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  1. “We would be prepared to support any agreement that all the parties concerned may reach which respects and reflects the traditional character of the city and the aspirations of its inhabitants.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  2. “The question of settlements and East Jerusalem is a highly emotional one for Israelis and Palestinians alike. It has a resonance well beyond the immediate region. We would urge the Israeli Government to strengthen the peace process by defusing tension over land expropriation and settlement activity prior to the commencement of formal negotiations on those issues. We would urge both sides to address the issue in good faith, as they have agreed to do in the Declaration of Principles, and in accordance with the timetable envisaged in that document. Australia believes that agreement on the final status of Jerusalem can be reached only through such negotiations, and in the context of a comprehensive peace in the region.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  3. “We also strongly support the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination and, if they so choose, to an independent State as a neighbour of a secure Israel. In taking a principled stand on those issues, it is incumbent upon Australia to adhere no less firmly to issues of principle in regard to Jerusalem. The Australian Government has long regarded East Jerusalem as a part of the occupied territories. As is well known, we do not recognize either the unilateral declaration in 1968 of Israeli sovereignty over East Jerusalem or the "basic law" of 1980, which proclaimed Jerusalem as Iisrael's "eternal capital". The continuing expropriation of land belonging to Palestinians and the expansion of settlements in the occupied territories is contrary to international law. It represents, moreover, a serious impediment to the peace process.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  4. “Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have shown remarkable resilience in persevering with highly difficult negotiations. Both have faced exacting political, social and economic pressures, including determined attempts by opponents of peace to wreck the negotiations. Leaders on both sides deserve commendation, not condemnation, for the bravery they have shown in the pursuit of the goals which they declared for themselves in 1993. The Australian Government will continue to support those parties which have displayed courage and commitment in the quest for peace since Oslo. We ourselves have an absolute commitment to upholding the right of Israel to live at peace with its neighbours.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  5. “May I begin by saying that it gives us Australians a sense of confidence to see you, Sir, in the high office of the presidency of the Security Council. The peace process launched in Madrid, and enhanced by the Oslo accords, was never going to be simple. The legacy of four decades of animosity and frequent wars cannot be easily erased. In the Israeli-Palestinian context, there is now a pressing need to generate momentum towards meeting the objectives which were agreed in the Declaration of Principles, so that popular confidence in the ultimate value of the peace process can be reinforced. For, clearly, the building of peace must be directed toward developing a sense of mutual respect and trust between Israelis and Palestinians.”

    1995-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536Resumption1 (1995) · source

