§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on political and diplomatic developments in relation to Iraq since 24 March.[82029]
§ Mr. FatchettThree panels established by the Security Council issued their reports on 30 March. We have now tabled a draft Security Council resolution, with the Netherlands as co-sponsors, which attempts to translate the work of the panels into action.
35WOn disarmament, it would establish a new body, the UN Commission on Investigation, Inspection and Monitoring, to continue UNSCOM' s efforts to answer outstanding disarmament questions, primarily through a reinforced monitoring and verification system as recommended by the panel. On the humanitarian side, our resolution draws together a range of measures which should make significant improvements to the humanitarian situation in Iraq, while remaining faithful to the Council's obligation to uphold its resolutions. Finally, the draft picks up the panel's recommendations on dealing with Iraq's continued failure to meet its obligations over Kuwaitis and others missing since 1991. Discussion of our draft continues in New York.