Arabic News Weekly Edition for Iraq, 7/1/2002
Weekly Edition, Iraq - Week of July 1, 2002
- Turkey denies deployment of American troops on border with Iraq Turkey-Iraq, Politics, 7/5/2002
- Annan, Sabri express satisfaction over preliminary talks
The Secretary General of the UN Kofi Annan and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri expressed "their satisfaction" over the preliminary talks which started in Vienna on Thursday morning concerning the return of the UN inspectors in charge of dismantling mass destruction weapons to Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/5/2002 - Indian business delegation to visit Iraq
A high-powered 50-member delegation, led by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI), will visit Iraq for enhancing business relations and have negotiations on larger allocation for wheat, rice and sugar Iraq-India, Economics, 7/5/2002 - Iran, Turkey: Iraq's territorial integrity essential for regional stability
The spokesman for the Turkish foreign ministry Hussein Deir Bouz has stressed that protecting the unity and sovereignty of the Iraqi territories is a basic precondition for the future of Iraq and regional stability. Iraq-Regional, Politics, 7/4/2002 - UN secretary general arrives in Vienna to hold talks with Iraq's Sabri
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan arrived on Wednesday in Vienna to hold talks with the Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri. Iraq, Politics, 7/4/2002 - Iraqi army officer to confer in London
Iraqi opposition members said on Wednesday that some 70 former army officer in the Iraqi army opposing the Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be meeting in London as from July 12 in order to discuss the possibility of toppling Hussein and to discuss the role played by the army in establishing democracy in Iraq. Iraq, Politics, 7/4/2002 - Iraq denounces the Free Europe radio
The Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri has denounced the programs broadcast by the "Free Europe radio" broadcast to Iraq, stressing that these programs constitute an act against Iraq. Iraq-USA, Politics, 7/4/2002 - Annan, Sabri discuss possibility of ending sanctions on Iraq
The spokesman said that the leader of the Austrian "Freedom party" Yurg Haider received the Iraqi minister, who expressed that the support of Iraq's friends in Austria will improve the process of negotiations with the UN. Iraq, Politics, 7/3/2002 - Morocco rejects any aggression against Iraq; free trade agreement sought
Morocco rejects any aggression against Iraq, Moroccan prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi, said in Rabat Saturday, stressing that it will remain constant in its support to the Iraqi and Palestinian peoples Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 7/2/2002 - Jordan denies the existence of American forces to strike Iraq
The Jordanian Minister of Information who is the official spokesman for the Jordanian government Muhammad al-Edwan has denied categorically the information quoted by the Lebanese daily Assafir on that there are American forces in Jordan in preparations for carrying out military operations against Iraq. Jordan-Iraq, Politics, 7/1/2002 - Syrian- Iraqi agreement to found 7 companies
The Syrian Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade Ghassan al- Refai said in statements last month that Iraq and Syria agreed to found seven companies in various fields and that two of these companies have become operational. Syria-Iraq, Economics, 7/1/2002 - Iraqi-Turkish joint committee meets in Baghdad
The Iraqi- Turkish talks held in the context of meetings of the joint committee on means of developing multifaceted bilateral cooperation started on Sunday in Baghdad. Iraq-Turkey, Politics, 7/1/2002