71.   Kuwait has repeatedly called for higher OPEC production quota to make up for losses during the Iraqi invasion.

72.   Kuwait was the only GCC state to have projected higher expenditure as it is still grappling with economic woes following the Iraqi invasion.

73.   Kuwait has yet to restore diplomatic ties with countries that backed the Iraqi invasion.

74.   Kuwaiti newspapers tried to play down fears of another Iraqi invasion, saying the international community would protect the emirate.

75.   Last year, Kuwait decided to exclude the bidoon from the armed forces, in which they were strongly represented before the Iraqi invasion.

76.   Last year, Kuwait decided to excluse the bidoon from the armed forces, in which they were strongly represented before the Iraqi invasion.

77.   Lengthy legal discussion in the Council focused on the interpretation of two UN resolutions adopted in the months following the Iraqi invasion.

78.   Newspapers also tried to play down fears of another Iraqi invasion, saying the international community would protect the emirate.

79.   Other Gulf Arab states have announced plans to beef up their armed forces after they were threatened by Iraqi invasion troops.

80.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat was seen in Kuwait as a supporter of Iraq during the Iraqi invasion, and thousands of Palestinians were expelled from the emirate after liberation.