§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his answer of 18 January 1999,Official Report, column 342, what proposals have been made by the Russians to find a way forward in respect of Iraq. [67348]
§ The Prime MinisterThe Russians have circulated a paper informally among Security Council members, proposing a number of ideas on how the Council might wish to proceed in dealing with Iraq's continued failure to meet its obligations under Security Council resolutions, particularly on its weapons of mass destruction programmes. The Russians have not yet made these ideas public. These and French proposals tabled earlier will be discussed further in the Security Council in the near future.