The resolution welcomed the decision of the Secretary-General Kofi Annan to dispatch his Special Envoy to the country and requested the Secretary-General to make recommendations regarding the future of the United Nations presence in Angola by 31 August 1998 which would be reviewed by the Council. It demanded that UNITA immediately fulfill its obligations under the Lusaka Protocol and Security Council resolutions, including full demilitarisation and the extension of state administration throughout Angola.