S/PV.3218 Security Council

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of Eritrea for admission to membership in the United Nations, which appears in document S/25841. In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee recommends to the Council that it should have recourse to the provision of the last paragraph of rule 60 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure in order to present its recommendation to the resumed forty-seventh 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 Eritrea for admission to membership in the United Nations. I should like to congratulate the Committee on its unanimous decision to recommend that Eritrea be admitted to membership in the United Nations. 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/25841) has been adopted without a vote as resolution 828 (1993). I shall immediately convey the decision of the Security Council recommending the admission of Eritrea 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: "The Security Council has decided to recommend to the General Assembly that Eritrea be admitted as a Member of the United Nations. On behalf of the members of the Security Council, I wish to extend my congratulations to Eritrea on this historic occasion. "The Council notes with great satisfaction Eritrea's solemn commitment to uphold the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter and to fulfil all the obligations contained therein, We look forward to the day in the near future when Eritrea will join US as a Member of the United Nations and to working closely with its representatives." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/25847. The Council has thus concluded its consideration of the matter before it. The meetins rose at 4.45 P.m.