1. Calls upon the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia immediately
to take the further necessary steps to achieve a political solution
to the issue of Kosovo through dialogue and to implement the
actions indicated in the Contact Group statements of 9 and 25
March 1998;
2. Calls also upon the Kosovar Albanian leadership
to condemn all terrorist action, and emphasizes that
all elements in the Kosovar Albanian community should pursue
their goals by peaceful means only;
3. Underlines that the way to defeat violence and terrorism
in Kosovo is for the authorities in Belgrade to offer the Kosovar
Albanian community a genuine political process;
4. Calls upon the authorities in Belgrade and the leadership
of the Kosovar Albanian community urgently to enter without
preconditions into a meaningful dialogue on political status
issues, and notes the readiness of the Contact Group
to facilitate such a dialogue;
5. Agrees, without prejudging the outcome of that dialogue,
with the proposal in the Contact Group statements of 9 and 25
March 1998 that the principles for a solution of the Kosovo
problem should be based on the territorial integrity of the
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and should be in accordance with
OSCE standards, including those set out in the Helsinki Final
Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe
of 1975, and the Charter of the United Nations, and that such
a solution must also take into account the rights of the Kosovar
Albanians and all who live in Kosovo, and expresses its support
for an enhanced status for Kosovo which would include a substantially
greater degree of autonomy and meaningful self-administration;
6. Welcomes the signature on 23 March 1998 of an agreement
on measures to implement the 1996 Education Agreement, calls
upon all parties to ensure that its implementation proceeds
smoothly and without delay according to the agreed timetable
and expresses its readiness to consider measures if either
party blocks implementation;
7. Expresses its support for the efforts of the OSCE
for a peaceful resolution of the crisis in Kosovo, including
through the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office
for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, who is also the Special
Representative of the European Union, and the return of the
OSCE long-term missions;
8. Decides that all States shall, for the purposes
of fostering peace and stability in Kosovo, prevent the sale
or supply to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo,
by their nationals or from their territories or using their
flag vessels and aircraft, of arms and related matériel
of all types, such as weapons and ammunition, military vehicles
and equipment and spare parts for the aforementioned, and shall
prevent arming and training for terrorist activities there;
9. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28
of its provisional rules of procedure, a committee of the Security
Council, consisting of all the members of the Council, to undertake
the following tasks and to report on its work to the Council
with its observations and recommendations:
(a) to seek from all States information regarding the action
taken by them concerning the effective implementation of the
prohibitions imposed by this resolution;
(b) to consider any information brought to its attention
by any State concerning violations of the prohibitions imposed
by this resolution and to recommend appropriate measures in
response thereto;
(c) to make periodic reports to the Security Council on
information submitted to it regarding alleged violations of
the prohibitions imposed by this resolution;
(d) to promulgate such guidelines as may be necessary to
facilitate the implementation of the prohibitions imposed
by this resolution;
(e) to examine the reports submitted pursuant to paragraph
12 below;
10. Calls upon all States and all international and
regional organizations to act strictly in conformity with this
resolution, notwithstanding the existence of any rights granted
or obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement
or of any contract entered into or any license or permit granted
prior to the entry into force of the prohibitions imposed by
this resolution, and stresses in this context the importance
of continuing implementation of the Agreement on Subregional
Arms Control signed in Florence on 14 June 1996;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all necessary
assistance to the committee established by paragraph 9 above
and to make the necessary arrangements in the Secretariat for
this purpose;
12. Requests States to report to the committee established
by paragraph 9 above within 30 days of adoption of this resolution
on the steps they have taken to give effect to the prohibitions
imposed by this resolution;
13. Invites the OSCE to keep the Secretary-General
informed on the situation in Kosovo and on measures taken by
that organization in this regard;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council
regularly informed and to report on the situation in Kosovo
and the implementation of this resolution no later than 30 days
following the adoption of this resolution and every 30 days
thereafter;
15. Further requests that the Secretary-General, in
consultation with appropriate regional organizations, include
in his first report recommendations for the establishment of
a comprehensive regime to monitor the implementation of the
prohibitions imposed by this resolution, and calls upon
all States, in particular neighbouring States, to extend full
cooperation in this regard;
16. Decides to review the situation on the basis of
the reports of the Secretary-General, which will take into account
the assessments of, inter alia, the Contact Group, the
OSCE and the European Union, and decides also to reconsider
the prohibitions imposed by this resolution, including action
to terminate them, following receipt of the assessment of the
Secretary-General that the Government of the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia, cooperating in a constructive manner with the
Contact Group, have:
(a) begun a substantive dialogue in accordance with paragraph
4 above, including the participation of an outside representative
or representatives, unless any failure to do so is not because
of the position of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or Serbian
authorities;
(b) withdrawn the special police units and ceased action
by the security forces affecting the civilian population;
(c) allowed access to Kosovo by humanitarian organizations
as well as representatives of Contact Group and other embassies;
(d) accepted a mission by the Personal Representative of
the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
that would include a new and specific mandate for addressing
the problems in Kosovo, as well as the return of the OSCE
long-term missions;
(e) facilitated a mission to Kosovo by the United Nations
High Commissioner for Human Rights;
17. Urges the Office of the Prosecutor of the International
Tribunal established pursuant to resolution 827 (1993) of 25
May 1993 to begin gathering information related to the violence
in Kosovo that may fall within its jurisdiction, and notes
that the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have
an obligation to cooperate with the Tribunal and that the Contact
Group countries will make available to the Tribunal substantiated
relevant information in their possession;
18. Affirms that concrete progress to resolve the serious
political and human rights issues in Kosovo will improve the
international position of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
and prospects for normalization of its international relationships
and full participation in international institutions;
19. Emphasizes that failure to make constructive progress
towards the peaceful resolution of the situation in Kosovo will
lead to the consideration of additional measures;
20. Decides to remain seized of the matter.
