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  1. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): Venezuela is following with keen interest and great concern the developments in the far eastern areas of Europe and in Central Asia. New countries and regions have joined our Organization, bringing with them their great humanitarian and cultural potential, thus enhancing the vitality of the international community. In so doing, neither they nor ourselves have remained immune to the consequences of the great political transformations that finally have given these nations and peoples their long-delayed independence. Together with the vast potential, there are also major challenges facing the international community. We welcome them both.”

    1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source

  2. “If the international community, represented by the Security Council, is not capable of meeting the concern expressed unambiguously by the International Court of Justice, the credibility and the legitimacy of the whole international political and judicial system would be profoundly and seriously compromised. A new world order cannot be based on a Security Council that is not capable of stopping genocide.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  3. “My country's concern for the strengthening of our Organization and the defence of the principles upon which it is founded takes precedence over any other consideration and is the only motive underlying the pronouncements we have been making in the Security Council since the beginning of this conflict. The judgment of the International Court of Justice on 8 April suggests, implicitly, that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) is possibly responsible for committing crimes of genocide. This is a serious responsibility. If there is negligence - or, worse, omission - the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia would be responsible for genocide. Genocide is the worst crime against humanity, and everyone must understand it as such.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  4. “However, as long as the Security Council does not act to put under real and effective international control the heavy arms that are solely in the hands of the Serbs, little will be achieved through economic sanctions, whose effects take time; and time is of the essence for the besieged victims of Srebrenica and Sarajevo. By the same token, we believe it is essential to discourage the illusion that war and genocide, carried out with impunity, are legitimate means of manifesting the right to self-determination; and to curtail any claim that ethnic, cultural or religious ties give States the right to interfere in the internal crises of any other State.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  5. “Throughout the conflict the support of the former Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) has been clearly evident, as it has inflicted grave human and material damage on the people and patrimony of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. My country considers that today only the acceptance of the proposed Peace Agreements offers the international community a chance to improve the situation, as the Secretary~General stated in his report (5/25479). The resolution we have just adopted is still aimed at applying pressure for peace.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  6. “The confusion of legend with history imbues them with an invincibility that is unreal but that, incredibly, is enough to hold at bay the most powerful armies in the world. Destroying cities, massacring civilians, terrorizing children, women and 01d men - these are not: exactly feats of military prowess. It is not bravery, but the extraordinary advantage of having planes, artillery and tanks to use against defenceless populations that do not have such resources that has allowed them to draw a map of blood and fire, a different map from that of distinguished Co-Chairmen Cyrus Vance and David Owen. A new world order cannot be founded on "ethnic cleansing" and genocide, and it is unacceptable that such effronteries might somehow be allowed.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  7. “The truth of the matter is that a very dangerous precedent has been set, one that, because of the slight toll taken by international sanctions, could be imitated in Europe and other regions, The world is not forgetful of the fact that a year and a half ago, when Serbian leaders began the destruction of the historic city of Dubrovnik, it was the time to take a firm stand. But the timid reaction of the international community was taken advantage of; from Dubrovnik they carried on to Vukovar, and to date they have not stopped, continuing with the devastation and effective subjugation of Srebrenica. Experience convinces the Serbian leaders that no matter what they do, nobody will lay a finger on them.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  8. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation associates itself with the statement by the President of the Council on the occasion of the death of President Turgut Ozal of Turkey. We wish to express our condolences to his family and the people of that friendly country. The world has been watching with horror as the policy of "ethnic cleansing" promoted by Serbian leaders has been outdone by a policy of ethnic extermination, or what the Nazis called "Endlosung": final solution. The international community, however, seemed not to have fully grasped the future consequences of the barbaric acts committed in the middle of the Europe of Maastricht, consequences which are not limited to the military sphere, but also extend into moral and ethical dimensions.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

  9. “The statements made today in the Council by the Permanent Representative of Mozambique, Ambassaror Pedro Comissario Afonso, could not have been more constructive or more positive in these circumstances, The people of Mozambique deserve the continued support of the international community for the peace process and good use of the spirit of moderation shown by the parties - a spirit which only reflects the collective feelings and yearnings of a devastated people that has suffered for so long, has decided to put an end to a long war against itself and wishes to live in peace.”

