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U.N. Security Council to Hold Emergency Meetings
Aired March 25, 2003 - 15:28 ET
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JUDY WOODRUFF, ANCHOR: Meantime we want to turn to New York City to the United Nations, where the U.N. Security Council is tomorrow set to convene to debate the war in Iraq.
Let's go to our Richard Roth at the U.N. -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Judy, this had been foreseen by many diplomats, but it is finally going to take place. A so-called emergency, urgent Security Council meeting, tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the afternoon New York time, likely to spill over into Thursday.
The Arab group that happens to be led by Iraq at this current time called for the meeting from the Security Council, has now has been granted. Dozens of speakers. It takes us back to the meetings we had before diplomacy collapsed here.
But the countries that are lining up are likely to back Iraq in their call for a withdrawal of U.S. troops and to stop the aggression against the Iraqi people. There are also likely to be calls citing humanitarian concerns in various Iraqi cities.
Also today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan had a visitor from Washington, national security advisor Condoleezza Rice. The two talked about the humanitarian situation, post-conflict, post-war Iraq and a variety of issues here.
This is the first time we've seen Condoleezza Rice here inside the U.N. building. In the last few months, when she's paid calls on chief weapons inspector Hans Blix at the U.S. mission, while nearby, the meetings were not advised publicly. But this time you see Rice and Secretary General Annan together.
Kofi Annan was not necessarily in favor of this conflict at this time. He thought there should have been more weeks given to the weapons inspectors. Judy, back to you.
WOODRUFF: Richard, very quickly, I know you're talking to diplomats at the U.N. all the time. What are they saying about the progress of the war?
ROTH: Those who didn't want the war are saying, we told you so, that there are big problems, the U.S. is going to get bogged down. Others are preferring to take a wait and see approach.
WOODRUFF: OK. Richard Roth, being very succinct. Thank you, Richard. We appreciate that.
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Aired March 25, 2003 - 15:28 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
JUDY WOODRUFF, ANCHOR: Meantime we want to turn to New York City to the United Nations, where the U.N. Security Council is tomorrow set to convene to debate the war in Iraq.
Let's go to our Richard Roth at the U.N. -- Richard.
RICHARD ROTH, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Judy, this had been foreseen by many diplomats, but it is finally going to take place. A so-called emergency, urgent Security Council meeting, tomorrow at 3 p.m. in the afternoon New York time, likely to spill over into Thursday.
The Arab group that happens to be led by Iraq at this current time called for the meeting from the Security Council, has now has been granted. Dozens of speakers. It takes us back to the meetings we had before diplomacy collapsed here.
But the countries that are lining up are likely to back Iraq in their call for a withdrawal of U.S. troops and to stop the aggression against the Iraqi people. There are also likely to be calls citing humanitarian concerns in various Iraqi cities.
Also today, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan had a visitor from Washington, national security advisor Condoleezza Rice. The two talked about the humanitarian situation, post-conflict, post-war Iraq and a variety of issues here.
This is the first time we've seen Condoleezza Rice here inside the U.N. building. In the last few months, when she's paid calls on chief weapons inspector Hans Blix at the U.S. mission, while nearby, the meetings were not advised publicly. But this time you see Rice and Secretary General Annan together.
Kofi Annan was not necessarily in favor of this conflict at this time. He thought there should have been more weeks given to the weapons inspectors. Judy, back to you.
WOODRUFF: Richard, very quickly, I know you're talking to diplomats at the U.N. all the time. What are they saying about the progress of the war?
ROTH: Those who didn't want the war are saying, we told you so, that there are big problems, the U.S. is going to get bogged down. Others are preferring to take a wait and see approach.
WOODRUFF: OK. Richard Roth, being very succinct. Thank you, Richard. We appreciate that.
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