11.   Meanwhile, Iraq defended its troop movements as the UN delayed a key report on Iraqi compliance with Gulf War ceasefire resolutions.

12.   Meanwhile, SABA reported that Saleh would chair a meeting of the Yemeni presidential council in the next two days to consider the UN ceasefire resolution adopted Wednesday.

13.   Radio Baghdad did not give any further details on the meeting, which came after the UN delayed a key report on Iraqi compliance with Gulf War ceasefire resolutions.

14.   Russian and European diplomats said the resolution did not preclude a lifting of the sanctions once Iraq has complied with UN Gulf War ceasefire resolutions.

15.   Riyadh was the main sponsor of the ceasefire resolution adopted last Wednesday by the Security Council.

16.   Riyadh and Muscat played a key role in sponsoring the UN ceasefire resolution.

17.   Riyadh was the main sponsor of the ceasefire resolution adopted last Wednesday by the UN Security Council.

18.   Saudi Arabia, which initiated the UN ceasefire resolution along with other Gulf states, has denied northern charges that it is siding with the south in the war.