S/PV.2844 Security Council

As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of February, I should.like to take #is opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Pazali Ismail, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of January 1989. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Razali for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the business of the Council last month. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted. THE SITUATION BETWEEN IRAN AND IRAQ REFORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE UNITED NATIOW IRAN-IRAQMILITARY OBSERVER GROUP (S/20442)

I should like to ipform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq, in which they request to be invited to participate in the meeting on this agenda item.. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Councilr to invite those representatives to participate in the meeting without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. The.PRESIDENT: I invite the representative of the-Islamic Republic of Iran to take a place at the Council table. At the,invitation of the.President, Mr. .Mahallati (Islamic Republic of Iran) took.a'place at. the.'Council table.

I invite the representative of Iraq to take a place at the Council table. At.the invitation'of the.President; Mr; Kittani .(Iraq) to0k.a place at the Council table.

The Security Council will nw begin its consideration of the i tern on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them the report Of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Iran-Iraq Military Observer Group for the period 9 August 1988 to 2 February 1989 (S/20442). Members of the Council also have before them a draft resolution contained in document S/20449, which has been prepared in the course of the Council's consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote nw. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour; Algeria, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Malaysia, Nepal, Senegal, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Yugoslavia

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 631 (1989). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the i tern on the agenda. The meeting rose at 11.30 a.m.