The Iraqi government said on Tuesday it will hand back to Kuwait state TV and radio archives , seized during the 1990 invasion and occupation of the Gulf state in line with relevant Security Council resolutions.
Iraqi Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Hazem Al-Yousefi informed Kuwait’s Ambassador in Baghdad, Salem Al-Zamanan, of the transfer scheduled next week, read a ministry statement, Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported.
Baghdad took the move in the wake of its commitment to enhancing bilateral relations, mainly in the political and economic domains, and to resolve all unresolved predicaments, the archives matter included.
It comes "after efforts were exerted to search for and gather the Kuwaiti archives, in accordance with Security Council resolution 2107," ordered by Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammad Al-Hakim, added the official.
United Nations representatives will be in attendance during the hand over, he said.
Iraqi forces looted Kuwaiti national archive, including those of TV and Radio, during the seven-month occupation of Kuwait in 1990-91.
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