Iraq Must Cooperate with Inspectors, Boucher Says

26 February 2002

Iraq Must Cooperate with Inspectors, Boucher Says

Written response to a question taken at Feb 25 Briefing

The United States hopes that U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan will underscore the need for Iraq to cooperate with arms inspectors as a first step to complying with U.N. Security Council Resolutions when Annan meets with Iraq's foreign minister in March, State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher said in a text released February 25.

U.S. Department Of State
Office of the Spokesman February 25, 2002
Questions Taken at February 25, 2002 Daily Press Briefing

UN SECRETARY GENERAL'S MEETING WITH IRAQI FOREIGN MINISTER

Question: Any reaction to a meeting scheduled between the Iraqi Foreign Minister Sabri and UN Secretary General Annan March 7 at UN headquarters in New York?

Answer: As the secretary said -- this should be a short meeting.

Iraq knows what it must do: Comply with all relevant Security Council Resolutions. We hope the Secretary General will reiterate this simple requirement and point out the necessity of Iraqi cooperation with arms inspectors as a first step.

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