Egypt, Algeria Stress Necessity of Averting Iraqi War

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Egypt, Algeria Stress Necessity of Averting Iraqi War

Egypt and Algeria on Saturday stressednecessity of averting any war on Iraq, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher noted.

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Egypt and Algeria on Saturday stressednecessity of averting any war on Iraq, Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher noted.

Maher made the remarks to reporters after talks between EgyptianPresident Hosni Mubarak and his visiting Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

Bouteflika arrived here Saturday afternoon for talks on the volatile Mideast situation.

Maher told reporters that "the position of the two countries is known, it stresses the need to spare the Iraqi people a military operation."

He expressed that Egypt believes that UN Security Council resolution 1441 should be observed by all parties.

"Iraq should show maximum cooperation with UN arms inspectors within the resolution, while the inspectors should fulfill their mission with objectivity, neutrality and transparency," Maher stressed.

Under resolution 1441, Iraq must fully account for its weapons of mass destruction or face "serious consequences."

The United States has accused Iraq of constituting a "material breach" of the resolution seeking an enhanced weapons inspection regime, and threatened to disarm Iraq by force.

Egypt, a close US ally in the region, has called for a peaceful solution to the Iraqi crisis within the framework of the United Nations.

Mubarak is intensifying coordination with Arab and European countries to try to avert any war on Iraq.

Last month, Mubarak traveled to Saudi Arabia, Libya, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, and received Bahraini King Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa in Cairo. He is also expected to visit Germany in mid-February.

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