*Ø* US invasion of Iraq illegal, says Annan
"UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in an interview today broadcast on BBC World Service radio, said the US decision to invade Iraq in March 2003 was 'illegal'.
"'I'm one of those who believe that there should have been a second resolution' from the UN Security Council to green-light the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Annan said.
"He added: 'I've indicated that it was not in conformity with the UN charter from our point of view, and from the charter point of view it was illegal'."
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"UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, in an interview today broadcast on BBC World Service radio, said the US decision to invade Iraq in March 2003 was 'illegal'.
"'I'm one of those who believe that there should have been a second resolution' from the UN Security Council to green-light the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein's regime, Annan said.
"He added: 'I've indicated that it was not in conformity with the UN charter from our point of view, and from the charter point of view it was illegal'."
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