Ban Ki-moon calls for the lifting of all sanctions imposed on Iraq because of the invasion of Kuwait

19/06/2013

BAGHDAD (Iba) .. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to move forward "to lift all the sanctions imposed on Iraq under Chapter VII about 23 years ago, after the invasion of Kuwait in 1990."

And recommended that it be dealing with the remaining issues between Iraq and Kuwait on missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property damages, under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, which urges States to resolve conflicts by peaceful means.

And Ban Ki-moon said in his report, which was published Tuesday, "if the Security Council agreed to my recommendations, Iraq will emerge from Chapter VII with respect to this file and will approach a step to restore international stature. A goal sought by long lead this country after the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein. "

For his part, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said that if the Security Council approved the recommendations of Ban Ki-moon, the only commitment from the rest of Iraq under Chapter VII is to pay the amount of $ 11 billion owed to Kuwait from the rest of the amount of compensation.

The Kuwaiti delegation was headed by Prime Minister Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited Iraq last week and signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding. The two sides stressed their keenness to complete the remainder of the outstanding issues. (End)

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Kubler passes in Basra from Kuwait confirms: Alakoyat will raise about Iraq before the end of June

19/06/2013



Announced the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Martin Kobler, on Wednesday, that the international sanctions imposed on Iraq will be filed before the end of June, the current, and stressed the most important issue was to prevent that is the issue of the demarcation of the border, "and now has been settled in full," While expressed the new Council of Basra optimism that contribute to open a new horizon of cooperation with Kuwait, observers warn that the missing file and the documents will remain politically mines for Iraq.

The representative said internationalist in Iraq, Martin Kobler during a joint press conference with the head of the provincial council in Basra, Khalaf Abdul Samad in the building of the provincial council in Basra, which has had this afternoon after the conclusion of his visit to Kuwait, and attended (range Press), "The United Nations will Bouktoadtha the end of June this to raise the seventh item on Iraq because the most important issue in this item is the demarcation of the border has been fully agreed upon. "

He Kubler that "there is a step should be to talk about the development of economic relations between Iraq and Kuwait in the post-Chapter VII," pointing to "the existence of specialized committees to continue the search for missing Kuwaitis, as well as resolve the file Kuwaiti documents and returned to Kuwait."

For his part, the head of the provincial council in Basra, Khalaf Abdul Samad said that "Iraq has been helpful in resolving a border with Kuwait for the lifting of sanctions," pointing out that "Basra will be allocated a large part of the investment funds in the agreement between the two sides of Iraq and Kuwait, which requires an investment of money Kuwaiti private debt owed by Iraq in the establishment of investment projects, "he said.

Abdul Samad pointed out that "the Basra Governorate Council would be the Department of Foreign Relations means for activating international relations with neighboring countries and activation of the twinning between Basra and the global economic cities."

For his part, said political analyst Haider Saad said in an interview to (Presse term) "The file demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait had settled but this file is not likely to resolve the issue of the lifting of international sanctions on Iraq to the presence of other files relating to the Kuwaiti missing persons and documents."

He Saad to "My missing Kuwaiti documents are mines politically through which Kuwait object to remove Iraq from Chapter VII," noting that "Iraq was helpful dramatically and negotiated the Kuwaiti side of the logic of the weakest and this may open the door to the other party to dictate to his opponent what he wants. "

Promised Saad that "Iraq بمفاوضاته about the lifting of sanctions it lost both materially and morally," noting that "countries fighting for a few meters, but Iraq has lost hundreds of kilometers of territorial negotiations as well as the loss of oil wells and part of the port and its sovereignty over the corridors navigation."

The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon recommended in a report on Tuesday to the UN Security Council remove Iraq from Chapter VII after fuller lot of obligations political obligations to Kuwait, also recommended that referred to the remaining issues of a humanitarian nature between Iraq and Kuwait relating to missing persons and Kuwaiti property to the provisions of Chapter VI of the UN resolution, which urges countries to resolve their disputes through peaceful means.

