Help
avoid a major catastrophe - Sri Lanka tells UN
[February
20, 2003 - 10.30 GMT]
Ambassador
Rubert Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka’s Deputy Permanent Representative at the
UN said that the Government of Sri Lanka hopes that Iraq would fully comply
with UN
resolution 1441.
“That
would help to avoid a major catastrophe, which would bring suffering upon
the Iraqi people and escalate tension in the Middle East,” he said at the
UN Security Council debate among non-members on Iraq’s disarmament.
The
UN Security Council concluded its debate among non-members on Iraq’s
disarmament February 19. Many speakers urged the Council to exhaust all
peaceful means before resorting to war, while others insisted that it be
prepared to act swiftly and resolutely in the face of Iraq’s
non-compliance.
The
Non-Aligned Movement called for the debate, which heard from more than 60
speakers in two days.
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