UN Security Council
1998

respond to the letter of 6 October 1998 addressed to him by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General which contained proposals for restoring the peace process, and to the letter of 24 September 1998 addressed to him by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three Observer States to the Lusaka Protocol which called for irreversible steps towards peace (S/1998/916), Expressing its grave concern at the serious humanitarian impact of the impasse in the peace process and the deteriorating security conditions, Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 23 November 1998 (S/1998/1110), 1. Emphasizes that the primary cause of the crisis in Angola and of the current impasse in the peace process is the failure by the leadership of UNITA 98-38233 (E) /... S/RES/1213 (1998) Page 2 in Bailundo to comply with its obligations under the "Acordos de Paz", the Lusaka Protocol and relevant Security Council resolutions, and demands that UNITA comply immediately and without conditions with its obligations, in particular the complete demilitarization of its forces and full cooperation in