21.   The Angolan parliament meanwhile ratified the peace protocol on Thursday and formally authorised the president to sign it.

22.   The end of hostilities was announced under the terms of a peace protocol signed in the Zambian capital Lusaka on Sunday following a year of UN-mediated negotiations.

23.   The peace protocol envisaged the formation of a new national army and the return of UNITA depuites to parliament with some taking up ministerial posts.

24.   The peace protocol envisaged the formation of a new national army and the return of UNITA deputies to parliament with some taking up ministerial posts.

25.   The mandate of UNAVEM III is scheduled to end next February, but problems in implementing the Lusaka peace protocol persist also on the political front.