URGENT / UN lifts Iraq sanctions

[Shadowhawk]

URGENT / UN lifts Iraq sanctions

December 15, 2010 - 08:24:06

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden said on Wednesday that the United Nations Security Council decided to cancel all sanctions imposed on Iraq after invading Kuwait in 1990.

The council also voted to return control of Iraq’s oil and natural gas revenue to the government on June 30, 2011, and to terminate all remaining activities of the oil-for-food program which ran from 1996-2003 and helped ordinary Iraqis cope with sanctions.

The council said it recognized “the positive developments in Iraq and that the situation now … is significantly different from that which existed” after Saddam’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. It also recognized “the importance of Iraq achieving international standing equal to that which it held” prior to the invasion.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Wednesday’s meeting of the Security Council was “a historic session” since it ends an international embargo imposed on Iraq because of the wars started by Saddam’s regime.

Before the vote, Zebari called the lifting of the sanctions “the biggest political accomplishment for Iraq.”

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139814

[Freedom Biz]

Thanks for your contribution, Shadowhawk. Lots of these types of reports coming in. This is big news and it's good to see that it's getting the widespread coverage it deserves.

[tkc]

Thanks for the post Shadowhawk, a BIG step towards RVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV!!!!!!!!!!!!

[rick_jb]

Thanks for the post. GO RV

[pureau79]

URGENT / UN lifts Iraq sanctions

http://en.aswataliraq.info/?p=139814

Excellent post. A tidbit and a link. Thanks.

[eileen]

Thank you for the post!! Let's pray they RI/RV their currency now.

[Shadowhawk]

Everything we have been waiting for is immanent, and we need to start preparing. Better dust out those wallets and pocket books and get those cob webs out so they can be used as they were intended. GO RV!!!!!

[MovieMaker]

Whoohoo!

[m&mvs3]

This is so fantastic!!!! Now let's see the currency become tradeable or is that part of the RV?

[Shadowhawk]

This is so fantastic!!!! Now let's see the currency become tradeable or is that part of the RV?

Yes it is part of the RV.

[RockyUSA]

Fantastic.....Can you say RV time.