Security Council resolution 1691 (2006) [on admission of Montenegro to membership in the United Nations]
Symbol: S/RES/1691(2006)
Date: 2006-06-22
Meeting record: S/PV.5473
Subjects: UN > Members|MONTENEGRO
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2005-31 July 2006 - S/INF/6 - (SCOR, 61st year).
Summary: Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Montenegro be admitted to membership in the United Nations.

United Nations                                                                S/RES/1691 (2006)
               Security Council                                            Distr.: General
                                                                           22 June 2006




               Resolution 1691 (2006)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5473rd meeting, on
               22 June 2006

                    The Security Council,
                     Having examined the application of the Republic of Montenegro for admission
               to the United Nations (S/2006/409),
                    Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Montenegro be
               admitted to membership in the United Nations.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                         S/RES/1691(2006)
               Consejo de Seguridad                                     Distr. general
                                                                        22 de junio de 2006




               Resolución 1691 (2006)
               Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 5473ª sesión,
               celebrada el 22 de junio de 2006

                    El Consejo de Seguridad,
                   Habiendo examinado la solicitud de admisión de la República de Montenegro
               como Miembro de las Naciones Unidas (S/2006/409),
                    Recomienda a la Asamblea General que la República de Montenegro sea
               admitida como Miembro de las Naciones Unidas.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                               S/RES/1691 (2006)
               Conseil de sécurité                                       Distr. générale
                                                                         22 juin 2006




               Résolution 1691 (2006)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 5473e séance,
               le 22 juin 2006

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Ayant examiné la demande d’admission à l’Organisation des Nations Unies
               présentée par la République du Monténégro (S/2006/409),
                     Recommande à l’Assemblée générale d’admettre la République du Monténégro
               à l’Organisation des Nations Unies.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                     S/RES/1691 (2006)
            Совет Безопасности                                   Distr.: General
                                                                 22 June 2006




            Резолюция 1691 (2006),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 5473-м заседании
            22 июня 2006 года

                Совет Безопасности,
                 рассмотрев заявление Республики Черногории о приеме в члены Органи-
            зации Объединенных Наций (S/2006/409),
                рекомендует Генеральной Ассамблее принять Республику Черногорию в
            члены Организации Объединенных Наций.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                  S/RES/1691 (2006)
        安全理事会                              Distr.: General
                                           22 June 2006




        第 1691（2006）号决议
        2006 年 6 月 22 日安全理事会第 5473 次会议通过

           安全理事会，

           审查了黑山共和国要求加入联合国的申请（S/2006/409），

           建议大会接纳黑山共和国为联合国会员国。




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1691 (2006‬‬                                                                          ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪22 June 2006‬‬                                                                          ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                               ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠٠٦) ١٦٩١‬‬
                     ‫ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﺍﲣﺬﻩ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٥٤٧٣‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ٢٢‬ﺣﺰﻳﺮﺍﻥ‪/‬ﻳﻮﻧﻴﻪ ‪٢٠٠٦‬‬

                                                                                    ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
                  ‫ﻭﻗـــﺪ ﺩﺭﺱ ﻃﻠـــﺐ ﲨﻬﻮﺭﻳـــﺔ ﺍﳉﺒـــﻞ ﺍﻷﺳـــﻮﺩ ﺍﻻﻧـــﻀﻤﺎﻡ ﺇﱃ ﻋـــﻀﻮﻳﺔ ﺍﻷﻣـــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـــﺪﺓ‬
                                                                                                ‫)‪،(S/2006/409‬‬
                           ‫ﻳﻮﺻﻲ ﺍﳉﻤﻌﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﻘﺒﻮﻝ ﲨﻬﻮﺭﻳﺔ ﺍﳉﺒﻞ ﺍﻷﺳﻮﺩ ﻋﻀﻮﺍ ﰲ ﺍﻷﻣﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤﺪﺓ‪.‬‬




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Draft resolution (S/2006/425):
United Nations                                                                         S/2006/425
            Security Council                                              Distr.: General
                                                                          21 June 2006

