SC/6598
19 November 1998
This is the text of a statement to the Press this evening by the President of the Security Council, Peter Burleigh (United States), following consultations among Council members:
The Security Council this morning extended the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for another six months until 15 May 1999.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Security Council this afternoon condemned Iraq's decision of 31 October to cease cooperation with the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) as a flagrant violation of Council resolution 687 (1991) and other relevant resolutions.