¡¡¡¡KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 8 (Xinhuanet) - A senior United States official said Wednesday his country had "no disagreement" with Malaysia over the United Nations stand on Iraq.

¡¡¡¡Visiting US Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security John Bolton made the remarks at a press conference here after having talks with Malaysia's foreign minister Syed Hamid Albar.

¡¡¡¡"Malaysia also made it plain that it insists on compliance with the applicable Security Council resolutions that Iraq has to eliminate its weapons of mass destruction," Bolton said. "On that issue, there is no disagreement at all," he said.

¡¡¡¡Bolton, who has already visited New Zealand and Singapore, was due to leave here later Wednesday for the Philippines before goingto Thailand, Japan, South Korea and China.

¡¡¡¡On his current tour, he said, "We haven't asked for anything specifically on this trip."

¡¡¡¡"This is to provide current thinking by our administration and to get the views of governments that I'm visiting," he added.

¡¡¡¡The United Nations has urged Iraq to hand over any weapons of mass destruction it possesses or faces "serious consequences". ButIraq has denied having any such weapons.

¡¡¡¡Malaysia strongly opposes unilateral US military action againstIraq. However, Malaysian official comments on the US official's remarks are not available. Enditem

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