Annan says Iraqi elections &#39;technically possible&#39;
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UN Secretary Kofi Annan says January elections in Iraq are still feasible but it is up to the Iraqis to decide whether the vote should go forward amid continuing violence.
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European editorials reacted to UN Secretary General Kofi Annanâs remarks that US-led invasion of Iraq was illegal and discussed how likely it is that elections will be held as scheduled.
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United Nations: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has termed the US-led invasion of Iraq &quot;illegal&quot; as it contravened the world body&#39;s charter and said he feared &quot;credible&quot; elections in that country as planned were unlikely to take place given the present
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The UN is &quot;doing the job&quot; of supporting elections in Iraq and no more staff are needed there, its Secretary General, Kofi Annan, has said.
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The chief UN elections expert gave an upbeat report Friday on the elections scheduled for Jan. 31 in Iraq, saying that despite the difficulties of working in
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The head of Iraq&#39;s electoral commission says he is not empowered to delay the country&#39;s elections as demanded by some political parties, but he does not rule out a postponement.
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MUNICH, Germany  - United Nations  Secretary-General Kofi Annan said on Sunday it would be hard  for U.N. peacekeepers to replace U.S.-led troops in Iraq,  saying the world body could make other contributions to postwar  stability.
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The United Nations has failed to fully staff its operation in Iraq, imperiling the timing and quality of the country's elections, U.S. officials and election experts said.
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UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has warned the United States, Britain and Iraq that a planned assault on Fallujah could undermine planned elections in January, diplomats said.
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The top U.S. official in Baghdad said Monday that nationwide elections would be held in Iraq early next year as scheduled regardless of how large a U.N. presence the world body manages to send to oversee the vote.
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BAGHDAD - Iraq&#39;s Independent Electoral Commission said on Wednesday it may consider holding next month&#39;s elections over an extended period, as Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had suggested.
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U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Monday that Iraq is close to civil war, as the Bush administration stepped up diplomatic efforts to stabilize the wartorn country.
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Iraq&#39;s deputy prime minister on Sunday said that holding elections in January will be &#39;&#39;a serious challenge&#39;&#39; but insisted they must go ahead as scheduled.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's appeal for international troops to protect U.N. monitors during Iraq's elections next year is unlikely to get a reply from Europe before the U.S. elections, analysts and diplomats said Friday.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq that new military campaigns in Fallujah and other insurgent strongholds could jeopardize upcoming elections, according to a letter obtained Friday.
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Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has insisted that elections should be conducted in Iraq on schedule although violence could prevent the polls going ahead in the country&#39;s
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United Nations, Sep 15 - Iraq has appealed to the international community to send more troops to protect the United Nations staff needed for holding of elections by January 31 next year and thwart terrorist attempt to disrupt the poll process.