France proposes immediate suspension of Iraqi sanctions

France has proposed the immediate suspension of the 13-year-old UN sanctions against Iraq, the French ambassador to the United…

France has proposed the immediate suspension of the 13-year-old UN sanctions against Iraq, the French ambassador to the United Nations said after Security Council consultations this afternoon.

But Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere did not make clear in speaking to reporters whether he had submitted a draft resolution to suspend the sanctions, imposed in August 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.

De La Sabliere noted that the complete removal of sanctions was "linked to the certification of the disarmament of Iraq".