Shafaq News- Kuwait City
Kuwait condemned attacks targeting its Consulate General inIraq's southern city of Basra on Monday, calling on the Iraqi government totake decisive action against those responsible.
The Foreign Ministry said the repeated targeting of theconsulate is "an unacceptable violation of the sanctity of consularmissions" and that it undermines Iraq's obligations under the 1963 ViennaConvention on Consular Relations, particularly Article 31, which requires hoststates to ensure the protection and inviolability of consular premises.
Acknowledged the Iraqi government's efforts to address theincidents, the Kuwaiti ministry urged Baghdad to take measures to ensure suchattacks are not repeated.
On Sunday, protesters gathered outside the Kuwaiti Consulatein Basra following the killing of Iraqi fisherman Najm Abdullah by the KuwaitiCoast Guard. Prime Minister Ali Falih Al-Zaidi instructed the Foreign Ministry,the Army General Staff, and security authorities in Basra to investigate thecircumstances surrounding the incident.
