Kuwait seeking support in conflict with Iraq<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Kuwait yesterday solicited the support of
\nIndonesia, which currently chairs the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM),
\nin its bid to have the international economic embargo against
\nIraq extended.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the Parliament of Kuwait Saleh Yousif Al-Fidhalah
\nmet with President Soeharto, who also chairs the NAM, to ask
\nIndonesia to use its influence in ensuring an extension of the
\nembargo until Iraq recognizes Kuwait's sovereignty and
\nindependence.<\/p>\n
Both Kuwait and Iraq are members of NAM.<\/p>\n
\"Don't lift the embargo. If Iraq intends to live in peace, it
\nshould comply with UN orders,\" he said.<\/p>\n
He added that Kuwait has extended this request to the United
\nNations Security Council.<\/p>\n
The five-member delegation was accompanied by Ambassador of
\nKuwait Ali Zakaria Al-Ansari and Vice Chairman of Indonesia's
\nHouse of Representatives\/Peoples Consultative Assembly Ismail
\nHasan Metareum.<\/p>\n
\"On behalf of the government of Kuwait, I would like to thank
\nPresident Soeharto for his stand in the Iraq-Kuwait dispute. We
\nalso believe that Soeharto fully understands the problem.\"<\/p>\n
Al-Fidhalah said Soeharto received a report on the condition
\nof Kuwait prisoners held by Iraq since the Gulf War in 1991, the
\nunresolved dispute over the delineation of their common border,
\nand the execution of UN resolutions in the region.<\/p>\n
\"President Soeharto was clearly against the detention of the
\n630 Kuwait prisoners, most of whom are women, children and the
\nelderly. They were arrested by the Iraqis from the streets and at
\ntheir places of worship,\" he explained.<\/p>\n
The Iraqis, however, denied the existence of the prisoners,
\ndespite the fact that sufficient data has been supplied by the
\nInternational Red Cross, the international community and the UN
\nSecurity Council, he said.<\/p>\n
Al-Fidhalah also considered Iraq as continuously making
\nproblems by disrupting the areas along their common border.<\/p>\n
\"We asked President Soeharto, in his capacity as NAM leader,
\nto convince and urge Iraq to abide by the UN resolution,
\nespecially concerning the fate of the Kuwait prisoners there, and
\nto respect Kuwait's sovereignty and security\" he said. (pwn)<\/p>",
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