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 06/ 09/ 2002
PRINCE SAUD AL FAISAL STRESSES THAT IT IS UNWISE TO USE FORCE

 


 (...) Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal told the BBC that dealing with the Iraqi
  leader by trying to remove him from the outside would never work. 

  "To say that the most important thing about Iraq is the removal of Saddam Hussein we
  think is an unwise, to say the least," he said, adding that the Iraqi leader's fate should
  be decided by his people alone. 

  He urged a fresh look at diplomatic options to resolve the current deadlock. "Whether
  Saddam Hussein remains or is removed from power is up to the Iraqi people," Prince
  Saud Al Faisal said. 

  Prince Saud Al Faisal said that efforts should focus on persuading Iraq to readmit the
  weapons inspectors barred from the country in 1998. (...)