Bush Seeks Allies over Iraq

World | September 24, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

US President George Bush is set to continue his attempts at the United Nations to win support for a resolution authorising an expanded international force in Iraq. On the sidelines of Wednesday's UN General Assembly in New York, Bush is due to meet a number of world leaders, including the German chancellor, the Indian prime minister and the president of Pakistan. In a defiant address on Tuesday, the US president defended the war in Iraq and urged all member states to help rebuild the country. However the speech got a cool reception, and was countered by President Jacques Chirac of France, who condemned the Iraq war and called for the UN to play a "full part" in Iraq. France - which had led international opposition to the war - is now seeking a much faster handover of power to the Iraqis than the US is prepared to accept.

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