Chief United Nations weapons inspector Hans Blix said today Iraq had not given sufficient or genuine cooperation in the search for any nuclear, chemical or biological weapons.
Dr Blix, who arrived in Cyprus on the eve of a visit to Baghdad tomorrow , said he would impress on Iraqi officials the "seriousness" of failing to cooperate with his inspectors.
"There has been prompt access. There has been access everywhere. That is fine. But on substance there has not been sufficient cooperation. We need to have sincere and genuine cooperation," he told reporters.
Dr Blix and UN nuclear watchdog agency head Mr Mohamed ElBaradei said that during their two day visit to Iraq they plan to confront Iraqi officials with big gaps in the 12,000-page weapons declaration Iraq submitted to the United Nations in December.