VOL. XLI

No. 23

8-June-1998

IRAQ

Anbari Says UNSCOM Work Would Lead To Deadlock

Dr. Abd al-Amir al-Anbari, Iraq's ambassador to UNESCO, said on 18 May that should Iraqdecide that the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) operations will remain open-ended and willnot lead to any conclusion, then "a deadlock would be inevitable." Dr. Anbari,Iraq's former ambassador to the UN and chief negotiator of the MOU for the oil-for-foodprogram, told a seminar on "Arab Oil and Diplomacy: Towards the 21stCentury"...