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Saddam's Son Calls for Acceptance of UN Resolution

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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's elder son Uday on Tuesday urged the Iraqi parliament to accept the newly-adopted UN Security Council resolution 1441 as the lawmakers met for the second day to debate the stance on the tough resolution to disarm Iraq.

"As a national assembly, we should accept the UN Security Council resolution which is under discussion in this emergency session," Uday, who is also a member of the parliament, said in a written text sent to the parliament.

The 250-member National Assembly resumed debate shortly after 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) to decide what stance Iraq should take on the UN resolution.

The Iraqi parliament's International and Arab Relations Committee on Monday recommended rejection of the newly-adopted UN Security Council resolution.

"The committee recommends that the leadership reject the (UN) Security Council Resolution 1441 according to the opinion of Iraqi people," Salim Al-Qubaisi, head of the committee, said in an urgent parliamentary session to discuss the resolution on its disarmament.

But the committee also recommended mandating the Iraqi political leadership to adopt whatever decision suitable to defend Iraqi people, Al-Qubaisi added.

Final recommendation of the 250-member National Assembly would be submitted to the all-powerful Revolutionary Command Council (RCC), chaired by Saddam.

The UN Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to adopt the US draft resolution on Iraq seeking a tougher weapons inspection regime to disarm Baghdad.

Iraq has to confirm within seven days after the adoption of the resolution its intention to "comply fully" with its demands and cooperate with UN weapons inspectors.

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