Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 23

07-June-2004

IRAQ

New Iraqi Leadership To Focus On Security; Ghadhban Appointed Oil Minister

The main mission of Iraqi President Ghazi al-Yawar and Prime Minister Ayad 'Alawi is to restore safety and security, according to statements made at the inauguration ceremony in Baghdad on 1 June. Dr 'Alawi has spent the last two decades in the opposition, focusing mainly on security matters, and has close contacts with Western and Arab intelligence agencies....