KUWAIT: A senior United Nations official yesterday urged the Iraqi government to officially recognize the borders previously agreed and endorsed by a UN resolution. Calling on the Iraqi government to "forget the past with regard to [Iraq's] relations with Kuwait and benefit from Europe's experience after World War II," Ad Melkert, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, said "the issue of recognizing the border with Kuwait will be a very important step in restoring Iraq to its normal position within the international community.Melkert asserted that while "many important steps have been taken [by Iraq] recently to end the outstanding issues with Kuwait, with the formation of a bilateral committee which was able to hold its first meeting in March and agreed to hold a second meeting this month," the issue of Iraq's recognition of the border with Kuwait is a vital step and "will be one of the aspects mentioned in the report to the UN Security Council during the current period.
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Tuesday 14 June 2011
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UN official urges Baghdad to recognize Kuwait-Iraq border
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