Iraq announces the end of Chapter 7 sanctions

[k98nights]

URGENT - Iraq to pay all remaining compensations for Kuwait, Foreign Minister says

3/14/2011 12:27 PM

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: Iraq has decided to pay about US$21 billions ( to Kuwait, being the remaining compensations by Iraq, Foreign Minister, Hoshiar Zibary, said on Monday.

“Iraq shall pay about US$21 billions (, being the remaining compensations for Kuwait, and its diplomatic moves aim at implementing all its international commitments,” Zibary told the semi-official al-Sabah newspaper.

The Minister said that “the most important dossier, the Iraqi diplomacy is trying to complete, is to put an end to all its commitments towards international resolutions and to lift UN Charter’s 7th article, along with the ending the Iraqi-Kuwait dossier, including the payment of the remaining compensations.”

Minister Zibary expressed conviction that “the settlement of those problems, remains to be in Iraq’s commitment towards UN Security Resolution No.833, that shall open all doors for Iraq.”

The Iraqi Foreign Minister said that recent visits, exchanged between Iraqi and Kuwaiti officials over the recent period had solved a lot of complications that stood in the way of putting an end for the sanctions imposed on Iraq.

“What has remained of the said dossier are three issues only, first of which is the issue of the ground and naval borders, the second is the issue of the lost persons and prisoners-of-war (POWs) and the last, the payment of the remaining compensations, followed by the payment of US$19 billions ( by Iraq over the past period, through the deduction of 5% of its annual revenues,” Zibary said.

The dossier of the Iraq-Kuwait relations had witnessed several suspended issues, most outstanding of which was the compensations paid by Iraq due to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Kuwait’s position towards Iraq’s exclusion from UN Charter’s article 7, along with the demarcation of joint borders between both countries and the remains of Kuwaitis lost in Iraq.

U.S.

Vice-President, Joseph Biden, had stated in UN Security Council’s session on 15/12/2010, that the Council had decided to abolish the sanctions, imposed on Iraq after its invasion of Kuwait in 1990, whilst Iraq’s Foreign Minister, Hoshiar Zibary told the same session that “Iraq had a long “course” to settle its suspended issues with Kuwait.”

Zibary, meanwhile said, that Iraq “is keen to develop its relations with the Arab and world states, and to end its international isolation, along with lifting the sanctions, imposed on it due to the erroneous policies of the former regime, as well as raising the level of its diplomatic representation with other states.”

He stressed that “the raising of Iraq’s diplomatic representation with other states, along with the foreign representation in Iraq, had witnessed 89 Iraqi missions abroad, including 13 general consulates and 76 embassies, distributed in different continents, along with the presence of 96 foreign missions working in the country.

FT / SKH

http://en.aswataliraq.info/Default1.aspx?page=article_page&id=141451&l=1

[ChuckFinley]

GREAT POST!! This was on my list too. We are getting a little closer everyday.

[mlay901]

This sounds promising! Great find, thanks for the post!

[adlon]

Great info. Thank you.

[okane]

'93 invasion?

"was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Animal House

[Crow]

"was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Animal House

Lol my American google translator screwed up....aka..me... Meant '03...

Just alittle excited from this news plus it was late and I just did my bracket for the

Tournament!!!!! Typo from the crow!!! Sry

[TimS]

Now this is good news. The checklist is getting shorter. Budget passed, GOI seated "maybe", chapter 7 done and entry into the WTO. That was my list to RV as well as many others I am sure.

The budget is NOT passed

The GOI is NOT seated

They are asking for the rest of chapter seven to be lifted, but is NOT as of today

They are NOT a WTO member yet

They still have much to do, we are NOT as close as everybody is wiching bwe were!

[Darin]

Thanks k98 for applying that article to this on-going discussion.

I read that piece on another site. Figured it went well with this article.

With all that said, we have a IMF meeting on the 15th or 18th I believe??

Also, I believe Iraq will now be pushing to have sanctions released.

Question is, how long is that process???? Hopefully not long.. I know the U.S. won't be a hold up for that.

Debts settled....

Okay, looks like the final ministry seatings are in order and should be finished soon.

What is the stance on the HCL?

It looks like 2011 is going to solve all the checklists for this to happen. Anyone agree????

On a side note: when is the drop dead date for the Stop-gap spending bill to expire??????

[Crow]

"was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?" Animal House

Lol my American google translator screwed up....aka..me... Meant '90 first gulf war

Just alittle excited from this news plus it was late and I just did my bracket for the

Tournament!!!!! Typo from the crow!!! Sry

[nepperson]

The budget is NOT passed

The GOI is NOT seated

They are asking for the rest of chapter seven to be lifted, but is NOT as of today

They are NOT a WTO member yet

They still have much to do, we are NOT as close as everybody is wiching bwe were!

