July 25, 2000

Council members heard a briefing from the Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping, Mr. Hédi Annabi, on the killing of Private Leonard William Manning in East Timor on July 24 - the first United Nations Peacekeeper to be killed in combat in the territory.

Council members expressed their profound condolences to the family of Private Manning, who gave his life in the cause of peace. They also expressed their sympathies to the Government and people of New Zealand.

Council members called on the Indonesian military to cooperate more closely with UNTAET to end cross-border incursions from West Timor, to disarm and disband the militias and on the Government of Indonesia to prosecute militia members guilty of crimes. In this regard, members called for the full implementation of the commitments made by the Government of Indonesia in the Memorandum of Understanding on Tactical Coordination, signed on 11 April 2000, in line with the need for cooperation spelled out in Security Council resolution 1272.