The coordinated foreign policy in the European Union Catherine Ashton praised after meeting Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, in Baghdad, on Monday, June 17, 2013, the "success" of Iraq to improve relations with Kuwait.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 13, 2013, that representatives of Iraq and Kuwait handed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon sent a joint letter from the Governments of the two countries, including Iraq's commitment to international resolutions to get out of Chapter VII, in what was described Ki-moon, the agreement between the two countries as "historic moment."

The delivery joint letter to Ban Ki-moon, a day after Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Wednesday, June 12, 2013.

And signed both Iraq and Kuwait (May 28, 2013) memoranda of understanding concerning the arrangements for maintenance of the physical-border joint and finance the construction of a residential complex in Umm Qasr, indicating that the Kuwaiti side expressed its readiness to help Iraq out of the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in (the 26th of May 2013), signed by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari with Martin Kobler Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and head of UNAMI in Iraq, the extradition agreement the amount of damages assessed by the Security Council in its resolution No. 899 of 1994 to compensate farmers Iraqis who have been affected by their farms as a result of the demarcation of the border between Iraq and Kuwait during the period between 1991 - 1994 ", set out will be followed soon another step to build a modern residential city of Umm Qasr to accommodate Iraqi families affected by the same reason.

The Iraqi Council of Ministers announced in (the seventh of April 2013), the decision to compensate the victims of the demarcation of the border with Kuwait in the province of Basra, 240 million Iraqi dinars, the disposal of the emergency budget for the current year 2013.

The source revealed border guards of Iraq, in (the seventh of March 2013), about a meeting between Iraqi border guards and Kuwaiti Committee of the United Nations to study the implementation of the agreements between the governments of the two countries to demarcate the new borders between them, stressing that there are 250 houses inhabited by Iraqis in Umm Qasr will be cleared of its population and turn the territory to Kuwait's sovereignty, according to those agreements, while the local government of Basra expressed displeasure "to force Iraq to give up its territory.

The UN Security Council issued a year (1993) Resolution No. (833) which provides for the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq, and the extended length (about 216 km), and the application of the decision in part by the former regime to the deduction of large swathes of Iraqi territory and annexed to land Kuwaiti territory included in the Safwan area and in Umm Qasr area since the mid-nineties became a whole within the limits of the State of Kuwait.

He objected to a lot of Iraqi officials after the fall of the former regime in 2003 to complete the procedures for the demarcation of the land border between the two countries in accordance with Resolution No. 833, considering that the decision imposed on Iraq under international pressure and in unusual circumstances.

The area has seen the border between Iraq and Kuwait early March 2013, demonstrations carried out by residents of Umm Qasr in protest against the construction of the separation wall between the two countries, and threatened with exposure to Kuwaitis in the event of continuing built, also called on Congress Basra in the Iraqi parliament (12 March 2013), the Governments of Iraq and Kuwait and the United Nations to stop the new demarcation of the border procedures and rejected annexation of the oil wells in the region to the Kuwaiti sovereignty until reaching a solution satisfactory to both parties and reconsider the agreement signed by the previous regime with Kuwait.

Iraq has been under since the year (1990) under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, which imposed after the invasion of the regime of former President Saddam Hussein of Kuwait in August of the same year, and this item allows the use of force against Iraq as a threat to international security, in addition to large amounts of frozen its assets in the financial global banks to pay compensation to those affected by the invasion.

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Parliamentary economy: central bank issuing demands accurate data on the size of the monetary reserves and whereabouts

16-06-2013

Baghdad (news) .. Ruled out the decision of the Commission on the economy and investment MP / coalition of Kurdish blocs / Khalil Mahma, size exceeds the monetary reserves of the Central Bank (80) billion dollars over the next month of July, stressing that he will give strength to economy and يجنبه of any global economic risks.

