Iraq Accepts UN Disarmament Resolution

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Iraq Accepts UN Disarmament Resolution

Iraq has decided to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 disarming the Arab country of weapons of mass destruction.

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Iraq has decided to accept the United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 disarming the Arab country of weapons of mass destruction.

Diplomatic sources said, on condition of anonymity, that the Iraqi mission will present a 9-page letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan Wednesday morning.

Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that Iraq is "clean" of weapons of mass destruction and is ready to readmit inspectors.

"The letter said Iraq will deal with Security Council resolution 1441, despite its bad contents," he said.

Upon the adoption of the resolution, Iraq has to confirm, within seven days after receiving an immediate notification from Annan of the adoption, its intention to "comply fully" with its demands and cooperate with arms inspectors.

Annan has faxed his notification last Friday, half an hour after the council unanimously adopted the US proposed resolution seeking tougher inspection regime in the country.

Iraq leadership accepts UN disarmament resolution

Iraq's ruling Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) on Wednesday agreed to accept UN Security Council Resolution 1441 providing for disarming the country of weapons of mass destruction.

The all-powerful body, chaired by President Saddam Hussein, agreed to deal with the resolution despite what it views as the "bad contents," the state-run television reported.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Naji Sabri sent a letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, informing him of the decision, the report said.

Iraq welcomes the return of UN arms inspectors to Baghdad to "make sure that Iraq does not have weapons of mass destruction," said the letter, read out on the television.

But Iraq insists that the inspectors' behaviors should be monitored, while urging the United Nations not to yield to US pressures.

"If you give them a chance to follow American whims, they will distort all the facts," Sabri told Annan.

"We know that those who pushed the UN Security Council to adopt Resolution 1441 have other objectives than making sure that Iraq had not pursued weapons of mass destruction," he added.

Sabri also urged the United Nations to enforce Security Council Resolution 687 that calls for a Middle East free of weapons of massdestruction, including Israel.

The UN Security Council on Friday voted unanimously to adopt theUS 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.

Resolution 1441 requires Iraq provide, not later than 30 days, a "currently accurate, full and complete" declaration of all aspects of its programs to develop weapons of mass destruction and systems to deliver them.

"Further material breach" of Iraq's obligations would incur " serious consequences," the resolution warned.

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