VOL. XLII
No 51
20-December-1999
IRAQ
Security Council Passes Iraq Omnibus Resolution; France,Russia And China Abstain But Oil Exports Resume On Schedule
The Security Council on 17 December, after months of arduousnegotiations, finally passed the UKs omnibus resolution on Iraq whichenvisages the setting up of a new UN weapons inspection team and could lead tothe suspension of sanctions. France, Russia, China and Malaysia (one of the 10elected Council members) abstained.
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