Britain's UN ambassador Jeremy Greenstock said, nevertheless, he believed it was "very likely" there would be a draft resolution in the second half of February which would secure a majority of the council's 15 members.
Nearly all Council members agree Iraq has fallen far short of compliance, but fewer say it is a big enough threat to warrant war.
The US and Britain reserve the right to attack Iraq without a another resolution, which could be blocked by one of the other three powers with a veto -- France, Russia and China.
"I don't think that is what will happen," British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a televised interview on Thursday night. "I don't think we will get to the position of vetoes."
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