GERMANY: FOREIGN MINISTER JOSCHKA FISCHER CALLS ON UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO FINISH DEBATE OVER NEW RESOLUTION ON WEAPONS INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ

Record ID: 337998

  • Title: GERMANY: FOREIGN MINISTER JOSCHKA FISCHER CALLS ON UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL TO FINISH DEBATE OVER NEW RESOLUTION ON WEAPONS INSPECTIONS IN IRAQ
  • Date: 10th October 2002
  • Summary: BERLIN, GERMANY (OCTOBER 8, 2002) (REUTERS) 1. MV JOSCHKA FISCHER, GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, AND YASHWANT SINHA 0.11 2. MV FISCHER AT MICROPHONE 0.18 3. SOUNDBITE (German) JOSCHKA FISCHER, GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SAYING "Let me add that we appeal to all sides to refrain from anything that could be remotely interpreted as an escalation and that everything should be done to create a new climate of dialogue and to return to dialogue." 0.39 4. MV PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES 0.42 5. SOUNDBITE (German) JOSCHKA FISCHER, GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER (asked for a reaction on U.S. President George W. Bush's speech), SAYING "I believe it is of utmost importance for the Security Council to form an opinion and to create a basis that the (U.N. weapons inspectors) can soon begin their work and can avoid tragedy on the basis of this work. This is I believe what is important. It is up to the Security Council to reach a decision on the resolution and based on that resolution the regime in Baghdad then needs to fully fulfil its obligations, fulfil them without limitation. This means giving (chief U.N. weapons inspector) Hans Blix and his team the unrestricted possibility to take up work as U.N. weapons inspectors." 1.32 6. MV PHOTOGRAPHER TAKING PICTURES; MV FISCHER TALKING TO SINHA, HEAD OF BERLIN'S INDIAN COMMUNITY STANDING BY WITH A PRESENT FOR SINHA; MV FISCHER SHAKING HANDS WITH INDARJIT CHOHAN, HEAD OF BERLIN'S INDIAN COMMUNITY, FISCHER WALKING OFF 1.51 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 25th October 2002 13:00
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  • Location: BERLIN, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA5MUJVS69H0HUKMINGF34U6UVX
  • Story Text: German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer has called on
    the United Nations Security Council to finish its debate over
    new resolution on weapons inspections to allow the inspectors
    to return to Iraq.

    Referring to a speech by U.S. President George W. Bush
    Monday (October 7, 2002) night, Fischer urged the U.N. to quickly
    adopt a new resolution on inspections.

    "I believe it is of utmost importance for the Security
    Council to form an opinion and to create a basis that the
    inspectors can soon begin their work and can avoid tragedy on
    the basis of this work. This is I believe what is important.

    It is up to the Security Council to reach a decision on the
    resolution and based on that resolution the regime in Baghdad
    then needs to fully fulfil its obligations, fulfil them
    without limitation", he told a joint press conference with
    Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha on Tuesday (October 8).

    German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer, who received
    Indian Foreign Minister Yashwant Sinha to discuss bilateral
    issues and the situation in South Asia, also called on India
    and Pakistan to reduce tensions.

    "Let me add that we appeal to all sides to refrain from
    anything that could be remotely interpreted as an escalation
    and that everything should be done to create a new climate of
    dialogue and to return to dialogue", he said.


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