VOL. XL No. 1728-April-1997

IRAQ

Iraq Determined To Come Clean On Weapons ThisYear, Says Al-Qaysi

Iraq intends to provide the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) with all informationnecessary on weapons of mass destruction (WMD) by the end of this year,according to Dr. Riyadh al-Qaysi, Undersecretary of the Ministry of ForeignAffairs. In comments made to reporters in New York on 15 April, theIraqi official stated: "What we know is that we should complete andfinalize the work on our commitments, and...