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Kuwait urges UN to press Iraq over prisoners, nat'l archive

First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah the UN Secretary General Special Representative to Iraq Jan Kubic
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah the UN Secretary General Special Representative to Iraq Jan Kubic
NEW YORK, Sept 19 (KUNA) -- Kuwait urged UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) to press the Iraqi government to double efforts in the search of the Kuwaiti prisoners and missing persons, as well as property and national archive.
First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah highlighted the importance of this "humanitarian file" during a meeting with Jan Kubic, the UN Secretary General Special Representative to Iraq, here on Tuesday.
He said Kuwait attached great importance to this file and that it was necessary for UNAMI to press the government of Iraq to address this issue.
Kubic briefed Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled about the latest developments regarding the file of Kuwaiti prisoners and missing, properties and national archieve.
He also informed the Kuwaiti top diplomat about meetings with the Iraqi officials to urge them double the efforts in this humanitarian cause.
The meeting, held on sidelines of the UN General Assembly session, was attended by the Assistant Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah and Kuwait's permanent representative to the UN Mansour Al-Otaibi. (end) bs.asf.gb