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Kuwaiti ambassador's [where]: Kuwaiti reparations are not related to the former Iraqi regime and we have no intention to cancel and port Mubarak will not affect the navigation of Iraq
July 13, 2011
Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq, to the insured that "the Kuwaiti reparations and debt owed by Iraq are not linked to his regime before, asserting that" the construction of a port Mubarak will not affect navigation in Iraqi ports, according to official documents submitted to the Government of Iraq. "
He said in an interview with the agency all of Iraq [where] that "the compensation and debt implications of the Kuwaiti invasion of Iraq by the former regime of Kuwait can not be dropped or removed because it was the decision of the UN They also need to be ratified by the Kuwaiti National Assembly to repeal"
He added that "members of the Kuwaiti National Assembly asking our government is always on its achievements in this file that is part of the public money that is often asked members of the Council is based on many facts about this file, and not to escalate the media to the people of Iraq and his government, which is part of their democratic rights guides their views in spite of the mutual accusations between the parties and which, unfortunately, stems from radical parties, whether in Kuwait or Iraq, but remains the official position between the two countries within the framework of responsiveness and the consensus on most of the files "
And on the non-debt write-off Kuwait on Iraq like other Arab and foreign countries confirmed believer that "Kuwaiti debt can not be compared with debts of other countries, which amounted to (17) billion dollars because it is old debts and some by the former regime because Kuwait has always given a debt to the Arab countries, such as the Kuwait Development Fund for projects needed by the creditor countries, including Iraq, "noting that" the Kuwait of the moment did not press or insist on Iraq to pay that debt cancellation, but the idea is out of the possible, or because they need a bill approved by the Kuwaiti National Assembly. "
He noted that "there are some ideas and proposals submitted by Kuwaiti to Iraq on the investment of such compensation, and even debt in various fields as a solution ending the dispute, and a compromise formula would satisfy both parties in the event of the inability of the Iraqi side, and equality with the States, which dropped its debt to Iraq, and provided facilities investment in various economic fields, but until now did not come on the official response from the Iraqi government " .
"We're surprised by some of the threats and media statements against Kuwait not to cancel the compensation or debt cancellation, which came the decision of the United Nations because some compensation was due to the invasion of the former regime of the State of Kuwait and the looting of wealth and burning wells of oil, which is not only to Kuwaiti citizens, but each of the residence of Kuwait at the time of different nationalities, Arab and foreign " .
And on the accusations against Kuwait on the obstruction of the exit Iraq from Chapter VII of the UN Security Council said the Kuwaiti ambassador to Baghdad, to the insured "We are with Iraq out of Chapter VII as a general principle, but there are benefits to the United Nations, represented compensation Kuwait to Iraq, a decision has been taken previously the exit of the last of some international sanctions when it is satisfied Iraq is part of the implementation of the UN resolutions. "
With regard to oil fields, the common border between the two countries revealed the insured that "the two sides of Kuwait and Iraq goes beyond the common fields, but over the last more was paid to date financial dues owed by Iraq in the extraction of oil from those fields," revealing "a presentation Kuwait to resolve the dispute at joint border oil fields through the agreement of the parties on those fields on the international oil company advisory and evaluation of these fields and determine the share of each country and then comes another oil company and has experience in this area and give opinion about them " .
And the Kuwaiti ambassador that "this proposal has been agreed upon by the Ministries of Kuwaiti and Iraqi oil in the reunion was more than two years." At the same time denying reports by some media about the Kuwaiti side, using the method of drilling oblique in these fields or other fields near the Iraqi border, "describing them as" fall within the media excitement and confusion on the good relations between the two countries " .
And about the excesses of Kuwait to some Iraqi territory border said the insured that "the opposite is true, there are over Iraq by the farmers in the prohibited areas border within the international norms and if these farmers and the land ownership documents, the government of Iraq to remove these violations, because the United Nations has put the points and marks the border between the two countries ".. He noted that Kuwait had been placed in the Compensation Fund to the United Nations funds and generously paid to farmers in order not to hit those farmers and owners of any damage to the fields when they came out of that land."
The Kuwaiti ambassador that "the construction of a port Mubarak on the island of Bubiyan Kuwaiti think since the eighties of the last century, which will not harm the maritime navigation in the Khawr Abd Allah or the economy and Iraq's interests, and we base this on the documents and studies that prove this and presented to the Iraqi government during a meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee between the two countries " .
"We emphasized that display the current channel, according to our study and documents Alrsama a (250) meters and after the construction of the port will increase presented to the (400) meters, and depth of the current, according to documents also reported (10) meters and after the completion of the port will reach deep into (14) meters, and this limit the port to extend the minimum, which was not final as we are exposed to the international border " .
And insured that the "Port Mubarak not exceed the islands, located just a (4) km and the channel of water (2 / 1) How much is a large compared to the rest of the channels and waterways, and silt waters and rivers in the estuarine water is a natural condition, and often need regular servicing them," denying "You can not build a port on the island of Bubiyan also rumored about the structure and the land mollusc Djilogih her only start of what has been built." But he also said "Kuwait and Iraq are committed to the UN resolution to confirm the smooth passage of water and will use the highest technology in the areas of possible both in terms of guidance and navigational towers and other border."
He insured that the "Iraqi government acted wisely about what was raised on the port of Mubarak by sending a technical committee, and provided questions and inquiries about the impact of the port on the maritime and the Iraqi economy in the future, has been answered and clearly for all the question raised by the Committee during its meetings with Kuwait," he said that "not for the whirlwind of media speculation and everything went normal and what happened, who won the exchange of accusations and suspicions between the two countries."
And proceed to Kuwait to build a nuclear reactor near the Iraqi border in the region and the goddess of the border denied Kuwaiti ambassador this altogether and said that "although the right of Kuwait's legitimate to build a nuclear reactor for peaceful purposes, which are used in producing electric power and it is still the idea has not yet placed plans for him, but we will not think of any harm to the country of Iraq, especially us who has good relations and strong, especially in the border region with Iraq and is not suitable for such projects, which does not have a station where only a security border. "
On the issue of repetition of a scene arrested Iraqi fishermen in Basra, said the Kuwaiti ambassador that "all of those detained fishermen are in Kuwaiti territorial waters, and is released by the Kuwaiti authorities after a few hours of their arrest, but there are some abusers go to bed bad intentions through the smuggling of contraband such as drugs and alcohol to Kuwait. "
He noted that "there are outside parties seeking always to shake confidence and a crisis in relations between the two countries, including the remnants of the former regime of the Baath Party, or have a desire to influence the relations between Kuwait and Iraq, however, remain stress we Anthm any foreign country in itself and raises the media for the presence of external danger threatens the security and unity of Iraq is something very weak. "
And on the proximity of the U.S. withdrawal from Iraqi territory, said the believer, "We in Kuwait are optimistic about the development of Iraq after U.S. withdrawal end of the year and his foreign policy, balanced, and that it has reached a degree of security and stability that allows for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from the land of Iraq by the end of 2011."
In conclusion, the Kuwaiti ambassador to Iraq, his speech [where] saying that "Kuwait is determined to end all outstanding issues, and there are agreed solutions in all of those files, and that there is an obligation to Iraqis to implement all UN resolutions with respect to the Kuwaiti side, but we believe that the implementation needs to some time and we are always represented by an embassy of Kuwait to strengthen bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait in various fields after the cause that needed historical and cultural relations between the two countries and two peoples. ENDS - p. 2
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