17/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - Gunnar Wiegand, European External Relations Commissioner Chris Patten's spokesperson, said on Tuesday that the Commission sees Baghdad's decision to allow the United Nations weapons inspectors back into the country as a "first step in the right direction". He welcomed the role played by Arab states to achieve this, highlighting that it was the job of the Security Council (rather than the European Commission) to respond to the news.