Baghdad (news) .. The Security Council voted unanimously to exit Iraq from Chapter VII and entry to Section VI of the UN Charter. The Security Council session was held this evening in New York to discuss the withdrawal of Iraq from Chapter VII in the presence of Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari. / End / b. PVC /
Iraq Exits Chapter VII … Partially
By John Lee, published June 27, 2013 in Iraq – Business News
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.
Chapter VII allows the Security Council to authorize actions ranging from sanctions to military intervention if states do not abide by council demands, while Chapter VI urges countries to peacefully resolve any conflicts.
The council unanimously agreed that the issue of missing Kuwaiti people, property and archives should be dealt with under Chapter VI; the only issues linked to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait that remain under Chapter VII are an arms embargo and Baghdad’s outstanding reparations of $11 billion, which it expects to pay by 2015.
The move by the council is a significant political boost for Baghdad as it struggles to restore its international standing.
The Security Council resolution recognized the importance of Iraq achieving international standing equal to that which it held prior to its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.
Reuters says there are still a range of Chapter VII issues imposed on Baghdad after Saddam’s ouster in 2003, including the freeze and return of Saddam-era assets and trade ban on stolen Iraqi cultural property.
(Source: Reuters)
I’m wondering why this is ‘absolute data’ and not simply ‘news’?
Sonya,
In order for the RV to move ahead Iraq needs to be released from Chapter VII. D and Heather and others have said many times when that happens the flood of Absolute data will flow unimpeded. It is one thing for there to be rumors of Chapter 7 release its another to have it be on the Reuters wire, MSM release of Absolute Data…
Yes, I knew about Chap VII, and the RV, but wasn’t aware that Heather had said that when it RVs the flood of absolute data would flow unimpeded. I hope it does… Thanks for clarifying.