  6. “In summary, we Australians believe that we need a reintegrated United Nations, a United Nations which addresses and is competent in the relevant range of contemporary concerns in development and disarmament and with respect to threats to the security of people as well as of States. The "Supplement to An Agenda for Peace" and indeed today's debate are strong steps along that path.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  7. “It is also a matter of balance between the costs - financial and in terms of a tax on the credibility of the United Nations - of reliance on peace-keeping and the costs of other military options when there is enormous scope to develop negotiation, good offices and other techniques for the peaceful settlement of disputes. There is also the potential to strengthen the Secretary-General's own role in preventive diplomacy, as he mentions in his paper. Preventive diplomacy is, in short, a field rich with promise and opportunity. We must give greater attention to strengthening this key element in our common search for a more effective peace and security system.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  8. “We also strongly believe that developing a greater ability within the United Nations system to solve disputes peacefully and avoid the costs of armed conflict is necessary as a matter of balance between the vital role of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security - but overloaded with crises and often called upon to act at the eleventh hour - and the General Assembly, which, with the benefit of all Member States' views and with the opportunity to reflect on questions of principle and general approach, can and should contribute its views on the security role of the United Nations and what can be done to act sooner to prevent the escalation of disputes into conflict.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  9. “28) One of the strengths of preventive diplomacy is that it is all about non-military measures. It is quite distinct from preventive deployment using peace-keeping forces. In fact, the record shows that there has been limited use of preventive deployment, whereas the use of dispute settlement machinery has a long history, as illustrated by the United Nations handbook on the peaceful settlement of disputes. It is also important to remember that strengthening the United Nations role in preventive diplomacy would not entail any diversion of attention or resources from the critical task of promoting development. The figures speak for themselves: a very small proportion of United Nations resources has so far been used for preventive diplomacy and peacemaking.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  10. “As a major means to the peaceful settlement of disputes, preventive diplomacy is both consistent with the spirit and in accordance with the letter of the Charter of the United Nations. An essential and accepted principle of preventive diplomacy is respect for the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and the political independence of States. By nature, preventive diplomacy techniques, as set out in Article 33 of the Charter, are non-intrusive and non-coercive, as they require the consent of the disputing parties. This is recognized by the Secretary-General in his position paper, where he refers to the fact that "Clearly the United Nations cannot impose its preventive and peacemaking services on Member States who do not want them." (S/1991/1, para.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  11. “We highlight it because of its extreme relevance to the roots of conflicts we are witnessing in contemporary circumstances and because it is the paradigm of a reintegrated United Nations. One of the most crucial elements in any functioning system of cooperative security is an effective capacity for preventive diplomacy. We note - and express our appreciation to him for them - the efforts the Secretary- General has made to strengthen the United Nations capacity in this field. But Australia is convinced that more can and should be done to prevent disputes escalating into armed conflict by giving increased attention to preventive diplomacy. By doing so, we will be making an invaluable commitment and contribution to creating a more peaceful and stable world.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  12. “In the consideration of the current situation, two and a half years after the publication of "An Agenda for Peace", when the United Nations is still passing through a period of transition, it is appropriate that the Secretary-General should mention comprehensively the range of instruments which the United Nations has developed for controlling and resolving conflicts between and within States, instruments such as preventive diplomacy and peacemaking, peace- keeping, peace-building, disarmament, sanctions and peace enforcement. All of these instruments have been employed in pursuit of the objective of a stronger international security environment. All have a role and a contribution to make. But the particular instrument that I wish to highlight in my statement today is that of preventive diplomacy.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  13. “And we must use the review and extension Conference to further strengthen the application, the effectiveness and the implementation of the Treaty. In his paper the Secretary-General also mentioned "micro-disarmament", to use his phrase. We strongly support him in this. The new world we are building must be freed from the destruction and waste caused by small conventional weapons. This Organization alone can forge international agreement on such measures, including measures on the clandestine arms trade, a trade which is so often associated with the major threats to peace and security of people caused by the narcotics trade and by international criminality.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  14. “As we will review the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) just three months from now, it is important to recognize what is at stake, 25 years after the entry into force of that unique agreement. The Non-Proliferation Treaty addresses a question which was not able to be addressed when the Charter was written, but one placed squarely on the agenda of history only months after San Francisco. That question is and was: will we live in a world permanently characterized by nuclear weapons? The answer given in that Treaty, by nuclear and non-nuclear weapon States alike, was "No". We must extend indefinitely the Non-Proliferation Treaty. It is unthinkable that we should in any way qualify that clear answer given in 1968.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  15. “8) For all of these reasons, Australia welcomed the Secretary-General' s "Agenda for Development", following on, as it does, from "An Agenda for Peace". Among other very important considerations, it fully recognizes the relationship between peace and development, and it acknowledges that equitable development eradicates many of the socio-political conditions in which threats to peace breed. And it is only through such an integrated approach that we will be able to strengthen our common capacity to deal with the threats to peace and security to which the Secretary-General's paper refers. The Secretary-General's paper also gives a very welcome attention to disarmament, on all levels.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  16. “As the Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Senator Gareth Evans, said at the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly, in his general debate statement, "The distinction between peace and security on the one hand and development on the other has too often been a matter for sterile and unhelpful debate, with attempts to trade off one for the other as key goals for the United Nations. Any viable modern concept of international peace, let alone peace within States, must recognize that the two are indissolubly bound up with each other: there can be no sustainable peace without development, and no development without peace." (Ofiicial Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Plenary Meetings, 15th meeting, p.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  17. “For these purposes we need action in three main fields: in economic and social development; in continuing development of all regimes of disarmament; and in major progress on reshaping, on reintegrating, the United Nations itself. With respect to economic and social development, we are required, because of the pledge in the Charter - I am talking about Article 56 - but also for human and ethical reasons to seize the opportunity of the post-cold-war period to dramatically change our collective effort in support of the world's people. But there is another reason, relevant to today's debate.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  18. “It outlines the significant action which has been taken in many areas since the Security Council Summit in 1992, and the subsequent publication of "An Agenda for Peace", to strengthen the role and functioning of the United Nations in order to enable it to respond effectively to those challenges and opportunities. These are important features of the Supplement, but in our View its chief value lies in its identification of the issues on which attention needs to be focused in the future, and the steps needed to be taken to strengthen our common capacity to deal with threats to peace and security. That capacity must be developed both intrinsically and at a fundamental level, a conceptual level.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  19. “This debate is significant because the subjects which are addressed by the Secretary-General concern all States Members of the Organization and are ones on which we must all work together if the "hard decisions" - to use the Secretary-General's words - which he rightly says need to be taken are to be taken. This debate also reflects once again the new directions the Council has embarked upon in taking account, in its working methods, of the interests of non-Member States. The Supplement identifies clearly the challenges and opportunities that the United Nations faces, following the end of the cold war and in an increasingly complex global environment.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  20. “It gives me great pleasure to be at this table to offer you, Mr. President, congratulations on assuming the high office that you now hold. This meeting of the Security Council is a remarkable one. It takes place at the beginning of the year in which the United Nations will mark its fiftieth year of life. It is focused on a paper by the Secretary-General which, with impressive clarity, analyses major issues revealed by, and needing to be addressed in, the period of transition - transition from the old to the new - through which we are passing. Australia is grateful to the Secretary-General and his staff for providing the Supplement to "An Agenda for Peace". We also welcome the opportunity that the Security Council has provided for the paper to be discussed in an open debate.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  21. “We are confident that these relationships will continue to develop and grow stronger now that Palau has embarked upon a new path as an independent country. The countries of the South Pacific, some of which were former Trust Territories which also gained their independence under the United Nations Trusteeship System, are committed to cooperating closely with Palau as it sets out on this new and exciting journey. We wish the people of Palau success and prosperity in the future as members of the international and regional community.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

