2 March 1998
The Security Council,
Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, which
constitute the governing standard of Iraqi compliance,
Determined to ensure immediate and full compliance by Iraq
without conditions or restrictions with its obligations under
resolution 687 (1991) and the other relevant resolutions,
Reaffirming the commitment of all Member States to the
sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of
Iraq, Kuwait and the neighbouring States,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
1. Commends the initiative by the Secretary-General to secure
commitments from the Government of Iraq on compliance with its
obligations under the relevant resolutions, and in this regard
endorses the memorandum of understanding signed by the Deputy Prime
Minister of Iraq and the Secretary-General on 23 February 1998
(S/1998/166) and looks forward to its early and full
implementation;
2. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council as
soon as possible with regard to the finalization of procedures for
Presidential sites in consultation with the Executive Chairman of
the United Nations Special Commission and the Director General of
the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);
3. Stresses that compliance by the Government of Iraq with
its obligations, repeated again in the memorandum of understanding,
to accord immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access to the
Special Commission and the IAEA in conformity with the relevant
resolutions is necessary for the implementation of resolution 687
(1991), but that any violation would have severest consequences for
Iraq;
4. Reaffirms its intention to act in accordance with the
relevant provisions of resolution 687 (1991) on the duration of the
prohibitions referred to in that resolution and notes that by its
failure so far to comply with its relevant obligations Iraq has
delayed the moment when the Council can do so;
5. Decides, in accordance with its responsibility under the
Charter, to remain actively seized of the matter, in order to
ensure implementation of this resolution, and to secure peace and
security in the area.