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Iraq sends a letter of protest to the Security Council on Kuwait

Political | 09:29 - 03/09/2019

 
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Iraq sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing Kuwait of pursuing a policy of imposing fait accompli through geographic changes in the maritime borders between the two countries. 
The newspaper pointed out that, in a surprising move, does not reflect the atmosphere of rapprochement in the Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations, Iraq sent a letter to the Security Council on August 7, accusing Kuwait of pursuing a policy of imposing fait accompli by making geographical changes in the maritime borders between the two countries. . 
diplomatic sources said in the United Nations, according to the newspaper, said that " the Iraqi ambassador to the UN organization Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al- Ulum, handed the letter to the President of the Security Council requesting circulation and issued an official document of the Council, and that Bahr al- Ulum met with a number of representatives of States to explain his country 's position ".
The newspaper said, "The Iraqi government asked the United Nations to document its official protest against what it called the Government of Kuwait to make geographic changes in the maritime area after the mark 162 in Khor Abdullah by strengthening the shallow area (Fasht Al-Aij) and the establishment of a port structure unilaterally without "This is a legal basis in the joint plan to regulate maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah," he said. 
The Iraqi government considered that "the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated by Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of the maritime areas of Kuwait is void under the provisions of international law." According to the newspaper.
In its letter to the Security Council, the Iraqi government noted that "Kuwait's continued imposition of the fait accompli policy by creating a new situation that changes the geography of the region will not contribute to supporting the efforts of the two countries to reach a final demarcation of the maritime boundary between them." Border between the two countries. " 
A Kuwaiti official who spoke to the newspaper was surprised by Iraq's complaint to the Security Council "at a time when bilateral relations are witnessing a momentum forward and culminated in mutual visits between high-level officials in the two countries," noting that "border disputes are usually discussed at the bilateral level between countries Through joint committees and others, as well as the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq came in accordance with resolution 833 of the Security Council in 1993. "
The Kuwaiti official added that "the issue of the maritime area and its marks and demarcation was present in all bilateral meetings with the Iraqi side, which preferred not to go into technical and legal aspects, taking dialogue to political tracks such as saying that the Iraqi government does not want any measures that anger the Iraqi parliament and the Iraqi street." . 
He wished that Iraq did not circulate the letter of its representative as an official document of the Security Council, stressing that the facility (Fasht Al-Aij) is located within Kuwaiti territorial waters and this is documented historically and legally.

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SURPRISED AND ANNOYED” IN KUWAIT BECAUSE OF “IRAQI MESSAGE”

âSurprised and annoyedâ in Kuwait because of âIraqi messageâ

 

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Iraq has filed a complaint with the UN Security Council, accusing Kuwait of "making geographic changes" at its maritime border, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Tuesday.

Kuwait's Al-Rai newspaper said Iraq's message to the Security Council was "a surprising move, not reflecting the atmosphere of rapprochement in Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations."

It said the letter was sent to the Security Council on August 7 and Baghdad accused Kuwait of "pursuing a policy of fait accompli by making geographic changes in the maritime borders between the two countries."

The newspaper quoted diplomatic sources at the United Nations as saying that "the Iraqi delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum, delivered the letter to the President of the Security Council, requesting it circulated and issued as an official document of the Council."

According to the newspaper, the Iraqi government asked the United Nations to document its official protest against what it called “the Government of Kuwait to make geographical changes in the marine area after the mark 162 in Khor Abdullah And the consent of Iraq. ”

The letter considered that the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of the maritime areas of Kuwait "is a void under international law."

In its letter to the Security Council, the Iraqi government noted that Kuwait's continued imposition of a de facto policy of creating a new situation that would change the geography of the region would not contribute to supporting the efforts of the two countries to reach a final demarcation of their maritime boundaries. Consideration when demarcating the border between the two countries. ”

The newspaper quoted a Kuwaiti official as saying that "at a time when bilateral relations are driving forward momentum and culminated in the recent period of mutual visits between high-ranking officials in the two countries."

He added that "border disputes are usually discussed bilaterally between countries through joint committees and others, as well as the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq came in accordance with resolution 833 of the Security Council in 1993."

He added that the issue of the maritime area and its markings and demarcation were present in all bilateral meetings with the Iraqi side, "which would have preferred not to engage in technical and legal aspects, taking the dialogue to political tracks such as saying that the Iraqi government does not want any measures that anger the Iraqi parliament and the Iraqi street."

The Kuwaiti official said that he hoped "if Iraq did not circulate the letter of its representative as an official document of the Security Council," stressing that the facility (Fasht Al-Aij) is located within Kuwaiti territorial waters and this is documented historically and legally.

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Iraq accuses Kuwait of creating geographical changes in the marine area of Khor Abdullah

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: Iraq's ambassador to the Security Council, Mohammed Bahr al-Ulum, on Tuesday, September 3, 2019, delivered a letter to the President of the United Nations, accusing Kuwait of pursuing a policy of imposing a fait accompli, by making geographical changes in the maritime border between the two countries.

A Kuwaiti newspaper quoted diplomatic sources as saying that "Bahr al-Ulum delivered the letter to the President of the Security Council, requesting it to be circulated and issued as an official document of the Council. Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum also met with a number of countries' representatives to explain his country's position."

The Iraqi government requested, according to sources, the United Nations to document its official protest against what it considered the Kuwaiti government to make geographical changes in the maritime area after the 162 mark in "Khor Abdullah" by consolidating a shallow area and establishing a port structure unilaterally without the knowledge and consent of Iraq. " "This is not a legal basis in the joint plan to organize maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah."

The Iraqi government considered that the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Amiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of Kuwait's maritime areas is void under international law.

A Kuwaiti official who spoke to the newspaper was surprised by Iraq's complaint to the Security Council "at a time when bilateral relations are witnessing a momentum forward and culminated in the recent period of mutual visits between high-ranking officials in the two countries," noting that "border differences are usually discussed at the bilateral level between countries Through the joint committees and others, as well as the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq came in accordance with resolution 833 of the Security Council in 1993.

The Kuwaiti official added that "the issue of the maritime area and its marks and demarcation were present in all bilateral meetings with the Iraqi side," which would have preferred not to go into technical and legal aspects, taking the dialogue to political tracks such as saying that the Iraqi government does not want any measures that anger the Iraqi parliament and the Iraqi street. "He wished that Iraq did not circulate the letter of its delegate as an official document of the Security Council," stressing that the facility "Fasht Al-Aij" is located within Kuwaiti territorial waters and this is documented historically and legally. 

