On 25 September, Foreign Relations Committee member Mukhtar al-Mousawi, speaking on Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official), called Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s UN speech balanced and said his side meetings had produced positive understandings. He also said the United States recognized that organizing weapons takes time and cannot be settled quickly. His characterization of Washington’s position is attributable to him, not to a U.S. official.
- Al-Ahad TVAAH — official25 Sept, 20:58
“Foreign Relations Committee member Mukhtar al-Mousawi: al-Zaidi’s side meetings produced positive understandings; the prime minister’s UN speech was balanced; the United States recognized that organizing weapons takes time and cannot be settled in a short period.”
عضو لجنة العلاقات الخارجية مختار الموسوي ... لقاءات الزيدي الجانبية اثمرت عن تفاهمات إيجابية ... خطاب رئيس الوزراء امام اجتماع الأمم المتحدة كان متزن - الولايات المتحدة ادركت ان عملية تنظيم السلاح تأخذ وقت ولا يمكن ان تحسم خلال مدة قصيرة
a direct U.S. statement on timing, a published Iraqi weapons-organizing plan, or a further statement from al-Mousawi specifying the claimed understanding; any of these moves this file.