The declaration submitted by Iraq on 7 December last year, despite its large volume, missed the opportunity to provide the fresh material and evidence needed to respond to the open questions. This is perhaps the most important problem we are facing.

• 尽管伊拉克并没有能够及时地提供最新的材料和证据对此加以说明，但他们在去年12月7日已经对此有所反应。