    1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

  10. “In Venezuela, on the basis of experience with similar peace processes in Central America - in which Venezuela had the privilege of participating - we have been able to learn the importance of perseverance and international support as basic, indeed necessary, elements for bringing the process to a successful conciusion, A whole series of difficulties has, without any doubt, emerged and will continue to be with us. Finally, let us address an appeal to the parties to shoulder the obligations they themselves undertook in Rome in October last year.”

    1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

  11. “There is no doubt that a framework of security is indispensable for the normalization of political and social life in Mozambique,-and especially for the reintegration of RENAMO into a true process of reconciliation, which is indispensable to the achievement of lasting peace. Accordingly, we understand that the date envisaged for the elections - October 1993 - must be changed. But we venture to reiterate the importance we attach to this exercise taking place as soon as possible. A new political structure in Mozanbique cannot be attained until free and democratic elections have been held.”

    1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

  12. “The international community's aspiration to bring an end to the long and cruel conflict in Mozambique and to help place that devastated country on the road to national reconciliation and development was evident in the original timetables - dates that have obviously proved to be optimistic. Now, in the light of the new realities, we must do everything necessary to gain time - that is, to gain peace. Along these lines, the indication by the Secretary-General that the problems initially encountered in the effective deployment of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) are being overcome is a truly crucial development, in accordance with what has been recognized and is desired by the parties to the conflict. The security of the peace process is based largely on the international presence represented by ONUMOZ.”

    1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

  13. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): .My delegation is especially pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council at a time when we are considering matters of such great complexity, including one in which the very existence of a people is at stake. In these circumstances, your great talent, your sensitivity and your sound judgement will be of fundamental assistance to us. My delegation joins in the congratulations and thanks that have been expressed to our friend Ambassador Terence O'Brien of New Zealand and the members of his delegation for the remarkable and very productive way in which the Council's work was conducted last month.”

    1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

  14. “Venezuela hopes that this new measure will fulfil both objectives and that all parties will be able to see the security it provides as an additional guarantee of the Security Council's determination to contribute effectively to the immediate establishment of peace in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has been mercilessly assaulted and brutalized for so long. If the Security Council fails to ensure respect for the draft resolution we adopt today, it will be very difficult to convince the parties that the Council truly has the ability, will and political resolve to enforce, by all necessary means, such resolutions of real complexity and scope as those it is beginning to consider in the light of the peace plan.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  15. “Venezuela shares the conviction expressed in this draft resolution that the international community must take steps to minimize that possibility: on the one hand, by a complete ban on flights not undertaken for authorized purposes and, on the other, by the authorization to enforce it through the adoption of all necessary means. Venezuela will lend its support to this draft resolution because of its preventive character and the express link it makes between the flight ban and the series of measures designed to give effect to the peace settlement.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  16. “In retrospect, despite the almost 500 violations, of varying degrees, of this ban, it can be said that the resolution achieved an important objective and that the spread of the conflict by the use of the airspace of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has to a great extent been prevented. Thanks are due to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), and the Member States and regional organizations that have given it their Support for their efforts and commitment in achieving this result. Everyone knows that not only have the risks of an uncontrolled conflict not disappeared but that, quite the opposite, recent incidents point to the potential for open defiance of the ban at a time when the negotiations are reaching a critical stage. That risk must be averted.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  17. “Venezuela has supported with its affirmative vote each and every one of those measures in the hope that we would be contributing to reducing tensions, stopping the massacre and providing support for the negotiation process. Throughout this terrible conflict, the Council has been able to keep in sight the final objective of restoring peace and securing the minimum conditions for its consolidation, regardless of the complexity or the difficulty of the decisions it has been necessary to take. Among those decisions, the Security Council is finally taking up again, after almost six months, resolution 781 (1992), whereby it imposed a ban on military flights in the airspace of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the aim of heading off what could have been an extremely grave dimension of this conflict.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  18. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): I take this opportunity to offer my delegation's congratulations, Mr. President, on your outstanding guidance of the debate in this complicated month so full of problems. Your judgement, balance and leadership have been extraordinary in the Security Council's work this month, during which period you and your delegation have presided. The conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been the subject of numerous Security Council measures aimed at providing solutions to some of its most serious aspects, which have in some instances called for new and ever more complex responsibilities for the United Nations peace-keeping forces.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

