Russia - Cohen and Sergeyev discuss Iraq crisis

Описание: (12 Feb 1998) T/I: 11:15:40


Visiting US Defence Secretary William Cohen on Thursday (12/2) conceded that Moscow and Washington were split on how to handle the Iraq crisis over inspections by UN weapons inspectors. Cohen made his comments after Russian Defence Minister Igor Sergeyev publicly blasted the United States for its hardline stance on Iraq.

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MOSCOW, RUSSIA, 12/2
WS US Defence Secretary William Cohen in corridor;
c/a press;
SOT, Cohen: "There was a fundamental agreement that Hussein must obey all UNSCOM resolutions, the Security Council resolutions. There is no disagreement on that whatsoever, even though there remains a disagreement on how we achieve that end";
C/A press;
SOT, Cohen: "The nature of the relationship between the US and Russia is one that transcends this issue, important that it is, that our relationship depends on having a wide variety of issues of interest to our societies and to global security";
C/a press;
SOT, in Russian, defence minister Marshal Igor Sergeyev: "Iraq has no manufactured and chemical weapons, at it was not delivered too. SCUD missiles has no separable warheads,there is no chance to use biological weapons."
ca cameraman
ws William Cohen and Igor Sergeev leaving the hall

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