Iraq asks Russia’s Help to Exit Chapter VII
By John Lee. Iraq’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, signed a memorandum of understanding on Tuesday for political and diplomatic cooperation....
View ArticlePress Statements Following Maliki-Putin Talks
By John Lee. Presidents Maliki and Putin have issued the following statement after their meeting in Moskow: PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA VLADIMIR PUTIN: Mr Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen, Our meeting with...
View ArticleKobler Pushes for Expanding UN Progs in Basra
By John Lee. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler, has concluded a two-day visit to Basra, where he met with the Governor, Dr. Khalaf Abdul-Samad, and...
View ArticleAl-Maliki, Ban Ki-moon, Discuss Chapter VII
By John Lee. His Excellency Prime Minister Nouri Kamil Al-Maliki met in his office, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon. During the meeting, the Prime Minister praised the role...
View ArticleForeign Minister Zebari Meets US Ambassador
By John Lee. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hoshyar Zebari, met with the U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Robert Beecroft, at the Ministry’s HQ on Tuesday. They discussed the Strategic Framework Agreement (SFA)...
View ArticleForeign Minister Meets Chinese Ambassador
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Ni Jian. The two sides discussed the developing relations between the countries and ways of...
View ArticleForeign Minister Receives United Nation’s Kobler
By John Lee. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has met with Mr. Martin Kobler, Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNAMI) in Iraq. During the meeting they discussed the mandate...
View ArticleUN’s Kobler visits Basra, Discusses Chapter VII
By John Lee. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Iraq, Mr. Martin Kobler (pictured), has visited Basra where he met with the Governor, Dr. Khalaf Abdul-Samad, and with the...
View ArticleZebari Discusses Chapter VII with Kobler
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has hosted a meeting with the Representative of the UN Secretary-General in Iraq, Martin Kobler. During the meeting, they discussed the role of the UN Mission in the...
View ArticleIraq and Kuwait Discuss Chapter VII
The Kuwaiti Emir, Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, received on 28th of May, 2013, at Al Seif Palace, Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and his accompanying delegation. The Emir praised the...
View ArticleMore Progress on “Chapter VII” Issues
By John Lee. KUNA reports that the UN Security Council has acknowledged progress achieved by Iraq in implementing its UN obligations towards Kuwait, and will move some related issues from Chapter VII...
View ArticleIraq-Kuwait Relations Take a Step Forward
The official visit to Baghdad of Kuwait’s prime minister, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, appears to mark a significant development in the improving relations between the two countries....
View ArticleIraq, Kuwait Chart a New Path
By Nassif Hitti for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The outcome of the Kuwaiti prime minister’s [Sheikh Jaber...
View ArticleUN to Decide on Ending Chapter VII Sanctions
By Mushreq Abbas for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. After more than 23 years under the scope of UN Chapter...
View ArticleIraq’s International Standing to get Boost
The United Nations Security Council is due to meet today to discuss the removal of Iraq, partially or fully, from Chapter VII of the UN Charter. The sanction, which threatens with “action by air, sea,...
View ArticleIraq Exits Chapter VII … Partially
By John Lee. The U.N. Security Council unanimously agreed today (Thursday) to move several outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait from Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter, reports Reuters....
View ArticleChapter VII: Iraq to Restore Arms Industry?
By John Lee. Modhir al-Janabi, a member of the parliament Security and Defense Committee, has said the lifting of UN Chapter VII sanctions on Iraq provides an opportunity to restore the country’s...
View ArticleJohn Kerry Comments on Chapter VII
Statement by Secretary Kerry: UN Security Council Decision to Transfer Chapter VII Mandate to the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq: The United States congratulates the Governments of Iraq and Kuwait on...
View ArticleIraq Participates in International Nuclear Conference
Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, headed Iraq’s delegation to the international conference on nuclear security (strengthening international efforts) currently being held in Vienna. The Minister gave...
View ArticleWhat will Chapter VII Mean for You?
As was widely anticipated, the United Nations Security Council unanimously agreed last week to move several outstanding issues between Iraq and Kuwait from Chapter VII to Chapter VI of the UN Charter....
View ArticleDialogue on Contentious Oil Issues in Iraq
By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad. Mr Jiyad is an independent development consultant, scholar and Associate with Centre for Global Energy Studies (CGES), London. He was formerly a senior economist with the Iraq...
View ArticleForeign Minister Discusses Chapter VII with UN
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has discussed Iraq’s relations with the United Nations and its assistance mission in Iraq (UNAMI) with Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman....
View ArticleIraqi-Kuwaiti Talks in New York
By John Lee. Vice-President of the Republic Dr. Khudair Alkhozai and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Hoshyar Zebari met His Highness Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait the Amir Sheikh Sabah...
View ArticleAustralian Bank had Talks with Iraq, Despite UN Sanctions
By John Lee. ABC and Fairfax Media report that Note Printing Australia, which is owned by the Reserve Bank of Australia, tried to do business with the Saddam Hussein regime despite UN sanctions....
View ArticleIraq in 2014 …
By Padraig O’Hannelly. As we start another year, the focus of media attention has been, understandably, on Iraq’s increasingly difficult security situation. But as always, there is more to the story....
View ArticleBan Ki-moon Holds Talks in Baghdad
Prime Minister Nori al Maliki on January 13, 2014 chaired the official talks between the Iraqi government and the United Nations represented by its Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, with the presence...
View ArticleIraq Pays Another $1bn Compensation to Kuwait
The United Nations Compensation Commission has made available $1.03 billion to the Government of the State of Kuwait towards the Commission’s remaining claim with an outstanding award balance. The...
View ArticleIraq “Fully Implements” Chapter VII, Oil-for-Food Program
The UN Security Council announced on Friday that all the measures imposed in its resolutions 1958 (2010) and 2335 (2016) pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations in relation to the...
View ArticleIraq once again Controls own Economy, Free of UN Sanctions
By Adnan Abu Zeed for Al Monitor. Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has...
View ArticleIraq announces Exit from Chapter VII
Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Fouad Hussein, announced Iraq's exit from Chapter VII of UN Charter after the UN Compensation Commission (UNCC) announced that Iraq had made the final reparation...
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