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UNSC Vote on 3 Resolutions

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TODAY THE UNSC VOTED ON 3 RESOLUTIONS....

1 TO EXTEND THE PROTECTIO OF ASSETS FOR 6 MORE MONTHS....APPROVED 15-0

2 TO STOP THE OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAM AND RETURN THE DFI FUNDS TO IRAQ.....APPROVED 15-0

3 TO REMOVE UNSC RESOLUTION 661 AND ALLOW IRAQ TO FREELY TRADE INTERNATIONALLY....APPROVED 14-0-1

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TODAY THE UNSC VOTED ON 3 RESOLUTIONS....

1 TO EXTEND THE PROTECTIO OF ASSETS FOR 6 MORE MONTHS....APPROVED 15-0

2 TO STOP THE OIL FOR FOOD PROGRAM AND RETURN THE DFI FUNDS TO IRAQ.....APPROVED 15-0

3 TO REMOVE UNSC RESOLUTION 661 AND ALLOW IRAQ TO FREELY TRADE INTERNATIONALLY....APPROVED 14-0-1

What's the one left over? Does it have to be unanimous?

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3 TO REMOVE UNSC RESOLUTION 661 AND ALLOW IRAQ TO FREELY TRADE INTERNATIONALLY....APPROVED 14-0-1

This #3 is the most importain...laugh.giflaugh.gifrolleyes.gifrolleyes.gif go RV RI anyday now..Go CBI....Go Dinar rv now!!!tongue.gif

Can someone explain what it means that the DFI was "extended"? Does that mean they get all their oil money NOW or in six months?

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icon1.gifUN lifts key sanctions against Iraq movie.gifBy EDITH M. LEDERER, Associated Press Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press – 24 mins ago

UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council gave a unanimous vote of confidence Wednesday to the significant strides Iraq has taken by lifting 19-year-old sanctions on weapons and civilian nuclear power.

The council also decided to return control of Iraq's oil and natural gas revenue to the government next summer and to settle all remaining claims over the controversial oil-for-food program, which helped ordinary Iraqis cope with sanctions imposed after Saddam Hussein's army invaded Kuwait two decades ago.

Although some sanctions will remain in place until Iraq and Kuwait settle outstanding issues from that war, Wednesday's vote was a major step to restore Iraq's international standing a year before the U.S. is to pull its last troops out of the country. It came a day after a power-sharing agreement ended a lengthy deadlock on forming a new Iraqi government.

Vice President Joe Biden, who presided over the meeting, told the council the move marked "an important milestone for the government of Iraq and people of Iraq in their ongoing effort to leave behind their troubled past and embrace a much brighter future."

"The three resolutions we've passed bring an end to the burdensome remnants of the dark era of Saddam Hussein," he said.

Biden's presence was a sign of the importance the Obama administration gave to the largely symbolic vote. The U.S. holds the Security Council presidency this month.

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said the adoption of the resolutions "marks the beginning of the end of the sanctions regime and restrictions on Iraq's sovereignty, independence and recovery."

"Our key focus has been to unburden Iraq from the heavy legacy of non-compliance with international law and to break its isolation and regain its rightful place among the community of nations," he told the council.

The council expressed confidence in Iraq's commitments to nonproliferation by lifting sanctions against acquiring weapons of mass destruction or pursuing a civilian nuclear power program.

Iraq's constitution bars the country from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, and Baghdad is a party to most of the main nuclear, chemical, biological and missile treaties.

The council had said in February that it would lift the ban on Iraq's use of civilian nuclear power after it ratified several additional international treaties along with a protocol that allows the International Atomic Energy Agency to carry out unannounced inspections.

Iraq has not done so, mainly because of the failure to form a new government. On Wednesday, the council urged Iraq to ratify the protocol and the nuclear test ban treaty "as soon as possible." It also asked for a progress report in 12 months.

A second resolution, adopted unanimously, ends the international management of the Development Fund for Iraq on June 30, 2011. The fund was set up after Saddam's regime was toppled in 2003 to try to ensure that the proceeds of the country's gas and oil sales were used to help its people and restore its economy.

The resolution, which will end Iraq's immunity from claims on the proceeds, calls on Iraq to set up a successor mechanism. The resolution ensures that 5 percent of oil and gas revenue will still go into a compensation fund, used mainly to pay Kuwaiti claims from the war, according to a U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly.

The third resolution, terminating all remaining activities of the oil-for-food program, was adopted by a vote of 14-0 with France abstaining. France's U.N. Ambassador Gerard Araud said it "did not include all of the safeguards we thought was necessary for our support."

The resolution authorizes U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to ensure that $20 million from the account is retained in escrow until Dec. 31, 2016, for U.N. expenses related to ending the program, and another $131 million to meet all other activities related to the fund including outstanding contracts.

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