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FOREIGN MINISTRY'S FIRST RESPONSE TO “KUWAIT'S DISCOMFORT” FROM “IRAQI MESSAGE”

Tuesday, 3 September 2019 1:10 PM

Foreign Ministry's First Response to âKuwait's Discomfortâ from âIraqi Messageâ

 

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Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf said Tuesday that the ministry was scrutinizing Kuwaiti media reports about an Iraqi complaint in the Security Council. 
Al-Sahaf told the National News Center that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the process of scrutinizing and collecting the position on raising the issue of filing a complaint from Iraq with Kuwait and we will announce it soon.

"We are preparing a detailed position and we will announce it to the public." 
The Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Rai said in a report that Iraq has filed a complaint to the Security Council accusing Kuwait of "geographical changes" in the maritime border between the two countries.

Kuwait's Al-Rai newspaper said Iraq's message to the Security Council was "a surprising move, not reflecting the atmosphere of rapprochement in Kuwaiti-Iraqi relations."

It said the letter was sent to the Security Council on August 7 and Baghdad accused Kuwait of "pursuing a policy of fait accompli by making geographic changes in the maritime borders between the two countries."

According to the newspaper, the Iraqi government asked the United Nations to document its official protest against what it called “the Government of Kuwait to make geographical changes in the marine area after the mark 162 in Khor Abdullah And the consent of Iraq. ”

The letter considered that the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of the maritime areas of Kuwait "is a void under international law."

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Iraqi government comments on sending letters to two international organizations against Kuwait

 

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The Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced on Tuesday that it had addressed both the United Nations and the UN Security Council to clarify the legal interpretation of the dispute with the Kuwaiti side regarding the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries.

"There is a legal difference with Kuwait in interpreting a maritime border issue between the two countries," Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmad al-Sahaf said in a statement. On the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two countries at a certain point after pillar 162 '.

He added that "there are negotiations between the two countries on the specific point of view, and Iraq has already expressed its objection to the Government of Kuwait any unilateral construction, and preceded by the recent Iraqi action to send Kuwait letters to the United Nations on the statement of its position in this regard, prompting Iraq to send Two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council on the subject to explain the legal interpretation of the situation. We believe that the legal interpretation is in our favor. ”

Iraq 's complaint against Kuwait at the United Nations and its accusation of trying to change the maritime border has provoked angry reactions from deputies of the National Assembly who expressed their dissatisfaction, demanding the government "practical responses."

He accused Iraq of a letter to the Security Council Kuwait to follow the policy of imposing a fait accompli by making geographical changes in the maritime border between the two countries.

Diplomatic sources at the United Nations told Kuwait's Al-Rai newspaper on Monday that the Iraqi representative to the UN, Ambassador Mohammed Bahr Al-Uloum, delivered the letter on August 7 to the President of the Security Council, requesting it to be circulated as an official document of the Council. Bahr Uloum met with a number of state representatives to explain his country's position. "

Baghdad considered that "the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Amiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of Kuwait's marine areas is void under the provisions of international law."

On the other hand, Kuwaiti MP Osama Al-Shaheen said that "the complaint of the Government of Iraq against Kuwait provocative behavior is not surprising from the neighbor of the North!" He added: "I demand the government of practical and objective responses, as well as take full security and diplomatic precautions."

MP Safaa al-Hashim also commented on the complaint, saying: "This is the approach of Iraq for a long time! Actually ... Kohl eye Ramda loss."

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Iraq complains its southern neighbor to the Security Council .. And Kuwait's deputies attack Baghdad

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Contrary to rumors of an unprecedented rapprochement in relations between Iraq and Kuwait, leaks reveal revealing Baghdad's move against Kuwait in international forums.

This is revealed by the Kuwaiti media, Tuesday, September 3, 2019, stressing that Iraq has filed a complaint against Kuwait at the United Nations and accused it of trying to change the maritime border.

According to the Kuwaiti media, Iraq, through its permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum, sent a letter of objection to the President of the Security Council, requesting it to be circulated to countries and issued as an official document of the Security Council accusing Kuwait of pursuing a policy of imposing fait accompli by making geographical changes in the borders. Between the two navies.

The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry discovered that the delegate of Iraq met with a number of representatives of countries to explain his country's position on these violations, stressing that the position of Baghdad is consistent that the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by both parties, as stipulated by Amiri Decree 317 of 2014 in The delimitation of Kuwait's maritime areas is an invalid act under international law and must be confronted internationally.

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This led to the dissatisfaction of the Kuwaiti parliamentarians, who called on their government for practical responses regarding coordination between the two countries.

Kuwaiti MP Osama Al-Shaheen comes out with statements criticizing Iraq, confirming that the complaint of the Baghdad government against his country provocative behavior is not surprising from the neighbor of the north, he said.

He also called on his government to provide practical and objective responses while taking full security and diplomatic precautions.

While MP Safaa al-Hashem commented on the Iraqi complaint, which comes at a time when everyone is talking about the rapprochement between the two countries: This is the approach of Iraq for a long time .. Actually Kohl eye Ramda loss.

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Kuwaiti MP responds to Iraq's complaint in the Security Council: does not appreciate aid and the meaning of brotherhood

BAGHDAD / Al-Obala: Kuwaiti MP Omar al-Tabtabai commented on Wednesday that Iraq has filed a complaint against Kuwait at the UN Security Council.

He said in a statement, "It is sad what the Iraqi government has done," indicating "it was freedom to resolve such matters through consultations between the parties." 
 
He added that "despite what Kuwait has done to Iraq in providing assistance and building hospitals, it is clear that Iraq does not appreciate the aid and does not appreciate the meaning of brotherhood." 

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2019/09/04 09:15
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Construction of the Maritime Platform is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea

KUWAIT, Sept 4 (KUNA) - The construction of a naval platform over the Ficht Al-Aij area in the Kuwaiti territorial waters is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea, an official source at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.

This came in a comment on the Iraqi protest note addressed to the United Nations Security Council on the Iraqi government's objection to the establishment of the State of Kuwait a naval platform on "Fisht Al-Aij" as this platform will affect the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries in the maritime area after the mark 162

The official source said that "the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received this memorandum from the permanent delegation to the United Nations after delivery to the Security Council and immediately responded to it, including the following:

 

I. The State of Kuwait confirms that the territorial waters were determined by the Decree of 17-12-1967 on the territorial sea of the State of Kuwait and updated on 19 October 2014 on the delimitation of the maritime areas of the State of Kuwait, as stipulated in Article 15 of the United Nations Convention. 1982 to the United Nations

 

Secondly, Fasht Al Ayj is an area of land formed naturally above sea level and located in the Kuwaiti territorial waters. Therefore, the construction of the platform is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea.

