UAE Cancels Iraqi Debt

Fast Facts

United Arab Emirates waved a nearly seven billion dollar Iraqi debt¹

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was visiting the United Arab Emirates when new ambassador was announced²

United Arab Emirates withdrew its Iraqi ambassador in 2003³

United Arab Emirates plans to reopen its Baghdad embassy by the end of 2008⁴

Kuwait and Bahrain also expected to name ambassadors to Iraq³

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International Herald Tribune: Uae Cancels Iraq Debt, Names New Ambassador (July 7, 2008)
Reuters: UAE Cancels Nearly $7 Bln in Iraq Debt -UAE Source (July 6, 2008)
Guardian Unlimited: Emirates Cancel Iraqi Debt As Security Improved (July 7, 2008)
VOA News: UAE Hosts Iraq's PM, Waives Iraqi Debt (July 6, 2008)
CNN: UAE to Cancel All of Iraq's $7B Debt (July 6, 2008)
BBC News: UAE Waves Billions of Iraqi Debt (July 6, 2008)
AFP: UAE Names Ambassador to Iraq (July 6, 2008)