Iran, Iraq to Exchange Remains of War Veterans

June 6, 1999 - 0:0
TEHRAN Iran and Iraq will swap the remains of war veterans killed during the Iraqi imposed war (1980-1988) next Tuesday. AFP quoted the weekly Al-Zawra as saying that the handover will take place at the Shalamcheh border post near the southern Iraqi city of Basra, said Al-Zawra, organ of the Journalists' Union which is run by President Saddam Hussein's eldest son Uday. The weekly quoted Foreign Ministry sources but did not give any numbers.