Moscow, Nov 13: Voicing concern over Iraq "crisis", Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today said the UN should play a "principal" role and the US must discharge its "responsibility" in bringing peace and stability in the war-ravaged country. "The situation in Iraq has led to a crisis. There has been some difference with big countries over Iraq but we are with the majority of the countries," he said while addressing the Indian community here. Regretting that innocent people were being killed and violence was continuing there, Vajpayee said "the UN should play the principal role. In particular, the US should discharge its responsibility" in Iraq.

On the domestic front, the PM said there was no differences within the Indian polity on Iraq. "Governments may change but there is no change in our foreign policy. During this major crisis, the only difference in our approach was with a major power," he said in an obvious reference to the US. Bureau Report