Iraq accepts Soviet peace plan

Title

Iraq accepts Soviet peace plan

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:02:22

Description

Report on the eight point peace plan agreed between Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and Iraqi Foreign Secretary Tariq Aziz but rejected by the USA with others sceptical. With comment from Soviet Government spokesman Vitaly Ignatenko; White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater; and British Prime Minister John Major. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

John Major; Marlin Fitzwater; Vitaly Ignatenko

Keywords

USA; UK; USSR; UN; Conflict resolution; Peacebuilding; Wars (events); Kuwait; Iraq; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein; Mikhail Gorbachev; George H. W. Bush; Tariq Aziz

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