The platform was built for maritime purposes in Khor Abdullah in addition to meeting the security needs of this area.Iraq was notified through the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Committee of the intention of the State of Kuwait to establish the platform.A note was also sent to the Iraqi Embassy to the State of Kuwait on this date. -2.8

 

Fourth: The State of Kuwait responded to the memorandums of the Iraqi side dated 5-9-2017 and 12-9-2018, in which the Iraqi side demanded to wait for the establishment of the platform until the completion of the maritime border after point 162 with the notes addressed by the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Baghdad to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26-7-2017 and 26-9-2018 emphasize that the construction of the platform is a sovereign issue for the State of Kuwait

 

The Kuwaiti source stressed that "with regard to the demarcation of the maritime border after the mark 162, the State of Kuwait confirms that it continued to ask the Iraqi side since 2005 until the last meeting in May last that the legal experts in the two countries to begin negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime border undrawn was done through Meetings of joint ministerial committees and ministerial messages in this regard. "

He warned that "the State of Kuwait has called on the brothers in Iraq to resolve this issue by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982"

The source concluded by saying that "the State of Kuwait, in reviewing these facts, it affirms its keenness on the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and continue to coordinate with the brothers to resolve all outstanding issues so that the relationship between the two countries is not exposed to any impurities."

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued clarification on the nature of the maritime border dispute with Kuwait.

"There is a legal difference with Kuwait in interpreting a maritime border issue between the two countries," ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahaf said in a statement to the obelisk. Approved in the delimitation of the maritime boundary between the two countries at a certain point after pillar 162 '.

He added that "there are negotiations between the two countries on the specific point of view, and Iraq has already expressed its objection to the Government of Kuwait any unilateral construction, and preceded the recent Iraqi action to send Kuwait letters to the United Nations on the statement of its position in this regard, prompting Iraq to send Two identical letters to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council on the subject to explain the legal interpretation of the situation. We believe that the legal interpretation is in our favor. ”

The Iraqi representative to the Security Council, Mohammed Bahr al-Ulum, has delivered a letter to the President of the United Nations, accusing Kuwait of pursuing a policy of imposing a fait accompli, by making geographical changes in the maritime border between the two countries.

The newspaper quoted Kuwaiti diplomatic sources as saying that "Bahr al-Ulum delivered the letter to the President of the Security Council, requesting its circulation and issuance as an official document of the Council, also met Mohamed Bahr al-Uloum with a number of representatives of countries, to explain the position of his country."

The Iraqi government requested, according to sources, the United Nations to document its official protest against what it considered the Kuwaiti government to make geographical changes in the maritime area after the 162 mark in "Khor Abdullah" by consolidating a shallow area and establishing a port structure unilaterally without the knowledge and consent of Iraq. " "This is not a legal basis in the joint plan to organize maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah."

The Iraqi government considered that the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Amiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of Kuwait's maritime areas is void under international law.

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Kuwait responds to Iraq: the platform "Fish Alaj" sovereign right

Political | 08:51 - 04/09/2019

 
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Kuwait responded to the Iraqi protest against it in the Security Council by emphasizing that the construction of a naval platform over the area "Fisht Al-Aij, a sovereign right." 
An official source in the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the construction of the naval platform over the Ficht Al-Aaij area in Kuwaiti territorial waters is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea. 
The Kuwaiti News Agency said that this statement came in response to the rumors regarding the Iraqi government's objection to the establishment of a naval platform on Kuwait (Fisht Al-Aij) as this platform will affect the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries in the maritime area after the mark 162. 
The Kuwaiti official source said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his country received this memorandum from the permanent delegation to the United Nations after delivery to the Security Council and responded to it immediately as follows:
First: The State of Kuwait affirms that the territorial waters have been defined by the Decree of 17-12-1967 on the territorial sea of the State of Kuwait and updated on 19-10-2014 regarding the delimitation of the marine areas of the State of Kuwait as provided for in Article 15 of the United Nations Convention. 1982 to the United Nations. 
Secondly, Fesht Al-Aaij is an area of land formed naturally above sea level and is located in Kuwaiti territorial waters. 
Third: The platform was built for maritime navigation purposes in Khor Abdullah in addition to meeting the security needs of this area. Iraq was notified through the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi committee of Kuwait's intention to set up the platform. 8 -2-2017.
The State of Kuwait replied to the memorandums of the Iraqi side dated 5-9-2017 and 12-9-2018, in which the Iraqi side demanded to wait for the establishment of the platform until the completion of the maritime border after point 162 with the notes from the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Baghdad to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26 -7-2017 and 26-9-2018 emphasize that the construction of the platform is a sovereign issue for the State of Kuwait. 
The source said that with regard to the demarcation of the maritime border after the mark 162, the State of Kuwait confirms that it has continued to ask the Iraqi side since 2005 until the last meeting in May last that the legal experts in both countries to begin negotiations on the demarcation of maritime boundaries was delimited through meetings of committees Ministerial and ministerial messages in this regard.
The source pointed out that "the State of Kuwait has called on the brothers in Iraq to resolve this issue by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982. 
In conclusion, he stressed that" the State of Kuwait, reviewing these facts, confirms its keenness to The distinguished brotherly relations between the two brotherly countries and their continued coordination with the brothers to resolve all outstanding issues so that the relationship between the two countries is not exposed to any impurities.

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Kuwait asserts sovereign right to build offshore platform

Kuwait asserts sovereign right to build offshore platform
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 03 Sep 2019 10:38 PM

Kuwait - Mubasher: The State of Kuwait has reaffirmed its sovereign right to build a naval platform above the Fisht Al-Aij , in response to the Iraqi government's objection.

An official source at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that the construction of a naval platform over the area of Fisht Al-Aij, which is located in the territorial waters of his country, is a "sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea," according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA ).

The official source made the remarks in response to news in the local press regarding the Iraqi protest memo addressed to the UN Security Council regarding the Iraqi government's objection to the establishment of the State of Kuwait a naval platform above Fishnet .

According to local reports, Iraq confirmed that this platform will affect the demarcation of the maritime boundary between the two countries in the maritime area beyond the 162 mark .

The source said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs received this memorandum from the permanent delegation to the United Nations after it was handed over to the Security Council and immediately .

He noted that the reply included, the State of Kuwait's assertion, that the territorial waters were defined by the 1967 decree on the territorial sea of the State of Kuwait and updated in 2014 on the delimitation of the maritime areas of the State of Kuwait, as provided for in article 15 of the United Nations Convention. 1982 to the United Nations .

According to the Kuwaiti reply, Fasht Al Ayj is a naturally formed land area above sea level located in Kuwait's territorial waters.Therefore, the construction of the platform is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea .

