United Nations Security Council Resolution 1691

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1691, regarding the accession of Montenegro to the United Nations, was adopted without a vote on 22 June 2006. In the resolution, after examining the country's application for membership, the Council recommended to the General Assembly that it be admitted.[1]

UN Security Council Resolution 1691
Montenegro
Date	22 June 2006
Meeting no.	5,473
Code	S/RES/1691 (Document)
Subject	Admission of new Members to the UN: Montenegro
Result	Adopted
Security Council composition
Permanent members	China  France  Russia  United Kingdom  United States
Non-permanent members	Argentina  Rep. of the Congo  Denmark  Ghana  Greece  Japan  Peru  Qatar  Slovakia  Tanzania

The country acceded to the United Nations on 28 June 2006 as "the Republic of Montenegro"; following the adoption of a new constitution in October 2007, this was amended to the short form "Montenegro".[2]

See also

• Enlargement of the United Nations
• List of United Nations member states
• List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1601 to 1700 (2005–2006)
• United Nations Security Council Resolution 1326

References

1. "Security Council recommends to General Assembly that Montenegro be admitted to United Nations". United Nations. 22 June 2006.
2. "UNTERM: Montenegro. Remark". Retrieved 23 March 2019.

External links

• Works related to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1691 at Wikisource
• Text of the Resolution at undocs.org