S/PV.3171 Security Council

I should like, at the outset of the meeting, to extend on behalf of the Council a warm welcome to the new Permanent Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, Her Excellency Ms. Madeleine K. Albright. We look forward to cooperating with her in the Council's work. Ms. ALBRIGHT (United States of America): Mr. President, it is a great pleasure for my delegation to see you, a special friend, in the Chair. My Government has had long and warm relations with your country, and you may be assured of the cooperation of the United States in the work ahead. Let me say that it is tremendous honour for me to assume the seat of the United States in the Security Council. It is also a tremendous challenge. In a remarkably short space of time, the Security Council has moved from the margin of international-peace-and-security matters into the absolute centre. As an observer, commentator and friendly critic, I have watched, with increasing admiration and respect, the kind of work that this body has taken upon itself in the task of guiding and protecting the common security interests of the international community. Starting today, as President Clinton's and every American's representative, I will dedicate my own and my Country's best efforts to that very important task, as I know my predecessors have done before me. If there is one overriding goal that will guide me in this Seat, it is our joint responsibility to build a world of peace informed by principle and protected by cooperative security. My country believes that the United Nations must be at the centre of that effort, and we pledge our complete support.

I thank the representative of the United States very much for her kind words about my country and for her remarks addressed to the Council. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The aoenda was adopted_. THE SITUATION BETWEEN IRAQ AND KUWAIT FURTHER SPECIAL REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE UNITED NATIONS IRAQ-KUWAIT OBSERVATION MISSION (S/25123 and Add.11

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 the further special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission, which is contained in documents S/25123 and Add.1. Members of the Council also have before them document S/25244, which contains the text of a draft resolution 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 now put the draft resolution (S/25244) to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided, A vote was taken bv a show of hands. In favour: Brazil, Cape Verde, China, Djibouti, France, Hungary, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has therefore been adopted unanimously as resolution 806 (1993). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meetina rose at 11.40 a.m.