• Country/entity

  Iraq
  United Nations
  

• Region

  Middle East and North Africa
  Cross-regional
  

• Agreement name

  Memorandum of Understanding between the United Nations and the Republic of Iraq

• Date

  23 Feb 1998

• Agreement status

  Multiparty signed/agreed

• Interim arrangement

  Yes

• Agreement/conflict level

  Interstate/interstate conflict ( Iraq Wars and the Iraqi Insurgency (1989-1990) (2004 - ) )

• Stage

  Implementation/renegotiation

• Conflict nature

  Inter-group

• Peace process

  Iraq peace process - first Iraq war

• Parties

  Iraq, signed for by Tariq Aziz
  United Nations, signed for by Kofi Annan

• Third parties

  -

• Description

  Iraq confirmed its acceptance of all relevant Security Council resolutions and the commitment of UN Member States to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq was expressed. Iraq undertook to cooperate fully with UNSCOM and the International Atomic Energy Agency and UNSCOM undertook to express its concerns relating to national security, sovereignty and dignity. Special procedures for entries to presidential sites were also agreed and the Secretary General undertook to bring matter of sanctions to full attention of Security-Council members.

• Agreement document

  IQ_UN_980223_MoU between UN and Iraq.pdf | Download PDF

Groups

Gender

State definition

Governance

Power sharing

Human rights and equality

Rights related issues

Rights institutions

Justice sector reform

Socio-economic reconstruction

Land, property and environment

Security sector

Transitional justice

Implementation

Memorandum of Understanding

between

the United Nations and the Republic of Iraq

1. The Government of Iraq reconfirms its acceptance of all relevant

resolutions ofthe Security Council, includingresolutions 687 (1991)

and 715 (1991).

The Governmentoflraqfurtherreiteratesits undertaking

to coopera te fully with the U nited N ations Special Commission

(UNSCOM) and the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

2. The United Nations reiterates the commitment of all Member

States to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity oflraq.

3. The Government of Iraq undertakes to accord to UNSCOM and

IAEAimmediate, unconditional and unrestricted access in conformity

with the resolutions referred to in paragraph 1.

In the performance of

its mandate under the Security Councilresolutions, UNSCOM undertakes

to respect the legitimate concerns oflraq relating to national

security, sovereignty and dignity.

4. The United Nations and the Government of Iraq agree that the

following special procedures shall apply to the initial and subsequent

entries far the performance of the tasks mandated at the eight

Presidential Sites in Iraq as defined in the annex to the present

Memorandum:

a) A Special Group shall be established forthis purpose by the

Secretary-Generalinconsultation with the Executive Chairman

of UNSCOM and the Director General of IAEA.

This

Group shall comprise senior diplomats appointed by the

Secretary-General and experts drawn from UNSCOM and

IAEA.

The Group shall be headed by a Commissioner appointed

by the Secretary-General.

b) in carrying out its work, the Special Group shall operate

underthe established procedures ofUNSCOM and IAEA, and

specific detailed procedures w hich will be developed given the

special nature of the Presidential Sites, in accordance with the

relevant resolutions of the Security Council.

c) The report of the Special Group on its activities and findings

shall be submitted by the Executive Chairman of UNSCOM

to the Security Council through the Secretary-General.

5. The United Nations and the Government oflraq further agree that

all other areas, facilities, equipment, records and means oftransportation

shall be subject to UNSCOM procedures hitherto established.

6. Notingthe progress achieved by UNSCOM in various disarmament

areas, and the need to intensify efforts in order to complete its

mandate, the United Nations and the Government of lraq agree to

improve cooperation, and efficiency, effectiveness and transparency of

work, so as to enable UNSCOM to report to the Council expeditiously

under paragraph 22 ofresolution 687(1991).

To achieve this goal, the

Government oflraq and UNSCOM will implement the recommendations

directed at them as contained in the report of the emergency

sessionofUNSCOMheldon21November1997.

7. The lifting of sanctions is obviously of paramount importance to the

people and Governmentoflraq and the Secretary-General undertook

to bringthis matter to the full attention of the members of the Security

Council.

Signed this 23rd day of February 1998 in Baghdad

in two originals in English.

Forthe UnitedNations

Kofi A. Annan

Secretary-General

For the Republic oflraq

TariqAziz

Deputy Prime Minister