Saddam's execution unlikely to add to political stability - Kazakh official.

(From BBC Monitoring International Reports)

Excerpt from report by Interfax-Kazakhstan news agency

Astana, 31 December. The execution of the former Iraqi president, Saddam Husayn, will not add to the internal political stability in this country, official Astana believes.

"Saddam Husayn's execution will unlikely speed up the stablization of the internal political situation in Iraq. On the contrary, it may lead to a further exacerbation of the military and political situation and escalation of conflicts on …