North Korea
Britain, France and Japan have called for a speedy vote on a UN resolution that would impose new sanctions against North Korea following its tests of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Russia said the text still needs to be discussed and there is no agreement yet.
The US gave China, North Korea's neighbour and ally, a proposed resolution several weeks ago and ambassadors from both countries said on July 25 they were making progress.
Several diplomats said the two countries are close to agreement.
France's UN ambassador Francois Delattre said his government would like to see a resolution adopted "in the very coming days".
Britain's ambassador Matthew Rycroft said he hopes it will be "very soon".
Koro Bessho of Japan said "days rather than weeks".