¡¡¡¡OTTAWA, Jan. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- With Germany and France continuing to defy the US government by saying they will work together to prevent an attack on Iraq, Canada appeared to seek the middle ground on Iraq, it was reported Wednesday.

¡¡¡¡Canadian Foreign Minister Bill Graham told local reporters thathe did not think anyone should be prejudging the situation in Iraquntil the UN arms inspectors report on what they have found.

¡¡¡¡"I don't think it's appropriate at this time to judge whether one's going to block or participate in an attack on Iraq when we' re watching what is taking place at the United Nations," Graham said.

¡¡¡¡Chief arms inspector Hans Blix is due to report back to the UN Security Council on Monday on whether his team has found evidence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

¡¡¡¡Graham said he believed that recent comments from Germany and France that they would likely oppose a UN Security Council resolution that authorizes an attack on Iraq were meant to "reaffirm" the UN arms inspection process.

¡¡¡¡Asked if Canada would support US President George W. Bush if hechose to attack Baghdad without UN approval, Graham said: "President Bush has indicated his determination that Iraq be disarmed. We are equally determined that Iraq be disarmed."

¡¡¡¡"The (Canadian) prime minister made it clear that we believe that that process must take place through the United Nations process. The US continues to work through the UN process, and we support the United States and the UN process." Enditem