The United Nations is moving nearer to agreement on a resolution on the future of Iraq prior to the 30 June handover of power to the interim government. A special Security Council session discussed a third draft of a resolution proposed by the US and UK. Iraq and the US have promised to co-operate on military operations. The US ambassador, John Negroponte, said the Security Council was moving towards a consensus, and he hoped a new resolution could be passed on Tuesday. Negroponte said the letters exchanged between Iraq and the United States clearly showed "the full sovereignty" of Iraq was being respected.

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