France does not support Britain's Iraq proposal

France today indicated that it does not support a new British proposal setting out conditions for Iraq’s disarmament, saying Baghdad must be given a realistic deadline to get rid of its weapons of mass destruction.

The British proposals “do not respond to the questions the international community is asking,” Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said in a statement. “It’s not about giving a few more days to Iraq before resorting to force but about resolutely advancing through peaceful disarmament.”