UN Security Council
1990

enjoying diplomatic immunity and foreign nationals who were present in these premises, Considering also that these actions by Iraq constitute aggressive acts and a flagrant violation of its international obligations which strike at the root of the conduct of international relations in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, Recalling that Iraq is fully responsible for any use of violence against foreign nationals or against any diplomatic or consular mission in Kuwait or its personnel, Determined to ensure respect for its decisions and for Article 25 of the Charter, Considering further that the grave nature of Iraq’s actions, which constitute a new escalation of its violations of international law, obliges the Council not only to express its immediate reaction but also to consult urgently in order to take further concrete measures to ensure Iraq’s compliance with the Council’s resolutions, Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter, 1. Strongly condemns aggressive acts perpetrated by Iraq against diplomatic premises and personnel in Kuwait, including the abduction of foreign nationals who were present in those premises;