| Date | 28 October 2003 |
|---|---|
| Started | 15:00 |
| Ended | 15:15 |
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The situation concerning Western Sahara Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara (S/2003/1016)
| President: |  | Mr. Negroponte United States |
(The Presidency changes each month to the next member in alphabetical order) | |||
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| Members: |  | Mr. Antonio Angola |
 | Mr. Tafrov Bulgaria |
 | Mr. Chungong Ayafor Cameroon |
 | Mr. Maquieira Chile |
 | Mr. Zhang Yishan China |
 | Mr. Declos France |
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 | Mr. Pleuger Germany |
 | Mr. Sow Guinea |
 | Mrs. Escobar Mexico |
|
 | Mr. Khalid Pakistan |
 | Mr. Smirnov Russia |
 | Mr. Arias Spain |
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 | Mr. Mekdad Syria |
 | Mr. Thomson United Kingdom |
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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/2003/1016)
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/2003/1016.
Members of the Council also have before them document S/2003/1034, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.
It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any 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
Angola, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Chile, China, France, Germany, Guinea, Mexico, Pakistan, Russia, Spain, Syria, United Kingdom, United States
The President
There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1513 (2003).
The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.
