Security Council resolution 999 (1995) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission of Observers in Tajikistan and on the process of national reconciliation]

Decides to extend the mandate of UNMOT until 15 Dec. 1995 subject to the proviso that the Agreement of 17 Sept. 1994 remains in force and the parties continue to be committed to an effective ceasefire, to national reconciliation and to the promotion of democracy and further decides that the mandate will remain in effect unless the Secretary-General reports that these conditions have not been met; requests the Secretary-General to continue to pursue through the good offices of his Special Envoy and with the assistance of the countries and regional organizations acting as observers at the inter-Tajik talks, efforts to speed up the progress towards national reconciliation; stresses the urgent need for the parties to achieve a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict through the inter-Tajik dialogue and to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General's Special Envoy in this regard; calls upon the parties to agree to the early convening of a further round of inter-Tajik talks and to implement without delay all confidence-building measures agreed at the 4th round of these talks, inter alia, on the exchange of detainees and prisoners of war and on intensification of the efforts by the parties to ensure the voluntary return, in dignity and safety, of all refugees and displaced persons to their homes; emphasizes the absolute necessity for the parties to comply fully with all the obligations they have assumed and urges them, in particular, to observe strictly the Agreement of 17 Sept. 1994 and to agree to its substantial extension; stresses the urgency of the cessation of all hostile acts on the Tajik-Afghan border and calls upon all States and others concerned to discourage any activities that could complicate or hinder the peace process in Tajikistan (adopted unanimously, 3544th meeting, 16 June 1995.

Adopted unanimously, 3544th meeting

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Concerns extension of the mandate of the UN Mission of Observers in Tajikistan and the process of national reconciliation.