Iraq said on Wednesday it accepted a new U.N. Security Council resolution, which orders Baghdad to disarm, cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors or face "serious consequences." "I delivered a letter to the secretary-general's office," Iraq's U.N. ambassador Mohammed Aldouri told reporters. "It was a positive reply." Aldouri described the six-page letter as setting out Baghdad's entire position on the resolution, adopted by a 15-0 vote last Friday. But he said the response was "unconditional, no questions asked." "We are waiting for the inspectors to go as scheduled," Aldouri said. "We are eager to see the inspectors perform their duties in accordance with international law." Aldouri said Baghdad has accepted the resolution in an effort to avoid war.

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