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RIYADH, Dec 9 (KUNA) -- The Supreme Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) stressed on Friday that Iraq should commit to respecting Kuwait's sovereignty, along with international resolutions and agreements, specifically UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution No 833 regarding border demarcation.
In a final communique adopted at the end of its 43rd session held in Riyadh on Friday, the council also emphasized that Iraq should abide by the UN-deposited Khor Abdullah agreement, which regulates maritime navigation in the bay between Kuwait and Iraq.
It also called on Iraq to complete the demarcation of maritime borders with the State of Kuwait beyond the Mark No. 162, while categorically rejecting any encroachment upon Kuwait's sovereignty and supporting Kuwait's right to respond in line with legal channels, according to the statement.
The council, further, reaffirmed support for UNSC Resolution No. 2107 (2013) as for sending the file of prisoners of war, missing persons and properties as well as national archives to the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
It hoped that Iraq would keep cooperation in order to attain progress in all files, while urging Iraq and the UN to exert maximum efforts to resolve these dossiers, according to the statement. (end)
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