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1) 'Could Turn Into A Massacre': Russia To Vote Against War Ultimatum 2) Russian Foreign Minister: US Regime Change Plan 'A Dangerous Experiment' 3) Contra 'Uni-Polar Scheme': Russia Warns That US War Moves Will Bring About International Reaction 4) Foreign Minister: US Using Economic, Propaganda, Political Intimidation To Push Iraq War 5) State Duma Speaker In Middle East: Attack Against Iraq An Attack Against All Peace-Loving Nations http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3086758&startrow=1&date=2003-03-10&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) March 10, 2003 RUSSIA TO VOTE AGAINST ULTIMATUM-LIKE AND UNREALIZABLE RESOLUTION MOSCOW, March 10. /RIA Novosti corr. Christina Rodriguez/. - Russia will vote against a resolution that would impose on Iraq "ultimatum-like and unrealizable conditions," Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said Monday after the ceremony of being granted the degree of an honorary doctor of Moscow State Linguistic University. He stressed that Russia spoke for the political way of settling the situation around Iraq. In Russia's opinion, an additional UN Security Council resolution is not needed for that, Ivanov said. The minister emphasized that a forceful settlement of the situation would "turn out into a massacre." This would lead to victims not only among Iraqi civilians, but also among the population of the country's neighboring regions. Besides, a military action is fraught with "economic, political and other consequences." That's why "we speak for the political settlement of the situation in Iraq," Ivanov said. The minister added that only international inspectors were able to give an answer to the question whether Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and means of their delivery. He reminded the audience that their work must proceed on the basis of the unanimously adopted Security Council resolution 1441. The day before yesterday, Igor Ivanov pointed out, the IAEA and UNMOVIC heads, speaking at a regular SC meeting, said they would be "able to answer the question" if Iraq had WMD. UNMOVIC head Hans Blix added that it would take the inspectors another few months. The minister said in conclusion that now there had appeared an opportunity to release tension as regards the situation around Iraq. ------------------------------------------------------ http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3086828&startrow=1&date=2003-03-10&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) March 10, 2003 RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: THE ATTEMPT TO IMPOSE A REGIME ON IRAQ IS A DANGEROUS EXPERIMENT -[I]t is unacceptable to speak about export of democracy - and no one knows of what model it could be - to countries with ages-old culture. "Such experiments are doomed to failure," the minister stressed. "Unfortunately peoples suffer from this." MOSCOW, March 10. /RIA Novosti correspondent Christina Rodriguez/. - Russia's Foreign Minister states that a possibility to change the political regime in Iraq "unfortunately is actively discussed" in definite political quarters of Washington." Igor Ivanov said this Monday answering questions at Moscow State Linguistic University. According to him, much is said in Britain and the U.S. today about democratizing the Arab world. He recalled in this context that "export of revolution" was practised in the Soviet Union and pointed out that at the present stage it is unacceptable to speak about export of democracy - and no one knows of what model it could be - to countries with ages-old culture. "Such experiments are doomed to failure," the minister stressed. "Unfortunately peoples suffer from this," he added. In this connection the main thing for Russia is to defend international law and generally recognized values, and "not to try to impose a regime of any kind," Ivanov said. The minister noted that "there is no single model according to which nations should develop." An attempt to impose a regime "is simply a dangerous experiment," he said. ------------------------------------------------------ http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3086919&startrow=1&date=2003-03-10&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) March 10, 2003 MOSCOW NOTES WASHINGTON'S CLAIM TO "UNILATERAL LEADERSHIP" FACES COUNTERACTION OF MANY STATES MOSCOW, March 10. /RIA Novosti corr./ - Moscow notes that "even provided the US' rather noticeable dominance in the world economy, Washington's claim to the unilateral leadership in the sphere of security faces a disguised or direct counteraction on the part of a major group of countries." Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov voiced this opinion when he addressed a meeting of the Academic Council of Moscow State Linguistic University. Ivanov is convinced that it's impossible to build the whole system of international security according to a "one-polar scheme." Besides, the minister continued, the stake on a unilateral approach, in conditions of absence of the former bloc confrontation system, faced "the lack of former bloc discipline based on the fear of becoming a nuclear attack victim." That's why, in Ivanov's opinion, "more and more states speak out their mind on the world arena," openly defending their opinion. When one-polar approach advocates collide with a "wide front" of states unready to build their national priorities in accordance with "narrow templates imposed from outside," Moscow is sure that the course for the formation of a multipolar democratic world order will start dominating in the international relations despite a tough resistance of certain circles in Washington. The minister added that "in general, such a course meets the interests of the US itself, who, as the September 11 2001 events showed, is unable to unilaterally counter the modern threats and challenges." ------------------------------------------------------ http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3086843&startrow=1&date=2003-03-10&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) March 10, 2003 RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER: IRAQ PRESSURIZED MOSCOW, March 10. /RIA Novosti corr./ - Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov said that during the "backstage struggle" around the new resolution on Iraq, political pressure was used. Speaking at a session of the Academic Council of Moscow State Linguistic University, Ivanov noted that to solve the situation around Iraq, economic, information, political and other pressurizing levers were being employed. ------------------------------------------------------ http://en.rian.ru/rian/index.cfm?prd_id=160&msg_id=3086764&startrow=1&date=2003-03-10&do_alert=0 Russian Information Agency (Novosti) March 10, 2003 STATE DUMA SPEAKER GENNADY SELEZNYOV: AGGRESSION AGAINST IRAQ WILL BE ATTACK ON ALL PEACE-LOVING NATIONS ABU DHABI, March 10. /RIA Novosti correspondent Igor Kuznetsov/. - An aggression against Iraq will be an attack on all peace-loving nations, State Duma Speaker Gennady Seleznyov said Monday in Baghdad. Seleznyov said during the talks with the Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Saadoun Hammadi, and Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz that all the factions in the lower house of the Russian parliament support the position of the Russian leadership, that is, a peaceful settlement of the crisis. He stressed also that the Russian people are in solidary with the people of Iraq. Seleznyov spoke in favor of giving the international inspectors more time for carrying out their mission. He said also that a strike at Iraq would simultaneously be a blow at the UN and international law. ------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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