Arab League foreign ministers have issued a statement welcoming the United Nations resolution on disarming Iraq.
The ministers, meeting in emergency session in Cairo, also said that any strike against Baghdad would be considered a threat to all Arab's national secuirty.
The Arab League countries have put pressure on Iraq to accept the latest UN resolution calling on Baghdad to disarm or face serious consequences.
At a summit of Arab League Ministers in Cairo, the Egyptian and Saudi Foreign Ministers indicated that Iraq had already accepted the resolution.
The official line from Baghdad is that it is studying the report and will announce its position in the next few days.
President Saddam Hussein has called an emergency meeting of the country's parliament to discuss the resolution, although it's not known when the meeting will take place.
Speaking on television, the US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said Saddam Hussein should take seriously US intentions about disarmament.
Meanwhile, the National Security Adviser, Condaleeza Rice, said a zero-tolerance policy on arms inspections would be applied to Iraq under the new resolution.
She said she was very sceptical that the Iraqi president would meet all the terms of the resolution. The weapons inspectors are due to arrive in Baghdad on 18 November.
Iraqi television has reported that Saddam Hussein has ordered parliament to convene to discuss the UN resolution calling on Baghdad to disarm or face serious consequences.
The report did not say when the parliament would meet.
Iraq has until 15 November to agree to the terms of the resolution.
