The popular movement opposing the Khour Abdallah agreement demanded, on Thursday, that the federal government issue a clear response to the protest notes submitted by both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait regarding the maritime borders approved by Iraq.
The movement mentioned in a statement, which the news agency received a copy of, regarding the recent movements and restrictive measures manifested in the submission of protest notes by the authorities in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the United Nations, concerning the map of maritime fields and the national coordinates that Iraq approved to establish its maritime borders and preserve its national waters and resources in these waters," calling on the Iraqi government to fulfill its duty to protect the country's sovereignty and its maritime rights against "these practices that target the appropriation of Iraq's historical and maritime rights and attempt to confiscate its oil and gas resources within its territorial waters."
The movement urged the government to "demand that the authorities of these countries immediately cease the practice of these policies, political pressure, and legal intimidation in international forums against Iraq's maritime rights, and to refrain from the language of claims that obstruct opportunities for cooperation, fraternity, and respect for Iraq's sovereignty and maritime rights."
The movement confirmed in its statement that "Iraq's borders, waters, and sovereign resources are not subject to negotiation or concession, and all neighboring countries must respect Iraq's complete sovereignty according to international laws and norms, and not impose a fait accompli on its fields and maritime resources," reiterating the demand "for a firm governmental stance and activating the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by beginning to fulfill its role, taking a clear national and historical position regarding these actions and rejecting these notes and claims, and firmly defending Iraq's maritime coordinates in the United Nations and international forums, affirming its established right."