VOL. XXXVI

NO. 48

30-AUGUST-1993

IRAQ

Russian Economic Team Signs Agreements With Iraq; Moscow ExpressesSurprise

A Russian economic delegation went to Baghdad earlier this month for thefirst time since the Gulf war and signed three agreements amidst denials andcriticisms from the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The agreements, signedon 5 August, between Mr. Oleg Davidov, Under Secretary of the Russian Ministryof External Economic Relations, and Mr. 'Adnan 'Abd al-Majid, Under Secretary ofthe...