Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. XLVII

No 27

05-July-2004

The Political Scene ( 5 July 2004)

The US has transferred sovereignty to Iraqs interim government, a move which has met with a guarded reception regionally. The US has also opened a liaison office in Tripoli as relations with Libya improve.

Sovereignty Transferred

By all accounts, the transfer of sovereignty to Iraq on 28 June two days early, for security reasons was a low-key, almost furtive affair which took place behind closed doors...