Tuesday, 15 December, 2020 - 09:00
Former Secretary-General of the Arab League, Amr Moussa and former Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri Al-Hadithi in Baghdad, 2002 - Getty Images Naji Sabri Al-Hadithi Former Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri al-Hadithi commented on the memoirs of former Secretary-General of the Arab League Amr Mouss that were published by Asharq Al-Awsat. Al-Hadithi clarifies in the below text a number of issues:
In the memoirs of the former Secretary-General of the Arab League Mr. Amr Moussa, published in your newspaper on Dec. 7, 2020, there were a number of misleading points regarding his visit to Iraq on January 18, 2002, and other matters related to the crisis in the relationship between Iraq and the United Nations at the time.
The Russian S-400 missile defense system. (Photo: Archive)
WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – The US has warned Iraq against purchasing Russian military equipment, following the visit late last month of Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, to Moscow.
Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, R. Clarke Cooper, speaking to reporters on Tuesday, suggested that if Iraq were to buy Russian military equipment, the US was likely to impose sanctions on the country.
Provision for such a penalty is enshrined in a 2017 US law known as CAATSA Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. It prescribes economic sanctions for countries buying Russian or Chinese military equipment.