United Nations S/PV.4946
Security Council
Fifty-ninth year
4946th meeting
Wednesday, 21 April 2004, 12.05 p.m.
New York
Provisional
President: Members: Mr. Pleuger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . . United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Germany)
Mr. Baali
Mr. Lucas
Mr. Adechi
Mr. Sardenberg
Mr. Muñoz
Mr. Wang Guangya
Mr. De La Sablière
Mr. Akram
Mr. Baja
Mr. Motoc
Mr. Gatilov
Mr. Arias
Mr. McGurk
Mr. Cunningham
Agenda
The situation between Iraq and Kuwait
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S/PV.4946
The meeting was called to order at 12.05 p.m.
Adoption of the agenda
The agenda was adopted.
The situation between Iraq and Kuwait
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.
Members of the Council have before them
document S/2004/311, which contains the text of a
draft resolution submitted by France, Germany, Spain,
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland and the United States of America.
It is my understanding that the Council is ready to
proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.
Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft
resolution to the vote now.
There being no objection, it is so decided.
A vote was taken by show of hands.
In favour:
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Brazil, Chile, China,
France, Germany, Pakistan, Philippines,
Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
United States of America
The President: There were 15 votes in favour.
The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as
resolution 1538 (2004).
The Security Council has thus concluded the
present stage of its consideration of the item on its
agenda.
The meeting rose at 12.10 p.m.
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