S-PV-6179 2009-08-07 10:1510:25

The situation concerning Iraq Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1830 (2008) (S/2009/393)

Sir John Sawers United Kingdom president

Mr. Mayr-Harting Austria member

Mr. Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso member

Mr. Liu Zhenmin China member

Mr. Guillermet Costa Rica member

Mr. Vilovi Croatia member

Mr. Lacroix France member

Mr. Okuda Japan member

Mr. Dabbashi Libya member

Mr. Heller Mexico member

Mr. Lukiyantsev Russia member

Mr. Çorman Turkey member

Mr. Mugoya Uganda member

Ms. Germain United States member

Mr. Bui The Giang Viet Nam member

The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m.

Adoption of the agenda

The agenda was adopted.

The situation concerning Iraq

Report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1830 (2008) (S/2009/393)

The President

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Iraq, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al Bayati (Iraq) took a seat at the Council table.

The President

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.

I wish to draw the attention of members of the Council to document S/2009/406, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.

I wish also to draw the attention of members of the Council to document S/2009/393, containing the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 1830 (2008).

It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

favour=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0

Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

The President

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1883 (2009).

The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.

The meeting rose at 10.25 a.m.