OBV/4
29 May 1997
(Reissued as received.)
VIENNA, 26 May (IAEA) -- The Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Hans Blix, said that he was convinced nuclear energy would come to be increasingly used in the future to desalinate water for drinking.
The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Preventive Deployment Force in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (UNPREDEP) for six months until 30 November. It also decided on the start of a two-month phased reduction of the mission's military component by 300 all ranks beginning from 1 October.