Gynecology is not my field and we have no command officers in this department who are schooled in that. If he is pregnant, he'll get his leave.

The multinational force will be there with the agreement of the sovereign government of Iraq,

This won't at all, of course, affect our commitment to human rights issues in and outside of the United Nations. We'll continue to pursue them.

the goal of the process will be to focus on accountability, compensation as called for in the resolutions protecting the families and eventually lifting of sanctions.

There was widespread agreement in the council that it wasn't appropriate to take a decision at this time,

This is a violation of the sanctions regime, something that we deeply regret and are quite disappointed in, both in terms of the substance and the procedure that was followed by France.