UN General Assembly
1995

General Assembly 21st plenary meeting resolutions 686 (1991) and 687(1991), released all prisoners of war and detainees who were in Iraq and repatriated them in cooperation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). As for investigating the fate of missing persons, we are cooperating fully within the framework of the joint work carried out under the auspices of the ICRC by the Tripartite Commission and its Technical Subcommittee on Military and Civilian Missing Prisoners of War and Mortal Remains. Since the middle of 1994, when we found the appropriate modality for effective technical work in dealing with this humanitarian problem, we have sought within the said framework to provide answers to the questions raised in the individual inquiry files presented to us on the basis of the available information. Moreover, Iraq has been receptive to all the initiatives of States and personalities to find a quick solution to this humanitarian problem in accordance with the Geneva Conventions. With regard to the subject of compensation, Iraq accepted the principle of responsibility in accordance with