At the same time, the Council supported the intention of the Secretary- General, "in the absence of meaningful progress towards completion of the Settlement Plan", to bring the situation to the immediate attention of the Council and, in such an eventuality, to submit a detailed programme for a phased withdrawal of MINURSO.

The Council took that action by unanimously adopting Security Council resolution 1042 (1996), by which it also expressed deep concern about the stalemate that hindering the identification process and the consequent lack of progress towards completion of the Settlement Plan.

Noting the views expressed by the Government of Morocco and the Frente Popular para la Liberacion de Saguia el-Hamra y Rio de Oro (POLISARIO), the Council called on the two parties to consider additional ways to create confidence between themselves and to facilitate the implementation of the Settlement Plan.

The Settlement Plan, which was accepted by the two parties on 30 August 1988 and approved by the Council on 27 June 1990 in its resolution 658 (1990), entails the holding of a referendum without military or administrative restraints, to enable the people of Western Sahara to choose between independence and integration with Morocco.

The meeting, which was called to order at 12:50 p.m., was adjourned at 12:51 p.m.

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MEETINGS COVERAGE

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