Security Council resolution 1559 (2004) [on the political independence and withdrawal of foreign forces from Lebanon]
Symbol: S/RES/1559(2004)
Date: 2004-09-02
Meeting record: S/PV.5028
Subjects: SOVEREIGNTY|INTERNAL SECURITY|TROOP WITHDRAWAL|ELECTIONS|LEBANON|INDEPENDENCE|MIDDLE EAST SITUATION|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION|REPORT PREPARATION
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2004-31 July 2005 - S/INF/60 - (SCOR, 59th year).
Summary: Reaffirms its call for the strict respect of the sovereignty, territorial integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon; calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon; calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias; supports the extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory; declares its full support for a free and fair electoral process in Lebanon's upcoming presidential election conducted according to Lebanese constitutional rules devised without foreign interference or influence; calls upon all parties concerned to cooperate fully and urgently with the Security Council for the full implementation of its resolutions; requests that the Secretary-General report to the Council within 30 days on the implementation by the parties of this resolution.

United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1559 (2004)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              2 September 2004




               Resolution 1559 (2004)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5028th meeting, on
               2 September 2004

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425
               (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, resolution 520 (1982) of 17 September
               1982, and resolution 1553 (2004) of 29 July 2004 as well as the statements of its
               President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statement of 18 June 2000
               (S/PRST/2000/21),
                     Reiterating its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
               political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders,
                   Noting the determination of Lebanon to ensure the withdrawal of all non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon,
                     Gravely concerned at the continued presence of armed militias in Lebanon,
               which prevent the Lebanese Government from exercising its full sovereignty over
               all Lebanese territory,
                    Reaffirming the importance of the extension of the control of the Government
               of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory,
                    Mindful of the upcoming Lebanese presidential elections and underlining the
               importance of free and fair elections according to Lebanese constitutional rules
               devised without foreign interference or influence,
                     1.    Reaffirms its call for the strict respect of the sovereignty, territorial
               integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclusive
               authority of the Government of Lebanon throughout Lebanon;
                    2.    Calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon;
                   3.    Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias;
                     4.   Supports the extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over
               all Lebanese territory;




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                    5.   Declares its support for a free and fair electoral process in Lebanon’s
               upcoming presidential election conducted according to Lebanese constitutional rules
               devised without foreign interference or influence;
                    6.   Calls upon all parties concerned to cooperate fully and urgently with the
               Security Council for the full implementation of this and all relevant resolutions
               concerning the restoration of the territorial integrity, full sovereignty, and political
               independence of Lebanon;
                     7.   Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council within
               thirty days on the implementation by the parties of this resolution and decides to
               remain actively seized of the matter.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                                  S/RES/1559 (2004)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                             Distr. general
                                                                                2 de septiembre de 2004




               Resolución 1559 (2004)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 5028ª sesión,
               celebrada el 2 de septiembre de 2004

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                     Recordando todas sus resoluciones anteriores sobre el Líbano, en particular las
               resoluciones 425 (1978) y 426 (1978), de 19 de marzo de 1978, 520 (1982), de 17 de
               septiembre de 1982, y 1553 (2004), de 29 de julio de 2004, así como las declaraciones de su Presidente sobre la situación en el Líbano, en particular la formulada el 18
               de junio de 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21),
                    Reiterando su firme apoyo a la integridad territorial, la soberanía y la independencia política del Líbano dentro de sus fronteras reconocidas internacionalmente,
                    Observando la determinación del Líbano de asegurar la retirada de todas las
               fuerzas no libanesas del Líbano,
                      Profundamente preocupado por la presencia constante de milicias armadas en
               el Líbano, que impiden al Gobierno libanés ejercer su plena soberanía sobre todo el
               territorio libanés,
                     Reafirmando la importancia de que el control del Gobierno del Líbano se
               extienda a todo el territorio libanés,
                    Consciente de la proximidad de las elecciones presidenciales libanesas y
               subrayando la importancia de unas elecciones libres y limpias que se ajusten a las
               normas constitucionales libanesas concebidas sin injerencia o influencia extranjeras,
                    1.    Reafirma su llamamiento para que se respete estrictamente en todo el
               Líbano la soberanía, la integridad territorial, la unidad y la independencia política
               del Líbano bajo la autoridad única y exclusiva del Gobierno del Líbano;
                    2.    Pide que todas las fuerzas extranjeras restantes se retiren del Líbano;
                    3.    Exhorta a que se disuelvan y desarmen todas las milicias libanesas y no
               libanesas;
                    4.    Apoya la extensión del control del Gobierno del Líbano a todo el territorio
               libanés;




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                     5.   Declara su apoyo a un proceso electoral libre y limpio en las próximas
               elecciones presidenciales del Líbano que se desarrollarán con arreglo a las normas
               constitucionales libanesas concebidas sin injerencia o influencia extranjeras;
                     6.    Exhorta a todas las partes interesadas a que cooperen plena y urgentemente con el Consejo de Seguridad para la aplicación plena de esta resolución y todas las demás relativas al restablecimiento de la integridad territorial, la soberanía
               plena y la independencia política del Líbano;
                    7.   Pide al Secretario General que le informe en el plazo de treinta días sobre
               el cumplimiento por las partes de esta resolución y decide seguir ocupándose activamente de la cuestión.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                     S/RES/1559 (2004)
               Conseil de sécurité                                              Distr. générale
                                                                                2 septembre 2004
                                                                                Français
                                                                                Original: anglais




