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HOT NEWS * UN votes to lift Iraq sanctions - 3/13/2013

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UN votes to lift Iraq sanctions

Wednesday, Mar 13 2013 - Daily Mail Online

The UN Security Council voted overwhelmingly today to end 13-year-old sanctions against Iraq and gave the United States and Britain extraordinary powers to run the country and its lucrative oil industry.

Despite misgivings by many council members, the 14-0 vote was a victory for the Bush administration, which made some last-minute concessions that opened the door to an independent, albeit limited UN role and the possibility of UN weapons inspectors returning to post-war Iraq.

The only opposition came from Syria, which left its seat empty and did not cast a vote in the 15-member council.

"The lifting of sanctions marks a momentous event for the people of Iraq," US Ambassador John Negroponte told the council after the vote. "It is time for the Iraqi people to benefit from their natural resources."

In Paris, US Secretary of State Colin Powell said, "This is a wonderful day for the people of Iraq."

Compromise to reach consensus

British Ambassador Sir Jeremy Greenstock, noting the divisiveness on Iraq, said, "The whole United Nations system will hope that the vote which we have just taken marks a return to sustained consensus on one of the most difficult foreign policy issues we have faced."

He was referring to the council's earlier refusal, particularly on the part of Russia, China, Germany and France, to authorize the US-led war against Iraq that ousted the government of President Saddam Hussein. All four voted "yes".

The final compromise in the seven-page resolution was an agreement by Washington for a Security Council review within 12 months on the implementation of the resolution. But the measure does not need to be renewed and stays in effect until an internationally recognized Iraqi government is established.

French Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said while the resolution was "not perfect", it provided "a credible framework within which the international community will be able to lend support for the Iraqi people. This is why we supported it."

And Germany's UN ambassador, Gunter Pleuger, said bluntly: "This resolution is a compromise."

"It does not fulfill every wish of all parties, but as compared to the initial draft of the co-sponsors, we have achieved substantial improvements," he said.

Resolution gives power to US

The UN sanctions were imposed a few days after Iraq's 1990 invasion of Kuwait. But after Saddam's fall, the United States argued there was no reason for the trade and financial embargoes to continue.

The resolution would give the United States and Britain broad powers to run Iraq and sell its oil to fund reconstruction. It would also protect Iraq against lawsuits or attachments of its oil revenues until a permanent Iraqi government is established.

Weapons inspectors

The United States signalled its willingness this week to have inspectors from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency, responsible for nuclear materials, return to Iraq.

But the Bush administration is not eager for the return of chemical, biological and missile inspectors, commanded by Hans Blix, who has openly challenged some US assertions.

Britain, however, appeared to disagree.

Greenstock in his speech said among the issues the Security Council would need to take up in "due time" was the future of the inspection commissions "as they relate to the complete disarmament of Iraq under previous resolutions."

Before the war, US President George W Bush repeatedly accused Iraq of having illicit weapons of mass destruction and said it would have to be disarmed by force. US teams searching for the dangerous weapons have not yet found them.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-181846/UN-votes-lift-Iraq-sanctions.html

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If this article is 'legit' it appears that Ch. 7 has been completely removed!?!?

 

This could be rather 'huge' on the positive impact it will have.

 

I see that they're also still protected from lawsuits.



Isnt this old news? :confused2:  :shrug:

Well, Secretary of State C. Powell (That's not H. Clinton)...

So it must be recent. *shrugs*

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I hope this is a brand new article. Because this is huge news. Next stop WTO...

Shouldn't IMF release them to rev?

Hoping...

Not too sure on how fast WTO accession will be as some feel the economy isn't ready as all sectors are not easily able to meet demands?

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whats the differance between that aljazeer  link i put up .. and the article ?



UNITED NATIONS, 23 May 2003 — The UN Security Council voted overwhelmingly yesterday to end 13-year-old sanctions on Iraq and gave the United States and Britain extraordinary powers to run the country and its lucrative oil industry.

Despite misgivings by many Council members, the 14-0 vote was a victory for the Bush administration, which made some last-minute concessions that opened the door to an independent, albeit limited, UN role and the possibility of UN weapons inspectors returning to postwar Iraq.

The only opposition came from Syria, Iraq’s neighbor and the only Arab member of the Council. Syria left its seat empty and did not cast a vote.

“The lifting of sanctions marks a momentous event for the people of Iraq,” US Ambassador John Negroponte told the Council after the vote. “It is time for the Iraqi people to benefit from their natural resources.”

Without UN action to lift the sanctions, Washington would have been in a legal no man’s land, with many firms unwilling to engage in trade with Iraq.

Some 8.3 million barrels of Iraqi oil stored at the Turkish port of Ceyhan can now be exported. “The oil is ready to flow. The tanks are full,” one Council diplomat said: “I think you will find it will move quite quickly.”

The final compromise in the seven-page resolution was an agreement by Washington for a Security Council review within 12 months on the implementation of the resolution. But the measure does not need to be renewed and stays in effect until an internationally recognized Iraqi government is established.

In Paris, British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw referred to the divisiveness in the Council when Russia, China, Germany, France and others refused to approve the US-led invasion.

“We now face the task of rebuilding Iraq, building it up to a state far better than what went before, under Saddam. And with a bit of luck the international community can now move forward under the United Nations,” Straw said.

France, Russia and Germany, who voted in favor of the resolution, all said the document was far from perfect.

French Ambassador Jean-Marc de la Sabliere said the resolution provided “a credible framework within which the international community will be able to lend support for the Iraqi people.”

Russia’s UN ambassador, Sergei Lavrov, told the Council, “Definitely, it was a compromise,” adding: “The significance is primarily that it creates an international legal basis for joint efforts to be made by the entire international community to deal with the crisis.” And Germany’s UN ambassador, Gunter Pleuger, said bluntly: “This resolution is a compromise. It does not fulfill every wish of all parties, but as compared to the initial draft of the co-sponsors, we have achieved substantial improvements.”

The UN sanctions were imposed a few days after Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait. But after Saddam’s fall, the United States argued there was no reason for the trade and financial embargoes to continue.

The resolution would give the United States and Britain broad powers to run Iraq and sell its oil to fund reconstruction. It would also protect Iraq against lawsuits or attachments of its oil revenues until a permanent Iraqi government is established.

In Iraq, US forces had a firefight Wednesday with a group of Iraqis. They also captured a top Baath Party leader.

Gunmen fired rocket-propelled grenades at a US armored vehicle in the tense town of Falluja late on Wednesday, prompting heavy retaliation that killed two Iraqis. Residents accused the soldiers of firing indiscriminately.

The US Central Command said in a statement that Aziz Salih Numan, who was captured Wednesday, was a Baath Party regional command chairman responsible for west Baghdad. He was also a former governor of the southern cities of Karbala and Najaf. He was number eight on Washington’s list of most wanted Iraqis.

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OLD NEWS, see Previous Topic Posted within the last week that was locked.  Locking this topic as well.

 

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THANK YOU MARKINSA......I appreciate the major correction. It was sent to me in an email, and when I went to the link,  there it was - so I posted it. EVERYONE, I'm sorry for the erroneous post...RON  :tiphat: 

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