United Nations recognizes Kuwait about $ 1.5 billion in compensation for Gulf War
24/10/2013 17:36
Tomorrow Press / BAGHDAD: The United Nations, on Thursday, they put about $ 1.5 billion of Iraq's oil imports at the disposal of the Kuwaiti government in the framework of the program of compensation for Gulf War II.
A UN report published today in Geneva and briefed him "tomorrow Presse", "The Compensation Committee of the United Nations laid billion and $ 240 million at the disposal of the Kuwaiti government," adding that "this payment comes in the framework of the program of compensation that was agreed upon after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in the year 1991. "
The report added that "the Commission have completed thus pay U.S. $ 43.5 billion of Iraqi oil to Kuwait," adding that "now pays $ 8.9 billion making it the file has finished reparations to Kuwait and deserving international."
The UN Security Council has the form of the Commission in 1991, the same year in which drove the coalition forces led by the United States of Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
It is noteworthy that Iraq pays 5% of its oil imports annually to the Special Committee Kuwait and deserving compensation agreement since the international food-for-medicine program in the nineties of the last century.
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