61.   The permanent council called on the OSCE to continue helping to prepare and conduct the municipal vote and, when appropriate, help establish a permanent election commission.

62.   The supreme council had previously called on members to refrain from contesting for top posts in the divisional elections.

63.   Wan Mokhtar also said the council would call the representatives of associations related to consumers, for example, to sit in the council if the need arose.

64.   In addition, the council called for the re-establishment of the special diaspora ministry which Prime Minister Costas Simitis abolished on coming to power in January.

65.   In a resolution adopted unanimously, the council also called for an immediate halt to arms shipments and any other goods to Yemen that could prolong the civil war.

66.   In the West Bank town of Ramallah, the Palestinian legislative council called for a general strike Monday to protest against the Har Homa construction.

67.   To make these kind of activities viable, the Noordwijk council called for the creation of a budget and an independent intelligence apparatus.

68.   The council called for the safety and protection of Palestinian civilians to be ensured, in a reference which failed to meet Israeli approval, according to diplomats.

69.   The council also called for more coordination of crime-fighting measures, and stated that the protection of individual rights was a priority.

70.   The council called on Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali to keep members up to date on the deployment and the progress toward implementing the peace accord.