The situation in Sierra Leone Resolution 1181 (1998) Monday, 13 July 1998 Mr. Dejammet (France) (interpretation from French): The difficulties experienced by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in stemming the activities of the rebellion and members of the former military junta in Sierra Leone show that the situation there remains fragile and that the progress that has been achieved remains threatened. These uncertainties should not prevent us, however, from welcoming the re-establishment of …showed first 75 words of 450 total…

…showed last 75 words of 450 total…lines between the United Nations and the regional organizations in which we place our trust. UNOMSIL falls within the political framework of genuine national reconciliation. Once again, we are gratified by the intentions expressed by the Government of Sierra Leone in this respect. We therefore hope that UNOMSIL will be able to support all initiatives, in particular those of the Government, to restore the democratic process and to speed up Sierra Leone's reconstruction and recovery.