"We will not back this resolution, firstly because it was not voted on and also because its terms are not accepted by anyone," Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Chicote told the Portuguese-language service of the BBC.
"France, China and Russia strongly believe we should find a better solution to the matter," he added according to a transcript of the interview published on the website of BBC Brasil. "The spirit of the Security Council is to try and negotiate and reach a consensus."
Under an amended draft resolution presented to the Security Council on Friday, Iraq would be faced with a March 17 final deadline to disarm or face war.
The new draft resolution was drawn up by Britain and is backed by the United States.
Angola, along with Mexico, Chile, Guinea, Cameroon and Pakistan, is a non-permanent members of the Security Council said to be wavering between the demands for military action and insistance by China, France and Russia on additional arms inspections - Sapa-AFP
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