S/PV.3058 Security Council

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/23643, containing the text of a note by the Secretary~General dated 26 February 1992. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The members of the Security Council express their gratitude to the Secretary-General for the report submitted to the Council on 27 February 1992 (S/23643), transmitting the results of the special mission dispatched to Iraq by the Secretary-General pursuant to the statement of the President of the Council of 19 February 1992 (S/23609). The members of the Council approve in full the conclusions of the special mission as contained in the report, and in particular its finding that Iraq is not prepared to give its unconditional agreement to implement all of its obligations under resolutions 687 (1991), 707 (1991) and 715 (1991). “The members of the Council deplore and condemn the failure of the Government of Iraq to provide the special mission with full, final ana complete disclosure, as required by resolution 707 (1991), of all aspects (The President) of its programmes to develop weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometres, including launchers, and of all holdings of such weapons, their components and production facilities and locations, as well as all other nuclear programmes; and the failure of Iraq to comply with the plans for ongoing monitoring and verification (S8/22871/Rev.1 and 8/22872/Rev.1 and Corr.1) approved by resolution 715 (1991). In the statement made on 19 February 1992 (S/23609) prior to the dispatch of the special mission to Iraq, the Council noted that Irag’s behaviour constituted a material breach of resolution 687 (1991). Regrettably, this continues to be the case. “Furthermore, the members of the Council equally deplore and condemn Trag's failure, within the time prescribed by the Special Commission at the request of Iraq, to commence destruction of ballistic-missile-related equipment designated by the Special Commission for destruction. The members of the Council reaffirm that it is for the Special Commission alone to determine which items must be destroyed under paragraph 9 of resolution 687 (1991). Therefore, the Government of Iraq’s letter of 28 February 1992 to the Executive Chairman of the Special Commission is unacceptable. Irag’s refusal to implement the determinations ef the Special Commission constitutes a further material breach of the relevant provisions of resolution 687 (1991). "The members of the Council demand that Iraq immediately implement ali its obligations under Council resolution 687 (1991) and subsequent resolutions on Iraq. The members of the Council require the Government of Iraq to communicate directly to the Council without further delay an (The President} authoritative and unconditional acknowledgement of its agreement to accept and implement the above-noted obligations, including specifically to comply with the determination of the Special Commission requiring the destruction of ballistic-missile-related equipment. The members of the Council emphasize that Iraq must be aware of the serious consequences of continued material breaches of resolution 687 (1991). "The members of the Council note that an Iraqi delegation is prepared to come to New York as soon as it is invited to do so. The members of the Council have asked its President to extend such an invitation to the delegation to come to New York without further delay. The members of the Council intend in any event to continue their consideration of this question no later than the week beginning 9 March 1992." The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 7 p.m.