Iraqi Deputy PM Visits Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

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Iraqi Deputy PM Visits Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco

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Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tareq Aziz on Saturday embarked a visit to Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco to rally support from these Arab countries to avert any possible attacks from the United States.

The official Iraqi News Agency (INA) said Aziz began the visit in the capacity of being an envoy of President Saddam Hussein, without elaborating.

Izzat Ibrahim, vice chairman of Iraq's decision-making Revolutionary Command Council, visited Jordan, Syria and Lebanon earlier this week as an envoy of Saddam.

Iraq's diplomatic drive came ahead of the annual Arab summit due in Beirut, Lebanon from March 27-28, during which Iraq hopes the summit to take a unified stand against U.S. attacks against Iraq.

U.S. President George W. Bush has branded Iraq as part of an " axis of evil" and strongly warned that Iraq might become the next target of the U.S.-led war on terrorism.

U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is currently visiting the Mideast region to drum up support for the U.S.-led war against terrorism as well as destroying Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

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