VOL. XXXVII

NO. 8

22-NOVEMBER-1993

Iraq

Tariq 'Aziz Faces Difficult Task In New York Despite French Support

The UN Security Council agreed unanimously during its periodic bimonthlyreview of the Iraqi sanctions, held on 18 November, to maintain thethree-year-old sanctions against Iraq because "the necessaryconditions" did not exist for modifying or lifting the embargo. The Councilmet against the background of allegations, which Iraq has denied, that it hasused chemical weapons against the people of...