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Russia's UN Ambassador Sergey Lavrov addresses the press outside the United Nations Security Council following a meeting Monday, Feb. 24, 2003, at the UN in New York, where the U.S., Britain and Spain proposed a new draft resolution. France, Russia and Germany, which oppose the military option against Iraq, circulated an alternative plan to pursue a peaceful disarmament of Iraq through strengthened inspections over at least the next five months. They won immediate backing from China, despite Secretaryof State Colin Powell's lobbying efforts with top officials in Beijing on Monday. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)