Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 6/24/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of June 24, 2002
- Al-Rai al-Am: Russia refuse striking Iraq
The director of the Middle East department at the Russian foreign ministry Mikhael Bughdanov renewed his country's total rejection to US striking Iraq., stressing that such a strike will have catastrophic results on the Iraqi people and all countries in the region. Iraq-Russia, Politics, 6/29/2002 - Iraq accuses Iran of violating cease fire agreement
Iraq has accused Iran of committing 41 cease- fire violations between the two countries and the Tehran agreement for the buffer Zone signed between the two countries during a three months period. Iraq-Iran, Politics, 6/29/2002 - American reinforcement in Turkey for striking Iraq; Baghdad: dialogue with the UN will not bring back the inspectors
The Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri has announced that the expected dialogue between Iraq and the UN will not discuss the return back of the UN inspectors, but will concentrate on "implementing obligations set by the UN," while the US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said the US is proceeding in its way to get rid off President Saddam Hussein. Iraq-USA, Politics, 6/28/2002