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(3 Sep 2002) APTN Johannesburg, South Africa 0000 Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz shaking hands with UN Secretary General Kofi Annan 0014 Security outside UN Secretary General's office 0016 SOUNDBITE: (English) Tariq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister APTN Baghdad, Iraq 0056 Mid shot Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council on stage 0102 Various of Arab delegates 0110 SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Izzat Ibrahim, Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council "We call on Arab countries to be ready for a possible American strike on all Arab countries," he said. "They should help Iraq to defend its soil and they should use all means to repulse the US aggression." UK POOL Sedgefield, UK 0125 British Prime Minister Tony Blair walking on stage 0135 Cutaway reporter 0138 SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister 0150 Wide shot news conference ENDS 0202 STORYLINE: Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz says his country is ready to cooperate with the United Nations to find a solution to the current stand-off with the U-S administration. Aziz made the announcement in Johannesburg after a meeting with U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan on the sidelines of the World Summit. Meanwhile in Baghdad, more than 100 Arab parliamentarians met in an attempt to rally Arab support against a U-S attack on Iraq. As international pressure mounts on the United States not to act against Iraq without U-N approval, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the world and insisted America shouldn't have to act alone. 0003 Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz met U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan at the World Summit in Johannesburg. 0010 He said his country was ready to cooperate with the U-N to find a solution to the stand-off with the United States. 0016 SOUNDBITE: (English) Tariq Aziz, Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister "We are ready to cooperate with the United Nations and we are ready to explain our position. I have made it clear that if the question of so-called weapons of mass destruction is a genuine concern by the US this matter can be dealt with reasonably and equitably. But if it is a pretext for change, today this pretext then tomorrow another pretext, and in the end they will use whatever pretext remains in their hands to attack Iraq." 0056 In a bid to rally Arab support against a U-S attack on Iraq, more than 100 Arab parliamentarians met in Baghdad. 0103 The vice chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council claimed there was a conspiracy against the country. 0110 (SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Izzat Ibrahim, Vice Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Council) 0113 "We call on Arab countries to be ready for a possible American strike on all Arab countries," he said. "They should help Iraq to defend its soil and they should use all means to repulse the US aggression." 0125 As international pressure mounts on the U-S not to act against Iraq without U-N approval, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Saddam Hussein posed a threat to the world and insisted America shouldn't have to act alone. 0138 (SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Blair, British Prime Minister "This is not just an issue for the US. It is an issue for Britain and the wider world. America shouldn't have to face this issue alone, we should face it together." 0150 Commentators suggest Blair's remarks are an attempt to rally international support for action against Iraq amid growing doubts about the wisdom of going to war. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...