▁mand ate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Mission ▁of ▁Ob ser vers ▁in ▁T aj ik istan ▁( UN M OT ) ▁for ▁a ▁further ▁six ▁months ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁addressed ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁up coming ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁pre am ble ▁of ▁the ▁resolution , ▁the ▁Council ▁noted ▁that ▁significant ▁progress ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁in ▁the ▁peace ▁progress ▁in ▁T aj ik istan . ▁The ▁United ▁T aj ik ▁O pp osition ▁( UT O ) ▁said ▁it ▁would ▁dis band ▁its ▁units ▁and ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁had ▁lifted ▁restrictions ▁and ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁political ▁parties ▁of ▁the ▁U TO . ▁It ▁acknowled ged ▁that ▁president ial ▁elections ▁had ▁taken ▁place ▁on ▁ 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁security ▁situation ▁had ▁remained ▁calm ▁in ▁most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country ▁though ▁some ▁areas ▁remained ▁t ense . ▁ ▁The ▁parties ▁were ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁take ▁further ▁action ▁to ▁fully ▁implement ▁the ▁peace ▁agreement ▁and ▁prepar ations ▁towards ▁free , ▁fair ▁and ▁dem ocr atic ▁parliament ary ▁elections . ▁The ▁Council ▁re iter ated ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁invol vement ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁and ▁Organ ization ▁for ▁Security ▁and ▁Co - operation ▁in ▁Europe ▁( OS CE ) ▁in ▁the ▁prepar ations ▁and ▁monitoring ▁of ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁major ▁event ▁in ▁the ▁transition ▁phase ▁en vis aged ▁in ▁the ▁peace ▁agreement . ▁ ▁The ▁human itar ian ▁situation ▁in