john mage
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27 Feb 2003 22:43 Iraq agrees in principle to destroy missiles -UN <http://www.alertnet.org/images/spacer.gif>
(Updates sourcing, detail, background, previous BAGHDAD)
By Bernie Woodall
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Iraq has agreed in principle to destroy its al-Samoud 2 missiles but U.N. arms inspectors must clarify the offer with officials in Baghdad, the United Nations said on Thursday.
"They accept in principle the destruction of the missiles and the facilities but this has to be clarified," a U.N. official told Reuters.
The U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, the inspection agency for Iraqi disarmament, must now follow up in Baghdad "to see what exactly the letter means," the official said.
An UNMOVIC statement issued shortly afterward said the inspection agency was "in touch with the Iraqi authorities, through its offices in Baghdad, and through the deputy executive chairman (Demetrius Perricos), who is currently in Baghdad to clarify this acceptance and to start destruction measures."
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