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“Let me begin, Sir, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. We look forward to a wonderful month with you. We are also very grateful for the tremendous work of the representative of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Vorontsov. My Government is pleased that the Security Council has adopted this resolution creating safe areas in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We co-sponsored this resolution because we saw it as a means to save lives in that tormented Republic and facilitate the humanitarian needs of the Bosnian people. We are committed to working with the international community to end this terrible war and to achieve a lasting and equitable settlement. The current resolution is not the end of the process. The sponsors of this resolution never intended it to be. Let me speak plainly.”
1993-06-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3228 (1993) · source
“With the completion of the Commission's work and the adoption of this resolution, the Council has taken important steps in support of peace and security in the Gulf region.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3224 (1993) · source
“The Commission has, with impressive technical expertise, identified more precisely and marked on the ground a boundary that has existed since its acceptance by both Iraq and Kuwait on 4 October 1963, The United States has examined closely the Commission's views with respect to the relationship between its work and the rights of navigation of both parties. The United States notes with approval that each party enjoys navigational access from its territory to the open sea, in accordance with international law and relevant Security Council resolutions. My Government wishes to underscore the importance it attaches to the inviolability of the demarcated boundary between Iraq and Kuwait and the seriousness of its guarantee by the Security Council.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3224 (1993) · source
“Two years after this Council's adoption of resolution 687 (1991), the Secretary-General has fulfilled an essential and challenging mandate entrusted to him. We commend the Secretary-General, the members of the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission and all who have served them in the completion of their tasks. They have conducted their efforts successfully, with admirable professionalism. They have performed under difficult conditions, including particularly the unwillingness of the Iraqi Government to meet its agreed commitment to participate fully in this important work. The Boundary Demarcation Commission has not established a new boundary.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3224 (1993) · source
“We reaffirm our pledge and call upon others to pledge assistance to help the people of El Salvador to consolidate the peace they have created.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source
“We especially acknowledge the vision and courage of President Cristiani, whose leadership continues to be essential to the peace process and to national reconciliation. While a great deal has been accomplished in El Salvador, more remains to be done. The United States urges both sides to implement fully their respective obligations under the Accords. My Government is committed to- assisting this implementation process. In this regard, we note the importance of full compliance with those provisions regarding the proper disposition of weapons. The Salvadorian people have given an example to the world by their ability to forge peace and preserve and strengthen democracy after the fearsome trial of war. Now that war no longer rages, the international community must not forget El Salvador.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source
“The growth of democracy enhances the security of us all. The United States therefore strongly Supports the resolution just adopted by the Council, which extends ONUSAL's mandate and expands it to include supervision of the upcoming elections in El Salvador. Our common goal is a just, stable and democractic El Salvador. We appreciate the skillful efforts of the Secretary~General, his staff and the personnel of ONUSAL to make that goal a reality. We also note the important role played by the group of friends of the Secretary-General: Colombia, Mexico, Spain and Venezuela, However, it is the people of El Salvador and the leaders on both sides who have made the peace process really work.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source
“With such information in hand, the Council would then be in a position to consider next steps, including, perhaps, a new resolution.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3222 (1993) · source
“We think it is particularly important that the two sides agree to, and begin implementing, confidence-building measures mow that UNFICYP is facing imminent reductions. As UNFICYP is restructured, it will be increasingly important for the two sides to take concrete steps to reduce tensions and to increase safety along the buffer zone. My delegation and, I feel safe to say, the other members of the Security Council would be most concerned if the current round of negotiations closed this week without a positive result. If this should occur my delegation would expect that the Secretariat would give the Council an accounting of where it believes the responsibility lies, as well as information on how these negotiations will be pursued.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3222 (1993) · source
“My delegation welcomes this resolution and the new possibilities which it provides for ensuring that the United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) will be able to continue its essential role in stabilizing the situation in Cyprus. We believe this role is a major factor in maintaining an atmosphere in which the two sides can conduct a serious negotiation leading to a final resolution of the Cyprus problem. We fully support the Secretary-General's efforts in his meetings with the leaders of the two Cypriot communities to achieve an agreement this week on the three papers related to confidence~building measures. We support the ideas contained in those papers and have conveyed ta both sides our hope that they will reach an agreement on this full package during the course of this week.”
