Statement / by the President of the Security Council.

Statement [on the item entitled "The situation in the Republic of the Congo"]

Statement made on behalf of the Council, at the 3810th meeting, 13 Aug. 1997, in connection with prior consultations held among the Council members on the item entitled "The situation in the Republic of the Congo"; expresses its full support for the efforts of the International Mediation Committee and the National Mediation Committee to persuade the parties involved to reach agreement on a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement of the current crisis; also affirms its support for the important and constructive role of the Joint UN/OAU Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region in these negotiations; expresses its grave concern at the recent recurrence of fighting in Brazzaville, calls upon the 2 parties to the conflict to halt all acts of violence immediately and underlines the need to respect the ceasefire agreement signed on 14 July 1997; recalls the letter of 20 June 1997 to its President from the Secretary-General (S/1997/483) drawing attention to the request of the President of Gabon for deployment of an appropriate force to Brazzaville, and the relevant letters to the Secretary-General from the President of the Republic of the Congo and the Secretary-General of OAU (S/1997/495, annexes I and II) and endorses the 3 conditions for the establishment of such a force set by the Secretary-General, namely complete adherence to an agreed and viable ceasefire, agreement to the international control of Brazzaville airport and a clear commitment to a negotiated settlement covering all political and military aspects of the crisis / President, Security Council.

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Statement made on behalf of the Security Council, 3810th meeting, 13 Aug. 1997, in connection with the item entitled "The situation in the Republic of the Congo". Expresses full support for the efforts of the International Mediation Committee and the National Mediation Committee to persuade the parties involved to reach agreement on a ceasefire and a peaceful settlement of the current crisis; affirms support for the role of the Joint UN/OAU Special Representative for the Great Lakes Region in these negotiations; expresses grave concern at the recent recurrence of fighting in Brazzaville, calls upon the 2 parties to the conflict to halt all violence immediately and underlines the need to respect the ceasefire agreement signed on 14 July 1997; recalls the letter (S/1997/483) drawing attention to the request of the President of Gabon for deployment of an appropriate force to Brazzaville, and the relevant letters to the Secretary-General from the President of the Republic of the Congo and the Secretary-General of the OAU (S/1997/495, annexes I and II); endorses the 3 conditions for the establishment of such a force set by the Secretary-General.