Iraq, General Dynamics and the Abrams dealnote

General Dynamics is said to have asked for an urgent meeting with Iraqi Defence Minister Abdulqadir Al-Ubaidi to complete the talks over an Iraqi order for 140 M1A1 Abrams tanks. The following 290-word report focuses on the deal and tells how the talks between General Dynamics and the Iraqi Defence Ministry are proceeding. It also tells whether there are differences between the Iraqis and General Dynamics over the deal and what the Iraqis expect in the end.