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US Urges NATO to Do More in Iraq, Germans Demur
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Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Apr 02, 2004 02:25pm |
Category | News |
News Date | Apr 02, 2004 12:00am |
Description | US Urges NATO to Do More in Iraq, Germans Demur
Reuters
The United States urged NATO Friday to consider taking a wider role in stabilizing Iraq after a sovereign Iraqi government takes office in July but Germany said the alliance had enough on its plate. "The United States believes the alliance should consider a new collective role after the restoration of Iraqi sovereignty," Secretary of State Colin Powell said after meeting NATO foreign ministers to mark the alliance's enlargement to 26. But German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said NATO had enough to do with the top priority of expanding security in Afghanistan, peacekeeping in the Balkans and fighting terrorism. |
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