WASHINGTON D.C., June 4 (Hina) - The State Department has no information which would confirm that U.S. state officials knew about the arm shipments from Argentina to Croatia at the time the UN imposed embargo on arm shipments to the
former Yugoslav countries. Answering a reporter's question, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher on Monday said he carefully examined those claims. We have no confirmation that the United States knew about arm shipments to Croatia, he said, adding Argentina's judiciary was dealing with the case. Argentina's court opened an investigation against former Defence Minister Antonio Erman Gonzales, suspected of enabling illegal export of arms and ammunition to Croatia and Ecuador in early 90's. The then Argentine Presidents, Carlos Menem, who is also under an investigation in this case, told the Argentine television recently that the United States officials knew about
WASHINGTON D.C., June 4 (Hina) - The State Department has no
information which would confirm that U.S. state officials knew
about the arm shipments from Argentina to Croatia at the time the UN
imposed embargo on arm shipments to the former Yugoslav countries.
Answering a reporter's question, State Department spokesman
Richard Boucher on Monday said he carefully examined those claims.
We have no confirmation that the United States knew about arm
shipments to Croatia, he said, adding Argentina's judiciary was
dealing with the case.
Argentina's court opened an investigation against former Defence
Minister Antonio Erman Gonzales, suspected of enabling illegal
export of arms and ammunition to Croatia and Ecuador in early 90's.
The then Argentine Presidents, Carlos Menem, who is also under an
investigation in this case, told the Argentine television recently
that the United States officials knew about and approved the arm
shipments to Croatia.
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