Vietnamese Delegation in Iraq for Promotion of RelationsA large, high-level delegation of Vietnam arrived here on Friday by a direct flight for a three- day visit aimed at promoting the bilateral relations, especially in trade.This was the first flight to carry a delegation from Vietnam to Iraq in a decade, during which Baghdad has been under international air embargo triggered by its invasion of Kuwait in 1990. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Cong Tan said upon arrival of his 100-member delegation that he would hold talks with Iraqi officials on ways of boosting bilateral relations. Nguyen added that he brought a letter from Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong to Iraqi President Saddam Hussein on developing bilateral relations. He reiterated Vietnam's call for the lifting of the decade-old sanctions imposed on Iraq by the United Nations Security Council after its invasion of Kuwait. Iraq and Vietnam maintain good relations. A senior Vietnamese official visited Baghdad last June and signed an agreement on increasing cooperation in the oil, agricultural and trade sectors. |
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