I agree! You know, I am juast as ready as evertone else to cash in on this, and would love to do so tomorrow, but I just don't see it being possible, things like this do take some time, remember, you are waiting on an entire Gov to RV the curency, look how long it takes our government to get things done.... It would be faster if only one man had to say,,,,,, OK LET THERE BE RV!!! and it was so.... but unfortunately it doesn't work that way in the real world..... people have to agree on things, and meetings have to be held it's a rough waiting game. I am still hopin it surpprises me one morning though!

Good Luck All!

[ROCKSCISSORSPAPER]

Great Post. Another item close to being checked off the list! GO RVVVVVVVV!

[Sleepy]

May 11 date for the next summit of Baghdad

بغداد - الصباح BAGHDAD - morning

القاهرة - اسراء خليفة Cairo - Esra Khalifa

أكد وزير الخارجية هوشيار زيباري ان العراق سيسدد نحو 21 مليار دولار المبلغ المتبقي من التعويضات المترتبة عليه للكويت، وان تحركاته الدبلوماسية تسعى لتنفيذ جميع الالتزامات الاممية ورفع ما تبقى من قرارات الفصل السابع ، وانهاء الملف العراقي الكويتي بالكامل ، فيما شدد على اهمية الالتزام بالموعد الجديد لانعقاد القمة العربية في بغداد،الذي حدده وزراء الخارجية العرب في اجتماعهم الاخير في القاهرة في الحادي عشر من ايلول المقبل. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Iraq would pay about $ 21 billion remaining amount of the compensation implications of Kuwait, and his movements diplomacy seeks to implement all the commitments the UN and raise the rest of the resolutions of the Chapter VII, and an end to the Iraqi file, Kuwait in full, while stressing the importance of adhering to the deadline of the new holding Arab Summit in Baghdad, set by the Arab foreign ministers at their last meeting in Cairo in atheist th September.

وقال زيباري في حوار خاص أجرته معه «الصباح» أمس: ان العراق حريص على تطوير علاقاته مع الدول العربية والعالمية، وانهاء حالة العزلة الدولية ورفع العقوبات التي فرضت جراء السياسات الخاطئة للنظام المباد كأولويات عمل مهمة، فضلا عن رفع مستوى التمثيل الدبلوماسي بينه وبين بقية الدول. Zebari said in an exclusive interview with the «morning» Yesterday: that Iraq was keen to develop relations with Arab countries and the world, and to end the international isolation and the lifting of sanctions imposed by the wrong policies of the regime dictatorial priorities important work, as well as raise the level of diplomatic representation between him and the rest of the . وأشار في هذا الصدد الى ارتفاع التمثيل الدبلوماسي العراقي في دول الخارج، اضافة الى التمثيل الدولي في البلاد، مبينا ان هناك 89 بعثة للخارجية العراقية، منها 13 قنصلية عامة، و76 سفارة موزعة بين جميع القارات، فضلا عن وجود 96 بعثة دولية عاملة داخل البلاد. He noted in this regard to the height of the diplomatic representation of the Iraqi States abroad, as well as international representation in the country, noting that there are 89 mission for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, including 13 consulates general, and 76 embassy distributed among all continents, as well as there are 96 international mission working in the country.

وأوضح ان اهم ملف تسعى اليه الدبلوماسية العراقية هو انهاء جميع الالتزامات تجاه القرارات الاممية ورفع ما تبقى من قرارات الفصل السابع وانهاء الملف العراقي الكويتي بالكامل وتسديد ما تبقى من مبالغ التعويضات المترتبة عليه ، معربا عن اعتقاده بأن حل تلك المشكلات يكمن في الالتزام بالقرار رقم 833 الصادر عن مجلس الامن الذي سوف يفتح كل الابواب امام العراق.واضاف قائلا: ان الزيارات التي تبادلها المسؤولون في العراق والكويت خلال المدة الماضية حلحلت الكثير من التعقيدات التي كانت تعيق انهاء ملف العقوبات بالكامل، وما تبقى فقط هو ثلاثة عناوين من هذا الملف، أولها مسألة الحدود البرية والبحرية، والثانية قضية المفقودين والاسرى والارشيف الوطني، والاخيرة دفع ما تبقى من مبلغ التعويضات وهو 21 مليار دولار، بعد ان دفع العراق 19 ملياراً خلال المدة الماضية من خلال اقتطاع ما نسبته 5 بالمئة من وارداته السنوية، معربا عن اعتقاده بان ما توصل اليه الطرفان من اتفاقات هي جيدة وفاعلة في طريق اعادة العلاقات بين البلدين، وغلق الملف في القريب العاجل. He explained that the most important file sought by the Iraqi diplomacy is to end all obligations to the United Nations resolutions and the lifting of the remaining decisions of Chapter VII and an end to the Iraqi file, Kuwait in full and pay the remaining amount of compensation incurred by him, expressing his belief that the solution to these problems lies in compliance with the resolution No. 833 of on the Security Council, which will open all doors to Iraq. He said: The visits exchanged by officials in Iraq and Kuwait during the last term Hhalt a lot of complications that were impeding the end the sanctions in full, what remains is only three addresses from this file, the first issue of the border land and sea, and the second issue of missing persons and prisoners of war and the National Archives, and the last payment of the remainder of the amount of compensation is $ 21 billion, after payment of Iraq's 19 billion during the last term through the deduction of 5 per cent of its imports annual, expressing his belief that what is reached by the parties agreements are good and effective in the way of re-establishing ties between the two countries, and close the file in the near future. نص الحوار ينشر غداً Text of the interview published tomorrow

