Final statement of Arab states neighboring Iraq's FMs

The foreign ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries yesterday issued a final statement wrapping up their deliberation today in Kuwait, in which they stressed that most of the points that had been agreed upon in the Damascus Final Statement in their previous meeting were reiterated, particularly the preservation of the Iraqi unity of people and land, as well as enabling Iraq to run its affairs and resources.

The ministers stressed the necessity for the withdrawal of the occupation troops from Iraq and for transferring the authority to an elected government that represents the Iraqi people.

The ministers stressed the importance of the central role which the United Nations should take in that regard, and also the importance of the role of Iraq's neighboring countries in assisting Iraq to get out of the current situation, which in turn will in one way or another affects them.