New Delhi: Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee on March 8 said war clouds were
hovering over Iraq and all efforts should be made till the last moment to avert it.
"War clouds are hovering in the horizon. You never know when the war begins but till
the last moment, we should try to avoid it," he told a gathering of women in the
media on the occasion of International Women's Day at his residence.
He made the remarks while dwelling on the international scenario.
"The inspection (by UN inspectors) and whatever is coming out of Iraq shows that
they have got some weapons of destruction," Vajpayee said.
"Iraq is also ready to destroy its weapons. Keeping this in mind, more efforts
should be made to avert a war," he said.
Vajpayee said that during his telephonic conversation with US President George Bush,
the US President had indicated that war was the last option even for them, but
said "Saddam is adamant".
"We have also expressed our concern at the United Nations, saying that India was
against the war," Vajpayee said.
PTI
