{"id":182849,"date":"2003-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-11T21:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/?p=182849"},"modified":"2021-10-20T17:55:59","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T21:55:59","slug":"auto-insert-182849","status":"publish","type":"document","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/auto-insert-182849\/","title":{"rendered":"Mideast situation\/UNIFIL &#8211; Verbatim records"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Provisional<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:13pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Security Council <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Fifty-eighth year<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>4802<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">nd meeting<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Thursday, 31 July 2003, 10.50 a.m. <\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">New York<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" background=\"#000000\" width=\"100%\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-left:initial;margin-right:auto;\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>President:<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Arias&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">(Spain)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>Members:<\/i><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Angola&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Gaspar Martins <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Bulgaria&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Raytchev<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Cameroon&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Chungong Ayafor<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Chile&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Mu&#241;oz<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">China&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Zhang Yishan<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">France&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Duclos<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Germany&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Pleuger<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Guinea&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Boubacar Diallo<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mexico&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Aguilar Zinser<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Pakistan&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Khalid<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Russian Federation&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Gatilov<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Syrian Arab Republic&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">Mr. Mekdad<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Ms. Broughton<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"16%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"42%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"text-align:left;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">United States of America&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"40%\" valign=\"top\" style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;border-color:#000000;border-style:solid;border-top-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-right-width:0px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Mr. Negroponte <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:12px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Agenda <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">The situation in the Middle East<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (S\/2003\/728)<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">\n<hr height=\"1px\" \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:8px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>&nbsp;The meeting was called to order at 10.50 a.m.<\/i><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>Adoption of the agenda<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;The agenda was adopted.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><strong>The situation in the Middle East <\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:left;padding-top:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (<\/strong><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/F73471C930E4E73A85256D7100611EA3.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>S\/2003\/728<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<strong>The President<\/strong>&nbsp;(<i>spoke in Spanish<\/i>): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, document S\/2003\/728.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Members of the Council also have before them document S\/2003\/778, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;I should also like to draw attention to the following other documents: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/1A0DD1908AB160F685256D3D004FDDD2.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">S\/2003\/603<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/DEFDCBF97DBD83F085256D74004D7CF5.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">S\/2003\/758<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, letters dated 2 June and 24 July 2003, respectively, from the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/851EBCF0BC7B375685256D710064BBE2.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">S\/2003\/685<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/AC738DD40B19E3CE85256D65005169AB.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">S\/2003\/698<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">, letters dated 2 July and 9 July 2003, respectively, from the Charg&#233; d&#8217;affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S\/2003\/778) before it. If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;There being no objection, it is so decided.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;<i>&nbsp;A vote was taken by show of hands.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>In favour<\/i>:<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;The President<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">&nbsp;(<\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\"><i>spoke in Spanish<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/unispal.un.org\/pdfs\/E2A9777474369C3285256D75004B7C38.pdf\" style=\"color:#0000ff;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">1496 (2003)<\/a><span style=\"color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;Before we adjourn, I should like warmly to thank the members of the Secretariat for their effective support to the presidency, for which I am most grateful. I should like also to thank all members of the Council for the unfailing support they provided the Spanish presidency, which made it possible for us to carry out interesting work on behalf of the Security Council and of the United Nations. This work fills me with satisfaction and has made me famous in the international media, particularly among my own people.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:justify;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:10px;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The meeting rose at 10.55 a.m.<\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#000000;text-align:left;padding-top:8px;font-size:8pt;font-family:Times New Roman, serif;\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\">This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the <i>Official Records of the Security Council<\/i>&nbsp;. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. 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