VOL. XXXIII

NO. 30

30-APRIL-1990

Iraq

US Administration Opposes Economic Sanctions Against Iraq

The US administration opposes congressional efforts to impose economicsanctions against Iraq at the present time, according to Mr. John Kelly,Assistant Secretary of State for Middle Eastern Affairs, in a statement on 26April to the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.The US official stated that "while we do not rule out appropriate responsesto recent actions by the...