Al-Mulla said that MPs should stand together with the cabinet members in order to resist the international pressure currently being put on Kuwait to abandon its right to compensation from the Iraqi invasion conducted by the ousted regime of previous leader Saddam Hussein, as well as resisting pressure to give up a sea outlet to Iraq.
He said that any agreement regarding this issue should be reached on the basis of observing the constitution and should go through parliament and maintain the rights of the Kuwaiti people. This is necessary in order for Iraq, Kuwait and the international community to reach a harmonious agreement, which is acceptable to the public, he said. In addition, the MP continued, these agreements should be reached first between Iraq and Kuwait with no external international pressure.
Al-Mulla said that he has already put forward a proposal for using some of Iraq’s natural gas reserves as part of the country’s compensation payments. The MP said that the decisions regarding compromises over the repayment of Iraqi debts incurred in the invasion of Kuwait were made by the United Nations, which he suggested should work instead on ensuring that its resolutions are observed. He added that the issue of conceding a piece of land for Iraq to use as a sea outlet conflicts with the Kuwaiti const
itution, which states in its first clause that surrendering any piece of Kuwaiti territory is unacceptable.
Furthermore, Al-Mulla warned against becoming distracted from international events by the current local political situation, urging the government to resist any endeavors by the UN Security Council to issue resolutions that would affect previous resolutions pertaining to the Iraqi invasion.
He pointed out that many of the obligations on Iraq contained in previous resolutions still remain, including the need to observe marine borders and the issue of the remains of Kuwaiti prisoners in Iraq, in addition to restoring the confiscated property such as the archives of the Royal Court, the Prince’s Crown Court and the Cabinet and observing environmental obligations.
