2996th Meeting of Security Council: Situation between Iraq and Kuwait

Security Council calls upon Iraq to grant the IAEA/Special Commission Nuclear Inspection Team currently in Iraq immediate and unimpeded access at the 2996th meeting.

• Categories: Meetings & Events / Security Council
• Video Length: 00:10:20
• Production Date: 28 June 1991
• Asset Language: Original; English; French; Spanish
• Personal Subject: JEAN-JACQUES BECHIO
• Corporate Name: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY - IAEA
• Subject Topical: ON-SITE INSPECTION
• Geographic Subject: IRAQ; KUWAIT
• MAMS Id: 2427810
• Parent Id: 841586

Description

The members of the Security Council have learnt with grave concern of an incident which occurred today when the Iraqi military authorities denied a joint IAEA/Special Commission Nuclear Inspection Team immediate and unimpeded access to a site designated for inspection by the Special Commission under paragraphs 9 and 13 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991). In the course of this incident, the Iraqi military did not comply with a request by the Acting Chief Inspector that there should be no movement of transport or equipment pending inspection. The Iraqi military fired small arms into the air when members of the Team were endeavouring to photograph loaded vehicles leaving the site. This incident followed earlier incidents on 23 and 25 June 1991 when the Iraqi military authorities denied the Nuclear Inspection Team access to certain facilities at another designated site.

For further details please see official record:
S/PV.2996