UN Security Council
1999

UNITED NATIONS S Security Council Distr. GENERAL S/RES/1268 (1999) 15 October 1999 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN RESOLUTION 1268 (1999) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4052nd meeting on 15 October 1999 The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolution 696 (1991) of 30 May 1991 and all subsequent relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 1229 (1999) of 26 February 1999, and 1237 (1999) of 7 May 1999, Recalling the statements of its President of 21 January 1999 (S/PRST/1999/3) and 24 August 1999 (S/PRST/1999/26), Reaffirming its commitment to preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Angola, Reiterating that the primary cause of the present situation in Angola is the failure of the União Nacional para a Independência Total de Angola (UNITA) under the leadership of Mr. Jonas Savimbi to comply with its obligations under the "Acordos de Paz" (S/22609, annex), the Lusaka Protocol (S/1994/1441, annex) and relevant Security Council resolutions, Reiterating also that lasting peace and national reconciliation can only be achieved through peaceful means, and in this regard reaffirming the importance