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Al-Sameen

lines on the record: 76
first: 1994-03-25
most recent: 2002-04-18
sittings or episodes: 13
sources: un-security-council

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“At the same time, we stress the need for the Council to adopt a resolution under Chapter VII of the Charter, as it has done in other situations with which it dealt in a serious manner.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“Such notions will undoubtedly provide Israel with additional pretexts to pursue its criminal acts against the Palestinian people and its blatant violation of international norms and agreements. Without going into further detail concerning the very serious situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, which our delegation has covered in previous meetings, I would like, in conclusion, to express our appreciation and support for the Secretary- General's proposal concerning the immediate dispatch of a multinational force to the occupied territories to stop further deterioration, to monitor a ceasefire and to guarantee Israel's withdrawal from all the occupied territories, which would lead to the establishment of a climate favourable to the resumption of negotiations.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“What is happening today in Jenin, Bethlehem, Tulkarem and Nablus closely resembles what took place in the so-called safe havens in Bosnia and Herzegovina, such as Goradze, Srebrenica, Tuzla and other areas that were victimized by a group that had no respect whatsoever for international legitimacy, a group that believed only in murder and oppression as a means of settling conflicts. We call on the Council to adopt the measures necessary to avert humanitarian catastrophes in other areas. Our delegation expresses its amazement that some circles are calling upon the besieged Palestinian President, who is within range of Israeli tanks and cannons, to put an end to so-called terrorist acts and to call the Palestinians to a ceasefire. Indeed, this raises questions. Are those who are making such calls not Israelis?”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“This has been recognized by the United Nations through its specialized agencies operating in the field. Consequently, we call upon the co-sponsors of the peace process and upon the Security Council to counter the State terrorism being carried out by the Israeli occupation forces, which have defied all appeals, demands and resolutions of the Security Council, and to put an end to the liquidation of the Palestinian people. In that regard, we remind the Security Council that it is important for it to shoulder its responsibility and approve the immediate dispatch of an international mission to investigate the crimes committed by the Israeli army, which certainly should be considered to be genocide and crimes against humanity, crimes which Israel is strenuously trying to cover up.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“In accordance with its responsibilities under the Charter, the Council must shoulder those responsibilities and deal firmly and seriously with a State that has totally ignored Security Council resolutions and that is acting as if it were above the law. We fully appreciate the political and moral responsibility borne by the Council, and we consider that every member of the Council will be responsible to history itself, bearing in mind the mandate with which the Council has been entrusted by the States Members of the United Nations: to act on their behalf to maintain international peace and security. This requires that the Council adopt practical measures to make Israel comply with the resolutions of international legitimacy. The situation in the occupied Palestinian territories is indeed tragic.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“Quite the opposite - according to what we are learning from the media and from reports about the activities of the Israeli army, it has wrought additional destruction and stepped up its military campaign against Palestinian territories and towns. Nor has Israel responded to the repeated calls of international humanitarian organizations to allow them to bury the dead or help the wounded. That is the situation today, and that is Israel's response to the Council's resolutions. Faced with such a situation, we wonder, as the entire world does, about the next step the Council must take and whether it will continue to monitor the situation and endeavour every now and then to adopt a resolution that condemns and deplores.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset, Mr. President, to express to you personally and to all the other members of the Council our thanks for your prompt response to the request submitted by the Arab Group for holding this emergency meeting to discuss the tragic and deteriorating situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. For more than a month now, the Council has been meeting almost constantly to consider the deteriorating situation in the occupied Arab territories. In fact, the Council has adopted several resolutions calling on Israel to institute a ceasefire and to withdraw without delay its forces from the Palestinian territories that they have reoccupied. Regrettably, however, Israel has to date failed to comply with those resolutions or to respond to those calls.”
