At the close of the 1726th meeting, on 14 June 1973, the President read the following statement:
"Some tentative suggestions have been made to me concerning the desirability of suspending for a reasonably short period the formal Security Council meetings dealing with the examination of the situation in the Middle East. Among delegations which have informed me that they think such a suspension might be appropriate are those of Austria, France and the United Kingdom.
"The exchange of views on this matter with the members of the Security Council has revealed a common view that such a suspension would be useful. It can be used for further pondering on the results of the discussion of the question in the Security Council by both the members of the Council and the representatives of the States participating in the consideration of this question. In the light of the report of the Secretary-General on the efforts undertaken by his Special Representative and the statements made by all States participating in the present debate, the suspension could also be used for further unofficial consultations among the members of the Security Council as to the next steps of the Council.
"There is a general understanding that the Security Council would resume its examination of the situation in the Middle East, for which purpose a meeting of the Council will be convened in the middle of July on a date to be determined following consultations among the members of the Council."
Document symbol: S/PV.1726|S/INF/29
Document Type: Provisional verbatim record, Statement
Document Sources: Security Council
Subject: Middle East situation
Publication Date: 14/06/1973
Document Type: Provisional verbatim record, Statement
Document Sources: Security Council
Subject: Middle East situation
Publication Date: 14/06/1973