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UN must oversee Iraq reconstruction, say
Leaders of fiercely anti-war Russia, France and Germany Saturday reiterated their call for a central UN role in the reconstruction of Iraq as they wrapped up a two-day summit here. But the encounter resembled more an academic discussion than a strategy session and ended without a joint declaration from Russian President Vladimir Putin, French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Putin said in a speech at the Saint Petersburg Law Faculty that the three leaders, who strongly opposed the US-led drive on Baghdad without UN approval, agreed that only the United Nations can oversee the rebuilding of Iraq.
Posted by: George 2003-04-12 |
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