Prevlaka

As the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) draws to a close, both the Security Council and Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised the work of the operation, which for 10 years has monitored the withdrawal of forces from the strategic peninsula.

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed the signing of an agreement by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia on the Prevlaka peninsula, a strategic area long the subject of dispute between the two countries.

The Security Council today authorized the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the strategic peninsula for two more months, until 15 December, and expressed it readiness to shorten the time frame for wrapping up the Mission if Croatia and Yugoslavia so request.

The Yugoslav and Croatian authorities are making progress in resolving their long-standing dispute over the strategic Prevlaka peninsula, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report, which predicts that the UN peacekeeping presence in the area may soon be unnecessary.

Following the adoption of a resolution suspending the International Criminal Court's potential prosecution of United Nations peacekeepers, the Security Council today extended the mandates of the UN Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP).

In an effort to maintain conditions that might help the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia resolve their dispute over the Prevlaka peninsula, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended that the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers (UNMOP) be extended for three months, until 15 October.

The Security Council today authorized United Nations military observers to continue monitoring through mid-July the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula – a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended extending the United Nations Mission of Observers in Prevlaka (UNMOP) for six months, until 15 July, to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the peninsula - a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Security Council today authorized United Nations military observers to continue monitoring the demilitarization of the Prevlaka peninsula - a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - until 15 January 2002.

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has recommended a six-month extension of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Prevlaka peninsula, a strategic area disputed by Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.