Syria won’t send troops to Iraq

publisher: DAWN

Publishing date: 2003-10-25

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DAMASCUS, Oct 25: Syria will not send any troops to Iraq, Syrian Vice President Abdul Halim Khaddam said on Saturday following a meeting with a visiting Iraqi delegation.

“No Arab country will participate in sending troops to Iraq,” Mr Khaddam told a news conference after his meeting with the delegation consists of Iraqi party and tribal representatives.

Mr Khaddam said Syria would support the Iraqi people to get out of its crisis because “the crisis that has inflicted Iraq is the crisis of all the Arab nation”.

“All Arab countries should support the Iraqi people to restore their sovereignty and to restore its natural right within the Arab and international frameworks,” Mr Khaddam added.

Mr Khaddam admitted there were Iraqi assets held in Syrian banks but declined to provide details.

Mr Khaddam said he believed Iraqis would avoid any racial conflicts because they know that internal conflicts will hinder end to the US occupation.

 

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