S/PV.3236 Security Council

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. _ Members of the Council have before them document 5/25901, which contains the text of a letter dated 8 June 1993 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. 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 takes note with concern of the Secretary-Generai's letter of 8 June 1993 (S/25901) regarding the existence in Nicaragua of a weapons cache belonging to the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacién Nacional (FMLN), discovered on 23 May 1993. "The Security Council considers that the maintenance of clandestine arms deposits is the most serious violation to date of the commitments assumed under the Peace Accords signed at Mexico City on 16 January 1992 and agrees with the Secretary-General that this is a cause of serious concern. ~ 3 (The President) “The Security Council reiterates its demand that the Peace Accords be complied with fully and promptly. In this context, the Council aqain urges FMLN toe comply fully with its obligation to provide a complete inventory of its arms and munitions both inside and outside El Salvador and surrender them in accordance with the provisions of che Peace Accords, and to continue to cooperate in this regard with the United Nations Observer Mission in El] Salwador (ONUSAL). “the Security Council takes note with satisfaction of the cooperation of the Government of Nicaragua in itemizing and disposing of the war matériel found. “The Security Council expects that the parties to the Peace Accords will continue their efforts to complete the peace process and achieve national reconciliation in El Saivador.” This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol §/25¢929, The Security Council has thus conciuded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 1 p.m.