S/PV.3113 Security Council

The PRESIDENT (interpretation from Spanish): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "fhe Security Council has noted with deep concera the attack which cost the lives of two French soldiers of UNPROFOR near Sarajevo, during which five other soldiers were wounded. It conveys its deep-felt sympathy and condolences to the Government of France and tc the bereaved families. It strongly condemns this deliberate attack against UNPROFOR personnel. "The Cou.cil invites the Secretary-General to inform it as soon as possible on the findings of the inquiry into the circumstances of this attack as well as other similar incidents involving the United Nations activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, in particular the incident which cost the lives of four Italian airmen in charge of the transportation of humanitarian relief to Sarajevo Airport. it invites him also to pass on to it any information which he could gather on the responsibility for these incidents. "These serious incidents underline the urgent need for reinforcing the security and protection of UNPROFOR personnel as weld as of all personnel involved in the United Nations activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Security Council expresses its readiness to adopt without delay measures to this end." 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 6.20 p.m.