US Secretary of State and French defence minister meet

(17 Oct 2002) 1. Wide shot of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell and French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie walking out of meeting and shaking hands 2. Wide shot of Powell and Alliot-Marie walking out of building, shake hands and kiss goodbye 3. Medium shot of Alliot-Marie talking to press and getting into car STORYLINE: U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell met with French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie in Washington DC on Wednesday, but State Department officials refused to disclose what the meeting was about, or its outcome. State Department officials did, however, say that the United States is losing patience with slow progress on a United Nations resolution demanding Iraqi disarmament. France is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council with veto power and has been leading resistance to a U.N. draft resolution which would give Washington the right to attack Iraq for the slightest failure to meet with U.N. requirements. The French do not want the 15-member council to authorise an attack unless arms inspectors report back that Iraq has not complied with U.N. demands, and even then their support for such a move remains unclear. 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...