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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8682

7 April 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence/irak
French Defence Minister adamant France will not back NATO intervention in Iraq unless UN and Iraqi government take control

Brussels, 06/04/2004 (Agence Europe) - Michèle Alliot-Marie, French Defence Minister was adamant on Tuesday that France will insist on UN and Iraq government-led control before accepting NATO intervention in Iraq. "Before proceeding any further, the United Nations must be responsible for operations, and there must be a legitimate Iraqi government, and a request from that government" she said to the media on leaving an informal meeting of defence ministers. "If these conditions are met,...

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