Editing Tariq Aziz (section)

=== Tensions with Kuwait ===
After the war ended, tensions increased between Kuwait and Iraq, due to oil costs and debt. Aziz met Kuwaiti officials in an attempt to convince them to stop pumping excess oil. When Iraq invaded [[Kuwait]] in 1990, Aziz served as the international spokesman in support of the military action.<ref name=":02">[http://www.iraqinews.com/people_aziz.shtml iraqi News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070813054732/http://www.iraqinews.com/people_aziz.shtml|date=13 August 2007}} Retrieved on 3 August 2007.</ref> He claimed the invasion was justified because Kuwait's increased oil production was harming Iraqi oil revenues.<ref name=":02" /><ref name="AJ2">{{cite news |date=26 October 2010 |title=Profile: Tariq Aziz |url=http://www.aljazeera.com/focus/2009/03/200931193545554775.html |access-date=5 June 2015 |agency=Al Jazeera}}</ref> He condemned Arab states for "subservience to the United States' hegemony in the Middle East and their support for punitive sanctions."<ref name=":02" /> On 9 January 1991, Aziz was involved in the [[Geneva Peace Conference]] which included the United States Secretary of State, [[James Baker]].<ref name="AJ2" /> The goal of the meeting was to discuss a possible resolution to the occupation of Kuwait.<ref name="AJ2" /><ref name=":02" />