U.N. council brings Iraq closer to end of 1990s sanctions

Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari addresses the delegations the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva June 25, 2013. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. Security Council brought Iraq one step closer on Thursday to ending United Nations sanctions imposed on Baghdad more than two decades ago after former President Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait In 1990.

The 15-member council unanimously agreed that the issue of missing Kuwaiti people, property and archives should be dealt with under Chapter 6 of the U.N. Charter - which urges countries to peacefully resolve any conflicts - instead of Chapter 7.