Frattini, Aznar, Iraqi FM react to Saddam arrest

(14 Dec 2003) PLEASE DO NOT USE SHOT 8 - APTN DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THIS MATERIAL Madrid 1. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar walking to podium 2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Jose Maria Aznar, Spanish Prime Minister: "The detention of Saddam Hussein is very good news for those of us who wish for a world of peace, a world free of dictators and a world full of democracies which respect human rights. Saddam is directly responsible for the deaths of millions of people in the last 30 years. He is responsible for tortures, assassinations and wars of aggression. Saddam was a threat to his people and the entire world. The tyrant who defied the United Nations has fallen. He is the cause of all the suffering and poverty of the Iraqi people and the moment has arrived for him to pay for his crimes". Rome 3. Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini visiting Rome Auditorium book shop 4. Frattini talking to journalists 5. SOUNDBITE: (Italian) Franco Frattini, Italian Foreign Minister: "I think guerrilla warfare (in Iraq) has been has been given a formidable strike. Today guerrilla warfare no longer has its symbol. That statue that was pulled down translates today into the capture of a physical person - whom I do not define as a human because he has done the world too much harm." 6. Cutaway of cameras 7. SOUNDBITE: (English) Franco Frattini, Italian Foreign Minister: (Question: "Will the arrest today have an effect on terrorist attacks in Iraq?") "Of course, of course, yes. Supporters of Saddam Hussein, now, have to surrender. Immediately." DO NOT USE THIS SOUNDBITE: NO ACCESS APTN Berlin 8. SOUNDBITE: (German) Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister: "The German government welcomes the arrest and congratulates the coalition for this important success in the interests of peace and stability for the Iraqi people but also for the whole region. Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator and he will now be punished accordingly. I think now there's now a chance that the violence and terror will die down in the country and that it can start to move forward with rebuilding and, at the same time, a fast transfer of sovereignty to the Iraqi people should be possible and all of this will contribute to stability." Paris 9. Exterior of French Foreign Ministry "Quai D'Orsay" 10. French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin 11. SOUNDBITE (French) Dominique de Villepin, French Foreign Minister: "We are all delighted as the President of the Republic has underlined by the news of the arrest of Saddam Hussein. This is a major development in the crisis of Iraq which is at the heart of the International Community's preoccupation for several months now. With this arrest the page of Iraqi dictatorship has been turned. The entire international community should be congratulated. This is a strong symbol for the Iraqi people who can mourn a tragic period of their history and look toward the future." 12. Cutaways 13. SOUNDBITE (French) Dominique de Villepin, French Foreign Minister: "We hope that this arrest will break the chain of violence. We hope that this situation will lead to reconciliation for all, an indispensable condition for the rapid return of Iraqi sovereignty and the emergence of real democracy." 14. Cutaway of cameras 15. Set-ups of Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari 16. SOUNDBITE (English) Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister: "This is the best news for us as Iraqis for 35-years. In fact, it's great news, we are the happiest people on the face of the earth. This nightmare has been removed once and for all. 17. Cutaway 19. Cutaway STORYLINE: 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...