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IRAQ SANCTIONS MONITOR Number 381
Tuesday December 11 2001
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POPE RENEWS APPEAL FOR IRAQI EMBARGO TO BE LIFTED
Excerpt from report in English by Italian news agency ANSA web site
Vatican City, 11 December: Pope John Paul II today renewed his call for the embargo against Iraq to be lifted, saying that a fast-for-peace day later this week would also be dedicated to the plight of the Iraqi people.
In a speech to a delegation of bishops belonging to the Chaldean Church, the Pope said he would pray to God to assist the Iraqi people and "open the hearts of men to the sufferings unjustly inflicted on many of their brothers".
He said the fast for peace, to be held on Friday [14 December], would draw the Church "closer to those who suffer" because it would be sharing the experiences of those deprived of food. He said he would appeal to God to "open the minds and hearts of world leaders to work to restore just and lasting peace in that region and end the threats against the people and their wellbeing".
The pope, in proclaiming December 14 a day of fasting and prayer for peace, invited the faithful of all religions to take part...
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