He continued, that the platform was built for maritime purposes in Khor Abdullah, in addition to meeting the security needs of this region, and Iraq was notified through the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Committee of the intention of the State of Kuwait to set up the platform, and a note was sent to the Iraqi Embassy to the State of Kuwait In 2017 .

The fourth point in the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry's response stated that “Kuwait responded to the Iraqi side's memos dated September 2017 and September 2018, in which the Iraqi side demanded that the platform be waived until the completion of the sea border after point 162 with the notes from the Embassy of the State of Kuwait. In Baghdad to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm that the construction of the platform is a sovereign issue for the State of Kuwait .

The source stressed that with regard to the demarcation of the maritime border after the mark 162, the State of Kuwait confirms that it has continued to demand from the Iraqi side since 2005 to the last meeting in May last that the legal experts in the two countries to start negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime border not demarcated through meetings Joint ministerial committees and ministerial letters in this regard .

The source concluded his statement, that "the State of Kuwait, in reviewing these facts, it affirms its keenness on the fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and continue to coordinate with the brothers to resolve all outstanding issues so that the relationship of the two countries to any impurities ."

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Kuwaiti letter to the Security Council regarding the platform "Fesht Al-Aij"

Kuwaiti letter to the Security Council regarding the platform "Fesht Al-Aij"
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 05 September 2019 11:53 AM

Kuwait - directly: the face of the United Nations Permanent Representative of Kuwait message to the presidency of the Security Council, at the request of Kuwait on the construction of an offshore platform over an area ( Fasht Alaaj) located in Kuwaiti territorial waters .

Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi told KUNA on Thursday that the letter came in response to an Iraqi letter sent to the presidency of the Security Council on August 7 and issued as an official document of the Security Council .

He explained that "the Iraqi message focused only on the maritime area beyond point 162, which is meant the territorial sea, which is still unofficial between the two countries, where Iraq wanted to prove and document his position on this point that this area is still not drawn between the two countries ."

Al-Otaibi stressed that these letters are usually not considered by the Security Council and are not under discussion as they are intended to document the situation .

"We must distinguish between the borders drawn by the United Nations and the international obligations of the two countries and the territorial sea, which is still undecided . Iraq and Kuwait are committed to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 833, which defined the land and sea borders between the two countries .

Al-Otaibi stressed that "there is no problem at all, not on land or sea borders up to point 162 ".

He also stressed that "Iraq is committed to the resolutions of the Security Council and the borders drawn between the two countries by the United Nations ."

He pointed out that "the issue of demarcation of the border beyond point 162 is a purely bilateral issue and has nothing to do with international obligations on Iraq, which is fully implementing its international obligations ."

He also pointed out that the issue of the Fesht Al-Aij platform had already been raised and that there was correspondence between the two sides .

He added that Kuwait called on Iraq to sit on more than one occasion to start negotiations to finish this issue because of its importance for the two countries, especially that ending it would contribute to building confidence and strengthen bilateral relations and transfer to broader horizons between the two sides .

He pointed out that the Kuwaiti letter included reference to other issues of equal importance. Regarding the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment resulting from the establishment of the port .

With regard to the compensation file, Ambassador Al-Otaibi expressed the hope that this issue would be finalized as an international commitment within the next two years .

He pointed out that "Iraq is committed to the implementation of its other obligations relating to prisoners and missing persons and the return of Kuwaiti property in full ."

He said in this context that "there is progress in the implementation of these commitments and close cooperation between Kuwait and Iraq in accelerating the implementation of these obligations set out in Security Council resolutions ."

In this letter, Kuwait once again called on the Iraqi side to resolve this issue by starting negotiations on the demarcation of maritime boundaries after point 162 or by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea .

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Kuwait responds to Iraq's complaint to the Security Council: did not consult with us on the construction work of the port of Fao

KUWAIT, Sept 5 (KUNA) - Kuwait's ambassador to the UN Security Council on Thursday sent a letter to the Security Council on the construction of the Fasht Al-Aij platform, noting that Iraq had not consulted with Kuwait on the construction work of the Fao port.

Kuwait's ambassador to the United Nations, Mansour Al-Otaibi, said in a letter to the Security Council in response to Iraq's complaint about Kuwait's construction of the Fasht Al-Aij platform that Iraq had not consulted Kuwait about the construction work being carried out at the port of Fao, which has reached stages. Advanced, notwithstanding the obligations imposed by Article 206 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in particular with respect to the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment of the construction of the port of Fao and the breakwater of the port established 5.4 nautical miles from the Iraqi coast into the waters of the Khor AbdalIt has a distance of less than 1.5 nautical miles from the navigation channel. "
 
In his letter, Al-Otaibi pointed out that "the geomorphological effect on the bottom of Khor Abdullah and the navigation channel in it, and that the Kuwaiti side should be informed of these effects in accordance with Article 205 of the same agreement, noting that the Iraqi side has not submitted any studies related to the environmental impact of the establishment of the port of Faw or any environmental effects. It may have resulted from or could occur as a result of his residence despite repeated requests from the Kuwaiti side in this regard. "
 
He explained that "due to the lack of responsiveness of the Iraqi side to provide the Kuwaiti side with the environmental impact or to consult with Kuwait on the construction of the breakwater at the port of Fao based on the provisions of articles 123, 205 and 206 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, Kuwait submitted a note to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 23 May 2018 indicates that Iraq has not responded to Kuwait in this regard and the negative repercussions thereof in that region and calls for urging the Iraqi side to abide by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982 and to provide Kuwait with the environmental impact and to consult with it in this regard to implement the obligations Under the Convention on the Law of the Sea. "
 
"Under the provisions of Article 192 and Article 194 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, Iraq must take the necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution in this area," he said, noting that "in response to the Iraqi request to wait until reaching understandings on the demarcation of the border." Kuwait attached a list of minutes of meetings, which included the commitments made by Iraq to Kuwait on the start of negotiations on the demarcation of maritime borders after point 162 and has not been implemented. 
 
"Kuwait sent invitations and letters urging the Iraqi side to start negotiations to demarcate the maritime border after point 162, but the Iraqi side did not respond to all those calls made by the Kuwaiti side to demarcate the maritime border after point 162," he said.
 
Kuwait called on the Iraqi side to resolve this issue by starting negotiations on the demarcation of maritime borders after point 162 or by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

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Maliki's coalition warns Kuwait .. We will not allow you to expand at the expense of our land or water

 Thursday 05 September 2019
 
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Kuwaiti excesses that Iraq can not pass and it is time to recover the rights of the country, which was immediately seized after the US occupation of Iraq in 2003.

Charges brought by the coalition of the rule of law, led by Nuri al-Maliki to the State of Kuwait, stressing that the southern neighbor exploited the US occupation of the country to acquire areas of land and sea borders of Iraq.

