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Title:  "UN Security Council Continues Sanctions Against Iraq." Citing Iraq's defiance of UN resolutions dealing with the Persian Gulf war, the UN Security Council decided to continue the economic sanctions imposed on Saddam Hussein's government 18 months ago. (920205)

Translated Title:  Consejo Seguridad ONU continua sanciones contra Irak. (920205)
Date:  19920205

Text:
U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUES SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAQ (Cites defiance of resolutions) (410) United Nations -- Citing Iraq's defiance of U.N. resolutions dealing with the Persian Gulf war, the Security Council decided February 5 to continue the economic sanctions imposed on Saddam Hussein's government 18 months ago.

The council's sanctions, which are reviewed each 60 days, effectively shut off Iraq's oil production. But Baghdad has refused to attend talks in Vienna aimed at resuming oil exports and using the proceeds from the sales to finance U.N. humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people.

After the council consultations and taking note of the secretary general's latest report, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, who is this month's council president, issued a statement noting that "there was no agreement that the necessary conditions existed for a modification" of Security Council Resolution 687 which established a cease-fire in the gulf last year.

The council said it had "serious evidence" that Iraq did not cooperate with U.N. weapons inspectors and did not repatriate Kuwaiti and third-country nationals as called for in the U.N. resolutions.

"The members of the council are disturbed by the lack of Iraqi cooperation," the statement said, adding that it "strongly deplored" the Iraqi decision to discontinue the oil export talks, which would give the country "the possibility for oil sales to finance the purchase of foodstuffs, medicine and material and supplies for essential civilian needs for the purpose of providing humanitarian relief."

The Iraqi government is "foregoing the possibility of meeting the essential needs of its civilian population," Pickering's statement also said, "and therefore bears the full responsibility" for the nation's humanitarian problems.

Last fall the Security Council allowed Iraq to resume exporting oil but demanded that the proceeds be deposited directly into a U.N. account. Iraq said the condition imposed by the council was an insult to its sovereignty and refused to restart its oil production.

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File Identification:  02/05/92, PO-306; 02/05/92, EP-319; 02/05/92, EU-306; 02/06/92, AS-404; 02/06/92, AR-404; 02/06/92, NE-406; 02/06/92, NA-403
Product Name:  Wireless File
Product Code:  WF
Languages:  Spanish; Arabic
Keywords:  UNITED NATIONS-SECURITY COUNCIL; SANCTIONS; IRAQ/Economic & Social; HUSSEIN, SADDAM; PERSIAN GULF WAR; PICKERING, THOMAS; INSPECTIONS; IRAQ/Defense & Military; MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Thematic Codes:  1NE; 1AC; 1UN
Target Areas:  AR; EA; EU; NE
PDQ Text Link:  213521; 213569
USIA Notes:  *92020506.POL