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Saddam Will Never Leave Power: Saudi Ambassador

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will never leave power and go into exile, Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan said on Thursday.


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Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will never leave power and go into exile, Saudi Ambassador to the United States Prince Bandar bin Sultan said on Thursday.

The Saudi envoy made the remarks in an interview with ABC News after taking part in a meeting at the White House between US President George W. Bush and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal.

Asked whether Bush and Prince Saud had discussed the possible exile for Saddam, the ambassador replied: "No, because he (Saddam)will never leave."

Speaking to reporters after the White House meeting with Bush, Prince Saud also denied that he had discussed Saddam's possible exile with the US president.

The Saudi minister said he and Bush reviewed issues about the Middle East and Iraq and both sides remained committed to seeking a way for a diplomatic solution to the Iraq issue.

"We remain hopeful that there will be a way to do so," he said.

The minister urged Baghdad to work "closer and more usefully" with the United Nations weapons inspectors to allow for a peacefulresolution of the issue without need to resort to war.

The Bush administration, including President Bush and Secretaryof State Colin Powell, has repeatedly expressed interest in seeking Saddam's exile to avoid a possible war.


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