  19. “If difficulties persist, Venezuela would not rule out the possibility of other mediation mechanisms being explored. In particular, Venezuela would be prepared to participate, if the Secretary~General were to io decide, in a group of friendly countries whose assistance might be deemed iseful by the Secretary-General - in consultation with and with the consent of the parties - in helping to overcome any difficulties that might jeopardize he implementation of the Settlement Plan.”

    1993-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3179 (1993) · source

  20. “In this context, Venezuela hopes for a just and equitable soluton to all the outstanding matters, through an exercise of transparent good offices, guaranteeing the parties and the international community that the referendum will be objective in.all its aspects, that its results will serve as a solid and permanent basis for peace in the region and that, to that end, it will give free expression to the will of the population of Western Sahara. The Government of Venezuela, aware of the importance in this context of the period of consultations that is now beginning, completely supports the appeal made to both parties to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General in the implementation of the Settlement Plan, on the understanding that this is the only available and agreed basis that can serve as a framework for this exercise.”

    1993-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3179 (1993) · source

  21. “In deciding to vote in favour of the draft resolution, the Government of Venezuela attached the greatest importance to the fact that it reflects a meeting of minds of the members of the Council on how to proceed quickly - this year, if possible - to hold a referendum for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara. We wish to emphasize our understanding that any agreement making that possible should be based on continuing consultations with the parties and therefore on their agreement. That is a basic principle that should govern the solution of any international dispute submitted to the United Nations.”

    1993-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3179 (1993) · source

  22. “We have supported the good offices mission entrusted to the Secretary-General, and we are participating actively in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). Venezuela shares the international community's concern, reiterated in the resolution we have just adopted, over the delays and difficulties experienced so far in completing the process successfully. The successive reports of the Secretary-General have identified the existing problems and the initiatives he and his Special Representative have taken to resolve them. We particularly congratulate the Secretary-General on the discharge of his responsibilities, and we hope that he will continue his efforts to achieve agreed solutions that are mutually satisfactory to the parties on all of those matters that still require his good offices.”

    1993-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3179 (1993) · source

  23. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish); My delegation is particularly pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Council's meetings this month. We reiterate our complete readiness to assist you in every way possible. We are also particularly pleased to express our appreciation of the very coridial and very able guidance of the Security Council last month by Ambassador Ahmed Snoussi of Morocco. My country attaches the utmost importance to the process of self-determination in Western Sahara. This stems from our Systematic support for the process of decolonization, in whose framework this item belongs and which constitutes one of the most commendable achievements of the United Nations. Venezuela has followed closely the efforts of the United Nations to implement the Settlement Plan agreed by the parties.”

    1993-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3179 (1993) · source

  24. “If the purpose of that machinery is to be fully achieved, there must also be very substantial support for the Commission of Experts established by the Council, so that the Commission may complete its work of laying the foundations for the process to be advanced by the war-crimes tribunal.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

  25. “In that connection, former United States Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger himself has suggested to world public opinion the names of the most prominent candidates for trial by the future war-crimes tribunal, Venezuela believes that the resolution we have just adopted is consistent with the principles and the plan of action agreed to by all parties concerned in the context of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia and that it is also consistent with the provisions of Article 41 of the Charter. My delegation congratulates the Government of France on its initiative in submitting to the Council the draft resolution adopted today. We eagerly await the specific recommendations the Secretary-General will present to the Council, with a view to activating the machinery.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

  26. “Many organizations such as ICRC and the European Community have issued unequivocal statements on all the atrocities that have been and continue to be committed, Sarajevo remains a city under siege; the siege has lasted 10 terrible months; the cemetery cannot hold all the dead, and it is now necessary to bury them in the sports stadium. The survivors bury their dead without ceremony. Medical centres are the scene of daily horrors: the horror of individual tragedies and the horror of the collective tragedy of having no way and no materials to help the victims of these systematic killings.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

