Kuwait port question may be referred to UN Security Council – MP

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: A Foreign Relations Parliamentary Member said today that his commission is waiting a detailed opinion form the Cabinet on the Kuwaiti Mobarak port, pointing out that Iraq may refer the question to the UN Security Council, because “the patience of Iraqis has limits”.   MP Hassan Khudhair Shiwairid  told IraqiNews.com that “if the Commission was able to reach positive results through negotiations, for both countries’ interests, that will be good, otherwise we will refer the matter to the UN Security Council or to International Accords”.   Vice-Premier Saleh al-Mutlaq stated last Wednesday, during a conference on the effects of  Mobarak Port on Iraq, that “the neighboring countries should not gamble on Iraqi patience”.   Kuwait is trying to build a big port to enhance its trade position. The port is due opposite to the port Iraq is intending to build, which matter aroused the indignation of Iraqi specialists and politicians, because the port will affect Iraq ports and strangle the main maritime route, and threatened to affect bilateral relations between Iraq and Kuwait.   RM (TS)/SR 563