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Arab League wants Arabs on inspection teams...
CAIRO, INA Arab League chief Amr Moussa said he would ask UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on Monday to include Arab nationals on arms inspection teams being sent to Iraq under new resolution. Moussa was acting on a statement issued Sunday by Arab foreign ministers who called on the UN Security Council's permanent members to respect assurances not to use its new resolution as a pretext for a war against Iraq. The ministers asked for Arabs to join the inspectors after Syria warned that a report from them of Iraqi failure to cooperate could "spark" military action. âI will convey this demand today," during a telephone conversation later Monday with Annan, the League's secretary general told journalists in Cairo where the organisation is based. âHaving Arab inspectors or observers would enhance the credibility of the inspections." "Having a few Muslims in the College of Cardinals will enhance its credibility, when it comes time to elect a new Pope, too..." âI understood that out of the 250 members" of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), "there are only four Arabs, all translators; there are no Arabs among the inspectors," he said. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2002-11-12 |
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