Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tesfaye Dinka speaking at UNSC - January 15, 1991

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tesfaye Dinka speaking at UNSC - Authorization of Force in the Persian Gulf January 1991

The Foreign Ministers of the United Nations Security Council debated and passed a resolution authorizing the use of force to achieve the withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait if forces are not withdrawn voluntarily by January 15, 1991. The resolution passed with twelve votes in favor, two votes against, and one abstention. United States Secretary of State James Baker chaired the meeting.
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