United Nations Security Council Resolution 1790 was adopted unanimously by the

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on December 18, 2007, extending the mandate of the

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until December 31, 2008. The mandate had been established in 2004 by Security Council resolution

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and previously extended by resolutions

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and

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. The resolution was requested by the

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, who said that this would be the last extension, pending formal talks that would allow the UN mandate to be replaced in 2008 by a new pact between the

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and

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regarding the long-term presence of U.S. forces. However, the Iraqi parliament was not consulted regarding the extension of the mandate, despite having passed a binding resolution in June 2007 affirming that any extensions would require the parliament's approval. This led to a hearing before the

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discussing the renewal. This was the last UN resolution authorizing the multinational force in Iraq. The

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is widely seen as a successor to the mandate.

References

External links

Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
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