Return to Transcripts main page

CNN Live Saturday

How Will Iraq's Destruction of Missiles Play at the U.N.?

Aired March 01, 2003 - 16:55   ET

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

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


RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: We want to go now to the United Nations and talk about how the prospect of the Al Samoud 2 missiles being destroyed by Iraq will affect discussions going on there. CNN's senior U.N. correspondent Richard Roth joins us now with more on that -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. U.N. CORRESPONDENT: Yes, thank you. This Al Samoud missile destruction, though small, will be looming large inside the Security Council discussions whenever they restart, probably Tuesday or beyond.

France, Russia, China will now say that Iraq is further cooperating, and really meaning it by destroying expensive missiles that could be used for defensive purposes. The U.S. will say, it's not enough. These missiles are not weapons of mass destruction.

Hans Blix will update his latest report, filed yesterday, with the Security Council. In the report, he had said Iraq was rather limited in its disarmament.

We asked the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Aldouri, his reaction to Blix's report.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOHAMMED ALDOURI, IRAQ'S AMB. TO U.N.: I'm waiting always for his report. I hope that his report will be very balanced one and will include all -- all kind of cooperation given by Iraq so far, and this is what we hope from Mr. Blix.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ROTH: Iraq will not like that in the report, Blix said, why did Iraq wait so long to come forth with information? He may say the same thing about the Al Samoud missiles, but there is a lot more that haven't been destroyed yet.

Richard Roth, CNN, reporting live at the United Nations.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com






Aired March 1, 2003 - 16:55   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
RENAY SAN MIGUEL, CNN ANCHOR: We want to go now to the United Nations and talk about how the prospect of the Al Samoud 2 missiles being destroyed by Iraq will affect discussions going on there. CNN's senior U.N. correspondent Richard Roth joins us now with more on that -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN SR. U.N. CORRESPONDENT: Yes, thank you. This Al Samoud missile destruction, though small, will be looming large inside the Security Council discussions whenever they restart, probably Tuesday or beyond.

France, Russia, China will now say that Iraq is further cooperating, and really meaning it by destroying expensive missiles that could be used for defensive purposes. The U.S. will say, it's not enough. These missiles are not weapons of mass destruction.

Hans Blix will update his latest report, filed yesterday, with the Security Council. In the report, he had said Iraq was rather limited in its disarmament.

We asked the Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, Mohammed Aldouri, his reaction to Blix's report.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

MOHAMMED ALDOURI, IRAQ'S AMB. TO U.N.: I'm waiting always for his report. I hope that his report will be very balanced one and will include all -- all kind of cooperation given by Iraq so far, and this is what we hope from Mr. Blix.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

ROTH: Iraq will not like that in the report, Blix said, why did Iraq wait so long to come forth with information? He may say the same thing about the Al Samoud missiles, but there is a lot more that haven't been destroyed yet.

Richard Roth, CNN, reporting live at the United Nations.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com