Kurt Waldheim - Press conference on Iraq

Title

Kurt Waldheim - Press conference on Iraq

Genre

Press conference

TX Date

25 Aug 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:02:10

Description

Austrian President, Kurt Waldheim answers reporters’ questions in Jordan following his trip to Iraq, where he successfully negotiated the release of 80 Austrians and was the first Western leader to meet Saddam Hussein since the start of the Gulf crisis.

Contributors

Kurt Waldheim

Keywords

Hostages; Wars (events); Austria; Iraq; Foreigners; Gulf War (1990-1991); Saddam Hussein

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