S/PV.3800 Security Council

I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Belgium, Croatia, Germany and Italy, in which they request 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 those representatives 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. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Croatia, document S/1997/487, and the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka, document S/1997/506. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1997/537, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s prior consultations, and document S/1997/538, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, the Russian Federation, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern I should like to draw attention to document S/1997/522, which contains the text of a letter dated 7 July 1997 from the Chargé d’affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to vote on the two draft resolutions before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolutions to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/1997/537. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Chile, China, Costa Rica, Egypt, France, Guinea- Bissau, Japan, Kenya, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1119 (1997). I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/1997/538.

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1120 (1997). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.