Kim
05-28-2005, 07:40 PM
May 17, 2005
Abdal Mahdi interview on debt
Aside from the Paris Club debts, he gave the figure of $18bn for commercial claims and $51bn for GCC claims, though he stressed these figures are not final, audited or documented but just represent what the creditors are demanding. He added that CitiBank and Morgan Stanley have been
appointed as Iraq's financial representatives and advisers for this issue.
He then said that Iraq would soon start talks with the Gulf countries about its debts to them "after we found that these countries have the desire to resolve this issue with Iraq to help it move economically towards the future. We felt this at several of the direct meetings we had with these fraternal countries' officials."
Also:
April 11, 2005
US announces meeting in June on debt ^top^
Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan reports that former US Ambassador to Kuwait Richard Jones announced that a Middle East meeting will take place in June to discuss ways to reduce Iraq's debt by 80%.
Kuwaiti Foreign Min comments ^top^
Kuwait newspaper Al-Anbaa reports that Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad says cancellation of Iraqi debts lies in the hands of Kuwait's parliament and the Paris Club of donor nations.
June is almost here!
http://www.jubileeiraq.org/blog/
Abdal Mahdi interview on debt
Aside from the Paris Club debts, he gave the figure of $18bn for commercial claims and $51bn for GCC claims, though he stressed these figures are not final, audited or documented but just represent what the creditors are demanding. He added that CitiBank and Morgan Stanley have been
appointed as Iraq's financial representatives and advisers for this issue.
He then said that Iraq would soon start talks with the Gulf countries about its debts to them "after we found that these countries have the desire to resolve this issue with Iraq to help it move economically towards the future. We felt this at several of the direct meetings we had with these fraternal countries' officials."
Also:
April 11, 2005
US announces meeting in June on debt ^top^
Kuwaiti newspaper Al-Watan reports that former US Ambassador to Kuwait Richard Jones announced that a Middle East meeting will take place in June to discuss ways to reduce Iraq's debt by 80%.
Kuwaiti Foreign Min comments ^top^
Kuwait newspaper Al-Anbaa reports that Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad says cancellation of Iraqi debts lies in the hands of Kuwait's parliament and the Paris Club of donor nations.
June is almost here!
http://www.jubileeiraq.org/blog/