A press conference is held after the Iraqi interim governing council was set up and appointed by US top civil administrator Paul Bremer in Baghdad July 13. (Xinhua Photo)

Sergio Vieira de Mello, special representative of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, speaks at a press conference in Baghdad July 13 after the Iraqi interim governing council was set up and appointed by US top civil administrator Paul Bremer. (Xinhua Photo)

Mohammed Bahrul Uloom, a Shiite Muslim representative, speaks at a press conference after the Iraqi interim governing council was set up and appointed by US top civil administrator Paul Bremer in Baghdad July 13. (Xinhua Photo)