Security Council resolution 1586 (2005) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE)]

Decides to extend the mandate of UNMEE until 15 Sept. 2005; calls on both parties to refrain from any increase in troops in the areas adjacent to the Temporary Security Zone; calls on both parties to cooperate fully and expeditiously with UNMEE in the implementation of its mandate, to ensure the security of all UNMEE staff, and to remove with immediately and unconditionally all restrictions on, and impediments to the work of and to the full and free movement of UNMEE and its staff; reiterates its call on the parties to cooperate fully and promptly with the Boundary Commission, and to create the necessary conditions for demarcation to proceed expeditiously; reiterates its full support for the Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Ethiopia and Eritrea; decides to continue monitoring closely the steps taken by the parties in the implementation of their commitments under the relevant Council resolutions and under the Algiers Agreements, including through the Boundary Commission, and to review any implications for UNMEE.

Adopted unanimously, 5139th meeting

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Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2004-31 July 2005 - S/INF/60 - (SCOR, 60th year).