2. Strongly deplores the fact that the Ubyan Government has not yet responded effectively to the above requests to· cooperate fully in establishing responsibility for the terrorist acts referred to above against Pan Am flight 103 and Union de trailsports aeriens flight 772;

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3. Urges the Libyan Government immediately to provide a full and effective response to thbse requests so as to contribute to the elimination of international terrorism;
4. Requests the Secretary-General to seek the cooperation of the Libyan Government to provide a full and effective response to those requests;
5. Urges all States individually and collectively to encourage the Libyan Government to respond fully and effectively to those requests;
6. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Adopted unanimously at its 3033rd meeting.
(a) Letters dated 20 and 23 December 1991
(b) Report by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 731 (1992)
(c) Further report by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 731 (1992)

Reaffirming its resolution 731 (1992) of 21 January 1992,
Noting the reports of the Se,;r~tal)·-General of 11 Februa· ry168 and 3 March 1992169 submitted pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 731 (1992),
Deeply concemed that the Libyan Government has sti~l n?t provided a full and effective response to the requests m 1ts resolution 731 (1992),
Convinced that the suppression of acts of international terrorism, including those in which States are directly or indirectly involved, is essential for the maintenance of international peace and security,
Recalling that, in the statement issued on 31 January 1992 on the occasion of the meeting of the Security Council at the level of heads of State and Government,170 the members of the Council expressed their deep concern over acts of international terrorism, and emphasized the need for the international community to deal effectively with all such acts,
Reaffinning that, in acco:c1 :·:·~·::, ":~:~ tl:e ;~·ri::~iple i.:1 Article 2, paragraph 4, of the Charter of the Unit~d ~ations, every State has the duty to refrain from organizing, instigating, assisting or participating in terrorist acts in another State or acquiescing in organized activities within its territory directed towards the commission of such acts, when such acts involve a threat or use of force,

Declsions
At i:3 3063rcl meeting, on 31 March 1992, the Council decided to invite the representatives of Iraq, Jordan, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mauritania and Uganda to participate, without vote, in the discussion of the item entitled:
"(a) Letters dated 20 and 23 December 1991 (S/23306, S/23307, S/23308, S/23309, S/23317);159
"(b) Report by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 731 (1992) (S/23574);3
"(c) Further report by the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resobtio:1 731 (1992) (S/23672)."3
At the same meeting, the Council also decided, at the request of the representative of Morocco,167 to extend an invitation to Mr. Engin Ansay, Permanent Observer of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to the United Nations, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure.

Determining, in this context, that the failure by the Libyan Government to demonstrate by concrete actions its renunci· atio:1 of terrorism and in pa:ticular its cont!nued failure to respond fully and effectively to the requests in resolution 731 (1992) constitute a threat to international peace and security,
Determined to eliminate international terrorism,
Recalling the right of States, under Article 50 of the Charter, to consult the Se;;urity Council where they find themselves confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of preventive or enforcement measures,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter,
1. Decides that the Libyan Government must now comply without any further delay with paragraph 3 of resolution 731 (1992) regarding the requests addressed to the Libyan authorities by France,16z. 165, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,162 and the United States of America,162.163
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from other States because of their involvement in terrorist activities;

3. Decides that, on 15 April 1992, all States shall adopt the measures set out below, which shall apply until the Security Council decides that the Libyan Government has complied with paragraphs 1 and 2 above;
4. Decides also that all States shall:
(a) Deny permission to any aircraft to take off from, land
in or overfly their territory if it is destined to land in or has taken off from the territory of Libya, unless the particular flight has been approved on grounds ofsignificant humanitarian need by the Security Council Comniittee established by paragraph 9 below;
(b) Prohibit, by their nationals or from their territory, the supply of any aircraft or aircraft componen~s to Libya, the provision of engineering and maintenance servicing of Libyan aircraft or aircraft components, the certification of airworthiness for Libyan aircraft, the payment of new claims against existing insurance contracts and the provision of new direct insurance for Libyan aircraft;
5. Decides further that all States shall:
(a) Pwhibit a:1y movision to Libya by their nationals or from their territory of anns and rel:~:.: .: :....: c .i:-1 '· :' d: t:,i<:, including the sale or transfer of weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary police equipment and spare p3fis for the ;;;forementioned, as well as the provision of any types of equipment, supplies and grants of licensing arrangements, for the manufacture or maintenance of the aforementioned;
(b) Proboit ar.y pru1ision to Lioya by their nationals or from their territory of technical advice, assistance or training related to the provision, manufacture, maintenance, or use of the iterr.s in subpar<>graph (a) above;
(c) Withdraw any of their officials or agents present in Libya to advise the Libyan authorities on militay matters;
6. Decides that all States shall:
(a) Significantly reduce the number and the level of the staff at Libyan diplomatic missions and consular posts and restrict or control the movement within their territory of all such staff who remain; in the case of Libyan missions to international organizations, the host State may, as it deems necessary, consult the organization concerned on the measures required to implement this subparagraph;
(b) Prevent the operation of all Libyan Arab Airlines offices;
(c) Take all appropriate steps to deny entry to or expel Libyan nationals who have been denied entry to or expelled

