These are “Military Agreement No 3” between MINURSO and Royal Moroccan Army, signed on 12 March 1999, and “Military Agreement No 2” between MINURSO and Frente Polisario Military Forces, signed on 5 April 1999. There are also two other agreements, mainly on de-mining activities. Various restrictions on military activities and personnel of the parties apply in these areas. It divides Western Sahara into five areas, including a five-kilometers-wide buffer strip east of the berm, two restricted areas (25 kilometers west and 30 kilometers west of the berm) and two areas of limited restriction that encompass the remainder of Western Sahara. “Military Agreement No 1”, regulates the activities related to the monitoring of the ceasefire. Specific rules for the cease-fire were established in 1997 with the agreement between MINURSO and each of the two parties on “Military Agreement No 1” signed between the Frente Polisario Military Forces and MINURSO on 24 December 1997 and between the Royal Moroccan Army and MINURSO on 22 January 1998. This task is carried out by 203 United Nations Military Observers (UNMOs), part of MINURSO’s military component, under the command of a Force Commander and under the overall authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Western Sahara and Head of MINURSO. A key task of MINURSO is the monitoring of the cease-fire in Western Sahara, observed by the parties since 6 September 1991.
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