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For this reason we took the initiative of approaching the Arab world through constant cooperation and meetings. That is why, at this time, the Arab League is approaching Saddam Hussein to send an important message. But the question raised by Mr. Watson and Mr. Cohn-Bendit is, I think, quite legitimate. Mr. Cohn-Bendit posed the question: "Could not the United States or the international community today a say that we have succeeded?" Truly, we did succeed in placing the inspectors on Iraqi soil, in setting the inspections in motion and in starting the disarmament process, but there are many EU member states that of a different opinion. And that is one of the problems that we are confronting - whether this glass is half full or half empty. And when the Arabs request specific clarifications regarding the message they are to deliver to Baghdad. The discussion of benchmarks being held in the Security Council at this time is very important. So are there specific goals that would allow us to assess whether Saddam Hussein has taken the strategic decision concerning disarmament, as the Americans and British stress? And if there are, within what timeframe will we be able to make that assessment? Here I see that at the same time, as Mr. Titley stressed, we are not really talking about and indefinite timeframe. Already, at the Summit Meeting, we have said that it is not an indefinite timeframe. Even in the Security Council neither side in the discussion is talking about an indefinite timeframe. Of course, there is disagreement as to what the timeframe should be. This shows, though, that there is a margin within which the two sides can approach one another, if they can agree on a timeframe and the benchmarks that will be the basis for the assessment of to what extent Saddam Hussein is acting in good faith.
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