occupied UAE islands of Tomb Alkubra, Tomb Alsughra and Abumusa. The GCC countries are closely following the serious developments in Palestinian territories and do call for the reactivation of the road map, and the Arab peace initiative and also call for coercing Israel to give up the tactics aiming at buying time at the expense of Arab and Palestinian vital interests, the statement said. It also called on the world community to make the middleeast free of mass destruction weapons, and to compel Israel to join the NPT and avail all its nuclear facilities for international inspection. On Iraq, the communiqué noted with concern the developments in this neighboring country. However, the Council noted with satisfaction the peaceful end of Alnajaf dilemma, hoping that it would be a prelude to sustaining order, stability and security. The Council condemned the recently-revealed flagrant breaches of human rights committed in Iraq by the former regime, calling on the International Committee of the Red Cross and the sub-tripartite committee for searching for the missing and prisoners of war to also work for the repatriation of Kuwait's robbed cultural properties. --More 2139 Local Time 1839 GMT
