Russia Hints at Possible Presence of Multinational Force in Iraq

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Russia Hints at Possible Presence of Multinational Force in Iraq

Russia said on Saturday it might possibly has a presence in the multinational force in Iraq while calling for a greater role for the United Nations there.

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Russia said on Saturday it might possibly has a presence in the multinational force in Iraq while calling for a greater role for the United Nations there.

Moscow "is ready to consider different variants as concerns change in parameters and status of the international military presence in Iraq," the Itar-Tass news agency quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov as saying.

But Fedotov also urged "a further substantial increase of UN's role in the Iraqi settlement, in particular in the political sphere."

His remarks were made after US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Thursday that the U.S. was talking with other UN Security Council members on a new resolution to encourage more UN member states to participate in the rebuilding of Iraq.

"No concrete proposals on the content of a new resolution have been available so far," Fedotov said, adding that the new resolution "must contain a clear succession of steps aimed at the restoration of Iraq's sovereignty."

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