PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Afghanistan by the President of the Security Council, Stefan Tafrov (Bulgaria):

Members of the Council were briefed by the Secretariat on the recent appalling terrorist acts in Afghanistan.

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4606th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF UN MISSION IN ETHIOPIA

AND ERITREA FOR SIX MONTHS

Resolution 1434 (2002) Adopted Unanimously

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE), at unchanged levels of troops and military observers, for six months ending 15 March 2003.

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4605^th Meeting (AM)

SPEAKERS IN SECURITY COUNCIL EXPRESS STRONG SUPPORT

FOR EFFORTS OF UN MISSION IN KOSOVO

Speakers in the Security Council this morning strongly supported efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) towards fostering the rule of law in that province, following a briefing by Hedi Annabi, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations.

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PRESIDENT OF UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN

OF MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER

In accordance with the principle of alphabetical rotation, the following are the President of the United Nations Security Council and Chairman of the Military Staff Committee for September:

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Stefan Tafrov, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria, succeeds John

PRESS STATEMENT ON BOUGAINVILLE BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Bougainville by Security Council President John Negroponte (United States):

Members of the Security Council:

Heard a briefing from John Renninger, the Director of the Asia Pacific Division of the Department of Political Affairs on Bougainville, Papua New Guinea;

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1267 COMMITTEE APPROVES DELETION OF THREE INDIVIDUALS

AND THREE ENTITIES FROM ITS LIST

On 26 August 2002, the 1267 Committee approved the deletion of the three individuals and the three entities cited below from its consolidated list

(the Al-Qaida section)*.  The Committee’s decision is based on the information provided by two Member States.   

Individuals:

STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN OF 1267 COMMITTEE ON DE-LISTING PROCEDURES

The following statement was issued on 15 August, by the Chairman of the 1267 Committee on De-Listing Procedures: