VOL. XXXIX

No. 30

22-April-1996

IRAQ

Iraq And UNSCOM Agree To Accelerate Disarmament Process

Mr. Rolf Ekeus, head of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM), told a press conference in Baghdad on 19 April that Iraq and the UN had agreed to accelerate the disarmament process and to tackle the remaining weapons issues with a view to resolving outstanding problems blocking the total lifting of Iraqi sanctions in accordance with resolution 687, article 22. The Swedish diplomat did not elaborate...