IRAQ: MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAVE REJECTED THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441

Record ID: 648107

  • Title: IRAQ: MEMBERS OF THE IRAQI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HAVE REJECTED THE SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1441
  • Date: 11th November 2002
  • Summary: (W6) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (NOVEMBER 11, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. SV IRAQI MPs WALKING INTO THE IRAQI NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY SESSION/MEDIA (3 SHOTS) 0.18 2. SV MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT INSIDE THE ASSEMBLY HALL 0.21 3. MCU (Arabic) SPEAKER OF THE ASSEMBLY DR SADDOUN HAMMADI SAYING: "The National Assembly, which represents the people and expresses the legal constitution, should be at the forefront of those defending the national independence and dignity of the people and rejecting all attempts at aggression and threats whatsover the sacrifices are. Nothing is better than the dignity of people and independence of the homeland. The National Assembly is evaluating this unjust resolution, and it fully rejects injustice and evil and ill-intention and reiterates its support for President Saddam Hussein." 1.13 (W7) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (NOVEMBER 11, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 4. SV/MCU MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT INSIDE ASSEMBLY HALL (3 SHOTS) 1.23 5. MCU (Arabic) HAMMADI SAYING: "The Assembly authorises the leadership to adopt any measures it sees proper to protect the country and defend it, the Assembly's rejection for the resolution will remain up to the leadership and we are with any measure or decision taken by it whatever it is." 1.51 6. MCU (English) MP BAHNAM ABU AS-SOOF SAYING: "It is not a resolution, it is a warning actually and a very hard (harsh) warning, Iraq would never accept such a thing, it is undignified, it is against our sovereignty." 2.07 (W6) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (NOVEMBER 11, 2002) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 7. LV MEMBERS INSIDE ASSEMBLY 2.10 8. MCU (English) IRAQI MP DR. MOHAMMED KADHIM SAYING: "Today, I think all members of the National Assembly refuse (reject) this resolution 1441 because this resolution gives America the green light to attack Iraq and allows America to interfere in internal affairs." 2.40 9. SLV TRAFFIC IN STREET 2.45 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVA4ZEWC6TTJQJBAKFXM8ZDSWUL8
  • Story Text: Members of the Iraqi National Assembly have
    unanimously rejected the Security Council resolution 1441 and
    reiterated their support for President Saddam Hussein.



    Iraq's parliamentary speaker Saadoun Hammadi said on
    Monday (November 11) a new U.N. resolution to disarm Iraq was
    "provocative, deceitful and a preamble for war".

    Hammadi was speaking at the opening session of an
    emergency session of parliament to decide on a tough U.N.

    resolution demanding Baghdad disarm or face possible military
    action.

    "This U.N. resolution looks for a pretext (for war) and
    not for a comprehensive solution. It seeks to create crises
    rather than cooperation and paves the way for aggression
    rather than for peace," he said.

    "This resolution violates international law and the
    sovereignty of this country. It shows blatantly the ill
    intentions of the U.S. administration," he added.

    The 250-seat parliament opened its session just after 7:00
    p.m. (1600 GMT) in response to a call by President Saddam
    Hussein to decide on the resolution, adopted unanimously by
    the U.N. Security Council on Friday.

    "This resolution with all its texts has many provocative
    procedures against this country. This resolution has many
    impossible requirements that cannot be implemented and it has
    many lies," he added.

    Iraq has until November 15 to agree to the resolution to
    allow U.N. arms experts unhindered access to sites suspected
    of producing weapons of mass destruction or face "serious
    consequences".

    Speaking after the assembly meeting, Hammadi said that
    the Assembly authorised the leadership to adopt "any measures
    it sees proper to protect the country and defend it, the
    Assembly's rejection for the resolution will remain up to the
    leadership and we are with any measure or decision taken by it
    whatever it is."
    Other Members of Parliament criticized the U.N.

    resolution.

    MP Abu As-Soof said it was not a resolution, but a warning
    actually.

    "It is undignified it is against our sovereignty," he
    said.

    I MP Dr Mohammed Kadhim said the resolution gave America the
    green light to attack Iraq "and allows America to interfere in
    (Iraq's) internal affairs."

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