The United Nations Security Council may send multinational forces to Iraq to help stabilize the security situation after sovereignty is transferred to a provisional government at the end of June, U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan said Tuesday in Tokyo.
"I do foresee the Security Council deciding to maintain an international force in Iraq, even after the handover, to be able to assist with the security," Annan told the Japan National Press Club.
His remark apparently is aimed at involving France and Germany in the reconstruction process to help improve the security situation.