Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 22

31-May-2004

The Political Scene (31 May 2004)

The US has submitted a draft resolution on Iraq to the Security Council which threatens to revive familiar differences within the international community. As the 30 June deadline for the transfer of sovereignty approaches, US and British officials have been trying without much success - to explain the relationship between the interim Iraqi government and coalition forces. A deal has been reached to end the...