17 October 2002
Good Consultations with France, Russia on Iraq, Powell Says
(At stakeout following meeting with French Defense Minister) (140) After his meeting at the State Department October 16 with French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie, Secretary of State Colin Powell declined to say whether or not progress has been made in negotiations over a U.N. resolution on Iraq. He did, however, characterize consultations on the resolution as "good." Following is a transcript of the brief press stakeout: (begin transcript) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE Office of the Spokesman October 16, 2002 Remarks Secretary Of State Colin L. Powell At Stakeout Following His Meeting With the French Defense Minister October 16, 2002 C Street Entrance Washington, D.C. (4:55 p.m. EDT) QUESTION: Do you have anything to say? SECRETARY POWELL: Thank you all very much. QUESTION: Did you make any progress on a resolution? QUESTION: How is the resolution? What's the status of the resolution? SECRETARY POWELL: We're having good consultations. We're having good consultations. I've talked to my French colleague, my Russian colleague, the French Minister of Defense, so we're hard at work. (end transcript) (Distributed by the Office of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State. Web site: http://usinfo.state.gov)
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