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UN chief warns against Iraq war
independent.co.uk -- Kofi Annan, the secretary general of the United Nations, warned yesterday against any military assault on Iraq to topple Saddam Hussein while violence rages between Israel and the Palestinians. His stance, spelt out on the same day the UN Security Council was considering an invitation from Iraq to resume talks on readmitting weapons inspectors, appeared to reflect recent thinking in London. Tony Blair also wants America to focus on Middle East peace talks before taking action in Iraq. Mr Annan said: "It would be unwise to attack Iraq, given the current circumstances of what's happening in the Middle East." After talks with the 15 Security Council ambassadors, Mr Annan stopped short of rejecting an invitation by Iraq to the chief UN weapons inspector, Hans Blix, to travel to Baghdad to discuss a return of the inspectors. The secretary general said he would ask Iraq to clarify whether it was ready to allow the monitors back.

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