A/HRC/9/2 page 5 Ecuador [Original: Spanish] [8 May 2008] 17. The Government indicated that Ecuador was not a victim of unilateral coercive measures affecting the human rights of its population. Iraq1 [Original: Arabic] [24 September 2007] 18. The Government reported that Iraq had not taken any unilateral coercive measures against other States that might have a negative impact on the right to life, development and food. 19. The Government further stated that unilateral coercive measures can reach a point where affected States declare war or take preventive economic measures. 20. The Government also indicated that a negative impact could be felt on the rights of citizens in the territory of Iraq if the military measures hinted at by Turkey were taken on the Turkish-Iraq border. The decision on an agreement on water sharing that the Syrian Arab Republic and Turkey were considering might also have a negative impact on the enjoyment of the right to development of citizens in Iraqi territory. Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) [Original: Spanish] [19 June 2008] 21. The Government guided its international action based on the principles established under its Constitution, including those on non-intervention, respect for sovereignty, independence and equality between States, self-determination and non-intervention in internal affairs, the peaceful solution of international conflicts, cooperation and universal and indivisible guarantees of human rights, the democratization of international society and the realization of solidarity among peoples in the fight for their emancipation and well-being as well as for the consolidation of international peace. The Government observed that people in developing countries were the main victims of unilateral coercive measures taken by developed countries. 1 The information from the Government of Iraq in response to decision 4/103 of the Human Rights Council was not submitted in time for inclusion in the report of the Secretary-General to the Council at its sixth session. The Government of Iraq agreed to include its submission in the report of the Secretary-General to the Council at its ninth session under the same item.