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1996-03-05
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1998-06-06
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  1. “We urge India and Pakistan to become Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty without delay and without conditions. We also urge India and Pakistan to enter into negotiations at the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on a treaty banning the production of fissile material for nuclear weapons purposes.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  2. “It is vital to ensure that the situation in South Asia does not deteriorate further to the point of serious instability or war. We urge India and Pakistan to immediately announce a cessation to all further testing of nuclear weapons and to renounce their nuclear programmes. This is a matter of urgency and essential for generating the confidence needed for security disputes to be resolved through dialogue and negotiations. India and Pakistan should commit themselves to neither assembling nuclear devices nor deploying such devices on delivery vehicles. India and Pakistan should cease the development and deployment of ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear warheads.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  3. “Norway welcomes the adoption by the Security Council of resolution 1172 (1998). The decisions of India and Pakistan to carry out underground nuclear tests are in clear defiance of international norms and constitute a serious threat to the global nuclear non-proliferation regime, as well as to peace and stability in the entire region. The tests underline the crucial importance of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty for international efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to achieve nuclear disarmament. There is an urgent need to establish a channel for constructive dialogue between the international community and New Delhi and Islamabad, and to convince India and Pakistan to renounce their nuclear weapon programmes.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  4. “In this respect, the members of the Security Council, and its permanent members in particular, bear a very special responsibility. My Government therefore urges the Security Council to adopt the present draft resolution. If the international community is prepared to accompany Guatemala a bit further on the road to peace and normalization, the Guatemalan experience may become a model of constructive and effective international solidarity. There is much at stake in the vote today. It is in the hands of the Security Council to give peace a chance in Guatemala.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  5. “But to assist the Guatemalans in the process of beating swords into ploughshares, the Secretary-General has recommended the attachment to the United Nations Mission for the Verification of Human Rights and of Compliance with the Commitments of the Comprehensive Agreement on Human Rights in Guatemala (MINUGUA) of a group of 155 military observers and the requisite medical personnel. Norway, as a member of the Group of Friends, has co-sponsored the draft resolution authorizing military observers in Guatemala. The reintegration of the URNG into civilian life is a crucial element of the peace process. Considering the heavy toll which has been exacted from its people throughout the armed conflict, it is our hope that no extraneous issue will be allowed to impede the endeavours to assure Guatemala a better future.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  6. “The patient and constructive mediation by the United Nations since 1994, coupled with the constructive engagement and encouragement of the Group of Friends, contributed in a significant way to the peaceful outcome of the conflict. Now the weapons have been silenced. However, peace is not merely the absence of war. There cannot be peace in Guatemala without development, education, tolerance and equal opportunities. Today the Guatemalans are eager to construct a better Guatemala. To assure a smooth transition to the new phase of reconstruction and reconciliation, Guatemala is, however, still in need of some help from its many friends. Some of this will be assistance provided by donor countries and international institutions.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  7. “The negotiations which started with an accord in Oslo, in March 1990, establishing the format for formal talks. The perseverance and pragmatism shown by the negotiating parties bode well for the handling of the important challenges with respect to the social, economic and reconciliation issues which now confront the Guatemalans. Guatemala is a poor country in a purely economic sense, but rich in history, traditions, culture and ethnic diversity. A majority of the population is of indigenous origin, and they have paid a heavy price in terms of social injustice and the sufferings of war. The Guatemalan people deserves a better tomorrow, and the peace agreement represents a historic opportunity in that respect. The international community and the United Nations have played an essential role in the Guatemalan peace process.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  8. “Allow me to associate Norway with the words of congratulation extended to you, Sir, upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We wish you every success in the execution of this important mission. Since the late 1980s there has been a positive trend in Latin America towards democratization and peaceful resolution of conflicts. A milestone in this regard was the signing on 29 December last year of a final peace Agreement in Guatemala, which put an end to an internal armed conflict that had been ravaging the country for 36 years, causing the death of 150,000 people and displacing a million men, women and children. The peace Agreement came as a result of arduous negotiations between the Guatemalan Government and the guerrilla movement, the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG).”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  9. “It is with this humanitarian aim in mind that the international community has discussed possible measures and contingency plans for improving the security situation in Burundi. These measures should be appreciated for what they are intended to be: a means of support, a handshake for the Government's own efforts towards peace and reconciliation.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  10. “The "Campagne de Sensibilisation" - the raising of awareness - which the Government has promoted seems to have contributed to a decline in violence, and we strongly hope that this development will continue. However, there is still reason to be deeply concerned about the security situation for the civilian population as well as for international humanitarian relief agencies and their workers. In our view, without a strong commitment from the Government to reconciliation and peace, as well as adequate security guarantees and respect for human rights, it will not be possible for the international community to provide the necessary assistance to the authorities for rehabilitation and national reconstruction.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  11. “Norway strongly supports the international mediation efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, as it does those of the Organization of African Unity and prominent African leaders such as former President Nyerere of Tanzania. We also welcome the recent appointment by the European Union of a special envoy for the Great Lakes region. We hope that this international presence has impressed on potential perpetrators the seriousness with which the international community views violent threats to the process of negotiated change. From the outset we have supported the efforts to convene an international conference on cooperation, security and stability in the Great Lakes region and we hope to see progress achieved soon. The situation in Burundi is not without encouraging signs.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  12. “I join in the many, well- deserved congratulatory remarks that have been expressed to you, Mr. President. In substance, Norway supports the comments expressed in particular by the presidency of the European Union. Specifically, as underlined in the European Union statement, there is no viable solution outside political dialogue. Dialogue is the only way to achieve lasting peace and national reconciliation in Burundi. My Government has been paying a great deal of attention to the situation in the Great Lakes region and has adopted a plan of action for assistance to the region. As part of this plan, the Government has allocated in excess of $20 million in bilateral humanitarian assistance and support for peace and reconciliation efforts in Rwanda and Burundi for 1996.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source