Iraq announces end of UN oil-for-food program imposed after Gulf War

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Sat, 09 Dec 2017 - 10:32 GMT

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Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad - REUTERS

Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during an interview with Reuters in Baghdad - REUTERS

BAGHDAD - 9 December 2017: The Iraqi Foreign Ministry on Saturday announced the end of Iraq's obligation of the Oil-for-Food program within Chapter VII of the United Nations charter.

The decision to remove Iraq from the Chapter VII on the oil-for-food program came after the “diplomatic successes” of Baghdad, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced in a statement.

“All the measures imposed by the Security Council in resolutions 1958 (2010) and 2335 (2016) pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations have been fully implemented by the parties,” according to Resolution 2390 (2017) of the Security Council published on Friday.

The Iraqi Foreign Ministry quoted the Security Council as saying that the resolution “is an important step in the restoration of Iraq's natural status and international standing, which confirms the end of Iraq's obligations under Chapter VII on the oil-for-food program after it was implemented in full.”

Late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein had invaded Kuwait in 1990, prompting the UN Security Council to place Iraq in Chapter VII of the UN Charter, which includes sanctions and considers the country a threat.

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