¡¡¡¡BAGHDAD, Oct. 30 (Xinhuanet) -- Iraq said on Wednesday it has completed the return of Kuwaiti national archives, which were seized by Iraq during its occupation of the emirate twelve years ago.

¡¡¡¡"The Iraqi and Kuwaiti delegations finished yesterday (Tuesday) the delivery of the last batch of Kuwaiti documents," said Gassan Muhsin Hussein, head of the Iraqi delegation responsible for the transferring operation.

¡¡¡¡Under the UN supervision and with the participation of the Arab League, a total of 1,648 boxes and bags of archives have been handed over to Kuwait at the Abdaly post within the demilitarized zone between the two countries, according to the official Iraqi News Agency.

¡¡¡¡"The delivery had been expected to last about two months, but ittook only 10 days due to the cooperation of all parties," Hussein said.

¡¡¡¡Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait in August 1990 and was evicted out of the small emirate by the US-led multinational coalition forces in the 1991 Gulf War.

¡¡¡¡Kuwait maintains that Iraq, during its seven-month occupation, took valuable pieces from Kuwait's Islamic and National Museums andarchives from its Foreign Ministry, the Prime Minister's Office andother government departments.

¡¡¡¡Under the relevant UN Security Council resolution passed in 1991, Iraq is obliged to return all looted Kuwaiti properties and must provide accounts for missing Kuwaitis.

¡¡¡¡Iraq agreed to return Kuwaiti property during the talks between Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri and UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in July in Vienna. Enditem

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