The Security Council welcomed steps taken by the Government of Macedonia to consolidate a multiethnic society within its borders. It also welcomed plans by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to peacefully resolve the crisis in southern Serbia.[2] Furthermore, the efforts of both governments, the European Union, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the Kosovo Force (KFOR) and United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) to prevent the escalation of ethnic tensions and manage the security situation in the region were welcomed.