United Nations Security Council resolution 1038, adopted unanimously on 15 January 1996, after recalling previous resolutions on

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(1992),

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(1995) and

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(1995), the Council authorised the

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to continue monitoring the

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in the

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area of Croatia. The Council noted an agreement whereby presidents of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (

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) concerning demilitarisation and emphasised the contribution this had made to the decrease in tension in the region. The observers would monitor the demilitarisation in the Prevlaka peninsula for a period of three months, and the council would extend this period by a further three months upon receipt of a report by the

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. By 15 March 1996, the Secretary-General

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was requested to report to the council on the situation in the region and progress made by the parties to resolve their differences and with regard to the possible extension of the mandate of the military observers. Finally, the observers and the

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established in Resolution 1031 (1995) were urged to co-operate with one another.

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Text of the Resolution at undocs.org
{{UNSCR 1996 1038 1038 1996 in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1996 in Croatia 1038 January 1996 Croatia–Montenegro relations

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