Ki-moon hopes to move by Iraq to comply with its obligations to Kuwait

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Expressed the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he hoped the movement of Iraq as soon as the rapid formation of his new government to fulfill its obligations towards the United Nations in particular with regard to Kuwait of the border issues, missing persons and Kuwaiti property.



Ban said in a report issued today by the United Nations mission to help Iraq (UNAMI) "I hope to meet Iraq once the new government of its obligations outstanding arising from decisions of the Security Council in particular issues relating to Kuwait, including the return of missing Kuwaiti nationals and Kuwaiti property."



He added "as an important confidence-building measure would encourage Iraq to reaffirm its commitment to the Security Council resolution No. 833 of 1993 in relation to land and maritime boundaries and I am sure that progress on these fronts would enable the Security Council to consider steps to be taken to normalize the international situation Iraq's full. "



He explained that he had discussed with his Special Representative for Iraq, Ad Melkert, who held meetings with Iraqi officials in the 26 of October to October, and should confirm the Iraqi government is ready to continue the maintenance project marks the border with Kuwait, which mandated under Security Council resolution 833 and contribute $ 600 thousand dollars, its share of funding Annual extra services required for the project, which will start in March-March 2011.



The secretary general of the United Nations to Melkert met on 26-28 of October to October in Kuwait last senior officials to discuss issues related to developments in the implementation of Security Council resolutions on the normalization of relations with Iraq, particularly in relation to the maintenance of border signs and compensation, missing persons and Kuwaiti property.



He also said that UN Special Rapporteur to the issue of missing persons and Kuwaiti property, Gennady Tarasov, met a number of senior Kuwaiti officials during his visit to the country on 27 September to September last, where he "wanted to establish good relations with Iraq" and stressed on the necessity of winning the new government in Iraq made significant progress on the ground Indeed, in finding the missing Kuwaitis and nationals of other countries and archives. "

Ban Ki-praised in the report of all the political blocs in Iraq and its leaders for their participation in a collective process and to reach agreements "apparently" it ended the deadlock that has accompanied the process of forming the government.

At the regional level in order to express that the "strongly encouraged to neighboring countries to make a priority of the new Iraqi government involved in addressing issues of mutual concern."

In this regard, welcomed the recent decision of Iraq and Syria to restore full diplomatic relations between them and the Saudi initiative in support of the government formation process and national reconciliation. </TD></TR></TABLE>