23.10.2004, 13:42
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Zitat:"Iran claims $97.2 bln reparations from Iraq"
LONDON, Oct 23 (IranMania) - Iran has asked the International Monetary Fundto add $97 bln and 200 mln to its Iraqi debt assessment to cover reparations for the 1980-1988 war between the two states, Middle East Economic Survey (MEES) reports in its latest edition.
Quoting "authoritative sources," the industry newsletter said the request, made in a letter sent to the IMF last month, "could not have come at a worse time for Iraq" as it negotiates a reduction in its foreign debt.
According to the IMF, Iraq is saddled with a foreign debt estimated at $120 bln, excluding reparations it owes Kuwait for its 1990 invasion of the emirate and the subsequent Gulf War.
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According to MEES, the Iranian claim covers the non-military cost of the war to Iran, and while it is not the first time Tehran has made such claims, it is the first time it has put its claims forward to an international organization.
It is unclear how the IMF, which concluded a debt sustainability analysis earlier this year, will deal with Tehran's request "since there is no UN resolution that takes into account the Iranian compensation claim," the Cyprus-based newsletter added in its edition due out on Monday.
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