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Defense Minister: Iraq Needs Iran's
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8.7.2005
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Defense Minister: Iraq Needs Iran's Support
(Al-Ittihad)
The Defense Minister said yesterday on his visit to
Iran that Iraq bears no hostility to any of its
neighboring states and wants stability and security
in the region. He added that Iraq needed Tehran's
support and cooperation to achieve this goal. The
two countries will sign a memorandum of
understanding to open new scopes of collaboration
between them. The Iranian defense minister said the
people of the region look hopefully to Iraq to live
peacefully with its neighbours.
(Al-Ittihad is published daily by the Patriotic
Union of Kurdistan.)
Constitution Committee Meets Sunnis, Discuss
Disagreements
(Baghdad)
Humam Hamoudi, head of the committee to draft the
constitution, said rapid and intensive meetings are
underway with Sunni Arabs regarding possible
disagreements. The meetings are meant to prevent a
delay in the drafting of the constitution. He added
the draft will be done with by August 1, as was
decided earlier. He said they have agreed on many
issues but there are still some contentious points,
like federalism and the authority granted to the
region's rulers.
(Baghdad is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi
National Accord.)
Visitors From Syria Tested for AIDS
(Al-Sabah)
(Al-Sabah) The Health Ministry has taken preventive
measures on the Syrian border to control the entry
of Syrians and other Arabs infected with AIDS after
the Syrian Health Ministry revealed 341 new cases.
The Health Ministry, in collaboration with the
Interior Ministry, has taken steps to prevent the
entry of any infected visitors, like checking
passports and making sure they are free from
communicable diseases.
(Al-Sabah is a daily independent publicly owned
newspaper.)
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