  27. “The policies of scorched earth, of what was initially called "ethnic cleansing" and today can more accurately be called "ethnic extermination", of concentration camps and of torture carried out by the Serb militias, who resort even to the savage policy of raping women as a technique of war, have attained sinister levels previously unthinkable to mankind. The authoritative testimony given by Mr. Cornelio Sommaruga, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), and by Mr. David Andrews, former Foreign Minister of Ireland, on behalf of the European Community, among other equally qualified persons, leads to the clear conclusion that the rapes and other crimes have become an instrument of war, not a consequence of war.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

  28. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): When the Nuremberg war-crimes tribunal began its work on 18 October 1945, Judge Robert H., Jackson said that "This first trial of crimes against world peace places a very heavy responsibility upon us. The crimes we intend to condemn and punish were so deliberate and so devastating that our civilization cannot allow them to be ignored, for mankind could not survive a repetition of such crimes." Not quite 48 years after the beginning of the Nuremberg trial, the world is horrified to see that organized barbarism - which, it was thought, was possible only in that age and could never be repeated - has come again, this time before the eyes of all mankind. And unlike the experience of the past, no one can escape his responsibility by claiming ignorance of the atrocities.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

  29. “The second round of elections is still pending. UNITA has an opportunity to correct its errors and earn the international community's gratitude. Finally, my delegation believes that universal diplomatic recognition of the Government of Angola at the present time would strengthen and considerably support the draft resolution before us today.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  30. “This is intolerable, and the Council has the obligation to investigate the charges and take appropriate action. It is obvious that only the Angolans will in the end be able to impose peace and initiate a productive process of national reconciliation, development and prosperity. If not, they will continue to make their people suffer even more and further jeopardize the possibility of a better future in which the great potential wealth of the country can be developed. The leaders of UNITA must clearly understand that national unity and the total liberation of Angola can be achieved only as part of a process of peace and reconciliation - with votes, not with bullets. UNITA cannot continue to bury the only process capable of honouring its own name: National Unity for the Total Liberation of Angola.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  31. “As the Secretary-General says in his report (S/25140), the outbreak of widespread violence and hostilities has set Angola back to a situation of civil war even worse than that which obtained before the signing of the Peace Accords. This has resulted in the collapse of public services and has prevented the exercise of power by the authorities chosen in free and impartial elections. Similarly, the spread of violence has greatly complicated the humanitarian situation, increasing the number of displaced persons within Angola and creating a catastrophic situation where the ability to provide assistance has been severely reduced. The situation is serizcus enough already, but we must add to it the complaint formally made today by Mr. de Moura that other countries are intervening in the conflict by providing weapons and other equipment.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  32. “The delegation of Venezuela fully supports a Security Council decision to renew the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) for a period of three months as a manifestation of our solidarity and concern with respect to the conflict in Angola and of our determination to put an end to that conflicc. We consider that the United Nations presence in Angola can, through its prestige and impartiality, encourage the parties to return to the path of peace and democratization. We convey our very special appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Miss Anstee, for her very hard work.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  33. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish) My delegation is particularly pleased, sir, to see you presiding over the work of the Council. We join other delegations in their admiration for the way in which you have guided our deliberations during this very difficult period marked by great upheavals. The Security Council is meeting today at the urgent request of the President of Angola, whose Minister of External Relations has put before us facts that mesh with the views of the members of the Security Council and with the spirit and letter of the draft resolution on which we shall soon take action. My delegation thanks Mr. de Moura for the measured, realistic and open-minded tone of his statement; this reflects the very democratization that today is in such jeopardy in Angola.