1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3222 (1993) · source
“Finally, with respect to Article 24, it is our understanding that compensation to victims by a convicted person may be an appropriate part of decisions on sentencing, reduction of sentences, parole or commutation. We also understand that the Tribunal may impose a sentence of life imprisonment, or consecutive sentences for multiple offences, in any appropriate case. With the adoption of the Statute for the Tribunal, we have completed the most difficult part of the task we began in February with resolution 808 (1993) when that was approved by the Council. We must now move without delay to the next steps, particularly the appointment of the prosecutor and the selection of judges. Finally, of this we are certain: the Tribunal must succeed, for the sake of the victims and for the credibility of international law in this new era.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“With respect to Article 10, it is our understanding that the Tribunal is authorized to conduct proceedings against persons previously tried by a national court for the same crime when national proceedings - including clemency, parole, and other similar relief - were not impartial or independent, were designed to shield the accused from international criminal responsibility, or were not diligently prosecuted. With respect to Article 19, we understand that the reference to "prima facie" case in paragraph 1 means a reasonable basis to believe that a crime as defined in Articles 2 through 5, has been committed by the person named in the indictment.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“Thirdly, it is understood that the primacy of the International Tribunal referred to in paragraph 2 of Article 9 only refers to the situations described in Article 10. The United States wishes also to offer several other clarifications related to the provisions of the Statute: With respect to paragraph 1 of Article 7, it is our understanding that individual liability arises in the case of a conspiracy to commit a crime referred to in Articles 2 through 5, or the failure of a superior -- whether political or military - to take reasonable steps to prevent or punish such crimes by persons under his or her authority. It is, of course, a defence that the accused was acting pursuant to orders where he or she did not know the orders were unlawful and a person of ordinary sense and understanding would not have known the orders to be unlawful.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“In particular, we understand that other members of the Council share our view regarding the following clarifications related to the Statute: Firstly, it is understood that the "laws or customs of war" referred to in Article 3 include all obligations under humanitarian law agreements in force in the territory of the former Yugoslavia at the time the acts were committed, including common article 3 of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, and the 1977 Additional Protocols to these Conventions. Secondly, it is understood that Article 5 applies to all acts listed in that article, when committed contrary to law during a period of armed conflict in the territory of the former Yugoslavia, as part of a widespread or systematic attack against any civilian population on national, political, ethnic, racial, gender, or religious grounds.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“In addition, the resolution recognizes that States may find it necessary to take measures under their domestic law to enable them to implement the provisions of the Statute, and pledges them to endeavour to take any such measures as soon as possible. That is certainly the intention of the United States. We commend the Secretariat for its outstanding report, which has laid the foundation for today's action by the Council. While the Council has adopted the Statute for the Tribunal as proposed in that report, the members of the Council have recognized that the Statute raises several technical issues that can be addressed through interpretive statements.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“We expect that the Secretary-General will provide the Commission with the space, resources and personnel necessary to continue its mandate, and we urge other countries to follow our lead in pledging financial contributions to the Commission. At the appropriate time, we expect the Commission would cease to exist and that its work would be folded into the Prosecutor's office. The resolution also encourages States to submit proposals for the rules of evidence and procedure for consideration by the judges of the Tribunal. We hope to contribute to this critical process of developing the rules that the Tribunal can expeditiously adopt so that the Prosecutor will then be ina position to begin prosecuting cases without further delay.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“Today's resolution contains important provisions designed to ensure the expeditious establishment of the Tribunal. It is imperative that I take some time to state clearly and completely the understandings which underpin my Government's support for this resolution and for the Statute of the Tribunal. To begin, we want to stress the importance of three provisions in particular. Today's resolution ensures that the United Nations Commission of Experts will continue to pursue its work of establishing a database and preparing evidence during the interim period before the appointment of the Tribunal's Prosecutor and hiring of staff to begin authoritative investigations and preparations for trials.