¡¡¡¡BERLIN, Sept. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on Tuesday promised that Germany could provide the United Nations with experts needed to carry out weapons inspections in Iraq.

¡¡¡¡Schroeder told press that Baghdad's decision to allow without conditions the return of UN weapon inspectors is quite important step, which offers a chance to solve the Iraqi crisis through peacefully means.

¡¡¡¡He said that Germany could provide UN experts of biological andchemical weapons as well as of missile technology, in addition to laboratory facilities. He promised to talk with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the German assistance.

¡¡¡¡The German chancellor said that the Iraqi readiness to allow the return of UN inspectors is a "great achievement" for Annan, while the Arab League also played a positive role.

¡¡¡¡Schroeder repeated his opposition to Washington's threat of launching military strike against Iraq, saying that it is always the goal of the German government to have UN inspectors return to Iraq "without resort to war." Enditem

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