WOLF BLITZER, CNN ANCHOR: Tough talk Wednesday from the new United Nations chief weapons inspector for Iraq. But a big question mark hangs over Hans Blix. Will Baghdad let him in the country? CNN's senior U.N. correspondent Richard Roth joins us with the latest -- Richard.</s>RICHARD ROTH, CNN SENIOR U.N. CORRESPONDENT: Wolf, Blix may stay here in New York. He began his day as the new chief weapons inspector for the United Nations on Iraq. But weapons inspectors that he will now command have not been in Bagdhad since December of '98. Blix met with U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and with journalists, who tried to begin a delicate balancing act, trying to please nations such as Washington and Britain, who won a hardline on Iraq and also Baghdad to show that he can be trusted. He says that his agency should continue it to have the right of unrestricted access, but he also said, quote, "Our desire is not to humiliate the Iraqi government." It's a tough job for Blix. He follows Richard Butler and Ralph Ekeus (ph) regarding the Security Council, because that body, 15 countries, may be his toughest job, instead of Bagdhad. He says he's being asked to do a technical job in a political minefield. Richard Roth, CNN, reporting live at the United Nations.
Questions Remain Over New U.N. Chief Weapons Inspector Hans Blix