Thread: Chapter VII

Iran calls for Exclusion of Iraq from UN Chapter VII

Iran on Monday called on the International Community to respect Iraqi national sovereignty and press ahead with withdrawal of the US occupying troops from the country, IRNA reported.

Iran Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that the International Community is expected to exclude Iraq from Chapter 7 of the UN Charter.

He made the remarks in a meeting with Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Hajj Hamoud, who is currently on a visit to Tehran at the head of a delegation.

Mottaki said that there is no reason for Iraq to be included in the context of chapter seven of the United Nations Charter.

Referring to great potentials in both neighboring states, Mottaki called for further expansion of all-out cooperation.

He expressed hope that the two countries would open a new chapter in their bilateral relations.

"A secure, independent, and developed Iraq would benefit the entire region, including the Islamic Republic of Iran," the foreign minister added.

Hamoud, for his part, said the two countries' leaders are determined to further boost Tehran-Baghdad relations.

He added that the ground is well prepared for opening a new chapter in bilateral cooperation between the two countries.

Iran-Iraq bilateral cooperation is based on the two countries mutual interest, the Iraqi official added.

During the meeting, the two officials also reviewed the latest regional and international developments.

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Iran calls to pull Iraq out of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations

Asked Secretary of the Supreme Council for National Security Iranian Said Galilean from the United Nations should play a more active role regarding Iraq get out from under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

The Galilean said during his meeting with the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Staffan de Mistura that the only way to solve the problems of this lies in supporting Iraq's political process and democracy reiterated his country's support for this new route.

For his part, praised De Mistura, the important role played by Iran in Iraq, calling for strengthening cooperation between Tehran and the Office of the United Nations in Iraq in order to strengthen the democratic process and security in this country.

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Talabani will ask the international community to take Iraq's Chapter VII

Put President Jalal Talabani during his speeches during the UN General Assembly, which opens in New York today, the positive security developments in the country and the political and economic files and diplomacy. According to the Kurdistan Alliance MP Hassan Osman, President Talabani will invite the international community to end the international trusteeship on Iraq (Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations)

Osman said in a statement to "Al Sabah": that the president will be critical issues to state leaders, as Talabani will review the security situation and developments positive result of government action on two fronts the first anti-terrorism campaign and the second reconstruction, which will be initiated, adding that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked the President of the Republic to speak on behalf of the government. And will be headed by President Jalal Talabani and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush, meeting today to members of the international coalition in Iraq, on the sidelines of the opening session of the 63 UN General Assembly, according to an official source said that the "morning" last week.

Othman said Talabani Will address more or less the security agreement with the United States and its implications for the Iraqi people, pointing out that the government will through the President's speech before the United Nations, "that there is no effect or a negative return of the security agreement to neighboring countries." Iraq will be a speech delivered by President Talabani, during the seventh session after the speeches, Secretary General of the United Nations and U.S. President George W. Bush and French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a number of other presidents.

Talabani revealed that during his stay will be in this international forum call for the heads of the kings of the world to visit Iraq and see the situation where , In addition to the invited countries to invest and open embassies in Baghdad, noting at the same time that the president will refer to stability in the country and the government promise to create conditions for the return of the security of embassies, since the return of the new relations will help Iraq in international forums and to the world public opinion that it would be a Effectively to achieve international peace and security.

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Talabani Called on the United Nations to rid Iraq of Chapter VII Today

The President Jalal Talabani during his speech at the United Nations dawn Today, Wednesday, the positive security developments in Iraq, calling for Iraq to take Under the Chapter VII. Talabani said These developments were the result of the work of government On two fronts, the first anti-terrorism campaign and the second reconstruction, which will be initiated, It also demanded an end to the international trusteeship on Iraq, removing it from under the chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations.

Talabani called on leaders of the world and to all Mlokh Visit his country and invest in the reopening of its embassy in Baghdad, adding Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki asked to speak on behalf of the government.

Talabani had touched During his meeting with U.S. President George W. Bush to the Security Agreement to be signed with Washington confirmed by a government that does not impact or a negative return of the Convention To neighboring countries.

Talabani chaired another meeting of leaders of the international coalition that fought The war in Iraq, where U.S. President thanked the leaders of those countries for their contribution to War.

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Iraq to ask for canceling Chapter VII, Decree 17 after deal signing – Dabbagh

Iraq will ask the UN Security Council to cancel Chapter VII, which governs the presence of Multi-National Force (MNF) troops in Iraq, and Decree 17 of former U.S. civil administrator Paul Bremer as soon as the security pact is signed, a spokesman for the Iraqi government said on Sunday.

“As far as the protection of Iraq’s funds is concerned, there is a clear item that provides for continued U.S. protection of Iraq’s proceeds from oil exports and having them deposited in a development fund,” Ali al-Dabbagh said in a press conference today.

Iraq is still under Chapter VII of the UN Charter, imposed on it after Iraqi troops invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1991. According to the Chapter, large sums of Iraq’s accounts in world banks were frozen with the aim of paying damages for persons harmed by the invasion of Kuwait.

Bremer’s Decree 17, issued on June 17, 2003, determines the legal framework for the U.S. forces and as well as their foreign missions, staff and contractors.

