HIGHLIGHTS OF UN RESOLUTION ON 'UNPREDEP' IN MACEDONIA

ZAGREB, Apr 2 (Hina) - UN Security Council (UN SC) passed Resolution 983 on UN mandate in Macedonia last Friday in which it reaffirmed "its commitment to the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia". The Resolution 983 reads that UN SC "decides that UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) within the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia shall be known as the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force (UNPREDEP) with the mandate set out in paragraph 85 of the report of the Security-General of 22 March 1995, and that the mandate of UNPREDEP shall continue for a period terminating on 30 November 1995". In the Resolution the UN SC "urges UNPREDEP to continue the current cooperation between UNPROFOR and the mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe." (hina) mms 021157 MET apr 95