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Chavez Makes Historic Iraqi Border Visit For Oil Talks
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez crossed into Iraq near al-Mundhariya becoming the first head of state to visit since 1991. Iraq welcomed the gesture as a crack in isolation while U.S. officials condemned the trip. Chavez pressed for oil price stability and broader OPEC cooperation, with Iraq signaling openness to such coordination despite sanctions.
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Al-Mundhariya
Iraq
Hugo Chavez
Iran-Iraq
Kuwait
U.S
Chavez
Venezuela
al-Qadissiya
al Iraq
Baghdad
U.N
Kermanshah
Taha Yassin Ramadan
Baath Party
Saddam
Saddam International Airport
Iran
Mohammad Khatami
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting
Caracas
Saudi Arabia
OPEC
Iraqi Oil Ministry
Abdulillah al- Tikriti
Associated Press
United States
U.S. State Department
Richard Boucher
Ile
Cuba
China
Libya
Qatar
United Arab Emirates
Oil Ministry
Fateh al-Khayat
Bijan Namdar Zanganeh
Mehrabad
Tehran