UN Security Council agrees to put pressure on Iraq

Updated: 17:47, Saturday, 14 September 2002

The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have agreed to put pressure on Baghdad to allow UN weapons inspectors to return to Iraq.

After a meeting with his counterparts from Britain, China, France and Russia, the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell said that any UN resolution on Iraq must have a deadline to it.

The US has been calling on Iraq to comply with existing UN resolutions "within weeks".

Discussions will continue at the UN on possible action.

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