UN General Assembly
2006

supporting the efforts of the Iraqi Government to promote democracy and respect for human rights, to rebuild, confront security problems and achieve national harmony between the various segments of the Iraqi people. We hope that the international community will also redouble its efforts in support of the efforts of the Iraqi Government and the League of Arab States to achieve security and stability in Iraq, which in turn will contribute to consolidating peace and security in the region. There is no doubt that a democratic, secure, stable and economically prosperous Iraq that respects human rights, is a master over its own decisions, without any interference in its internal affairs, and lives in peace with its neighbours will be in the interest of all the States of the region without exception. That is what Kuwait hopes for and seeks to achieve. At the regional level, with regard to the issue of the three disputed Emirati islands, Kuwait supports the position of the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council and hopes that negotiations will resume and intensify at all