               Résolution 1559 (2004)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 5028e séance,
               le 2 septembre 2004
                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                     Rappelant toutes ses résolutions antérieures sur le Liban, en particulier les
               résolutions 425 (1978) et 426 (1978) du 19 mars 1978, 520 (1982) du 17 septembre
               1982 et 1553 (2004) du 29 juillet 2004, ainsi que les déclarations de son président
               sur la situation au Liban, en particulier celle du 18 juin 2000 (S/PRST/2000/21),
                     Réaffirmant qu’il appuie vigoureusement l’intégrité territoriale, la souveraineté
               et l’indépendance politique du Liban à l’intérieur de ses frontières
               internationalement reconnues,
                     Notant que le Liban est déterminé à assurer le retrait de son territoire de toutes
               les forces non libanaises,
                    Gravement préoccupé par la persistance de la présence au Liban de milices
               armées, qui empêche le Gouvernement libanais d’exercer pleinement sa
               souveraineté sur tout le territoire du pays,
                    Réaffirmant combien il importe que le contrôle exercé par le Gouvernement
               libanais s’étende à la totalité du territoire du pays,
                     Ayant à l’esprit l’approche d’élections présidentielles au Liban et soulignant
               qu’il importe qu’elles soient libres et régulières et se déroulent conformément à des
               règles constitutionnelles libanaises élaborées en dehors de toute interférence ou
               influence étrangère,
                     1.     Demande à nouveau que soient strictement respectées la souveraineté,
               l’intégrité territoriale, l’unité et l’indépendance politique du Liban, placé sous
               l’autorité exclusive du Gouvernement libanais s’exerçant sur l’ensemble du
               territoire libanais;
                     2.    Demande instamment à toutes les forces étrangères qui y sont encore de
               se retirer du Liban;
                    3.    Demande que toutes les milices libanaises et non libanaises soient
               dissoutes et désarmées;
                     4.  Soutient l’extension du contrôle exercé par le Gouvernement libanais à
               l’ensemble du territoire du pays;



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                    5.   Se déclare favorable à ce que les prochaines élections présidentielles au
              Liban se déroulent selon un processus électoral libre et régulier, conformément à des
              règles constitutionnelles libanaises élaborées en dehors de toute interférence ou
              influence étrangère;
                    6.   Demande instamment à toutes les parties concernées de coopérer avec lui
              pleinement et sans attendre afin que la présente résolution et toutes les résolutions
              relatives au plein rétablissement de l’intégrité territoriale, de la souveraineté et de
              l’indépendance politique du Liban soient appliquées intégralement;
                   7.   Prie le Secrétaire général de lui faire rapport dans les 30 jours sur la
              manière dont les parties auront mis en œuvre la présente résolution et décide de
              demeurer activement saisi de la question.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                      S/RES/1559 (2004)
            Совет Безопасности                                       Distr.: General
                                                                     2 September 2004




            Резолюция 1559 (2004),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 5028-м заседании
            2 сентября 2004 года

                 Совет Безопасности,
                 ссылаясь на все свои предыдущие резолюции по Ливану, в частности на
            резолюции 425 (1978) и 426 (1978) от 19 марта 1978 года, резолюцию 520
            (1982) от 17 сентября 1982 года и резолюцию 1553 (2004) от 29 июля 2004 года,
            а также на заявления своего Председателя о положении в Ливане, в частности
            на заявление от 18 июня 2000 года (S/PRST/2000/21),
                 вновь заявляя о своей решительной поддержке территориальной целост-
            ности, суверенитета и политической независимости Ливана в пределах его ме-
            ждународно признанных границ,
                отмечая решимость Ливана обеспечить вывод всех неливанских сил из
            Ливана,
                 выражая серьезное беспокойство по поводу продолжающегося присутст-
            вия вооруженных нерегулярных формирований в Ливане, из-за которого прави-
            тельство Ливана не может в полной мере осуществлять свой суверенитет над
            всей ливанской территорией,
                подтверждая важное значение распространения контроля правительства
            Ливана на всю ливанскую территорию,
                памятуя о предстоящих ливанских президентских выборах и подчеркивая
            важное значение свободных и справедливых выборов в соответствии с ливан-
            скими конституционными нормами, сформулированными без иностранного
            вмешательства или влияния,
                 1.  подтверждает свой призыв строго уважать суверенитет, территори-
            альную целостность, единство и политическую независимость Ливана под
            единой и исключительной властью правительства Ливана на всей территории
            Ливана;
                 2.   призывает все остающиеся в Ливане иностранные силы уйти из
            этой страны;
                 3.  призывает распустить и разоружить все ливанские и неливанские
            нерегулярные формирования;

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                    4.  поддерживает распространение контроля правительства Ливана на
               всю ливанскую территорию;
                    5.   заявляет о своей поддержке свободного и справедливого избира-
               тельного процесса на предстоящих президентских выборах в Ливане, проводи-
               мых в соответствии с ливанскими конституционными нормами, сформулиро-
               ванными без иностранного вмешательства или влияния;
                     6.  призывает все соответствующие стороны в полной мере и в срочном
               порядке обеспечить сотрудничество с Советом Безопасности в целях всесто-
               роннего осуществления настоящей и всех соответствующих резолюций, ка-
               сающихся восстановления территориальной целостности, полного суверените-
               та и политической независимости Ливана;
                    7.  просит Генерального секретаря представить в течение тридцати
               дней Совету Безопасности доклад об осуществлении сторонами настоящей ре-
               золюции и постановляет продолжать активно заниматься этим вопросом.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                     S/RES/1559 (2004)
        安全理事会                                    Distr.: General
                                                 2 September 2004




        第 1559(2004)号决议

        2004 年 9 月 2 日安全理事会第 5028 次会议通过

           安全理事会,

           回顾其以往关于黎巴嫩问题的所有决议，特别是 1978 年 3 月 19 日第 425
        （1978）号和第 426（1978）号、1982 年 9 月 17 日第 520（1982）号和 2004 年
        7 月 29 日第 1553（2004）号决议以及其关于黎巴嫩局势的主席声明，特别是 2000
        年 6 月 18 日的声明（S/PRST/2000/21），

