Ban Ki-moon disappointed for not finding remains of missing Kuwaitis in Iraq

, while hinted to what he called as cooperation atmosphere to enable close ties between the two countries.".

It is worth mentioning that many of the Kuwaitis had been arrested following the invasion of the former regimes’ forces of Kuwait in 1990 , as talks have been held several attempts between the two countries to know their fate in order to be released , but the fate of many of them are still unknown as well as the records of Kuwait institutions.

Ban said in a report submitted to the Security Council last night , briefed by " Shafaq News " that the “ practical and technical difficulties to find more remains of Kuwaiti citizens in Iraq are increasing with the passage of time due to the difficulty in obtaining accurate information that can facilitate the process of researching and securing trusted witnesses".

“ Iraqi authorities said that the Acting Special Representative in Iraq , Gyorgy Posten noted that there are challenges in addressing the issues of missing Kuwaitis and Kuwaiti property , including national registries . "

He added , "The Iraqi authorities pointed out the difficulty of finding reliable witnesses due to their deaths or living in other countries or their desire to distance themselves from their past , which hinders access to reliable information."

He noted that " in spite of these challenges , but the Iraqi authorities have examined a number of proposals made by the UN Assistance mission for Iraq (UNAMI ) so that their efforts could have good results ."

Ki-moon said that " Iraqi authorities have conducted excavations in different locations to search for the remains of Kuwaiti citizens and others missing since the invasion of Kuwait in 1990 , but all these efforts had no results as security concerns hinder research plans in ( Sulaimon Bek ) north of Baghdad ," urging " Iraqi authorities to redouble their efforts and explore all possible to persuade witnesses and informants to help them in the search process ."

He expressed his disappointment at " the lack of any progress in finding the Kuwaiti national archives urging the Government of Iraq to provide innovative methods in the search " , appealing both Iraqi and Kuwaiti committees of private lost property to work closely and hold meetings on a regular basis .

He pointed out that " Posten urged Iraqis and Kuwaitis representatives earlier to hold a joint meeting of their committees that have not met since its first and only meeting in 15 of last past month in the State of Kuwait."

It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Iraq announced recently that it has collected 100 thousand books and scientific journals and 500 thesis while the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities found 247 books and copper plate and publications , the Ministry of Culture found a number of books and publications , all of which date back to Kuwaiti parties that has been confiscated during Saddam's invasion of Kuwait , including what had been seized by the former regime of other properties.

Regarding this issue, the Secretary General of the UN said that ' UNAMI suggested to deliver these materials to the State of Kuwait when the special committees of lost property meet in Iraq as proposed by Baghdad. "

It is scheduled for the UN to discuss the report submitted by "Ban Ki-moon" in the twenty-seventh of this March.