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DECISION ABOUT ATTACK ON IRAQ IS QUESTION OF TIME -- AMBASSADOR

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Hina) - Making a decision to attack Iraq is a matter of time. Croatia is following discussions at the United Nations and the European Union and will assume an adequate stance when the decision is made, the Croatian Ambassador to the United States, Ivan Grdesic, said in Washington on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Hina) - Making a decision to attack Iraq is a matter of time. Croatia is following discussions at the United Nations and the European Union and will assume an adequate stance when the decision is made, the Croatian Ambassador to the United States, Ivan Grdesic, said in Washington on Wednesday. #L# "All deadlines have expired and it is evident that the only remaining issue is to present arguments and convince allies and the Security Council for action to be taken," Grdesic told Hina. He was present during U.S. President George Bush's speech in Congress. "I believe that the decision has been made in principle to disarm Saddam (Hussein) and change his regime," Grdesic said in response to a question whether war was imminent. "Decisions will follow very soon, probably at the beginning of next month." "The situation is very serious and it is just a matter of time. The time for intervention is relatively short, considering the weather conditions," Grdesic said. "It is also evident that President Bush's administration has come to the conclusion that it is necessary to present additional arguments and justify every type of intervention, which will also probably be the task of State Secretary (Colin) Powell," he said, stressing the importance of the United States' cooperation with the U.N. Security Council. Making an assessment on how Croatia should conduct itself in the entire Iraq crisis, Grdesic said he believed that Croatia's role in this situation was "the same as that of all other European countries". "The Croatian government will closely follow the discussion in the Security Council, decisions by the UN, decisions and conduct of European allies and transatlantic allies, and make an adequate stance after a decision is made," said the ambassador. "It would be politically more convincing and useful for us, as well as all countries, certainly including the United States, that all allies and the Security Council give their approval for the intervention," Grdesic said. If the decision to attack is made unilaterally, Croatia will, naturally, assess to what extent it can help in the intervention and how extensive America's demands to Croatia will be for cooperation, he said. The Croatian ambassador added that "the consequences of the intervention will certainly be great, but it is also certain that Saddam Hussein's regime is hazardous for the world and for his own people". (hina) lml sb

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