S/PV.7745 Security Council

In accordance with rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Iraq to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2016/636, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2016/590, which contains the eleventh report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013), as well as to document S/2016/592, which contains the fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 7 of resolution 2233 (2015). The Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.

The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2299 (2016). I now give the floor to Council members wishing to make statements after the vote.

Egypt welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2299 (2016) on the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, given the pivotal role played by the Mission in supporting the stabilization of Iraq and helping the Government to create a better future for the Iraqi people. Egypt affirms the importance of building a more active dynamic in connection with future national reconciliation and welcomes the resolution’s call for all political parties to redouble their efforts to overcome their differences and work within a comprehensive political process aimed at developing a unified national vision of reconciliation and strengthening the national unity and territorial sovereignty of Iraq by setting aside their factional and sectarian differences. Egypt also takes this opportunity to welcome the military, financial and logistical support provided by the international community to the Government of Iraq, in particular by the brother State of Kuwait, which granted Iraq’s request that it defer repayment of its debts to that country until 1 July 2018, taking into account the Government of Iraq’s numerous obligations under paragraph 21 of resolution 1483 (2003), which calls on Iraq to deposit 5 per cent of its petroleum proceeds into the Compensation Fund established in accordance with resolution 687 (1991).