27 October 1995 SG/SM/5802
SECRETARY-GENERAL MEETS WITH IRAQ'S VICE-PRESIDENT 19951027The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman For Secretary- General Boutros Boutros-Ghali:The Secretary-General met today with the Vice-President of Iraq, Taha M. Marouf. The meeting, which lasted 40 minutes, was almost totally devoted to a discussion of the current situation in Iraq and Security Council resolution 986 (1995). The Secretary-General, as he had in the past meetings with Iraqi officials, urged the Government to accept resolution 986 and begin negotiations on its implementation. The Vice-President reviewed for the Secretary-General the problems his Government had with the resolution. He did, however, state that he would relay the Secretary-General's message to his leadership. The Vice-President also congratulated the Secretary-General on the great success of the fiftieth anniversary commemorative session.
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