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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8645

14 February 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto
Iraqi observers at WTO - examination of Iranian request

Brussels, 13/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has granted Iraq observer status. The decision - reached by consensus - was taken by the representatives of the 146 in Geneva in the context of the General Council this week (see EUROPE of 12 February). "It's done. They have agreed", Keith Rockwell, press spokesman for the institution, announced on Wednesday. Ahmad al-Mukhtar, the Iraqi official who took part in the session, welcomed this "important step toward Iraq's...

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