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All Arab States Oppose War Against Iraq: Syria

Syrian Vice-President Abdel Halim Khaddam said Thursday that all Arab states will oppose a possible war against Iraq.

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Syrian Vice-President Abdel Halim Khaddam said Thursday that all Arab states will oppose a possible war against Iraq.

A US military operation against Iraq "will have a negative effect on Arab-American relations," Khaddam was quoted by the Interfax news agency as saying when summing up his three-day visit to Russia.

A war on Iraq would be fraught with a great threat on a regional and international scale, Khaddam warned. "In this situation, we expect a rise of extremism in the region, which will be very hard to control," he said.

Iraq has announced its agreement to fulfill UN Security Council Resolution 1441, and "it is seriously cooperating with international inspectors," said Khaddam, noting there is no real cause for a war against Iraq.

Khaddam also said that Syria objects to the discussion of possible asylum for Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "The matter of changing a regime from the outside is most dangerous," Khaddam said.

Khaddam criticized the so-called "road map" settlement plan for the Middle East, which the four international mediators -- Russia, the United States, the United Nations and the European Union -- have proposed.

The project is a "clone" of the accords reached in Oslo in 1993,and this clone "will be weaker," he said.

Khaddam arrived in Moscow on Tuesday. He was received by Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday. The two men discussed bilateral cooperation and the Iraq and Middle East issues. Another goal of his visit is to prepare for a visit by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to Russia.

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