UN Security Council
2004

is not utilized for hostile activities of any kind and to resist attempts by forceful means to prevent it from discharging its mandate, Welcoming the efforts of the Secretary-General to keep all peacekeeping operations, including UNIFIL, under close review and stressing the need for the Council to pursue a rigorous, strategic approach to peacekeeping deployments, Calling upon member States to assist the Lebanese Armed Forces as needed to enable it to perform its duties in line with resolution 1701, Determining that the situation in Lebanon continues to constitute a threat to international peace and security, 1. Decides to extend the present mandate of UNIFIL until 31 August 2012; 2. Commends the positive role of UNIFIL, whose deployment together with the Lebanese Armed Forces has helped to establish a new strategic environment in southern Lebanon, welcomes the expansion of coordinated activities between UNIFIL and the Lebanese armed forces, and calls for further enhancement of this cooperation; 3. Welcomes in this regard the engagement of UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces in the Strategic dialogue which aims at carrying out analysis of