Call for the demarcation of the maritime border between Iraq and Kuwait in full, 27 DEC

Call for the demarcation of the maritime border between Iraq and Kuwait in full

 The joint ministerial meeting between the GCC and the United States of America was held in New York, chaired by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar, Chairman of the current session of the GCC Ministerial Council, and Anthony Blinken, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United States of America, with the participation of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the GCC countries, Jassim Al-Badiwi, Secretary-General of the Cooperation Council for the Gulf States.

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Regarding Iraq and Kuwait.. According to the ministerial statement, the ministers affirmed their joint commitment to the strategic partnership between the GCC and the United States, and building on the achievements of previous ministerial meetings, including the last meeting held in Riyadh on April 29, 2024, to enhance consultation, coordination and cooperation in all fields.

The ministers recalled their decisions taken at their meeting on September 18, 2023 and stressed the importance of Iraq’s commitment to Kuwait’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and respect for international agreements and United Nations resolutions, especially Security Council Resolution No. 833, on the demarcation of the border between Kuwait and Iraq.

They called for the full demarcation of the maritime border between Kuwait and Iraq after border point 162, and called on the Government of Iraq to ensure that the 2012 Kuwait-Iraq Agreement for the Regulation of Maritime Navigation in Khor Abdullah remains in force.

The Ministers expressed their support for Security Council resolution 2732 (2024), which mandated the UN Secretary-General to facilitate progress towards resolving all outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait, including the return of all Kuwaiti and third-country nationals or their remains and the return of Kuwaiti property and the national archives.

The Ministers noted the important role played by the United Nations now and in the future in implementing Security Council Resolution 1284 and ensuring continued progress in resolving these issues, and called on Iraq to exert maximum efforts to reach a solution to all the issues concerned.

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