The UN Security Council decided on Monday to renew until Oct. 31, 2008 the arms and rough diamond bans it had imposed on the Cote d'Ivoire, as well as targeted measures, such as travel restrictions and the freezing of funds, against certain individuals.
In a France-drafted resolution adopted unanimously, the 15-member body said it would review the renewed measures in light of progress achieved in implementation of the key steps of the peace process in the country.
"The council would carry out an interim review once the parties had fully implemented the Ouagadougou political Agreement and after the holding of open, free, fair and transparent presidential and legislative elections, but no later than 30 April 2008," the resolution said.
The council warned that "any serious obstacle to the freedom of movement" of the UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) and the French forces that support it "would constitute a threat to the peace and national reconciliation process and could trigger travel restrictions and/or freezing of funds."
The aim of the UNOCI, established by the council in May 2003, is to facilitate the implementation by the Ivorian parties of the peace agreement signed by them in January 2003.
Source:Xinhua
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