Tracking Number: 215240
Title: "Security Council Warns Iraq to Cooperate on Weapons." A UN Security Council statement issued by US Ambassador to the UN Thomas Pickering, currently the council president,
warning Iraq of serious consequences if it continues in its failure to comply with Resolution 687, calling on Iraq to destroy its weapons of mass destruction. (920219)
Translated Title: Le conseil de securite somme l'Irak de
cooperer.; Consejo Seguridad advierte a Irak que coopere en cuestion de armas. (920219)
Date: 19920219
Text:
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02/19/92 SECURITY COUNCIL WARNS IRAQ TO COOPERATE ON WEAPONS (Text: UNSC presidential statement) (630) United Nations -- The U.N. Security Council February 19 warned that Baghdad faces "serious consequences" if it continues its failure to comply with Resolution 687, which calls on Iraq to destroy its weapons of mass destruction.
In a statement issued by U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, council president, the members also supported the secretary general's decision to send a special mission to Baghdad to secure "unconditional agreement" to comply with U.N. demands for the long-term monitoring of Iraq's weapons program. The statement pointed out that Iraq's failure to acknowledge its specific obligations set out under resolutions 707 and 715; its rejection of two monitoring and verification plans; and failure to provide the full, final and complete disclosure of its weapons capabilities "constitute a continuing material breach" of the relevant provisions of (Resolution) 687."
Resolution 687 established the Persian Gulf cease fire. Resolution 707 sets out the work of the U.N. Special Commission on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as well as the cooperation and treatment they are to expect from Iraq. Resolution 715 authorizes the commission's plan for long-term monitoring and verification of Iraq's unconditional obligation not to use, develop, construct, or acquire any weapons of mass destruction.
Following is the text of the presidential statement: (begin text) The members of the Security Council express their gratitude to the secretary-general for the report submitted to the Security Council on 18 February 1992 (S/23606).
The members of the Security Council note that while progress has been made, much still remains to be done to implement the relevant resolutions of the Council. The members of the Council are gravely concerned by Iraq's continued failure to acknowledge all its obligations under Council resolution 707 (1991) and 715 (1991), and its continued rejection of the plans of the secretary-general and of the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (S/22877/Rev.1 and S/22872/Rev.1 and Corr. 1 as approved by resolution 715 (1991)) for ongoing monitoring and verification of Iraq's compliance with its obligations under paragraphs 10, 12 and 13 of resolution 687 (1991).
Ongoing monitoring and verification of Iraq's obligations is an integral part of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) which established a cease-fire and provided the conditions essential to the restoration of peace and security in the region. Such ongoing monitoring and verification is a step of the utmost importance towards the goal set out in paragraph 14 of that resolution.
Iraq's failure to acknowledge its obligations under resolutions 707 (1991) and 715 (1991), its rejection up until now of the two plans for ongoing monitoring and verification, and its failure to provide the full, final and complete disclosure of its weapons capabilities constitute a continuing material breach of the relevant provisions of resolution 687 (1991). Unconditional agreement by Iraq to implement these obligations is one of the essential preconditions to any reconsideration by the Council under paragraphs 21 and 22 of resolution 687 (1991) of the prohibitions referred to in those paragraphs.
The members of the Council support the decision of the secretary-general to dispatch a special mission headed by the Executive Chairman of the Special Commission to visit Iraq immediately to meet and discuss with the highest levels of the Iraqi government for the purpose of securing the unconditional agreement by Iraq to implement all its relevant obligations under resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991) and 715 (1991). The mission should stress the serious consequences if such agreement to implement is not forthcoming. The secretary-general is requested to report on the results of the special mission to the Security Council upon its return.
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File Identification: 02/19/92, TX-306; 02/19/92, EP-317; 02/19/92, EU-306; 02/19/92, NE-308; 02/20/92, AE-407; 02/20/92, AR-403; 02/20/92, NA-405; 02/20/92, AF-415; 02/20/92, AS-408
Product Name: Wireless
File
Product Code: WF
Languages: Arabic; French; Spanish
Keywords: UNITED NATIONS-SECURITY COUNCIL; PICKERING, THOMAS; IRAQ/Defense & Military; MILITARY CAPABILITIES; NUCLEAR WEAPONS;
CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISARMAMENT; PERSIAN GULF WAR; ARMISTICE; INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY;
Document Type: TXT
Thematic Codes: 1UN; 1AC; 1NE
Target Areas: AF; AR; EA; EU; NE
PDQ Text Link: 215240; 215599; 215368
USIA Notes: *92021906.TXT
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