           重申坚决支持黎巴嫩在其国际公认疆界内的领土完整、主权和政治独立，

           注意到黎巴嫩决心确保所有非黎巴嫩部队撤出黎巴嫩，

           严重关切黎巴嫩继续存在武装民兵，这种状况使黎巴嫩政府无法对黎巴嫩全
        部领土行使充分主权，

           重申将黎巴嫩政府的控制权扩展到黎巴嫩全部领土的重要性，

           注意到即将举行的黎巴嫩总统选举，强调按照在没有外来干涉或者影响的情
        况下制定的黎巴嫩宪法规则进行自由、公平选举的重要性，

           1.   重申吁请严格尊重在黎巴嫩政府对该国全境拥有唯一、专属管辖权之下
        黎巴嫩的主权、领土完整、统一和政治独立；

           2.   吁请所有余留外国部队撤出黎巴嫩；

           3.   要求解散所有黎巴嫩和非黎巴嫩民兵并解除他们的武装；

           4.   支持将黎巴嫩政府的控制权扩展到黎巴嫩全部领土；

           5.   宣布支持黎巴嫩即将按照在没有外来干涉或者影响的情况下制定的黎
        巴嫩宪法规则举行的总统选举遵循自由、公平的选举进程；




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                    6.   吁请所有有关各方充分并紧急与安全理事会合作，以充分执行本决议以
               及关于恢复黎巴嫩领土完整、充分主权和政治独立的所有相关决议；

                    7.   请秘书长在 30 天内向安全理事会报告各方执行本决议的情况，并决定
               继续积极处理此案。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1559 (2004‬‬                                                                  ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪2 September 2004‬‬                                                              ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                       ‫ﺍﻟﻘـﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠٠٤) ١٥٥٩‬‬
                     ‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﲣﺬﻩ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ٥٠٢٨‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ٢‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪٢٠٠٤‬‬
                                                                            ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳﺸـﻴـﺮ ﺇﻟــﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﺍﺗﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﻟﺒﻨـﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﻻ ﺳـﻴﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﻘـﺮﺍﺭﺍﻥ ‪(١٩٧٨) ٤٢٥‬‬
             ‫ﻭ ‪ (١٩٧٨) ٤٢٦‬ﺍﳌﺆﺭﺧــــــﺎﻥ ‪ ١٩‬ﺁﺫﺍﺭ‪/‬ﻣـــــﺎﺭﺱ ‪ ١٩٧٨‬ﻭﺍﻟﻘــــــــﺮﺍﺭ ‪ (١٩٨٢) ٥٢٠‬ﺍﳌــﺆﺭﺥ‬
             ‫‪ ١٧‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪ ،١٩٨٢‬ﻭﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪ (٢٠٠٤) ١٥٥٣‬ﺍﳌـــﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٢٩‬ﲤﻮﺯ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻟﻴﻪ ‪ ،٢٠٠٤‬ﻓﻀـﻼ‬
             ‫ﻋﻦ ﺑﻴﺎﻧﺎﺕ ﺭﺋﻴﺴﻪ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ ﺍﳊﺎﻟـﺔ ﰲ ﻟﺒﻨـﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﻭﻻ ﺳـﻴﻤﺎ ﺍﻟﺒﻴـﺎﻥ ﺍﳌـﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ١٨‬ﺣﺰﻳـﺮﺍﻥ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴـﻪ ‪٢٠٠٠‬‬
                                                                                  ‫)‪،(S/PRST/2000/21‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﳎﺪﺩﺍ ﺩﻋﻤـﻪ ﺍﻟﻘـﻮﻱ ﻟﺴـﻼﻣﺔ ﻟﺒﻨـﺎﻥ ﺍﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴـﺔ ﻭﺳـﻴﺎﺩﺗﻪ ﻭﺍﺳـﺘﻘﻼﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳـﻲ‬
                                                                       ‫ﺩﺍﺧﻞ ﺣﺪﻭﺩﻩ ﺍﳌﻌﺘﺮﻑ ﻬﺑﺎ ﺩﻭﻟﻴﺎ‪،‬‬
                   ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻋﺰﻡ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺿﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﻧﺴﺤﺎﺏ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺕ ﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻌﺮﺏ ﻋﻦ ﺑﺎﻟﻎ ﻗﻠﻘﻪ ﻣـﻦ ﺍﺳـﺘﻤﺮﺍﺭ ﺗﻮﺍﺟـﺪ ﻣﻴﻠﻴﺸـﻴﺎﺕ ﻣﺴـﻠﺤﺔ ﰲ ﻟﺒﻨـﺎﻥ‪ ،‬ﳑـﺎ ﳝﻨـﻊ‬
                                    ‫ﺍﳊﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﳑﺎﺭﺳﺔ ﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﺳﻴﺎﺩﻬﺗﺎ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪،‬‬
                     ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﳎﺪﺩﺍ ﺃﳘﻴﺔ ﺑﺴﻂ ﺳﻴﻄﺮﺓ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﺪﺭﻙ ﺃﻥ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻣﻘﺒﻞ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﺭﺋﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﻭﻳﺆﻛـﺪ ﺃﳘﻴـﺔ ﺇﺟـﺮﺍﺀ ﺍﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑـﺎﺕ ﺣـﺮﺓ‬
                             ‫ﻭﻧﺰﻳﻬﺔ ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﱐ ﺍﳌﻮﺿﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﺃﻭ ﻧﻔﻮﺫ ﺃﺟﻨﱯ‪،‬‬
             ‫‪ - ١‬ﻳﺆﻛﺪ ﳎﺪﺩﺍ ﻣﻄﺎﻟﺒﺘﻪ ﺑﺎﻻﺣﺘﺮﺍﻡ ﺍﻟﺘﺎﻡ ﻟﺴﻴﺎﺩﺓ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﺳﻼﻣﺘﻪ ﺍﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻭﻭﺣﺪﺗـﻪ‬
                    ‫ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻘﻼﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲ ﲢﺖ ﺳﻠﻄﺔ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻭﺣﺪﻫﺎ ﺩﻭﻥ ﻣﻨﺎﺯﻉ ﰲ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺃﳓﺎﺀ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ؛‬
                               ‫ﻳﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻟﻘﻮﺍﺕ ﺍﻷﺟﻨﺒﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﺘﺒﻘﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻻﻧﺴﺤﺎﺏ ﻣﻦ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ؛‬     ‫‪-٢‬‬
                       ‫ﻳﺪﻋﻮ ﺇﱃ ﺣﻞ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﳌﻴﻠﻴﺸﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﻏﲑ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ ﻭﻧﺰﻉ ﺳﻼﺣﻬﺎ؛‬    ‫‪-٣‬‬

