-Caveat Lector- >From ArabicNews.CoM Khatami: US-British campaign against Iraq is an international conspiracy Iran, Politics, 12/30/98 Iranian President Muhammad Khatami has strongly criticized the recent US-British military campaign against Iraq and described it as an "international conspiracy." He asserted the importance of maintaining closer cooperation among the region's countries for "ensuring their security by their own means." Khatami's statements were expressed during his meeting with the new Qatari ambassador to Iran, Hussein al-Dawsari. The Iranian President did not hide his criticism of the "carelessness shown by certain countries" toward the "drastic collapse in oil prices." He called upon the oil-producing and exporting countries, especially those in the region, to cooperate in order to take "a firm position to withstand this situation." ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Iraqi delegate at AL: Delay in foreign ministers meeting reflect internal conflict in Arab states Iraq, Politics, 12/30/98 Sultan El-Shawi, Iraqi's new delegate at the Arab League, stated that delaying the meeting of the Arab foreign ministers to January 24 revealed that there is a gap between public opinion and that adopted by Arab officials. He said that the official Arab position "must express what was expressed by the Arab people." He added that Iraq renewed its demands after the US - British attacks earlier this month, reinforcing the importance of severely condemning this attack as well as the importance of lifting the siege and paying compensation for the damage caused by these attacks. He added that Iraq will not recognize the no-fly zones imposed in northern and southern Iraq. Sultan urged the Arab states on backing Iraq in this demand because it is a part of the Arab nation and this could happen to any other Arab state. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Baghdad condemns postponement of Arab foreign ministers meeting Regional, Politics, 12/30/98 Iraq has officially condemned the Arab league decision to postpone up to next January 24 the Arab foreign ministers meeting which was scheduled last week. A spokesman for the Iraqi foreign affairs ministry termed the decision as "a dangerous precedent" violating the league's functioning rules. "It is a dangerous precedent because no Arab league meeting has ever been canceled or deferred in the past due to the refusal of a minority of its members," the spokesman said. The Arab League has justified the postponement by the request made in this regard by three countries of the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council. Iraqi media condemned the postponement, which it said, was ordered by Washington to absorb the Arab people's anger triggered by the US-British missile strikes. Previous Stories: Iraqi no-fly zones see a second clash as Iraq assert it downed a US plane 12/30/98 Iraqi delegate at AL: Delay in foreign ministers meeting reflect internal conflict in Arab states 12/30/98 Jordan pharmacists to ship medicines to Iraq 12/30/98 Special meeting for the GCC states in Riad 12/30/98 >From the archives, important stories for understanding the Iraqi situation: Capitulation by Iraq or conflict to come? 2/26/98 Elements of the solution to the Iraqi crisis 2/20/98 The coming war between Iraq and Iran 2/17/98 The failure of US foreign policy in Iraq 2/10/98 Dissecting US sanctions: The domestic politics 1/28/98 Clinton's argument on Iraq demands an Arab answer 1/27/98 Turkish - Syrian - Iraqi dispute over water 12/8/97 Iraqi crisis disturbs black gold markets 12/3/97 Albright's tour fails to gain support from Gulf states 11/19/97 Iraqi crisis: between United Nations and United States 11/17/97 Israel security and Iraq crisis with Egypt center stage 11/15/97 Arabs dance to American foreign interest music 10/4/97 Ethnic divides in the Arab world 9/16/97 After being permitted to export oil for food, Iraq uses oil to achieve political goals 9/1/97 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ A<>E<>R The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. -Marcel Proust + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. section 107, this material is distributed without charge or profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving this type of information for non-profit research and educational purposes only. 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