Preparation for the exit from Chapter VII of Iraq recognizes the compensation Americans detained by the former regime

**Shilo** Mon Sep 13, 2010 8:24 am

Preparation for the exit from Chapter VII of Iraq recognizes the compensation Americans detained by the former regime

(Voice of Iraq) – 09/13/2010

(Voice of Iraq) – A Baghdad. P. AP, Reuters said U.S. Embassy spokesman David Ranz that Iraq had agreed to pay financial compensation to the number of Americans, who have the right to their previous system damage during the 1991 war. He added that «the agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington on the second of September».

The agreement was signed by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey.
Did not disclose the value of compensation, but the newspaper «Christian Science Monitor,» said Iraq was ready to pay about $ 400 million.

The previous regime, which invaded Kuwait in August 1990, the detention of some Americans as human shields in order to prevent an international coalition to launch a massive attack.
And made some complaints that they were subjected to ill-treatment and abuses.
For its part, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry confirmed that «the signing of the agreement between the two countries to settle a number of legal claims to U.S. citizens as a legal measure designed to protect Iraqi funds abroad. The agreement also seemed intended to «the boot of the arrangements in preparation for the exit from Chapter VII.

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