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Europe
EU, NATO call for UN involvement in post-war Iraq reconstruction
2003-04-04
The European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Thursday stressed that it was incumbent on the international community to be involved in post-war reconstruction of Iraq. "A UN resolution would be a prerequisite for the EU to be involved in post-war reconstruction of Iraq," whined said Greek Foreign Minister George Papandreou in Brussels. Speaking to the press after a joint EU-NATO informal foreign ministers meeting this afternoon, Papandreou said the EU is ready to cooperate with Iraq's neighboring countries in dealing with the humanitarian problems in the current war. "We also reiterated our position that we want to see stability in the region, the territorial integrity of Iraq," said Papandreou, whose country holds the current EU presidency.
"We're trying to figure how to grab this bone away from the American doggy..."
He said the EU welcomed Turkey's assurances not to get involved in northern Iraq. "We also stressed that in dealing with regional stagnation stability it is top priority to move forward the Middle East peace process."
"If we divert everyone's attention to the Paleos, then maybe we can slip in and grab off some of that Iraqi money and they won't notice..."
"We also stressed the very important relationship Europe and the EU has with the Arab world and to further strengthen the dialogue of civilizations."
"We're on the Arab side, not the American. Everyone knows that. So you should give us money."
"This is not a clash of civilizations," added Papandreou. Most of the foreign ministers of the 19-member NATO are also EU hacks ministers.
Yes, it is.
For his part, NATO Secretary-General George Robertson said the ministers "made it clear the need to see the involvement of the international community, especially the UN, in post-war Iraq."
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