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2001-06-26
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2001-06-26
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  1. “Last but not least, Iraq must, once and for all, close its painful chapter in relation to Kuwait, by showing full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the State of Kuwait and returning its historical and cultural heritage, including Kuwaiti archives, as well as repatriating missing Kuwaiti persons. This meeting is taking place at a crucial juncture of the important question of Iraq at the United Nations. My delegation hopes that our discussion will be dispassionate and focused so that, in the end, the Security Council is helped in the search for a pragmatic way forward on the difficult issue of Iraq.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  2. “We take this opportunity to urge Iraq to respond to the efforts of the international community to ease the sanctions to which it is subjected and to take some concrete steps of its own as a reciprocal action. We believe that as a first step in this direction, Iraq should resume cooperation with UNMOVIC and allow the designated inspectors to do their work inside the country. It is our considered View that Iraq has no need for nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction. Iraq should not find it difficult to reassure the international community that it has no designs in this regard.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  3. “In the Security Council, too, many members, including Mauritius, sensitive to the sufferings of the Iraqi people, have been calling for new initiatives that can engage Iraq in a positive dialogue, so that the present stalemate may be broken. On his part, the Secretary-General has made every possible effort in this regard. We have welcomed the review process undertaken in Washington, DC. and London with a view to bringing about a relaxation of the sanctions against Iraq. My delegation has also been contributing to the discussions at the level of experts of the Security Council, aiming to evolve the package that would ease the sanctions against Iraq but, at the same time, not absolve Iraq totally from honouring its responsibility under the relevant Council resolutions. This important work must continue.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  4. “A terrible humanitarian situation has unfolded in Iraq over the years due to the enforcement of the sanctions regime. At the same time, due to a lack of cooperation on the part of Iraq, the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) is prevented from carrying out its inspection work inside Iraq in fulfilment of its mandate under Security Council resolutions. The present stalemate cannot be allowed to go on. The humanitarian situation has been bad enough for a long time and has assumed such serious proportions that the international community cannot remain indifferent to it any longer. In recent months there has been a growing demand from international public opinion for a relaxation of the sanctions against Iraq.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  5. “The implementation of the sanctions require the full cooperation of the Government of Iraq in order to ensure that the purposes of the sanctions are met without unduly hurting the Iraqi people. I must add here that the sanctions regime in itself may not be perfect, but through a process of constructive dialogue with the Security Council, Iraq can have the imperfections addressed. However, regrettably, implementation of the sanctions has always been a rough ride, mainly because of inadequate dialogue. This is clearly evident from the fact the oil-for-food programme, designed to facilitate availability of essential goods and services, has never been a smooth operation, resulting in continued scarcities of food, medicines and other commodities with devastating effects on the people of Iraq.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  6. “The robust reaction by the international community to end the invasion was fully justified. Unfortunately, the consequences of the war have been terrible for the Iraqi people. Imports into their country take place under the sanctions regime imposed by the United Nations with the aim of controlling Iraq's acquisition of materials that may be used to produce weapons of mass destruction. Its oil exports today are restricted with a View to monitoring its revenues and expenditures for the same purpose. The sanctions also require the inspection of the military production facilities in Iraq to ensure that its capacity to produce nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction is fully terminated.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source

  7. “We thank you, Mr. President, for holding this important meeting at the request of Ambassador Lavrov of the Russian Federation, whom we also thank. The Gulf War of 1990 was short-lived and ended swiftly with Iraq withdrawing its invading forces from Kuwait under overwhelming military and political pressure from the international community. Today, ten years later, that war continues to cast its long shadow over peace in the Gulf and in the Middle East region. The outcome of the war was clear from the very beginning. It was a reminder to all of us that the days of achieving territorial ambitions through military ventures are long over, and that the international community will never condone any such pursuit by any nation. The invasion of Kuwait was an act that seriously violated the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter.”

    2001-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4336 (2001) · source