16. Expresses its appreciation for the contribution by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to implementing Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) of 10 June 1999, as an essential part of the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo, in particular for its substantial role in the preparation and organization of the Kosovo local election of 26 October 2002, in view of the consolidation of stability and prosperity in Kosovo on the basis of substantial autonomy, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, pending a final settlement in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999), as well as for its continued commitment to training a multi-ethnic, community-based Kosovo police service, building democratic institutions and promoting human rights;
16. 表示赞赏欧洲安全与合作组织为执行安全理事会1999年6月10日第1244(1999)号决议而作出的贡献，作为联合国科索沃临时行政当局工作的一个必要组成部分，特别是在筹备和组织2002年10月26日科索沃地方选举方面发挥重大作用，以期在按照第1244(1999)号决议最后解决问题之前，在实际自治、尊重南斯拉夫联盟共和国主权和领土完整的基础上巩固科索沃的稳定和繁荣，以及继续致力于培训以社区为基础的科索沃多种族警察部队，建立民主体制并促进人权；