2002-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515 (2002) · source
“While we are convinced of the importance of dialogue and direct negotiations between the parties concerned, the current deadlock in the peace process, and the gravity of the Israeli decision, pose a threat that could bring about the collapse of the peace process, which could in turn have grave consequences for international peace and security. We therefore call upon the Security Council to shoulder its responsibility and urgently to adopt a firm resolution declaring the Israeli measures to be illegal and urging that country to renounce its policies. My delegation would support such a draft resolution and believes that the text being considered is commensurate with the gravity of the situation and of the Israeli decision. The text is balanced and non-confrontational.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Israel's failure to fulfil its commitments and its continued pursuit of the settlement policy have deadlocked the peace process. The present impasse is a direct result of these arrogant policies. The latest decision by Israel is but one in a long series of violations. Yet the road to peace is clearly and unequivocally marked. My country calls upon all countries with influence, in particular the co-sponsors of the peace process and the States members of the European Union, to do their utmost to help ensure the success of the peace process, and to bring pressure to bear on Israel to comply with its commitments.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“These measures jeopardize the tireless peace efforts that have been deployed over the past decade and risk igniting an infernal cycle of conflict and instability. Since Madrid, the peace process has registered major achievements. The Arab world has long viewed the peace process as a strategic option and has worked sincerely to implement the process. From the very outset, my country has chosen that option because it is convinced that peace is imperative for all the peoples and States of the region, including Israel. We are profoundly disturbed to see the peace process threatened in this way owing to Israel's lack of respect for agreed principles and for peace agreements. This is not Israel's first violation of the peace process: it has continued to pursue its settlements policy and has not fulfilled commitments it entered into.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Through these resolutions, it has reaffirmed that all measures and arrangements taken by Israel as the occupying Power, including illegal administrative decisions and arrangements, to alter the legal status and demographic composition of the city are null and void and without any legal validity. Moreover, the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 is applicable to all territories occupied by Israel in 1967, including Jerusalem. The Hague Convention of 1907 also applies to all those territories, including Jerusalem. The measures taken by the Israeli Government to expand the municipal boundaries of the city of Jerusalem and to expand the "municipal umbrella" to include certain Jewish settlements in the West Bank represent a flagrant violation of the principles underlying the peace process and of internationally binding resolutions.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Indeed, the decision on 21 June by the Israeli Council of Ministers to expand the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem to include the neighbouring settlements and the West Bank, the destruction of houses and the expulsion of inhabitants represent escalating measures aimed at enabling the Israeli Government to strengthen its hold over the Holy City of Jerusalem, thereby jeopardizing the final phase of the negotiations. In view of the special and sensitive status of Jerusalem and its status in the three major religions, the Security Council has adopted 16 resolutions on behalf of the international community.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): I should like at the outset to convey to you, Sir, my most sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Without a doubt, your diplomatic skills and your wisdom augur well for the success of the Council's deliberations. I should like also to congratulate Ambassador Mahugu for the remarkable manner in which he steered the work of the Council last month, with the assistance of his colleagues. The Council is meeting today to consider a very serious and important question.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source
“In conclusion, aware as we are of UNOMIL's role in the area of cooperation with the Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in monitoring the Liberian parties' observance of the Abuja Agreement, my delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“My delegation is therefore pleased with the draft resolution which we are about to adopt, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL), in accordance with the Secretary- General's recommendation, for a period of four additional months to 31 January 1996. The goal is to enable the Mission to help monitor observance of the terms of the Abuja Agreement in accordance with the agreed timetable. My delegation eagerly awaits the report which the Secretary-General intends to submit to the Council in October. We are also eager to see the report's recommendations on the new concept of operations. We hope that the report will register further progress in the implementation by the Liberian factions of the peace process in their country.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“This Agreement also provided a timetable for its implementation. My delegation is gratified by these important events, which allow us to hope that a peaceful solution will be found to the Liberian conflict. It is true that the Secretary- General, in his report which forms the basis of today's draft resolution, informs us that at least 10 peace agreements had already been signed and abandoned by the leaders of the warring Liberian factions since 1989. Nevertheless, we have considerable grounds for optimism, since the leaders are now determined to end the civil war that has engulfed their country over the past six years. It seems that this time they will not, as they have done in the past, allow this unique opportunity to restore peace to the country to elude them.