Zebari talking about foreign relations

Zebari talking about foreign relations




11/15/2013 .. Detection and Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari about his relationship with a number of kings, princes and presidents, and through his duties, specifically the period before and after the overthrow of the tyrant Saddam Hussein.
And  Part of the interview published newspaper life, specifically his relationship with Saudi and His Highness the Emir of the country, and in the following details:

 About his relationship with Saudi Zebari says:

- Triggered what happened in Iraq fears among neighboring states in particular that the change was great.   Generate the impression the Saudi leadership that we no role in Iraqi decision-making.  We met with King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz when he was crown prince, and man was , but it was thought that we do not have a will and that there is the highest of us decides for us, which means the Americans.  After my appointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs met at the Iraqi Islamic Summit Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2003.  We asked for a date and some members of the Governing Council by Prince Saud al-Faisal.  Was a discussion about the situation in Iraq and the views were as far apart as it was perceived as a powerless to take any decision.
There is a second incident with King Abdullah during the economic summit in Kuwait in 2008 when his relationship with al-Maliki was tepid, attended the summit and launched a call for reconciliation and open a new page and was an important call and a surprise.  We were in the seating arrangement near the Syrian delegation, where he attended Bashar al-Assad, Farouk al-Shara and President Jalal Talabani, head of the Iraqi delegation.

I suggested to my colleague the Minister of Finance Baqir al-Bayan Jabr al-Zubaidi, one of the leaders of the Supreme Council and a friend and was formerly minister of the interior, to go for peace on King Abdullah welcomed the idea and asked me if we had prior knowledge I told him yes. As soon as we headed toward him stop the Director of Protocol and welcomed us and we asked him peace to His Majesty the King and thanked him for his speech.  King Abdullah stood for peace on us and welcomed by the people of Iraq and asked about our affairs and presented to him by my colleague the Minister of Finance.  King Abdullah said: God wills, if agreed and foreign ministers and finance go hand in affairs of state.  I said to him, His Majesty the King, you conducted a reconciliation Saudi Arabia - Arab Are we covered this reconciliation shall be an Iraqi reconciliation - Saudi or not? He said, holding my hand, as possible, but you know the problem.
At the Arab summit in Doha, tried to arrange a meeting or a handshake between King Abdullah and al-Maliki by Prince Muqrin bin Abdul Aziz, but the attempt did not succeed.


Brought us several meetings with King Abdullah and was afraid several issues: from the Americans about their intervention force to dislodge the system, and subtraction, which gave about the new regime in Iraq, and after the emergence of the election result and balances new between the sects of Iraq, and then the emergence of the Iranian role and overlaps and relations became so carefree first Saudi side. . King Abdullah was considered that the situation in Iraq is unnatural and straight and we must work to resolve the situation and restore balance.  Rebalancing was a very difficult issue because the Kurdish forces were allied with the Shiite forces.

The Saudis also fear the division of Iraq and the Kurds are separated from Iraq, and fear of al-Qaeda, and that Iraq will become a breeding ground for terrorism and drugs. A set of concerns they inspire the Saudis. We saw was different and we respond to openness to all Iraqis, the team does not make any of them a target of external influence from Iran or others.  Of course, most of the leaders (Shiite) lived in Iran and has ties there, and in Syria, but after returning to Iraq has become a partner in the decision, why make it once again become a subsidiary of another force and we encourage the return of Iraq to the Arab and reassure everyone.  This debate was going on with Prince Saud and Prince Muqrin and Prince Sultan.


I met Prince Sultan, may Allah have mercy on him, several times, most recently when promised him in New York during his illness and the secret of my visit too.  Positions from Iraq was very balanced and in one of my visits to him said he proposed to convene an Arab summit devoted to Iraq was not looking where any other subject, not even Palestine.  I told him that this will be the greatest service you provide to Iraq. Was Prince Sultan and positive and following up.

 And its relationship to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Zebari said:

And the relationship with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al?
-  Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al Arab leaders talented and educated and I consider Sheikh Arab diplomacy in scarves and courage in the issues raised in the conference and his eagerness to attend. At one point I said to him, His Royal Highness Prince until now you still Tguetton the five percent of oil, according to the United Nations decided, do you need to Kuwaiti budget this income?

 What happened was in the time of Saddam and it is true that there are international obligations on Iraq and we are committed to them, but fraternal gesture of goodwill from you ... Faqatni joked: Have you ever seen people had received sums of money without any trouble and rejected?
Emir of Kuwait was a skeptic seriously the Americans in the overthrow of Saddam. Before the war was a major risk of Kuwait to allow both those armies to cross.

We are also in the opposition, we question the intentions of the Americans and the extent of seriousness.  And he told me Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabah, Kuwaiti Foreign Minister, how things were and communications that took place before the war. He said that Dick Cheney, the U.S. vice-president, and his team toured before the end of 2002, the Arab countries to create an atmosphere decision-making after the war.

 Cheney arrived in Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah asked him about the seriousness of the Americans in the overthrow of Saddam, and said that Kuwaitis wishing to topple Saddam in any way he attacked Kuwait and as long as it is not the Kuwaitis feel safe.

 Sheikh Sabah seriously questioned Americans, he arose Cheney modify his chair and his council, and said: I am not afraid of the seriousness of the Americans, but I'm afraid the country from sinking under the weight of military equipment that will come to him.


In all conferences and meetings was the Emir of Kuwait from Iraq's supporters.  Even in Sirte conference was memorable argument that took place between him and Gaddafi, while Sheikh Sabah said to him: O Brother Muammar I'm not going to close the microphone before you give and give Iraq a promise that you will attend the Baghdad summit being chairman of the summit, Gaddafi said to him: God cream.  Sheikh Sabah said that it would be first attendance both attended the others or not.  Such as Saudi Arabia in the permanent guardian Summit, Bahrain sent the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Qatar sent Permanent Representative of Oman sent a third person in the state.

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