S/PV.2917 Security Council

As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of April, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Abdalla Saleh Al-Ashtal, Permanent Representative of Democratic Yemen to the United Nations, for his remarkable service as President of the Security Council for the month of March 1990. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressinq deep appreciation to Ambassador Al-Ashtal for the qreat diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. ADOFTIONOF THE ACENDA The agenda was adopted. ADMISSIONOF NEW MEMBERS LETTER DATED 6 APRIL 1990 FROM THE PRESIDENTOF THZ REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ADDRESSED TU THE SECRETARY-GENERAL (S/21241) The PR&lDENTr The Security Council will now beqin its consideration of the item on its agenda. In a letter dated 6 April 1990 addressed to the Secretary-General, the President of the Republic of Namibia submitted the application of his COUntW for membership in the United Nations. That letter has been circulated in document S/21241. Under the provisions of rule 59 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, unless the Council decides otherwise applications fbr membership shall be referred by the President of the Council to the Committee on the Mmission of New Members. Accordingly, unless I hear a proposal to the contrary, I shall refer the application of the Republic of Namibia to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for examination and report. The (The President) last sentence of rule 59 provides that the Committee shall r-port its conclusions to the Council not less than 14 days in advance of a special session of the General Assembly. As the eiqhteenth special session of the General Assembly Will commence on 23 April, I propose that the Council agree to waive the time-limit on this occasion. I take it that the Council agrees to follow the procedure I have just outlined. There being no objection, it is so decided. I would suggest that the members of the Committee on the Admission of New Members meet immediately following the adjournment of this meeting in order to examine the application of the Republic of Namibia and prepare the Committee's report to the Council. As I hear no objection, it is so decided. Accordinqly, the Committee will meet in 10 minutes in Conference Room 5. I would further request the Committee to prepare its report for the consideration of the Security Council at a meeting to be held at 3-30 p.m. today. The meetinq rose at 10.55 a.m.