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UN Security Council Resolution 642
Iraq (orange) and Iran (green)
Date	29 September 1989
Meeting no.	2,885
Code	S/RES/642 (Document)
Subject	Iran–Iraq
Voting summary	15 voted for None voted against None abstained
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Algeria Brazil Canada Colombia Ethiopia Finland Malaysia Nepal Senegal Yugoslavia
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United Nations Security Council resolution 642, adopted unanimously on 29 September 1989, after recalling resolutions 598 (1987), 618 (1988) and 631 (1989) and having considered a report by the Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar on the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group, the Council decided:

(a) to call on both Iran and Iraq to implement Resolution 598;

(b) to renew the mandate of the United Nations Iran–Iraq Military Observer Group for another six months until 31 March 1990;

(c) to request the Secretary-General to report on the situation and the measures taken to implement Resolution 598 at the end of this period.

See also

• Iran–Iraq relations
• Iran–Iraq War
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 601 to 700 (1987–1991)

References

• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 642 at Wikisource