By Emma Jane Kirby BBC correspondent in Davos

What the international society should be looking for is a change of regime by a government which believes in peace, which believes in a different set of priorities for the Iraqi citizens Iraqi opposition member Riyadh al-Yawar

The address comes just ahead of the United Nations Security Council meeting on Wednesday, in which members will discuss what action the UN should take in light of the weapons inspectors' reports.

One of the groups opposed to Saddam Hussein's regime, the Iraqi National Congress, has warned that nothing other than a change of leadership could change Iraq into an honest and trustworthy state.

This has been a conference dominated by the threat of looming war, and the Iraqi opposition groups say they have had to come here to give the ordinary people of Iraq a voice.

Strategic aims

They are hoping they can persuade key business leaders and political figures at the forum that if the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was deposed, they could lead Iraq into democracy and stability.

Riyadh al-Yawar, a member of the leadership of the INC, says that the Iraq opposition are united behind certain strategic aims, one of which is building or rebuilding a democratic Iraq.

"Obviously, I mean this part is not that easy... I mean, it's not going to happen the following day, but it's achievable," he said.

"What the international society should be looking for is a change of regime by a government which believes in peace, which believes in a different set of priorities for the Iraqi citizens."

Mr al-Yawar said he still hoped the Iraq crisis could be solved by peaceful and diplomatic measures.

The Iraqi people, he added, have already suffered enough; they do need political change, but they do not need it brought about by war.