Elements to the Press
The
members of the Security Council held several meetings on Western
Sahara and expressed serious concerns about the developments.
The
members of the Security Council discussed the issue of the departure,
earlier this month, of 73 personnel from MINURSO’s civilian staff.
The
members of the Security Council have taken due note of the
secretariat’s briefing on the impact that a continuation of this
situation could have on the effective functioning of the mission.
The
members of the Security Council recalled that peacekeeping operations
and other missions are deployed by the Council to carry out critical
tasks around the world to maintain international peace and security.
The
members of the Security Council stressed the importance of addressing
in a constructive, comprehensive and cooperative manner the
circumstances that led to the current situation so that MINURSO may
resume its full capacity to carry out its mandate as contained in
several Security Council resolutions.
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