A general view of Kuwait City November 10, 2012. Picture taken November 10. REUTERS/Stephanie Mcgehee
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Kuwait said it accepted an Iraqi request related to reparations imposed by the U.N. Security Council over its 1990 invasion of Kuwait, state news agency KUNA said on Thursday, ahead of discussions in Geneva on the request.
A U.N. official said on Wednesday that Iraq, its economy battered by declining oil prices and war with Islamist militants, has requested a one-year deferral of a $4.6 billion (£2.9 billion) reparations payment for destroying Kuwait's oil facilities during its 1990-91 occupation.
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