UN Security Council resolution 662

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UN Security
Council Resolution 662
Date: August 9, 1990
Meeting: 2934
Identifier: S / RES / 662 ( document )
Poll: Pro: 15  Ent. : 0  Cons: 0
Object: Iraq and Kuwait
Result: Accepted
Composition of the Security Council 1990:
Permanent members:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN FRA GBR SUN USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  Soviet UnionSoviet Union  United StatesUnited States 

Non-permanent members:
CanadaCanada CAN CIV COL CUB ETHIvory CoastIvory Coast  ColombiaColombia  CubaCuba  Ethiopia People's Democratic RepublicEthiopia 
FinlandFinland FIN MYS ROU YEM ZAIMalaysiaMalaysia  RomaniaRomania  YemenYemen  ZaireZaire 

The Resolution 662 of the UN Security Council is a resolution that the Security Council of the United Nations on 9. August 1990 adopted.

Excerpts in the original wording

"The Security Council,

Recalling its resolutions 660 (1990) of 2 August 1990 and 661 (1990) of 6 August 1990,

highly concerned that Iraq 's" "comprehensive and eternal merger with Kuwait has stated

again Demanding that Iraq immediately and unconditionally withdraw all of its armed forces to the positions they were in on August 1, 1990,

determined to end the Iraqi occupation of Kuwait and to restore Kuwait’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity,

and determined to restore rule to the rightful government of Kuwait,

  1. Resolves that the annexation of Kuwait by Iraq, in whatever form and under whatever pretext, has no legal validity and is null and void;
  2. calls on all states, international organizations and specialized agencies not to recognize the annexation and to refrain from any measure and any traffic that could be interpreted as indirect recognition of the annexation;
  3. Demands that Iraq reverse its measures to annex Kuwait;
  4. Decides to keep this item on its agenda and to continue efforts to end the occupation as soon as possible. "

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