Vilnius Group: 10 Eastern European Countries Support US

novinite.com ^ | 5 February 2003

[AFCdt]

Statement of the Vilnius Group Countries
For the record: 5 February 2003, Wednesday.

Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia in response to the presentation by the United States Secretary of State to the United Nations Security Council concerning Iraq:

Earlier today, the United States presented compelling evidence to the United Nations Security Council detailing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs, its active efforts to deceive UN inspectors, and its links to international terrorism.

Our countries understand the dangers posed by tyranny and the special responsibility of democracies to defend our shared values. The trans-Atlantic community, of which we are a part, must stand together to face the threat posed by the nexus of terrorism and dictators with weapons of mass destruction.

We have actively supported the international efforts to achieve a peaceful disarmament of Iraq. However, it has now become clear that Iraq is in material breach of U.N. Security Council Resolutions, including U.N. Resolution 1441, passed unanimously on November 8, 2002. As our governments said on the occasion of the NATO Summit in Prague: "We support the goal of the international community for full disarmament of Iraq as stipulated in the UN Security Council Resolution 1441. In the event of non-compliance with the terms of this resolution, we are prepared to contribute to an international coalition to enforce its provisions and the disarmament of Iraq."

The clear and present danger posed by the Saddam Hussein's regime requires a united response from the community of democracies. We call upon the U.N. Security Council to take the necessary and appropriate action in response to Iraq's continuing threat to international peace and security.

[speedy]

These countries all know what totalitarianism is and aren't quite so nonchalant about it as the French and some of the other spoiled Euros. Their support is especially touching.

[goodnesswins]

WHO has joined the ALLIES FOR LIBERTY & FREEDOM?

THESE ARE the 26 ALLIES for IRAQI people’s (women & children included) FREEDOM

U.S., Britian, Australia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Italy, Portugal, Turkey, Lithuania

Slovakia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Spain, Quatar, Jordan, Albania, Kuwait, Israel, Slovenia, Estonia, Latvia, Macedonia, Croatia, and Japan

FREE the IRAQI people!!!

	What OTHER countries want the IRAQI citizens FREEDOM?
	UK	AUSTRALIA
<	ISRAEL	POLAND
SPAIN	CZECH	PORTUGAL
KUWAIT	HUNGARY	QATAR
ITALY	JAPAN	JORDAN
DENMARK	SLOVAKIA	TURKEY
ESTONIA	LATVIA	LITHUANIA
MACEDONIA	SLOVENIA	ALBANIA
CROATIA	BULGARIA
goodnesswins

[lorrainer]

Proud to be Half-Croatian Bump

[Utah Girl]

So much for the "unilateralist" label being tossed around today. Interesting how the countries who are supporting the US were formerly under the thumb of Communism (for the most part.)