S/PV.3199 Security Council

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina in which : requests‘to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the he Council's agenda. In co,nformity 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 31 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure.. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sacirbev (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took a place at the'council, table.

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 prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/25617, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. ,I Members of the Council also have before them document S/25529, 'which contains the .text of a letter dated 5 April 1993 from the Permanent : Represlentative of Bosni.a-and Herzegovina to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. Members have also received photocopies of two letters dated 15 and 16 April 1993, respectively, from the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, which will be issued as documents S/25609 and S/25616. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/25617) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided, A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Brazil, Cape Verde, China, Djibouti, France, Hungary, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela

There‘were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has therefore been adopted unanimously as resolution 819 (1993). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meetinq rose at 12 midnisht.