French non- governmental organizations fight to rent a plane to head for Iraq
Iraq-France, Politics, 9/11/2000

French non governmental societies and organizations which want to break the embargo imposed on the civil aviation flight to Iraq, have been launching a difficult battle with airlines companies in order to be able to rent a plane, that can be used by their representatives for Iraq. And these difficulties are still persisting despite the positive stand of the French government.

Two months after these organizations announced determination to break the air embargo on Iraq, the organizers have failed to rent a plane for this purpose. The secretary general for the French- Iraqi friendship society jeil Monieh said on Friday " we are making now negotiations with three private airline companies in West Europe and Russia.

Monieh explained that the contacts which had started since last June with the French and European airlines indicate that there are pressures exerted on these companies in order not to comply " to our request," adding " I think certain sides at the US embassy in Paris are not far from these maneuvers ( of pressuring the airline companies ).

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