Immediately after those talks, Iraq remained insistent that discussions would progress only if issues such as U.S. threats against Iraq, the no-fly zones, and U.N. sanctions against Iraq were on the table.

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Said Ahmad, the diplomat left in charge of Iraq's U.N. mission by Saddam Hussein's government, said he looked forward to the new Iraq.

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Iraq expelled U.N. weapons inspectors in 1998, prompting four days of U.S. and British air raids.

CNN: Egyptians on trade mission to Iraq as sanctions weaken

While the United States and Britain maintained the pressure on Iraq, the U.N.

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During the debate over whether to invade Iraq, the Bush administration argued repeatedly that Iraq was violating U.N. resolutions requiring its disarmament after the 1991 Persian Gulf War.

CNN: Ex-Iraq inspector: Prewar intelligence failure 'disturbing'

In 1995, as a result of another defector, we find out that, after his invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein had initiated a crash program to build a crude nuclear weapon in violation of Iraq's U.N. obligations.

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In 1990, British warships were authorized to use force to enforce U.N. sanctions against Iraq.

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Joe Biden of Delaware, that Bush convene a summit with European allies on Iraq and ask the U.N.

CNN: Lugar dissents on Iraq transition

The International Atomic Energy Agency dismantled 40 nuclear-research facilities before the U.N. inspectors left Iraq, including three uranium-enrichment sites.

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Arab League Secretary-General Amre Moussa said there was no discussion of deploying Arab troops in Iraq before a new U.N. resolution and a sovereign Iraqi government are in place.

CNN: Arab leaders pledge reform on their terms

The resolution is backed by the United States, but it's well-known that Chirac and the Bush administration have not always seen eye to eye at the U.N. on the Iraq situation.

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Administration sources said the goal is to win a strong statement from Annan backing the political transition plan and a commitment to send a U.N. team to Iraq to assist with the effort.

CNN: Bremer: U.N. has 'vital role' to play in Iraq

"The country is at a crossroads, " said Martin Kobler, U.N. special representative in Iraq.

CNN: 25 dead, dozens wounded in Iraq car bombings

Martin Kobler, the U.N. special representative to Iraq, expressed dismay at the recent violence and condemned the attack against the Anbar governor.

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The Monday carnage drew condemnation from the U.N. special representative in Iraq.

CNN: Bombings, shooting leave at least 10 dead in Iraq

U.S. President George W. Bush wants the lifting of U.N. trade sanctions on Iraq -- imposed in 1990 after Iraq invaded Kuwait.

CNN: Blix challenges U.S. weapons hunt

Martin Kobler, the U.N. special representative for Iraq, was in Kirkuk to meet with local officials and discuss the Hawija violence, state TV reported.

CNN: More than 30 killed in Iraq violence

Annan ordered U.N. personnel out of Iraq after the bombing in August at its headquarters in Baghdad, which killed Annan's special representative to Iraq and 21 others.

CNN: Bremer: U.N. has 'vital role' to play in Iraq

"Iraq fully supports the joint U.N. and Arab efforts in order to reach a political solution to the deepening crisis in Syria, " al-Maliki said in a statement issued by his office.

CNN: Syria denies using cluster bombs

He said Iraq was in violation of U.N.

CNN: Ex-Iraq inspector: Prewar intelligence failure 'disturbing'

U.N. economic sanctions on Iraq.

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Iraq has repeatedly refused to allow U.N. weapons inspectors back into the country.

CNN: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein speaks on anniversary of Persian Gulf War

Staffan de Mistura, special representative of the U.N. secretary-general for Iraq, deplored the attack and passed along condolences to grieving families.

CNN: Bomber kills 33 at Iraq peace conference

The U.N. arms inspectors were in Iraq for more than seven years.

CNN: Iraqi official calls U.S. charges 'baseless'

The United States and Britain accused Iraq of failing to comply with U.N. resolutions demanding it give up chemical and biological weapons, long-range missiles and any nuclear weapons program.

CNN: Blix: Iraq unlikely to use chemical, germ weapons

This year, Iraq has met three times with U.N.

CNN: Iraqi official calls U.S. charges 'baseless'

Iraq says it has complied with U.N. disarmament resolutions.

CNN: Blix: Iraq unlikely to use chemical, germ weapons