Mr. Motoc Romania president

Mr. Baali Algeria member

Mr. Lucas Angola member

Mr. Zinsou Benin member

Mr. Sardenberg Brazil member

Mr. Donoso Chile member

Mr. Zhang Yishan China member

Mr. De La Sablière France member

Mr. Pleuger Germany member

Mr. Khalid Pakistan member

Mr. Baja Philippines member

Mr. Dolgov Russia member

Mr. De Palacio España Spain member

Sir Emyr Jones Parry United Kingdom member

Mr. Danforth United States member

The President

The Security Council will now continue 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 in Abkhazia, Georgia, document S/2004/570.

Members of the Council also have before them document S/2004/600, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should also like to draw members' attention to document S/2004/595, which contains the text of a letter dated 26 July 2004 from Georgia.

It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution, as orally revised in its provisional form in the course of prior consultations, 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=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Brazil, Chile, China, France, Germany, Pakistan, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States

The President

There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1554 (2004).

The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda.