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China Welcomes Iraq's Invitation for UN Weapons Experts

China welcomes Iraq's invitation for UN weapons experts to hold talks in Baghdad, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

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China welcomes Iraq's invitation for UN weapons experts to hold talks in Baghdad, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Spokesman Kong Quan made the remark in response to a request for comment on Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri's letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, inviting Hans Blix, executive chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, and his experts to Baghdad to hold technical talks on inspecting Iraqi weapons.

China regards Iraq's invitation as a positive step and welcomesit, Kong said. China hopes the Iraq issue would be properly resolved at an early date through political and diplomatic channels on the basis of relevant solutions of the Security Council, the spokesman said.

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