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May 25th, 2004, 01:40 PM
Blair: Iraq veto over troops
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The interim Iraqi government due to run the country from July will have a veto over the military operations of multinational troops, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
"If there's a political decision as to whether you go into a place like Fallujah in a particular way, that has to be done with the consent of the Iraqi government," Blair told his regular monthly news conference.
"The final political control remains with the Iraqi government," he said. "That's what the transfer of sovereignty means."
LONDON, England (CNN) -- The interim Iraqi government due to run the country from July will have a veto over the military operations of multinational troops, British Prime Minister Tony Blair says.
"If there's a political decision as to whether you go into a place like Fallujah in a particular way, that has to be done with the consent of the Iraqi government," Blair told his regular monthly news conference.
"The final political control remains with the Iraqi government," he said. "That's what the transfer of sovereignty means."