S/PV.3079 Security Council

Under the agenda item before it, the Security Council will now begin its consideration of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for admission to membership in the United Nations. This report appears in document S/23974. In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee recommends to the Council of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure in order to present its recommendation to the resumed forty-sixth session of the General Assembly. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Council wishes to waive the time~limits set forth in the penultimate paragraph of rule 60. There being no objection, it is so decided. In paragraph 4 of the report, the Committee recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a draft resolution on the application of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina for admission to membership in the United Nations. I should like to congratulate the Committee on its unanimous decision to recommend that the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina be admitted to membership in the United Nations. (The President) In accordance with the understanding reached in prior consultations among members of the Council, I propose that the Council adopt the draft resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members without a vote. As I see no objection, it is so decided, i therefore declare that the draft resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members (S/23974) has been adopted without a vote as resolution 755 (1992). I shall immediately convey the decision of the Security Council recommending the admission of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to membership in the United Nations to the Secretary-General for transmittal to the General Assembly in accordance with the provisions of rule 60 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. I shall now make a statement, in my capacity as President of the Security Council, on behalf of the members of the Council: "I am pleased, on behalf of the members of the Council, to extend our congratulations to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the occasion of the Council's recommendation to the General Assembly that Bosnia and Herzegovina be admitted to membership in the United Nations. “We note with great satisfaction Bosnia and Herzegovina's solemn commitment to uphold the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, which include the principles relating to the peaceful settlement of disputes and the non-use of force, and to fulfil all the obligations contained in the Charter. (The President} “All the members of the Council are confident that Bosnia and Herzegovina will make a significant contribution to the work of the Organization." The Council has thus concluded its consideration of the matter before it. The meeting rose at 3.55 p.m.