Russia has said it will support a Franco-German plan aimed at averting war with
Iraq.
The plan reportedly calls for the tripling of UN weapons inspectors in Iraq,
banning Iraqi flights anywhere over the country and deploying UN peacekeepers.
"I have no doubt that Russia will adhere to it" Sergei Ivanov, Russian Defence
Minister German Defence Minister Peter Struck said the proposal would be
presented to the United Nations Security Council on Friday - the same day the
chief UN weapons inspectors present their second critical report on Iraqi
co-operation.
The plan seems certain to deepen a growing rift between the United States and
European countries over how to ensure Iraq disarms.
Russia and France both possess the power to veto a new resolution, reportedly
being drafted by the UK, which would clear the way for military action against
Iraq.
BBC, 2-9-03
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