| Date | 30 April 1999 |
|---|---|
| Started | 12:20 |
| Ended | 12:25 |
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The situation concerning Western Sahara Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara (S/1999/483)
| President: |  | Mr. Dejammet France |
(The Presidency changes each month to the next member in alphabetical order) | |||
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| Members: |  | Ms. Ramírez Argentina |
 | Mr. Buallay Bahrain |
 | Mr. Amorim Brazil |
 | Mr. Fowler Canada |
 | Mr. Qin Huasun China |
 | Mr. Dangue Réwaka Gabon |
|
 | Mr. Jagne Gambia |
 | Mr. Hasmy Malaysia |
 | Mrs. Ashipala-Musavyi Namibia |
|
 | Mr. Van Walsum Netherlands |
 | Mr. Granovsky Russia |
 | Mr. Türk Slovenia |
|
 | Sir Jeremy Greenstock United Kingdom |
 | Ms. Soderberg United States |
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Adoption of the agenda
The situation concerning Western Sahara
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara (S/1999/483)
The President
The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, document S/1999/483. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1999/489, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.
It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/1999/489) before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now.
There being no objection, it is so decided.
| favour | against |
| abstain | absent |
favour=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0
Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russia, Slovenia, United Kingdom, United States
The President
There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1235 (1999).
The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.
Members of the Council agreed to defer for a few days the meetings concerning the applications for membership submitted by the Republic of Kiribati and the Republic of Nauru.
