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Source: Lexus Nexis Academic Universe Copyright 2000 Agence France Presse Agence France Presse February 16, 2000, Wednesday 2:16 AM, Eastern Time SECTION: International news LENGTH: 160 words HEADLINE: Arab League slams obstacles to Iraqi oil-for-food Programme DATELINE: CAIRO, Feb 16 BODY: The Arab League has demanded that the UN Security Council discuss obstacles imposed by Britain and the United States on the Iraqi oil-for-food programme, League secretary general for Arab affairs Ahmed ben Helli told reporters Wednesday. The resignation of two UN aid officials from their posts in Iraq "reflects a real breakdown in cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations," ben Helli said. He called on the Security Council to "find an adequate mechanism for the resumption of cooperation (with Iraq) according to a clear formula, acceptable to all parties". The UN's humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, Hans von Sponeck, and the representative of the World Food Programme Jutta Burghardt announced their resignations over the last week, criticising the continuation of sanctions imposed on Iraq since its invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. They said that sanctions were only hitting the population and not the Iraqi regime. deb/bfp/js LANGUAGE: ENGLISH LOAD-DATE: February 16, 2000 ----------------------------------------------- FREE! The World's Best Email Address @email.com Reserve your name now at http://www.email.com -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a discussion list run by the Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq For removal from list, email soc-casi-discuss-request@lists.cam.ac.uk Full archive and list instructions are available from the CASI website: http://welcome.to/casi