World IN BRIEF : IRAQ : Talks Begin Over Test-Site Monitoring
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
A U.N. envoy sent to defuse a standoff with Baghdad met with Iraq’s foreign minister, and both sides agreed to continue the talks. Rolf Ekeus gave no details about his talks with Foreign Minister Mohammed Said Sahaf over Iraq’s refusal to permit video cameras at two missile-test sites. The discussions lasted about two hours.
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