Iraq UN gets green light for civil nuclear programme (Yahoo!)

Organization of the United NATIONS (Reuters) - the United Nations on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to develop a civilian nuclear program, ending 19 - year - old restrictions Iraq Security Council seeks to prevent the country from developing nuclear weapons.

In two other resolutions, the Council of nation 15 liquidation program controversial oil against Iraq's food and 30 June 2011, the value end all immunities Baghdad protection claims relate to the period where former leader Saddam Hussein's Iraq was in power.

"The adoption of important resolutions marks the beginning of the end of the regime of sanctions and restriction on Iraq sovereignty, independence and recovery," Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari the Iraq told the Council.

"Our people good news is to shot a chapter on aggressive, confrontational and defiant of the former regime behavior to international law and the legitimacy," he said.

After its invasion of the Kuwait 1990, Iraq was hit by a series of United Nations measures prohibiting the import of chemicals and nuclear technology that could be used in its atomic, chemical and biological weapons programs secret. These restrictions were in place over the past two decades.

Baghdad keep pay 5 per cent of its oil revenues as war reparations Kuwait despite Iraq appeals most to renegotiation of these payments, so it can use more oil money needed development projects.

Iraq must still Kuwait almost 22 billion dollars in repairs, said diplomats Westerners. Zebari said there "for hundreds of applications" journalists against the Iraq made by Governments and individuals.

It is not clear immediately what the total value of these claims.

In a statement read by us Vice President Joe Biden, the Council welcomes improvements in Iraq relations and its neighbour and encouraged Kuwait "quickly fill its remaining obligations under resolutions concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait.".

The Council accepted the Declaration unanimously.

"THE COMMITMENT TO THE NON-PROLIFERATION.

Diplomats said this recognition of the Iraq border Kuwait, a country that Saddam's Government has called "19th province" of the Iraq. There are also unresolved issues related to the Kuwaiti archives and missing persons.

Biden, who chaired the meeting U.S. capacity as President of the security of this month, said the moves "in recognition of commitment Iraq." non-proliferation

The United States intends to withdraw its remaining troops from Iraq next year and wants to present the country back to normal despite the violence.

' Course, political reasons to show progress in Iraq, United States it y ", said a senior diplomat Board of another country.

The only resolution is not adopted unanimously was the oil for food. France have abstained, a diplomat said Reuters was because it believes that the text did not sufficient guarantees that the Paris-based Bank, BNP Paribas would have any financial step crashed on its participation in the program.

Gerard Araud Ambassador told the Council that resolution is not "all the safeguards that we believe need wrap-up program." It was not specified.

Oil program against United Nations, which ran from 1996 to 2003, food was established to assist the Iraqi people to deal with the United Nations sanctions after Iraq Kuwait 1990 invasion. The Baghdad program to sell oil to buy humanitarian goods, but it became the subject of investigations into fraud after the invasion led by United States 2003.

In February the Commission stated that it would waive civil Iraq after nuclear curbs that it has ratified a number of international agreements, including the so-called Protocol on intrusive inspections of United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency.

Council lifted the restrictions, even if the Iraqi Parliament has yet to ratify the Protocol of the IAEA.

The resolution urges Iraq to ratify this Protocol "as soon as possible" and calls for a 12-month review progress. Iraq has promised to implement the Protocol prior to ratification.

Protocol of the IAEA, intrusive inspection scheme aimed at smoking out secret nuclear activities was discovered in 1991, IAEA atomic bomb Iraq's illegal program.

Prior to their invasion of the Iraq in March 2003, the United States and Britain had accused secret Baghdad to revive its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs. Claims proved to be incorrect.

(Editing by Xavier Briand)

Call for nuclear Israel inspections (The Australian)

Kevin Rudd lays a wreath in Jerusalem yesterday evening at the Centre of education, and Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial. Photo: AP source: The Australian

Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd has arrived in Israel with a blunt message: enable international inspectors in your nuclear installation.

It also asked Israel stop building in Jewish West Bank settlements and Jerusalem-East.

In an interview with the Australia before arriving in Israel, last night, Mr Rudd staked strong positions on both issues.

While in many countries call for Israel curb growth of the colony, strong position of Mr Rudd Israel nuclear facilities which are bound to be more controversial in Israel.

Israel refuses to confirm that there even weapons nuclear, but familiar with the foreign intelligence program analysts believe that Israel has over 200 nuclear warheads at its plant in Dimona southern Israel. Israeli officials have confirmed to The Australian Israel had nuclear weapons but will not put a figure on them.

Mr Rudd said The Australian: "our assent since a long period of time, and it is that all States in the region should accede to the NPT, which includes Israel.".

But this is what he said then referring to the inspectors of the international agency of atomic energy which drew Israeli officials by surprise: "And their nuclear installations should therefore be subject to inspections of the IAEA."

He spoke before cable WikiLeaks proposed with United States, reports the Australia, can be drawn in a nuclear war in the Middle East if Israel attacking the Iran to try to disable its nuclear program.

Israeli officials were not surprised by the appeal of Mr. Rudd to sign the NPT by Israel, but was taken aback by his call for IAEA inspections. A senior Israeli official said: "I don't remember any Australian Minister saying facilities (Israel) must be placed under inspection."