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  34. “Thanks to the sensitivity and che concern of the world's media, the plight of the Somali people has always weighed heavily on the conscience of mankind, which today is acting through the Security Council.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  35. “Having got to this stage, my country reiterates its view that the crisis in Somalia will be resolved in a stable and final manner only if that nation, which has special ethnic, religious and cultural circumstances, recognizes the need for its own reconciliation. As the resolution says, the international community, through the Secretary-General, will continue to make efforts to help bring about a political settiement. The future of Somalia is intimately connected with the political circumstances of the countries of the so-called Horn of Africa; hence the search for machinery to establish regional stability must he uppermost in our minds as we undertake future action. The international community will no longer be able to watch unresponsively the slow death of the Somali people.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  36. “Ali the values and purposes of our Organization would have been without any foundation if we had not taken this decision. The resolution is aimed at meeting an urgent need: creating the necessary conditions for the delivery of humanitarian assistance throughout Somalia. This is no easy task, and, as recent experience has shown, it is not without risk. Venezuela, as it fully endorses this objective, wishes to pay a special tribute to those Governments that will so gencrously make their national forces and their resources available for the purpose of achieving this noble goal, in particular, the Government of the United States which took the initiative in this area.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  37. “Th tragedy is the result of two decades of dictatorship and ciyil war, which have ied to the collapse of all civil and political structures and to tribalization and rampant vandalism. in the 1970s, incredible though it may seem, this impoverished land had the largest mechanized military force in sub-Saharan Africa; yet during that period about 5 million Somalis wore threatened with starvation. Two hundred yeare before the discovery of America, Mogadishu, which is today in ruins, was one of the main commercial centres in that part of Africa. It had a system of government and justice that was admired throughout the region. Mever before has tho international community been faced with such a political and moral dilemma. My country has no doubt that the situation requires exceptional measures.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  38. “with the end result that the current state of affairs in Somalia constitutes an affront to the dignity and conscience of the international community. The Council was confident that it was possible to act in a conventioual manner. This has not been the case, and no longer can we dispute the Secretary~General's judgement that there is no national authority in Somalia. We have reached a critical point in a historical process characterized by external interference of all kinds and by fratricidal conflicts, which have not just deprived the Somali people of their right to peace and development but, as we have heard today, practically deprived them of their right to life. Somalia - >> nation in the Horn of Africa for more than 1,000 years -- has never experienced circumstances such as those that it has seen over the past few years.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  39. “The decision we have just taken is an attempt to respond to an extraordinary humanitarian emergency with equally extraordinary measures. This year the Council has adopted five resolutions in an effort to provida, progressively, negotiated solutions to the Somali civil conflict and ensure that Somalia's grave humanitarian situation receives the attention it deserves. Nevertheless, despite efforts to mediate a cease-fire; despite the imposition of an arms and military-equipment embargo; despite a United Nations operation, an airlift, the humaniterian activities of authorized intergovernmental bodies and the noble efforts of a great number of non-governmental organizations; and despite the political efforts of regionai oraanisationa. the situation has aradualiv and tragically worsened.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  40. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): It is a special pleasure to see you, Sir, presiding over the Council this month, coinciding with the completion of your great nation's current term in che Security Council, where you represent it with the brilliance and sensitivity we admire and respect. We are also pleased to join in the expressions of appreciation to Ambassador Andre Erdes of Hungary, who led us through our complex and busy work schedule in November with effectiveness and talent. Thanks to the objective report of Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, which set out precisely, clearly and responsibly the ways and means of confronting the tragedy of Somalia, today the Security Council was able to take a historic decision only three days after the report had been submitted.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

