Security Council Resolution 696 (1991) [on Renewal of the Mandate of the Un Angola Verification Mission]

S/RES/696(1991)View PDF

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A Resolution of the Security Council, under agenda item X Letter dated 17 May 1991 from the Chargé d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Angola to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission, published in 1991.

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7 subjects

Angola Angola Situation Cuba Peacekeeping Operations Treaties Troop Withdrawal Truce Supervision

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Calls upon the two parties to cooperate fully with the Invites the Secretary-General to submit a further report to the Security Council as soon as possible, but in any event within Secretary-General in the implementation of the ~ettlement plan, which has been accepted by them;

two months of the date of passage of this resolution.

Adopted unanimously at th~ 3025th

LEITER DATED 17 MAY 1991 FROM THE CHARGE D'AF'FAIRES A.I. OF THE PERMANENT MISSION OF ANGOI.A TO THE UNITED NATIONS ADDRESSED TO THE SECRETARY-GENERAi,

REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE UNITED NATIONS ANGOl.A VERIFICATION MISSION

Considering the request submitted to the Secretary-General Decision by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of Angola in his letter dated 8 May 1991.m At its 2991st meeting, on 30 May 1991, the Council

Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of decided to invite the repreSt:ntatiw~s of Angola and Portugal to 20 and 29 May 1991,"4 participate, without voh:, in the dtscus.~ion of the item entitled:

Taking into accuun! that the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission established by Council "Letter dated 17 May 1991 from the Charge d'affaires a.i.

resolution 626 (1988) 0f 20 December 1988 expires on 22 July of the Permanent Mission of Angola to the Umted Nations 1991,

addressed to the Secretary-Genera] (S/22609);' 1.

Approves the report of the Secretary-General of 20 "Report of the Secretary-General on the Umted Nat.ioJ1s and 2.9 May 199115• and the recommendations therein;

Angola Verification Mission (S/'22627 and Add.l)",7 2,

Decide.v accordingly to entrust a new mandate to the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (henceforth United Resolution 6% (1991)

Nations Angola Verification Mission IJ) as proposed by the Secretary-General in line with the Peac.e Accords for Angola,

and requests the Secretary-General t,J take the necessary steps to this effect;

Also decides lo establish the United Nations Angola

Welcoming the decision of the Govemment of the People's Verification Mission II for a period of seventeen months from Republic of Angola and the National Union for the Total the date: of adoption of the present resolution in order to Independence of Angola to conclude the Peace Accords for accomplish the objectives stated in the report of the Secretary- Angola,

General;

Stressing the importance it attaclies to the signing of the 4.

Request!.· the Secretary-General to report to the Peace Accords and to the fulfilment by the parties in good faith Security Council immediately after the signature of the Peace of the obligations contained therein,

Accmds and to keep the Council fully infom1ed of further developments.

Stressing also the importance of ail States refraining from

Adopted unanimously at tht :N9hr

taking any actions which could undemtine the agreements mttting. mentioned above and contributing to their implementation, as well as respecting fully the independence, sovereignty and Decisions territorial integrity of Angola.

Noting with sutisfaction the decision taken by the Govern- In a letter dated .13 June 1991 155 addressed to the President ment of the People's Republic of Angola and the Government of the Security Council for the attention of the members of the of the Republic of Cuba to complt:te the withdrawal, ahead of Council, the Secretarv-GeneraJ referred to resolution 696 schedule, of all Cuban Lrcops from Angola by 25 May 1991,152

tn<t'ling or 30 May 1991

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