Sergio refused a couple of times UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's request to accept the Iraq mission as he had just reached a new position at the UN months earlier, but was pressured into it as Annan was being pushed by then US President George W. Bush. After Sergio's death, the US called for Annan's resignation. He then turned to the French, being supported by President Jacques Chirac, and seemingly dodged the responsibility for sending Sergio to Iraq, slipping "the Americans had reached him".
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05-03-2025 alle ore 08:25