Ba'ath leader visits Hamzah

Ba'ath leader visits Hamzah

JAKARTA: The chairman of the Ba'ath Iraqi socialist party paid
a courtesy call on Vice President Hamzah Haz on Wednesday to
disclose the sufferings of Iraqis in the war on terrorism, which
is targeting the country and its surroundings.

During his visit to Indonesia, Comrade Latief Nsaif Jasim will
also meet with leaders of political parties in the country to
convey the same message.

Jasim claimed that Iraq remained solid despite the
international sanctions imposed on the country. He also said his
country no longer harbored weapons of mass destruction as the
U.S. and its allies suspected.

Later in the day, Jasim and his seven-member entourage held
talks with Golkar Party executives. Golkar deputy chairman Theo
Sambuaga said the party supported Iraq's demand that the UN lift
the 12-year-old embargo imposed on the Arab state. -- JP