Iraq Thursday delivered a letter from Foreign Minister Naji Sabri to chief U.N. weapons inspector Hans Blix, which welcomed talks with Blix and his experts.

CNN: Powell skeptical of Iraqi offer for talks

"All these changes or amendments are cosmetic ones to make the ugly face of this resolution look better, " said Naji Sabri, state minister for foreign affairs.

CNN: Iraq rejects proposed changes to new sanctions

Iraq's foreign minister, Naji Sabri, has described the draft resolution presented by America as akin to a declaration of war on both Baghdad and the UN.

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