Ref. Council/98/638
14 November 1998
Your Excellency,
Upon instructions from my Government, I should like to reaffirm what I told you during our meeting this evening, 14 November 1998, namely, that the letter dated 14 November 1998 from Mr. Tariq Aziz, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, addressed to the Secretary-General, included an annex containing the views and preferences of the Iraqi Government with regard to the substance of the comprehensive review. These views are not linked to the clear and unconditional decision of the Iraqi Government to resume cooperation with the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
It is evident that the Iraqi decision of 14 November 1998 means that the previous decisions concerning restricting or suspending cooperation with UNSCOM and UEA have become void, and that UNSCOM and IAEA can immediately resume all their activities according to the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.
I should be grateful if you would bring this letter to the attention of the members of the Council and distribute it as a document of the Security Council.
Accept, Sir, the assurances of my highest consideration.
Excellency Peter Burleigh
President of the Security Council
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