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http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2002092101881500.htm The Hindu September 21, 2002 Canada denies shifting stance on Iraq By Sridhar Krishnaswami Ottawa sept. 20. Canada supports "totally'' the position of the United States and is calling for a new United Nations Security Council Resolution on Iraq that will bring about clarity. "I respectfully disagree with Mr. (Igor) Ivanov. I disagree with the Russian position on this'', the Canadian Foreign Minister, Bill Graham, said. In an exclusive conversation with The Hindu on several issues, Mr. Graham talked at length on Iraq and rejected the contention that there had been a change in Canada's position on the issue. "We haven't changed our policy at all'', the Minister insisted. "What we said at the beginning was that where this should be is in the United Nations, that if the United States acts unilaterally... it would not only destabilise the region but totally destabilise world order and be destructive to global governance'', Mr. Graham argued, going on to say that the U.S. President, George W. Bush, came to the United Nations and challenged the world body to do something about Iraqi defiance. "By doing that, he (Mr. Bush) totally changed the dynamics and as a result put the ball in Iraq's court... and as a result of intense pressure on Iraq... everybody has been saying to Iraq, `Look, you you�ve got to conform now���. "Canada's position has been, this has to be in the context of the U.N. But it's got to work. We were worried before the U.S. destroying the United Nations if it acted unilaterally. But if this doesn't work, it'll equally destroy the United Nations. That's why I said there's no wiggle room for Iraq'', he argued. Mr. Graham's formulations on Iraq were clearcut.'' Iraq has to conform now to the inspections. They have to be open, transparent, effective and complete. That was my message to the Iraqi Foreign Minister and that's totally consistent with the position that Canada has always taken'', he stressed. "Canada always recognised Saddam Hussein's dangerous regime. We were never naive about Saddam Hussein. What we didn't want was to take action against him in a way that would affect world order. If we take action within the framework of the United Nations, it's a totally different debate''. Ottawahas warned the Saddam regime of using this as a ploy to buy time. "Iraq has changed the dynamics of the debate, but I don't think we should go back to where we were before... If this is just a ploy by Iraq to bide time and fool everybody, that's not going to work'', Mr. Graham said. "One of the most important things this time is to have clarity. Let us develop clarity and that will be achieved by a clear U.N. Resolution that makes it clear this has to be done. I support totally the position that Mr. (Colin) Powell has taken to have a new United Nations Security Council Resolution reaffirming the need for inspections and setting out the requirements that would have to be done...'', Mr. Graham said. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
