Security Council resolution 1098 (1997) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission III (UNAVEM III) and establishment of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation]
[Extension of the mandate of the UN Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III)]
Symbol: S/RES/1098(1997)
Date: 1997-02-27
Status: adopted
Agenda: S/52 [80] ANGOLA SITUATION
S/52 [81] UN ANGOLA VERIFICATION MISSION
Subjects: UN Angola Verification Mission III|Joint Commission (Angola)|União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola|UN. Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Angola|Lusaka Protocol (1994)|PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS|POLITICAL CONDITIONS|MILITARY DEMOBILIZATION|SANCTIONS|ANGOLA|MILITARY PERSONNEL|ANGOLA SITUATION|GOOD OFFICES|MEDIATION|VERIFICATION
Votes in favour: 15
Votes against: 0
Abstentions: 0
Voting record:
country: CHILE
vote: yes
country: CHINA
vote: yes
country: COSTA RICA
vote: yes
country: EGYPT
vote: yes
country: FRANCE
vote: yes
country: GUINEA-BISSAU
vote: yes
country: JAPAN
vote: yes
country: KENYA
vote: yes
country: POLAND
vote: yes
country: PORTUGAL
vote: yes
country: REPUBLIC OF KOREA
vote: yes
country: RUSSIAN FEDERATION
vote: yes
country: SWEDEN
vote: yes
country: UNITED KINGDOM
vote: yes
country: UNITED STATES
vote: yes

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                                                               GENERAL

                                                               S/RES/1098 (1997)
                                                               27 February 1997




                              RESOLUTION 1098 (1997)

               Adopted by the Security Council at its 3743rd meeting,
                                on 27 February 1997


     The Security Council,

     Reaffirming its resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 and all subsequent
relevant resolutions,

     Recalling the statement of its President of 30 January 1997
(S/PRST/1997/3),

     Reaffirming its commitment to preserve the unity and territorial integrity
of Angola,

     Reiterating the importance it attaches to full implementation by the
Government of Angola and the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola
(UNITA) of the "Acordos de Paz" (S/22609, annex), the Lusaka Protocol
(S/1994/1441, annex) and the relevant Security Council resolutions,

     Deeply concerned at the second delay in the formation of the Government of
Unity and National Reconciliation, as a result of the failure of UNITA to meet
the timetable established by the Joint Commission, in the context of the Lusaka
Protocol,

     Also concerned at the continued delay in the implementation of the
remaining political and military aspects of the peace process, including the
selection and incorporation of UNITA soldiers into the Angolan Armed Forces, and
demobilization,

     Stressing that it is imperative for the parties, in particular UNITA, to
take urgent and decisive steps to fulfil their commitments in order to ensure
the continued involvement of the international community in the peace process in
Angola,

     Having considered the report of the Secretary-General dated 7 February 1997
(S/1997/115),


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     1.   Welcomes the recommendations contained in the report of the Secretary-General dated 7 February 1997;

     2.   Decides to extend the mandate of UNAVEM III until 31 March 1997;

     3.   Urges the Government of Angola and in particular UNITA to solve the
remaining military and other issues and to establish, without further delay, the
Government of Unity and National Reconciliation, and requests the Secretary-General to report by 20 March 1997 on the status of the formation of this
Government;

     4.   Expresses its readiness, in the light of the report referred to in
paragraph 3 above, to consider the imposition of measures, including,
inter alia, those specifically mentioned in paragraph 26 of resolution
864 (1993) of 15 September 1993;

     5.   Stresses that the good offices, mediation, and verification functions
of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, in close collaboration
with the Joint Commission, remain essential for the successful completion of the
Angolan peace process;

     6.   Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.


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