|
|
Article: In vote, United States wins unanimous Security Council support for new Iraq resolution
- Article from:
- AP Worldstream
- Article date:
- November 8, 2002
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
00-00-0000
Dateline: UNITED NATIONS
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a tough new Iraq resolution
Friday, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences"
that would almost certainly mean war.
The 15-0 vote came after eight weeks of tumultuous negotiations and
was seen as a victory for the United States, which drafted the resolution
together with Britain.
The broad support sends a strong message to Baghdad that the Security
Council _ divided for years over Iraq _ expects full compliance with
all U.N. resolutions.
Immediately after the vote, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged
Iraq to seize the opportunity to finally eliminate any weapons ...