Revised timetable for 1992 peace accord should be used by two parties.

• Position: Mozambique and Renamo

The Agreement consists of a complex series of inter-linked agreements to be implemented in stages, through coordinated actions by the Government and RENAMO under UN verification. It sets out principles and modalities for achieving peace, and calls on the UN to supervise its implementation, which has been hampered by frequent delays.

The revised timetable, to culminate with the holding of national elections in October 1994, calls for voter registration from April to June 1994. The repatriation of refugees and displaced persons is to be largely completed by April 1994. The concentration of troops was to begin in September 1993, with the demobilization process to start a month later and be completed by May 1994.

In unanimously adopting resolution 863 (1993), the Council also urged the Government and RENAMO to ensure that the momentum towards fully implementing the Agreement was maintained, so that a just and lasting peace could be established.

Direct talks

encouraged

Mozambican President Joaquim Alberto Chissano and RENAMO President Afonso Dhlakama were encouraged to continue their direct talks. It urged RENAMO to join the Government in authorizing immediate assembly of forces. Both parties should begin immediately the demobilization of troops, in accordance with the revised timetable and without preconditions, the Council said.

The Council also urged quick agreement on an election law, including provision for an effective national election commission. The National Commission for Administration, the National information Commission and the Police Affairs Commission should become operational without delay.

The Secretary-General was asked to examine expeditiously the proposal of the Government and RENAMO for UN monitoring of police activities in the country. In that connection, the Council welcomed his intention to send a survey team of experts.

On 30 August, the Secretary-General reported (S/26385) that the most significant development since his 30 June report to the Council had been the start of long overdue direct talks between President Chissano and Mr. Dhlakama, which had begun on 21 August in Maputo. He strongly urged the parties to turn their current dialogue into an ongoing and action-oriented process aimed at bringing the peace process to a successful outcome. The talks would have an important confidence-building impact.

The current deadlock on the composition of the future national electoral commission should be resolved. Work should...