April 12, 2002

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**Talks on Iraq

The Secretary-General’s talks with Iraqi officials, which had been scheduled to take place next week, have now been postponed at the request of the Iraqi delegation.  We are in the process of trying to find new suitable dates for these discussions.

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**Questions and Answers

Question:  Did Iraq give any reason for canceling the meeting with the Secretary-General?

Spokesman:  I think you have to ask them their reason, but they indicated to us that they did not want anything to detract from the attention being given the problem in the Middle East.

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