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Iraq crisis at NAM summit: Govt
February 18, 2003 15:07 IST
India will reinforce its position on the Iraq crisis at the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement summit in Kuala Lumpur, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj told the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
While sharing concerns of opposition members on a war on Iraq, Swaraj said the government was willing for a detailed discussion on the issue but declined their demand for a parliamentary resolution.
She felt any such resolution would bind the government on a situation that was still evolving.
Opposing any unilateral military action against Iraq, New Delhi has advocated the UN route should be followed for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
Raising the issue during zero hour, senior Congress member Pranab Mukherjee said India's opinion should be properly reflected as the people were worried as it is going to affect their interest.
Asserting the issue must be solved peacefully and not unilaterally by any country, he said the people of Iraq had suffered enough.
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