S/PV.3069 Security Council

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Somalia in which she requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Ms. Hassan (Somalia) took a place at the Council table.

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia, which is contained in document $/23829 and Add.1l and 2. Members of the Council also have before them document $/23834, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's consultations. I should like to draw attention to a change in operative paragraph 3 of the draft resolution. Operative paragraph 3 should read as follows: (The President) "Requests the Secretary-General immediately to deploy a unit of 50 United Nations Observers to monitor the cease-fire in Mogadishu in accordance with paragraphs 24-26 of the Secretary-General's report {(8/23829);". (The President) It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resclution contained in document §/23834, as oraliy revised in its provisional form. Unless I hear any objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided, A_vote was taken was by show of hands. In favour: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, Zimbabwe

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution, as orally revised in its provisional form, has been adopted unanimously as resolution 751 (1992). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 8.20 p.m.