7. Calls upon all States, including States not members of the United Nations, and all international organizations, to act strictly in accordance with the provisions of the present resolution, notwithstanding the existence of any rights or obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement or any contract entered into or any licence or pem1it granted prior to 15 April 1992;
8. Requests all States to report to the Secretary-General by 15 May 1992 on the measures they have instituted for meeting the obligations set out in paragraphs 3 to 7 above;
9. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its provisional rules of procedure, a Committee of the Security Council consisting of all the members of the Council, to undertake the following tasks and to report on its work to the Council with its observations and recommendations:
(a) To examine the report5 submitted pursuant to paragraph 8 above;
(b) To seek from all States further inforn1ation regarding the action taken by them concerning the effective implementation of the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7 above;
(c) '.i.'o consider a1·:y inton:12Lon broughL to its ancnt:c:1 by States concerning violations of the measures imposed by p:-o:grnph 3 to 7 above and, in that context, to make recommendations to the Council on ways to increase their effectiveness;
(d) To recommend appropriate measures in response to violations of the measures imposed by para:;raphs 3 to 7 above and provide information on a regular basis to the Secret·~ry General for general distribution to Member States;
(e) To consider and to decide upon expeditiously any application by States for the approval of flights on grounds of significant humanitarian need in accordance with paragraph 4 above;
(j) To give special attention to any communications in accordance with Article 50 of the Charter of the United Nations from any neighbouring or other State with special economic problems that might arise from the carrying out of the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7 above;
10. Calls upon all States to cooperate fully with the Committee in the fulfilment of its task, including supplying such information as may be soug!:t by the Committee in pursuance of the present resolution;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary assistance to the Committee and to make the necessary arrangements in the Secretariat for this purpose;

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12. Invites the Secretary-General to continue his role as set out in paragraph 4 of resolution 731 (1992);
13. Decides that the Security Council shall, every one hundred and twenty days or sooner, should the situation so require, review the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7 above in the light of the compliance by the Ubyan Government with paragraphs 1 and 2 above taking into account, as appropriate, any reports provided by the Secretary-General on his role as set out in paragraph 4 of resolution 731 (1992);
14. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
Adopted at the 3063rd meeting by 10 votes to none, with 5 abstentions (Cape Verde, China, India, Morocco, Zim· babwe).
Decisions

"After hearing all the opinions expressed in the course of the consultations, the President of the Council concluded that there was no agreement that the necessary conditions existed for modification of the measures of sanctions established in paragraphs 3 to 7 of resolution 748 (1992)."
Letter dated 2 April1992 from the Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council
Decisions
At the 3064th meeting, on 2 April 1992, the Council decided to discuss the item entitled "Letter dated 2 April 1992 from the Permanent Representative ofVenezuela to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S!23771)".43

On 12 August 1992, following consultations with the members of the Council, the President made the following statement on behalf of the members of the Counci!:171
"The members of the Council held informal consultations on 12 August 1992 pursuant to paragraph 13 of resol,:tion 748 (1992) of 31 March 1992, by which the Council decided to review every 120 days or sooner, should the situation so require, the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7 against the Ubyan Arab Jarnahiriya.
"After hearing all the opinions expressed in the course of the consultations, the President concluded that there was no agreement among members of the Council that the necessary conditions existed for modification of the measures of sanctions established in paragraphs 3 to 7 of resolution 748 (1992)."
On 9 December 1992, following consultations with the members of the Council, the President made the following statement on behalf of the members of the Council:171
"The members of the Council held informal consultations on 9 December 1992 pursuant to paragraph 13 of resolution 748 (1992) of 31 March 1992, by which the Council decided to review every 120 days or sooner, should the situation so require, the measures imposed by paragraphs 3 to 7 against the Ubyan Arab Jarnahiriya.

At the same meeting, following consultations held earlier among members of the Security Council, the President made the following statement on behalf of the Council:173
"1l1e Council strongly condemns the violent attacks on and destruction of the premises of the Embassy of Venezuela in Tripoli that took place today. The fact that these intolerable and extreme!; grave events have been directed not only against the Government of Venezuela but also against and in reaction to Council resolution 748 (1992) of 31 March 1992 underlines the seriousness of the situation.
"The Council demands that the Government of the Libyan Arab J arnahiriya take all necessary measures to honour its international legal obligations to ensure the security of the personnel and to protect the property ofthe Embassy of Venezuela and of all other diplomatic and consular premises or personnel present in the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including those of the United Nations and related organizations, fro:n acts of violence and terrorism.
"The Council further demands that the Libyan Arab Jarnahiriya pay to the Government of Venezuela immediate and full compensation for the damage caused.
"Any suggestion that those acts of violence were not directed against the Government of Venezuela but against and in reaction to resolution 748 (1992) is extremely serious and totally unacceptable."

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