United Nations Security Council Resolution 660

United Nations Security Council resolution 660 was adopted on 2 August 1990 by the United Nations Security Council. Through the resolution, while noting its alarm of the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq, the council condemned the invasion and demanded Iraq withdraw immediately and unconditionally to positions as they were on 1 August 1990.

Date2 August 1990

Meetingno.2,932

CodeS/RES/660 (Document)

SubjectIraq–Kuwait

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UN Security Council Resolution 660
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Date	2 August 1990
Meeting no.	2,932
Code	S/RES/660 (Document)
Subject	Iraq–Kuwait
Voting summary	14 voted for None voted against None abstained 1 present not voting
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China France Soviet Union United Kingdom United States
Non-permanent members	Canada Colombia Côte d'Ivoire Cuba  Ethiopia Finland Malaysia Romania Yemen Zaire
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Yemen called upon Iraq and Kuwait to enter into immediate negotiations to resolve their differences, thanking the Arab League for its efforts.^[1] Talks between both sides had broken down the day before in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[2] The council also decided to meet again as necessary to ensure compliance with the current resolution.

The resolution was adopted by 14 votes to none, while Yemen did not participate in voting. It was the first of twelve resolutions the UN Security Council adopted in 1990.