ACCESSION NUMBER:00000

FILE ID:97080103.NNE

DATE:08/01/97

TITLE:01-08-97  TEXT: FOLEY STATEMENT ON HUMANITARIAN RELIEF FOR NORTHERN IRAQ



TEXT:

($4 million to be provided for relief projects) (220)



Washington -- "The United States, as part of its continuing commitment

to northern Iraq, has decided to provide $4 million for humanitarian

relief projects in that area," State Department Deputy Spokesman James

B. Foley announced August 1.



Following is the text of Foley's statement:



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The United States, as part of its continuing commitment to northern

Iraq, has decided to provide $4 million for humanitarian relief

projects in that area. The funds are intended to ameliorate the

exceptionally difficult humanitarian problems that exist in and around

the northern governorate of Sulaymaniyah. This contribution will

complement other relief efforts throughout the north by the United

States, U.N. agencies, the United Kingdom's Department for

International Development (DFID), the European Union, the Turkish Red

Crescent, non-governmental organizations, and local institutions.



The United States looks forward to continued cooperation with the U.N.

to ensure effective implementation of Security Council Resolutions 986

and 1111 throughout Iraq, including U.N.-administered programs to

address the exceptional humanitarian needs among vulnerable groups in

northern Iraq.



As with all its efforts concerning northern Iraq, the United States

will continue to respect the unity and territorial integrity of Iraq.



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