MEDIA STATEMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SOUTH AFRICA ON THE FURTHER POSTPONEMENT OF THE HUMANITARIAN FLIGHT TO IRAQ

1 March 2001

Issued by: Department of Foreign Affairs

Due to the continuing delay in finalising some logistical arrangements, the humanitarian flight to Iraq has been postponed to a later date to be mutually agreed upon by non-governmental organisations (organising the humanitarian flight) and the Governments of South Africa and Iraq.

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