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Completion of border maintenance work will be "major milestone" in normalizing Iraq-Kuwait relations -- Kobler
21/03/2013 | 09:13 PM | Kuwait News
UNITED NATIONS, March 21 (KUNA) -- The UN special Envoy for Iraq Martin
Kobler on Thursday said that the "major milestone" for normalizing
relations between Iraq and Kuwait will be the "completion of boundary
maintenance work," which "must be done" before the end of this month.
"I
have mentioned the progress achieved towards the normalization of
relations between Iraq and Kuwait, including through Iraq's positive
steps towards fulfilling its remaining obligations under Chapter VII of
the UN Charter. A major milestone in this process will be the completion
of boundary maintenance work," Kobler told the Security Council in an
open meeting to discuss the work of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq
(UNAMI) which he heads.
He said the finalization of the removal
of obstacles along the border, in particular the three houses in Umm
Qasr, is a "necessary step".
"Understandably, this step is
sensitive and politically difficult for Iraq, " he explained. "However,
this must be done by 31 March".
Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati expressed "hope" that the work will be done by that date.
"The
joint technical team is working on the border pillars maintenance
project, hoping that they could finish by the end of this month and
close one of the most important issues between the two countries,"
Al-Bayati told the Council.
"This would pave the way," he argued,
"to bilateral relations based on mutual respect and common interest and
paving the way for the exit of Iraq from chapter seven".
Kobler
also urged Baghdad to accept the Kuwaiti funds set aside with the UN to
compensate Iraqi farmer pursuant to Council resolution 899.
He
expressed hope that this progress will lead to consensus on further
"outstanding issues, including the file of missing Kuwaiti national and
property".
He said he sensed during his visit to Kuwait earlier this month "a spirit of optimism with the Kuwaiti leadership".
"Therefore,
it is with much anticipation that I welcome the upcoming visit of the
Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah, to Baghdad in the near future,"
Kobler said.
Al-Bayati said his government is "steadfast continuing
the development of its relations with all countries of the region
especially with the State of Kuwait".
He urged the Council to
assist Iraq in order to exit chapter seven that was imposed due to the
"crime of Kuwait invasion by Saddam Hussein which made Iraq a threat to
international peace and security".
"Iraq today is not the Iraq
before 2003... Iraq must regain the status it enjoyed before 1990," the
year Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait, he said.
He complained,
however, that Iraq is witnessing a political stalemate and an exchange
of accusations among some of the political blocs, and that protests are
continuing in a number of cities that are calling for a number of
demands.
He indicated that the preliminary objectives of the
demonstrations "deviated from the path of popular demands and they were
infiltrated by terrorist groups aiming at stirring sectarian tensions
and civil war".
"The foreign and regional players that kidnapped
the legitimate demands of citizens were exposed when the flags of the
Free Syrian Army and portraits of foreign leaders were displayed during
the demonstrations," Al-Bayati said.
He noted that although Iraqi
Security Forces are combating "terrorist activities, many of the rebel
groups, including AI Qaeda are still active in parts of Iraq".
He
indicated that foreign companies have invested more than 55 Billion in
investment projects and service contracts and other activities in all of
Iraq, and that direct foreign investment reached about 2 Billion after
being almost zero from a decade ago, pointing out that these amounts
don't include tens of Billions of Dollars of investments in the energy
sector.
Nonetheless, he added, Iraq is working to attract
investments to the country in order to contribute in reconstruction
after years of suffering from neglect due to years of wars and
sanctions.
Kobler also painted a bleak picture of the political
situation in Iraq, warning that the political conditions are "weakening.
In essence, the political fabric is fraying." "The deep-seated lack of
trust threatens the political fabric and the social bonds that should
bring Iraqis together in one united, federal country on the basis of the
constitution," he said.
He agreed with Al-Bayati that
"terrorists seek to ignite sectarian conflict and turn the clock back on
Iraq's nascent stability," indicating that between November 2012 to
February 2013, 1,300 innocent Iraqis were killed and 3,090 injured.
Kobler urged the parliament and the political blocs in Iraq to reach consensus on the oil-sharing revenue.
