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• UN: Security Council Powers To Focus On Iraqi Political Transition RFE/RL 12 Sep 2003 -- Foreign ministers of the five veto-wielding UN Security Council states meet in Geneva tomorrow to try to narrow differences over the international community's role in Iraq. The "permanent five," as they are known, have clashed repeatedly over the war in Iraq and have offered different proposals for turning over power to Iraqis. But in one key development this week, there is now apparent consensus that the Iraqi Governing Council is the country's legitimate interim representative.
• ANNAN / IRAQ VOA 12 Sept 2003-- U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan says he will push for better security for humanitarian operations in Iraq when he meets with foreign ministers of the five permanent members of the Security Council Saturday

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• European Parliament calls for transfer of power to Iraqis IRNA 12 Sep 2003 -- Political and economic power in Iraq should be transferred as soon as possible to the Iraqi people and its representatives, EP`s Foreign Affairs Committee has said.
• India links sending troops to Iraq with cross border terrorism IRNA 12 Sep 2003 -- In a subtle diplomatic move, India has linked any shift in its stand on sending its combat troops to Iraq to the continued "Pak-sponsored terror" campaign in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), local press reported here on Friday.
• Kharrazi calls on UN to play leading role in Iraq IRNA 12 Sep 2003 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here Friday called on the United Nations to play a leading role in the developments taking shape in Iraq.
• Iraq: Is Occupation Helping Or Hindering The Global War Against Terrorism? RFE/RL 12 Sep 2003 -- As U.S. President George W. Bush and members of his administration reassert their commitment to America's global war on terrorism, some are questioning whether the recent U.S.-led military action against Iraq -- conducted in the name of defeating terrorism -- is actually helping to encourage, rather than end, such attacks.
• BUSH / IRAQ VOA 12 Sept 2003-- As President Bush Friday rallied U-S troops just returned from Iraq, some opinion polls showed weakening public support for the president's handling of Iraq policy.
• IRAQ: Greater transparency needed for 2004 budget, says OSI IRIN 12 Sep 2003 -- Greater transparency is needed for next year's budget in Iraq, the Iraq Revenue Watch Project, run by the Open Society Institute (OSI), said on releasing recommendations on budget procedures for 2004.