DUBAI - The arrival of a new shipment of food aid to Iraq's only deepwater port of Umm Qasr shows that the country is ready for business although the civilian-run facility still remains closed to commercial shipping, according to the US chief civilian administrator.
Ambassador L Paul Bremer III, who visited the port on Sunday, was quoted by Lloyd's List as saying: "What you see here is the first major food shipment in the first Iraqi port that is back under civilian management. It is a sign that Iraq is open for business."
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