Hikhmat Al-Azavi

Iraqi Finance Minister Hikhmat Al-Azavi and members of Iraqi delegation put off their footwear prior to enter a mosque in Donetsk, 729 km (452 miles) east of capital Kiev Wednesday, June 19, 2002. Al-Azavi's working visit aimed at discussing trade, economic, scientific and technical cooperation with Ukraine, comes amid opposition allegations of illegal arms deals between Ukraine, Iraq and other countries, while Ukrainian officials have strongly denied any weapons trade. Photo by Igor Tkachenko / UNIAN