BAGHDAD, Dec 18 (Saba) -- Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi called here Saturday for resolving all suspended issues with the State of Kuwait within the spirit of brotherhood along with eliminating all the malicious effects of the past which resulted from the Iraqi invasion of the State of Kuwait, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).

Al-Nujaifi said in an address before the Iraqi House of Representatives today on the occasion of the partial lifting of international sanctions on Iraq, "that while Iraq asserts its full commitment to what was thrust upon it by virtue of the sanctions system, it calls on all concerned sisterly and friendly countries, and at their forefront the sisterly State of Kuwait to turn a new leaf and eliminate all the malicious effects of the past." Al-Nujaifi also called on the State of Kuwait, "to embark upon serious and sedate negotiations in order to address all the suspended issues within the spirit of truthful brotherhood, and with clear, frank and fixed intentions as well as a responsible national keenness and real partnership for making a better future for the region in which peace, harmony and the respect of national specificities of each party reign supreme and confronting common challenges through solidarity that stems out of our Arab and Islamic traditions." He also hailed the UN Security Council for their role in making such achievement, saying that they exerted good offices to reach such good achievement.

Further, he expressed his hope that turning a new leaf will open up broad horizons for civilizational, human, scientific, technical, economic, industrial, agricultural and health communication with all world peoples on firm bases of mutual respectability, non-intereference with others' domestic affairs and caring for mutual interests and benefits.

UNSC decided two days ago to partially lift the international sanctions on Iraq under the purview of the Chapter VII of the UN Charter and following 20 years of its imposition because of Iraq's invasion of the State of Kuwait.

Saba