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“Nyakyi, as well as to the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), especially the leaders of Nigeria and Ghana, for their tireless and unceasing efforts to arrive at a peaceful settlement of the conflict in Liberia. My delegation is pleased to see that the responsibilities set out in resolution 1001 (1995) of 30 June 1995 have to a great extent been met. In our opinion, the peace process in Liberia has recently shown signs of the progress which we have long awaited. The Abuja negotiations culminated in the signing by the Liberian factions on 19 August of an Agreement which stipulated the parties' commitment to restoring and respecting the cease-fire and to establishing a new Council of State that would lead the country towards elections to be held next August.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“President, addressed to the Ambassador of France, who is closing out his assignment, as the Permanent Representative of his country, on the Council. I feel that you were speaking for all the members of the Council in this regard. I should like straight away to express my delegation's sincerest thanks to the Secretary-General for his submission of a complete report, dated 9 September 1995, the twelfth in the series of progress reports on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). We also wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Liberia, Mr.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): Since this is the first time I have addressed the Council under your presidency, Sir, allow me, on behalf of my delegation, to extend sincerest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. There can be no doubt that your diplomatic skills and knowledge of the issues will greatly enrich our work and help us achieve the expected results. I also wish to pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Indonesia, and to the members of his delegation for the exemplary way in which they conducted the work of the Council last month. I should also like to associate myself with the eloquent words that you, Mr.”
1995-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3577 (1995) · source
“Ahmedou Ould Abdallah, as well as the efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), to bring about peace and stability in Burundi.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“Full respect by the Burundian Government for the commission's integrity and security, as well as access to information and witnesses, are essential for the commission's success in carrying out its mandate. It is also extremely important that there be a commitment by the Burundi Government to implement the recommendations that the commission will submit. Otherwise, the whole exercise will be meaningless. We reiterate that, based on the political nature of the situation in Burundi, and as we understand that this draft resolution is accepted by the Burundi Government, my delegation will vote in favour, hoping that its adoption will contribute towards bringing about peace and national reconciliation. In conclusion, I would like to commend the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative in Burundi, Mr.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“It was referred to in the Ake-Huslid report; recommended by the Security Council mission to Burundi; foreseen by the parties in the Convention of Government; and called for in many presidential statements issued by the Council on the situation in Burundi. Therefore, we are delighted that this idea is finally taking shape. We, like others, are of the view that the establishment of such a commission will be a significant step towards putting an end to the culture of impunity, which breeds further violence. It will expose the extremist elements on both sides, and will deter any attempt by them to further destabilize the situation and the peace and security of the country. However, in order for the work of the commission to be successful, it has to be both impartial and independent in terms of its mandate and its composition.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“This climate has encouraged some people to take the law into their own hands, partly because they do not believe in the integrity of the judicial system, and partly because they are trying to pursue their own political agenda, regardless of the human cost. It is for these reasons that my delegation will welcome the adoption of the first resolution on the situation in Burundi requesting the Secretary-General to establish, as a matter or urgency, a commission of inquiry to investigate the facts relating to the assassination of President Ndadaye in 1993 and the acts of violence that followed. We would like to mention particularly that this idea did not come out of the blue.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“The assassination of President Ndaday in 1993, just a few weeks after he had delivered a statement on behalf of his country before the General Assembly, and the abortive coup d'etat and the massacres that followed it plunged the country once again into a political and humanitarian crisis which has sparked a new cycle of killings and other violence: grenades are thrown into marketplaces; families are shot in their homes at night; people are stoned to death on the streets. My delegation believes that one of the main reasons for such violence is that those responsible usually flee with complete impunity and do not answer to the rule of law. Those responsible for the killings of hundreds of thousands of people over the last 30 years have not been identified, let alone been brought to justice.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman)(interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today to consider a very important matter, the situation in Burundi, and to establish an international commission there. The history of Burundi since independence has been one of a power struggle between the two main ethnic groups there. This struggle has led to the death of hundreds of thousands of persons - men and women, young and old, Hutu and Tutsi. People have been slaughtered for no apparent reason other than their belonging to a specific ethnic group or to their living in a certain place. Each death is a tragedy in itself. In a climate where lawlessness reigns, each killing refuels the cycle of hatred and revenge.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“We hope that the resolution will play an effective part in the restoration of peace and national reconciliation in Rwanda. In conclusion, I should like to emphasize the constructive role that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General has played in favour of the restoration of peace and stability in Rwanda and in the reconstruction of the country.”
