UN Security Council resolution 1710

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The Resolution 1710 of the UN Security Council is a resolution on the situation between Ethiopia and Eritrea , which the United Nations Security Council has adopted unanimously at its 5541st meeting, on 29 September, 2006. The purpose of the resolution is to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) by four months until January 31, 2007

The Security Council relied on all of its previous decisions and declarations on the issue, in particular UN resolutions 1320 , 1430 , 1466 , 1640 and 1681 and noted compliance with the Algiers Agreement and the importance of implementing the decision of the Eritrea-Ethiopia Bondary Commission (EEBC, UN Document S / 2002/423).

The panel confirmed the existing Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) established in the Armistice Agreement of June 18, 2006 (Document S / 2000/601) and urged all sides to respect this zone. The Council underlined that the marking of the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea is fundamental and that both sides had agreed that the decisions of the EEBC are final and binding.

In making its decision, the Security Council took into account the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations on Ethiopia and Eritrea of ​​19 September 2006 (document S / 2006/749). In addition to extending the mandate of UNMEE, the resolution again required the fulfillment of Resolution 1640, specifically

  • the withdrawal of UNMEE's obstacles by Eritrea without hesitation and reservations,
  • the support and cooperation with United Nations personnel by both sides and
  • the immediate marking of the border through Ethiopia according to the decision of the EEBC.

Eritrea had closed its airspace to UNMEE helicopter flights and denied entry to the security zone for UN members from certain countries. In this context, serious concerns were expressed about the arrest and deportation of UNMEE personnel.

The resolution also expressed the intention of the United Nations to change the status of UNMEE if neither side shows any progress in drawing the border by January 31, 2007.

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