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Security Council extends Ethiopia and Eritrea mission until 31 July2007, unanimously adopting resolution 1741 (2007); Demands: Ethiopia accept boundary decision; Eritrea withdraw troops trom Temporary Security Zone, lift restrictions on United Nations movement.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-31 January 2007-UN: Security Council extends Ethiopia and Eritrea mission until 31 July2007, unanimously adopting resolution 1741 (2007); Demands: Ethiopia accept boundary decision; Eritrea withdraw troops trom Temporary Security Zone, lift restrictions on United Nations movement(C)1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD

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The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) for six months, until 31 July 2007.

It took that action by its unanimous adoption of resolution 1741 (2007), by which it also approved the reconfiguration of UNMEE's military component, from the current 2,300 to 1,700 military personnel, including 230 military observers. The Council decided also to maintain the Mission's current mandate and maximum authorized force levels and stressed the need to preserve sufficient military capacity for UNMEE to implement its mandate.

The Council reiterated its demand that Ethiopia accept fully and without delay the final and binding decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Boundary Commission, and take immediate concrete steps to enable, without preconditions, the complete demarcation of the border between the two countries. It demanded also that Eritrea immediately withdraw its troops and equipment from the Temporary Security Zone, and reiterated its demand that it reverse, without further delay or preconditions, all restrictions on UNMEE's movement and operations, including those of the Secretary-General's acting Special Representative, and provide the Mission with the access, assistance, support and protection required for the performance of its duties.

Reiterating its call that the parties show maximum restraint and refrain from any threat or use of force against each other, the Council called upon them to cooperate fully with the Boundary Commission, stressing their primary responsibility for implementing the Algiers Agreements. It called again upon them to implement without further delay or preconditions the Boundary Commission's decision and to take concrete steps to complete the demarcation process.

The Council demanded that the parties provide UNMEE with the necessary access, assistance, support and protection required for the performance of its duties, including its mandated task to assist the Boundary Commission in the expeditious and orderly implementation of the Delimitation Decision, in accordance with resolutions 1430 (2002)...

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