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SC/6236

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNFICYP UNTIL 31 DECEMBER

28 June 1996


Press Release
SC/6236


SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UNFICYP UNTIL 31 DECEMBER

19960628

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate of the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 December and urged the leaders of the two communities to work with the Secretary-General and the countries which support his good offices mission to establish common ground for the resumption of direct negotiations.

DH/2174

DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 27 June 1996

27 June 1996


Press Release
DH/2174


DAILY HIGHLIGHTS FOR: 27 June 1996

19960627 * UN Secretary-General gives optimistic assessment of the situation in Eastern Slavonia.

* Eighth round of talks on question of East Timor concludes.

* Contradictory agendas should be limited in favour of broad support for the Palestinian people, Symposium on Palestine told.

* Sweden becomes 100th party to Convention on law of the Sea.

GA/PAL/726

NORTH AMERICAN NGO SYMPOSIUM ON PALESTINE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY SESSION

26 June 1996


Press Release
GA/PAL/726


NORTH AMERICAN NGO SYMPOSIUM ON PALESTINE CONCLUDES THREE-DAY SESSION

19960626

Citing the positions being advocated by the new Israeli Government, the Observer for Palestine this afternoon urged participants at the North American NGO Symposium on the Question of Palestine to take a stand and confront directly such catastrophic concepts as a greater Israel, exclusive Israeli ownership of Jerusalem, and settler colonialism.