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first: 1992-01-21
most recent: 1997-04-15
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“These issues were also the subject of most recent discussions between the Secretary General's Special Representative and the parties concerned in Afghanistan earlier this year. It is gratifying that General Assembly resolution 50/88, unanimously adopted on 19 December 1995, expresses its appreciation for the efforts of the OIC in support of the United Nations Special Mission and the engagement of my Organization in Afghanistan, in coordination with the United Nations, with a view to achieving a just and lasting political settlement. The entire membership of the OIC fully supports and endorses this resolution. I take the liberty of reiterating that the OIC proposals and initiatives, fully consistent with this resolution, provide for no outside interference of any kind whatsoever.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Rather, it advocated the convening of a preparatory meeting of representatives of all the leaders and political factions of Afghanistan, in addition to some selected Afghan independent personalities, to meet at an agreed time in Jeddah to discuss freely and, hopefully, agree on an agenda for peace and on the modalities for its implementation, all by and among the Afghans themselves, with absolutely no outside interference of any kind whatsoever. This meeting would, however, enjoy all the cooperation and support of both the United Nations and the Organization of the Islamic Conference and, after agreeing on a course of action, could be assisted, at the invitation of participating Afghans themselves, by the representatives of some neighbouring and other countries directly concerned in the implementation of future actions.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Rabbani, Commander Masoud and other leaders in Kabul, Jalalabad, Herat and Kandahar, and particularly in Mazar-i-Sharif, where I observed a genuine spirit of cooperation and support for the United Nations/OIC initiative, as well as in Islamabad, where I had detailed discussions with all authorities concerned and with Mr. Mahmoud Mestiri, the OIC's complementary role to that of the United Nations in seeking a peaceful solution of the Afghanistan situation was clarified once again. However, unlike some other peace initiatives, ours did not provide for a prearranged agenda for the initial peace talks.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Within the framework of OIC initiatives, I had then the privilege of leading OIC delegations to Afghanistan on two different occasions in 1995, once in June and July and again in September in my additional capacity as chairman of the OIC mission for Afghanistan. Prior to my first visit of June and July, Ambassador Mahmoud Mestiri, special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Afghanistan affairs, had visited upon our invitation the OIC General Secretariat in J eddah and engaged in constructive talks with our Secretary General and other senior OIC officials. In my own consultations with Mr.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“At this stage in my intervention, I should mention the Proximity Peace Talks held in Teheran, Iran, from 29 November to 7 December 1994, among the Afghan parties, with the participation of the Special Representative of the Secretary General and the OIC Permanent Representative for Afghanistan and in the presence of the representative of the United Nations. These talks, which were conducted on the initiative of the Government of Iran, were devoted to a comprehensive exchange of views on ways to establish a cease- fire, a mechanism for the transfer of power, a new interim Government and a permanent political infrastructure in Afghanistan. The continuing in-fighting in Afghanistan, however, has militated against giving practical effect to whatever understanding may have been arrived at in these talks.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Simultaneously, the OIC would do its best to ensure that emergency relief and humanitarian supplies reached the war-affected people in Afghanistan. I spoke a little while ago of the fact that the OIC's initiatives are in harmony with the United Nations peace-making efforts in Afghanistan. This is fully reflected in the framework of consultations that are being pursued between the two Organizations and between the representatives of each with the leadership of all Afghan factions in the country.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“To facilitate this task, the OIC, in cooperation with and with the most appreciated support of the Government of Pakistan and in full agreement with all Afghan parties, established a permanent representation for Afghanistan in Islamabad. The Secretary General of the OIC, on the basis of the consultations of his Special Representative with the relevant Afghan parties and the follow-up reports from the OIC Permanent Representative for Afghanistan, has proposed that once a durable cease-fire has been established the OIC could examine the possibility of convening a gathering of all parties concerned at a suitable place, preferably J eddah, and at an appropriate time, initiate an inter-Afghan process for resolving their problems and for defining the direction of efforts to establish durable peace in Afghanistan.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Constant contacts between the two Organizations at the appropriate levels, including the levels of the respective executive heads, are being maintained, and the OIC's complementary role vis-a-vis that of the United Nations in seeking a peaceful solution of the Afghan problem is being pursued. My Secretary General has continued his own travels to Afghanistan and other affected areas, engaging in dialogues with the leaders concerned. These have been followed by the visits of his Special Representative to the area, in which the Afghan leaders have indicated their interest in seeing the implementation of the Afghan Peace Accord once favourable conditions are attained.