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IRAQ - CONCLUSIONS
European
Union General Affairs Council
Brussels,
Belgium
9 November 1998
The EU condemns as totally unacceptable Iraq's decision of 31 October to cease all cooperation with UNSCOM. The EU supports the Security Council's response to that decision, SCR 1205 of 5 November. The EU urges Iraq to resume full cooperation with UNSCOM and the IAEA immediately, and expresses its continued support for both organisations. The EU also welcomes the fact that the Security Council has again expressed its readiness to hold a comprehensive review of Iraq's obligations once Iraq had resumed cooperation. The EU expresses its strong hope that Iraq will do so soon and confirms its full support for the Secretary General in his efforts to seek full implementation of the MoU of 23 February 1998.
Meanwhile, the EU will work together with all the neighbours of Iraq to seek the more effective enforcement of existing sanctions. Specifically, the Presidency (Troika) will make contact with these countries to that end. At the same time, the EU will work to continue to ensure more effective implementation of the oil for food programme and full Iraqi cooperation in preventing any unnecessary suffering for the Iraqi people.