الى ذلك وافق وزراء الخارجية العرب خلال اجتماعهم الطارئ الذي عقد امس الاول في القاهرة على تحديد الحادي عشر من ايلول المقبل موعدا نهائيا لعقد القمة العربية بدورتها العادية (23 ) في بغداد . It agreed to the Arab foreign ministers during their emergency meeting held yesterday in Cairo to determine the atheist th of next September as the deadline for the Arab summit held its session of regular (23) in Baghdad.

وقال مندوب العراق الدائم لدى الجامعة العربية الدكتور قيس العزاوي في تصريح لـ (الصباح) أمس: ان وزراء الخارجية العرب وافقوا على المقترح العراقي بتحديد يوم 11 من أيار المقبل موعدا لعقد القمة العربية في بغداد ، على ان يسبقه اجتماع تحضيري على مستوى وزراء الخارجية في العاشر من الشهر نفسه . The Permanent Representative of Iraq to the Arab League, Dr. Qais Al-Azzawi told the (morning) yesterday: that the Arab foreign ministers agreed to the proposed Iraqi identified on 11 May as the date for convening the Arab summit in Baghdad, to be preceded by a preparatory meeting at the level of foreign ministers at the tenth from the same month.

واضاف العزاوي ان موضوع تحديد موعد عقد القمة العربية المقبلة ، تم طرحه خلال الاجتماع الطارئ لوزراء الخارجية العرب ، بناء على طلب من رئيس الوفد العراقي وكيل وزارة الخارجية لبيد عباوي. Azzawi said that the issue of the timing of the coming Arab summit, was launched during the emergency meeting of Arab foreign ministers, at the request of the President of the Iraqi delegation, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, however, Abawi.

واوضح انه جرى التوافق على المقترح العراقي في ضوء المشاورات بين الوفد العراقي والامانة العامة للجامعة العربية ، بالاضافة الى مشاورات الوفود العربية المـشـاركة في الاجتـماع . He explained that he had been consensus on the proposed Iraqi in the light of consultations between the Iraqi delegation and the General Secretariat of the Arab League, in addition to the consultations of the Arab delegations participating in the meeting.

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[cliffhanger45]

Where can i find a copy of the chapter7 sanctions??? Please anyone.

[wpsmit]

Where can i find a copy of the chapter7 sanctions??? Please anyone.

google

[R Veyron]

My question is, will this again be posted a year from now ? I do sincerely hop RV has occurred by then....Guess we'll see.

[littlefeet]

Year old thread...........thought something was happening.....

Still waiting Iraq............

[SocalDinar]

OUTSTANDING!!!!!

GO GO SHABS!!!

[sellmhi]

slowly but surely.

That's an understatement. It's been "slowly but surely" since Jan 2005 when I first entered this thing.

[Danan]

Go RV.. Yea

[welcome007]

Year old thread...........thought something was happening.....

Still waiting Iraq............

They got u too?.. straight trolling

[Houston1099]

Has anyone noticed that this article is dated March 11, 2011???

[olivesman]

Where can i find a copy of the chapter7 sanctions??? Please anyone.

Adams book, "RV INTEL"

[double_duce_duce]

I like how it shows me as a "newbie" under the name there,,,, NICE!

I'll have something to get excited about when my friend sends me the message that his money is in the Bank, at which point I'm gonna stand up from my desk flick off the president of my company and walk out..... Just kiddin.... I wouldn't flick off the president of my company..... that's my wife

LOL CAN YOU SAY: DOG HOUSE ...for a while

[Brisco]

NICE POST lgraham 1 year old,but sure makes you feel good

[JustNTime]

Has anyone noticed that this article is dated March 11, 2011???

Brought all kinds out!

Where can i find a copy of the chapter7 sanctions??? Please anyone.

Watch this guy!

He thinks he is funny!

Edited March 8, 2012 by JustNTime