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Since then the hostilities have never completely ceased; rather, they have frequently gained in intensity, thus causing much human suffering, including loss of lives, and hampering measures that would have fostered stability and paved the way to the social and economic development of the country. Throughout this period, the OIC has continued in its efforts to counsel the exercise of restraint and to advocate discussions and dialogues among all warring factions so that peace may be attained and maintained on mutually agreeable terms. I have to emphasize here that these initiatives have been and are being undertaken not in isolation, but in harmony with the United Nations peace-making efforts in Afghanistan.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Plans were also being considered by the Islamic Development Bank for dispatching teams of experts to Afghanistan to evaluate the country's reconstruction and development needs. The Twenty-first Islamic Conference of Foreign Minsters, held in Karachi, Pakistan, in April 1993 had, among other things, appealed to member States and the international community in general to provide generous humanitarian and financial assistance to Afghanistan and to the Afghan refugees awaiting repatriation from Pakistan and Iran. All subsequent Islamic Conferences of Foreign Ministers and the Seventh Islamic Summit have consistently upheld this principled position. These and other earlier supportive moves, however, were stopped in their tracks as fresh intra-factional fighting broke out in Afghanistan in May 1993.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“The Afghan Peace Accord, concluded that day, was ratified on 12 March 1993 at Makkah Al Mukarramah, in the presence of King Fahd and the Prime Minster of Pakistan. My Secretary General was there, too, in support of that initiative. Under article 10 of the Afghan Peace Accord, the OIC was given the responsibility, together with the representatives of the Afghan parties, to monitor the cease-fire and the cessation of hostilities in Afghanistan. This was consistent with the mandate given by the Sixth Islamic Summit, which called for an active role for the OIC in the solution of the Afghanistan problem. My Organization welcomed this call and serious consultations were undertaken at the highest levels to define its monitoring role and to detail the modalities for making it operational.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Hamid Algabid himself, appealed to the parties concerned to cease hostilities and seek a peaceful solution through dialogue. In a statement on 25 January 1993 he welcomed the initiative of His Majesty King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz of Saudi Arabia for the restoration of peace in Afghanistan, urging the Mujahideen leaders to respond positively to that initiative. The Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, Ambassador Bakr, Visited the region and extended the OIC's full diplomatic and political support to the Saudi initiative. This initiative was reinforced by that of the then Prime Minister of another member State of my Organization, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, resulting in a fruitful meeting of all Afghan Mujahideen leaders in Islamabad on 7 March 1993.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Regrettably, these expectations proved to be short- lived, as fighting erupted among different Mujahideen groups in and around Kabul, bringing with it immense loss of human life and treacherous conditions for the surviving population. Among other measures, the launching of an ambitious OIC programme of reconstruction assistance that was being developed in mutual cooperation between the OIC and the Islamic Development Bank for the newly resurrected State of Afghanistan, was seriously hampered by these events. In the period that followed, all of us in the OIC observed with distress a rapid deterioration in the Afghan situation. Our Organization seized every opportunity to play a constructive role in the matter. My Secretary General, Dr.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Let me say that on this issue the United Nations and the OIC have a commonality of views, and both have cooperated readily in seeking ways to reduce tensions and, as far as humanly possible, bring peace and stability to the Afghan people and to the region. Since the liberation of Afghanistan and following the collapse of the Najibullah regime in April 1992, a peaceful transfer of power to the Afghan Mujahideen constituted a principal objective of all OIC action on the Afghan question. It was in this spirit that the agreements signed by the leaders of the Afghan Mujahideen on 24 April 1992, on the formation of their new administration, and the installation, four days later, of an interim government in Afghanistan, were welcomed by the OIC with great hopes and expectations.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Sir, my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that your rich experience and known professional and academic skills will serve you well in the successful discharge of the complex task currently facing the Security Council. I should like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Botswana, Ambassador Legwaila, for his able performance in steering the work of the Council during the month of March. On behalf of the General Secretariat of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), I am privileged, once again, to address the Security Council on an issue of critical importance to our two Organizations.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Otherwise, as indicated by the Foreign Ministers of the CC in their most recent communique, we can only come to the conclusion that paragraph 6 of resolution 713 (1991) cannot properly apply. In conclusion, the Organization of the Islamic Conference would like once again to reaffirm its strong and unswerving support for the just struggle of the Bosnian people against aggression, genocide and Atthnic-religious cleansing@ The OIC fully endorses the Bosnian Government's constructive position on the principles of a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Unless all parties concerned take cognizance of the legitimate demands of the Bosnian people, as I have stated here in the Council on previous occasions, peace will remain elusive in the entire Balkan region.