Earlier on Sunday, Dabbagh said that the Iraqi cabinet approved the status-of-forces agreement (SOFA) with a majority of 27 votes to one.
“The agreement will be referred to the Iraqi parliament today for voting,” Ali al-Dabbagh said in a press conference today.

The Iraqi and U.S. sides have been negotiating a long-term security deal, known as SOFA, during the past months. The pact should determine the legal framework for the U.S. presence in Iraq after the end of this year, when the international mandate granted by the UN Security Council to the U.S. army to intervene in Iraq is due to expire.

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, in a meeting on Saturday with Vice Presidents Adel Abdelmahdi and Tareq al-Hashemi, had discussed the security deal and the proposals offered by both sides over it.

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Washington, Chalabi called Iraq a way out of Chapter VII and calls on neighboring states to the Charter of security

Zaracanutorahmad Chalabi, the Office of Ayatollah Sistani in Najaf, said the leader of the Iraqi National Congress, told reporters: "I had the honor to visit Mr. reference to listen to instructions on the things the premier Tdoralan in Iraq and the region and the world, his views were always good to think Tarif and access to the service of the Iraqi people."

"The generosity Ibid focused on the theme of fraternity between all the components of the Iraqi people and called on all Iraqis to unite and unite against the dangers of the Iraqi people and also for the progress of the Iraqi people and access to the path of escape."

On the statement of Ayatollah Sistani, who Sdraleom on the security agreement between Iraq and America, Chalabi replied that "Iraq's sovereignty, above all, security comes from the sovereignty and development comes from sovereignty, the reclusive op was Erkzaaly since the beginning of the fall of the regime and the U.S. military since the entry into Iraq, and we for us Ibid tolerably emphasis on the issue of sovereignty, we support the article in the issue of sovereignty. "

Saying that "I'm not the field of interpretation of what was said by Mr. Repertory, a discourse, he says, which means we call on everyone to unite in these difficult circumstances and they support the government, Mr. Prime Minister, because it praised the country finally arrived, which is much better than we hoped."

Adding: "As for in Chapter VII of the UN Charter, there are many methods and ways we should and we are going to demand the U.S. government as the Convention introduced a draft resolution to the UN Security Council supported by them to address the points that undermine the sovereignty of Iraq of Council resolution No. 687 Concerning the compensation paid by Iraq as a result of Saddam's follies in resolution 1483 to address these points in the other resolutions under Chapter VII, which is more than 23 decision, we must ask from America, according to the draft agreement Aqrarlamaaljp all these things. "

On concerns that exterminated Jawaralarac States and regional countries of the Convention US-Iraqi Chalabi replied: "In the end America will leave Iraq and we believe that security in the region must be among the countries of the region and we Ndawaly a regional understanding based on respect for human rights and the common security among the neighbors of Iraq and Especially between Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran. "

Asked about us nervous statements of Masoud Barzani against the councils referral Chalabi said, "We have always advocated that dialogue and away from the chaos and away from other words that are should Annsy that those who are now in power were against the rules and worked together against Saddam's regime and we must move away and Ntzkrzlk From the dispute and unite our ranks because Aktarkthirp surround us and the time now is the time for unity and calm and rebuild Iraq. "

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Ministers of Finance, Planning warn: Iraq money at risk ..That emerged from Chapter VII

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Warned the ministers of finance and planning of the Iraqi funds held abroad will be in danger if he Chapter VII of the non-ratification of the Convention with the United States, noting that Iraqi assets abroad of up to about 60 billion dollars. The Finance Minister Bayan Jabr told a news conference held in Baghdad yesterday, Sunday, with Planning Minister Ali Baban said the Ministry of Finance and Central Bank of Iraq situation since the 6-month plan to protect the central bank's funds in the United States is under way. Refusing to give details of the plan, noting that the Central Bank of Iraq amounts abroad up to 40 billion dollars in there in the Development Fund of Iraq 20 billion dollars is the sum the export of oil kept in the Fund on the basis of Security Council resolutions. A result of debt incurred by Iraq for a number of countries.

The Finance Minister said the remaining debt Iraq owes to a number of countries up to 140 billion dollars, mostly due to Bulgaria And some Gulf states, after the success of endeavors with many other countries in order to extinguish the debt owed to them, pointing to the existence of debts to the private sector up to 7 billion dollars, described some b »malicious and unfounded, and some real», indicating that he was Work on a number of these debts to extinguish the debt after the United States, the United Arab Emirates by 100%.

He said Zubaidi The number of people affected by the actions of the former regime, mostly from the United States has filed lawsuits against Iraq, referring to the resolution, mostly by the courts but others left, and could be resolved with the United States similar to the way in which reached to resolve the Lockerbie issue with Libya, saying That the negotiations on this subject will be with the next U.S. administration and not the current administration.

Zubaidi described the situation in Iraq is now in danger. stay under the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, who said he did not protect Iraqi funds, making Iraq needs to protect the United States Iraqi funds as stated in paragraph (26) of the Convention.

