United Nations Security Council Resolution 1636
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Rafic Hariri (2001)
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| Date | 31 October 2005 |
| Meeting no. | 5,297 |
| Code | S/RES/1636 (Document) |
| Subject | The situation in the Middle East |
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Voting summary
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15 voted for None voted against None abstained |
| Result | Adopted |
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1636, adopted unanimously on 31 October 2005, after recalling resolutions 1373 (2001), 1566 (2004) and 1595 (2005), the Council insisted that the Syrian authorities fully co-operate with the inquiry of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission (UNIIIC) into the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafic Hariri, not least by arresting the suspects identified by the commission in its final report.
The resolution, sponsored by France, the United Kingdom and United States, was adopted at a meeting where 11 members of the Council were represented by their foreign ministers.
In the preamble of the resolution, the Council announced that it had examined the report by the UNIIIC into the bombing in Beirut which killed Hariri and 22 others. The Lebanese authorities were praised for the full co-operation they had given to the inquiry, which had not yet completed its investigation. It was also necessary to continue investigations outside the country, and the Council acknowledged a request from Lebanon to extend the mandate of the UNIIIC. At the same time, it was also recognised that international assistance would be required to establish the truth and hold those responsible for the attack.
The commission had already concluded that, given the interference of Syria in the Lebanese government and the intermingling of the intelligence services of both countries, it was impossible that the attack on Hariri was made without the approval of senior Syrian officials. The Council was also mindful that Syrian officials were hesitant to co-operate with the UNIIIC and that some had provided misleading or false information.
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