United Nations Security Council draft resolution S/17796/Rev.1
Date: 1986-02-06 (meeting 2655)
Agenda: Letter dated 4 February 1986 from the Permanent Representative of the Syrian Arab Republic to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/17787)
Vetoed by: USA

UNITED
NATIONS
Security Council
Distr.
GENERAL
S/17796/Rev.1
6 February 1986
ORIGINAL: ENGLISH
Congo, Ghana, Madagascar, Trinidad and Tobago and United
Arab Emirates: revised draft resolution
The Security Council,
Having considered the item contained in document S/Agenda/2651,
Having noted the contents of the letter from the Permanent Representative of
the Syrian Arab Republic addressed to the President of the Security Council
(S/177881,
Having heard the statement of the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic
concerning the act of aerial hijacking and piracy perpetrated by the Israeli
airforce against a Libyan civilian aircraft in the international airspace,
Recognizing that acts of aerial hijacking or other wrongful interference with
civil air travel jeopardize the lives and safety of passengers and crew,
Considering that this act by the Israeli airforce constitutes a serious
interference with international civil aviation, and a threat to security and
stability in the region,
Recognizing that such an act violates the provisions of international
conventions safeguarding civil aviation,
1. Condemns Israel for its forcible interception and diversion of the Libyan
civilian aircraft in international airspace, and its subsequent detention of the
said aircraft;
2. Considers that this act by Israel constitutes a serious violation of the
principles of international law, and in particular the relevant provisions of the
international conventions on civil aviation;
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3. Calls on the International Civil Aviation Organization to take due
account of this resolution when considering adequate measures to safeguard
international civil aviation against such acts;

4. Calls on Israel to desist forthwith from any and all acts endangering the
safety of international civil aviation and solemnly warns Israel that, if such acts
are repeated, the Council will consider taking adequate measures to enforce its
resolutions,


Voting result: 10 yes, 1 no, 4 abstentions
Votes by member:
country: Australia
vote: A
country: Bulgaria
vote: Y
country: China
vote: Y
country: Denmark
vote: A
country: France
vote: A
country: Ghana
vote: Y
country: Madagascar
vote: Y
country: Thailand
vote: Y
country: Trinidad and Tobago
vote: Y
country: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
vote: Y
country: United Arab Emirates
vote: Y
country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
vote: A
country: United States of America
vote: N
country: Venezuela
vote: Y
country: Congo
vote: Y