Annan appeals for healing Security Council rifts on Iraq

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan yesterday appealed for a healing of the rifts within the United Nations Security Council that marked the run-up to the war in Iraq as the international community now seeks to help that country return to normalcy and rejoin the family of nations.

“What is important for us as we look forward to the future is that we try…to heal the divisions which emerged before the war and focus on the constructive efforts we are going to make in Iraq,” he told reporters after meeting with Austrian President Thomas Klestil during an official visit to Vienna.