Iraq agrees to UN terms for inspections

THE chief UN weapons inspector for Iraq said yesterday that tentative agreement has been reached with Baghdad for the return of weapons inspectors to check for the presence of illegal, nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.

The Iraqi representatives have said "that they accept all the rights of inspections that are laid down" in previous resolutions authorising UN inspections, said the chief inspector, Hans Blix.

Iraq said an advance party of inspectors was due in Baghdad in two weeks.