  22. “We also wish to express our appreciation to the Trusteeship Council for the role it has played in support of the exercise by the people of Palau of their right to self- determination and for fully discharging its obligations to Palau under the United Nations Trusteeship System. Palau, as a country in the Pacific region, already has very close ties with the other Member States of that region. The strength of the relationships that exist was demonstrated by the large attendance at the independence celebrations on 1 October by representatives from countries from the Asia-Pacific region, as well as by representatives of the United Nations, the South Pacific Forum and the South Pacific Commission.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

  23. “The positive developments which have occurred recently in Palau, in particular the exercise by the people of their right to self-determination, have been followed with close interest and with the full support of the member States of the South Pacific group. We congratulate the people of Palau on their decision to enter into the Compact of Free Association with the United States. We also wish to congratulate the United States on successfully discharging its obligations under the trusteeship arrangements and on advising the Security Council of the entry into force, on 1 October 1994, of the Compact of Free Association.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

  24. “This decision is the final stage in the process set in train following the act of self-determination by the people of Palau on 9 November 1993, when they chose to enter into a Compact of Free Association with the United States. The United Nations Visiting Mission that observed the plebiscite reported to the Trusteeship Council that the plebiscite had been conducted in a free and fair manner and that the results reflected the wishes of the people of Palau. The act of self-determination was subsequently endorsed by the Trusteeship Council, which concluded in its resolution 2199 (LXI) of 25 May 1994 that the people of Palau had freely exercised their right to self- determination in choosing their future status and that the United States had satisfactorily discharged its obligations under the Trusteeship Agreement of 18 July 1947.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

  25. “I have the honour to address the Council in Australia's capacity as current Chair of the group of South Pacific countries, on behalf of the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, the Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Western Samoa and Australia. The resolution the Security Council has just adopted is an historic one. The Council's decision, in the light of the entry into force on 1 October 1994 of the new status agreement for Palau, that the objectives of the Trusteeship Agreement have been fully attained and that the applicability of the Trusteeship Agreement is terminated with respect to Palau, is one which the member States of the South Pacific group warmly welcome.”

