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Ban won't discuss Iraq in meeting with Bush
Jul 16, 2007, 18:03 GMT
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he has no intention to discuss US policy on Iraq when he meets with President George W Bush, who is under pressure from the Democrat-led US Congress to start winding down US involvement there.
Ban is scheduled to see Bush at the White House on Tuesday, the second meeting since he became UN secretary general in January.
He said he will discuss with Bush the situation Sudan's Darfur region, the UN plan leading to Kosovo independence that is opposed by Russia, the US financial support of the UN, and UN reform.
'I do not want to inject myself in issues of Iraq,' Ban said in a press conference, adding that the international community should show 'great caution' when dealing with the worsening conditions in Iraq.
Ban called for 'harmonious measures' within the US administration and legislature to deal with the situation in Iraq, but he said he will not take a public position regarding the presence of US troops in Iraq.
© 2007 dpa - Deutsche Presse-AgenturCOMMENT
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SP4: I like this Guy!Jul 16th, 2007 - 18:19:00
He knows when to keep his mouth shut! A pity he's not the speaker of the house, a crooked congressman from Penn state, or the democratic front runners!
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