The UN Security Council has called on Iraq and Kuwait to redouble their efforts in the search for persons and property missing since the 1990 Gulf war. According to a UN statement, the UN progress on this front would further strengthen existing friendly relations between Iraq and Kuwait. The members of the Security Council noted that limited progress had been made on the identification of human remains. In its statement, the Council also voiced support for the Secretary-General’s proposal for a confidence- and cooperation-building period to further encourage the parties to achieve progress. Our West Asia correspondent reports, it also agreed to finance the continuation of the activities of the High-Level Coordinator for an additional eight months.