In its statement, the group -- consisting of Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia -- said Powell had presented "compelling evidence" of Iraq's efforts to hide its arsenal of weapons of mass destruction and deceive UN arms inspectors, and of its links to international terrorism.
In declaratia sa, grupul -- cuprinzand Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Letonia, Lituania, Macedonia, Romania, Slovacia si Slovenia -- spune ca Powell a prezentat "dovezi convingatoare" in favoarea faptului ca Irakul incearca sa-si ascunda arsenalul de arme de distrugere in masa si dezinformeaza inspectorii ONU; in plus, "dovezile convingatoare" ar indica si legaturile Bagdadului cu terorismul international.