http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20040524/wl_nm/iraq_germany_dc&cid=574&ncid=1480BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder urged the United States Monday to push through a comprehensive transfer of power to Iraq (news - web sites)'s interim government, including control over the country's resources and security.
"When I say transfer of sovereignty, then I mean it. The responsibilities must be spelt out," Schroeder told reporters, referring to authority over resources and security issues.
Otherwise it would not be sovereignty, Schroeder said, adding he doubted that a NATO (news - web sites) presence could increase the level of security and appealed to Islamic nations to participate in a potential United Nations (news - web sites) force in Iraq.
The United States plans to disclose the text of a new U.N. resolution Monday that would call for "full sovereignty" for Iraqis, while also seeking approval for a U.S.-led multinational force, U.S. and U.N officials said.
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