VOL. XXXV

NO. 36

8-JUNE-1992

Iraq/Kuwait

Iraq Rejects Border Drawn by UN Commission

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ahmad Husain al-Samarai informed UN Secretary-GeneralButros Ghali on 1 June that Baghdad rejects the findings of the UN Iraq-KuwaitBoundary Demarcation Commission (MEES, 20 April). In a letter to Mr. Ghali,Mr. Samarai said that "imposing the border by force would leave the regionin a state of boiling tension" and "create a permanent center oftension." He added that "the decisions taken by the...