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> ________________________________________________________________________ > > TUE FEB 15 2000 08:02 P.M. G.M.T. > UAE president calls for end to sanctions against Iraq > ABU DHABI, Feb 15 (AFP) - The President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh > Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan, called Tuesday for an end to UN sanctions > against Iraq, because of the suffering imposed on the ordinary people, the > official WAM news agency reported. > "Where are the famous human rights the West is so fond of preaching, when > the Iraqi people have been suffering from the embargo and the continuing > sanctions for years?" said Sheikh Zayed, during a meeting with his Algerian > counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika. > Diplomatic relations between Abu Dhabi and Baghdad have been frozen since > the 1991 Gulf War, but the UAE is one of the main suppliers of humanitarian > aid to Iraq, and has frequently called for sanctions to be lifted. > Sheikh Zayed and Bouteflika also discussed the situation in the Middle East > and stressed "the need to hold an Arab summit as soon as possible." > Bouteflika informed Sheikh Zayed about the latest developments in Algeria, > and his government's efforts to end violence and terrorism there. > Bouteflika arrived in Abu Dhabi earlier Tuesday from Amman on the latest leg > of a foreign trip which had already taken him to Saudi Arabia. He is due to > travel on to Thailand. > > Copyright (c) 2000, AFP > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi