordance with Security Council resolutions relevant under Chapter VII of the Charter as part of item «The situation between Iraq and Kuwait» and in particular resolutions 687 and 1991 and 833 and 1993 and 1284 and 1999 and 1956 and 2010. included the message on several topics most important issues of the prisoners and the return of property and the National Archives, where expressed welcome Kuwait Security Council resolution adopted in the meeting of the informal consultations held on 22 last June to extend the mandate of the Coordinator of the High-level Ambassador Gennady Tarasov to follow the missing file and file properties and the National Archives, which have hardly any progress. also addressed the letter issue maintenance of border markers where enumerated reasons impeding United Nations to continue to carry out its tasks in this issue is the failure of the Iraq to remove excesses and barriers on the border, including those that prevent vision between border markers in addition to the failure of Iraq to pay its share remaining project costs of maintenance and $ 600 thousand dollars and set a date for the start of the implementation of the last phase of the project. was Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said during press conference with his counterpart Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah in Kuwait during his visit last February on 'the special committees under the supervision of the United Nations is currently working in Kuwait for marking the border with Iraq.' and Zebari stressed that 'the work of these committees being in accordance with Security Council resolution', He emphasized that 'identifying marks the border between the two countries being' beyond any doubt and Interpretation ', pointing out that' the Iraqi government will compensate farmers affected by this fee marks the border '.
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