~~CNN headline news, I'm Sachi Koto.~~ ~~Diplomacy appears to be making headway in resolving the united nation's standoff with Iraq.~~ ~~A UN spokesman says UN secretary general Kofi Annan is on the verge of a breakthrough, but added it's not done yet.~~ ~~Annan wrapped up a three hour meeting with Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Baghdad today.~~ ~~He's expected to meet with Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz later this afternoon.~~ ~~One major sticking point has been Iraq's proposal to open it's presidential sites for no more than sixty days.~~ ~~The UN security council insists any deal must allow UN inspectors unrestricted access to all suspected weapons sites.~~