The Government of Iraq would recognize Kuwait's borders early and end two decades of UN sanctions imposed after the 1990 invasion of former leader Saddam Hussein to his neighbor, said UN special envoy. Despite the fall of Hussein in 2003, the United Nations has not lifted all sanctions imposed after the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, which sparked the Gulf War led by the U.S.
in 1991. The Security Council adopted resolutions to begin to eliminate the sanctions in December and urged Baghdad to normalize ties with Kuwait. Iraq has yet to reaffirm the land and maritime borders of Kuwait in a letter to the Security Council. Baghdad has asked Kuwait to address concerns about access to its port of Umm Qasr.
"Obviously it depends on the parties to decide when and how, but we at United Nations have also supported and encouraged this process, including suggestions, and I think we are nowhere near finished," said UN special envoy, Ad Melkert. Speaking from the World Pension Forum in The Hague, Melkert said a meeting "historic" between foreign ministers of both countries late last month, said he had given a "very positive." "All these issues have been discussed (...) and I think there are reasons to be confident," he said.
The Iraqi deputy foreign minister, Labeed Abbawi, said in Baghdad that these discussions covered all issues between Iraq and Kuwait, including the border issue. Iraq did not object to recognize the border, but had agreed a final mechanism to resolve it. In addition to the Kuwaiti border there are other issues regarding missing persons files Kuwait.
Iraq still needs to Kuwait more than 20 billion dollars in damages and is required to pay 5% of its oil revenue in compensation, mainly to the country. Melkert said that Kuwait had offered to use the money for investments in Iraq, which could lead to greater interaction between the two nations in the near future. 
in 1991. The Security Council adopted resolutions to begin to eliminate the sanctions in December and urged Baghdad to normalize ties with Kuwait. Iraq has yet to reaffirm the land and maritime borders of Kuwait in a letter to the Security Council. Baghdad has asked Kuwait to address concerns about access to its port of Umm Qasr.
"Obviously it depends on the parties to decide when and how, but we at United Nations have also supported and encouraged this process, including suggestions, and I think we are nowhere near finished," said UN special envoy, Ad Melkert. Speaking from the World Pension Forum in The Hague, Melkert said a meeting "historic" between foreign ministers of both countries late last month, said he had given a "very positive." "All these issues have been discussed (...) and I think there are reasons to be confident," he said.
The Iraqi deputy foreign minister, Labeed Abbawi, said in Baghdad that these discussions covered all issues between Iraq and Kuwait, including the border issue. Iraq did not object to recognize the border, but had agreed a final mechanism to resolve it. In addition to the Kuwaiti border there are other issues regarding missing persons files Kuwait.
Iraq still needs to Kuwait more than 20 billion dollars in damages and is required to pay 5% of its oil revenue in compensation, mainly to the country. Melkert said that Kuwait had offered to use the money for investments in Iraq, which could lead to greater interaction between the two nations in the near future.
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- Kuwait's request to keep the issue of Iraq and Kuwait on the agenda of the UNSC (10/03/2011)
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