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13 September 2002

Powell Pleased with European Reaction to Bush UNGA Speech

(Sept. 13, New York: remarks after meeting with EU Ministers) (150)
After meeting with EU ministers in New York September 13, Secretary of
State Colin Powell said that he was "pleased with the reaction so far"
to President Bush's speech to the UN General Assembly on Iraq.
Following is a transcript of Powell's remarks:
(begin transcript)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman
(New York, New York)
September 13, 2002
Remarks By Secretary of State Colin L. Powell 
After His Meeting with EU Ministers
September 13, 2002
United Nations
New York, New York
(12:35 p.m. EDT)
SECRETARY POWELL: I'm very pleased with the conversations that we just
had with my colleagues in the European Union. We discussed a number of
issues. Of course, we discussed the President's speech and I am
pleased with the reaction so far. We also had a good discussion with
respect to the International Criminal Court and Article 98, and we're
working in a spirit of cooperation to see if we can find a way
forward.
(end transcript)
(Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S.
Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)