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Distr. GENERAL S/RES/849 (1993) 9 July 1993

RESOLUTION 849 (1993)
Adopted by the Security Council at its 3252nd meeting, on 9 July 1993
The Security Council,
Having considered the report of the Secretary-General of 1 July 1993 (S/26023 and Add.2),
Recalling the statements made by the President of the Security Council on 10 September 1992, 8 October 1992 and 29 January 1993 concerning the situation in Abkhazia, Republic of Georgia (S/24542, S/24637 and S/25198),
Recalling the Moscow Agreement of _3 September 1992 (S/24523),
Endorsing the approach set out in the Secretary-General's letter of 5 May 1993 to the President of the Security Council (S/25756),
Noting with concern the recent intensification of fighting around Sukhumi,
Reaffirming the statement made by the President of the Security Council on 2 July 1993 (S/26032), which called in particular on all parties to respect the cease-fire agreement of 14 May 1993,
Stressing the importance it attaches, in the context of the deployment of military observers, to the existence and implementation of a cease-fire and a peace process with the effective involvement of the United Nations,
1. Notes with appreciation the observations contained in the SecretaryGeneral's report;
2. Recruests the Secretary-General to ~ad his Special Envoy to the region to assist in reaching agreement on the implementation of the cease-fire; and to begin immediately the necessary preparations, incl~dJng contacting Member States which may be able to make observers available and ;.. nding a planning team to the area, for the dispatch of 50 military observers to Georgia once the cease-fire is implemented;
3. Further requests the Secretary-General to notify the council, for its decision, when the cease-fire has been implemented and in his view conditions

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permit the deployment of the observers, and to make recommendations at that stage for their mandate, and declares its readiness to act expeditiously upon such notification;
4. Welcomes in this context the Secretary-General's continuing efforts to launch a peace process involving the parties to the conflict and with the participation of the Government of the Russian Federation as a facilitator;
5. Supports the Secretary-General's continuing cooperation with the Chairman-in-Office of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) in their efforts to bring peace to the region;
6. Calls on the Government of the Republic of Georgia to enter expeditiously into discussion with the United Nations on a status of forces agreement to facilitate early deployment of observers when the Council so decides;
7. Decides to remain seized of the matter.