STATEMENTS TO THE PRESS
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL

2 JUNE 2000

During today's consultations, Members of the Security Council agreed on the programme of work for the month of June.

Today also, we unanimously decided to appoint Ambassador Chowdhury of Bangladesh as Chairman of the Working Group on Sanctions. You remember that the Security Council agreed last April under the Canadian Presidency to set up a Working Group to address a whole range of issues regarding sanctions. We look forward to seeing that group starting its work very soon and we are confident that Ambassador Chowdhury will chair it with efficiency as he did when he led the Security Council mission to Kosovo.

GEORGIA

Members were briefed today by Mr. Annabi on the missing of a UNOMIG patrol in Georgia.
UNOMIG, with the support of the CIS Peace-Keeping Forces and the cooperation of the Georgian and Abkhaz authorities, is conducting a search.
Members of the Council express their deep concern at this situation and they will continue to follow the situation closely.