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Blix Will Brief Security Council This Week

Aired March 02, 2003 - 09:05   ET

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HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix is expected back in front of the U.N. this week. We're joined by our Michael Okwu at the United Nations with a look ahead.
This will be a big week, right, Michael?

MICHAEL OKWU, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Certainly going to be a big weak, Heidi. Good morning to you.

Mostly, it's very quiet here at the United Nations right now. Most diplomats are probably focused on having a very decent brunch. That could very well be, because they will need the energy. Expect more verbal fireworks at the Security Council and here at the United Nations this week.

Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has already submitted his quarterly report to council diplomats. In it, he says that Iraq's disarmament efforts have been very limited so far. But he's indicated he will probably make revisions to that report, certainly by the time he makes his oral presentation to the council later this week.

No doubt, he will take into account Iraq's destruction of some of its Al Samoud 2 missiles as well as recent interviews of scientists and experts. The U.S., of course, has called this latest cooperation, games of deception. No doubt we will likely hear that phrase throughout the course of this week or some variations of it.

France and Russia have their diplomatic guns blazing. The French saying that this is further proof that inspections are working, and that Iraq can be disarmed peacefully. Russia's foreign minister, Igor Ivanov has threatened to use a veto. And veto, of course, here at the United Nations is that four-letter word that diplomats rarely articulate. This will likely, Heidi, put a great deal more pressure on those six key swing votes. Hold on to your hats.

COLLINS: All right, Michael, we'll certainly do that. Thank you, Michael Okwu, live from the United Nations this morning.

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Aired March 2, 2003 - 09:05   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
HEIDI COLLINS, CNN ANCHOR: Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix is expected back in front of the U.N. this week. We're joined by our Michael Okwu at the United Nations with a look ahead.
This will be a big week, right, Michael?

MICHAEL OKWU, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Certainly going to be a big weak, Heidi. Good morning to you.

Mostly, it's very quiet here at the United Nations right now. Most diplomats are probably focused on having a very decent brunch. That could very well be, because they will need the energy. Expect more verbal fireworks at the Security Council and here at the United Nations this week.

Chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has already submitted his quarterly report to council diplomats. In it, he says that Iraq's disarmament efforts have been very limited so far. But he's indicated he will probably make revisions to that report, certainly by the time he makes his oral presentation to the council later this week.

No doubt, he will take into account Iraq's destruction of some of its Al Samoud 2 missiles as well as recent interviews of scientists and experts. The U.S., of course, has called this latest cooperation, games of deception. No doubt we will likely hear that phrase throughout the course of this week or some variations of it.

France and Russia have their diplomatic guns blazing. The French saying that this is further proof that inspections are working, and that Iraq can be disarmed peacefully. Russia's foreign minister, Igor Ivanov has threatened to use a veto. And veto, of course, here at the United Nations is that four-letter word that diplomats rarely articulate. This will likely, Heidi, put a great deal more pressure on those six key swing votes. Hold on to your hats.

COLLINS: All right, Michael, we'll certainly do that. Thank you, Michael Okwu, live from the United Nations this morning.

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