Drone_pilot
29-07-04, 12:55
US and Iraqi officials have given a cautious welcome to a Saudi proposal for a new military force drawn exclusively from Muslim countries.
US Secretary of State Colin Powell described the idea as interesting.
Meanwhile Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called on the leaders of Arab countries to close ranks to help Iraq.
A number of Islamic nations have been approached and further discussions will be held, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has said.
But the BBC's Jill McGivering in the Saudi city of Jeddah - where the senior officials are holding talks - says there are major differences between the US and Saudi visions of the force.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3936041.stm)
US Secretary of State Colin Powell described the idea as interesting.
Meanwhile Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi called on the leaders of Arab countries to close ranks to help Iraq.
A number of Islamic nations have been approached and further discussions will be held, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal has said.
But the BBC's Jill McGivering in the Saudi city of Jeddah - where the senior officials are holding talks - says there are major differences between the US and Saudi visions of the force.
BBC Read More (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3936041.stm)