Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 1/29/2001
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of January 29, 2001
- A call to improve trade relations between Iraq, Turkey
The Iraqi daily " al-Iraqi" on Friday called on Turkey to get rid of the American control and to maintain positive trade relations with Iraq in order to improve its economic conditions and compensate the losses inflicted on its as a result of the continued economic sanctions imposed on Iraq. Iraq-Turkey, Economics, 2/3/2001 - Pakistani, Jordanian, Ukraine planes arrived in Iraq in solidarity with Iraqis
Three Pakistani, Jordanian and Ukraine plains arrived in Baghdad on Friday in a solidarity gesture with the Iraqi people who suffer from the tough sanctions imposed on it since 1991. Iraq-Jordan, Politics, 2/3/2001 - Iraq approved the free trade agreement with Syria Iraq-Syria, Politics, 2/2/2001
- Switzerland reopens embassy in Iraq
Switzerland has reopened its embassy in Iraq after a hiatus of 10 years Iraq-Switzerland, Politics, 2/2/2001 - Iraqi trade minister: Syrian- Iraqi trade volume is US $ 700 million
Iraqi trade minister Muhammad Mahdi Saleh said that the total trade exchange between Syria and Iraq has reached US $ 700 million and that the volume of this exchange will be increased in the future, as there are no impediments against maintaining cooperation and the establishment of joint projects between the two countries. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 2/1/2001 - An executive protocol for the Syrian- Iraqi free trade zone
This protocols aims at liberalizing trade exchange between the two states through new formula that comply with the nature of the new economic attitudes on the national, regional and international arenas, within the framework of the Arab League charter, the Arab economic unity agreement and the common Arab market agreement. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 2/1/2001 - Iraqi conditions to establish a free trade with Jordan
Well-informed Jordanian economic sources said that Iraq has put several conditions for setting up a free trade zone with Jordan. Iraq-Jordan, Economics, 2/1/2001 - Iraqi- Eritrean agreement on diplomatic representation Iraq-Eritrea, Politics, 2/1/2001
- Princess Lalla Meriem meets Iraqi association's chairwoman
Morocco's Princess Lalla Meriem, chairwoman of the Moroccan observatory for children's rights, conferred here Wednesday with chairwoman of the General Union of Iraqi Women, Manal Younes El Aloussi. Morocco-Iraq, Culture, 2/1/2001 - Syrian source denies Qusey Saddam Hussein's visit to Syria
A well-informed Syrian source has categorically denied in a statement to the London- based al- Sharq al- Awsat daily the news published by the British daily " Sunday Times" two days before about a secret visit held by Qusey Saddam Hussein to Damascus by the beginning of January and that he had discussed with the Syrian officials the military situation in case a war erupts with Israel. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/31/2001 - Iraq earns an additional 293 million euros under UN's oil-for-food scheme
Baghdad earned an additional 293 million Euros over the past week under the United Nations humanitarian oil-for-food program, according to the latest statistics released Tuesday by the UN office overseeing the effort. Iraq, Economics, 1/31/2001 - Al-Assad confers with the Iraqi vice- President
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday at the Damascus presidential palace received the Iraqi vice- President Taha Yassin Ramadan. Syria-Iraq, Politics, 1/30/2001 - WHO delegation in Iraq over depleted uranium issue Iraq, Politics, 1/30/2001
- The US and the Iraqi opposition
Well- informed sources at the Iraqi opposition told the Saudi daily al-Watan issued on Monday that high ranking officials at the US President George Bush administration started their contacts with selected figures from the Iraqi opposition to be acquainted with the observation on the performance of the former US administration in dealing with the Iraqi file. Iraq-USA, Politics, 1/30/2001 - Syrian- Iraqi talks on waters, housing issues
Deputy chairman of the revolution's leadership council in Iraq, Izzat Ibrahim has stressed " Baghdad's care to develop and strengthen relations " with Damascus in all fields. He explained that Iraq wants to make use, especially " from the Syrian efforts" in the areas of agriculture and irrigation. Iraq-Syria, Economics, 1/29/2001 - Iraqi refugees return back home from Saudi Arabia
Some 38 Iraq refugees returned back last week to their country in the framework of the voluntary return back program supervised by the UNHCR for the Iraqi refugees affairs in Saudi Arabia. Iraq-Saudi Arabia, Politics, 1/29/2001 - Syria, Turkey, and Iraq and the water issue still a problem
The officials in Syria, and Iraq are to hold talks to arrange the distribution of the waters of the Euphrates among them. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 1/29/2001