Washington links smart sanctions to collaboration from Jordan, Syria and Turkey

A US governmental source has stated that the US and Britain will strongly push forward during the few coming days at the UN to pass the British draft resolution to amend the sanctions against Iraq despite the Russian and Chinese reservations and objections.

The US source stressed that his government is ready to join a fruitful and constructive dialogue with the two countries.

The American officials see that one of the keys for the success of the new decision; in case it is adopted; will be at the hands of the three neighbours of Iraq, namely Turkey, Jordan and Syria, the three countries which have trade arrangements with Iraq out of the frame of the sanctions.

Iraq had threatened to boycott the three countries if they would collaborate with the new sanctions system or to halt all its oil production if the UN Security Council will impose the new sanctions.

The American source has not hid its regret because Moscow has proposed an alternative decision ( against the British one) that would practically lead to the renewal of the oil-for-food program for an additional six months.

However, the discussions at the UN are concentrating now on the text of a British proposal and on a list of embargoed materials to be imported by Iraq. This list is proposed by the US and is considered by the US as items for ( dual use for military and civilian use), including computers, military equipment and other items like telecommunication means, big transport vehicles, mineral exploration equipment and a long list of other stuffs.