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Bush speaks to Musharraf on Iraq
March 13, 2003 10:02 IST
As part of his telephone diplomacy to seek international support ahead of a possible UN Security Council vote on Iraq, US President George W Bush spoke to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday.
White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer said Bush called Musharraf "to discuss, among other things, Iraq."
"The president is going on the last mile for diplomacy. We shall see if the other nations on the Security Council are willing to entertain the last mile," Fleisher said.
According to Fleischer, in many of the phone calls, "Bush said if nations are not with US, he will be disappointed."
In the third successive day of his telephone diplomacy, Bush also spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Spanish Premier Jose Maria Aznar, Lithuanian President Rolandas Paksas, UAE President Zayed bin Sultan and Philippines President Gloria Arroyo, besides Britain's Tony Blair.
President Bush appreciated the efforts Britain was making, Fleischer added.
During talks with UAE's Sheikh Zayed, Bush thanked him for "his strong support" and "noted his courage in raising at the recent Arab League summit the topic of Saddam Hussein stepping down and leaving Iraq."
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