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The source with the Foreign Ministry to begin to move to rid Iraq of Chapter VII

Iraqi government prepared to move political, economic, legal and investment in order to Security Agreement with the United States in dealing with the many outstanding issues in Iraq's external relations. In the introduction to these files, the file of Iraq out of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations underlined since 1990. The Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammed al-Haj Hammoud The causes of the situation in Iraq under Chapter VII has been eliminated, no longer poses a threat to anyone.

He adds Haj Hammoud told Radio Free Iraq to the Iraqi Foreign now live alert to start moving legal and political order to rid Iraq of Chapter VII.

Iraq was put under the Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations against the background of the events in Kuwait in 1990, as a country threatening world peace and security. The change was repealed in Iraq in 2003 the reasons for that UN resolution, which makes the claim Iraq out of Chapter VII claim illegal under international law.

According to a member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives Fadel Taha that the United States will support the Iraqi request in this regard, but warns against haste. Fadil and calls to be patient in Iraq out of Chapter VII, particularly in the current world is the severe economic crisis. At the same time shows Parliamentary said that Iraq will benefit greatly from the exit of Chapter VII.

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The movement of governmental members of Security Council to remove Iraq from Section VII
Zebari met with Russian and French delegates before the meeting for the study of the situation in the country

Government began to move members of the permanent UN Security Council to urge them to vote to remove Iraq from Section VII and subject to adopt a new resolution to protect the funds and assets and Iraqi oil revenue. The moves come before the special meeting of the Security Council devoted to discuss the Government's request by letter sent by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to the President of the UN Security Council.

The Foreign Ministry statement received a "morning" yesterday a copy of it, "said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari continued his meetings with representatives of the permanent Security Council members to support Iraq's request to terminate the mandate of the multinational forces and the continued protection of Iraqi funds.

The Chief of the UN Security Council early this week, a letter from Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki calls on Iraq to derail the wrath of the Section VII and the protection of financial assets abroad. The message that the Iraqi representative to the United Nations, Hamid al-Bayati delivered, "ending the mandate of the multinational forces by the end of This year, after the signing of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the year 2011, and requested the continued extension of protection money, property and oil deposits, especially of the claim proceeds to pay Iraq's debt, in addition to extend the mandate of the Development Fund for Iraq, which is the deposit of oil revenues under the auspices of the Security Council for one year Else. "

The statement said Zebari met at the United Nations Jean-Maurice Rieper said the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations, during the meeting were summarized the latest developments in Iraq and the Government's desire to understand the Security Council has asked Iraq in the continued protection and immunity to money and oil revenues, and the importance of strengthening the security And stability in Iraq and the region."

The minister expressed the hope that meet the Security Council resolution, which will be issued after the meeting devoted to the consideration of the situation in Iraq over the next couple of days this request. The statement said the two sides discussed ways to develop bilateral relations between the two countries, stressed the Permanent Representative of France to his country's keenness to see security and stability in Iraq, positive ramifications for peace and security in the region and the world.

A number of MPs had stressed the "morning" on the importance of moving the Iraqi delegation on major countries to obtain guarantees for the protection of Iraqi funds and restore the country's active role in international forums, stressing that the Iraqi delegation has great confidence on the part of political will, especially that during his talks will depend on Security and political successes that have characterized the government during the march past.

Meanwhile, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.

The meeting considered the draft resolution to be issued by the Security Council on the Government's request to end the mandate of the multinational forces the end of this year, and continue to provide protection money to Iraq and its oil revenues until Iraq can settle debts and claims it inherited from the former regime.

The foreign minister arrived in New York late yesterday, to participate in the Security Council session devoted to the consideration of the situation in Iraq, which will be held during the week, and to mobilize international support for Iraq's request to end the mandate of the multinational forces end of the day on 31122008, and the continued protection and immunity to money and oil revenues that The government can settle debts and claims it inherited from the former regime.

He explained to his Russian counterpart Zebari said in a statement received on the "morning," said a copy of which was grounds for Iraq and goals of this request in light of the evolution of his security forces and the signing of the agreement with the United States on the withdrawal of troops from Iraq and organization of operations during the interim period of its existence it.

And the importance of adopting such a resolution in strengthening the ongoing political process in Iraq and continue the reconstruction projects and building the Iraqi economy, the meeting also dealt with bilateral relations between the two countries and ways of development, the two sides agreed to activate the Joint Ministerial Commission.

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Russia expects Iraq's survival under Chapter VII of the UN

Russia considered that Iraq can not get out of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in case of renewal of the mandate of the Development Fund for Iraq. Predicted Russia's UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin told reporters here last night that Iraq remains under Chapter VII for a period of time despite the expectation of the international resolutions He requires it. Churkin was referring to the request made by the Iraq earlier this month to renew the task of the Development Fund for an additional year with a review after six months and at the same time demand out of Chapter VII of the other international resolutions.

He believed that the request of the Iraqis, their access to protection secured by Chapter VII of the question of renewal of the Fund will not be able to get out of this chapter in other resolutions.

And Chapter VII of the UN Security Council that the Council shall determine the existence of any threat to peace and any breach of the peace or an assault on a State and therefore to take military measures necessary to restore international peace and security

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