Opening of Iraq.
Opening of Iraq.
Babel.
In Bagdad our group have placed in hotel "Palestin",
Considered as the international.
Outside the hotel constructed under the project of Italian
Architect Dzhankarlo Bentsi (if I correctly transcribed
Surname from English) looks perfectly well and, in my opinion,
Is an ornament of Bagdad. Furniture of numbers (on the extreme
To measure of in what we lived) to the status of the international hotel hardly
Corresponds because of decrepitude.
However, there is a conditioner - and that is fine.
However structure of lodgers here - really international.
Or, if want more close to a subject, - Babylon. Except
Pilgrims from Pakistan and other Muslim countries, here was
Set of the people of quite European appearance.
In a hall sounded English, French, Italian, Swedish
Speech. Those days the thirteenth passed in the country already under the bill
International folklore festival "Babylon". It was
Surprising show - in an amphitheatre open-air in ancient
Babylon... It is a pity, that we managed to look only most a little.
By the way, is the loudest - literally - itself have declared
Georgians. They usurped an open platform in a courtyard
Our hotel and hours till two nights, having cut on full loudness
Sound, sang and danced. Only political correctness of other lodgers
Has helped to avoid scandals.
However, I think, that these bestseremennye concerts to improvement of an image
Georgia in eyes (is more exact, in ears) not to a smaller measure of half
Inhabitants of hotel did not promote.
However, we - not about Georgia, and about Iraq.
Apparently, the Iraq authorities on this festival did very much
The big rate. It was important to them to underline, that despite
Blockade and contrary to it the country is opened for the international contacts
At the most different levels. And other world, participating in the same
Festival or, for example, in Baghdad international fair,
Which will take place in November, thus, as though protests
Against blockade.
For the same reasons official Bagdad (about the relation to
Informal we already spoke to Russian journalists of Bagdad)
Gave to our visit directly special status. At us, as I already
Too spoke, meetings with the leading political have taken place
Country figures. And only clear aggravation of conditions has prevented
To similar contacts to vice-president Ramazanom and the vice-premier
Tarikom Aziz (though last has found a few time for
TV men and news agencies).
By the way, I will risk to come out with the assumption, that the Iraq authorities
Would be interested in similar journalistic landings from any
The countries. Behind an exception, maybe, the USA and England. Though, if
It will be allowed to me to give to them, the authorities, council, to Americans and
Englishmen too should show, in what has turned there is no time
The prospering country.
Without cadence with Americans.
Meanwhile, here and there the mode of sanctions gives treshchinki and cracks.
That at the airport of Bagdad will land the French plane with
Humanitarian mission (that, nevertheless, will displease
American gosdepa).
That messages on contacts of the Iraq authorities will filter into the press
And Italian power concern ENI. That Swiss
"Gnomes" will resolve
To use on the humanitarian purposes Iraq avuary, appear,
Tightly frozen in connection with blockade.
The U.N. program "Oil in exchange for the foodstuffs and
Medicines ", acceptances, we will remind in the end of 1996, has given
Possibility to the country to breathe.
But - through time.
Problem here that means gained by Iraq in frameworks
This program, does not suffice even on maintenance of the same the oil
The industries, not speaking, about it is essential necessary reconstruction
Crafts and oil refining manufactures. And, on some
To data, Iraq any more "does not choose" a quota on an oil recovery, resolved
To it within the limits of the program.
On the other hand, this year the Great Britain supported
The USA, the essence has offered the project so-called "clever sanctions",
Which consists in, that, having created round Iraq some kind of
Sanitary cordon not to admit in the country import of cars, the equipment
And mechanisms of "double technologies". And under "double technologies",
As is known, it is easily possible to bring everything, everything. For example,
The lorry can be used and for potato transportation, and for
Transportations of soldiers.
However, at whom good memory, can recollect, that the same
The Great Britain (together with the Netherlands) in June, 1999 have brought
In Security council of the United Nations a draught resolution directed on removal
Sanctions.