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Consequently, the OIC has long taken the view that paragraph 6 of resolution 713 (1991), relating to the arms embargo, does not and cannot legally apply to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In other words, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina did not exist as a Member State when resolution 713 (1991) was adopted, and certainly today's circumstances could not have been foreseen when that resolution was adopted. Therefore, should the Security Council be of the view that in the current situation the arms embargo should apply to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, then the Council ought to adopt an unprecedented, 65 specifically-targeted resolution.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“They express their confidence that such mandate- strengthening, complemented by a _better-armed Bosnian army, which would be able to undertake at least a portion of the responsibilities for delivery of humanitarian efforts, would enable UNPROFOR to continue more effectively with all its humanitarian efforts. An this context, the Foreign Ministers of the OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina remain seized of the matter@ As we all know well, when the arms embargo was imposed on the former Yugoslavia C the consequence of which is the denial today to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the exercise of its inherent right of self-defence under Article 51 of the CharterC the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was not yet born.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Stressing the need for strengthening the mandate of UNPROFOR in order to fully implement its task, they reiterate their call for the strong protection and extension of the safe areas as enunciated in Security Council resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993) and in accordance with provisions of article 6 of the five-nation peace plan and paragraph 4 of the communique issued by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 9 February 1994. AThe member States of the OIC emphasize the need to strengthen UNPROFOR's mandate with respect to peacemaking in order to confront more effectively ongoing Serbian aggression and human rights abuses, as well as to support the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Alija Izetbegovic, before the General Assembly on 27 September 1994, including the proposed compromise, as well as the call for a unilateral response by members of the international community in the event that the compromise proposal is not accepted by the members of the five-nation Contact Group. They fully support the efforts towards this goal in the General Assembly and the Security Council. AThe member States of the OIC express their willingness to contribute troops to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) should any of the troop contributors decide to withdraw unilaterally.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“In this context, they express their alarm that the arms embargo imposed by Security Council resolution 713 (1991) continues to be applied against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thereby defying its inherent right to self-defence according to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. AThe member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference reiterate, in accordance with the provisions of the five-nation peace plan, their call for the lifting of the arms embargo unjustly imposed against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and take favourable note of the statement by the President of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The statement reads as follows: AThe member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference held a meeting on 7 November 1994 in New York to review the deteriorating situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, after continuous rejection of the proposed five-nation peace plan by the Serbian side and, in particular, in view of the General Assembly resolution adopted on 3 November 1994 on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. AThe member States of the OIC reaffirm the political independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and unity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Organization of the Islamic Conference met two days ago and decided, inter alia, to recommend to the Islamic Group of the Whole that it issue a statement with regard to the latest situation prevailing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the request of the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mr. Hamid Algabid, I would like to read out the statement issued yesterday in that regard.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Allow me, Madam, to begin by extending to you my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I am confident that your experience and very well known professional skills will serve you well in moving forward the work of the Council. I should like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative the United Kingdom, for his able performance in steering the work of the Council during the month of October. The Permanent Representative of Pakistan, in his additional capacity as Chairman of the Islamic Group and the Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), yesterday eloquently presented the position of principle of the Organization of the Islamic Conference vis -a-vis Bosnia and Herzegovina. I shall therefore be brief.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source
