RESOLUTION
849 (9 JULY 1993) adopted by the Un Security council
The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the
Secretary-General of
Recalling the statements made by the President of
the Security Council on 10 September 1992, 8 October 1992 and 29 January 1993
concerning the situation in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia (S/24542, S/24637 and
S/25198),
Recalling the
Endorsing the approach set out in the
Secretary-General’s letter of
Noting with concern the recent intensification of
fighting around
Reaffirming the statement made by the President of
the Security Council on 2 July 1993 (S/26032), which called in particular on
all parties to respect the cease-fire agreement of 14 May 1993,
Stressing the importance it attaches, in the
context of the deployment of military observers, to the existence and
implementation of a cease-fire and a peace process with the effective
involvement of the United Nations,
1) Notes with appreciation the observations
contained in the Secretary-General’s report;
2) Requests the Secretary-General to send his
Special Envoy to the region to assist in reaching agreement on the
implementation of the cease-fire, and to begin immediately the necessary
preparations, including contacting Member States which may be able to make
observers available and sending a planning team to the area, for the dispatch
of 50 military observers to Georgia once the cease-fire is implemented;
3) Further requests the Secretary-General to
notify the Council, for its decision, when the cease-fire has been implemented
and in his view conditions permit the deployment of the observers, and to make
recommendations at the stage for their mandate, and declares its readiness to
act expeditiously upon such notification;
4) Welcomes in this context the
Secretary-General’s continuing efforts to launch a peace process involving the
parties to the conflict and with the participation of the Government of the
5) Supports the Secretary-General’s continuing
cooperation with the Chairman-in-Office of the Conference on Security and
Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in their efforts to bring peace to the region;
6) Calls on the Government of the Republic of
Georgia to enter expeditiously into discussion with the United Nations on a
status of forces agreement to facilitate early deployment of observers when the
Council so decides;
7) Decides to remain seized of the matter.
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