Sunday, April 29, 2012

Zebari: We agreed on a number of cooperation protocols with Kuwait and we have made progress in the way of getting out of Chapter VII

 Sun 29/04/2012

Baghdad (news) .. said Hoshyar Zebari, the Foreign Minister that Iraq agree with the Kuwaiti side on a number of different cooperation protocols, as well as a major breakthrough in the way of withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.
Zebari said at a press conference at the conclusion of the meeting of the Joint Committee at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad, on Sunday: that the talks the Iraqi-Kuwaiti dealt with all matters and the outstanding issues between the two countries, including the file port Mubarak, pointing out: that the Kuwaiti side said that the port will not affect the freedom of navigation and the interests of Iraq, revealing: signing of a protocol to regulate navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah as security for the interests of both parties navigational and commercial.

Zebari said: that the talks were very positive and signed the minutes of the joint cooperation which regulates the affairs of the Higher Ministerial Committee aims to close all outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs: It was agreed on a number of protocols of cooperation in various fields, where they will be signed during the visit of Prime Minister of Kuwait to Baghdad in the fourth quarter of this year.

Zebari said: that the two sides discussed the issue of reparations owed by Iraq under the UN resolutions thoroughly, in order to turn the page on the past, as he put it.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs: the Iraqi and Kuwaiti sides agreed to hold the third session of the Joint Ministerial Committee in Kuwait in March of next year.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, has stated that the outstanding issues between Kuwait and Iraq will be closed as soon as he said, adding: that the State of Kuwait is serious about closing those files.
Sheikh Sabah said in a statement brief singled out by the reporter Agency (news) said on Sunday: that the files between Kuwait and Iraq will be closed as soon as, after reaching the joint Iraqi - Alkotah, to new results.
He said Kuwaiti Foreign Minister to: Kuwait Government of Kuwait to end the serious and the closure of any file is stuck with Iraq, and to resolve all problems.
This was confirmed by Kuwaiti Foreign Minister during his meeting with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, his country's readiness to resolve all issues, and said: we have come and Parvguetna team of ministers and specialists in order to make progress in all areas.
He also said Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah said the Kuwaiti delegation is supported by the great Emir of Kuwait and the Prime Minister, and that he has tendencies need to find solutions to all problems, calling to expand the horizons of economic cooperation and trade and cultural cooperation between the two countries.
It was Kuwait's foreign minister arrived in Baghdad at the head of the delegation of high-level government to head his country's delegation at the meeting of the Joint Supreme Committee, Iraq - Kuwait. / End / 33. T. U