New UN Resolution Taking Shape on Iraq Transition

New UN Resolution Taking Shape on Iraq Transition

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By Evelyn Leopold

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States and Britain want a new U.N. resolution to call for "full" sovereignty for Iraq (news - web sites), albeit with such limitations as an opened-ended mandate for the presence of foreign troops, diplomats said.



At an informal meeting among the 15 U.N. Security Council members on Thursday, U.S. and British officials read from a text of "concepts" for the resolution. The paper was based in part on two earlier rounds of talks this month on Iraq's future when the U.S.-led occupation is to end on June 30.


A council diplomat said the resolution, not yet circulated, was expected to call for a "full transfer of sovereignty" on June 30 to an Iraqi caretaker government, which would then set its own limitations.


Such a government, for example, could not adopt any long-term legislation or agreements, except on a pact to alleviate the country's debt.