S/26055 SC

The Security Council, Reaffirming its resolutions 782(1993) of 14 April of 13 October 1992, 797 (1992) of 16 December 1992 and 818 (5/26034), Having considered the report of the Secretary-General dated 2 July 1993 on Mozambique (5/24635), Reiterating the importance it attaches to the General Peace Agreement for the timely fulfilment by all parties in good faith of obligations contained therein, Seriously concerned that the delays in the implementation of major aspects of the General Peace Agreement have not been overcome, Encouraged by the efforts of the Government of Mozambique and the Resistencia Nacional Mogambicana (RENAMO) to maintain the cease-fire, Noting with satisfaction the signature of the Status of Forces Agreement between the Government of Mozambique and the United Nations and the full deployment of ONUMOZ, Noting with satisfaction the successful completion of the withdrawal of Zimbabwean and Malawian troops as provided for in the General Peace Agreement (5/26034); Approves the report of the Secretary-General dated 21 July 1993; Pays tribute to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Force Commander of ONUMOZ, and to the civilian personnel and military of ONUMOZ who are tackling with determination and dedication the difficult task of helping the people of Mozambique to achieve lasting peace and democracy in their country; Welcomes the progress made to date in the implementation of the provisions of the General Peace Agreement but stresses its concern that the delays in the implementation of major aspects of the General Peace Agreement have not been overcome. delays previously reported to respect to the assembly and demobilization of the Security Council have not been entirely overcome in particular with finalizing the formation of the new unified armed forces, and arrangements for the elections; 4 UnderLinee in this respect the importance it attaches to the elections no later than October 1994; between 5 the Welcomes the President of 1993 the Republic of agreement of the parties to Mozambique the convening of and the President meeting a implementation of the General address major in Maputo on 17 July to issues pertaining to the Peace Agreement; promote a Secretary-General implementation of the provisiong to cooperate fully with the Agreement on the basis of the general parameters described of the General Peace revised timetable for the 6 _ Invites the Government resolution of these and difficulties and to his Special Representative of Mozambique and RENAMO agree without delay to the in their efforts to in paragraphs 21-23 of the report of the Secretary-General; assembly the assembly urgency, 7 Urges the Government and demobilization of their forces without of Mozambique and RENAMO to begin, wait aas areas to become operational; personnel Further urges RENAMO to in Nyanga (Zimbabwe) 8 _ dispatch without further delay its military with military the military centre to for training, personnel of the Government of Mozambique, as the first of the new Mozambican Defence Force (FADM) 9 Approves the recommendation of the Secretary-General that ONUMOZ should chair the Joint Commission for the Formation of the Mozambican Defence obligation on Force (CCFADM) the part of the understanding that this would not on the strict United Nations for training or establishing the entail new armed forces and encourages RENAMO to participate fully in the work of the Commission; 10 _ Stresses the importance of the application throughout the administration; early establishment of the Commission provisions of State Administration, of the General and the Agreement concerning public country of the Peace 11 Notes_ with appreciation the assistance and pledges made by Member States in support of the peace process_ the and enceurages donors to provide appropriate and prompt assistance for implementation of major aspects of the General Peace Agreement; Italy 12 _ Also notes with appreciation the contribution from the Government of to the Trust Fund described in paragraph 12 of the report of Secretary-General, and welcomes the intention of a number of other Member States to contribute; 13 _ Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Security Council of developments regarding the full implementation of the provisions of General Peace Agreement and to submit a report to the Security Council including for the assembly and demobilization of forces and the formation of the new unified armed forces ; Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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