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                         ‫ﻳﺆﻳﺪ ﺑﺴﻂ ﺳﻴﻄﺮﺓ ﺣﻜﻮﻣﺔ ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻋﻠﻰ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﺭﺍﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﻧﻴﺔ؛‬       ‫‪-٤‬‬
           ‫‪ - ٥‬ﻳﻌﻠﻦ ﺗﺄﻳﻴﺪﻩ ﻟﻌﻤﻠﻴﺔ ﺍﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﻴﺔ ﺣﺮﺓ ﻭﻧﺰﻳﻬﺔ ﰲ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﺨﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺮﺋﺎﺳﻴﺔ ﺍﳌﻘﺒﻠـﺔ ﲡـﺮﻱ‬
                                  ‫ﻭﻓﻘﺎ ﻟﻘﻮﺍﻋﺪ ﺍﻟﺪﺳﺘﻮﺭ ﺍﻟﻠﺒﻨﺎﱐ ﺍﳌﻮﺿﻮﻋﺔ ﻣﻦ ﻏﲑ ﺗﺪﺧﻞ ﺃﻭ ﻧﻔﻮﺫ ﺃﺟﻨﱯ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٦‬ﻳﻄﺎﻟﺐ ﲨﻴﻊ ﺍﻷﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﺍﳌﻌﻨﻴﺔ ﺑﺎﻟﺘﻌﺎﻭﻥ ﺗﻌﺎﻭﻧﺎ ﺗﺎﻣﺎ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻻﺳـﺘﻌﺠﺎﻝ ﻣـﻊ‬
           ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﻣﻦ ﺃﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﺍﻟﻜﺎﻣﻞ ﳍﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ﻭﳉﻤﻴـﻊ ﺍﻟﻘـﺮﺍﺭﺍﺕ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﺼـﻠﺔ ﺑﺸـﺄﻥ ﺍﺳـﺘﻌﺎﺩﺓ‬
                                           ‫ﻟﺒﻨﺎﻥ ﻟﺴﻼﻣﺘﻪ ﺍﻹﻗﻠﻴﻤﻴﺔ ﻭﻛﺎﻣﻞ ﺳﻴﺎﺩﺗﻪ ﻭﺍﺳﺘﻘﻼﻟﻪ ﺍﻟﺴﻴﺎﺳﻲ؛‬
           ‫‪ - ٧‬ﻳﻄﻠﺐ ﺇﱃ ﺍﻷﻣﲔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺃﻥ ﻳﻮﺍﻓــﻲ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﻏﻀﻮﻥ ﺛﻼﺛـﲔ ﻳﻮﻣـﺎ ﺑﺘﻘﺮﻳـﺮ‬
                                ‫ﻋﻦ ﺗﻨﻔﻴﺬ ﺍﻷﻃﺮﺍﻑ ﳍﺬﺍ ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ‪ ،‬ﻭﻳﻘﺮﺭ ﺃﻥ ﻳﺒﻘﻲ ﺍﳌﺴﺄﻟﺔ ﻗﻴﺪ ﻧﻈﺮﻩ ﺍﻟﻔﻌﻠﻲ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2004/707):
United Nations                                                                          S/2004/707
            Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                           2 September 2004

                                                                           Original: English




            France, Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
            Ireland and United States of America: draft resolution

                 The Security Council,
                 Recalling all its previous resolutions on Lebanon, in particular resolutions 425
            (1978) and 426 (1978) of 19 March 1978, resolution 520 (1982) of 17 September
            1982, and resolution 1553 (2004) of 29 July 2004 as well as the statements of its
            President on the situation in Lebanon, in particular the statement of 18 June 2000
            (S/PRST/2000/21),
                  Reiterating its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and
            political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders,
                Noting the determination of Lebanon to ensure the withdrawal of all non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon,
                  Gravely concerned at the continued presence of armed militias in Lebanon,
            which prevent the Lebanese Government from exercising its full sovereignty over
            all Lebanese territory,
                 Reaffirming the importance of the extension of the control of the Government
            of Lebanon over all Lebanese territory,
                 Mindful of the upcoming Lebanese presidential elections and underlining the
            importance of free and fair elections according to Lebanese constitutional rules
            devised without foreign interference or influence,
                  1.    Reaffirms its call for the strict respect of the sovereignty, territorial
            integrity, unity, and political independence of Lebanon under the sole and exclusive
            authority of the Government of Lebanon throughout Lebanon;
                 2.    Calls upon all remaining foreign forces to withdraw from Lebanon;
                3.    Calls for the disbanding and disarmament of all Lebanese and non-Lebanese militias;
                  4.   Supports the extension of the control of the Government of Lebanon over
            all Lebanese territory;
                 5.   Declares its support for a free and fair electoral process in Lebanon’s
            upcoming presidential election conducted according to Lebanese constitutional rules
            devised without foreign interference or influence;



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                  6.   Calls upon all parties concerned to cooperate fully and urgently with the
             Security Council for the full implementation of this and all relevant resolutions
             concerning the restoration of the territorial integrity, full sovereignty, and political
             independence of Lebanon;
                   7.   Requests that the Secretary-General report to the Security Council within
             thirty days on the implementation by the parties of this resolution and decides to
             remain actively seized of the matter.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                     S/PV.5028
               Security Council                                                                                                   Provisional
               Fifty-ninth year

               5028     th meeting
               Thursday, 2 September 2004, 7.40 p.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Yáñez-Barnuevo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Spain)

Members:       Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Baali
               Angola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Gaspar Martins
               Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Adechi
               Brazil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Sardenberg
               Chile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Maquieira
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Wang Guangya
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. De la Sablière
               Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Trautwein
               Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Akram
               Philippines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Baja
               Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Dumitru
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Denisov
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . . .                                Mr. Thomson
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                Mr. Danforth


Agenda

               The situation in the Middle East




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
               delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-154A.

