Dinar Iraq News
Maliki to visit Kuwait
14/11/2011 12:54
Baghdad, Nov. 14 (AKnews) - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki
received an official invitation from the Kuwaiti Prime Minister Naser
al-Mouhammed to visit the country and discuss the outstanding issues
between the two countries.
According to Maliki's media
consultant Mariam al-Rayyes, Maliki accepted the invitation and he will
visit Kuwait in the coming days.
There are several issues
lingering between Kuwait and Iraq that frequently spark tensions between
the two neighbors: shared oil fields, land and water border
demarcations, and the controversial Kuwaiti Mubarak Port which Iraqis
believe will take business away from their ports and effect fishermen
working in the Gulf.
Iraq is also criticizing Kuwait for its
support of the UN's Chapter 7 sanctions that were imposed on Iraq after
the Second Gulf War in 1991. Kuwait demands reparations for the Iraqi
invasion, disclosure of the fate of Kuwaiti MIAs and the return of the
remains of Kuwaitis POWs.
Without Kuwait’s approval, it is not likely that the United Nations Security Council lift the Chapter 7 sanctions.
Reported by Jaafar al-Wannan
RN/CU/AKnews
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Maliki untuk melawat Kuwait
14/11/2011 00:54
Baghdad, 14 nov
(AKnews) - Perdana Menteri Nouri al-Maliki menerima jemputan rasmi daripada
Perdana Menteri Kuwait Naser al-Mouhammed untuk melawat negara ini dan
membincangkan isu-isu tertunggak antara kedua-dua negara.
Menurut
media Maliki perunding Mariam al-Rayyes, Maliki menerima jemputan dan beliau
akan melawat Kuwait pada hari-hari akan datang.
Terdapat beberapa isu yang
terlintas di antara Kuwait dan Iraq yang sering mencetuskan ketegangan antara
kedua-dua jiran-jiran: medan minyak yang dikongsi bersama, perbezaan yang
sempadan tanah dan air, dan kontroversi Mubarak Pelabuhan Kuwait yang rakyat
Iraq percaya akan mengambil perniagaan jauh dari pelabuhan dan nelayan kesan
yang bekerja di Teluk.
Iraq juga mengkritik Kuwait untuk menyokong
Bab PBB 7 sekatan yang dikenakan ke atas Iraq selepas Perang Teluk Kedua pada
tahun 1991.
Kuwait menuntut ganti rugi bagi pencerobohan Iraq, pendedahan nasib
Kuwait MIAs dan pulangan mayat tawanan perang Kuwait. Tanpa kelulusan Kuwait, ia
tidak mungkin bahawa Majlis Keselamatan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu
mengangkat Bab 7 sekatan.
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