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Ivo Josipovic

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2011-09-24
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2014-09-24
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  1. “However, without justice, efforts to ensure true reconciliation and sustainable peace may be unable to take root firmly. Croatia strongly supports determined efforts to put an end to impunity for the most serious crimes of concern to humanity and, in that context, reaffirms its commitment to international criminal justice in general and to the activities of the International Criminal Court in particular. Croatia supports the main purpose and primary functions of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), namely, the establishment of a lasting peace and reconciliation. Croatia appreciates the efforts to implement the ICTY completion strategy and its transformation towards residual mechanisms.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  2. “Croatia has pledged technical assistance in the process of integration into the European Union and has stressed the need to jointly define regional networks of infrastructure systems and submit them as regional projects for funding from EU funds. As a member of NATO and a future member of the EU, we have a keen interest to see South-East Europe become a region of security, stability and development. That may not happen overnight, but I firmly believe that with sustained effort and targeted actions by all politicians and peoples, the region will lose its negative reputation as an arena of political fragmentation often accompanied by bloodshed, and will deservedly become known as an area where good- neighbourly relations, tolerance and mutual cooperation prevail, thus making it a European success story of peacebuilding and reconciliation.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  3. “Croatia has completed its accession negotiations with the European Union (EU) and expects to become a full member in 2013. Once it joins the EU, Croatia will consistently advocate further EU enlargement and will not use its outstanding bilateral issues to set conditions for the progress of individual countries in the process of their integration with the EU. I have held numerous meetings with my counterparts in the region, in particular the Presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In our meetings, we have discussed the continuation of the reconciliation process, the resolution of outstanding issues among the three States and our mutual political support.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  4. “In countries emerging from conflict, peace needs to be strengthened and consolidated. Croatia has, in a relatively short time, effectively transitioned from a donor-recipient to a donor-provider. Today we share our knowledge and experiences with countries in the region, as well as with other countries in crisis, where our post-conflict experience in nation- building is particularly relevant. My country, working together with other Member States and the United Nations as a whole — and acting with the same enthusiasm and spirit that clearly characterized the international community’s ambitions almost six years ago when the Peacebuilding Commission was established — stands ready to play its part in the revival of the peacebuilding architecture and thorough implementation of its core functions.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  5. “We have developed a stable democracy and a free-market economy, and we serve as an anchor of peace, security and stability in the region of South-East Europe. That experience and the lessons learned have been the backdrop for our engagement in the Security Council, where Croatia has proved to be a responsible and dedicated partner in the common effort to maintain and build peace. We intend to pursue efforts with the same vigour in the Peacebuilding Commission, the Economic and Social Council and other United Nations bodies for which Croatia is a candidate. When all efforts to avoid conflict fail, the international community turns as a rule to the United Nations to stop the hostilities and maintain peace. Croatia will continue its engagement in peacekeeping operations under United Nations auspices. But keeping the peace is not enough.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  6. “I welcome the President’s decision to hold this debate under the theme of “The role of mediation in the settlement of disputes”. Mediation has rightly been recognized as an efficient and cost-effective tool, which the United Nations has at its disposal in addressing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security. Political issues often lie at the heart of crises. Therefore, the importance of early engagement and preventive diplomacy, including mediation, is even more significant in this period when United Nations peacekeeping operations are experiencing unprecedented demand and strain. My country has come a long way since the conflict in the 1990s, when Croatia hosted a total of five United Nations peacekeeping operations on its territory.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  7. “Current challenges — the fall of autocratic regimes, nuclear non-proliferation, terrorism, the continuing global financial and economic crisis, climate change, underdevelopment — require all of us here at the United Nations to firmly stand together and offer common solutions on the basis of solidarity, responsibility and respect for the rights and dignity of every person on the globe. Our responses to challenges must not remain just words. We need to translate them into concrete actions, aimed at advancing democracy, enhancing development and well-being, protecting human rights, respecting international law, ensuring 11-50871 32 social justice and promoting the rule of law, at the domestic, regional and international levels.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)

  8. “It is a distinct pleasure for me to participate in the general debate of the General Assembly for the first time since my election as President of Croatia. At the outset, I would like to congratulate Ambassador Al-Nasser on his election as President of the General Assembly in its sixty-sixth session. I also thank Joseph Deiss for his excellent work during his presidency of the General Assembly in the preceding session. Let me also congratulate Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on his re-election to that important and challenging post and assure him of the full cooperation of my country.”

    2011-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 66 (2011)