Security Council Meets on Non-proliferation

Jihoon Cha (left), Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of September, chairs the Security Council meeting on non-proliferation. At right is Claudia Banz, Director of the Security Council Affairs Division of the Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA).

The Council voted on a draft resolution that was submitted by the Russian Federation and China. The draft resolution envisaged a technical six-month extension of Security Council resolution 2231, which endorsed the Iran nuclear deal, while simultaneously calling on all its participants to immediately resume negotiations in order to seek a diplomatic solution. The resolution received 4 votes in favour (Algeria, China, Pakistan, Russian Federation); 9 votes against (Denmark, France, Greece, Panama, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Somalia, United Kingdom, United States); 2 abstentions (Guyana, Republic of Korea). The resolution was not adopted because it did not receive the required number of votes.