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“The Honourable Geraldine Ferraro, who recently represented the United States on the Human Rights Commission, said of this crime: "Rape should not be used as a weapon of war. It should also not be used as a tool for revenge... Women's rights are human rights, and must be respected as such." The International Tribunal will prosecute the rapists and murderers and their superiors. My Government is also determined to see that women jurists sit on the Tribunal and that women prosecutors bring war criminels to justice. Our view is shared by all of the women Permanent Representatives of this Organization, We also take note of the recommendation of the Organization. of the Islamic Conference that gender be auly represented on the Tribunal.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“They will become international pariahs. While these individuals may be able to hide within the borders of Serbia or in parts of Bosnia or Croatia, they will be imprisoned for the rest of their lives within their own land. Under today's resolution, every Government, including each one in the former Yugoslavia, will be obligated to hand over those indicted by the Tribunal. We must ensure that the voices of the groups most victimized are heard by the Tribunal. I refer particularly to the detention and systematic rape of women and girls, often followed by cold-blooded murder. Let the tens of thousands of women and girls who courageously survived the brutal assault of cowards who call themselves soldiers know this: your dignity survives, as does that of those who died.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“And to those who committed these heinous crimes, we have a very clear message: war criminals will be prosecuted and justice will be rendered. The crimes being committed, even as we meet today, are not just isolated acts of drunken militiamen, but often are the systematic and orchestrated crimes of Government officials, military commanders, and disciplined artillerymen and foot soldiers. The men and women behind these crimes are individually responsible for the crimes of those they purport to control; the fact that their power is often self-proclaimed does not lessen their culpability. Those sceptics - including the war criminals ~ who deride this Tribunal as being powerless because the suspects may avoid arrest should not be so confident. The Tribunal will issue indictments whether or not suspects can be taken into custody.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“Today we begin to cleanse the hatred that has torn apart the former Yugoslavia. A few months ago, I said: "This will be no victors' tribunal. The only victor that will prevail in this endeavour is the truth." (S/PV.3175, p. 11) Truth is the cornerstone of the rule of law, and it will point towards individuals, not peoples, as perpetrators of war crimes. And it is only the truth that can cleanse the ethnic and religious hatreds and begin the healing process. Included among the millions who will learn of this resolution are the hundreds of thousands of civilians who are the victims of horrific war crimes and crimes against humanity in the former Yugoslavia. To these victims we declare by this action that your agony, your sacrifice, and your hope for justice have not been forgotten.”
1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source
“However, should any party attempt to interfere or overturn this democratic process, the resolution we have passed today makes it clear that the international community will not countenance or legitimate any attempt to take power by armed force, and will take appropriate measures against those who attempt to do so. We welcome the reports that President Sihanouk is returning to Cambodia during the election. His presence and his statements of support for the electoral process are further indications of the central role the election will play in the effort to bring the peace and democracy which the Cambodian people so deeply desire and deserve.”
1993-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3213 (1993) · source
“We wish to express our admiration and appreciation to those political parties that, despite the risks and sacrifices, despite the campaign of intimidation and violence waged against them, have persevered so that their people may have a true choice in the election. The election which begins in a few days' time represents the culmination of the process established by the Paris peace Aqreements. The Council has expressed its determination to endorse the results once the United Nations has certified them and to support the Government that emerges from those elections.”
1993-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3213 (1993) · source
“It has launched brutal attacks and murders of innocent civilians and UNTAC personnel. My Government honours those members of UNITAC who have been killed or wounded in these cowardly attacks, and offers its sincere condolences to the families and countries of the victims. The Security Council has made clear its determination to take strong and appropriate measures against those responsible if such attacks continue. The United States has also been deeply disturbed by the intimidation and violence committed by officials of the State of Cambodia against its political opponents. The resolution again deplores such acts of violence and intimidation, and calls for the punishment of those responsible.”
1993-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3213 (1993) · source
“In adopting the resolution today, the Security Council has again expressed its support and appreciation for the determined efforts of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) to bring peace and democracy to Cambodia. In the face of great difficulties, UNTAC has persevered, and we are now on the eve of the election. The fact that over 95 per cent of the estimated eligible voters and 20 political parties have registered to participate is a clear demonstration of the Cambodian people's ardent desire to determine their own political future. Unfortunately, one party, the Party of Democratic Kampuchea, has obstinately refused to participate in the democratic process. This party has incurred the condemnation of the entire international community. It has sought to disrupt or prevent the election from taking place.”