Khalil said (of the Agency news): The sovereign balance of foreign currency at the Central Bank amounted to more than 73 billion dollars before six months from now, and exists in various countries around the world in the form of portfolio investment in the form of investments.

He added: that the central bank demands to issue monthly data are correct and ultra-precision about the size of the Central Reserve and its forecast for the amount exceeds more than 80 billion dollars during the month of July next, find out whereabouts in the world's banks.

And: that increasing the balance of the sovereign foreign currency will give the strength and durability of the Iraqi dinar and يجنبه state economic risks in the country, pointing out that in the event of reaching the size of the reserve to more than 80 billion dollars, it means that every dinar both inside and outside the country covered b (2.5), because the size of the money supply of the national currency of 33 trillion Iraqi dinars.

The governor of the Central Bank of Abdel Basset Turki stressed that the Bank's reserves of hard currency will exceed the $ 80 billion during the month of July. / End / 8.'s. M /

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End of the month automatically begins to leave Iraq from Chapter VII

2013-06-15



Undersecretary of the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry Khaled Al-Jarallah that there is a memorandum prepared to be adopted soon between Iraq and Kuwait to develop the northern oilfields and then direct extraction of oil in the light of this note. Indicating that the end of the month will begin Iraq automatically Belkrog of Chapter VII final.

The newspaper quoted Kuwaiti politics today Jarallah say about whether the Iraqi side has touched to the port of Mubarak Al-Kabeer during the visit of Prime Minister of Kuwait to Baghdad: not touching to this subject and the port of Mubarak proceeding according to plans drawn and there is no new about it and نتمى to start work there soon the reception of ships and spin the wheel in this vital port too, which will not be in the interest of Kuwait only, but also for the benefit of Iraq.

He stressed that "the success of the visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak to Iraq all standards and were positive and fraternal, transparent and very frank was addressed to all the files did not rule out any particular file at all, adding that there are common understandings about these files that are related to the relationship of bilateral and brotherly relations between the two countries, and we went to Baghdad to turn the page on the past and to establish relations Makhrh respect, understanding and good neighborliness and common interests. "

And on what was said by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the amount of compensation remaining on the Iraq / / 11 billion dollars and the ball is now in the court of Baghdad out of Chapter VII to pay this amount may have once said, "The compensation is going according to its schedule and Iraq is committed to have paid a one-time or continue to be paid according to schedule until mid-2015

He denied "address or search on the subject of Kuwaiti debt owed ​​by Iraq during a visit to Baghdad.

He Jarallah: When we say that we helped Iraq Yes, we worked with our brothers in Iraq out of Chapter VII-VI and this result in fulfillment of Iraq's international obligations, particularly with regard to the resolution / 833 / and we expect over the next week or at the end of this month to begin the transition to our brothers in Iraq and exit Chapter VII of the final.

He pointed out "that the talks Kuwaiti - Iraqi touched on the situation in Syria, because what happens where a painful thing and a humanitarian catastrophe and therefore it was necessary to talk about him and his potential to get out of this ordeal and disaster experienced by our brothers in Syria.

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Finalize arrangements for the exit of the country from Chapter VII end of the month

06/13/2013 09:16



Iraq and Kuwait signed six agreements and memoranda of understanding covering aspects of economic, commercial, cultural, environmental and diplomatic and transport.

While Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki move Iraq's relations with Kuwait to a new stage, informed sources revealed a tendency Baghdad early next week to New York to finalize arrangements for the exit of the country from Chapter VII end of the month, after the approval of Kuwait and ensure the vote Russia on it.

