UN: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF OIL IRAQ CAN SELL.

Record ID: 989874

  • Title: UN: SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS RESOLUTION INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF OIL IRAQ CAN SELL.
  • Date: 22nd February 1998
  • Summary: UNITED NATIONS (FEBRUARY 20, 1998) (UNTV-ACCESS ALL) 1. TV: WIDE SHOT SECURITY COUNCIL 0.05 2. GV/MV: SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT DENIS DANGUE REWAKA OF GABON CALLING MEETING TO ORDER (2 SHOTS) 0.19 3. MV: CUTAWAY OF US DEPUTY AMBASSADOR PETER BURLEIGH AND BAHRAIN AMBASSADOR JASSIM BUALLAY 0.23 4. MCU: SERGEY LAVROV, RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR SPEAKING "TODAY WE ARE ADOPTING A DECISION TO INCREASE THE FINANCIAL INCOME IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE PRIORITY HUMANITARIAN REQUIREMENTS OF IRAQ. THROUGH AN INCRASE IN THE LEVEL OF EXPORTS TO 5.256 BILLION DOLLARS. BUT THIS TASK IS FAR FROM EXHAUSED THE SECRTARIAT MUST WORK OUT WITH THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT A DISTRUBTION PLAN FOR OPTIMUM USE OF THE ADDTIIONAL FUNDS." (RUSSIAN) 0.55 5. GV: WIDE SHOT COUNCIL MEETING 0.58 6. MV: PRESIDENT INTRODUCES CHINESE AMBASSADOR 1.02 7. MCU: HUASAN QIN, CHINESE AMBASSADOR SPEAKING "THE OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAMM SHOULD PROCEED ON THE PROMISE OF FULL RESPECT FOR THE SOVERINTY OF IRAQ. IT SHOULD LBE IM[LEMENTED STRICTLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM REACHED BETWEEN THE SECRETARIAT AND THE IRAQI GOVERNMENT. " (CHINESE) 1.25 8. GV: WIDE SHOT COUNCIL 1.28 9. MCU: DEPUTY US AMBASSADOR SPEAKING "THE USE OF ONE'S OWN RESOURCES TO HELP ONE'S OWN PEOPLE IS A BASIC MORAL OBLIGATION THAT SHOULD FORM THE CORNER STONE OF A RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENTS RESPONSE TO REAL HUMANITARIAN NEEDS. IRAQ'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR THE SECRETARY GENERAL'S REPORT AND ITS FAILURE TO COMMIT ITS OWN RESOURCES TO SUPPORT HIS HUMANITARIAN RECOMMENDATIONS IS A TELLING REMINDER OF THE IRAQI AUTHORITIES TRUE ATTITUDE TO THE PLIGHT OF ITS OWN PEOPLE" (ENGLISH) 1.59 10. MCU: SIR JOHN WESTON, UK AMBASSADOR "IT IS A CLEAR MESSAGE THAT WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO SEE THE IRAQI PEOPLE SUFFER AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE ACTIONS OF THEIR LEADERS. A MESSAGE THAT WE WILL DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TO SEE THAT THEIR URGENT HUMANITARIAN NEEDS ARE MET. THIS RESOLUTION WILL MEAN A MASSIVE INCREASE IN HUMANITARIAN PROGRAMME IN IRAQ. IT WILL PAY FOR THE FOODS AND MEDICINES THE IRAQI PEOPLE SO BADLY NEED. IT WILL HELP RESTORE CLEAN WATER AND PROPER SANITATION TO HUDNREDS OF THOUSANDS OF IRAQIS. IT WILL RESTORE SCHOOLS AND HELP FARMERS INCREASE THEIR OUTPUT" (ENGLISH). 2.40 11. GV/MV/GV/PAN: VARIOUS OF COUNCIL'S VOTE (5 SHOTS) 3.04 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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