Portugal Eyes Iraq Pullout

Politics | April 17, 2004, Saturday // 00:00

Portugal considers the withdrawal of its troops from Iraq should tension in the country continue to escalate.

A pullout is the only solution in case the conflict in Iraq aggravates and the GNR (national guard) did not have what it required to carry out its mission, Portugal's Interior Minister Antonio Figueiredo Lopes said talking to Antena 1 Radio.

In a bid to clarify the statement the minister's spokesman later called a possible Portuguese withdrawal only "an academic hypothesis".

We need your support so Novinite.com can keep delivering news and information about Bulgaria! Thank you!

Politics » Be a reporter: Write and send your article

Advertisement
Advertisement
Bulgaria news Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) is unique with being a real time news provider in English that informs its readers about the latest Bulgarian news. The editorial staff also publishes a daily online newspaper "Sofia Morning News." Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency - www.sofianewsagency.com) and Sofia Morning News publish the latest economic, political and cultural news that take place in Bulgaria. Foreign media analysis on Bulgaria and World News in Brief are also part of the web site and the online newspaper. News Bulgaria