Zambia's Former President in Iraq for Talks with Saddam

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Zambia's Former President in Iraq for Talks with Saddam

Zambia's former president Kenneth Kaunda is in Iraq for private talks with President Saddam Hussein, according to a news release from Kaunda's office Wednesday.

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Zambia's former president Kenneth Kaunda is in Iraq for private talks with President Saddam Hussein, according to a news release from Kaunda's office Wednesday.

Kaunda, who was welcomed by Iraqi's Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz in Baghdad, arrived as tension recedes on the threat of possible military strike by the United States on allegations of having potential to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, said the news release.

It said Kaunda will discuss with Saddam Hussein issues relating to the current wrangles with the United States.

Iraq has in line with the United Nations Security Council demands and bowed to pressure to allow weapons inspectors into the country to investigate the US allegations without any conditions.

In 1991, when Kaunda was still Zambian president, he was one of the last heads of state to visit Iraq before the United States led allied forces in desert storm against Iraq in Kuwait.

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