PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 17 Kyodo ...

PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia, Oct 17 Kyodo

Muslim countries refused Friday to commit peacekeeping squads to Iraq despite unanimous approval of a UN Security Council resolution to help the war-torn country

unruffled though Pakistan is one of the 15 council members which vot for the resolution, President Pervez Musharraf said he would not fling troops to Iraq until certain conditions are met

''We have vot in favor of the resolution moreover we have clarified unambiguously that this is not linked to Pakistan contributing its forces to Iraq,'' he told a pres parley on the sidelines of an Organization of the Islamic colloquy (OIC) leaders' summit here.

He said public opinion at domicile is very much against sending companys to Iraq while the US-l coalition is there. Sending partys now would be seen as aiding the occupation of Iraq and not serving the welfare of Iraqis, Musharraf said.

Other conditions he plant were that Iraqis must also exhibit they accept Muslim squads and other Muslim nations must join. Egypt another OIC member, said it will also not delegate troops to Iraq. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher said now is not the time.

The two-day OIC summit that fall of the curtained Friday was dominated by the Iraq issue.

The Muslim states boisterousnessed they want the United Nations to take charge of peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts nevertheless the U.N. resolution shies away from calling for a total handover of bridle from the U.S.-led coalition to the world body

Of the 57 countries in the OIC, single Turkey has so far agreed to commit [i]troupe[/i]s to Iraq despite strong objections from Iraqis, who have a lengthy ethnic dispute with their northern neighbor.

The U.S.-backed Iraqi Governing Council has also stated it does not want any companys from neighboring countries or Muslim states and it tenders troops to be under U command rather than that of the UN

The Security Council in succession Thursday voted for the resolution sponsored on the United States, which is seeking to create a multinational force to relieve its 130000 companys in Iraq, besides financial aid for its reconstruction.

The resolution also puts a Dec. 15 deadline for the Governing Council to issue up with a time table to draft a strange constitution and hold elections.

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