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No power should enforce its will on any country: PM

By Our Diplomatic Correspondent

The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, during a prayer at his residence on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Prakash `utsav' in New Delhi on Tuesday. — Photo: Anu Pushkarna

NEW DELHI NOV. 19. The Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, said today that the clouds of war were hanging over Baghdad, but hoped there would be no conflict.

Mr. Vajpayee said all the issues, and all the problems (relating to Iraq) should be settled through dialogue at the United Nations. ``Nobody should use force against another,'' the Prime Minister said.

"If Iraq has such weapons that pose a threat to humanity, then it should relinquish these weapons on its own."

Other countries, he said, should understand that every nation has the right to determine its own destiny and choose its own ruler. ``Nobody can be imposed, nor should there be any imposition,'' Mr. Vajpayee said in what appeared to be a reference to ''regime change'' in Iraq.

The Prime Minister was speaking at a function at his official residence to celebrate Guru Nanak's birth anniversary and referred to Iraq after stating that the Guru had travelled to Baghdad.

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