Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 6/22/1998
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of June 22, 1998
- Kuwait and Iraq exchanged accusations at Arab parliamentary conference
Sessions of the eighth Arab parliamentary conference in the Mauritanian capital, Nouakchott, witnessed a hot controversy yesterday between Ahmed El-Saedoun, the chairman of the Kuwait Nation's Council and Saedoun Hamadi, the chairman of the Iraqqi National Council, as the two exchanged accusations over the issue of Kuwaiti captives in Iraq. Iraq-Kuwait, Politics, 6/27/1998 - Iraq, Iran for prompt solution to prisoners question
The Iraqi News Agency said on Wednesday said that Baghdad and Tehran have agreed to cooperate in order to find a prompt solution to the question of prisoners and those missing in action during the Iraqi - Iranian war. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 6/26/1998 - Hamdoon: Iraq may reconsider policy toward UNSCOM if sanctions remain
Iraqi ambassador to the UN Nizar Hamdoon denied that Iraq possessed VX nerve gas during the Gulf War and used it in warheads, as reported by chief UN weapons inspector Richard Butler. Iraq, Politics, 6/25/1998 - Butler reported to the U.N. that Iraq had armed weapon with chemical weapons Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/24/1998
- Negotiations between Egypt and Iraq for reconstructing electricity stations
Egyptian - Iraqi relations will be under discussion in fields of industry and electricity during the coming month. Egypt-Iraq, Economics, 6/24/1998 - Iraqi speaker ends visit to Morocco Iraq-Morocco, Politics, 6/24/1998
- Arab League criticizes Butler's declaration on lifting the sanctions of Iraq
The Arab League criticized statements from Richard Butler, head of UNSCOM, the international committee authorized to investigate Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, concerning the possibility of lifting economic sanctions from Iraq soon. Iraq-Regional-UN, Politics, 6/24/1998 - Tensions between Iraq and Tehran due to killing of al-Gharavi
The Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the Iraqi charge d'affairs in Tehran, asking him for clarification about the assassination of Shiite cleric Sheikh Mirza Ali al-Gharavi al-Tabrigzi in Iraq on Saturday. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 6/23/1998 - Iraq calls for immediate lifting of UN sanctions
Iraqi Deputy Premier Tariq Aziz has asserted that lifting the sufferings of the Iraqi people is not maintained through the oil-for-food accord, rather in an immediate cancellation of sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq-Spain, Politics, 6/23/1998 - Iraq accuses Turkey of the procrastination concerning Euphrates water
Iraqi Minister of Irrigation Mohamoud Deyab El-Ahmed said, "Negotiations are continuing between Iraq and Syria concerning use of the water of the Euphrates river," which passes through Turkey and then to Syria and Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 6/23/1998 - A message from Iraqi Foreign Minister to his Qatari counterpart Iraq-Qatar, Politics, 6/22/1998
- Moroccan premier confers with Iraqi parliament speaker Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 6/22/1998
- Iraq - Annan Iraq-UN, Politics, 6/22/1998