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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8385

24 January 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/iraq
MEPs not unanimous on sending delegation to Iraq

Brussels, 23/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - Whether or not to send an EP delegation to Iraq (first passing by New York to meet the head of the UN inspectors Hans Blix) was discussed in Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee. According to its chair, Elmar Brok, such a an initiative is only desirable if the MEPs can meet Saddam Hussein, whereas Dutch Liberal Bob van den Bos fears that such a visit could complicate the work of the UN inspectors. After Iraq, where will we want to go? North Korean or...

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