JURIST - Paper Chase: Iraqi foreign minister demands full sovereignty for interim government

Following up on an earlier report on JURIST's Paper Chase, the Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari today said the Iraqi interim government should have complete sovereignty when it assumes power at the end of June, including a say on whether US-led forces remain. Zebari made the demand in a speech before the UN Security Council, which today debated a draft resolution proposed by the US and UK for the transition of control in Iraq. However, US Secretary of State Colin Powell has said that the US will not cede control over security forces to the interim government. Control over US-led troops has been a stumbling block for the proposed resolution. BBC News has more.