USA/IRAQ: THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES THE BIGGEST OVERHAUL OF IRAQI SANCTIONS IN YEARS

Record ID: 963137

  • Title: USA/IRAQ: THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES THE BIGGEST OVERHAUL OF IRAQI SANCTIONS IN YEARS
  • Date: 14th May 2002
  • Summary: (U5) NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (RECENT FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. LA/PULL OUT - UNITED NATIONS BUILDING (U5) UNITED NATIONS (MAY 14, 2002) (UNTV - ACCESS ALL) 2. SMV PRESIDENT PRESENTING RESOLUTION; VOTE TAKING PLACE IN SECURITY COUNCIL (2 SHOTS) 0.23 3. SMV PRESIDENT ANNOUNCING UNANIMOUS VOTE IN FAVOUR OF RESOLUTION 0.35 4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) SERGEI LAVROV, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN SAYING: "The resolution provides for review and the first 6 months, which would start at end of May or beginning of June, would be a sort of test period after which we would be able to see if it works as envisaged. And of course I have to say that the resolution, or any other modification to humanitarian programme which might be agreed in the future, would not be able to solve the problems of the Iraq economy and it is only through the lifting of sanctions which Iraq could revive its economy and therefore there is a need for a comprehensive solution." 1.16 5. TGV SECURITY COUNCIL IN SESSION 1.21 6. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) MIKHAIL WEHBE SYRIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE UN SAYING: "Syria believes that it is high time to lift the sanctions to which the Iraqi people have been subjected for 12 years." 1.35 7. VARIOUS OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS (2 SHOTS) 1.42 8. (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) WEHBE SAYING: "An attempt to give the Security Council to reconstruct and retrieve its credibility and despite difficult and critical position that Syria takes now; my delegation, for the unity of the Council, will join the consensus and vote for the Resolution tabled before us. Mr President, thank you." 2.25 9. SMV SECURITY COUNCIL SPEAKING (NOT HEARD) 2.29 10. (SOUNDBITE) (English) JOHN NEGROPONTE, US AMBASSADOR SAYING: "We believe that this enhances the likelihood that, and strengthens the ability of humanitarian and purely civilian items to reach the Iraq economy with the minimum of impediment -- while at the same time enabling the export control regime to focus on dual use items and the review of the those items which might contribute to Iraq's weapons of mass destruction." 3.07 11. TGV/PANSECURITY COUNCIL 3.12 (W6) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (RECENT FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 12. MV PEOPLE BUYING FOOD AT MAIN MARKET IN BAGHDAD 3.17 13. SMV MEN LOADING SACKS ON TO TRUCK 3.21 14. TMV PEOPLE BUYING EGGS AT MARKET 3.27 15. VARIOUS VIEWS OF CARS DRIVING IN STREET, TRAFFIC POLICE DIRECTING TRAFFIC (5 SHOTS) 3.47 16. GV/MV LARGE BILLBOARD DEPICTING IRAQI PRESIDENT SADDAM HUSSEIN BY SIDE OF MAJOR ROAD 3.55 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK, UNITED STATES/UNITED NATIONS/BAGHDAD, IRAQ
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  • Country: USA United States United Kingdom Iraq
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