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US wrong on ports, says UAE bank chief

By Steve Negus

Published: March 14 2006 02:00 | Last updated: March 14 2006 02:00

The United Arab Emirate's central bank governor has attacked US opponents of the Dubai Ports World deal to take over the operation of US ports, claiming they mixed politics and business.

"What happened is very bad and it is not right to mix up political issues with commercial issues," said Sultan Bin Nasser al-Suwaidi in remarks in the Emirati press yesterday.

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