Zebari: “Practically out of CH VII” and reduces the importance of Kuwaits statements; Agrees $11b ne

Zebari: “Practically out of CH VII” and reduces the importance of Kuwaits statements; Agrees $11b needs paid to fully exit


FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 2013 13:58
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, on Friday, reduced the importance of the Kuwaiti statements about keeping the file of compensation under Chapter VII, saying that the “Agreed.”

The Kuwaiti Information Minister Salman Al-Hamoud Al-Sabah, that the file of compensation owed ​​by Iraq of Kuwait is still under Chapter VII, which amounts to about $ 11 billion .

Zebari said in a statement to Al-Hurra television, seen by “Twilight News” that “this paragraph ($11 billion payment) shall continue to exist but the fact there is an agreement on the payment mechanism between us and the United Nations and the Kuwaitis, and these funds to be applied.”

“And we do not have any problem. Agreed this is a subject and not controversial. Thread infinite.”

Zebari added, “I’d say the door to emphasize that Iraq went out completely and practically from the provisions of Chapter VII. This is in our hands, if we can pay this money today this paragraph will be a thing of the past”.

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously Thursday to Resolution No. 2107, which comes out of Iraq in part from the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations and an end to the mission of the Special Coordinator of the United Nations responsible for my Kuwaiti missing persons and property.

And the transfer of the Security Council under resolution My Kuwaiti missing persons and property under Chapter VI to the work of the United Nations Mission to help Iraq (UNAMI) and keep them under the umbrella of the UN Security Council review.

He urged Iraq to continue his efforts in the search for missing Kuwaiti property, including the National Archives through the Joint Ministerial Commission between the two sides.

Relates to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations cases of threats to peace and acts of aggression, which the Security Council can take non-military measures or the use of force for the maintenance of peace and security in the event of failure of the parties to the conflict to resolve their differences.

Relations Iraq – Kuwait marked improvement, especially in the recent period where the two sides exchanged visits at the highest levels, and agreed to resolve the outstanding problems, which notably border demarcation and navigation and missing.

And entered Iraq under Chapter VII in 1990 while move the former Iraqi regime troops for the invasion of Kuwait, prompting the Security Council to pass a resolution to use force to eject Iraqi forces in a military operation with the participation of coalition forces broad international, led by the United States knew a storm desert in the January 27 general 1991.

Since then, Iraq has become under the weight of economic sanctions ended only after the fall of the former regime in 2003, when Iraq began to slowly regain its relations with neighboring countries.

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 Zebari said in a statement to Al-Hurra television, seen by “Twilight News” that “this paragraph ($11 billion payment) shall continue to exist but the fact there is an agreement on the payment mechanism between us and the United Nations and the Kuwaitis, and these funds to be applied.”

 That's a real big and revealing statement. It sure sounds like Iraq has control over its money and this 11 billion is a non-issue ... it will be paid one way or another, but Iraq at this moment is not hostage to it any longer.