Another Israeli official, who spoke on the condition that he not be named, said: "it is very surprising. Firstly, as we are not the signatory of the NPT, we do are not bound by its obligations; and, secondly, the NPT has proved ineffective. Its signatories include the Iran the Syria, the Libya, Iraq, speaks for itself.

"In unlike Iran, we were not wrong about any of our obligations."

Mr Rudd stated that, in view of the security challenges, Israel faced 1950s in the second intifada, Australia could understand why Israel became more in more preoccupied with its needs in terms of security, particularly in view of the challenges of the Iran.

He said that the second part of the Australia on nuclear weapons in the Middle East, politics as it was Iran, is as clear. "Already, non-proliferation Treaty namely the Iran have give effect to their obligations and that they are not." They are in violation, a point I reiterated in discussions there are only a few days with the Iranian Foreign Minister".

Institutions, who have been at the centre of the collapse of the direct peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, Mr Rudd said: "the position of the Australian Government has long been clear." We only approve new construction regulations and the reason is undermining the prospects for the continuation of the peace negotiations.

Mr Rudd said the Australian Government fully understands security Israel from Gaza, but facilities were "something else".

Concerned after comments by the head of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, if peace talks is made, it can dissolve the Palestinian Authority and deliver the daily operation of the West Bank into Israel. "It is also a second reality, which is what security challenges would be facing Israel if fully reduced peace process if completely located Palestinian Authority or Abu Mazen had to give effect to what he implied publicly in its recent statements on the authority of bending or moderate Arab States begin to adopt a different attitude against a prolonged and non-successful peace negotiation process."

Mr Rudd has warned that there may be serious consequences if the peace process had collapsed.

"Each of us, if we are students of the history of the last decade and have an understanding of what can harm and what can go wrong big time if the Palestinian people have a stake in a negotiated outcome," he said.

French FM: Paris will oppose nuclear Iran (Jerusalem Post)

  
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12/13/2010 20: 04 Replicas (1), the Government will be a French position closes to Tehran nuclear program of French and European Affairs Minister Michèle Alliot-Marie said Sunday night at the annual Conference of the European Jewish Congress (EJC).

The French Minister for foreign and European, as well as the former French Defence Minister gave a speech event partly Affairs taken into account the world with an Islamic regime potentially interest Iran nuclear weapons and has promised that the France would remain firmly against the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Islamist regime radical Iran and its nuclear weapons program.

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"France will have a strong position against the Iran", Alliot-Marie has stated unequivocally in his first speech that in front of a group international.

Alliot-Marie speech was made during a gala dinner marking the end of annual meeting of Conference of the ECJ of 100 Jewish leaders communities European, representing 27 Jewish communities in Europe. Between the event participants have been newly appointed Israeli France Yossi Gal, as well as ambassadors of the Poland and Czech Republic, representatives of Russian embassies, American and Austrian Ambassador, a number of leading French Jewish personalities and representatives of several Muslim organisations.

In his speech, Alliot-Marie has expressed his personal conviction throughout Jewish leaders on the continent that European Jews has enriched the European culture and helped build the current identity of the continent.

The Minister also spoke about at some length the close relationship between the French Republic and the France Jews and how she hoped that it would continue to strengthen.

After Alliot' speech, EJC President Moshe Kantor has continued on the verge of the Iran nuclear threat to Europe and the security of the world. "We make very near the tipping point where Iran reaches the point of no return to the ability of nuclear weapons," said Kantor.  He continued, "France, the European Union and the international community must make every effort to prevent the Iran to reach this point and we need to see unified, collaborative and intensive efforts in order to achieve this essential objective for international security."

 

AREVA OKs Kuwait game in nuclear reactor generator (Yahoo!)

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 10: 26 am EST

PARIS (AP) - the Supervisory Board of French nuclear reactor builder Areva SA Saturday approved the launch of a capital increase reserved for euro900 million ($1.2 billion) - with euro600 million of the Kuwait Investment Authority.

The French State will buy the rest euro300 million, Areva has said.

The decision was made to a meeting of the Supervisory Board chaired by the President Jean-Cyril Spinetta. French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde announced plans Friday.

Capital increase represents 7.2% of the capital of Areva.

Bring the Kuwait Investment Authority, which represents the State of the Kuwait, Areva, ends with long months of dickering about fundraising at the French nuclear giant - a strategic asset for the France - for an investment plan several billion dollars.

In a statement, stated that, in a two-step process, the move to the Kuwait will be followed by a capital increase reserved for holders of certificate of investment, such as preference shares be structured without voting rights.

"These transactions will allow the Group strengthened its actions and to continue its development with a reinforced capital structure plan", said the statement.

The Kuwait Investment Authority, or KIA, will not have a seat on the Supervisory Committee. However, as part of the agreement, agreement between the French State shareholders and KIA provides stability of participation for 18 months.

In order to ensure the liquidity of the subscribed titles, State "has agreed to make its best effort to introduce common shares in the negotiation during the first half of 2011," the statement said. The company shares are currently listed in the form of investment certificates.

The Group provides an offer reserved for employees once Areva shares are traded, the company said.

General shareholders meetings are planned which will take place on 23 December to approve the plans.