This is emphasized by Mansour al-Baiji, deputy of the State of Law coalition in a statement on Thursday, September 5, 2019, stressing that the large unjustified Kuwaiti abuses must be offset by the Iraqi government to take all legal measures to protect the country's territorial borders.

Maliki's coalition MP said that the cube did not take into account the country's exceptional situation and exceeded Iraq's land and sea borders and oil wells, expressing at the same time surprised by the reaction of Kuwaiti MPs after Iraq filed a complaint with the UN Security Council as a result of their country's transgression on Iraqi territory and borders.

Al-Baiji said that his country will not accept this extension and Kuwait should take good neighborliness, stressing that the former regime is over and that Kuwaitis should not live in the memory of the past, especially as Iraq has suffered a lot and paid great compensation to Kuwait because of the policy of Saddam Hussein .

 

 

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Nothing comes easy for these folks, it reminds me of two junior high school girls...

Just when you think these two countries might have a chance of actually working an living together someone needs a little attention an gets the security council involved. 

Unbelievable....

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Kuwaiti official reveals the circumstances of his country's complaint against Iraq

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Permanent Representative to the United Nations Representative of Kuwait revealed his country 's Ambassador Mansour Al - Otaibi complaint against Iraq in the Security Council details. 
Al-Otaibi addressed a letter to the presidency of the Security Council on 20 August, at the request of Kuwait, regarding the construction of a naval platform over the Fasht Al-Ayj area in the Kuwaiti territorial waters. 
Al-Otaibi told KUNA that the letter came in response to an Iraqi letter sent to the presidency of the Security Council on August 7. 
He revealed that `` the Iraqi message focused only on the maritime area beyond point 162, which means the regional sea, which is still undecided between the two countries, where Iraq wanted to prove and document its position on this point that this area is still not drawn between the two countries. '' 
He explained that these letters are usually not considered by the Security Council and are not under discussion as their purpose is to document the situation.
He continued: "We must distinguish between the borders drawn by the United Nations and international obligations on the two countries and the territorial sea, which is still undecided. Iraq and Kuwait are committed to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 833, which drew land and sea borders between the two countries." 
"There is no problem at all, not on land or sea borders up to point 162," he said. 
Al-Otaibi stressed that `` Iraq is committed to the resolutions of the Security Council and the borders drawn between the two countries by the United Nations ... and that the issue of demarcation of borders beyond point 162 is purely bilateral and has nothing to do with the international obligations of Iraq, which fully fulfills its international obligations. '' 
Ambassador Al-Otaibi said the issue of the Fasht Al-Aij platform had already been raised and that there was correspondence between the two sides.
He added that Kuwait called on Iraq to sit on more than one occasion to start negotiations to conclude this issue because of its importance for the two countries, especially as it would contribute to building confidence and strengthen bilateral relations and move them to broader horizons between the two sides. 
He also pointed out that the Kuwaiti letter included reference to other issues of equal importance, pointing out that the construction works currently being carried out in the port of FAO have reached advanced stages without consulting them with Kuwait despite the obligations imposed by Article 206 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982. With regard to the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment resulting from the construction of the port.
The Iraqi delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum, delivered the letter to the President of the Security Council on August 7, asking for circulation and issuance as an official document of the Council, and that Bahr al-Ulum met with a number of representatives of countries to explain his country's position 
. Calls on the United Nations to document its official protest against what it called "the Government of Kuwait to make geographical changes in the maritime area after the mark 162 in Khor Abdullah by consolidating a shallow area (Fasht Al-Aij) and the establishment of a port structure unilaterally without the knowledge and consent of Iraq", considering That this has no legal basis in To a joint plan for the organization of maritime navigation at Khor Abdullah. 
The government considered that "
The Iraqi government, in its letter to the Security Council, noted that "Kuwait's continued imposition of the fait accompli policy by creating a new situation that changes the geography of the region will not contribute to supporting the efforts of the two countries to reach a final demarcation of the maritime boundary between them." When demarcating the border between the two countries. " 

Iraq's complaint against Kuwait at the United Nations and its accusation of attempting to change the maritime border has provoked angry reactions in Kuwait, expressing their dissatisfaction, and demanding "practical responses" from the government.

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Legal: Iraq has the right to sue Kuwait to secure its borders

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said the legal expert Ali al - Tamimi on Thursday that Iraq has the right of recourse to the Security Council and the International Tribunal to ensure its borders with neighboring countries, pointing out that Iraq needs a strong diplomatic move by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure that its territory cut off by Kuwait. 
Tamimi said in a statement to the information, that " Iraq has the right to lift the order on the port of Khor Abdullah and at the request of the International Court of Justice, which is looking into disputes between States to decide on the subject based on articles 32 to 62 of the statute of this court and on the basis of Security Council resolutions of 660 338 and beyond, as well as bilateral agreements on the demarcation of the border. 
IraqHe can ask the Security Council, which has lodged a complaint against Kuwait with the violations, to request that the complaint be referred from the Security Council to this court, which represents the judicial arm of the United Nations. 
"The internationalization of the border issue is important for Iraq, albeit delayed, but it requires strong diplomacy and action by the Foreign Ministry in order to ensure that no part of the territory of Iraq is cut off ." Finished / 25 N.

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Kuwait is stepping up its dispute with Iraq and defending its constitutional right to build a naval platform

05/09/2019

 
 

Kuwait has stepped up its dispute with Iraq and defended its sovereign right to build a naval platform in its territorial waters, in response to Iraq's protest to the Security Council against the Kuwaiti decision and Baghdad's view that the platform would affect the demarcation of the maritime border between the two countries.

The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) quoted an official source at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry as asserting that the construction of a naval platform over the Ficht Al-Eij area in the Kuwaiti territorial waters is a sovereign right of the State of Kuwait in its territory and territorial sea.

The official source said that the Foreign Ministry received this memorandum from the permanent delegation to the United Nations after it was handed over to the Security Council and immediately responded to it, including the following:

First: The State of Kuwait confirms that the territorial waters have been defined by the Decree of 17-12-1967 on the territorial sea of the State of Kuwait and updated on 19-10-2014 regarding the delimitation of the marine areas of the State of Kuwait as provided for in Article 15 of the United Nations Convention. 1982 to the United Nations.

Secondly, Fesht Al-Aaij is an area of land formed naturally above sea level and is located in the Kuwaiti territorial waters.

The platform was built for maritime navigation purposes in Khor Abdullah in addition to meeting the security needs of this area. Iraq was notified through the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Committee of Kuwait's intention to establish the platform. -2-2017.

