81.   U.N. Security Council diplomats have said they will not consider lifting economic sanctions against Iraq until Baghdad fully cooperates with U.N. arms inspectors.

82.   U.N. Security Council diplomats have said they will not consider lifting sanctions unless Iraq fully cooperates with U.N. arms inspectors.

83.   Weapons inspectors must report Iraq free of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons, and long-range missiles, before the council can consider lifting sanctions.

84.   Washington rejected the Russian proposal outright, calling the idea of lifting sanctions before Baghdad answers remaining questions on its weapons programs a non-starter.

85.   France considers such a move essential before the process of lifting sanctions can begin, Foreign Minister Alain Juppe said in a newspaper opinion column published this week.

86.   France considers such a move essential before the process of lifting sanctions can begin.

87.   He also called for lifting sanctions against Belgrade as Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic had accepted a peace plan drawn up by the contact group.

88.   He said the matter had to be examined further before there could be any consideration of lifting sanctions.

89.   In February, Russia broke ranks with other members of the UN Security Council in lifting sanctions against Bosnian Serbs ahead of a deadline.

90.   In February, Russia broke ranks with other members of the UN Security Council in lifting sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs ahead of a deadline.