Kuwait and UN resolutions

More transparency needed in public spending

The United Nations’ (UN) Security Council approved three resolutions regarding the development of Iraq, the weapons of mass destruction and the oil for food program due to the improvement of situation in Iraq which is on its way to come back to the international community and to continue as a responsible party with regard to completing reparations to Kuwait according to UN’s Chapter VII requirements.
The resolutions expect Iraq to follow the policy of peace and security and rebuild relations with its neighbors based on more trust and honor.
Furthermore, Iraq can achieve full normalization only after returning Kuwait’s national archive and missing PoWs.
Kuwait-Iraqi relations must reach a more mature stage, as historically tension started from early sixties when the Iraqi forces started a serious build up near the borders. A real invasion took place in 1990 and now, although the Iraqi government promises to abide by UN’s charter and resolutions, some parliamentarians, Iraqi satellite channels and some people on the streets still think of Kuwait as part of Iraq and accuse the Kuwaiti government of taking undue advantage of the oil fields on the borders of the two states and unlawfully using the wealth of Iraq.
In a small comparison, Kuwait’s population is 2,789,132 and has an area of 17,818 sq kms, while Iraq’s population is 29,671,605 and its area is 438,317 sq km and has more natural resources than Kuwait.
Lets face it, there is some misunderstanding in Iraq, Kuwait is not behind any instability or unemployment or poverty there and those facts about the size of land, population and wealth of Iraq must be well highlighted and brought to light to the people in Iraq. There should be more transparency in public spending and efforts must be made to ensure the success of fixed international measures like demilitarization of some zones, demarcation of boundaries and continuous efforts from the monitoring commissions to follow full enforcement of international resolutions between the two parties for the benefit of both the countries and their people.
Moreover, better economical, social and educational projects inside both countries and between them is one great remedy to prevent any unforeseen tension, especially when it comes to showing the real picture to the younger generations and making good planning for the future.
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By: Labeed Abdal - Attorney at Law<

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