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India to send troops to Iraq only under UN and if people want
New York, Sept 22: Ahead of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee`s crucial meeting with US President George W Bush on Wednesday, India today made it clear that the question of sending troops to Iraq was dependent on it being seen as a common UN concern, the request coming from the Iraqis themselves and the public opinion back home.
They will also be raised at non-aligned ministerial
meeting, the commonwealth meeting, meeting of the G-77 and
other organizations and bilaterals at the heads of government
and ministerial levels.
The Prime Minister will be addressing the General
Assembly on September 25 after meeting President Bush the
previous day. There will also be some regional meetings
dealing with various issues including the Middle East, and
tri-continental meeting involving Brazil, India and South
Africa.
Terrorism, peacekeeping and other such issues will
also figure prominently but on the terrorism issue, some
countries have been able to stall the progress on the
comprehensive convention sought by India by raising extraneous
issues by arguing that those who engage in terrorism must be
exempted from that definition if they are part of a "freedom
struggle" or "national liberation."
Bureau Report