First, it is our responsibility in the Council to prevent Iraq from posing a threat to its region and, as part of this, to ensure that Iraq is fully and verifiably disarmed of its weapons of mass destruction.
首先，我们在安理会中的责任是防止伊拉克对其区域构成威胁，并作为这项工作的一部分确保以充分和可核查的方式消除其大规模毁灭性武器。