United Nations Security Council resolution 1275, adopted unanimously on 19 November 1999, after recalling
resolutions 1242
Year 1242 ( MCCXLII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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* Spring – Prince Alexander Nevsky is joined by his brother Andrey II (Yaroslavi ...
(1999) and
1266
Year 1266 ( MCCLXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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* January 2 – Siege of Murcia: King James I of Aragon (the Conqueror) marches with ...
(1999) concerning the
Oil-for-Food Programme
The Oil-for-Food Programme (OIP), established by the United Nations in 1995 (under UN Security Council Resolution 986) was established to allow Iraq to sell oil on the world market in exchange for food, medicine, and other humanitarian needs f ...
, the council, acting under
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, extended provisions relating to the export of Iraqi petroleum or petroleum products in return for
humanitarian aid for two weeks until 4 December 1999.
The security council had previously raised the limit on the value of oil that Iraq was allowed to export under the Programme, and the increased limit would be valid until 4 December. Though several members of the Council supported the adoption of Resolution 1275 to ensure the uninterrupted continuation of the Programme, they expressed concern that the council was unable to reach a consensus on how to approach the Iraq situation.
Disagreements amongst the Council continued to affect the adoption of further resolutions on the Oil-for-Food Programme.
See also
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Foreign relations of Iraq
Since 1980, the foreign relations of Iraq have been influenced by a number of controversial decisions by the Saddam Hussein administration. Hussein had good relations with the Soviet Union and a number of western countries such as France and G ...
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Gulf War
The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...
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Invasion of Kuwait
The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait was an operation conducted by Iraq on 2 August 1990, whereby it invaded the neighboring State of Kuwait, consequently resulting in a seven-month-long Iraqi military occupation of the country. The invasion and Ira ...
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Iraq sanctions
The sanctions against Iraq were a comprehensive financial and trade embargo imposed by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Iraq. They began August 6, 1990, four days after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, stayed largely in force until May 22, ...
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(1998–2000)
References
External links
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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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