However it has been arranged by such conditions, that Iraq and Russia
Have counted their unacceptable. Now it is possible to assume, that
The British project represented no more than piarovskuju
The action, which purpose - to smooth a damage from American-British
Bombardments of Iraq in December, 1998, in which result,
First, innocent people were lost, secondly, from the country were
The international observers are sent. Which, by the way, despite
Provocative activity of the head of the special commission of the United Nations on
To disarmament of Iraq Richard Butler (and consisting, according to in
Iraq entirely from TSRUshnikov) so anything serious have found.
It is interesting, that the president of France Jacque Chirac at that time
Has unambiguously supported removal of sanctions: "It is necessary
To reconsider an interdiction for the reason, concerning position deterioration
The Iraq people - a victim of this interdiction ".
The Russian position is unambiguous also: if the weapon mass
Defeats in Iraq are not present, sanctions should be cancelled
Automatically. And the clever are especially unacceptable any "
Sanctions "even if they also provide list expansion
The goods resolved to import to Iraq. Any
They to Iraq will not bring simplification, has declared in the summer of this year
The ambassador of Russia in Bagdad Alexander Sheyin, at a meeting with us
Confirmed this position.
Russia, France and China in general name lawyers of Iraq. And
The role of the lawyer as we know, assumes active actions. But in
The world community there is a set of the countries sympathising Iraq,
Though, maybe, not so active, as three named. When
Americans have shown discontent with visit to Iraq the president
Venezuela Hugo Chavez, that, despite its huge dependence
The countries from Americans, has declared, that Venezuela is sovereign
The country which is not present business to the point of view of the USA. Even Kofi Annan
(Here who sensitively catches all messages going from the USA), and that
Is ready to begin negotiations with Iraq concerning cancellation of sanctions, and
- Without preliminary conditions.
So, as it is visible, the assumption, that has the right to a life in
"The Iraq question" the USA, the Great Britain and a number of their satellites go
Without cadence with the world community.
Problem, alas, that the world order is far and far from
Perfection if allows one countries to interfere in
Internal affairs of other countries.
And in this case we certainly deals with it
The phenomenon.
"Why you so despise us?".
- From the international legal point of view, Council resolutions
Safety, naturally, it is impossible to interfere with the internal
Affairs of the sovereign state, - Alexander Sheyin speaks, -
To dictate to it what usages and whom the population here should be
Should choose the president. But for Americans this question
Costs so - they frankly declare, that while here a mode
Saddam Hussein, they will not allow to remove the sanction from Iraq. It
Repeatedly sounded in statements of the American representatives.
In the beginning of October in Time article Lajzy Bejer has been published
"Anger roots" which begins with citing of one of
Slogans on demonstration in Pakistan: "Americans, reflect!
Why all world hates you? ".
All - everything, but the Arabian world - it is exact. And, as confirms
The author, "the pivotal source of this firm hatred to America -
The American foreign policy (read: intervention) on Near
The east ".
And this policy - a leitmotif coming through all article -
It is got abruptly mixed up on humiliation of Arabs as they consider, and "the double
Standards ".
"Why you so despise us - after all at us already was
Civilisation when all of you still lived in caves? "" We wish to understand:
You, Americans, - for human rights and freedom? Or it is the privilege
One people, but not others? "" Many Arabs and Moslems feel for
Itself of 10 centuries of great cultural achievements, which
Have ended with arrival of the European colonialism, - quotes
Lajza Bejer directors of the Center of musulmano-Christian dialogue
John Espozito's Dzhordzhtaunsky university. - Now they feel
Itself helpless. The West, they feel, looks at them as on
The anachronism also is interested only in their oil. Their feeling
Own advantage it is wounded ".
"We would admit this method - boycott by hunger - in the relation
Czechs, for example? ".
This emotional and together c that deep enough article
Once again confirms about what recently speak all
It is more and more: the West and, in particular, Americans have grown
Poisonous fruits of Islamic extremism, the Arabian nationalism and
Have poisoned with them. And even if they will catch or will destroy ben
Ladena, the situation in that world essentially will not change. If
The West will not change the relation to that world, in many respects
Not clear for us, that is why sometimes seeming to the hostile.