“In conclusion, the Organization of the Islamic Conference reaffirms its strong and unswerving support for the just struggle of the Bosnian people against aggression, genocide and ethnic/religious "cleansing". The OIC fully endorses the constructive Bosnian Government position on the principles of a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Unless all parties concerned take cognizance of the legitimate demands of the Bosnian people, as I said earlier before this Council, peace will remain elusive in the entire Balkan region, and, thus, the security of the area as well as that of the world at large will continue to be in jeopardy.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“As has been declared on numerous prior occasions by the OIC, any process with regard to the settlement of the problem should ensure the following elements: First, the independence, territorial integrity, sovereignty and the unity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Second, a geographically and economically viable and defensible territory for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Third, compelling the Serbs to return all lands seized by the use of force and "ethnic cleansing"; 26 Fourth, the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina's retention of its sovereign exit to the Sava river and the Adriatic Sea; Fifth, Sarajevo's remaining the undivided capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a symbol of unity, tolerance and integration; Sixth, the return of refugees and displaced persons to their homes; and, Seventh, international guarantees for the implementation of peace agreement and guarantees for future security.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“If the United Nations system and its ideals and the security umbrella of NATO collapse, the world will not be a better place in which to live for generations to come. We welcome every meaningful initiative determined to accomplish an honourable peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina We denounce and reject categorically, however, the series of lies constantly being pronounced by the Bosnian Serbs and their masters in Serbia, including the ones shamelessly pronounced here tonight.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The OIC also believes that for the sake of international justice and the prevention of more acts of genocide and other crimes against humanity, the international war-crimes Tribunal established to examine the crimes perpetrated in the former Yugoslavia should start functioning without delay. Over a period of two years, many appeals regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina were made by the membership of my Organization and by several countries and other bodies before this Council, the General Assembly and other international forums. After the loss of over 200,000 Bosnian lives, it is, indeed, about time we resolved this crisis, if the credibility of the highest of all institutions is to be maintained.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“In this context, it requests the Russian Federation to reassess its policy and to use its considerable influence with the Serbs to prevent the genocide of Muslims and others in Bosnia and Herzegovina, especially in the light of the most recent, unfortunate experience of the Russian Deputy Foreign 25 Minister, Mr. Churkin, who stated, following his tireless negotiations with the Serb party, that he had never heard so many lies as he heard from the Serbs. The European Union, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the international community as a whole must take urgent steps to restore the status quo ante in Bosnia and Herzegovina and demonstrate that they are prepared to stand up in defence of international law and morality by all necessary means at their disposal to stop the Serb aggression and atrocities.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The need to allow the Bosnian Government to defend itself has become all the more urgent, given recent reports of the presence of regular troops of the Serbian army in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia and Montenegro have been violating the arms embargo by supplying arms and equipment to their surrogates in Bosnia and Herzegovina continuously since the beginning of the conflict. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) warns that the continuation of the massacre of Muslims in the United Nations protected area of Gorazde will have incalculable consequences for the entire region and will do irreparable harm to the authority of the United Nations.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“In this context, the OIC membership believes that any measure or decision precluding the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from exercising its inherent right to self-defence, in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, is unconstitutional. In any event, the relevant Security Council resolution on the institution of the arms embargo on former Yugoslavia does not apply to the independent and sovereign Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which enjoys, as much as any other sovereign State facing aggression, every right stipulated within the United Nations Charter. The only entity that should be strictly bound by the embargo is the Serbian aggressor.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“It is also distressing to hear some arguments that NATO should not "take sides" and must remain "neutral" as its effective involvement could "tilt" the military situation. These expressions are the ultimate in the appeasement of the Serb aggressor and a source of humiliation of the powerful and prestigious institutions concerned. The Organization of the Islamic Conference also urges the Security Council to authorize strong retaliatory action, including NATO air strikes against the Serbian aggressor, to prevent the continuation of the massacres and genocide in Gorazde and the spreading of the conflict to other areas, in particular Zepa and Srebrenica. Simultaneously, it should restore without further delay the right of individual and collective self-defence of the Government of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The wilful and brutal assault against Gorazde, the killing of United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) soldiers, the abduction of United Nations personnel, the disruption of United Nations humanitarian operations, the snatching of heavy weaponry, attacks on aircraft of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and _ the imminent massacre of thousands of Muslims in the United Nations protected areas should be sufficient proof of total Serb defiance of the United Nations. These gruesome acts not only constitute a serious affront to the international community, but are an indelible blot on the conscience of the entire civilized world. Reports that the United Nations is considering the withdrawal of its personnel from Gorazde, and thus abandoning the unfortunate inhabitants to be massacred, are very disappointing.