thirds approval from the 191- member assembly. Ruehe told reporters he was optimistic that the five current veto- powers on the Security Council would not be able to hold back a two- thirds majority will of the assembly. The debate was to continue later this week in the General Assembly. The G4 proposal is also running into opposition from a group, Uniting for Consensus, headed by Pakistan, Italy and China; and from a counter proposal yet to be offered by the African Union.