1993-05-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3213 (1993) · source
“By fulfill.ng its nuclear-related responsibilities, North Korea can take significant steps towards improved relations with the rest of the world.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“The United States notes that the Council President's statement of 8 April "welcome(s] all efforts aimed at resolving this situation" ($/25562), and that the resolution passed today urges Member States to facilitate a solution. My Government is prepared to play its part in this process in order to help achieve the objectives of the international community. We have announced publicly that we would be willing to meet with North Korea to help resolve, as part of the international community's efforts, the situation resulting from actions North Korea has taken in the nuclear area, We welcome the recent visit to North Korea by IAEA inspectors to perform routine monitoring and maintenance functions and hope that such cooperation will continue.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“I would repeat what I said on 8 April, after the Council President had issued a statement on these issues: "My Government joins other members of the Council in expressing full and complete support for the IAEA and the NPT. We view the IAEA and the NPT as cornerstones of international peace and of nuclear non-proliferation, Along with the Council's other members, the United States also fully supports the North-South joint declaration on the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. Complete implementation of its freely taken responsibilities under this declaration by North Korea is critical for peace and security on the peninsula. This includes its pledge not to possess nuclear reprocessing or uranium enrichment facilities".”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“The United States is pleased that the Security Council has passed this resolution. It is now clear that the international community is united in its grave concern over North Korea's non-compliance with the nuclear safeguards agreement it has with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and its decision to withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). It is also clear that the international community is dedicated to Making every effort to convince North Korea to reaffirm its commitment to the NPT by retracting its announcement of 12 March and to comply fully with its IAEA safeguards agreement as specified in the IAEA Board of Governors resolution of 25 February 1993.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“As the north Koreans are fully aware, "Team Spirit" is a purely defensive conventional exercise conducted in an East-West rather than a North-South axis. JI would also note that military observers of "Team Spirit" exercises, including representatives from Poland and the former Czechoslovakia - members of the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission - have publicly verified the defensive nature of the exercise. We and the Republic of Korea have invited north Korea to send military observers to "Team Spirit" for many years. North Korea has not accepted this invitation,”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“Moreover, since 1978, the United States has publicly offered assurances on the non-use of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear-weapon States: "The United States will not use nuclear weapons against any non-nuclear-weapon State party to the non-proliferation Treaty or any comparable internationally binding commitment not to acquire nuclear explosive devices except in the case of an attack on the United States, its territories or armed forces, or its allies by such a State allied to a nuclear-weapon State or associated with a nuclear-weapon State in carrying out or sustaining the attack." North Korea has claimed on a number of occasions that the United States-Republic of Korea military exercise called "Team Spirit" is nuclear and offensive in nature. This claim is also unfounded.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“The adoption of this draft resolution today will reflect concerns shared by a number of countries about actions taken by one in contravention of the principles of an international organization. Charges that the United States poses a nuclear threat to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea are totally unfounded. Our policy has been and will continue to be consistent with that announced by then south Korean President Roh Tae Woo in late 1991 that there are no nuclear weapons in south Korea.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“The United States, like a number of other nations, provides information and technical support to the IAEA at the Agency's request to support the implementation of safequards on nuclear materials and facilities. The IAEA comes to its own conclusions about whether countries are complying with safeguards requirements, drawing primarily from information obtained by its own inspectors but taking into account information provided by member Governments. Based on their visits to north Korean nuclear facilities, IAEA inspectors have identified discrepencies in north Korea's declaration of the amount of plutonium it obtained from reprocessing nuclear fuel. Consequently, the IAEA Board of Governors has determined that north Korea is not in compliance with its safeguards agreement and has referred the matter to the Security Council.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“I should like to make some brief remarks in response to the statement of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Saturday is my birthday. Although I am sure that this was not his intention, I would like to thank the representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for putting us into a time-warp and making me feel 40 years younger. I would, however, like to address some of the ridiculous charges he has made in the worst cold--war rhetoric. The issue under discussion concerns north Korea's failure to adhere to its obligations under a safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and a subsequent announcement that it intends to withdraw from the Non-Proliferation Treaty. I wish to emphasize that these disputes concern international agencies and the international community, and not any single country.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source