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     The meeting was called to order at 7.40 p.m.            of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of Lebanon and Vice-President of the Lebanese delegation to the General
Adoption of the agenda                                       Assembly.
     The agenda was adopted.                                       Mr. Issa (Lebanon) (spoke in Arabic): I should
                                                             like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on
The situation in the Middle East                             your assumption of the presidency of the Security
                                                             Council for this month and to commend your
      The President (spoke in Spanish): I should like
                                                             predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the
to inform the Council that I have received a letter from
                                                             Russian Federation, for his efforts last month.
the representative of Lebanon, in which he requests to
be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on         Today the Council is considering a draft
the Council’s agenda. In conformity with the usual           resolution introduced by the United States of America
practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to     and France and supported by other States, including
invite that representative to participate in the             Germany and the United Kingdom — all of which are
discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance         countries friendly to Lebanon. We recall that two
with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37      previous resolutions on Lebanon, resolution 425 (1978)
of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.             of 19 March 1978 and resolution 520 (1982) of
                                                             17 September 1982, were adopted by the Council, in
     There being no objection, it is so decided.
                                                             the first instance because of Israel’s aggression and
     On behalf of the Council, I extend a warm               occupation of southern Lebanese territory and the
welcome to His Excellency Mr. Mohamad Issa,                  western Bekaa, and in the second instance when Israeli
Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs         forces invaded Lebanese territory and occupied part of
and Emigrants of Lebanon and Vice-President of the           Beirut. Resolution 425 (1978) called for the withdrawal
Lebanese delegation to the General Assembly.                 of all Israeli forces from all the Lebanese territories
                                                             they had occupied; resolution 520 (1982) emphasized
     At the invitation of the President, Mr. Issa
                                                             the determination of Lebanon to ensure the withdrawal
     (Lebanon) took a seat at the Council table.
                                                             of all non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon following the
      The President (spoke in Spanish): The Security         invasion of Lebanese territories and incursions into
Council will now begin its consideration of the item on      Beirut by Israeli troops.
its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with
                                                                    Although we appreciate the interest shown by the
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
                                                             United States, France, the United Kingdom and
      Members of the Council have before them                Germany — all of which are friendly countries, as I
document S/2004/707, which contains the text of a            said — and their emphasis on Lebanon’s sovereignty,
draft resolution submitted by France, Germany, the           territorial integrity and political independence, we must
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland         recall that it is the Lebanese people who have a stake in
and the United States of America. I should also like to      those matters. The country that attacks Lebanon,
draw the attention of members to document                    continues to occupy parts of its territory and threatens
S/2004/699, containing the text of identical letters         its political independence with continued air, land and
dated 30 August 2004 from the Permanent                      sea aggression — Israel — was forced to leave the
Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations              western Bekaa and the south by the Lebanese national
addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President      resistance but continues to occupy parts of Lebanon.
of the Security Council, and to document S/2004/706,
                                                                   In that regard, there are no militias in Lebanon.
containing the text of identical letters dated
                                                             The Lebanese national resistance appeared following
1 September 2004 from the Permanent Representative
                                                             the Israeli occupation of Lebanese territory and will
of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations
                                                             remain as long as the Israelis occupy parts of Lebanon,
addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President
                                                             because we look forward to putting an end to the Israeli
of the Security Council.
                                                             occupation. The resistance forces exist alongside the
     I now give the floor to His Excellency                  Lebanese national forces; our military authorities
Mr. Mohamad Issa, Secretary-General of the Ministry          determine their presence and their size according to our



