S/PV.3100 Security Council

The PRESIDENT: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance 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, Mr. Misic (Bosnia snd Herzegovina) took a place st the Council table.

The PRESIDENT: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its pzior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report ef the Secretary- General on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, contained in document §/24333. I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to the following documents: 6/24328, letter dated 21 July 1992 from the Permanent &e ve 4 Kepresentatives of Seigiui, France and tie Gaite Northern Ireland to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; and 8/24331, letter dated 20 July 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. been Following the consultations among members of the Security Council, I have authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council. "The Security Council recalls 'he statement. of its President of 17 July 1992 concerning the Agreement signed in London on 17 July by the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (8/24305). "The Security Council takes note with appreciation of the Secretary- General's report (8/24333) submitted to it, in response to its request of 17 July 1992, together with a Concept of Operations. "The Council concurs with the Secretary-General's view that the conditions do not yet exist for the United Nations to supervise the heavy weapons in Bosnia and Herzegovina as envisaged in the Londou Agreement. "The Council invites the Secretary-General to contact all Member States, particularly the Member States of the relevant regional organizations in Europe, to ask them to make urgently available to the Secretary-General information about the personnel, equipment and logistic support which they would be prepared to contribute, individually or collectively, to the supervision of heavy weapons in Bosnia and Herzegovina as described in the Secretary-General's report. "In the Light of the outcome of these contacts, the Secretary- General will undertake the further preparatory work needed on the supervision of the heavy weapons in Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Recalling the provisions of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, the Council invites the European regional arrangements and agencies concerned, and particularly the European Community, to enhance their cooperation with the Secretary-General in their efforts to help to resolve the conflicts that continue to rage in the former Yugoslavia. In particular, it would welcome the participation of the Secretary-General in any negotiations under European Community auspices. "The Council further invites the European Community in cooperation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations to examine the possibility of broadening and intensifying the present Conference with a view to providing a new momentum in the search for negotiated settlements of the various conflicts and disputes in the former Yugoslavia. "The Council underlines the importance of the parties to the Agreement signed at London on 17 July 1992 (8/24305) nonouring fully the terms of that Agreement and calls on others concerned also to respect the Agreement. It emphasizes in particular the need for the parties to respect and maintain a cease-fire throughout the entire territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for them to declare immeciately to the Force Commander of UNPROFOR the locations and quantities of the heavy weapons to be placed under supervision. It further demands that the parties and others concerned cooperate fully with UNPROFOR and the humanitarian agencies and take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of their personnel. "The Council stresses the need for fuil compliance with all the requirements of its relevant resolutions and stands ready to consider immediately, whenever necessary, further steps to achieve a peaceful solution in conformity with its relevant resolutions. "The Council requests the Secretary-General to report back to it on the further work being undertaken and remains actively seized of the matter." The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 7,20 p.m.