The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Letter dated 12 November 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2009/588) Letter dated 8 October 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2009/525)
Mr. Mayr-Harting Austria president
Mr. Kafando Burkina Faso member
Mr. Liu Zhenmin China member
Mr. Urbina Costa Rica member
Mr. Skraci Croatia member
Mr. Bonne France member
Mr. Takasu Japan member
Mr. Dabbashi Libya member
Mr. Puente Mexico member
Mr. Shcherbak Russia member
Mr. Apakan Turkey member
Mr. Rugunda Uganda member
Sir Mark Lyall Grant United Kingdom member
Ms. DiCarlo United States member
Mr. Le Luong Minh Viet Nam member
The meeting was called to order at 10.15 a.m.
Adoption of the agenda
The agenda was adopted.
The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Letter dated 12 November 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2009/588)
Letter dated 8 October 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/2009/525)
I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Italy, in which they request 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 those representatives 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.
At the invitation of the President, Mr. Barbali (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took a seat at the Council table; the representatives of the other aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.
The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
Members of the Council have before them document S/2009/591, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Austria, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, Turkey, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America.
I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2009/588 containing a letter dated 12 November 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting the thirty-sixth report on implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina. I should also like to draw the attention of members to document S/2009/525, containing a letter dated 8 October 2009 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council.
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=15 against=0 abstain=0 absent=0
Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Japan, Libya, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam
There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1895 (2009).
The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter.
The meeting rose at 10.20 a.m.