Resolution 1310
(July 27, 2000)
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 425 (1978) and 426
(1978) of 19 March 1978, 501 (1982) of 25 February 1982, 508 (1982)
of 5 June 1982, 509 (1982) of 6 June 1982 and 520 (1982) of 17
September 1982, as well as its resolutions on the situation in
Lebanon and also its resolution 1308 (2000) of 17 July 2000,
Recalling also the statements of its President
of 20 April 2000 (S/PRST/2000/13), 23 May 2000 (S/PRST/2000/18) and
18 June (S/PRST/2000/21) on the situation in Lebanon, in particular
its endorsement of the work done by the United Nations as mandated by
the Security Council including the Secretary-General’s conclusion
that as of 16 June 2000 Israel had withdrawn its forces from Lebanon
in accordance with resolution 425 (1978) and met the requirements
defined in the Secretary-General’s report of 22 May 2000
(S/2000/460),
Welcoming the report of the Secretary-General
on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of 20 July
2000 (S/2000/718) and its observations and recommendations mentioned
therein,
Emphasizing the interim nature of UNIFIL,
Recalling the relevant principles contained in
the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated
Personnel adopted on 9 December 1994,
Responding to the request of the Government of
Lebanon, as stated in the letter from its Permanent Representative to
the United Nations of 11 July 2000 to the Secretary-General
(S/2000/674),
1. Endorses the understanding, mentioned in
the report of the Secretary-General of 20 July 2000, that the Force
will deploy and function fully throughout its area of operations and
that the Government of Lebanon will strengthen its presence in this
area, by deploying additional troops and internal security forces;
2. Decides, in this context, to extend the
present mandate of UNIFIL for a further period of 6 months, until 31
January 2001;
3. Reiterates its strong support for the
territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of
Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries;
4. Welcomes the statement in the
Secretary-General’s letter to the President of the Security Council
of 24 July 2000 (S/2000/731) that, as of that date, the Government of
Israel had removed all violations of the withdrawal line;
5. Calls on the parties to respect that
line, to exercise utmost restraint and to cooperate fully with the
United Nations and with UNIFIL;
6. Calls on the Government of Lebanon to
ensure the return of its effective authority and presence in the
south, and in particular to proceed with a significant deployment of
the Lebanese armed forces as soon as possible;
7. Welcomes the establishment of
checkpoints by the Government of Lebanon in the vacated area, and encourages the Government of Lebanon to ensure a calm environment throughout
the south, including through the control of all checkpoints;
8. Welcomes the measures taken by the
Secretary-General and the troop contributing countries regarding
UNIFIL military personnel and deployment, as agreed to in the
above-mentioned statements of its President, and reaffirms that
the expected redeployment of UNIFIL should be conducted in
coordination with the Government of Lebanon and the Lebanese armed
forces;
9. Re-emphasizes the terms of reference and
general guidelines of UNIFIL as stated in the report of the
Secretary-General of 19 March 1978 (S/12611), approved by resolution
426 (1978);
10. Requests the Secretary-General to
continue consultations with the Government of Lebanon and other
parties directly concerned on the implementation of this resolution
and to report to the Security Council thereon;
11. Looks forward to the early fulfilment
of the mandate of UNIFIL;
12. Welcomes the intention of the
Secretary-General to submit to the Council by 31 October 2000 a
report on progress towards achieving the objectives of resolution 425
(1978) and towards completion by UNIFIL of the tasks originally
assigned to it, and requests the Secretary-General to include
in this report recommendations on the tasks that could be carried out
by the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO);
13. Decides to review the situation, by
early November 2000, and to consider any steps it deems appropriate
regarding UNIFIL, on the basis of this report, the extent of the
deployment of UNIFIL and the actions taken by the Government of
Lebanon to restore its effective authority and presence in the area,
in particular through a significant deployment of the Lebanese armed
forces;
14. Stresses the importance of, and the
need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the
Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions including its
resolutions 242 (1967) of 22 November 1967 and 338 (1973) of 22
October 1973.
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