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Iraq, North Korea, Terrorism on APEC Summit Agenda

Aired October 27, 2002 - 10:01   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.


NEVILLE: At the APEC summit in Mexico, President Bush is working the crowd, trying to enlist U.N. members' help in his showdown with Iraq.
CNN senior White House correspondent John King is traveling with the president and joins us live now from Los Cabos.

Hi, John.

JOHN KING, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Arthel. The president continuing his very difficult diplomacy on the Iraq issue, on the North Korea issue, as well, today, here on the second and final day of the leaders' meeting at the annual Asian Pacific Economic Summit.

But we should note, the president beginning this day with a bit of recreation. Taking advantage of his surroundings, Mr. Bush up quite early this morning for a jog here in the resort of Los Cabos, Mexico. Mr. Bush enjoys jogging, doesn't get to do it much back in Washington. Certainly taking advantage this morning on a gorgeous day here in Mexico.

The meetings get under way shortly. Mr. Bush is urging fellow members of the United Nations, especially those on the Security Council, like Mexico, like China, to support his position, a tough resolution, an ultimatum, in essence, to Saddam Hussein. Let weapons inspectors in, let them have unfettered access throughout Iraq. Keep your other commitments to the United Nations or face military action.

Russia and France still objecting to the U.S. language. The administration saying it wants a vote in the next week to ten days, win or lose, so that the president will know whether he can confront Iraq with a U.N. mandate or whether he needs to assemble a coalition outside of a U.N. mandate.

Mr. Bush also consulting with key Asian allies here at this meeting about North Korea's admission earlier this month that it has a nuclear weapons program.

Diplomacy is the key word right now, when it comes to North Korea, a much more patient timetable than in the Iraq dispute. Still, Mr. Bush hoping to win support here down the line, if North Korea does not be agree quickly to abandon that nuclear weapons program, for some sort of an economic and diplomatic embargo -- Arthel.

NEVILLE: OK, John King, thank you very much for that report. 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 October 27, 2002 - 10:01   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
NEVILLE: At the APEC summit in Mexico, President Bush is working the crowd, trying to enlist U.N. members' help in his showdown with Iraq.
CNN senior White House correspondent John King is traveling with the president and joins us live now from Los Cabos.

Hi, John.

JOHN KING, CNN SENIOR WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENT: Good morning to you, Arthel. The president continuing his very difficult diplomacy on the Iraq issue, on the North Korea issue, as well, today, here on the second and final day of the leaders' meeting at the annual Asian Pacific Economic Summit.

But we should note, the president beginning this day with a bit of recreation. Taking advantage of his surroundings, Mr. Bush up quite early this morning for a jog here in the resort of Los Cabos, Mexico. Mr. Bush enjoys jogging, doesn't get to do it much back in Washington. Certainly taking advantage this morning on a gorgeous day here in Mexico.

The meetings get under way shortly. Mr. Bush is urging fellow members of the United Nations, especially those on the Security Council, like Mexico, like China, to support his position, a tough resolution, an ultimatum, in essence, to Saddam Hussein. Let weapons inspectors in, let them have unfettered access throughout Iraq. Keep your other commitments to the United Nations or face military action.

Russia and France still objecting to the U.S. language. The administration saying it wants a vote in the next week to ten days, win or lose, so that the president will know whether he can confront Iraq with a U.N. mandate or whether he needs to assemble a coalition outside of a U.N. mandate.

Mr. Bush also consulting with key Asian allies here at this meeting about North Korea's admission earlier this month that it has a nuclear weapons program.

Diplomacy is the key word right now, when it comes to North Korea, a much more patient timetable than in the Iraq dispute. Still, Mr. Bush hoping to win support here down the line, if North Korea does not be agree quickly to abandon that nuclear weapons program, for some sort of an economic and diplomatic embargo -- Arthel.

NEVILLE: OK, John King, thank you very much for that report. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com