State Department Noon Briefing, October 26
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
BRIEFER: PHILIP T. REEKER, DEPUTY SPOKESMAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2000 1:30 P.M.
(ON THE RECORD UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
Q: New subject? Has the United States sought reassurances from Saudi
Arabia regarding oil exports in the light of Iraq's consideration of
suspending exports if they don't start paying for them in Euros?
MR. REEKER: I'm not sure if specific discussions with the Saudis in
the light of that - that threat or comments from the Iraqis. It is an
issue that is still under discussion. We are reviewing some
information provided by the UN Secretariat, and I believe there is a
UN staff report from the Secretariat that is expected to be issued
shortly. This was a report the Secretariat made to the Sanctions
Committee. And the Sanctions Committee is scheduled to meet on Monday
to discuss this Euro proposal in detail, and we are obviously still
studying that issue. So I just don't have any further details. I think
we have discussed before our continuing dialogue with countries like
Saudi Arabia about oil.
(The briefing was concluded at 2:10 P.M.)
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