SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF TAJIKISTAN MISSION UNTIL 15 MARCH 1997 SUBJECT TO PARTIES' COMMITMENT TO CEASE-FIRE, NATIONAL RECONCILIATION

16 December 1996

Press Release
SC/6303/

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF TAJIKISTAN MISSION UNTIL 15 MARCH 1997 SUBJECT TO PARTIES' COMMITMENT TO CEASE-FIRE, NATIONAL RECONCILIATION

19961216 CORRECTION

In Press Release SC/6303 issued on 13 December, the second full paragraph on page 4 should read:

"Regarding organizational aspects of UNMOT, the Secretary-General reports that as of December 1996, UNMOT has an overall strength of 96, including 44 military observers, from Austria (5), Bangladesh (7), Bulgaria (6), Denmark (4), Jordan (6), Poland (3), Switzerland (5), Ukraine (3) and Uruguay (5), and 33 civilian staff, of whom 20 were recruited internationally. Brigadier-General Hasan Abaza (Jordan) served as Chief Military Observer.

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