DUMA CALLS FOR MORE AID TO IRAQ.

By a vote of 265 to 6, the Russianparliament urged that Moscow provide more aid to Iraq, and expand its economicties with that Arab state as soon as UN sanctions are lifted, Rossiiskiye vesti saidMay 19. While the resolution is not binding, it does reflect Moscow’s increasinginterest in backing Saddam Hussein in order to recoup its economic and politicallosses in the Middle East.

Bypassing The Bosphorus.