Fourth: The State of Kuwait responded to the Iraqi side's memorandums dated 5-9-2017 and 12-9-2018, in which the Iraqi side demanded to wait for the establishment of the platform until the completion of the maritime border after point 162 with the notes from the Embassy of the State of Kuwait in Baghdad to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 26th. -7-2017 and 26-9-2018 emphasize that the construction of the platform is a sovereign issue for the State of Kuwait.

The source stressed that with regard to the delimitation of the maritime borders after the 162 mark, the State of Kuwait asserts that it continued to ask the Iraqi side since 2005 until the last meeting in May last that the legal experts in both countries to begin negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime boundary was not delimited through the meetings of committees Ministerial and ministerial messages in this regard.

He noted that the State of Kuwait has called upon the brothers in Iraq to resolve this issue by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

The source concluded his statement that "the State of Kuwait, reviewing these facts, it affirms its keenness on distinguished fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and continue to coordinate with the brothers to resolve all outstanding issues so that the relationship between the two countries is not exposed to any impurities."

The dispute between Iraq and Kuwait broke out when diplomatic sources at the United Nations revealed to the Kuwaiti newspaper "Al-Rai", that "the Iraqi delegate to the United Nations Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Uloum, delivered the letter to the President of the Security Council on August 7, asking for circulation and issuance of an official document of the Council And that Uloum met with a number of representatives of countries to explain the position of his country.

The Iraqi government asked the United Nations to document its official protest against what it called “Kuwait's government making geographic changes in the maritime area after the 162nd mark in Khor Abdullah by consolidating a shallow area (Fasht al-Aij) and unilaterally establishing a port structure there. Iraq, considering that this has no legal basis in the joint plan to regulate maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah.

The Government considered that "the demarcation of the border by one party in areas not agreed upon by the parties, as stipulated in Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 regarding the delimitation of the maritime areas of Kuwait, is a void under the provisions of international law."

In its letter to the Security Council, the Iraqi Government noted that “Kuwait's continued imposition of a fait accompli by creating a new situation that changes the geography of the region will not contribute to supporting the efforts of the two countries to reach a final demarcation of their maritime boundaries. Consideration when demarcating the border between the two countries. ” (End)

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KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s ambassador to the UN Security Council on Thursday sent a letter to the council on the construction of the Fasht al-Aij platform. 
In a letter to the UN Security Council in response to Iraq's complaint about Kuwait's construction of the Fasht Al-Aij platform, Kuwait's ambassador to the United Nations, Mansour Al-Otaibi, said that Iraq had not consulted Kuwait about the construction work being carried out at the port of Fao, which reached stages. Advanced, notwithstanding the obligations imposed by Article 206 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, in particular with respect to the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment of the construction of the port of Fao and the breakwater of the port established 5.4 nautical miles from the Iraqi coast into the waters of the Khor P The distance indication less than 1.5 nautical miles from the navigational channel. "

In his letter, Al-Otaibi pointed out that “the geomorphological effect on the bottom of Khor Abdullah and the navigation channel in it, and that the Kuwaiti side should be informed of these effects in accordance with Article 205 of the same agreement. It may have resulted or could occur as a result of his residence despite repeated requests from the Kuwaiti side in this regard. ”

He explained that “due to the failure of the Iraqi side to provide the Kuwaiti side with the environmental impact or to hold consultations with Kuwait on the construction of the breakwater of the port of Fao based on the provisions of articles 123, 205 and 206 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982, Kuwait submitted a memorandum to the Secretary-General of the United Nations on 23 May 2018 indicates that Iraq has not responded to Kuwait in this regard and its negative repercussions in that region and calls for urging the Iraqi side to abide by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and to provide Kuwait with the environmental impact and conduct consultations with it in this regard in implementation of its commitment. E under the Convention on the Law of the Sea. "

He stressed that "under the text of Article 192 and Article 194 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Iraq must take the necessary measures to prevent, reduce and control pollution in this region," pointing out that "in response to the Iraqi request to wait until reaching understandings on the demarcation of the border Kuwait attached a list of minutes of meetings, which included the commitments made by Iraq to Kuwait on the start of negotiations on the demarcation of maritime borders after point 162 and has not been implemented.

Al-Otaibi said that Kuwait sent invitations and letters urging the Iraqi side to start negotiations on the demarcation of the maritime borders after point 162, but the Iraqi side did not respond to all those calls made by the Kuwaiti side to demarcate the maritime border after point 162 and included all the records and letters addressed to it.

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Kuwait responds to Iraqi complaint: maritime platform inside our territorial waters

Considers it truly "sovereign" to enhance security in "Khor Abdullah" to face the penetration of "unknown boats"
Friday, 7 Muharram 1441 - 06 September 2019 issue number [14892]
 
