USA: IRAQ AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, MOHAMMED ALDOURI SAYS BAGHDAD IS STILL HOPING TO CO-OPERATE WITH U.N. WEAPONS INSPECTORS.
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USA: IRAQ AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, MOHAMMED ALDOURI SAYS BAGHDAD IS STILL HOPING TO CO-OPERATE WITH U.N. WEAPONS INSPECTORS.
- Title: USA: IRAQ AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS, MOHAMMED ALDOURI SAYS BAGHDAD IS STILL HOPING TO CO-OPERATE WITH U.N. WEAPONS INSPECTORS.
- Date: 17th March 2003
- Summary: (W8) UNITED NATIONS (FILE) (REUTERS) WS: UNITED NATIONS BUILDING.
- Embargoed: 1st April 2003 13:00
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- Location: UNITED NATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: General,Politics
- Reuters ID: LVABU5SXBV706XL4G93MOVBR3F0
- Story Text: Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations in New York,
Mohammed Aldouri, says Baghdad is still hoping to co-operate
with U.N weapons inspectors, even as the teams are being
pulled out of Iraq fearing imminent U.S led military attack.
As U.S President prepares to deliver Iraqi President
Saddam Hussein a final ultimatum to go into exile or face war,
Iraq's Ambassador to the U.N, Mohammed Aldouri said on Monday
(March 17) he still hoped for peace.
Aldouri told reporters: "We hope that the international
community can prevent those people to go to war. Iraq still
hopes that peace will prevail and still have the hope that he
can co-operate fully with the inspectors and to continue this
co-operation to the end of the mandate of those people, we
achieved very good results with UNMOVIC and IAEA and those
people did say that there is no mass destruction weapons in
Iraq and we are declaring that several times and we did
declare it today."
With 280,000 troops poised for war in the Gulf and the
abandoning of a draft resolution by the U.S, Britain and
Spain, Aldouri said the only thing Iraq can now do is to
continue to co-operate with the weapons inspectors, even as
the inspectors were ordered Monday to leave Iraq.
Aldouri said Baghdad has now handed over documents to
chief weapons inspector Hans Blix, detailing the destruction
of chemical and biological agents, VX and anthrax.
"Today we sent two letters to Mr Blix concerning this VX
agent and tomorrow, or after tomorrow we will send a lengthly
document to Mr Blix concerning the anthrax and I think that
this will satisfy fully UNMOVIC relating to these two
important agents" said Aldouri.
With the end of the diplomatic road seemingly near,
France is suggesting one more ministerial meeting at U.N.
headquarters. Paris is proposing a session on Wednesday (March
19) to hear a report from Hans Blix. It was not yet certain
who would attend, but Russia and Germany signaled their
approval of the idea. - Copyright Holder: FILE REUTERS (CAN SELL)
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