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| Moscow to seek to have humanitarian program for Iraq resumed |
| 2003-04-02 |
| http://www.moscowtimes.ru/doc/HotNews.html#36708 Interfax. Wednesday, Apr. 2, 2003, 6:41 PM Moscow Time MOSCOW. April 2 (Interfax) - Moscow intends to seek to have the UN humanitarian program Oil-for-Food fully resumed, with the interests of Russian exporters met as far as possible. Donât forget the hopeful importers (of oil)! "The Russian Foreign Ministry, pursuing comprehensive efforts on returning the situation surrounding Iraq onto the political settlement path under UN auspices as soon as possible, intends to seek to have the humanitarian program fully resumed, with the interests of its foreign participants, including, naturally, Russian exporters as well, taken into account as much as possible," reads a Russian Foreign Ministry statement obtained by Interfax on Wednesday. âJust because we refused to back you is no reason to turn churlish.â In connection with the situation surrounding the UN humanitarian program for Iraq and the passage of UN Security Council resolution 1472 on its temporary technical adjustment, the Russian Foreign Ministry hosted a meeting with representatives from a number of Russian companies involved in the humanitarian program. The Russian exporters were thoroughly briefed on priority measures taken by the UN to enforce resolution 1472. These measures are aimed at "securing the most urgent needs of the Iraqi population and preventing the piling up of new problems in implementing the What about âNot being blown up by your leader for disagreeingâ? How far did the UN go towards meeting that urgent need? |
| Posted by:Tadderly |
| #5 This is nothing more than a ruse to divert people's attention from the fact that Russia was one of the top suppliers (if not THE top supplier) of arms to ol' Saddy. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-02 21:24:29 |
| #4 There's that $40bil sitting in escrow in France. Looks like the vultures are circling . |
| Posted by: john 2003-04-02 19:26:01 |
| #3 Apparently for the French and Russians, it's all about the cash. I say, let them in, as long as they can be paid in Iraqi dinars. Not the new ones that will be printed soon, but the "classic" version.....the ones with Saddam's picture on them. Rossiya, tebya nye yeboot, ti nye podmakhivai! (sorry, no cyrillic on this keyboard....."Russia, mind your own f***ing business!") |
| Posted by: Former Russian Major 2003-04-02 18:38:32 |
| #2 And the point of "Oil for Food" was?... And since Sammy's drawing flies?... That's right. No more program. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-04-02 16:03:31 |
| #1 This adds to the long history of compassion from that part of the world... |
| Posted by: Rawsnacks 2003-04-02 16:03:14 |