“As we review our options on UNFICYP and renew the mandate of other peace-keeping forces in the future, we should keep these two principles firmly in mind, Having said that, we still believe that the presence of an effective peace-keeping force in Cyprus is an important element in maintaining an atmosphere conducive to the success of the United Nations-sponsored negotiations between the Cvpriot parties.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“We expected that the continuation of these voluntary contributions in the future would have ensured that there was no increase in assessments. Secondly, we supported the implication of this resolution that the Council was no longer prepared to accept open-ended peace-keeping commitments which are not linked to the resolution of disputes. No operation should continue indefinitely. In this case, we must ensure that the presence of a United Nations force remains a stimulus for concluding a settlement and does not become a factor that simply perpetuates the status quo.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“We are coming to the day when countries in need will dial the global 911 and get a busy signal. The time has come for us to take up this issue in a serious way to find urgent solutions in the context of "An Agenda for Peace". In this regard, two elements of the UNFICYP discussion that has taken place merit greater attention and broader application, First, we believe that, when able to do so, countries whose interests are most served by a peace-keeping operation should make substantial contributions towards its costs. Accordingly, we welcomed the offers of siqnificantly increased voluntary financial contributions to UNFICYP from the Governments of Cyprus and Greece. These contributions would have reduced substantially the assessments of other United Nations Member States.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“Because of the importance of maintaining an effective United Nations Peace-keeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) and the apparent lack of alternative methods to do so, the United States Government supported this draft resolution. We had hoped that all other delegations would support it as well. Nevertheless, the United States Government understands and shares some of the concerns that have been expressed by the Russian Federation over the broader question of peace-keeping financing. The Russian veto has raised a question about the financing of an ever-increasing and more expensive peace-keeping burden. The inequalities in the existing peace-keeping assessment scale are beginning to call into question our ability to carry out the work of the United Nations.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“We believe strongly that the presence of an effective peace-keeping force in Cyprus is an important element in maintaining an atmosphere conducive to the success of the United Nations-sponsored negotiations between the Cypriot parties. Accordingly, we regret the Russian Federation's veto and believe that discussions on finding a means for maintaining a stable force in Cyprus need urgently to continue. In considering funding for the United Nations Force in Cyprus, the United States Government attempted to determine whether funding through voluntary contributions remained a viable option for maintaining an effective force. Our discussions with other Governments led us to conclude, as did the Secretary-General, that it did not.”
1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3211 (1993) · source
“The only solution is for the Bosnian Serbs to agree to peace, to live in tolerance of their neighbours and to give up for judgement those who have plunged their country into war and fouled the good name of the Serbian people. Let me remind the Bosnian Serb leadership that my Government has in recent days made it clear that we are consulting with our allies about new, stronger and tougher measures. Their implementation, or lack thereof, of this and all other relevant Council resolutions in the next days will determine whether we and the rest of the international community decide that the use of force is inevitable.”
1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source
“We are thus faced with the self-declared parliament of a self-declared leader stating that it needs the agreement of the "people" to stop the killing for which they are themselves to blame. We have not doubt that those responsible for war crimes will be allowed to participate in the referendum if it ever occurs. We doubt, however, that those who have been forced from their homes at gunpoint will be allowed to participate. We know that those who now enjoy the peace of the grave will not participate. This is not democracy in action; this is simply a ruse to buy time for further territorial conquest, Let us be honest: the current resolution is a palliative.”
1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source
“We are not inclined to invest the proposed referendum with legitimacy, as it appears to be another cynical ploy to delay while the Bosnian Serbs continue to roll up additional territory. As a result, our focus will continue to be on the new, stronger measures on which President Clinton has decided. I ask my fellow Council members to reflect briefly on the irony of what has transpired over the past week. On Sunday in Athens the self-styled leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radovan Karadzic, signed the remaining portions of the Vance~Owen agreements. He conditioned his signature, however, on the approval of the so-called Bosnian Serb parliament. This unelected group of dubious characters declined to ratify the agreements, instead calling for them to be put to a referendum at some point later this month.”
