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| | [27 Jul 2000] SC/6897 : SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS UNIFIL MANDATE UNTIL 31 JANUARY 2001 |
 | | Unanimously adopting resolution 1310 (2000), the Council called on the Government of Lebanon to ensure the return of its effective authority and presence in the south, and, in particular, to proceed with a significant deployment of the Lebanese armed forces as soon as possible. |
 | | Welcoming the statement of the Secretary-General that as of 24 July the Government of Israel had removed all violations of the withdrawal line, it called on the parties to respect the withdrawal line, to exercise utmost restraint and to cooperate fully with the United Nations and with UNIFIL. |
 | | Reiterating its strong support for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries, the Council stressed the importance of, and the need to achieve, a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East, based on all its relevant resolutions. |
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