The second point I would like to address is the allegations made by the American government yesterday that Iraq has created a new ecological situation in Kuwait and you are aware of those allegations.

         My government has strongly denied those allegations in the statement made last night. And the Iraqi government asks the Security Council to establish immediately a committee to investigate the situation in Kuwait. If the American authorities would like to use this pretext to justify their aggressive position, such a pretext has no grounds.

         This is the short statement I wanted to make this morning and thank you very much and goodbye.

(USIS, New Delhi)   

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