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United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 (1973)
of 22 October 1973

The Security Council,

  1. Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately, no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy;
  2. Calls upon all parties concerned to start immediately after the cease-fire the implementation of Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) in all of its parts;
  3. Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire, negotiations start between the parties concerned under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.

Adopted at the 1747th meeting by 14 votes to none.27

27One member (China) did not participate in the voting.

 

Posted by USIP Library on: February 15, 2007
Source Name: United Nations Security Council S/RES/338 (1973)
Source Database: Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS)
Source URL: http://documents.un.org
Date downloaded: February 5, 2007



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