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needs. The authority of the Lebanese State extends            entrusted with Lebanon’s future, its Constitution and
over all of Lebanese territory except the Israeli-            its institutions, they have the right to take decisions
occupied areas, which we are resolved to liberate by          pertaining to elections and to who is elected and how.
peaceful means, if possible.
                                                                     The legitimacy of the United Nations, the Charter
       The draft resolution submitted to the Council for      and the Council’s rules of procedure provide no
its consideration today confuses two matters. The first       justification for this draft resolution, which constitutes
is the unique relations between Lebanon and Syria,            interference in the internal affairs of a State Member of
which achieve their common interests, particularly            the Organization. The draft resolution also discusses
Lebanon’s interests. Friendly Syria has helped Lebanon        bilateral relations between two friendly countries,
to maintain security and stability within its borders. It     neither of which has filed any complaint with regard to
has fended off the radicalism and violence that are fed       those relations, which are guided by the agreement on
by Israel’s extremism and violence against the                coordination and cooperation they have signed. We
Palestinians, which threaten their security and stability.    therefore call for the withdrawal of the draft resolution.
At the same time, Israel has also threatened Lebanon’s
                                                                   The President (spoke in Spanish): I thank the
security and stability by violating its land borders,
                                                              representative of Lebanon for his kind words addressed
territorial waters and airspace. All those violations
                                                              to me.
have been reported by Lebanon and by the United
Nations Interim Force in Lebanon to the relevant                    It is my understanding that the Council is ready to
United Nations organs. The second matter is purely            proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2004/707)
internal, and relates to the presidential electoral process   before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the
now under way in Lebanon because the mandate of its           draft resolution to the vote now.
President      will     come      to     an     end      on
                                                                   There being no objection, it is so decided.
23 November 2004.
                                                                   A vote was taken by show of hands.
      Syrian troops came to Lebanon in response to our
legitimate request. Their presence is guided by the Taif      In favour:
Agreement, which had the support of the Security                    Angola, Benin, Chile, France, Germany,
Council, as well as by agreements concluded between                 Romania, Spain, United Kingdom of Great
the two sovereign States. Those troops have been                    Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of
redeployed many times, and their presence is invisible.             America.
They contribute to rebuffing Israel’s radical and
                                                              Abstaining:
excessive actions, which continue to include totally
                                                                   Algeria, Brazil, China, Pakistan, Philippines,
unjustifiable and excessive acts of violence. Those
                                                                   Russian Federation.
reactions in turn generate Palestinian violence, pushing
the region into a dangerous and unpredictable                      The President (spoke in Spanish): The result of
whirlwind. To say that Syria supports radical                 the voting is as follows: 9 votes in favour, none against
movements in Lebanon in therefore untrue. To the              and 6 abstentions. The draft resolution has been
contrary, as we have said, it supports a national             adopted as resolution 1559 (2004).
resistance movement seeking to liberate the territories
                                                                   I shall now give the floor to those members of the
occupied by Israel.
                                                              Council who wish to make statements following the
      The draft resolution under discussion today refers      voting.
to support for free and fair presidential elections in
                                                                   Mr. Danforth (United States of America): The
Lebanon. I do not believe that an issue such as this,
                                                              Security Council consistently has affirmed that it
which is an internal matter for a founding State
                                                              supports the full sovereignty and independence of
Member of the United Nations, has ever been discussed
                                                              Lebanon, free of all foreign forces. We believe
in the Security Council with regard to any other
                                                              Lebanon should be allowed to determine its own future
Member State, and the Organization has never
                                                              and assume control of its own territory. Yet the
interfered in such a matter in the case of any other
                                                              Lebanese people are still unable to exercise their rights
State. Lebanon’s parliamentarians have been chosen by
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as a free people to make those choices and to take               Mr. De la Sablière (France) (spoke in French):
those steps as a nation.                                    France welcomes the adoption of resolution 1559
                                                            (2004), which we co-sponsored.
      With France, we introduced the draft resolution
on Lebanon and Syria; and with the sponsorship of                 Lebanon has been through several decades of
Germany and the United Kingdom, we asked for a vote         upheaval. It has been confronted by war. Its internal
tonight, because the situation in Lebanon is moving         stability and the stability of the region have been
very quickly. The Government of Syria has imposed its       repeatedly and seriously threatened.
political will on Lebanon and has compelled the
                                                                   After the war, Lebanon began to rebuild, and it is
Cabinet and the Lebanese National Assembly to amend
                                                            committed to strengthening the rule of law, faithful to
its Constitution and abort the electoral process by
                                                            its democratic aspirations. After a very troubled period,
extending the term of the current President by three
                                                            Lebanon must be able to restore confidence and
years. The final vote in the Assembly is scheduled for
                                                            prosperity. That will come through the full restoration
Friday, so it is imperative for the Security Council to
                                                            of its sovereignty and the free exercise of democracy.
address this issue now.
                                                                  Since 1978 — and long since it took note of
      The Lebanese parliament and the Lebanese
                                                            Israel’s withdrawal — the Security Council has been
cabinet should express the will of the Lebanese people
                                                            calling for respect for the territorial integrity, political
through a free and fair presidential electoral process.
                                                            independence and sovereignty of Lebanon. It has
What the Lebanese people and we have witnessed over
                                                            regularly reaffirmed those objectives. Today, the future
the past week in terms of Syrian actions is a crude
                                                            of Lebanon is being seriously threatened by Syria’s
mockery of this principle. It is clear that Lebanese
                                                            interference in the political life of the country and, in
parliamentarians have been pressured, and even
                                                            particular, in the electoral process — the reason for the
threatened, by Syria and its agents to make them
                                                            current crisis — as well as by the continued occupation
comply. We strongly support the extension of the
                                                            and the persistent presence of armed militias.
control of the Government of Lebanon over all
Lebanese territory, including southern Lebanon, as                France is deeply concerned that Lebanon might
called for by the Security Council over the past four       retreat from the objectives that are constantly
years. The continued presence of armed Hizbullah            reaffirmed by the international community. That is why
militia elements, as well as the presence of the Syrian     the rapid mobilization of and a decisive response by
military and Iranian forces in Lebanon, hinders that        the Security Council seemed essential to us. The
goal.                                                       withdrawal of foreign forces from the entire territory of
                                                            Lebanon and the dismantling of Lebanese and
      We believe that this situation — 14 years after the
                                                            non-Lebanese militias should be delayed no longer.
end of Lebanon’s civil war and four years after the
                                                            The electoral process should proceed without any
Security Council accepted unanimously the Secretaryforeign interference.
General’s report that Israel had complied fully with
Security Council resolution 425 (1978) — is simply                These demands, reiterated by the Security
unacceptable. It is wrong for Syria to continue to          Council today, are in keeping with the position that it
maintain its forces in Lebanon, in flat contravention of    has regularly adopted for more than 25 years. The
the spirit and clear intent of the Taif Accord. And it      Council is not committing an act of interference by
would be very wrong of Syria to continue to interfere       denouncing the risk to international peace and security
in the presidential electoral process in Lebanon. We        represented by the current crisis. Rather, if it refrained
have called on the Security Council to carry out its        from taking action, the Council would be sanctioning
responsibility of supporting the full independence,         the inadmissible interference by a State in the internal
sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, free      affairs of another sovereign State.
after so many years from all foreign forces, and to
                                                                  France believes that by responding firmly today
support the Lebanese people in their ability to make
                                                            the Security Council is showing its confidence in the
their own national decisions, free at long last from
                                                            future of Lebanon. That future must include the full
outside coercion and dictate.
                                                            restoration of its sovereignty — not increased external
                                                            interference.