1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source
“Let me congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council in what clearly promises to be another very eventful month. I also offer our deepest thanks to the representative of Pakistan, who brilliantly carried out the very difficult job of President during the month of April. We had hoped to be able to vote in the Council today on a draft resolution that would at long last have begun the long road back to peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Instead we have voted on a resolution to halt Serbian aggression. Once again the Bosnian Serb leadership has thumbed its nose at the values that everyone in this room holds dear. As United States Secretary of State Christopher said in Brussels earlier today, the decision of the so-called Bosnian Serb parliament has made a mockery of the signatures in Athens.”
1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source
“The international community and the Security Council have gone on record as demanding that the Bosnian Serbs sign and implement the peace plan which the two other parties have indeed signed. Until that day, they will remain international pariahs. The United States will support the application of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for membership in this Organization when - and only when - Serbia and Montenegro meet the criteria in the United Nations Charter, that is, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia must show that it is a peace-loving State and demonstrate its willingness to comply fully with Chapter VII resolutions of the Security Council.”
1993-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3204 (1993) · source
“The United States cosponsored and voted in favour of this resolution, as we continue to believe that the claim of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to membership in international organizations is legally invalid. We look forward to the day when the United States could support the application of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for admission to the United Nations. Unfortunately, that day appears far away. Just yesterday the Bosnian Serbs launched new attacks on Bosnian Government positions near Bihac. Gross violations of human rights continue. In fact, it appears that the Serbs are making a special effort to flaunt the will of the international community. The Belgrade authorities must end their support for the Bosnian Serbs. They must end their support for aggression in Bosnia and Croatia.”
1993-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3204 (1993) · source
“This conflict has been filled with tragedy from the start, but we are particularly appalled at the death and destruction the Bosnian Serb forces have visited upon the people in the enclave of Srebrenica in recent weeks. We have repeatedly warned the Bosnian Serbs - most recently by Council action yesterday ~ that these violations of basic human rights are intolerable, We shall continue to seek ways to underscore to the Bosnian Serbs the long-term consequences of their actions.”
1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source
“The United States joins the other members of the Council in condemning in the strongest possible terms the actions of the Bosnian Serbs during this past week and, more generally, throughout their unprovoked aggression, This omnibus sanctions package was a means of again bringing home to the leaders of the Bosnian Serbs and their allies, Serbia and Montenegro, the price they and their people will have to pay for their brutal policies and "ethnic cleansing". We will continue to work with all Governments in reinforcing economic sanctions to reaffirm our outrage at these atrocities. This resolution, which will come into effect on 26 April, as originally planned, gives the Bosnian Serbs time to Sign the agreement.”
1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source
“We encourage other donors to provide appropriate assistaice for the various facets of the transition to peace and democracy. We should like to make special note of the fine work of the Secretary-General's Special Representative in organizing ONUMOZ and coordinating the various aspects of the peace process under difficult circumstances. We are confident that we will continue to work with the Mozambican Government, RENAMO and other interested parties to meet the challenges that lie ahead.”
1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source
“With the bulk of the infantry units in place by the end of April, demobilization should begin within the next several weeks.. We call upon the Mozambican Government as a matter of high priority to conclude a status-of~forces agreement with the United Nations to facilitate the ONUMOZ mission. At the same time, we urge RENAMO to participate fully in the operations of joint Commissions and monitoring mechanisms established under the accord. Both parties should ensure that United Nations personnel have the flexibility and full access that they were guaranteed in Protocol VI of the Agreement of 4 October 1992. I am pleased to report that the United States has identified significant resources for several aspects of the implementation of the accord, including support for demobilization and elections.”
1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source
“In this regard, we are pleased to note that these problems are steadily being overcome, and that the first contingent of United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) peace-keeping forces, an Italian infantry battalion, has now arrived and set up camp in Mozambique. We welcome the Secretary-General's assurances that every effort is being made to expedite the deployment of the remainder of the ONUMOZ military component, and note, favourably, his estimation that this should be accomplished by the end of May. We agree completely with the Secretary-General's view that it is now up to the Mozambican Government and to the RENAMO to ensure the speedy implementation of the major aspects of the peace accord, especially demobilization of combatants.”
1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source