S/24636 SC

The Security Council, Be reaffirming its resolution 713 (1991) and all subsequent relevant resolutions Determined to ensure the safety of humanitarian flights to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Noting the readiness of the parties, expressed in the framework of the London Conference, to take appropriate steps in order to ensure a ban on military flights, Recalling the Joint Declaration signed at Geneva on 30 September 1992 by the Presidents of the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and in particular paragraph 7 thereof, Recalling also the agreement reached on air issues among all parties concerned in the Working Group On Confidence-building and Verification Measures in the framework of the London Conference, Alarmed at reports that military flights over the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina are continuing. Noting the letter of 4 October 1992, addressed to the President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Considering that the establishment of a ban on military flights in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina constitutes an essential element for the safety of the delivery of humanitarian assistance, Acting pursuant to the provisions of resolution 770 (1992) aimed at ensuring the safety of humanitarian assistance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1. Decides to establish a ban on military flights in the airspace of Bosnia and Herzegovina, this ban not to apply to United Nations operations, including humanitarian assistance; 2. Requests the United Nations Protection Force to monitor compliance with the ban on military flights, including the placement of observers where necessary at airfields in the territory of the former Yugoslavia; 3. Requests the United Nations Protection Force to ensure, through an appropriate mechanism for approval and inspection, that the purpose of flights to Bosnia and Herzegovina other than those banned by the above is consistent with Security Council resolutions; 4. Calls upon States to take measures necessary to provide assistance to the United Nations Protection Force, based on technical monitoring and other capabilities, for the purposes of paragraph 2 above; 5. Undertakes to examine without delay all information brought to its attention concerning violations of the ban on military flights in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, if necessary, to consider further measures to enforce this ban; 6. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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