Security Council Resolution 616 (1988) [on the Downing of an Iranian Airliner by a United States Naval Vessel]

S/RES/616(1988)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item 60 Letter dated 5 July 1988 from the Acting Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/19981), published in 1988.

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7 subjects

Aircraft Armed Conflicts Attacks on Aircraft Dispute Settlement Iran (Islamic Republic Of)Iraq Treaties

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Expresses its deep distress at the downing of an Iranian civil aircraft by a missile fired from a United States warship and profound regret over the tragic loss of innocent lives;

Expresses its sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic incident and to the peoples and Governments of their countries of origin;

Welcomes the decision of the International Civil Aviation Organization, in response to the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, "to institute an immediate factfinding investigation to determine all relevant facts and technical aspects of the chain of events relating to the flight and destruction of the aircraft" and welcomes the announcements by the United States of America and by the Islamic Republic of Iran of their decisions to co-operate with the International Civil Aviation Organization investigation;

Urges all parties to the Convention on International Stresses the need for a full and rapid implementation Civil Aviation, signed at Chicago in 1944,11 to observe to of its resolution 598 ( 1987) of 20 July 1987, as the only the fullest extent, in all circumstances, the international basis for a comprehensive, just, honourable and durable rules and practices concerning the safety of civil aviation, in settlement of the conflict between the Islamic Republic of particular those of the annexes to that Convention, in order Iran and Iraq, and reaffirms its support to the efforts of the to prevent the recurrence of incidents of the same nature;

Secretary-General to implement that resolution, committing itself to work with hin in the development of his implementation plan.

Adopted unanimously at the 71 United Nations. Treaty Series, vol. 15,·No. 102.

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2821 st meeting.

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" See Official Records of the Security Council, Fortv-third Year. Supplement for July, August and September 1988.

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