Peacekeepers depend on confidence in respect for Lusaka

The Council urged the parties to convene an early meeting of both the political committee set up under the Lusaka accord and the Joint Military Commission (JMC), established to implement the ceasefire agreement, and to "facilitate the deployment of local military commissions and UN liaison officers." Security Council members reiterated the willingness of the UN and the international community "to work with the parties to the Lusaka
accord in order to implement the agreement and bring peace and stability to the region," Ambassador Greenstock said. However, in order to play its role in a peacekeeping operation, "the UN must be confident that the parties themselves are determined to respect the ceasefire, and to refrain from hostile acts and propaganda," Greenstock added.