Iraq Council Wants Control of Oil, a Say on Troops BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq (news - web sites)'s U.S.-appointed Governing Council welcomed Tuesday a draft U.N. resolution to formally end the U.S.-led occupation, but insisted Iraqis should control oil revenues and have the right to ask foreign troops to leave.
The head of the Council, which is to give way to a caretaker government when Washington transfers sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30, said the final U.N. resolution outlining that handover must guarantee those rights. "The draft resolution is positive on many points, but there are some points that we hope to see revised in the interest of the Iraqi people and sovereignty," Sheikh Ghazi al-Yawar told reporters in Baghdad. The United States asked the United Nations (news - web sites) to endorse its handover of power on June 30 to a "sovereign" Iraqi government but proposed U.S. forces there be allowed to "take all measures" to keep order and set no date for them to leave. "We as Iraqis see the necessity of the presence of forces," Yawar said, when asked about the status of foreign forces. "But in the period to come want to have the right to ask that these forces leave if we deem that to be in the best interests of the country," he said. He also said Iraqis must have control of revenue from the country's oil sales, which are now conducted by the U.S.-led occupation authority. Proceeds go to the Development Fund for Iraq, an account subject to international oversight. The draft resolution proposes putting that fund in Iraqi hands with continued international oversight, a step Yawar said was short of the demand advanced by a range of Iraqi politicians for full control of the sales and revenue. "There is progress. Iraq was previously an observer and now participates, but we hope to control this fund," he said. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Yahoo! Domains - Claim yours for only $14.70 http://us.click.yahoo.com/Z1wmxD/DREIAA/yQLSAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. www.arsip.da.ru *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Lihat arsip sebelumnya, www.ppi-india.da.ru; 4. Posting: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 7. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
