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Military observers to remain on Golan Heights until June
Dec 16, 2009, 17:26 GMT
New York - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday extended the UN mission's mandate on the Golan Heights until June 30, 2010, because of continued tensions in the Middle East.
The UN Disengagement Observer Force has been monitoring a ceasefire agreement that ended the conflict between Israel and Syria in 1974. The force is composed of military personnel from Austria, Canada, Croatia, India, Japan, the Philippines and Poland.
The council said it decided to extend the six-month mandate in response to 'the situation in the Middle East, which is tense and likely to remain so, unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached.'
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