Saudi food shipment arrives in Iraq

The second shipment of foodstuffs and other related materials arrived in Iran on Sunday from Saudi Arabia as part of contracts signed in the course of the oil-for-food agreement. An official at the Iraqi Trade Ministry said the shipment, part of contracts signed at a value of US $150 million, had arrived at Um al-Qaser port in southern Iraq. On June 16, Iraq received the first shipment which included foodstuffs, agricultural production requirements and several oil instruments.