VOL. XXXIX

No. 4

23-October-1995

UAE

Zayid Calls For The Lifting Of Sanctions Against Iraq

UAE President Shaikh Zayid ibn Sultan Al Nuhayyan on 15 October called for the lifting of sanctions against Iraq, saying that the suffering of the Iraqi people must be brought to an end. Shaikh Zayid said that Iraqi President Saddam Husain "is one man who committed mistakes. But who now is paying the price? More than 18mn Iraqis who are exposed to famine and deprivation. How can one accept the...