61.   Denmark took the initiative in sponsoring the resolution after the French-led revolt among a number of European Union members shattered an EU consensus on the issue.

62.   Denmark took the initiative in sponsoring the resolution after a French-led revolt among a number of European Union members shattered an EU consensus on the issue.

63.   The resolution was sponsored by five Gulf states and Egypt, but was also supported by western nations.

64.   The resolution was sponsored by the European Union and had strong US backing.

65.   The resolution was sponsored notably by Britain and the United States, which oppose a lifting of the oil embargo on Iraq.

66.   Washington and London have sponsored a resolution that would bar Iraq from redeploying Republican Guard units near the Kuwaiti border or boosting other forces there.

67.   Japan on Saturday also indicated it would not sponsor a resolution.

68.   Meanwhile, the Sudanese leader said he could not find any justification for the EU sponsoring the resolution.

69.   Oman sponsored the resolution along with the United States, Britain, Argentina and Rwanda.

70.   Senator Hank Brown of Colorado, who sponsored the resolution, said the treaty left an open-ended commitment for the United States.