                                                                          Original: English




            Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members
            concerning the application of the Republic of Montenegro
            for admission to membership in the United Nations
            1.    At its 5471st meeting, on 21 June 2006, the Security Council had before it the
            application of the Republic of Montenegro (A/60/890-S/2006/409) for admission to
            membership in the United Nations. In accordance with rule 59 of the provisional
            rules of procedure of the Security Council and in the absence of a proposal to the
            contrary, the President of the Council referred to the application to the Committee
            on the Admission of New Members for examination and report.
            2.    At its 107th meeting, on 21 June 2006, the Committee considered the
            application of the Republic of Montenegro and unanimously decided to recommend
            to the Security Council that the Republic of Montenegro be admitted to membership
            in the United Nations.
            3.    Accordingly, the Committee recommends to the Security Council the adoption
            of the following draft resolution:
                      “The Security Council,
                      “Having examined the application of the Republic of Montenegro for
                 admission to the United Nations (A/60/890-S/2006/409),
                      “Recommends to the General Assembly that the Republic of Montenegro
                 be admitted to membership in the United Nations.”




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                      S/PV.5473
               Security Council                                                                                                    Provisional
               Sixty-first year

               5473rd meeting
               Thursday, 22 June 2006, 10 a.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Moeller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (Denmark)

Members:       Argentina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Mayoral
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Wang Guangya
               Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Ikouebe
               France . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. De La Sablière
               Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Afriyie
               Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Vassilakis
               Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Kitaoka
               Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Pereyra Plasencia
               Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Al-Nasser
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Kuzmin
               Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Burian
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . .                                Ms. Pierce
               United Republic of Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .                 Mr. Mwandembwa
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Mr. Bolton


Agenda

               Admission of new Members
                       Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the
                       application of the Republic of Montenegro for admission to membership in the
                       United Nations (S/2006/425)




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               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
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S/PV.5473



     The meeting was called to order at 10.10 a.m.        (S/2006/425) has been adopted without a vote as
                                                          resolution 1691 (2006).
Adoption of the agenda
                                                                I shall convey the decision of the Security
     The agenda was adopted.                              Council recommending the admission of the Republic
                                                          of Montenegro to membership in the United Nations to
Admission of new Members                                  the Secretary-General for transmittal to the sixtieth
                                                          session of the General Assembly in accordance with
     Report of the Committee on the Admission of          rule 60 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure
     New Members concerning the application of the        and the request of the Republic of Montenegro.
     Republic of Montenegro for admission to
                                                               I shall now make a statement, in my capacity as
     membership in the United Nations (S/2006/425)
                                                          President of the Security Council, on behalf of the
      The President: Under the item on its agenda, the    members of the Council.
Security Council will now begin its consideration of
                                                                    “The Security Council has decided to
the report of the Committee on the Admission of New
                                                               recommend to the General Assembly that the
Members concerning the application of the Republic of
                                                               Republic of Montenegro be admitted as a
Montenegro for admission to membership in the United
                                                               Member of the United Nations. On behalf of the
Nations, which appears in document S/2006/425.
                                                               members of the Security Council, I wish to
      In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee              extend my congratulations to the Republic of
recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a           Montenegro on this historic occasion.
draft resolution on the application of the Republic of
                                                                     “The Council notes with great satisfaction
Montenegro for admission to membership in the United
                                                               the    Republic       of    Montenegro’s     solemn
Nations. I should like to congratulate the Committee on
                                                               commitment to uphold the purposes and
its unanimous decision to recommend that the Republic
                                                               principles of the Charter of the United Nations
of Montenegro be admitted to membership in the
                                                               and to fulfil all obligations contained therein.
United Nations.
                                                                    “We look forward to the Republic of
      In accordance with the understanding reached in
                                                               Montenegro joining us as a Member of the United
prior consultations among members of the Council, I
                                                               Nations and to working closely with its
propose that the Council adopt the draft resolution
                                                               representatives.”
contained in paragraph 3 of the report of the
Committee on the Admission of New Members without             This statement will be issued as a document of
a vote.                                                   the  Security    Council     under    the  symbol
                                                          S/PRST/2006/27.
     As I see no objection, it is so decided.
                                                               The Security Council has thus concluded its
     I therefore declare that the draft resolution
                                                          consideration of the matter before it.
contained in paragraph 3 of the report of the
Committee on the Admission of New Members                      The meeting rose at 10.15 a.m.




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Voting Summary
Yes: 000 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 000 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
ARGENTINA
CHINA
CONGO
DENMARK
FRANCE
GHANA
GREECE
JAPAN
PERU
QATAR
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
SLOVAKIA
UNITED KINGDOM
UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
UNITED STATES