PRESS STATEMENT ON KOSOVO BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is the text of this afternoon’s press statement on Kosovo by the President of the Security Council, Shanmugam Jayakar, Foreign Minister of Singapore:

Members of the Security Council discussed the situation in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including the work of the Kosovo Assembly and its upcoming session.

Security Council

4538^th Meeting (AM & PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL HOLDS DAY-LONG DEBATE ON CONFLICT

PREVENTION, RESOLUTION IN AFRICA

                                                            SC/7405**

Security Council

4537^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL, IN PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT, WELCOMES ATTAINMENT

OF INDEPENDENCE BY EAST TIMOR

Hearing 34 Speakers, Council Expresses Strong Support for East Timorese

Leaders; Welcomes Commitment to Close, Strong Relations with Indonesia

Security Council

4536^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL DECIDES ON 90-DAY SUSPENSION OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS

ON SENIOR UNITA OFFICIALS

In a unanimous action under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council voted this morning to suspend travel restrictions on senior officials of the União Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) for a period of 90 days following today’s decision.

Security Council

4535^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL AMENDS STATUTES OF INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS FOR FORMER YUGOSLAVIA,

RWANDA TO ADDRESS ISSUE OF JUDGES HOLDING DUAL NATIONALITIES

Security Council

4534^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL ESTABLISHES SUPPORT MISSION IN EAST TIMOR,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1410 (2002)

The Security Council this morning established the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) for an initial period of 12 months, starting on  20 May 2002.

Security Council

4533^rd Meeting (AM)

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PEACEKEEPING BRIEFS SECURITY COUNCIL ON KOSOVO;

STRESSES NEED FOR KOSOVO SERBS TO TAKE RIGHTFUL PLACE IN NEW GOVERNMENT

Security Council

4531^st Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES LIST OF REVISED SANCTIONS ON IRAQ,

EXTENDS ‘OIL-FOR-FOOD’ PROGRAMME ADDITIONAL 180 DAYS

CORRECTION

Paragraph 4 of the first page of Press Release SC/7395 of 14 May should read, as follows:

PRESS STATEMENT ON SIERRA LEONE BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on Sierra Leone by the President of the Security Council, Kishore Mahbubani (Singapore):

Members of the Council welcomed the peaceful conduct of the Sierra Leone presidential and parliamentary elections yesterday.  They also noted the role of the United Kingdom and the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) in bringing this about.

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