Russian Communist Party Raps US-British Raids on Iraq

Russian Communist Party Chairman Gennady Zyuganov here on Wednesday denounced the latest US- British air strikes against Iraq as "brutal attacks," the state-run Middle East News Agency (MENA) reported.

Zyuganov, who arrived here in the day for a visit, said that the world community should take measures to end the suffering of the sanction-stricken Iraqi people.

"We, as a Russian popular leftist bloc, have expressed our view on the issue. The party convened on Saturday to strongly condemn the US-British attacks and call on the Russian government to work towards the lifting of the embargo on Iraq," he said.

The UN imposed economic sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait in 1990.

Zyuganov will hold talks with Egypt's People's Assembly (parliament) Speaker Ahmed Fathi Sorour to discuss the latest developments in the Mideast peace process and ways of enhancing bilateral ties.

US and British warplanes Friday night bombed Iraqi communications and air defense targets in the south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, killing two civilians and injuring 20 others.

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