MOSCOW. March 12 (Interfax) - Moscow has not yet received any specific proposals on amending the draft resolution on Iraq submitted to the UN Security Council in New York on March 7, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yuri Fedotov told Interfax on Wednesday.
He confirmed that Russia will turn down any draft "containing ultimatums and opening the path to automatic use of force against Iraq."
"The draft resolution submitted by the U.S. and Britain on March 7 is not supported by most UN Security Council members. Therefore, its authors decided not to bring a vote forward," Fedotov said.
"Rumors were circulated that the draft may be amended," he said, adding that Russia "has not received any specific proposals in written form to this effect."
"We are stating, as before, that any resolutions containing ultimatums and opening the path to automatic use of force against Iraq would be unacceptable for Russia," Fedotov said.
He also said that the exact date of the vote on the draft resolution on Iraq has not been set yet.