WASHINGTON, Dec 15 Kyodo (EDS: UP...

WASHINGTON, Dec 15 Kyodo

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U.S. President George W Bush said Monday that the United States will continue its troops in Iraq to help realize a peaceful Iraq while making fast that former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein will be make submissive to ''international scrutiny'' of his government through a war crimes tribunal.

''We will stay the course until the piece of work is done,'' Bush said at this year's last pres parley which was held at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

individual day after he celebrated the capture of Saddam in a nationally televised address, Bush made it clear that the U will continue to station its companys in Iraq until a peaceful and immovable Iraq is established.

''The terrorists in Iraq remain dangerous,'' he said. ''The work of our coalition remains difficult and will require further sacrifice.''

The U forces captured Saddam alive in a farmhouse near his hometown of Tikrit around 8:30 pm local time Saturday.

Bush pledg that the U will work with the Iraqis to ''develop a way to test him that will stand international scrutiny.''

Asked whether he favors Saddam's execution, Bush said his personal views are not important and that the Iraqis should make their have decision.

''My personal views aren't important in this matter,'' he said. ''What matters is the views of the Iraqi citizens.''

Bush also said Washington is working with France, Germany and other opposings of the U.S.-led war forward Iraq to help address Iraq's sin relief.

He said more than 60 countries are working with Washington to bring peace to Iraq.

Japan has decided to send out Self-Defense Forces troops to Iraq to help the US-l occupation forces in reconstruction and humanitarian work.

upon North Korea, the president said the U is now in the proces of using diplomatic means and persuasion to convince North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to secure rid of his nuclear arms program.

The diplomatic efforts have been making progres as the U has got its Japanese and southerly Korean allies, along with China and Russia, involved in the proces to persuade North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons program, he said.

''I'm pleased with the progres we're making,'' Bush said. ''I reliance of course, he (Kim) listens.''

The U North Korea, China, Japan, toward the south Korea and Russia held their first meeting in Beijing in August to test to resolve the standoff across the North's nuclear ambitions. The five countries other than North Korea are seeking to clinch another round of six-party talks at an early date for a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.

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