””””MADRID, Nov. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- German Foreign Minister Joschka Fisher
reiterated here on Monday that his country would not take part in any military
action against Iraq, while urging Baghdad to fully implement the latest UN
resolution on arms inspections.
””””"Our policy has not changed," said Fischer, who is accompanying German
President Johannes Rau on a three-day state visit to Spain."Germany will not
take part in any military attack on Iraq."
””””Fischer agreed with his Spanish counterpart Ana Palacio that the new UN
resolution, unanimously endorsed last Friday by the UN Security Council, left
little room for maneuver on Iraq's part.
””””The German foreign minister hoped that Iraq would "avoid military action"
by observing the resolution and allowing the UN weapons inspectors to operate
freely.
””””Earlier this year, Washington was at loggerheads with Germany because of
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's outspoken opposition to a possible US-led
war on Iraq.
””””Fischer and Palacio told reporters that during their meeting, they also discussed bilateral
ties, illegal immigration, the fight against terrorism, the expansion
of the European Union, as well as their upcoming role in the UN as
non-permanent members of the Security Council.
””””Rau's visit to Spain is the first by a German head of state since the
reunification of Germany in 1990. Enditem