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...achieve just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 31 October.
Through the unanimous adoption of resolution 1598 (2005), the Council affirmed the need for the full respect of the military agreements reached with MINURSO with regard to the ceasefire.
(A series of military agreements exists between the Royal Moroccan Army and MINURSO, on the one hand, and the POLISARIO Front military forces and MINURSO, on the other.)
Also by the text, the Council called on Member States to consider voluntary contributions to fund confidence-building measures that allowed for increased contact between separated family members, especially family unification visits.
The Council looked forward to receiving the results of the comprehensive review of the structure of the Mission's administrative and other civilian components, as outlined in the Secretary-General's report (document S/2005/254). In a related term, the Council requested the Secretary-General to report on the situation before the end of the mandate period.
Morocco and the POLISARIO Front - Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Harma and Rio de Oro - have contested the Territory since Spain relinquished control in 1974. The MINURSO was established in 1991 to oversee the holding of a referendum in which the people of Western Sahara would choose between independence and integration with Morocco, as part of the United Nations Settlement Plan. That referendum...
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