In spite of Iraq's diplomatic attempts to rid itself of the penalty of Section VII and its constant confirmation that it is committed to fulfill its obligations towards Kuwait, the Kuwaiti officials, especially Foreign Minister Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, insist on keeping the country under international sanctions. This attitude triggered surprise and criticism among parliamentary blocs which found it as a disregard for the promises, made during the recent visit of the Chairman of the Parliament to Kuwait, to assist Iraq in ridding itself from the threat of sanctions. Most of the deputies demanded the Kuwaiti government to reconsider its stance from claiming damages caused by the late regime's invasion of Kuwait. A member of the Foreign Relations Committee in the Parliament revealed that the proposal submitted by the Chairman of the Parliament to form a fund through which compensation can be changed into investments has not been approved by most parliamentary blocs which believe that the most prominent solution to this important issue is that Kuwait should consider canceling the debts to relieve the Iraqi budget, similar to other countries of the world. A member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Abdul Bari Zebari, said, "No date has been set yet for the visit of a delegation from the Iraqi parliament to Kuwait to discuss the issue of compensations, especially when the exchange of visits between the two countries is very important," noting that "most of the political blocs and the Parliament are now waiting for the prime minister's return from his visit to the United States and the United Nations, as well as his contacts with the Security Council and the results of that visit."

On his part, MP for the National Dialogue Front, Wisam Al-Bayati, said that statements of the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister "close the doors of dialogue to resolve all disputes and lift the internal pressure and pain and start a new page compatible with the government's current policy of building new relations with Kuwait and all the countries of the region on the basis of mutual respect and trust. Al-Bayati expressed his surprise at the "Kuwaiti government's insistence to renew this request claiming that it is for the sake of the affected citizens of Kuwait," stressing the importance of," starting a broader dialogue between Kuwait and Iraq to reach the mind and memory of the Iraqis and Kuwaitis, but the current attitude of Kuwait gives an opposite effect leading to strained relations and the creation of a state of discontent, especially with the existence of the demarcation of the border issue which may create a new crisis because of the trespassing on the Iraqi border in the areas of Umm Qasr and Seeba in Basra."

MP from the Coalition, Qais al-Amiry, said "the commitments made by the United States of America in the security agreement provides ridding Iraq of the penalty of Section VII; it is a moral obligation which the United States should fulfill, otherwise the relation of the political blocs with the United States of America would be affected.
Also, Kuwait should take into account the current situation in Iraq which does not resemble Saddam Hussein's Iraq; it is a democratic Iraq which believes in pluralism in the political forces and political decision, but it is not a weak Iraq whose wealth can be violate in this way. Iraq is a strategic country and will have an important status in the region, so it is in the best interest of Kuwait to develop the relationship of brotherhood and love between the two peoples and also to maintain its security and stability which we hope that they would not be violated or disrupted."

Deputy, Izzat Al-Shabandar, of the Iraqi List described the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister's call for keeping Iraq under the penalty of Section VII as "a declaration of war on the Iraqi people; it also reveals the hostile attitude towards Iraq and that Kuwait has no intention to build good relations with Iraq." He reiterates his call to the government "to move through political methods and calling up international institutions to close the file of the Kuwaiti compensations and force Kuwait to pay compensations to Iraq for all losses sustained during the Iran-Iraq war since Kuwait was a key partner and instigator of this war."
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the Security Council last Friday to keep Iraq under the penalty of Section VII and make it continue the payment of compensations through the deduction of five per cent of its oil revenues.