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UN resolution calling for war on Iraq unacceptable: Putin
Moscow, Feb 27: Any UN resolution automatically calling for war on Iraq would be unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned while welcoming US pressure on Iraq because it was forcing Baghdad to cooperate.
Moscow, Feb 27: Any UN resolution automatically calling for war on Iraq would be unacceptable, Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned while welcoming US pressure on Iraq because it was forcing Baghdad to cooperate.
"We find it unacceptable to adopt a resolution that
foresees the use of force," Putin told journalists after talks
with German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder yesterday.
He said that Russia's position on the Iraq issue had
remained unchanged.
"We must resolve this situation through peaceful means and make sure that Iraq complies with the UN resolutions," he added. "We believe that the potential of (UN Security Council) Resolution 1441 is far from having been exhausted."
The resolution, which was adopted on November 8, gave Iraq a final opportunity to scrap its Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Putin said, "I think that the pressure that the US is putting on Iraq also has a useful side and is forcing Iraq to cooperate" with UN disarmament inspectors. "But it is important that we do not cross that line where there can no longer be a peaceful solution," he added.
"We think that international inspectors must make precise demands to Iraq and make sure that they (the Iraqis) comply with them," he added.
"Much will depend on the responsible stands of Iraq itself. This is why we intend to continue working with Iraq, to make sure that it conscientiously complies with the UN."
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"We must resolve this situation through peaceful means and make sure that Iraq complies with the UN resolutions," he added. "We believe that the potential of (UN Security Council) Resolution 1441 is far from having been exhausted."
The resolution, which was adopted on November 8, gave Iraq a final opportunity to scrap its Weapons of Mass Destruction.
Putin said, "I think that the pressure that the US is putting on Iraq also has a useful side and is forcing Iraq to cooperate" with UN disarmament inspectors. "But it is important that we do not cross that line where there can no longer be a peaceful solution," he added.
"We think that international inspectors must make precise demands to Iraq and make sure that they (the Iraqis) comply with them," he added.
"Much will depend on the responsible stands of Iraq itself. This is why we intend to continue working with Iraq, to make sure that it conscientiously complies with the UN."
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