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"The
majority do not think it is time to go to war," de La
Sabliere said
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UNITED
NATIONS, February 27 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – In a new
defeat to the Anglo-American war scheme, the French ambassador to the
United Nations stressed Thursday, February 27, that the majority of U.N.
Security Council members do not believe that the time for war is ripe.
"The
majority do not think it is time to go to war and it is possible to
disarm Iraq by peaceful means," Ambassador Jean-Marc de La Sabliere
said after more than three hours of consultations on a U.S.-British
draft resolution.
"This
a very defining moment for the Security Council," he told
reporters.
"This
is a resolution about war. It asks the council to authorize the use of
force," Agence France-Presse (AFP) quoted him as averring.
Mexico,
Chile do not want new Council resolution
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"The
inspections should continue because it is a peaceful way of
achieving Iraq's disarmament," said Zinser
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The
U.N. ambassadors of Chile and Mexico said Thursday that they do not want
a new Security Council resolution on Iraq until the divided council can
find common ground.
"As
long as we cannot find common ground that bridges the different
positions, we will not support rushing towards a resolution or an
agreement in one way or another," said Chilean ambassador Gabriel
Valdes.
"The
inspections should continue because it is a peaceful way of achieving
Iraq's disarmament," said Mexican ambassador Adolfo Aguilar Zinser.
"We
believe that Iraq's disarmament is the main objective, and we are
working towards that goal with the Chilean delegation."
Valdes
and Aguilar spoke to reporters while council members were discussing a
disputed U.S.-British draft resolution which seeks U.N. authority to
disarm Iraq by force.
Valdes
earlier complained that the divided council "is throwing the
decision on the shoulders of the elected members while the permanent
five stick to their positions without making an effort to approximate
their views."