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       Mr. Wang Guangya (China) (spoke in Chinese):                First, the situation prevailing today in Lebanon
Respect for sovereignty, independence, territorial            does not appear to constitute a threat to international
integrity and the principle of non-interference in            peace and security and is therefore not of a nature to
internal affairs in international relations constitutes the   prompt consideration, especially on an urgent basis, by
centrepiece of China’s foreign policy. It is also a           the Security Council — still less a decision on its part.
fundamental principle enshrined in the United Nations
                                                                    Secondly, it is Israel that, by its policy of
Charter. Adhering to that principle, China has always
                                                              occupation and colonization of Arab lands, including
been resolute in supporting respect for, and the
                                                              the Lebanese enclave of Shaba’a, the Syrian Golan and
safeguarding of, the sovereignty, independence and
                                                              the Palestinian territories of the West Bank, Gaza and
territorial integrity of Lebanon.
                                                              East Jerusalem, and its policy of aggression against the
      The draft resolution co-sponsored by the United         countries of the region and of brutal repression of the
States and France touches on questions concerning             Palestinian people, constitutes an incontrovertible
presidential elections in Lebanon. In our view, those         threat to international peace and security — a threat
questions fall within the purview of the internal affairs     that does require urgent consideration and effective
of Lebanon and should be freely decided by the                measures by the Security Council to compel Israel to
Lebanese people themselves. China is aware that the           respect the decisions of the Council and to comply with
Permanent Representative of Lebanon clearly stated, in        international law.
his recent letters to the President of the Security
                                                                    My delegation would therefore have hoped to see
Council     and    to   the    Secretary-General,     his
                                                              the Security Council display towards Israel the same
Government’s objection to the consideration of those
                                                              firmness it is today showing with respect to Lebanon
questions by the Council. China respects the wishes of
                                                              by demanding that Israel withdraw its occupation
the Lebanese Government in that regard and hopes that
                                                              forces from Arab lands within 30 days. It would
all Council members will do so. On the basis of that
                                                              undoubtedly gain credibility and would make a
position, China abstained in the vote on the draft
                                                              decisive contribution to the settlement of a painful
resolution.
                                                              problem that has been undermining the Middle East
      China has been closely following the                    region for decades.
developments in Lebanon and sincerely hopes that
                                                                     Thirdly, the Security Council must interfere
Lebanon will continue to maintain its stability and
                                                              neither in the internal affairs of States nor in bilateral
economic development. That would be in the interests
                                                              relations between States, especially when these in no
of peace and stability in the Middle East region and
                                                              way pose a threat to international peace and security,
would prevent new uncertainties from being introduced
                                                              because the Council’s primary responsibility under the
into the region.
                                                              Charter is solely the maintenance of international peace
      I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate      and security. In that regard, the Council’s consideration
China’s hope that the parties concerned will be able to       of an internal Lebanese matter constitutes an
satisfactorily resolve, through political negotiation, all    unfortunate precedent that must not be repeated, lest
of their problems, including those of the Palestinian-        the Council be dragged seriously adrift, with
Israeli, Syrian-Israeli and Lebanese-Israeli tracks, so       consequences that would be detrimental to its
that a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the           credibility and to the Charter in both its letter and its
Middle East can soon be achieved.                             spirit.
      Mr. Baali (Algeria) (spoke in French): Algeria               Fourthly, as a matter of principle, Algeria cannot
which is resolutely committed to strict respect for the       associate itself with a draft resolution that includes
sovereignty,     territorial  integrity,   unity   and        even implicit threats against fraternal countries —
independence of Lebanon, as well as for the principle         countries, moreover, that respect international law.
of non-interference in the internal affairs of Lebanon
                                                                    Finally, bearing in mind the complex and
and in its political and economic choices, decided to
                                                              multidimensional nature of the Middle East problem,
abstain on the draft resolution presented by the United
                                                              Algeria believes that only a comprehensive, just and
States and France for a number of reasons.
                                                              lasting settlement based on respect for international
                                                              law, the principle of land for peace and Israel’s


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withdrawal from all occupied Palestinian and Arab                  We have acted on this resolution under the item
lands can bring about a just and final peace throughout      on the Middle East. The Security Council must address
the region.                                                  the real threat to peace in the Middle East arising from
                                                             the occupation of Palestinian and Arab territories,
     Mr. Akram (Pakistan): Pakistan abstained in the
                                                             including territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. We
vote on the draft resolution just adopted by the
                                                             trust that we shall not be deflected or diverted from
Council, with nine votes in favour, as resolution 1559
                                                             that objective by the resolution which the Council has
(2004). We did so for the following reasons.
                                                             adopted today.
      First, the resolution is not consistent with the
                                                                    Mr. Denisov (Russian Federation) (spoke in
Security Council’s functions and responsibilities.
                                                             Russian): Yesterday during the Council’s discussion of
Article 39 of the Charter stipulates that the Security
                                                             the draft resolution on the situation in Lebanon
Council shall determine the existence of any threat to
                                                             proposed by our United States and French colleagues,
the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression and
                                                             we said that from our point of view its main purpose
shall thereafter make recommendations for action. In
                                                             was to prevent further escalation of tension in the
this case, the resolution establishes no evidence of any
                                                             Middle East. We note that a high level of attention is
urgent threat to peace. There has been no complaint
                                                             being devoted to the situation in Lebanon. Any misstep
from the country whose sovereignty and integrity the
                                                             could possibly exacerbate the situation in the region
resolution purports to uphold. On the contrary,
                                                             and lead to the emergence of a new pocket of
Lebanese representatives communicated to the Council
                                                             instability in addition to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian
their opposition to consideration of the draft resolution.
                                                             conflict and the situation in Iraq. There is also a danger
      Secondly, the resolution addresses the wrong           of upsetting the fragile political balance in Lebanon
threat. If there is a threat to Lebanon it is well known;    itself.
it does not arise from Syria. We construe the provisions
                                                                   Guided by those thoughts, we submitted for the
of paragraph 2, as now worded, as constituting a
                                                             Council’s consideration the amendments with which
reference to those foreign forces which have entered
                                                             members are familiar. Their purpose was to situate the
Lebanon uninvited and by the use of force.
                                                             draft resolution more in the context of an overall
      Thirdly, the resolution goes beyond the mandate        Middle East settlement and to prevent it from being
and the authority of the Security Council. Article 24,       one-sided and from concentrating solely on domestic
paragraph 2, of the Charter states that Security Council     Lebanese affairs. We believe that Russia’s proposals
shall act in accordance with the purposes and principles     improved the draft resolution submitted by France and
of the United Nations. A fundamental principle of the        the United States by making it more acceptable to all
United Nations is stated in Article 2, paragraph 7:          members of the Council.
“Nothing contained in the present Charter shall
                                                                   Unfortunately, our proposals were not adopted.
authorize the United Nations to intervene in matters
                                                             Therefore, we were unable to support the draft
which are essentially within the domestic jurisdiction
                                                             resolution.
of any State”. This resolution, in its sixth preambular
paragraph and in its operative paragraph 5, intervenes             Mr. Sardenberg (Brazil): Brazil abstained from
in the internal affairs of Lebanon. Such intervention is     voting on the draft resolution put before the Security
unacceptable and is contrary to the Charter. It also sets    Council this evening. We have been following very
an unfortunate precedent. It is, moreover, unclear, since    closely the events taking place in Lebanon. This
it will be impossible for the Council to determine           interest comes from the friendly historic ties that link
whether and when the constitutional rules of any             us to the Lebanese people. Suffice it to say that there is
country, in this case Lebanon, are, in the words of          a large community of people of Lebanese descent in
those paragraphs, “devised without foreign interference      my country. Bilateral relations with Lebanon constitute
or influence”. For that reason, this provision of the        a high priority for the Government of Brazil.
resolution is also unimplementable. Indeed, the
                                                                   It is our view that resolution 1559 (2004) deals
Security Council will find it impossible to enforce
                                                             with matters that are essentially within the domestic
changes in the national constitutions and rules of
                                                             jurisdiction of Lebanon. The existence of a dispute
sovereign States.
                                                             likely to endanger international peace and security has


