--- SEARCH ---
WEATHER
CHINA
INTERNATIONAL
BUSINESS
CULTURE
GOVERNMENT
SCI-TECH
ENVIRONMENT
LIFE
PEOPLE
TRAVEL
WEEKLY REVIEW
Learning Chinese
Learn to Cook Chinese Dishes
Exchange Rates
Hotel Service


Hot Links
China Development Gateway
Chinese Embassies

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the UN
Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland
Foreign Affairs College
Institute of American Studies Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Russia Reiterates Stance over Iraqi Issue
Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanovhas told US Secretary of State Colin Powell the necessity of resolving the problem of Iraq with political-diplomatic methods, based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions.

Russian Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued Tuesday, said that during a telephone conversation on Monday, Ivanov confirmed Russia's principled support for a speedy return of international inspectors and resumption of their full-scale operations in Iraq.

Powell spoke "in detail about the results of Washington's talkswith the chief UN weapons inspector Hans Blix and International Atomic Energy Agency Secretary General Mohamed El Baradei," the statement reads.

Powell and Blix agreed last Friday that that UN weapons inspectors should not return to Baghdad until a new UN resolution was passed. Russia, which is one of five permanent UN Security Council members with veto power, opposes the new resolution, but in the meantime, it said Russia is ready to accept it conditionally.

(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2002)

Russia Dismisses Charges on Iraq
Putin Urges Soonest Return of UN Inspectors to Iraq
Russia Tells Iraq to OK Inspectors
Russia Reiterates Opposition to Military Operation Against Iraq
Russia Warns US Against Military Strike on Iraq
Russia Opposes Possible Operation Against Iraq
Print This Page
|
Email This Page
About Us SiteMap Feedback
Copyright © China Internet Information Center. All Rights Reserved
E-mail: webmaster@china.org.cn Tel: 86-10-68326688