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http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3068173&startrow=1&date=2003-02-28&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) February 28, 2003 RUSSIA CAN APPLY VETO AT UN SECURITY COUNCIL FOR THE SAKE OF INTERNATIONAL STABILITY BEIJING, FEBRUARY 28, 2003 /from a RIA Novosti special correspondent/ - Russia can exercise its veto right at the United Nations Security Council for the sake of international stability, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said at a news conference while visiting Beijing. All the permanent Council members have the veto right, recalled Mr Ivanov. The veto right should be applied consciously in the interests of international stability, underlined the minister. He then emphasised that Russia had always advocated unity of the UN Security Council. It is thanks to that unity of the Council members that a positive breakthrough has been achieved in the Iraqi settlement. "We are therefore set to preserve the Council's unity," said Mr Ivanov. There is every opportunity to overcome the crisis surrounding Iraq, insisted the Russian minister. Moscow believes, he said, a new resolution on Iraq is not really necessary. Russia will not vote for a resolution, which would envisage a military solution to the Iraqi problem, said the minister. Mr Ivanov is positive the problem can so far be resolved by political means. ------------------------------------------------------- http://top.rbc.ru/english/index.shtml?/news/english/2003/02/28/28111224_bod.shtml RBC.ru February 28, 2003 Foreign Ministry: Russia may exercise its veto on Iraq If the interest of international stability demands it, Russia may exercise its veto during a vote in the UN Security Council on the new resolution on Iraq, proposed by the United States, Great Britain and Spain, Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said during his visit to Beijing, the Rossiya television reported. He stressed that Russia did not support any resolution which could open the way to an armed resolution of the Iraq problem. Mr. Ivanov reiterated that Russia was for a political settlement of the Iraq crisis and believed that �all the necessary conditions for that� were there. At the same time, he stressed that Moscow had always been for unity in the UN Security Council. However, members of the UN Security Council failed to reach an agreement on the Iraq issue at a closed door meeting in the UN headquarters in New York. All fifteen members of the Security Council discussed two opposing documents that were submitted for consideration. On the one hand, the US and Great Britain insist on passing their draft resolution, which would open the way to using force against Baghdad. On the other hand, France, Germany and Russia submitted a memorandum to the Security Council calling for allowing more time for inspections. After the meeting, a representative of France said that most members of the Security Council believed that inspections in Iraq should be continued. The lack of unity and a demoralizing tone of statements made at the meeting leave little hope that an agreement on Iraq will be reached, according to most members of the Council. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bdn7KI.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] TOPICA - Start your own email discussion group. FREE! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/create/index2.html ==^================================================================