  41. “El Salvador is an example, and success there is in everyone's best interest, just as it is in everyone's best interest that the Salvadoreans themselves achieve peace and reconciliation. The international community has done what it can for El Salvador, and it is now up to the people and Government of that country to consolidate peace and achieve national reunification - ubsolute prerequisites to the process of the national reconstruction of this small country that has for far too long been subjected to a bloodthirsty civil war.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  42. “The peace process in El Salvador shows the positive scope of the two main aspects of what can be done: on the one hand, there is the participation of the United Nations as mediator and guarantor of the peace agreements entered into by the parties in a civilian conflict, with whom main responsibility rests; and, on the other, there is the important support role that can be Played by friendly countries in the Gialogue leading to agreements and in follow-up with regard to implementation. These two concepts no doubt have precedents; we have seen them in similar situations, and in situations in which the United Nations is active at present. These two concepts can help to ensure, at the national and the international levels, trust in the peace process and the reconciliation process.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  43. “The Security Council's unanimous approval of this request would undoubtedly strengthen the process of discussion of the agreements, and would provide the parties with the necessary assistance and enable the international community to provide guarantees for fulfilment of this compromise for peace. At this point I should like to emphasize the importance of the appeal to both parties contained in the dratt resolution that they scrupulously respect and implement the peace agreements, as required. What happens in the next two weeks will be critical. My country emphasizes that it is fully and constantly availabie to the Secretary-General in the work he has been doing so effectively and with such dedication.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  44. “My Government agrees with the Secretary-General when he talks about the flexibility, constraint and spirit of compromise with regard to the agreements that have been demonstrated by the parties throughout the very complex and delicate process of implementation. In particular, we agree with the Secretary-General's assessment that the peace process in El Salvador is continuing to show signs of becoming irreversible. Here we wholly support the extension for six months of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvados (ONUSAL), whose presence is, we feel, essential. The Secretary-General''s report sets forth in detail why it 4s so important in the present circumstances, as it will be in the immediate future.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  45. “Thanks to the efforts that have been made, it has been possible to deal with the obstacles that have arisen during the implementation of the agreements, particularly those relating to the transfer of agricultural lands, the demobilization and disarming of tha military structure of the FMLN, public security, the purging of the armed forces, and, linked to all of these, respect for the calendar for the implementation cf commitments. Particularly noteworthy are the consultation efforts of the Secretary-General during this month, thanks to which understandings were reached, which, as the report mentions, it is hoped will lead to the formal ending of the armed confiict on 15 December next.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  46. “At the outset I should like to say again that my country is constantly in support of the Secretary-General's efforts to ensure full implementation of the peace agreements that were signed in Mexico between the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacien Nacional (FMLN), As a country that is part of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General - Colombia, Spain and Mexico are also members - and, with the support and participation of the United States Government, we can bear witness to the effort and the unwavering support of the United Nations for implementation of the peace agreements. We particularly appreciate the work done by th2 colleagues of the Secretary-General - Mr. Marrack Goulding, Mr. Alvaro de Soto and Mr. Iqbal Riza, the Special Representative for El Salvador ~ and their teams.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  47. “Mr. ARRIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) contained in document S/24833, dated 23 November 1992, submitted in compliance with resolutions 729 (1992) and 784 (1992).”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3142 (1992) · source

  48. “The determination so amply demonstrated by the Heads of State or Government of ECOWAS obliges the Council to provide the assistance requested so that this monumental effort in favour of peace does uot collapse and to avoid having international peace and security jeopardized by the imminert spread of this terrible conflict. To ensure that Liberia has the option of permanent peace based on national reconciliation and on the democratization of its society is without a doubt a difficult task that will demand a continuity of efforts by the countries of Wast Africa and renul cooperation from other countries outside the area that have the ability to influence the process. Venezuela joins in the support for this draft resolution, which is a new commitment by our Organization in this troubled region of West Africa.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  49. “The Community of West African States represents an admirable ond valuabie example of solidarity with Liberia in its suffering and rosponsibility "or its own region, where the Liberian crisis is threatening to spread. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is an admirable and valourous example of solidarity with the suffering of Liberia and also of responsibility towards its own region, into which the Liberian crisis is threatening tu spread. The warning today from the representative of Sierra Leone to the effect that his country is in mortal danger is sufficient proof of this threat.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source

  50. “Since the establishment of the Mediation Committee in 1999, the Governments of West Africa have made extraordinary politicel and diplomatic efforts, from negotiating a cease-fire in October 1991 to organizing a transitional Government and an electoral process. These are eloquent demonstrations of the responsible discharge of their responsibilities in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter. The nine Ministers of the Community whe have spoken today pursuant to the mandate from their Heads of State ot Government have told the Council tow complicated the political negotiating process is at. all level; with all the parties in order to find a peaceful solution.”

    1992-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3138 (1992) · source