Blix warns Iraq over need for co-operation

The chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix today warned the Iraqis that there needed to be “sincere and genuine” co-operation from the Baghdad regime if they were to avert war.

Dr Blix, on his way to the Iraqi capital for talks with officials starting tomorrow, said he would use his meetings to impress upon them the “seriousness of the situation” they were now facing.