Security Council

4559^th Meeting (AM)

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

SAYS KOSOVO SERBS NAMED TO MINISTERIAL POSITIONS, COMPLETING GOVERNMENT

Also Addresses Municipal Elections, Rule of Law, Refugee Returns

PRESS STATEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL, 21 JUNE

Following is the press statement on Afghanistan delivered on Friday,

21 June, by Mikhail Wehbe (Syria), President of the Security Council:

Members of the Council welcome the successful conclusion of the Loya Jirga and inauguration of President Hamed Karzai as Head of the new Transitional Administration;

PRESS STATEMENT ON BURUNDI BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on Burundi by the President of the Security Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

The Members of the Security Council:

encourage the facilitation, Tanzania and the region to continue efforts aimed at helping the belligerents in Burundi reach a ceasefire agreement;

PRESS STATEMENT ON KUWAITI PROPERTIES REPORT BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on the Kuwaiti Properties Report by the President of the Security Council Mikhail Wehbe (Syrian Arab Republic):

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4557^th Meeting* (AM)

LOYA JIRGA A TRULY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF AFGHAN SOCIETY,

SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD IN BRIEFING ON AFGHANISTAN

Under-Secretary-General Says Success Marked

Security Council

4558^th Meeting (PM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MANDATE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MISSION UNTIL 30 JUNE

The Security Council this afternoon extended the mandate for the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), due to expire today, until

30 June.

PRESS STATEMENT ON DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

BY PRESIDENT OF SECURITY COUNCIL

Following is today’s press statement on the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Mikhail Wehbe (Syria), President of the Security Council:

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4555^th Meeting (AM)

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA MISSION NEARING COMPLETION OF CORE MANDATE,

BUT INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT STILL NEEDED, SECURITY COUNCIL TOLD

UN Coordinator Says Political Commitment to State,

PRESS STATEMENT ON SOMALIA BY SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT

Following is today’s press statement on Somalia by the President of the Security Council, Mikhail Wehbe (Syria):

Members of the Council received a briefing by Carolyn McAskie, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, on the humanitarian situation in Somalia.

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4554^th Meeting* (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS MISSION IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

UNTIL 30 JUNE 2003, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1417 (2002)

The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) until 30 June 2003.