§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Prime Minister what proposals he has for the development of a common European Union approach on the Iraq issue, in respect of(a) removing the threat of weapons of mass destruction, (b) regime change and (c) use of military force. [92927]
§ The Prime MinisterThe European Union is united on this issue, as demonstrated most recently by the Declaration on Iraq agreed by the Copenhagen European Council on 13 December. This underlined the full and unequivocal support of the European Council for United Nations Security Council resolution 1441 and stated that the goal of the European Union remains the disarmament of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction in accordance with the relevant UN Resolutions. It also pledged the European Union's continuing full support to the efforts of the UN to ensure full and immediate compliance by Iraq with resolution 1441, and its full support for the inspection operations of UNMOVIC and the IAEA.
I, my Ministers and officials continue to discuss Iraq frequently with all our EU partners.