The Iraqi Ambassador to the United Nations today reported that Baghdad has decided to accept the return of weapons inspectors to the country under the terms of a new Security Council resolution – a move immediately welcomed by the President of the 15-member body.

Iraq will accept Security Council resolution 1441 “despite its bad contents,” said Mohammad Al-Douri, quoting from a letter being sent to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan.

“We are prepared to receive the inspectors within the assigned timetable,” he told reporters in New York. “We are eager to see them perform their duties in accordance with international law as soon as possible.”
The Council President, Ambassador Zhang Yishan of China, said he had been contacted by Mr. Al-Douri with the news.

“I informed the other members of the Security Council of the message coming from the Ambassador of Iraq, and they welcome the correct decision by the Iraqi Government and we would like to see that resolution 1441 be implemented fully and very effectively,” Ambassador Zhang said.

The Iraqi Ambassador informed the Council President “that he was writing the letter to the Secretary-General, and we have to wait for the letter, and only after reading the letter can we have a full picture of the response from the Government,” he added - UN News. To read resolution 1441 click on Report.