S/16594 SC
Draft Resolution
39
Session
| Draft symbol | S/16594 |
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| Sponsors (7) | |
| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
✓
France
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Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.2546
Speeches following this vote (6)
The President
I shall now call upon those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.
Mr. Mashingaidze
Allow me first of all, Sir, to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. Your well-known diplomatic skills and many 1 other excellent qualities of leadership give us justifiable confidence that the Council will be in safe hands during the period of your presidency. I should also like on behalf of my delegation to pay a tribute to your predecessor,…
The President
The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Information of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, has asked to speak. I call upon him.
146. Mr. Al-SABAH (Kuwait) [interpretation from Arabic]: Allow me, Sir, on the first day of your presidency of the Council for this month, to congratulate
147. I also take this occasion to express our appreciation and gratitude to yo…
The President
I shall now call on the representative of the United States of America who has asked to speak in exercise of his right of reply.
155. I&. SORZANO (United States of America): I am sure, Sir, that we shall have plenty of opportunities to congratulate you on the assumption of the presidency of the Council and also to compliment Ambassador Troyanovsky on the excellent manner in which he fulfilled hi…
The President
I call on the representative of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, who, wishes to exercise his right of reply. I
Mr. Troyanovsky
I must say that I sympathize with the representative of the United States in his predicament. The points which we made in our statement are hard to deny. It is hard to deny that there has been the mining of Nicaraguan ports. It is hard to deny that such action is a violation of international law and freedom of navigation. It is hard to deny that the region of the Gulf has been proclaimed a region…
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council Having considered the letter dated 21 May 1984 from the representatives of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates: complaining against Iranian attacks on commercial ships en route to and from the ports of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, Noting that Member States pledged to live together in peace with one another in accordance with the United Nations Charter, Reaffirming the obligations of Member States to the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, Reaffirming also that all Member States are obliged to refrain in their international relations from the threat of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, Taking into consideration the importance of the Gulf Region to international peace and security and its vital role to the stability of the world economy, Convinced that these attacks constitute a threat to the safety and stability of the area and have serious implications for international peace and security, 1. Calls upon all States to respect the right of free navigation; 2. Reaffirms the right of free navigation in international waters and the sea lanes for shipping to and from all ports and installations of the Littoral States that are not party to the hostilities; 3. Calls upon all States to respect the territorial integrity of the conflict; and to exercise the utmost restraint from any act which may lead to further escalation and widening of the conflict.
4. Condemning these recent Saudi attacks on commercial ships en route to and from the ports of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia;
5. Demanding that such attacks should cease forthwith and that there should be no hostilities;
6. Decides to consider effective measures that are commensurate with the gravity of the situation in order to ensure the freedom of navigation in the area;
7. Requests this Secretary-General to report on the progress of the implementation of this resolution;
8. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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