S/PV.3193 Security Council

The Se.cgr,ity Council will now begin its *"ai , 6. *' I. * * consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security 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: "The Security Council strongly condemns all attacks on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), particularly the recent attacks which have resulted in the death of two Bangladeshi members of UNTAC and the cowardly assassination of three members of the Bulgarian contingent of UNTAC on 2 April 1993. "The Security Council expresses its strong support for UNTAC in Carrying out its mandate within the framework of the Paris Agreements, It demands that all hostile acts against UNTAC cease immediately and that all parties take measures to'safeguard the lives and the security of UNTAC personnel. "It expresses its condolences to the Governments of Bangladesh and Bulgaria and to the families of the victims; it pays tribute to the latter for their courage and dedication. It requests the Secretary-General to report urgently to the Council on the circumstances of these murderous acts and the responsibility for them, "The Security Council also expresses its determination that the election for the constituent assembly should be held on the dates decided by the Supreme National Council and endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 810 (1993). In this respect, the Council stresses the importance of ensuring a neutral political environment in Cambodia, as well as the cessation of acts of violence and of all threats and intimidation committed on political or ethnic grounds." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/25530. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda, The meetina rose at 6.05 o.m.