United Nations Security Council Resolution 1345 – Letter dated 4 March 2001 from the Permanent Representative of The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/ 2001/191)
Resolution 1345 (2001)
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions 1160 (1998) of 31 March 1998, 1199 (1998) of 23September 1998, 1203 (1998) of 24 October 1998, 1239 (1999) of 14 May 1999 and1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999 and the statements of its President of 19 December2000 (S/PRST/2000/40), 7 March 2001 (S/PRST/2001/7) and 16 March 2001(S/PRST/2001/8),
Welcoming the steps taken by the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to consolidate a multiethnic society within its borders, and expressing its full support for the further development of this process,
Also welcoming the plan put forward by the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to resolve peacefully the crisis in certain municipalities insouthern Serbia, and expressing encouragement for the implementation of politicaland economic reforms designed to reintegrate the ethnic Albanian population as fullmembers of civil society,Welcoming international efforts, including those of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, the International security presence in Kosovo(KFOR), the European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, and theOrganization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in cooperation with the Governments of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the FederalRepublic of Yugoslavia and other States, to prevent the escalation of ethnic tensionsin the area,
Further welcoming the contribution of the European Union to a peaceful solution to the problems in certain municipalities in southern Serbia, its decision substantially to increase the presence of the European Union Monitoring Missionthere on the basis of its existing mandate, and its wider contribution to the region,
Welcoming the cooperation between the North Atlantic Treaty Organizationand the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in addressing the security problems in parts of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and certain municipalities in southern Serbia,
- Strongly condemns extremist violence, including terrorist activities, incertain parts of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and certain municipalities in southern Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and notes that such violence has support from ethnic Albanian extremists outside these areas and constitutes a threat to the security and stability of the wider region;
2. Reaffirms its commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the other States of the region, as set out in the Helsinki Final Act;
3. Reiterates its strong support for the full implementation of resolution1244 (1999);
4. Demands that all those who are currently engaged in armed actionagainst the authorities of those States immediately cease all such actions, lay down their weapons and return to their homes;
5. Supports the Government of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedoniaand the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in their efforts to end the violence in amanner consistent with the rule of law;
6. Underlines the need for all differences to be resolved by dialogue amongall legitimate parties;
7 Further underlines the requirement for all parties to act with restraint and full respect for international humanitarian law and human rights;
8. Welcomes the efforts of the Government of Albania to promote peace inthe region and isolate extremists working against peace, and encourages it and allStates to take all possible concrete steps to prevent support for extremists, takingalso into account resolution 1160 (1998);
9. Calls on Kosovo Albanian political leaders, and leaders of the ethnicAlbanian communities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, southern Serbia and elsewhere, publicly to condemn violence and ethnic intolerance and touse their influence to secure peace, and calls on all those who have contact with the extremist armed groups to make clear that they have no support from any quarter inthe international community;
10. Welcomes the efforts of KFOR to implement resolution 1244 (1999) incooperation with the authorities of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia andthe Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and calls on KFOR to continue further tostrengthen its efforts to prevent unauthorized movement and illegal arms shipmentsacross borders and boundaries in the region, to confiscate weapons within Kosovo,Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and to continue to keep the Council informed inaccordance with resolution 1160 (1998);
11. Calls on States and appropriate international organizations to consider how they can best give practical help to efforts in the region further to strengthen democratic, multiethnic societies in the interests of all and to assist the return of displaced persons in the areas in question;
12. Calls on all States in the region to respect each other’s territorial integrity and to cooperate on measures that foster stability and promote regional political and economic cooperation in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations, the basic principles of the OSCE and the Stability Pact for South East Europe;
13. Decides to monitor developments on the ground carefully and remain actively seized of the matter.
Adopted by the Security Council at its 4301st meeting, on 21 March 2001.
