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SOURCE: XINHUA
HEAD:   gcc calls for respecting iraqi sovereignty

    belgrade, sep 9 (tanjug-pool) foreign ministers of the gulf
 cooperation council (gcc) sunday wrapped up their 60th meeting in
 riyadh, capital of saudi arabia, with a final communique stressing
 the necessity of respecting the sovereignty of iraq.

    the xinhua news agency quotes reports from riyadh as saying that
 the gcc states, including saudi arabia, kuwait, the united arab
 emirates (uae), qatar, bahrain and oman, also reaffirmed their
 commitment to the unity of the u.s.-led international alliance.

    in a press statement, gcc secretary general ibrahim
 al-hujeilan expressed the gcc'c deep anxiety to the situation in the
 region and its threat to the international peace and security.

    the statement said the ministerial council 'condemned strongly'
 the interference of some neighboring countries in northern iraq and
 called on these states to stop 'immediately and completely'
 interference in iraq's internal affairs.
    [end] ag