In a press conference after a meeting with the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister this morning, Colin Powell commented on the looting of the National Museum in Baghdad:
"And I also made a point of mentioning to the Minister that we were concerned about some of the looting that took place in the museum in Baghdad, one of the great museums in the world, and the United States will be working with a number of individuals and organizations to not only secure the facility but to recover that which has been taken, and also to participate in restoring that which has been broken. I have been in touch with the European Union Presidency this morning, Foreign Minister Papandreou, who has experience in such matters. We are also in conversations with UNESCO. But the United States understands its obligations and will be taking a leading role with respect to antiquities in general, but this museum in particular."
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