S/PV.3396 Security Council

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Yemen in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council’s agenda. In conformity 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 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided.

The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to document S/1994/778, which contains the text of a letter dated 30 June 1994 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting the text of the Agreement on cease-fire in the Republic of Yemen, signed in Moscow on 30 June 1994. Members of the Council have received photocopies of a letter dated 30 June 1994 from the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council which will be issued as document S/1994/779. 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 welcomes the Agreement on the cease-fire signed by both sides in Moscow on 30 June 1994 (S/1994/778), which was achieved through the mediation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. The Security Council demands that all concerned fully implement this Agreement. "The Security Council welcomes the efforts of the international community, including those of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, the neighbouring countries and the League of Arab States, as well as those of Member States of the United Nations, aimed at helping the parties achieve and implement a durable cease-fire and to prevent violations of the cease-fire. "The Security Council further demands that both sides fully implement the provisions of Security Council resolutions 924 (1994) and 931 (1994), and urges all concerned to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, in particular for the possible establishment of a mechanism to sustain the cease-fire. "The Security Council remains deeply concerned at the situation in the Republic of Yemen and in particular the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Aden. "The Security Council will remain actively seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1994/30. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda.