The ministry said in a release it had handed the Iraqi ambassador in Kuwait a memo of protest over Al-Azzawi’s statements earlier on Tuesday, casting doubts about UN Security Council resolutions on the demarcation of borders between Iraq and Kuwait.
In its memo, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry "emphatically condemned" such statements from an Iraqi government representative at the Arab League.
It said: "Al-Azzawi’s call for the demarcation of the border between both nations runs counter to relevant UN Security Council and international legitimacy resolutions." "The border issue has been finally settled through international legitimacy and both countries’ governments," the ministry added.
In its memo, the ministry asked for clarifications from the Iraqi Foreign Ministry over the recent remarks.
Earlier on Tuesday, Kuwait’s permanent representative at the UN Mansour Al-Eteibi said: "A re-negotiation about the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border – recognized by (UN) Resolution 833 – is neither possible nor acceptable."