1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source
“Similarly, UNAMIR's presence helps create favourable conditions for the return and reintegration of refugees and displaced persons, and for guaranteeing assistance for reconstruction. Accordingly, my delegation welcomes the resolution just adopted by the Security Council in which it extends UNAMIR's mandate for a six-month period, until next December. We are particularly pleased to note the changes that have been made to UNAMIR's mandate, as set out in operative paragraph 2 of the resolution, and we believe that the Mission's mandate should reflect developments in the field. My delegation, in the firm belief that the United Nations is following the proper course of action in Rwanda and that the Government of Rwanda still intends to cooperate with UNAMIR's efforts, supports the resolution, and indeed voted in favour.”
1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source
“We believe that the international community must continue to give assistance to the Rwandese Government to help it deal with the danger posed by these elements and prevent the outbreak of a new wave of violence and genocide in Rwanda. My delegation believes that the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) has played an extremely important role, in circumstances that were often difficult, in alleviating suffering in this humanitarian crisis and in encouraging national reconciliation. My delegation shares the view that UNAMIR is still a necessary tool for restoring confidence and that its presence in Rwanda adds an important dimension to the efforts under way to create a climate of stability, confidence and security.”
1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source
“My delegation is pleased to note the return of relative security and stability to Rwanda and that there are indications that life is beginning to resume its normal course. This is reflected in the fact that the Rwandese have resumed various day-to-day activities such as farming, trade and so on, children are returning to school, basic services are being restored and reconstruction is beginning. These are all reasons for some degree of optimism. However, many challenges remain which the Government of Rwanda, with the support of the international community, must deal with effectively. The most dangerous of these are the military raids carried out by elements from the armed forces and militias of the former regime. Their military activities and the fact that they still have weapons cause us deep concern.”
1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, Sir, I should like, on behalf of my delegation, to extend to you our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are convinced that your diplomatic experience and skills augur well for the success of the work of the Council. I should like also to pay a tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee, the Permanent Representative of France, and to the members of his delegation for the exemplary and wise manner in which they guided the proceedings of the Council last month. A full year has elapsed since the humanitarian catastrophe in Rwanda, in all its violence, genocide and horror.”
