S/24865 SC

The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolutions 668 (1990), 718 (1991), 745 (1992), 783 (1992) of 16 October 1991, 8 January 1992, 28 February 1992, 20 September 1990, July 1992 and 766 (1992) of 31 October 1991, Taking note of the report of the Secretary-General dated 15 November 1992 (S/24800) in response to its resolution 783 (1992), Paying tribute to His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk, President of the Supreme National Council, for his continuing efforts to restore peace and national unity in Cambodia, Reaffirming its commitment to implement the Paris Agreements and its determination to maintain the implementation timetable of the peace process, leading to elections for a constituent assembly in April/May 1993, the adoption of a constitution and the formation of a new Cambodian Government thereafter, Recognizing the need for all Cambodian parties to maintain close dialogue in order to implement the peace process effectively, Recalling that all Cambodians have, in accordance with article 12 of the Agreement on a Comprehensive Political Settlement of the Cambodia Conflict, the right to determine their own political future through the free and fair election of a constituent assembly and that political parties wishing to participate in the election can be formed in accordance with paragraph 5 of annex 3 to the Agreement, Noting the discussions held by the Co-Chairmen of the consultations in Peking on 8 November 1992 during the Paris Conference regarding a presidential election, and the views of the Co-Chairmen shared by the Secretary-General that such an election could contribute to national stability in Cambodia, reconciliation and help to reinforce the climate of the process of the implementation of the Paris Agreements, achievements of the Special Representative of the Secretary-GeneralWelcoming the and UNTAC in the implementation of the Paris Agreements, Welcoming in particular the good progress made in voter registration, the Supreme National CouncilWelcoming also the efforts of UNTAC to strengthen and control overstructures, and its alia,(SNC ) supervision its relationship withthe existing administrative regulations for elections, natural resources, agreement on essential rehabilitation, and immigrants, international financial institutions, and on the question of foreign residents PDK, Noting also the efforts of UNTAC to address the concerns raised by the advisers to verify the withdrawal of all foreign forces, including steps and military personnel from Cambodia, close cooperation between UNTAC and the Advisory Committees to advise the SNC and UNTAC as the embodiment of Cambodian sovereignty, the creation of Technical the extension of UNTAC supervision and control over administrative areas mandated in the Paris Agreements in the areas to which UNTAC has access, and the creation of Working Groups in these areas to enable the parties to be involved in and informed about UNTAC's activities in these five key areas, Expressing its appreciation for the efforts of Japan and Thailand to find solutions to current problems relating to the implementation of the Paris Agreements, the Paris 783 (1992) Conference, its appreciation for the efforts of the Co-Chairmen of the Paris Agreements, notably the failure of the PDK to meet its obligations under the Paris Agreements, Deploring the voter registration and other purposes UNTAC to the as regards unrestricted access by of the Agreements ana as areas under PD control for application of phase II of the cease-fire concerning cantonment and demobilization of its forces, the security situation in Cambodia, Deploring recent violations of the cease-fire ana their implications for the cease-fire and calling on all parties to comply with their obligations in this regard, Condemning attacks against UNTAC, in particular the recent firings upon electoral registration personnel. Concerned by the Paris Agreements, economic situation in Cambodia and its impact on the implementation of the 1 Endorses the report of the Secretary-General dated 15 November 1992 (S/24800); 2 Confirms that the election for a constituent assembly in Cambodia will be held not later than May 1993; 3 Notes the decision of the Secretary-General to instruct his Special Representative to make contingency plans for the holding of such an election and moreover, noting that an election must be held in conjunction with the submission of any recommendations to the Secretary-General for decision; 4 Calls upon all Cambodian parties to cooperate fully with UNTAC to create a neutral political environment for the conduct of free and fair elections and to prevent acts of harassment, intimidation and political violence; 5 Determines that UNTAC shall proceed with preparations for free elections to be held in April/May 1993 and that UNTAC has full and free access to all areas of Cambodia as at 31 January 1993; 6 Calls on the Supreme National Council under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk to continue to meet regularly; 7 Condemns the failure by the PDK to comply with its obligations; 8 Demands that the PDK fulfil without delay its obligations under the Paris Agreements, that it facilitate the full deployment of UNTAC in areas under its control; that it not impede the activities of other political parties in those areas; and that it implement fully phase II of the cease-fire, particularly cantonment and demobilization, taking into account that all parties in Cambodia have obligations to implement the Paris Agreements, as well as all other aspects of the same; 9 Urges the PDK to join fully in the implementation of the Paris Agreements, and requests the Secretary-General and States concerned to remain ready to continue dialogue with the PDK for this purpose; 10 Calls on those concerned to ensure that measures consistent with the provisions of Article VII of annex 2 to the Paris Agreements are taken, to prevent the supply of petroleum products to any Cambodian party not complying with the military provisions of those Agreements and requests the Secretary-General to examine the modalities of such measures; the PDK obstruct the implementation of the peace plan, to be implemented should the freezing of the assets held by the PDK outside Cambodia; 12 _ Invites UNTAC to establish all necessary border checkpoints, and requests neighbouring States to cooperate fully in the establishment and maintenance of those checkpoints; 13 _ Supports the decision of the Supreme National Council to respect this moratorium by not exporting logs from Cambodia, especially from neighbouring States, and requests States importing such logs to take appropriate measures to secure the enforcement of such a moratorium; 14_ Requests the Supreme National Council to consider the adoption of a similar moratorium on the export of minerals and gems in order to protect Cambodia's natural resources; 15 _ Demands that all parties comply with the cease-fire and calls upon them to exercise effective restraint; Requests UNTAC to continue to monitor the cease-fire and to take measures to prevent the recurrence or escalation of fighting in Cambodia, as well as incidents of banditry and arms smuggling; 17 _ Demands also that all parties take all necessary action to safeguard the lives and security of UNTAC personnel throughout Cambodia, including issuing immediate instructions to this effect to their commanders forthwith and reporting their action to the Special Representative; 18 _ Requests the Secretary-General to consider the implications for the electoral process of the failure by the PDK to take all necessary steps to demobilize its forces and ensure the successful implementation of the electoral process; in response to this situation, appropriate steps to ensure security in post-election Cambodia; 19_ Requests the Secretary-General to investigate and report upon the implications for the implementation of the disarmament and demobilization provisions of the Agreements; 20 _ Invites the States and international organizations providing economic assistance to Cambodia to convene a meeting to review the current state of economic assistance to Cambodia in the wake of Reconstruction and Rehabilitation of Cambodia held in Tokyo in June 1992; 21. Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council as soon as possible and no later than 15 February 1993 on the implementation of this resolution, and on any further measures that may be necessary to ensure the realization of the fundamental objectives of the Paris Agreements; 22. Decides to remain actively seized of the matter.

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