NEW YORK, July 15 (Hina) - The United Nations Security Council on Thursday concluded UN military observers will continue to monitor the situation on Prevlaka, Croatia's southernmost tip bordering with Yugoslavia, until January 15,
2000.
NEW YORK, July 15 (Hina) - The United Nations Security Council on
Thursday concluded UN military observers will continue to monitor
the situation on Prevlaka, Croatia's southernmost tip bordering
with Yugoslavia, until January 15, 2000.#L#
The Security Council also called on Secretary-General Kofi Annan to
suggest in his next three-month report further measures aimed at
strengthening trust and facilitating the freedom of movement of
civilians.
Resolution 1252 was adopted unanimously and changes nothing
regarding the mandate of the UN Mission of Observers on Prevlaka.
The Security Council appreciates the opening of border crossings
between Croatia and the Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro, assessing
it an important step in building mutual trust and normalising
relations. The Council called on Croatia and the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia to take similar steps in the future.
The Resolution reminds that seven years ago, Croatian and Yugoslav
Presidents Franjo Tudjman and Dobrica Cosic, confirmed their
consent to the demilitarisation of Prevlaka in a joint statement
signed in Geneva.
The Security Council called on both sides to accelerate and in good
faith pursue an agreement regarding Prevlaka, and to regularly
brief Annan.
Annan is expected to brief the Security Council on the situation in
Prevlaka and the implementation of the latest Resolution by October
15, and to suggest further measures for Croatia and Yugoslavia
to strengthen mutual trust, and measures which will further
facilitate the free movement of civilians.
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