UNITED NATIONS, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday, extending the mandate of the UN Office in Timor-Leste (UNOTIL) for one more month until June 20, 2006.

    The council expressed its deep concern over the incident of April 28 and 29, in which five people were reportedly killed and 60 injured after a large portion of the national army was dismissed, and requested UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to provide an update on the situation and on the role of the United Nations following UNOTIL's departure.

    Meanwhile, council members reiterated that the council is fullycommitted to the promotion of long-lasting stability in the country, and encouraged the government of Timor-Leste and other State institutions to address, with UNOTIL's assistance, the causes of the violence in order to prevent a recurrence.

    Annan recommended, in what would have been his final report on UNOTIL, the establishment of a new UN political presence for one year including an electoral assistance unit, police training advisers, military liaison officers, and civilian advisers in critical areas that require continued assistance.

    "Given the considerable investment of the United Nations in Timor-Leste over more than six years, it is in the interest of theinternational community to assist the country in consolidating theachievements thus far," the secretary-general said.

    UNOTIL itself succeeded the UN Mission of Support in Timor-Leste (UNMISET) last May and the new office was planned to run forone year, beginning on May 21, 2005. Enditem