Foreign ministers from across a divided European Union have issued a common statement urging Iraq to comply "without delay" with UN weapons inspectors. The 15 ministers are bitterly split on how to handle the crisis over disarming Saddam Hussein, but the carefully-worded statement used the little common ground available to reach a joint declaration. "The Iraqi authorities must, as an imperative, provide the inspectors, without delay, with all additional and complete information on questions raised by the international community," said the statement. There was no direct reference to French- and German-led calls for the weapons inspectors to be given more time, but the statement said ministers welcomed the inspectors' "intention to continue and intensify their operations".