Kuwaiti port will close Iraqi ports, Minister
8/5/2011 4:58 PM
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi minister of transport warned that building the Kuwaiti Mobarak port will close Iraqi ports and devastate the environment in the area, calling to change its location will all respect for Kuwaiti sovereignty.
Minister Hadi al-Ameri said in press conference held in Najaf, attended by Aswat al-Iraq, that "we do not want to raise a case with Kuwaitis because we want to live in peace with them."
"We still demand that the proposed location of the port be changed.
We respect Kuwaiti sovereignty, we respect the right of Kuwaiti to build their ports on their soil, but not in a manner that will damage Iraqi interests," he added.
He confirmed that this project will strangle Iraq.
"We have to concentrate on diplomatic efforts to the end.
Surely Kuwait does not want to repeat the past, so does Iraq, so the diplomatic solution is the best way," he confirmed.
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8/5/2011 4:58 PM
BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: The Iraqi minister of transport warned that building the Kuwaiti Mobarak port will close Iraqi ports and devastate the environment in the area, calling to change its location will all respect for Kuwaiti sovereignty.
Minister Hadi al-Ameri said in press conference held in Najaf, attended by Aswat al-Iraq, that "we do not want to raise a case with Kuwaitis because we want to live in peace with them."
"We still demand that the proposed location of the port be changed.
We respect Kuwaiti sovereignty, we respect the right of Kuwaiti to build their ports on their soil, but not in a manner that will damage Iraqi interests," he added.
He confirmed that this project will strangle Iraq.
"We have to concentrate on diplomatic efforts to the end.
Surely Kuwait does not want to repeat the past, so does Iraq, so the diplomatic solution is the best way," he confirmed.
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