SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UN DISENGAGEMENT OBSERVER FORCE UNTIL 30 JUNE 2005, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1578 (2004)
In Complementary Presidential Statement, Council Reiterates Need
For ‘Comprehensive Settlement Covering All Aspects’ of Middle East Problem
The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which was set to expire on 31 December, for a further six months, until 30 June 2005. The Force has supervised the ceasefire between Israel and Syria since 1974.
Unanimously adopting resolution 1578 (2004), the Council also called upon the parties concerned to implement immediately its resolution 338 of October 1973. By that text, the Council decided that negotiations should start between the parties with the aim of establishing a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Also by the 1973 resolution, the Council called upon the parties to begin implementing its resolution 242 of November 1967, which affirmed that fulfilment of the United Nations Charter principles included withdrawal of Israel’s armed forces from territories occupied in the conflict and respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area.
In a complementary presidential statement (document S/PRST/2004/47) Council President Abdallah Baali (Algeria) said that the Council’s view had been reflected in the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNDOF (document S/2004/948), in which he states that “the situation in the Middle East is very tense and is likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached”.
The meeting began at 12:14 p.m. and adjourned at 12:17 p.m.
Resolution
The full text of resolution 1578 (2004) reads as follows:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8268.doc.htm
Please also see:
Syria: Bomb shows Israel does not want peace
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=11001#
In Complementary Presidential Statement, Council Reiterates Need
For ‘Comprehensive Settlement Covering All Aspects’ of Middle East Problem
The Security Council this morning renewed the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF), which was set to expire on 31 December, for a further six months, until 30 June 2005. The Force has supervised the ceasefire between Israel and Syria since 1974.
Unanimously adopting resolution 1578 (2004), the Council also called upon the parties concerned to implement immediately its resolution 338 of October 1973. By that text, the Council decided that negotiations should start between the parties with the aim of establishing a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.
Also by the 1973 resolution, the Council called upon the parties to begin implementing its resolution 242 of November 1967, which affirmed that fulfilment of the United Nations Charter principles included withdrawal of Israel’s armed forces from territories occupied in the conflict and respect for the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area.
In a complementary presidential statement (document S/PRST/2004/47) Council President Abdallah Baali (Algeria) said that the Council’s view had been reflected in the Secretary-General’s latest report on UNDOF (document S/2004/948), in which he states that “the situation in the Middle East is very tense and is likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached”.
The meeting began at 12:14 p.m. and adjourned at 12:17 p.m.
Resolution
The full text of resolution 1578 (2004) reads as follows:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2004/sc8268.doc.htm
Please also see:
Syria: Bomb shows Israel does not want peace
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=2&article_id=11001#