UNITED NATIONS - Security Council after his 1990 invasion in Kuwait, including so that Baghdad, a civilian nuclear program to build, and formally the UN's oil-for food programme on the Iraq ends lifted sanctions imposed.
Presidency considers the United States in December Council and Vice President Joe Biden was Chairman of the session on Wednesday.
The Council lifted sanctions against the Iraq prevent to acquire weapons of mass destruction. The country's Constitution prohibits the acquisition of such weapons; Baghdad has signed contracts, the ban on chemical and biological weapons and the proliferation of long-range missiles.
Iraq is now a civilian nuclear program, develop allowed although its Parliament made no additional protocol the International Atomic Energy Agency ratified to make unannounced inspections of its future nuclear facilities. Western diplomats await the Parliament to do so.
The conclusion of the oil for food programme means that Iraq will regain full control of its oil and natural gas revenues, which had been used under sanctions at the end of June to buy food for Iraqi civilians. The program has been embroiled in a scandal, humanitarian graft in dealing with Iraqi made available.
"My Government estimates the Council recognition for success, the we in closing out of the remaining contracts and to end the remaining activities of the programme"Oil for food"achieved", said Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Iraq. "This program was marred with a network of mismanagement and embezzlement and raises a further burden on Iraq recovery terminated."
Also, the Security Council endorsed Iraq's efforts to form a new Government after the controversial elections March on Wednesday.
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