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Meanwhile, the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, Mr. Algabid, urges this body to take effective steps to enforce the observance of its resolutions relating to the protection of safe areas, in particular the Muslim enclave of Gorazde, which is being overrun by the Serb forces murdering everybody in the city. Mr. Algabid has already addressed a letter to the President of the United States of America echoing the sentiments and sensitivity of the Islamic world with regard to the latest Serbian atrocities.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Islamic Group of the whole held meetings recently here in New York to consider the extremely grave situation prevailing in Gorazde in particular and Bosnia in general and to coordinate action vis-a-vis the Security Council. Consequently, it has been decided, inter alia, that the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the member countries of the OIC Contact Group on Bosnia and Herzegovina should hold an extraordinary ministerial meeting in New York early next week and make other necessary representations with the United Nations Secretariat and the members of the Security Council with the clear aim of securing all necessary measures to be taken by the United Nations in accordance with Security Council resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993) to protect the safe areas.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Mr. Ansay: At the outset, I would like to extend to you, Sir, my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council during this difficult period. I am confident that your vast experience and well-known professional skills will serve you well as you ably guide the work of the Council. I should like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of France, Ambassador Meerimee, for his able performance in steering the work of the Council during the month of March. The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is deeply concerned, frustrated and angered over the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in particular over the inhuman barbarities and public execution of civilians and hospital patients in the United Nations safe area of Gorazde.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“We believe that by adopting a resolution of determination the Council can help all the parties involved in the peace process, but especially can assist Israel to take the required bold measures conducive to achieving an honourable and lasting peace in the region. Otherwise, the thorny settlements issue, involving a few thousand criminal-minded fanatics only, will continue to mortgage the entire peace in the area with unfavourable terms for an indefinite time. If this carnage was, as is alleged, the result of an act of a lunatic, then our conclusion is that there are a few thousand more lunatics "Rambo-ing" around freely, brandishing their assault weapons and attacking innocents in a territory to which they have no legitimate claim whatsoever, as has been repeatedly declared by the United Nations during the course of the past 27 years.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“The recent barbaric carnage perpetrated by gangs of settlers against Palestinian citizens constitutes yet another blow dealt to the peace process to which the Palestinian people and their leadership have committed themselves, and casts further doubts on the extent of the other party's earnestness and commitment to the peace process and to the various agreements concluded within its framework, which were welcomed across the world as a first step towards a promising rehabilitation of the whole region. In conclusion, the OIC once again condemns this heinous crime and appeals to the Security Council to act resolutely.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“The member States of the OIC also demand an immediate end of the Israeli policies of repression against the Palestinian people. The OIC calls for effective international protection to be provided to the Palestinian people in the occupied territories and the disarming of the Israeli settlers as a step towards the dismantling of the Israeli settlements in the occupied territories, which are illegal according to international legitimacy.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“The OIC calls upon the United Nations to continue to play an active role in the current peace process and expresses the hope that it will lead to the early establishment of a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East. The member States of the OIC call for the immediate implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 681 (1990), and they recall that the occupying Power has a responsibility to protect the Palestinian people in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention, which is applicable to the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, and the will of the international community as manifested in relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“The Organization of the Islamic Conference expresses its profound grief at the death of these innocent martyrs, extends its heartfelt condolences, and reiterates once again the Islamic Ummah's solidarity with the brave Palestinian people and its full support for them through all possible ways and means in their just struggle until they achieve their inalienable national rights, including their right to return, to self-determination and to the establishment of their independent State on their national homeland, with its capital Al-Quds Al-Sharif, under the leadership of their sole legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation Organization.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“Hamid Algabid; and the Islamic Group of the Whole, which met at ambassadorial level here in New York, while strongly condemning this perfidious crime against peaceful, innocent worshippers, voiced the OIC's anguish and rage over this barbaric attack and made the following solemn observations and urgent calls.