The State Department web site below is a permanent electronic archive of information released prior to January 20, 2001.  Please see www.state.gov for material released since President George W. Bush took office on that date.  This site is not updated so external links may no longer function.  Contact us with any questions about finding information. NOTE: External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.

Peacekeeping in Croatia/Former Yugoslavia: UNMOP (UN Mission of Observers in Prevlaka) Fact sheet released by the Bureau of International Organization Affairs U.S. Department of State, August 23, 2000

Key Dates

• Started: January 15, 1996 (predecessor: 1992)
• Current Mandate Expires: January 15, 2001

Staffing

	Authorized	Actual (as of 2/29/00)
		Total	U.S.
Observers	28	27	0

Financing (Regular peacekeeping assessments*)

* The cost of UNMOP is included within the UN budget for UNMIBH and is not separately budgeted.

Mandate

UMMOP monitors the demilitarization of the disputed Prevlaka Peninsula by carrying out daily foot and vehicle patrols on both sides of the border between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). At the southernmost tip of Croatia, the Prevlaka Peninsula overlooks the entrance to Kotor Bay, home of the Yugoslav Navy.

U.S. Interests

This small, cost-effective mission furthers U.S. interests in the Balkan region by reducing tensions and promoting stability in a zone of potential renewed conflict between the FRY and Croatia. The mission's presence is important for ensuring that the border crossing at Debeli Brijeg, Montenegro's lifeline to the outside world, remains open. Closure of this border could destabilize the increasingly tense situation in Montenegro and impede direct contacts between U.S. and Montenegrin officials.

[end of document]

|| International Organization Affairs |
U.S. Department of State | Disclaimers ||