VOL. XL

No. 47

24-November-1997

IRAQ

Geneva Meeting Leaves Open The Decision On Iraq's Oil-For-FoodProgram

The Russian initiative in holding a meeting of the foreign ministers of the fivepermanent members of the Security Council in the early hours of 20 November has resulted,among other things, in Iraq's invitation to the UN weapons inspectors to returnimmediately and unconditionally, a halt to possible US and UK military action againstIraq, and the launching of an intensive diplomatic campaign...