    1994-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3455 (1994) · source

  26. “It is therefore important that in taking this first step the Security Council has agreed that the arrangements contained in the presidential statement are not to be considered exhaustive and that the Council stands ready to consider further measures. We strongly urge the Council to continue in the direction on which it has now embarked. We will follow further developments with keen interest. 21”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  27. “But while these procedures represent a significant change, they are only a first step. We would like to have seen the Council decide to establish, under Article 29 of the Charter, a Council committee on consultations with troop-contributing countries, as New Zealand originally proposed. We would also like to see the Council give full effect to Article 44 of the Charter so that troop- contributing countries can participate in decisions taken by the Council under Chapter VII. We also agree with others that there is a need to systematize the Council's practice of consulting countries with regional or other specific interests.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  28. “As a troop-contributing country, Australia has, like many other Member States, a particular interest in the fullest possible consultation and exchange of information regarding United Nations peace-keeping operations. We therefore regard the procedures contained in the presidential statement as one important step which will enhance these arrangements for consultation and the flow of information. We wish in particular to express our appreciation to New Zealand and Argentina for having taken this important initiative. The range of procedures which are outlined in the presidential statement will contribute to more effective and informed decision-making by the Council and provide for enhanced transparency and cooperation with all Member States in relation to the United Nations important responsibilities in peace- keeping.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  29. “These constructive efforts should be seen, we believe, in the context of the unprecedented number of often complex situations to which the Council is being called upon to respond and the increasing frequency, indeed, virtually continuous nature of its deliberations. While we have welcomed the steps the Council has taken, we have emphasized the importance we attach to continuing to address, as an ongoing process, improvements to the working methods of the Council. This has been particularly the case in relation to the arrangements for consultation and exchange of information between the Council, troop-contributing countries and the Secretariat.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  30. “This concern has been reflected in the consistent calls for improved mechanisms for communication and consultation between the Security Council and the overall membership of the United Nations. We have been pleased to see that there have been some improvements. We have seen positive examples of where the Security Council has listened to Member States and has sought to respond to calls for change. As the report of the Security Council, which was considered in the General Assembly last week, records, some initial steps have been taken by the Council, particularly towards improving the accessibility and transparency of its deliberations.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  31. “I suppose I would strain the pun slightly if I said it gave us a profound sense of security to see you, Madam President, sitting in the President's chair this month. May I also offer our congratulations to Sir David Hannay, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, on the job that he did last month. Australia welcomes the statement which you, Madam President, made today on behalf of the Council on arrangements for consultation and exchange of information with troop-contributing countries. We all know that in recent years there has been growing expressed concern about the need to improve the briefing procedures, working methods and practices of the Security Council.”

    1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source

  32. “We believe strongly that if this accords with the wishes of the sovereign Government of Cambodia, the Council should adopt a resolution which would mark the conclusion of UNTAC in a manner appropriate to the scale of the operation and the significance of its achievements, and would then set the course for international involvement in the continuing implementation of the Paris Agreements in the post-UNTAC era. Such a resolution would be, we suggest, the most useful contribution this Council could now make to the formidable task of nation- building on which the new Cambodian State is now embarked.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  33. “Australia welcomes the renewed assurances of international donor commitment to Cambodia given at the senior-officials meeting in Paris on 8 and 9 September of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia, as well as the understanding evident in Prime Minister Ranariddh's statement yesterday of the need for Cambodia to establish appropriate aid-delivery mechanisms. Finally, the third Paris Agreement commits both Cambodia and the international community to respect the sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and inviolability, neutrality and national unity of Cambodia. Australia looks forward to the next stage of the Council's consideration of the question of Cambodia.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  34. “First, given the tragic and massive human rights abuses to which the Cambodian people have been subjected and which, for many of us, are the essential backdrop and rationale for our commitment to the peace process, the Paris Agreements wisely foreshadow a role in Cambodia for the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, building on the admirable achievements of the human rights component of UNTAC. Secondly, the Paris Agreements also contain a declaration on the rehabilitation and reconstruction of devastated Cambodia. Clearly, this is an essential and urgent task if the hard-won peace is to be consolidated and made durable.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  35. “With the successful conclusion of UNTAC, a very large part of the Paris Agreements have been implemented. But the Paris Agreements remain in force. They have the full support of this Council, as expressed in resolution 718 (1991); and the Signatories, and the international community generally, remain committed to their continued implementation. Those Agreements continue to provide a rational framework for future international involvement in Cambodia. I am sure Council members are familiar with the three principal areas of continuing international involvement in Cambodia, as highlighted in the Paris Agreements. They figured prominently in Prime Minister Ranariddh's historic address to the General Assembly yesterday. I would like to recall them.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  36. “No people have been more deserving of peace and an opportunity to rebuild their nation." Our heartfelt congratulations go to the Cambodian people who demonstrated - massively - courage and commitment to the democratic process. This was a vital element in the success of UNTAC. We acknowledge, too, their democratically elected leaders, whom we are honoured to have with us today, His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Ranariddh and His Excellency Mr. Hun Sen, respectively First and Second Prime Ministers of the Royal Government of Cambodia. And, of course, we pay a tribute to His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk, whose wisdom, leadership and patriotism were and are of inestimable value. I said a moment ago that the UNTAC operation gave effect to the Paris Agreements on Cambodia. In fact, that is not guite the whole reality.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  37. “This is an important occasion in the Security Council. The Council and the Secretary-General should be congratulated on the success of the operation of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), which gave effect to the Agreements on a comprehensive political settlement of the Cambodia conflict signed in Paris in October 1991. Those Agreements were a momentous achievement on which many countries had worked, and Australia is proud to have been among them. The Agreements have brought enhanced stability to our region and have restored peace and sovereignty to a neighbouring people - people who, as the Australian Foreign Minister, Gareth Evans, said at the time of the signing of the Agreements, "have suffered beyond measure through more than 20 years of war, Civil war and horrifying genocide.”

