6 6 ▁( 2 0 0 3 ), ▁the ▁Council ▁extended ▁the ▁mand ate ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Mission ▁in ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁E rit rea ▁( UN ME E ) ▁until ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁resolution ▁was ▁adopted ▁after ▁the ▁Secretary - General ▁K of i ▁Ann an ▁reported ▁that ▁both ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁E rit rea ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁initi ate ▁a ▁political ▁dialog ue , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁" c old ▁peace ". ▁Both ▁countries ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁new ▁border ▁dem arc ation ▁though ▁it ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁implemented . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁ ▁Observ ations ▁The ▁Security ▁Council ▁re aff ir med ▁its ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁peace ▁process ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁role ▁played ▁by ▁UN ME E ▁in ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁Al gi ers ▁Ag re ement ▁and ▁decision ▁by ▁the ▁B ound ary ▁Commission ▁on ▁the ▁mut ual ▁border . ▁The ▁peace ▁process ▁was ▁entering ▁a ▁cru cial ▁stage ▁and ▁the ▁Council ▁expressed ▁concern ▁at ▁del ays ▁in ▁the ▁dem arc ation ▁process , ▁particularly ▁the ▁costs ▁of ▁operating ▁UN ME E . ▁There ▁was ▁concern ▁at ▁the ▁continu ing ▁human itar ian ▁crisis ▁in ▁both ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁imp lications ▁on ▁the ▁peace ▁process . ▁It ▁demanded ▁that ▁both ▁Eth iop ia ▁and ▁E rit rea ▁allow ▁UN ME E ▁complete ▁freedom ▁of ▁movement ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁an ▁end ▁to ▁inc urs ions ▁into ▁the ▁Tem