-Caveat Lector- Britain seeks UN compromise
Reports from the United Nations say Britain is proposing changes to the planned new Security Council resolution it is tabling on Iraq, to allow Saddam Hussein a final opportunity to disarm peacefully. The British initiative is part of the diplomatic manoeuvring ahead of Friday's report from chief weapons inspector Hans Blix on the progress of UN disarmament efforts in Iraq. US Secretary of State Colin Powell said on Wednesday that Iraq had made no real attempt to disarm, but instead was trying to deceive and divide the international community. Later on Thursday, Arab foreign ministers are due to meet UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, with the Arab League Secretary Amr Moussa also due to attend. The British proposal would lay down a last window of opportunity amounting to a number of days rather than weeks in which Iraq would be expected to co-operate fully with UN weapons inspectors, UN sources told the BBC. The penalty for failure on the part of Baghdad would be military intervention, they say. This is seen as an attempt to find a way of uniting a desperately divided Security Council that has so far shown no inclination to support military action against Iraq, says BBC UN correspondent Greg Barrow. Counting on votes France, Germany and Russia have said they will not allow the UN to pass a new US- sponsored resolution authorising war against Iraq. HOW THEY MIGHT VOTE Several Security Council members want inspectors to be given more time Instead they want the UN weapons inspectors in Iraq to be given more time. A resolution could be blocked in just two ways - either by veto or by ensuring that it fails to get the required nine "yes" votes of the 15 Security Council members. The US and UK have expressed confidence that enough votes will be secured for the key resolution. A number of Security Council members - including Mexico, Pakistan and Chile - have indicated they would be unwilling to back a resolution calling for an immediate attack on Iraq. On Wednesday, Mr Blix said his teams had been able to interview seven Iraqi scientists in private. He added that, in the past month, Iraq had been co-operating proactively. Also on Wednesday, Turkey's powerful army gave a boost to the US, with public backing for the deployment of US troops ahead of any conflict, despite the lack of authorisation from the country's parliament. In other developments: Two Iraqi UN diplomats are ordered to leave the United States within 72 hours for "activities incompatible with their status" Japan advises its nationals in Kuwait, the Khafji area of Saudi Arabia and Israel to leave at once Saddam Hussein says the UN order to destroy al-Samoud missiles is a ploy designed to demoralise Iraqis General Tommy Franks, who would command US forces in a war, says they are ready for action Cardinal Pio Laghi delivers a message from the Pope to President Bush Iran says it is ready to help UN agencies and other aid organisations cope with Iraqi refugees expected to flee a US-led war. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/middle_east/2824379.stm Published: 2003/03/06 04:41:15 © BBC MMIII Forwarded for your information. 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