 
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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwait said yesterday that it has submitted an official response to a UN Security Council complaint that it accused Kuwait of trying to change the maritime border between the two countries. 
In its letter, Kuwait stressed that the construction of a naval platform over the Fisht Al-Ayyj is a sovereign right and that the platform is located within its territorial waters. 
The Iraqi government objected to the establishment of the State of Kuwait platform freely over the «Fichte Alaaj», considering that this platform will affect the demarcation of the maritime boundary between the two countries in sub - marine area after 162. The mark 
and stressed official at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry source in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his country received The present note by the Permanent Mission of the United Nations to the Security Council was immediately replied to.
The source said that with regard to the demarcation of the maritime border after the mark 162, the State of Kuwait confirmed that it continued to demand from the Iraqi side since 2005 until the last meeting in May (last), that the legal experts in the two countries to start negotiations on the demarcation of maritime boundaries This is through the meetings of the joint ministerial committees and the ministerial messages in this regard. 
The source pointed out that «the State of Kuwait called on brothers in Iraq to resolve this issue by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982». 
At the end of his statement, the Kuwaiti source stressed that «the State of Kuwait, reviewing these facts, it affirms its keenness on distinguished fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and continue coordination with the brothers to resolve all outstanding files so that the relationship of the two countries to any impurities».
In its letter to the Security Council, Iraq accused Kuwait of pursuing a policy of fait accompli through geographic changes in the maritime borders between the two countries. The Iraqi delegate to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Ulum, delivered his country's letter on 7 August to the President of the Security Council, requesting that it be circulated and issued as an official document of the Council. 
Baghdad promised «unilateral demarcation of the border in areas not agreed upon by the parties - as stipulated in the Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 on the delimitation of the marine areas of Kuwait - an act is invalid under the provisions of international law». 
Kuwait said yesterday that its permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi sent a letter to the presidency of the Security Council on August 20 at the request of his country on the construction of a naval platform over the area «Fisht Al-Aij» located in Kuwaiti territorial waters.
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) quoted Ambassador Al-Otaibi as saying that the letter comes in response to an Iraqi letter addressed to the presidency of the Security Council on August 7 and issued as an official document of the Security Council. 
He explained that «the Iraqi message focused only on the maritime area beyond point 162, which is meant the territorial sea, which is still undrawn between the two countries, where Iraq wanted to prove and document his position on this point that this area is still undrawn between the two countries». 
He stressed that these letters are usually not considered by the Security Council and are not under discussion as they are intended to document the situation. He added: "We must distinguish between the borders drawn by the United Nations and international obligations on the two countries and the territorial sea, which is still undecided ... Iraq and Kuwait are committed to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 833, which drew land and sea borders between the two countries."
He stressed that «there is no problem at all, not on the land or sea borders to the point of 162». 
He also stressed that «Iraq is committed to the resolutions of the Security Council and the borders drawn between the two countries by the United Nations», pointing out that «the issue of demarcation of the border beyond point 162 is a purely bilateral issue and has nothing to do with international obligations on Iraq, which fully fulfills its international obligations». 
He pointed out that the issue of the platform «Fisht Al-Aij» has already been raised and that there is correspondence between the two sides. 
He added that Kuwait called on Iraq to sit on more than one occasion to start negotiations to end this issue because of its importance for the two countries, especially that ending it would contribute to building confidence and strengthen bilateral relations and transfer to broader horizons between the two sides.
He also pointed out that the Kuwaiti letter included reference to other issues of equal importance, pointing out that the construction work currently being carried out at the port of «FAO» has reached advanced stages without consulting them with Kuwait despite the obligations imposed by Article 206 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, especially with regard to the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment resulting from the establishment of the port. 
According to the letter, Ambassador Al-Otaibi stated that the Fesht Al-Aij platform is located in the territorial waters of Kuwait. Consequently, the construction of this platform is one of the things that Kuwait alone has to exercise because of its sovereignty over its territory and territorial sea.
The platform was constructed and installed in Fasht Al-Aij to ensure the safety of maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah and to provide support to Shuwaikh Port Tower due to the expected increase in the number of private vessels in the absence of a visible means of monitoring and following up the ships in Khor Abdullah. Khor Abdullah »which requires the provision of a command post in this area to coordinate the security of navigation and to deal with environmental incidents there. 
The letter pointed to the security considerations of Kuwait and the need for a modern and sophisticated system to monitor and control the area «Khor Abdullah», which requires a security presence to face repeated incidents of penetration of unidentified boats to Kuwaiti territorial waters as a purely Kuwaiti responsibility in protecting its maritime borders.
The letter stated that according to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Kuwait's obligation is to notify the corresponding country, which was committed, since Kuwait built this platform in September 2018 and the Iraqi side was informed. In the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Joint Committee on the Regulation of Maritime Navigation in «Khor Abdullah» signed on January 26, 2017. 
At the end of the letter Kuwait again called on the Iraqi side to resolve this issue by starting negotiations on the demarcation of maritime borders After point 162 or through asylum To the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
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Kuwait answers Iraq – Letter to UN

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NEW YORK, Sept 5, (KUNA): Kuwait has presented a letter to the UN Security Council in a response to a letter submitted earlier by Iraq to the UN body over Kuwait’s construction of a platform in Fisht Al-Eij, a piece of land located within Kuwait’s territorial water.

 

The Kuwaiti letter, dated Aug 20, was handed by Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al- Otaibi to the UNSC president in response to the Iraqi letter, which was addressed to the UNSC president on Aug 7, which was issued as an official UNSC document. Ambassador Al-Otaibi said in statements to KUNA that “the Iraqi letter focused on the maritime area beyond border mark No. 162, or the still undemarcated territorial sea area between the two countries, “Iraq wanted to prove and document its stance that this area is not demarcated,” he noted. Al-Otaibi clarified that these letters are usually not reviewed or deliberated by the UN Security Council. They are meant to document countries stances, he said.

“We must distinguish between the UN-drawn borders and relevant international obligations on both countries on one hand and the territorial sea, which has not been demarcated yet,” he argued. He affirmed that Iraq and Kuwait were committed to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution No. 833, which determined land and sea borders. “There is no dispute over land and sea borders up until the border mark No. 162,” he pointed out.

Al-Otaibi reiterated that Iraq abides by the UN Security Council resolutions and the UN-drawn border lines with Kuwait. The demarcation of the joint maritime border beyond the 162 mark is a purely bilateral issue and has nothing to do with Iraq’s international obligations, to which it is fully committed, he said.

On another issue, the Kuwaiti envoy expressed hope that Iraq would complete payment of compensations of the occupation of Kuwait in coming two years. “Iraq is also committed to implement its other obligations relating to knowing the fate of prisoners of war and missing persons and returning Kuwaiti property,” he said.

Al-Otaibi stressed that there is progress and cooperation between Kuwait and Iraq for accelerating the implementation of these obligations, which are stipulated by UN Security Council resolutions. He pointed out that the issue of Fisht Al-Eij platform was raised during bilateral talks and there is correspondence between the two countries over it.

Kuwait called on Iraq more than once to start negotiations to settle this issue due to its importance for both sides, as settling it would help build mutual confidence and strengthen bilateral relations, he underlined. According to the letter, submitted by Al-Otiabi, Kuwait confirmed that its territorial waters have been determined by a decree issued on Dec 17, 1967, on the breadth of the territorial sea, which was updated by decree No. 317 of Oct 29, 2014 on Kuwait’s marine areas as per Article 15 of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

It indicated that Fisht Al-Eij is an area of land formed naturally above the surface of water in the lowlying islands which are located in Kuwait’s territorial waters, thus the construction of the platform was a solely Kuwaiti sovereign decision and part of Kuwait’s practicing of its sovereignty over its territorial land and sea.

It stated that the platform was established and installed in Fisht Al-Eij to ensure safety of maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah estuary and to provide support to the Shuwaikh Port Tower in light of the expected increase in the number of private vessels due to the absence of visible means to monitor and follow-up ships movement in Khor Abdullah.

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Kuwaiti political researcher Ayed Al-Manna said on Thursday that the Iraqi government is obliged to implement international resolutions.

Manna said in his interview to (Tigris) that Iraq can not impose its desire on Kuwait, indicating that Kuwait is able to dispense with the rail link with Iraq.

