Article: Iraq Blames U.N. Sanctions Committee for

The Iraqi Oil Ministry has accused the United Nations Sanctions Committee of blocking Iraq from purchasing equipment used to tackle oil wastes and environmental pollution, a weekly newspaper reported on Thursday.

Al-Zawra weekly quoted Ali Hamid Mohammed, director-general of the Northern Refinery Company of Iraq, as saying Iraq has signed contracts to purchase equipment and materials used in the disposal of industrial water under the oil-for-food program between Iraq and the U.N.

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