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To: wallstreeter who wrote (506)	9/29/1998 8:15:00 PM
From: SOROS	of 1151

Reuters UNITED NATIONS, New York - Iraq's deputy prime minister, Tariq Aziz, on Monday refused to lift his ban on intrusive UN arms inspections, saying Baghdad should not be asked to make concessions before a comprehensive review of its relations with the United Nations takes place. ''The idea that Iraq should do this or that concession before the comprehensive review takes place is not legal and is not logical,'' he said after a meeting with the UN secretary-general, Kofi Annan. Mr. Aziz, who arrived over the weekend, discussed with Mr. Annan a ''comprehensive review'' of Iraq's relations with the United Nations proposed by the UN chief and Security Council members. But the council insists that Iraq rescind its decision not to cooperate with the inspectors before any review. Iraq suspended inspections by UN arms experts on Aug. 5, prompting the council on Sept. 9 to stop its periodic reviews of the sanctions until Baghdad reversed its stand. In response, Iraq has threatened to break off all cooperation with the inspectors, including closing down arms monitoring systems, until the council rescinds its resolution. Mr. Aziz said Mr. Annan made a series of proposals and that a ''meeting of the minds is close.'' But asked specifically about lifting the Aug. 5 ban, he said: ''Don't limit it to that very narrow question. We are discussing a much wider issue - what has been achieved in seven-and-a-half years and what the Security Council has to do in the course of lifting the sanctions. ''Therefore the idea that Iraq should do this or that concession before the comprehensive review takes place is not legal and is not logical,'' Mr. Aziz said, adding that he would meet Mr. Annan again by the end of the week.

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