A statement from the prime minister received "morning," a copy of it on Wednesday: "Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki held a bilateral meeting with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, confirmed through transmission of the relationship between Iraq and Kuwait to a new stage," adding that "This meeting was followed by a joint meeting in the presence of members of the Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations. "

The statement noted that al-Maliki said in a speech opened the session of the Joint Meeting: "The Iraq would not only override the crisis, but will open with Kuwait, a new era of cooperation and the development of political and economic relations, and in the areas of investment, energy, transport and the environment," calling "businessmen and the Kuwaiti private sector to take advantage of the many investment opportunities available in Iraq, and hold a joint conference of businessmen from both countries to discuss opportunities for cooperation in this area. "

For his part, Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah "open a new stage in relations, Iraq - Kuwait, beyond which address the legacy turn the page on the past, to a wider relations in all fields."

In a joint statement the two sides of Iraq and Kuwait came after the end of their meeting yesterday, stressed the "strengthening and developing bilateral relations and push for new horizons and further communication and coordination at all levels, reflecting the level of development in bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries," pointing out that "the two sides reviewed during the meeting the development of bilateral relations between the two countries, and expressed their satisfaction at the progress of tangible progress in the areas of cooperation between the two countries and issues of common interest. "

The statement added that he "was signed a number of agreements and memorandums of understanding included aspects of economic, commercial, cultural, environmental, diplomatic and transport," noting that the two sides "agreed to proceed with the work to strengthen the process of bilateral cooperation in all fields and work to open new horizons to achieve the aspirations of the leaderships and peoples of the two countries brothers, and continue and continue coordination and consultation regarding all regional and international developments and work on strengthening security and stability in the region. "

In the meantime, informed sources revealed the "morning" that Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari will travel next weekend to New York to finalize arrangements for the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII.

The sources pointed out that he will be in the 27 of this month to vote by the Security Council on Iraq would emerge from Chapter VII to Chapter VI after the approval of Kuwait and ensure Russia's vote to approve it.

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Kuwaiti Premier Visits Iraq, Tightening Bonds

13 June, 2013

Kuwait's prime minister discussed ties with his Iraqi counterpart in Baghdad on Wednesday, signaling improving relations between neighbors still working to overcome the more than two-decade legacy of war.

The warming bonds between Shiite-led Iraq and Sunni-ruled Kuwait are noteworthy in a region increasingly plagued by the sectarian divisions running through Syria's civil war and Iraq, which is struggling to contain its worst eruption of violence in years.

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki personally greeted Sheik Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah on a red carpet on the airport tarmac before the two men sat down for talks. Officials later signed a series of agreements aimed at improving bilateral ties in the economic, transportation and other sectors.

The leaders hailed the latest set of talks — one of several high-level meetings between the countries in recent years — as the start of a new chapter in their relationship.

"We got rid of a heavy burden and turned the page from the past toward broader relations in all fields," Sheik Jaber said in a statement issued by al-Maliki's office.

Iraq and Kuwait, a close U.S. ally in the oil-rich Persian Gulf, have been making progress in mending ties frayed by then-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of his southern neighbor, setting off the first Gulf War.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed "the growing momentum for the full normalization of bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait," U.N. deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey said in New York.

Ban spoke to the Emir of Kuwait and al-Maliki before a meeting with ambassadors of the two countries Wednesday, del Buey said.

Officials on both sides expressed concern about the civil war ravaging Syria, where largely Sunni rebels are battling forces loyal to the Iran-backed regime of President Bashar Assad. The fight is drawing in foreign militants from Iraq and other countries on both sides of the conflict.

In response to questions about the civil war in Syria, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari repeated Baghdad's stance that it does not condone the movement of any militants to Syria. He sought to make clear that Iraq — officially neutral in the conflict — was not choosing sides.

"We have contacts with both the regime and the opposition," he said. "The fighters' travels are happening without the knowledge of the government."

There are signs that the aftereffects of Iraq's 1990 invasion are receding.

Relations took a step forward last year when Kuwait's ruling emir traveled to Baghdad to attend an Arab League summit. He was the only leader from the Sunni-dominated Arab Gulf states — wary of Shiite powerhouse Iran — to attend the meeting.

