Date | 20 November 2008 |
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Started | 18:30 |
Ended | 18:35 |
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The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Letter dated 13 November 2008 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2008/705)
President: | ![]() | Mr. Weisleder Costa Rica |
(The Presidency changes each month to the next member in alphabetical order) | |||
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Members: | ![]() | Mr. Lammens Belgium |
![]() | Mr. Tiendrébéogo Burkina Faso |
![]() | Mr. Du Xiacong China |
![]() | Mr. Skraci Croatia |
![]() | Mr. Lacroix France |
![]() | Mr. Suryo-di-Puro Indonesia |
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![]() | Mr. Riccardo Italy |
![]() | Mr. Dabbashi Libya |
![]() | Mr. Suescum Panama |
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![]() | Mr. Dolgov Russia |
![]() | Ms. Dye South Africa |
![]() | Ms. Thompson United Kingdom |
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![]() | Ms. DiCarlo United States |
![]() | Mr. Dang Hoang Giang Viet Nam |
Adoption of the agenda
The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Letter dated 13 November 2008 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2008/705)

I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council’s agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
There being no objection, it is so decided.

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 document S/2008/720, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Belgium, Croatia, France, Italy, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2008/705, which contains the text of a letter dated 13 November 2008 from the Secretary-General, transmitting the thirty-fourth report on the implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote.
There being no objection, it is so decided.
favour | against |
abstain | absent |
favour=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0
Belgium, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Panama, Russia, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1845 (2008).
The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter.