Situation in the OPT, incl. Jerusalem – SecCo debate – Verbatim record

  United Nations S/PV.3698 (Resumption 2)

Security Council Provisional

Fifty-first Year

3698th Meeting

Saturday, 28 September 1996, 9.35 p.m.

New York

President:   Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau)

Members: Botswana  Mr. Legwaila

Chile  Mr. Somavía

China  Mr. Qin Huasun

Egypt  Mr. Elaraby

France  Mr. Dejammet

Germany  Mr. Eitel

Honduras  Mr. Martínez Blanco

Indonesia  Mr. Wisnumurti

Italy  Mr. Fulci

Poland  Mr. Matuszewski

Republic of Korea  Mr. Park

Russian Federation  Mr. Fedotov

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland  Sir John Weston

United States of America  Mrs. Albright

Agenda

The situation in the occupied Arab territories

Letter dated 26 September 1996 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1996/790)

Letter dated 26 September 1996 from the Permanent Representative of Egypt to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1996/792)

The meeting was suspended at 9.40 p.m., 27 September 1996, and resumed at 9.35 p.m., 28 September 1996.

The President (interpretation from French): Members of the Council have before them document S/1996/803, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Security Council's prior consultations.

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 contained in document S/1996/803 to the vote now.

There being no objection, it is so decided.

A vote was taken by show of hands.

In favour:

Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Against:

 None

Abstaining:

United States of America

The President (interpretation from French): The result of the voting is as follows: 14 in favour, none against and one abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1073 (1996).

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

The meeting rose at 9:40 p.m.