Iraq ready to accept resolution

IRAQI President Saddam Hussein yesterday called an emergency session of parliament to consider the UN resolution to disarm, while Arab ministers indicated he was ready to accept the document.

Saddam’s order was reported by al-Shabab TV, owned by his son Odai, but the report did not say when parliament would convene.

The resolution, unanimously passed by the Security Council last Friday, gives Saddam seven days to accept the return of weapons inspectors.