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1992-01-21
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1993-08-27
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  1. “Accordingly, we deem the urgent and active Participation of the Secretary-General to be of special political and institutional importance.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  2. “Finally, I should like to say that our decision-making process took very much into account the results of the three years of investigations which were carried out by three countries universally recognized for their respect for the principles of law and the independence of their judicial branches. The tribunals of those countries have condemned no one and have confined themselves exclusively to determining the existence of evidence that would justify impartial criminal proceedings. Like all countries of Spanish origin, Venezuela recognizes its links with the Arab world, whose history is largely the history of mankind. We feel that this makes us particularly sensitive to their problems. For this reason we Aare confident that the purpose of this resolution - a peaceful settlement of the dispute - can be achieved.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  3. “The countries that sponsored this resolution - the United States, France and the United Kingdom - worked with the group of non-aligned countries represented in the Council and made the clear declaration that this resolution is exceptional by its nature and cannot be considered in any way as a precedent but is intended only for those cases in which States are involved in acts of terrorism. Venezuela can never be disassociated from an international effort against terrorism as represented by this resolution, This is a matter where vagueness or equivocation cannot be tolerated. It is not enough just to issue a declaration of principles against terrorism. Venezuela today, thanks to the General Assembly, is in a position in which it feels obliged to be responsible and unequivocal.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  4. “All these considerations are not relevant today, and we must assert the will of the United Nations and not waste any more lives or time. It is time we understood that this is not an academic subject: This is a real subject, as the resolution we adopted today shows. The United Nations, because of its role in the world, cannot afford to continue to debate in coming years a matter of such significance and urgency. If anything affects international security - and it will be affected by this in the future - it is crimes against mankind. International impunity is an intolerable threat which cannot be accepted. The United Nations is obliged to act without any further delay.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  5. “31) The United Nations today is playing a particularly prominent role in new world circumstances. That is why I wanted to take this opportunity of my first statement in the Council to stress that international impunity endangers international peace and security. How much longer will we have to way for the creation of a judicial organ to try those who are guilty of crimes against mankind? The United Nations has for 40 long years been dealing with the creation of such a tribunal, that is, practically since its founding, but the time for action has never yet seemed ripe for its representatives. Twenty years ago, diverse considerations paralysed the political will of our Organization to deal morally and juridically with terrorism. Defining terrorism itself led to interminable Giscussions.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  6. “Since 1948 the United Nations has been considering the establishment of an international criminal tribunal, calling on the International Law Commission to study its establishment in order to try persons accused of genocide and other crimes. The latest initiave in this direction was taken by Trinidad and Tobago, which in 1989 requested the General Assembly at its forty-fourth session to include the item "International criminal responsibility of individuals: establishment of an international criminal court". The former Prime Minister of that nation, Arthur Robinson, in his statement before the General Assembly in 1990 said that an international criminal tribunal would provide ",.. greater protection for security and sovereignty, particularly of small States; essentially, it is stability and world order that are at stake." (A/45/PV.20, p.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  7. “Although this measure is exceptional and has involved problems for many of our countries in the area of jurisdiction and extradition of nationals, the Council does have the necessary competence and it must be prepared to assume the enormous responsibility involved in filling this institutional gap the result of the lack of alternative Machinery to deal with crimes against mankind, There can be no doubt that the decision taken unanimously by the Security Council confers legitimacy and representativeness on this resolution, the premise of-which is limited strictly to acts of terrorism involving State participation, In these new times it is urgent to accelerate the decision-making process So as to be able to deal with situations in which international cooperation must triumph over confrontation.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  8. “The inability of the General Assembly to take a stand on the establishment of an international crime tribunal has made it necessary for the Council today to act and to assume its responsibility towards the community we represent.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  9. “Such carnage continues to penalize the whole world with a kind of psychological terrorism which obliges us to make major efforts in the field of security in wos tog re order to prevent such criminal acts. All people who use civil aviation a today still hostages to the kind of terror and anguish resulting from acts such as the downing of the French aircraft of UTA and the American aircraft o Pan Am. Those who make use of civil air transport cannot remain in a state of constant anxiety, and that is why we propose that the Council should pronounce itself in a new resolution on terrorism in general, just as on how it will deal with these crimes. Our action against crimes against mankind will not be limited to the case now before us. It is obvious that, as long as the perpatrators remain unpunished, terrorism will never cease.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  10. “Venezuela is this month beginning its fourth term as a member of the Security Council, where it has always maintained an unshakable position in Support of peace, international security and full respect for the sovereignty of nations, Our Organization's Charter has been the framework within which we have enunciated our positions, with the intention of always reflecting also those of the community we represent. We are well aware of the fact that, although our country alone is responsible for its decisions in the Council, we cannot disregard the opinions of the nations we represent here. Our affirmative vote today is a consequence of this vision and this responsibility. International terrorism has taken thousands of victims and, generally Speaking, its perpetrators and instigators have remained unpunished.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  11. “Mr. ARRTIA (Venezuela) (interpretation from Spanish): Mr. President, I am especially pleased to join in the congratulations that have been offered to you by my colleagues. Your intelligent and active leadership has made it Possible for the Council to deal smoothly, speedily and effectively with such complex matters as Yugoslavia, Cambodia, El Salvador and now Libya. We wish also to pay a tribute to Mr. Vorontsov, Permanent Representative Of the Russian Federation, for the extraordinary manner in which he guided the Council's proceedings during a period of great significance to his country and the world. That Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali has now assumed his post as our new Secretary-General is a source of great satisfaction to our country.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source