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“Like probably the rest of the world - except for a few murderous criminals - the Islamic countries and the OIC were shocked and profoundly grieved and indignant when the news was received about the odious carnage that resulted in the martyrdom of over 60 innocent people and the wounding of more than a hundred worshippers who were fasting and offering their morning prayers during the holy month of Ramadan in the Al-Ibrahimi Mosque at Al-Khalil in the early hours of Friday, 25 February 1994 - at the hands of bloodthirsty extremist Jewish settlers. In the declarations and statements issued immediately following this tragedy, the OIC Summit Chairman, President Abdou Diouf of Senegal; the Chairman of the Islamic Conference of Foreign Ministers, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan; the Secretary-General of the OIC, Mr.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“Mr. ANSAY: We deeply appreciate the tireless efforts you have made, Mr. President, during this entire month in the search for peace. I thank you for giving me the opportunity of addressing the Security Council on a matter of extreme gravity that is of concern to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). I should also like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute to the Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for his strenuous efforts to bring an end to various international problems facing the world, in particular the question of Palestine and the Middle East. In the presence of several actors on the international scene, all trying to find solutions in their own way to various difficult issues, we believe that with the sagacious guidance of the Secretary-General remedies will most likely be found.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“In conclusion, the Organization of the Islamic Conference reaffirms its strong and unswerving support for the just struggle of the Bosnian people against aggression, genocide and ethnic/religious cleansing. The OIC fully endorses the constructive Bosnian position on the principles for a peaceful settlement to the conflict. Unless all parties concerned take cognizance of the legitimate demands of the Bosnian people, peace will remain elusive in the entire Balkan region; thus, the security of that area, as well as that of the world at large, will be in jeopardy.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source
“The need to allow the Bosnian Government to defend itself has become all the more urgent given recent reports of the presence of regular troops of the Serbian and Croatian armies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Serbia and Montenegro, and the Republic of Croatia, have also been violating the arms embargo by supplying arms and equipment to their surrogates in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ) We await with keen interest the report by the Secretary- General regarding the full withdrawal of Croatian army elements and their military equipment from Bosnia. If the Croats fail to comply with this demand by the Security Council, stringent economic sanctions should immediately be imposed on Croatia too.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source
“In this regard, we fully support the concept of declaring the city of Mostar a United Nations protected "safe area". The OIC also believes that, for the sake of international justice and the prevention of more acts of genocide and other crimes against humanity, the International War Crimes Tribunal, established to judge crimes perpetrated on the territory of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia should start functioning without any further delay. On this occasion, I should like to reiterate the OIC's full support for the right of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to defend itself under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and, in this regard, once again call for the lifting of the arms embargo against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source
“Now, NATO member States have a great responsibility to ensure that all the provisions of the NATO ultimatum and the relevant Security Council resolutions concerning "safe areas" are met by the ) Serbian side. We hope that, unlike in the case of previous threats, this decision will be fully and thoroughly implemented, and with great speed. For a very long time now, Serbian forces have prevented the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) from opening Tuzla airport for humanitarian operations. Bihac is also reported to have been under Serbian attack for the last few days. The international community must also pay equal attention to the security of the civilian population in all "safe areas" and in other threatened towns and cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source
“We welcome the decision taken by the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on 9 February giving an ultimatum to the Serbs to lift the siege of Sarajevo and to remove their heavy weaponry from the Sarajevo exclusion zone of 20 kilometres or face punitive air strikes by 20 February. We see this decision of the NATO Council, taken at the request of the United Nations Secretary-General - however belated it may be - as a step in the right direction. If our appeals had been answered earlier, and if a decision had been taken, say, 18 months ago, many Members would have been able to avoid shame and would have been able to escape the future condemnation of history.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source
“) The OIC Ministers also called for the reopening of Tuzla airport, without further delay, for humanitarian assistance. They also demanded that the strangulation and siege of the city of Sarajevo should be lifted, and that hostilities and shelling should be stopped immediately. Furthermore, they noted the recent North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit's reiteration of NATO's commitment to use air strikes against Serb positions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and urged that this decision be carried out rapidly, as already authorized by the Security Council. For two years, many, many appeals regarding Bosnia were made by members of my organization and by several other countries and bodies before this Council, the General Assembly and other international forums. Finally, a light has appeared at the end of a long, dark tunnel.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source