Prevlaka

Security Council eyes end to UN mission in Prevlaka, extends mandate two months

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.

Zagreb and Belgrade making progress on disputed Prevlaka peninsula, Annan reports

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.