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New United Nations Resolution

Aired October 14, 2003 - 06:06   ET

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THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The U.S. is calling for a vote this week on a new U.N. resolution on Iraq. Administration officials hope enough changes have been made to win the support of key critics.
Our senior U.N. correspondent, Richard Roth, has more for you.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RICHARD ROTH, CNN SENIOR U.N. CORRESPONDENT: The United States will formally introduce its latest resolution on Iraq to the Security Council very soon, and the U.S. ambassador hopes to have a vote sometime this week. The U.S. thinks the wording has been changed enough to win support from critics, ranging from France to Germany to even Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

The main change in this third attempt is that the Iraqi Governing Council is given a December 15 day to set up a time table to write a constitution and establish a pattern for Democratic elections. However, critics are already saying that there is no definitive handover of provisional power to the Iraqis.

The issue of sovereignty, the U.S. ambassador believes, is addressed in this resolution.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The sovereignty of Iraq resides in the state of Iraq, but that the Coalition Provisional Authority is temporarily -- and we stress that in the resolution -- exercising certain authorities and obligations of governance.

ROTH: One diplomat on the Security Council said the U.S. is likely to draw more votes with this resolution, but not a full house. Germany's foreign minister said it's a step in the right direction, though he and the French foreign minister insisted a deeper study of the resolution text must be done.

Richard Roth, CNN, United Nations.

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Aired October 14, 2003 - 06:06   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: The U.S. is calling for a vote this week on a new U.N. resolution on Iraq. Administration officials hope enough changes have been made to win the support of key critics.
Our senior U.N. correspondent, Richard Roth, has more for you.

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

RICHARD ROTH, CNN SENIOR U.N. CORRESPONDENT: The United States will formally introduce its latest resolution on Iraq to the Security Council very soon, and the U.S. ambassador hopes to have a vote sometime this week. The U.S. thinks the wording has been changed enough to win support from critics, ranging from France to Germany to even Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

The main change in this third attempt is that the Iraqi Governing Council is given a December 15 day to set up a time table to write a constitution and establish a pattern for Democratic elections. However, critics are already saying that there is no definitive handover of provisional power to the Iraqis.

The issue of sovereignty, the U.S. ambassador believes, is addressed in this resolution.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The sovereignty of Iraq resides in the state of Iraq, but that the Coalition Provisional Authority is temporarily -- and we stress that in the resolution -- exercising certain authorities and obligations of governance.

ROTH: One diplomat on the Security Council said the U.S. is likely to draw more votes with this resolution, but not a full house. Germany's foreign minister said it's a step in the right direction, though he and the French foreign minister insisted a deeper study of the resolution text must be done.

Richard Roth, CNN, United Nations.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

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