1995-06-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3542 (1995) · source
“We also call upon the countries of the region to recognize the independence and sovereignty of all the States in the region within their internationally recognized borders. We believe this is a necessary measure if the international community is to demonstrate its good will and its resolve to achieve comprehensive and lasting peace in the region. In conclusion, and in keeping with what has been said here by members of the Security Council and in the spirit of consensus, my delegation wishes to state that it intends to vote in favour of the three draft resolutions now before us.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“In that connection, we call upon UNPROFOR in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue its coordination with the legitimate Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, while also taking account of the views and proposals submitted within the framework of the confidence restoration process there; this could facilitate the work of the international Force and improve prospects for security and stability in the region. My delegation welcomes the role played by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative in helping the parties arrive at a peaceful settlement. We also wish to express our full support for all efforts made towards that end by, amongst others, the members of the international Contact Group.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“We believe that such cooperation is necessary, and of great importance for ensuring the success of any effort by the international community to dispel the spectre of war that has been hovering over the region. We recognize the crucial role that could be played by the United Nations Protection Force to improve the humanitarian situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to help the parties implement the agreements they have achieved. We urge UNPROFOR to make the best use of its possible assets and powers to carry out its mandate fully, including use of the support under the mechanism agreed upon between the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“While the number of United Nations personnel in Croatia will be reduced under the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO), we believe that the number of personnel should accord with the mission and tasks entrusted to the Operation so that UN CRO can carry out the mandate assigned to it by the Security Council on the recommendation of the Secretary-General in his report (S/1995/222 and Corr.1). We trust that it will be enabled to discharge its mandate as completely as possible. The United Nations Protection Force in The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is primarily a preventive operation. We express our satisfaction at the cooperation that has been established between the United Nations and the Government of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“My country believes that the parties concerned bear primary responsibility for achieving true peace in conformity with the expectations of the international community. With respect to the United Nations Protection Force in the Republic of Croatia, we share the concerns about the international military presence there coming to an end, while we also understand why the Government of Croatia took this decision. We welcome the recent decision by the Government of Croatia to permit international forces to remain on the territory of the Republic. Work is under way towards a solution for the area held by the Croatian Serbs that shows due respect for the territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“There is no doubt that the matter before us today, relating to the situation in the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, is of particular importance because of its effect on security in those three Republics and, indeed, on the prospects for a peaceful settlement of the conflict in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. We would underscore the crucial role of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in fostering hopes for peace and in improving living conditions there. Yet we agree that a United Nations military presence does not in itself constitute a final solution; it is an interim measure of limited duration during which the parties must be helped to achieve a final, comprehensive settlement of their dispute.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): On behalf of my delegation and of my country, the Sultanate of Oman, I extend our sincere congratulations to the representative of China on his assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I wish also to thank the representative of Botswana, Ambassador Legwaila, for the exemplary manner in which he presided over the work of the Council last month; my thanks go also to the other members of his delegation.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Proceeding from these considerations, my delegation voted in favour of the resolution just adopted by the Council, through which it has renewed the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM IJ) through 8 February 1995 in order to enable it to oversee and monitor the cease-fire provided for in the Lusaka Protocol. In conclusion, I should like to express my delegation's appreciation to the Secretary-General, his Special Representative in Angola and the three observer States to the Angolan Peace Process, especially Zambia, which hosted the peace negotiations, for their important and effective contributions to finding a just and durable solution to the conflict in Angola, and we are pleased to note that their concerted efforts have borne fruit.”
1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source
“Although such incidents cannot diminish the value of the recent successes, it is clear that unless the two parties halt the aggravation and prevent the recurrence of such incidents, the entire peace process may be at risk. Therefore, both parties are called upon, now more than ever before, to renounce violence, to put an end to all military operations, to exercise the utmost self- restraint and to refrain from any action that could jeopardize the newborn peace. The gains that have been made are very fragile and can easily collapse under the onslaught of any escalation in the fighting or because of any wavering of international support for peace in Angola.”
1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source
“My delegation sincerely hopes that both parties will continue to demonstrate their commitment to peace and national reconciliation through full and timely compliance with both the letter and the spirit of the peace accord, particularly the provisions relating to the cease-fire agreement. In this context, my delegation notes that even with the signing of the Lusaka Protocol and the entry into 13 force of the cease-fire agreement on 22 November, occasional clashes between Government and UNITA forces still occur. Perhaps, this is because feelings of enmity and hatred have become ingrained and the lack of trust between the parties cannot be remedied overnight. We hope that such negative feelings will gradually disappear and be replaced by a spirit of cooperation, tolerance and harmony amongst all the people of Angola.”
1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source
“My delegation welcomes the successful conclusion of the peace talks and the signing of that important document, which, together with the Bicesse Accords, should lay the foundations of lasting peace in Angola. This major achievement was made possible by the international community's support for the peace process in Angola. It reflects the Government's and UNITA's determination to attain peace in Angola and embodies the Angolan people's desire to live in peace and harmony. We congratulate the Angolan people on these remarkable successes, and salute the political leaders of both the Government and UNITA for their patience in overcoming all the obstacles in the various stages of the peace negotiations and for not wasting the opportunity to restore peace in their country.”