"The
sharing of immense natural resources of Iraq in a fair and equitable
way is a must and a prerequisite to rebuilding the trust. We will
continue to build trust no matter how difficult it is," he vowed. (end)
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http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2299892&language=en
21/03/2013 | 09:13 PM | Kuwait News
UNITED NATIONS, March 21 (KUNA) -- The UN special Envoy for Iraq Martin
Kobler on Thursday said that the "major milestone" for normalizing
relations between Iraq and Kuwait will be the "completion of boundary
maintenance work," which "must be done" before the end of this month.
"I
have mentioned the progress achieved towards the normalization of
relations between Iraq and Kuwait, including through Iraq's positive
steps towards fulfilling its remaining obligations under Chapter VII of
the UN Charter. A major milestone in this process will be the completion
of boundary maintenance work," Kobler told the Security Council in an
open meeting to discuss the work of the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq
(UNAMI) which he heads.
He said the finalization of the removal
of obstacles along the border, in particular the three houses in Umm
Qasr, is a "necessary step".
"Understandably, this step is
sensitive and politically difficult for Iraq, " he explained. "However,
this must be done by 31 March".
Iraqi Ambassador Hamid Al-Bayati expressed "hope" that the work will be done by that date.
"The
joint technical team is working on the border pillars maintenance
project, hoping that they could finish by the end of this month and
close one of the most important issues between the two countries,"
Al-Bayati told the Council.
"This would pave the way," he argued,
"to bilateral relations based on mutual respect and common interest and
paving the way for the exit of Iraq from chapter seven".
Kobler
also urged Baghdad to accept the Kuwaiti funds set aside with the UN to
compensate Iraqi farmer pursuant to Council resolution 899.
He
expressed hope that this progress will lead to consensus on further
"outstanding issues, including the file of missing Kuwaiti national and
property".
He said he sensed during his visit to Kuwait earlier this month "a spirit of optimism with the Kuwaiti leadership".
"Therefore,
it is with much anticipation that I welcome the upcoming visit of the
Prime Minister, Sheikh Jaber Al-Sabah, to Baghdad in the near future,"
Kobler said.
Al-Bayati said his government is "steadfast continuing
the development of its relations with all countries of the region
especially with the State of Kuwait".
He urged the Council to
assist Iraq in order to exit chapter seven that was imposed due to the
"crime of Kuwait invasion by Saddam Hussein which made Iraq a threat to
international peace and security".
"Iraq today is not the Iraq
before 2003... Iraq must regain the status it enjoyed before 1990," the
year Iraq invaded and annexed Kuwait, he said.
He complained,
however, that Iraq is witnessing a political stalemate and an exchange
of accusations among some of the political blocs, and that protests are
continuing in a number of cities that are calling for a number of
demands.
He indicated that the preliminary objectives of the
demonstrations "deviated from the path of popular demands and they were
infiltrated by terrorist groups aiming at stirring sectarian tensions
and civil war".
"The foreign and regional players that kidnapped
the legitimate demands of citizens were exposed when the flags of the
Free Syrian Army and portraits of foreign leaders were displayed during
the demonstrations," Al-Bayati said.
He noted that although Iraqi
Security Forces are combating "terrorist activities, many of the rebel
groups, including AI Qaeda are still active in parts of Iraq".
He
indicated that foreign companies have invested more than 55 Billion in
investment projects and service contracts and other activities in all of
Iraq, and that direct foreign investment reached about 2 Billion after
being almost zero from a decade ago, pointing out that these amounts
don't include tens of Billions of Dollars of investments in the energy
sector.
Nonetheless, he added, Iraq is working to attract
investments to the country in order to contribute in reconstruction
after years of suffering from neglect due to years of wars and
sanctions.
Kobler also painted a bleak picture of the political
situation in Iraq, warning that the political conditions are "weakening.
In essence, the political fabric is fraying." "The deep-seated lack of
trust threatens the political fabric and the social bonds that should
bring Iraqis together in one united, federal country on the basis of the
constitution," he said.
He agreed with Al-Bayati that
"terrorists seek to ignite sectarian conflict and turn the clock back on
Iraq's nascent stability," indicating that between November 2012 to
February 2013, 1,300 innocent Iraqis were killed and 3,090 injured.
Kobler urged the parliament and the political blocs in Iraq to reach consensus on the oil-sharing revenue.
"The
sharing of immense natural resources of Iraq in a fair and equitable
way is a must and a prerequisite to rebuilding the trust. We will
continue to build trust no matter how difficult it is," he vowed. (end)
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