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Security Council maintains sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo in light of failure by parties to comply with its demands; Resolution 1616 (2005) Reiterates Members' serious concern over armed groups, condemns illicit weapons flows.

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Publication Date: 29-JUL-05 		Format: Online
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M2 PRESSWIRE-29 July 2005-UN: Security Council maintains sanctions on Democratic Republic of Congo in light of failure by parties to comply with its demands; Resolution 1616 (2005) Reiterates Members' serious concern over armed groups, condemns illicit weapons flows(C)1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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Reiterating its serious concern regarding the presence of armed groups and militias in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and condemning the continued illicit flow of weapons within and into that country, the Security Council decided today to maintain the existing sanctions regime in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for another year in light of the parties' failure to comply with its demands.

Unanimously adopting resolution 1616 (2005) under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the Council expressed its intention, however, to modify or remove the sanctions, should it determine that its demands had been satisfied.

The Council imposed the arms embargo on the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo pursuant to resolution 1493 (2003) for an initial period of 12 months. That text envisioned measures by all States, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo, "to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer, from their territories or by their nationals, or using...

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