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After their meeting with Halbousi .. Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation calls to stay away from the "voices of cacophony"
{BAGHDAD: Al-Furat News} The Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation, which participated in the meetings of the Administrative and Financial Committee of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly, discussed with Speaker of the House of Representatives Mohammed al-Halbousi ways to strengthen bilateral parliamentary relations between the two countries.
Head of the delegation, Rakan al-Nusif, told KUNA that the Kuwaiti delegation received a special invitation from the speaker of the Iraqi parliament to meet with him, where they discussed relations and ways of developing bilateral parliamentary diplomacy. 
He praised the "good parliamentary relations between the two countries, which witnessed remarkable progress, while praising the success of the Iraqi parliament in hosting the meetings of the Administrative Financial Standing Committee of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly in Iraq." 
For his part, member of the Kuwaiti delegation MP Khalil Abdullah said they "look forward to the Iraqi-Kuwaiti parliamentary relations at best and that there is no disturbance of the relationship as long as there are international organizations and governing institutions."
The Kuwaiti MP stressed that "everyone is eager to extend the bonds of cooperation between the two countries and strengthen them to be steady and continuous bridges," calling for "not to pay attention to what he called the voices cacophony here or there." 
Kuwait has participated in the meetings of the Standing Committee of the Administrative and Financial Regulations of the Asian Parliamentary Assembly today with a parliamentary delegation, which included both Deputy Parliamentary Deputy Rakan Al-Nisf and Member of the Division Deputy Khalil Abdullah Abel.
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Kuwait responds to the Iraqi complaint to the Security Council of a position that may anger Baghdad

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Kuwait has announced that it has submitted an official response to the UN Security Council to an Iraqi complaint to the council accusing Kuwait of trying to change the maritime border between the two countries. 
In its letter, Kuwait stressed that the construction of a naval platform over the Fisht Al-Ayyj is a sovereign right and that the platform is located within its territorial waters. 
The Iraqi government objected to the establishment of the State of Kuwait platform freely over the «Fichte Alaaj», considering that this platform will affect the demarcation of the maritime boundary between the two countries in sub - marine area after 162. The mark 
and stressed official at the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry source in response to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in his country received The present note by the Permanent Mission of the United Nations to the Security Council was immediately replied to.
The source said that with regard to the demarcation of the maritime border after the mark 162, the State of Kuwait confirmed that it continued to demand from the Iraqi side since 2005 until the last meeting in May (last), that the legal experts in the two countries to start negotiations on the demarcation of maritime boundaries This is through the meetings of the joint ministerial committees and the ministerial messages in this regard.

The source pointed out that «the State of Kuwait called on brothers in Iraq to resolve this issue by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in 1982».

At the end of his statement, the Kuwaiti source stressed that «the State of Kuwait, reviewing these facts, it affirms its keenness on distinguished fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries and continue coordination with the brothers to resolve all outstanding files so that the relationship of the two countries to any impurities».

In its letter to the Security Council, Iraq accused Kuwait of pursuing a policy of fait accompli through geographic changes in the maritime borders between the two countries. The Iraqi delegate to the United Nations, Ambassador Mohammed Bahr al-Ulum, delivered his country's letter on 7 August to the President of the Security Council, requesting that it be circulated and issued as an official document of the Council.

Baghdad promised «unilateral demarcation of the border in areas not agreed upon by the parties - as stipulated in the Emiri Decree 317 of 2014 on the delimitation of the marine areas of Kuwait - an act is invalid under the provisions of international law».

Kuwait said yesterday that its permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Mansour Al-Otaibi sent a letter to the presidency of the Security Council on August 20 at the request of his country on the construction of a naval platform over the area «Fisht Al-Aij» located in Kuwaiti territorial waters.

Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) quoted Ambassador Al-Otaibi as saying that the letter comes in response to an Iraqi letter addressed to the presidency of the Security Council on August 7 and issued as an official document of the Security Council.

He explained that «the Iraqi message focused only on the maritime area beyond point 162, which is meant the territorial sea, which is still undrawn between the two countries, where Iraq wanted to prove and document his position on this point that this area is still undrawn between the two countries».

He stressed that these letters are usually not considered by the Security Council and are not under discussion as they are intended to document the situation. He added: "We must distinguish between the borders drawn by the United Nations and international obligations on the two countries and the territorial sea, which is still undecided ... Iraq and Kuwait are committed to the implementation of Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 833, which drew land and sea borders between the two countries."

He stressed that «there is no problem at all, not on the land or sea borders to the point of 162».

He also stressed that «Iraq is committed to the resolutions of the Security Council and the borders drawn between the two countries by the United Nations», pointing out that «the issue of demarcation of the border beyond point 162 is a purely bilateral issue and has nothing to do with international obligations on Iraq, which fully fulfills its international obligations».

He pointed out that the issue of the platform «Fisht Al-Aij» has already been raised and that there is correspondence between the two sides.

He added that Kuwait called on Iraq to sit on more than one occasion to start negotiations to end this issue because of its importance for the two countries, especially that ending it would contribute to building confidence and strengthen bilateral relations and transfer to broader horizons between the two sides.

He also pointed out that the Kuwaiti letter included reference to other issues of equal importance, pointing out that the construction work currently being carried out at the port of «FAO» has reached advanced stages without consulting them with Kuwait despite the obligations imposed by Article 206 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea 1982, especially with regard to the assessment of the environmental impacts on the marine environment resulting from the establishment of the port.

According to the letter, Ambassador Al-Otaibi stated that the Fesht Al-Aij platform is located in the territorial waters of Kuwait. Consequently, the construction of this platform is one of the things that Kuwait alone has to exercise because of its sovereignty over its territory and territorial sea.

The platform was constructed and installed in Fasht Al-Aij to ensure the safety of maritime navigation in Khor Abdullah and to provide support to Shuwaikh Port Tower due to the expected increase in the number of private vessels in the absence of a visible means of monitoring and following up the ships in Khor Abdullah. Khor Abdullah »which requires the provision of a command post in this area to coordinate the security of navigation and to deal with environmental incidents there.

The letter pointed to the security considerations of Kuwait and the need for a modern and sophisticated system to monitor and control the area «Khor Abdullah», which requires a security presence to face repeated incidents of penetration of unidentified boats to Kuwaiti territorial waters as a purely Kuwaiti responsibility in protecting its maritime borders.

The letter stated that according to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, Kuwait's obligation is to notify the corresponding country, which was committed, since Kuwait built this platform in September 2018 and the Iraqi side was informed. In the minutes of the sixth meeting of the Kuwaiti-Iraqi Joint Committee on the Regulation of Maritime Navigation in «Khor Abdullah» signed on January 26, 2017.

In conclusion, Kuwait once again called on the Iraqi side to resolve this issue by starting negotiations on the demarcation of maritime boundaries after point 162 or by resorting to the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea established under the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

https://www.shafaaq.com/ar/سیاسة/الكويت-تر-د-على-الشكوى-العراقية-لمجلس-الامن-بموقف-قد-يغضب-بغداد/

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