Remember, one week ago I told about how have met ours
Group in one of schools of Bagdad? We have asked one boy,
Almost the young man, serious, on eyes it is visible - able to think and
To argue, whether warming of relations of Iraq and America is possible?
No, he has responded resolutely.
However, through a tiny pause has added: "While". But today it
It is ready to battle for the native land and Saddam.
And if it is necessary, will battle.
The guy has told it somehow budnichno, without fanatical shine in
Eyes, but it is firm - once and for all.
In the Arabian language there is an expression similar to our proverb
"When in Rome do as the Romans do". But what to speak about
Thick-headed politicians, even if in our group, which,
It would seem, by definition should differ a width of views,
Tried to estimate that saw, proceeding from own
Representations how it should look.
"It is a lot of Saddam", - we considered, for example, noticing
The next image of the leader with a shovel or the automatic machine, with children or
Peasants, in a hat or jashmahe (a cape such, which we
arafatkoj named)... Well, can be, and it is a lot of. But, first,
Stalin, Khruschev and Brezhnev at us was not less, and secondly, not
Our this business. Also it is not necessary about notorious
Universal values. In Iraq it is exactly so much Saddam,
How much the people allow. Probably, in due course Iraqis will consider, that
Saddam in their country very much. I assure, that when they it
Will consider, Saddam at once there is less, and that, maybe, it
Will disappear at all.
But it will be their choice. The same as their choice is that
Saddam so long corrects this country, perfect and unfortunate.
Russia, unlike some other countries, in the relation with
Iraq starts with a reality, instead of any speculative schemes.
"At us and the USA exist serious disagreements in the relation
Iraq, - the ambassador of Russia in Iraq Alexander Sheyin speaks. - but for the sake of
The USA to refuse Iraq - and in this connection? ".
Perhaps, therefore here so treat kindly Russian? In
That number and at household level?
But, however, a little iskrenni assurances of the authorities of friendship with
Russia which we had heard plenty for ten days enough?
- I consider their sincere, - Alexander Sheyin responds to a question
"Joint venture". - Such course on development of friendship with Russia
Accurately results the country leaders. The population too tests
Liking to us because anybody is so resolute and
Consistently does not act on the party of Iraq in situations,
Similar to bombardments of its territory, in general on problems
Removals of sanctions. About it here know and on advantage estimate. In
Relations of our countries and basis strong, and dynamics high.
Therefore I in this plan the optimist, - have concluded the ambassador.
The Iraq oil goes... To America.
It is necessary to notice, that at all times and in all countries business in
The international relations always advanced politicians. And almost
Always forced them to agree between itself.
It is interesting, that the American companies constantly try
To get into Iraq and, in particular, to take part in realisation
Programs "Oil in exchange for the foodstuffs". Anyway, about
It the minister of trade Dr. Mohammed Mahdi Saleh spoke. But, knowing,
That directly it is impossible (while, at least), they it
Do through the third parties.
And here and at all the juicy fact about which the minister has told
Oil Amer Mohammed Rashid: on volumes the Iraq oil on
The American market takes the fourth-fifth places, at all at
The volume Iraq essentially does not sell it to Americans,
To Englishmen, Japanese. And it gets to States besides through
The third countries, including through Russia.
We are interested in the prompt cancellation of embargo not only from
Humanitarian reasons and feeling of compassion to the Iraq
To the people. As goods turnover volume between our countries
It was estimated annually in billions dollars, losses of Russia from
Blockade though are non-comparable with Iraq, but on the most modest
To estimations make 20 billion dollars - only straight lines.
Besides, there is a debt of Iraq to Russia, which doctor
Saleh has in a flowery style estimated so: it is more than six billions, but it is less
Ten. In the Russian press I some times encountered on
Figure of seven billions.
Clearly, what to demand return of this debt to the created
Situations first, inhumanely, secondly, it is senseless - Iraq not
Can make it. Though, as it is visible, the debt recognises.
But about our interests and how we realise them, - in
Following time.
Vladimir KNYAZEV.
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