We believe that strict compliance with international commitments, including United Nations resolutions, is an uncontested obligation of every country of the world community.

We unequivocally support the United Nations resolution of destroying chemical and biological weapons in Iraq. The United Nations Special Commission should be allowed to continue its work without any limitations.

We believe all diplomatic avenues should be exhausted to solve the current crises, but we also support other actions of the international coalition that are necessary to guarantee compliance of Iraq with its international commitments and demolition of weapons of mass destruction.

The Baltic States are ready, if necessary, within their means to provide support to the international coalition to ensure implementation of United Nations resolutions.


Lennart Meri, President of the Republic of Estonia
Guntis Ulmanis, President of the Republic of Latvia
Algirdas Brazauskas, President of the Republic of Lithuania

Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius, February 16, 1998

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