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Russia Wants UN to Have 'Central Role' in Iraq

Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on Friday the United Nations should have a "central role" in post-war Iraq, echoing similar calls from France and Germany.

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Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said on Friday the United Nations should have a "central role" in post-war Iraq, echoing similar calls from France and Germany.

Ivanov, on a visit to Tajikistan, told reporters "nobody was calling into question the role of the United Nations as a central and universal organization safeguarding international peace and security."

"We hope the United Nations will perform this central role, in particular, in the settlement of Iraq's post-war situation," he said, adding the United Nations had "special authority."

"This authority must be used to achieve a political settlement in Iraq within the shortest time possible. This is in the interests of the Iraqi people. This is in the interests of the whole region."

Source: agencies

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