Kuwait and Iraq last year reached a deal to settle a Saddam-era legal dispute that had long dogged Iraq's national airline and was a major sticking point between the countries. Kuwait's parliament earlier this year approved the accord, under which Baghdad will pay $500 million in compensation to Kuwait's national carrier for damages caused during the Iraqi occupation.

The disagreement centered on Kuwait's accusations that Saddam's regime stole 10 airplanes and millions of dollars' worth of equipment and spare parts during the invasion. Kuwait earlier demanded $1.2 billion in reparations, but Iraq's postwar leaders resisted.

In February, an Iraqi Airways flight landed in Kuwait for the first time since Saddam's invasion. Officials hope the ceremonial flight will lead to closer commercial ties.

Iraq continues to pay off billions of dollars of war reparations to Kuwait. It expects to complete those payments by 2015, according to Zebari.

Elsewhere in Iraq on Wednesday, gunmen killed provincial election candidate Luay Abdul-Wahid in a drive-by shooting in the restive northern city of Mosul, according to police and hospital officials. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information to journalists.

Iraq held elections for provincial council candidates in much of the country in April, but authorities delayed voting in two Sunni dominated provinces, Anbar and Ninevah, citing security concerns. Mosul is the capital of Ninevah province. After Baghdad, it has been one of the hardest hit areas in terms of violence in recent months.

Iraq is weathering its worst wave of bloodshed in half a decade, with nearly 2,000 people killed since the beginning of April. The upsurge is reviving fears of a return to widespread sectarian fighting.

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Economic parliamentary: the low exchange rate of the dinar against the dollar due to the failed policy of the Central Bank

Sunday, June 2, 2013

The parliamentary economic committee attributed the continued decline in the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar against the dollar to the central bank's policy "failed".

The central bank has promised to take measures to raise and stabilize the price of the Iraqi dinar as it was in the past, but the impairment and the exchange rate of the dinar continues.

He said the Commission's decision Mahma Khalil told all of Iraq [where] that the continuation of the low exchange rate of the dinar is the result of failed political central bank and keep supply and demand and the reason for this policy recent changes on the management of the bank in addition to that affect and extend the government on the powers of independent bodies, including the Central Bank. "

He added that "the central bank today takes the directives and decisions of the government more than it is committed to the legislative side, although the Constitution provides that the bank linked to the House of Representatives."

He said Khalil "As the Iraqi environment has become a result of current conditions environment expelling the foreign currency and not attractive her and citizens due to lack of customs tariffs and the absence of regulations, the legislative, the goods enter the Iraqi market from different المناشيء a result there is no law on Tariffs customs and such a number of factors led to the low price Iraqi dinar exchange. "

Observers believe Economists and analysts said the increased turnout to buy the dollar has led to a significant drop in the price of the dinar and attribute this to smuggle most of it will offer daily Central Bank of dollars abroad.

The Iraqi Central Bank announced shortly before the new procedures limit the availability of the U.S. currency in markets where demand to buy them, amid suspicions suggest the smuggling of large amounts of hard currency in Iraq for neighboring countries.

And issued the CBI, new instructions to stabilize the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar against foreign currencies select the stakes weekly for banks and money transfer companies and trading firms currency from the dollar is estimated according to the capital of each of them, and we will increase and decrease the stake against the commitment of all of them deliver the amounts they want customers citizens.

The central bank starts to put the dollar at an auction for the sale of foreign currency at subsidized prices and the lowest of the real exchange rate in the market to support the dinar. "

Observers fear stop CBI those auctions and then multiply the value of the dollar against the dinar. "

The central bank is facing charges for the staff in conjunction with officials in the state with corruption and smuggling of currency Bank is currently subject to investigations affected province former Shabibi, who left Iraq several months ago and no longer fear of arrest according to the warrant.

Employees complain and retirees who receive their salaries in dinars from price rises, and that their salaries are no longer sufficient to meet their needs and that the rise in prices has included real estate and rentals, as well as transportation, food and clothing. 2 ended.

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