Word: baghdad
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...week-referring to Iraq's estimated proven reserves of more than 32 billion bbl. Largely because of that petrol power, Iraq is emerging as a political force in the Middle East after years of xenophobic isolationism. The country's increasing importance was underscored by a visit to Baghdad last month by Jordan's King Hussein for discussions on a comprehensive Middle East peace settlement. Other recent callers have included French Premier Raymond Barre, British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington and his West German counterpart, Hans-Dietrich Genscher. Their visits are solid evidence of the growing Western interest...
...illiteracy, with fines and jail terms for those between 15 and 45 who refuse to learn to read and write. There are also notable failures. Agricultural production has lagged, despite huge irrigation and land-reclamation projects. Housewives frequently do without such basic foods as potatoes, onions or eggs. Baghdad is afflicted by urban sprawl, air pollution and strained water and electrical facilities...
Thanks to its oil, Iraq has become an attractive commercial market; 66 nations competed for space at last month's Baghdad international fair, which in the past normally brought only about two dozen exhibitors. Diplomatically, too, the government is trying to change its former image as a radical regime. At last spring's Baghdad conference of Arab states, Saddam Hussein signed a communique that tacitly accepted United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 as a basis for solving the Palestinian question. Iraq's action, say Middle East experts, was an intriguing modification of its traditionally strong anti-Israel...
Iraq's biggest problem is the threat that the Islamic revolution in Iran might spread to the Shi'ites who make up the bulk of the labor force in Iraqi oilfields. Last week Baghdad withdrew from a 1975 peace agreement with Iran that had ended three years of border hostilities, presumably because Iraq now believes the power relationship between the two countries has been reversed. The implication of the move is that Saddam Hussein, despite his problems, is feeling very confident these days...
...declaration, a product of six days work, will serve as a guideline for the non-aligned countries until their next summit, scheduled for 1982 in Baghdad...