Security Council resolution 1154 (1998) [on endorsement of the memorandum of understanding of 23 Feb. 1998 regarding compliance by Iraq with its obligations under resolution 687 (1991) and other relevant resolutions]
[Endorsement of the memorandum of understanding between UN and Iraq]

Commends the initiative by the Secretary-General to secure commitments from the Government of Iraq on compliance with its obligations under the relevant resolutions, and in this regard endorses the memorandum of understanding signed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq and the Secretary-General on 23 Feb. 1998 (S/1998/66) and looks forward to its early and full implementation; requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council as soon as possible with regard to the finalization of procedures for Presidential sites in consultation with the Executive Chairman of the UN Special Commission (UNSCOM) and the Director General of IAEA; stresses that compliance by the Government of Iraq with its obligations, repeated again in the memorandum of understanding, to accord immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access to UNSCOM and IAEA in conformity with the relevant resolutions is necessary for the implementation of resolution 687 (1991), but that any violation would have severest consequences for Iraq; reaffirms its intention to act in accordance with the relevant provisions of resolution 687 (1991) and notes that by its failure so far to comply with its relevant obligations Iraq has delayed the moment when the Council can do so.

Adopted unanimously, 3858th meeting

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Concerns endorsement of the the memorandum of understanding of 23 Feb. 1998 regarding compliance by Iraq with its obligations under resolution 687 (1991) and other relevant resolutions.