    1993-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3287 (1993) · source

  38. “In conclusion, Australia is ready to contribute in an active and positive way to this process. Prime Minister Keating and Foreign Minister Evans have stated publicly Australia's commitment to support and to participate in international mechanisms that are acceptable to all the parties in South Africa and that contribute to the early achievement of non-racial democracy.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  39. “It will be important that there be close consultation and coordination between the various international organizations concerned with the situation in South Africa, so that support is provided in a complementary and mutually reinforcing way. We believe that there will be considerable scope for cooperation between the United Nations and other organizations, such as the Commonwealth, particularly in reinforcing the Peace Accord and in supporting the local peace committees established under the Accord. Accordingly, the Australian Government believes that this Security Council meeting should be seen as the beginning of a concerted international campaign to restore a climate for the elimination of violence and the resumption of negotiations within South Africa, and not as an end in itself.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  40. “Australia agrees with the proposed draft resolution that, as a first step, a Special Representative should be appointed to recommend measures which could bring an effective end to the violence and assist in creating conditions for negotiations leading towards a peaceful transition in South Africa. We consider that the precise form of any further United Nations involvement should await the outcome of the report by the Special Representative to the Security Council, We note that various options have been mentioned: a goodwill or fact-finding mission, a peace-keeping presence, the establishment of a Special Representative office, among others. In determining the final mature of United Nations involvement, the Security Council will, we hope, give due weight to the needs and wishes of all parties in South Africa.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  41. “In this context it is imperative that the international community respond to the ongoing loss of life and continue to Support the drive for human rights in South Africa. We earnestly hope that international involvement will help create a climate of confidence so that the current impasse over negotiations can be overcome and the violence eliminated. We share the views of many of those who have Spoken in this debate, reflected in the draft resolution, that the time has come for direct involvement in South Africa. There is clearly a need for prompt, effective and constructive action by the United Nations and other international agencies to stem the violence and restore confidence in the constitutional negotiations.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  42. “Australia is deeply dismayed that the constitutional negotiations have broken down and talks in the Convention for a Democratic South Africa (CODESA) have been suspended. We recognize the factors contributing to the breakdown in talks, in particular the continuing violence on a major scale in South Africa. Australians were sickened by the horrendous massacre of women and children in Boipatong on 17 June. We have urged the South African Government to bring those responsible to justice as quickly as possible and to act on the recommendations of the Goldstone Commission of Inquiry. We have also urged all parties in South Africa to exercise restraint at this critically difficult time. We have heard the calls for international involvement in South Africa to support a return to the negotiating table and to help bring an end to the bloodshed.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  43. “It was the Commonwealth Heads of Government in Harare in October 1991 who adopted a phased approach te the lifting of sanctions, whereby sanctions would be removed on a step-by-step basis as progress towards a non-racial democracy was achieved. We believe that this approach has contributed in a real way to the pressure for change in South Africa. Australians were quick to welcome the decision by the South African Government to begin the process of dismantling apartheid and to enter into negotiations with the other parties in South Africa. Australians welcome the fact too that at the critical time in its history South Africa has leaders like Nelson Mandela, who, despite their personal experiences, have demonstrated a truly impressive willingness to pursue reconciliation and a negotiated, constitutional settlement.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source

  44. “We are watching with admiration, Sir, the way in which you are presiding over this Council, Thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council at this special meeting on the serious situation in South Africa. Developments in South Africa have been of longstanding concern to Australia. Successive Australian Governments strongly condemned the injustices of apartheid - the deaths, the arbitrary arrests, the gross inequalities and the lack of Opportunities for those without white skins. Australia, with many other countries, was active in international forums, and in bilateral representations and contacts, in bringing pressure on the South African Government to dismantle apartheid. Many of our policies were developed within the Commonwealth of nations and its Committee of Foreign Ministers on Southern Africa.”

    1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source