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U.N. Welcomes Iraq's Acceptance of U.N. Disarmament Resolution
Thursday, November 14, 2002
(1:16 AM)
Xinhuanet

"We are prepared to receive the inspectors within the assigned timetable, we are eager to see them perform their duties in accordance with international law as soon as possible."

UNITED NATIONS -- Xinhuanet
The United Nations Security Council welcomes the Iraq government's decision to accept the UN Security Council resolution 1441 disarming the Arab country of weapons of mass destruction, council president Zhang Yishan told reporters here Wednesday.

He said a letter of acceptance from the Iraq government has been distributed to the council's 15 members. He said, "Members ofthe Security Council welcome the correct decision by the Iraqi government," he said. "We would like to see that the resolution 1441 be implemented fully and very effectively."

According to diplomatic sources, the Iraqi mission presented the 9-page letter to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday morning.

Iraqi Ambassador Mohammed Al-Douri told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that Iraq is "clean" of weapons of mass destruction and is ready to readmit inspectors
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