On the evening of February 7, 2003, US President George W. Bush called President Jiang Zemin, during which he briefed Jiang on the US’ stance and considerations on the Iraqi issue and the nuclear issue in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

Jiang reiterated the Chinese government's principled position on the Iraqi issue, pointing out that the two UN organizations' weapon inspectors in Iraq had made some progress on the whole, but there still existed some problems. The Iraqi side had an obligation to respond to the problems, and it should cooperate more actively with the United Nations and possess no weapons of mass destruction. China holds that support should be given to the two UN organizations in the strengthening of their weapons inspections in Iraq.

Jiang said that it is the common aspiration of the international community to safeguard the Security Council's authority when dealing with significant issues like the Iraqi issue

Concerning the DPRK nuclear issue, Jiang said a nuclear-free, peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula was the consensus of the international community. He voiced the hope that parties concerned will make joint efforts for a peaceful solution to the DPRK nuclear issue.