The Hindu : Bali blast a warning to U.S.: Russia

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Wednesday, Oct 16, 2002

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Bali blast a warning to U.S.: Russia

By Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW OCT. 15. The terrorist attack on Bali has given Russia fresh fire-powder to oppose a U. S. unilateral strike against Iraq and urge joint action to defeat terrorism. While condemning the Bali attack Moscow warned that the U. S. attack on Iraq could fuel more terrorism, rather than help wipe it out. ``Terrorists will seize on any opportunity, such as the situation in Palestine or in the Persian Gulf to provoke destabilisation and incite extremism, in the Islamic world in particular,'' the Russian Foreign Minister, Igor Ivanov, said in obvious reference to the proposed U. S. attack on Iraq.

The RIA Novosti news agency quoted the Russian Minister as saying that the world can defeat terrorism only by strengthening the anti-terrorist coalition and the legal basis for its operations. Russia has staunchly opposed U. S. plans to attack Iraq and called for a speedy resumption of U. N. weapons inspections to make sure Baghdad had no weapons of mass destruction.

``We face a long and uphill fight to combat international terrorism,'' the Russian Foreign Minister, Mr. Ivanov said. "To defeat terrorism the international community must stand united.''

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