1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source
“Mr. Al Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, allow me to bid a warm welcome on behalf of my delegation, through you, Mr. President, to His Excellency the Minister for External Relations of Angola and to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. It is an honour to have them here with us today. There has been an important positive development recently in the situation in Angola that we had long waited for. After long and arduous negotiations, the Lusaka peace talks between the Angolan Government and the Unido Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA) culminated in the formal signing of the Lusaka Protocol, which formally put an end to the civil war that raged in Angola for two decades, claimed thousands of lives and caused widespread destruction of property.”
1994-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3477 (1994) · source
“We therefore call upon the Serbs living in Croatia and the others concerned to adhere to the resolutions of the Security Council and not to take any actions that would threaten its security and endanger the safety of neighbouring peoples.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“We believe that ultimately it seeks to provide for an international verification mechanism that would prevent fuel from getting to the Croatian Serbs, thus limiting their use of their military machine to bomb safe areas and cause further destruction. As a sponsor of the draft resolution, we are hopeful that, if it is adopted by the Council, it will contribute to stopping acts of aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina. While we support the noble aims and peaceful principles that led to the necessity of proposing such a draft resolution which we believe is only a reiteration of other Security Council resolutions adopted in the past, we believe that the Council, if it adopts the draft resolution, will reaffirm its determination to reach a peaceful solution in that Republic.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“Even to this day, bombardment of Bihac continues unabated, raining death and destruction on the civilian population, their houses, their hospitals and their schools and resulting in the displacement of thousands of refugees seeking a respite from the fire of Serbian guns. While my delegation supports all international efforts aimed at achieving an acceptable peaceful settlement that would spare the lives of thousands of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina and restore that Republic's stability and security, my delegation joins the non-aligned countries members of the Security Council, together with Egypt, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, in sponsoring the draft resolution now before us.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“Despite the concern expressed by the Council in the presidential statements of the past month over the continued aggression against the safe areas and the violation of international borders, despite condemnations by the Council of the military escalation which took the form of air attacks by Serbian warplanes and the dropping of cluster bombs on the inhabitants of those areas and despite the military strike by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against the areas from which the Serbian aircraft took off, no response was forthcoming and there was not the slightest compliance by the Croatian Serbs with any of the Security Council's resolutions.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“In spite of a marked improvement in the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past few months and the subsequent steps that were taken and led to the intensification of international pressure on the Bosnian Serbs, the Croatian Serbs' entrance into the arena has brought about a negative change that now threatens the possibility of any settlement.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“There is no doubt that the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially the latest acts of aggression against the Bihac area, are cause for grave concern. The latest battles, which resulted in the detention by the Serbs of some of the personnel of the United Nations Protection Force thus putting them at risk, as well as the bombing of the safe areas are acts that blatantly violate all the resolutions adopted by the Security Council - resolutions that affirm the inviolability of those areas and the need to facilitate the task of United Nations personnel and not to restrict their freedom of movement in the discharge of their duties.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“Mr. Al-Sameen (Oman) (interpretation from Arabic): I should like, at the outset, to express the sincere congratulations of the delegation of the Sultanate of Oman to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. We wish you every success. We are convinced that, thanks to your well-known wisdom, ability and diplomatic skill, you will successfully conduct the business of the Council. I assure you of our full cooperation with you as you undertake your tasks. I wish also to put on record our thanks and appreciation to the Ambassador of the United States and her delegation for their good work well done during her presidency of the Council in November - a month that was very busy indeed.”
1994-12-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3475 (1994) · source
“Transparency in the Council's work is a positive step and will help all Members of our Organization. The Council will give its utmost consideration to the multinational discussions of peace-keeping operations between troop-contributing countries participating in these operations and provide them with the necessary information.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source