Chirac: Iraq war 'illegal'

2003-03-21 17:52

Brussels - French President Jacques Chirac said Friday that the United States and Britain had breached international law by declaring war on Iraq without a UN mandate.

The two countries had "breached international legality", Chirac said at the end of an EU summit overshadowed by the Iraq crisis, which has sparked unprecedented rifts in the 15-member bloc.

Britain is fighting alongside the United States in the campaign to topple Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. France and Germany remain in outspoken opposition to the war. - Sapa-AFP

- SAPA