Security Council resolution 1506 (2003) [on lifting of sanctions against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya]
Symbol: S/RES/1506(2003)
Date: 2003-09-12
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/58 [30] ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT
Subjects: UN. Security Council Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 748 (1992) concerning the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya > Dissolution|UN. SECURITY COUNCIL > AGENDA.|Charter of the United Nations (1945). Chapter VII|SANCTIONS|LIBYA|ATTACKS ON AIRCRAFT|COMPENSATION
Votes in favour: 13
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 2
Voting record:
country: ANGOLA
vote: yes
country: BULGARIA
vote: yes
country: CAMEROON
vote: yes
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: abstention
country: GERMANY
vote: yes
country: GUINEA
vote: yes
country: MEXICO
vote: yes
country: PAKISTAN
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SPAIN
vote: yes
country: SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: abstention

               United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1506 (2003)
               Security Council                                                Distr.: General
                                                                               12 September 2003




               Resolution 1506 (2003)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 4820th meeting (Part II), on
               12 September 2003

                    The Security Council,
                     Recalling its resolutions 731 (1992) of 21 January 1992, 748 (1992) of
               31 March 1992, 883 (1993) of 11 November 1993 and 1192 (1998) of 27 August
               1998, relating to the destruction of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, and
               the destruction of Union de transports aeriens flight 772 over Niger,
                    Recalling the statement by its President on 8 April 1999 (S/PRST/1999/10),
                    Welcoming the letter to the President of the Council dated 15 August 2003
               from the Chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of the Libyan Arab
               Jamahiriya, recounting steps the Libyan Government has taken to comply with the
               above-mentioned resolutions, particularly concerning acceptance of responsibility
               for the actions of Libyan officials, payment of appropriate compensation,
               renunciation of terrorism, and a commitment to cooperating with any further
               requests for information in connection with the investigation (S/2003/818),
                    Also welcoming the letter to the President of the Council dated 15 August 2003
               from the Permanent Representatives of the United Kingdom and the United States of
               America (S/2003/819),
                    Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
                      1.   Decides to lift, with immediate effect, the measures set forth in
               paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of its resolution 748 (1992) and paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of
               its resolution 883 (1993);
                     2.   Decides further to dissolve the Committee established by paragraph 9 of
               resolution 748 (1992);
                      3.   Decides also that it has concluded its consideration of the item entitled
               “Letters dated 20 and 23 December 1991 from France, the United Kingdom of Great
               Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America” and hereby removes
               this item from the list of matters of which the Council is seized.




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