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not been properly characterized in the text. If it had        will not have undesirable and unexpected effects, since
been, the Security Council would have had to take into        the situation in Lebanon does not represent an
consideration the procedures for settlement of the            immediate threat to peace and security.
dispute already adopted by the parties. Finally,       we
                                                                    In the view of my delegation, the approach
took into account the legitimate expression to the
                                                              adopted by the Security Council could have been better
United Nations of the Governments of the countries
                                                              balanced and could have taken into account very
specifically concerned that the matter under
                                                              delicate geostrategic realities of the region. The
consideration is not within the Council’s attributions.
                                                              Council could also take a more proactive role in the
      The delegation of Brazil takes this opportunity to      search for a comprehensive solution to the problems
reiterate its full commitment to the promotion of peace       prevailing in the region. My delegation would have
and stability in the Middle East based on a just and          preferred — as we expressed during the consultations
comprehensive settlement in all tracks, in conformity         on the draft resolution — to seize the opportunity for
with Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338             the Council to encourage the Governments of Lebanon
(1973), 1397 (2002) and 1515 (2003); the Madrid               and Syria to conclude a bilateral agreement under the
terms of reference; the principle of land for peace; the      auspices and guarantees of the Security Council. That
existing agreements between the parties and the Arab          approach, in the view of my delegation, might better
League initiative of Beirut.                                  safeguard the interests of all parties concerned and
                                                              better guarantee the attainment of the objectives set by
      Mr. Maquieira (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): The
                                                              the international community, thus contributing to a
delegation of Chile voted in favour of this resolution
                                                              better way and defusing tensions prevailing in the
because we share its philosophy regarding respect for
                                                              entire region.
the sovereignty, territorial integrity and the internal
political process of States. Our support is also justified          Mr. Baja (Philippines): We abstained in the vote
by the important amendments made to the original text,        on resolution 1559 (2004) because it cannot be justified
which made it possible to overcome some of the                as part of the role given to the Security Council in the
primary basic objections that our delegation had and          collective security system under the United Nations
which brought the resolution into line with my                Charter. There is a fine but nevertheless clear boundary
country’s position of principle.                              that demarcates the role of the Council in the
                                                              maintenance of international peace and security as
      At the same time, the delegation of Chile wishes
                                                              embodied in Article 39. Resolution 1559 (2004)
to state that this resolution in fact means once again a
                                                              crossed that line, and it collides head-on with the longdouble standard in the Middle East conflict, as
                                                              standing and revered principle of non-interference
demonstrated by the sad lack of political will to deal
                                                              embodied in the Charter.
with Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and
the Golan. It is also of concern that there is no mention           We acknowledge the generally constructive
of the peace plan, which Chile believes is the only           rationale of the resolution — to promote and enhance
viable mechanism for negotiations that can reduce             the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. But
tensions in the region and lead to a just and lasting         no matter how noble and well-intentioned its motives
peace in the Middle East.                                     are, resolution 1559 (2004) places the Council in a
                                                              situation of acting in a manner that it seeks to excise in
      Mr. Gaspar Martins (Angola): My country
                                                              the first place, and that is not to interfere in what is
voted in favour of this resolution, as the concerns
                                                              essentially internal affairs of a country. Article 2,
expressed and proposed as amendments have been
                                                              paragraph 7, of the Charter is sacrosanct. The
taken into account — though not sufficiently. This is
                                                              amendments presented by the Russian Federation
not a perfect resolution; it is the possible resolution. It
                                                              would have removed the resolution from a distinctly
is the hope of my delegation that by adopting
                                                              Lebanese internal affairs context.
resolution 1559 (2004) the Security Council will be
able to make an effective contribution to the                       Our action today is aimed at preserving the
strengthening of the political independence, territorial      integrity of the United Nations Charter and its timeintegrity and sovereignty of Lebanon in its territorially     honoured values of sovereign equality of States and
recognized borders. It is also our hope that its adoption     non-interference. As a founding Member, we feel a



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special duty to the Organization to show resolve in        reaffirm here our support for the efforts to bring about
defence of its Charter and principles.                     a comprehensive political settlement in the Middle East
                                                           through the withdrawal of all foreign forces present in
       Mr. Adechi (Benin) (spoke in French): Benin
                                                           the countries of the region. Accordingly, we have
voted in favour of resolution 1559 (2004). The
                                                           repeatedly expressed our commitment to peace and
initiative of the cosponsors was basically intended to
                                                           security in that region.
help stability in Lebanon, a friendly country that is
recovering from several years of civil war and has               The President (spoke in Spanish): There are no
managed to restore a peaceful democracy. My country        further speakers inscribed on my list.
voted in favour of the draft resolution because we share
                                                                The Security Council has thus concluded the
the concern to reaffirm the Council’s support for the
                                                           present stage of its consideration of the item on its
sovereignty and independence of Lebanon.
                                                           agenda.
     Resolution 1559 (2004), just adopted, deals with
                                                                The meeting rose at 8.30 p.m.
the situation in the Middle East. We would like to




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Voting Summary
Yes: 009 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 006 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
A ALGERIA
Y ANGOLA
Y BENIN
A BRAZIL
Y CHILE
A CHINA
Y FRANCE
Y GERMANY
A PAKISTAN
A PHILIPPINES
Y ROMANIA
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SPAIN
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES