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Iraq urges UN to lift sanctions ===================== Xinhuanet 2002-07-19 02:57:45 LAGOS, July 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The Iraqi government has called on the United Nations to lift the sanctions imposed on the Arab country, the News Agency of Nigeria reported Thursday. The agency quoted Iraqi ambassador to Nigeria Sabah Omran as saying that it is unjust to retain the sanctions after Iraq has met the conditions the UN demands. The UN imposed sanctions on Iraq in 1990 after the Iraqi troopsinvaded its tiny neighbor Kuwait. Omran said the sanctions have led to the death of millions of Iraqis, especially children, and the destruction of Iraq's infrastructure. The overall economic sanctions have created enormous damage in all social spheres of life in Iraq, resulting in a "blatant violation of the most basic human rights of the people, the right of life, to health and good living condition," he said. The Iraqi ambassador also criticized the imposition of "no-fly-zone" by the United States and Britain, saying that action is not backed any UN resolution. The aim of the continuation of the economic sanctions and the imposition of the "no-fly-zone" and the continuous military bombardment of Iraq is to disintegrate Iraq's social infrastructure and partition it, he said. "Iraq is therefore looking forward to seeing or hearing from its friends and hoping that they would intervene with a view to convincing the governments of the US and Britain to see the need for the UN to lift its sanctions, he added. Enditem --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
