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1. “In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2028 (2011). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.10 am. l 1-64647”

   2011-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6693 (2011) · source

2. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document 8/2011/779, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the Russian Federation and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2011/748, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement 2 Observer Force for the period from lJuly to 31 December 2011. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

   2011-12-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6693 (2011) · source

3. “I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.40 am.”

   2011-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6692 (2011) · source

4. “Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary- General for Political Affairs, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Oscar Fernandez- Taranco.”

   2011-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6692 (2011) · source

5. “I thank the representative of Burundi for his statement. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.15 am.”

   2011-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6691 (2011) · source

6. “In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2027 (2011). I now give the floor to the representative of Burundi.”

   2011-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6691 (2011) · source

7. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Burundi to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2011/782, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France. I wish to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document 8/2011/751, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office in Burundi. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

   2011-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6691 (2011) · source

8. “I thank Deputy Foreign Minister Ludin for his statement. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.50 p.m.”

   2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

9. “The Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan has requested the floor to make a further statement. I now give him the floor.”

   2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

10. “"The Security Council underlines the crucial role of the United Nations in Afghanistan, expresses its gratitude for Staffan de Mistura's outstanding contribution to UNAMA's work, and looks forward to working with the Secretary General's incoming Special Representative, Jan Kubis. "The Security Council welcomes the intention of the Government of Japan to host a ministerial conference in Tokyo in July of 2012." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2011/22. We will now resume our discussion. I give the floor to the representative of Canada.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

11. “"The Security Council welcomes furthermore, against this background, the strategic consensus between the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the international community on a renewed and enduring partnership for this Transformation Decade which entails firm mutual commitments. "The Security Council notes that the process of Transition entails the assumption of the leadership responsibility by the Government of Afghanistan. "The Security Council commends the outcome of the 'Istanbul Conference for Afghanistan: Security and Cooperation in the Heart ofAsia' of2 November 2011.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

12. “Following consultations among the members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make this statement on their behalf: "The Security Council welcomes the International Afghanistan Conference 'Afghanistan and the International Community: From Transition to the Transformation Decade' in Bonn on 5 December 2011 and its conference conclusions (S/2011/762). "The Security Council welcomes also the declaration in Bonn that the process of transition, to be completed by the end of 2014, should be followed by a Decade of Transformation (2015- 2024) in which Afghanistan consolidates its sovereignty through strengthening a fully functioning, sustainable State in the service of its people.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

13. “The United Nations Assistance Mission in should maintain its function of coordinating international civilian efforts in Afghanistan. To that end, planning for the future presence of the United Nations in the country, for its role in organizing the elections process and for national reconciliation requires listening carefully to the wishes of the Afghan people themselves. We are convinced that the coordinated efforts of the international community and the Afghan Government, which the Istanbul and Bonn Conferences were intended to support, will lead to the restoration of a peaceful, sovereign and neutral Afghanistan free of terrorism and drugs. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

14. “The Security Council sanctions regime is the paramount instrument for countering terrorism. The situation cannot be resolved solely by force. The country's economy must be boosted. We support the Istanbul Conference's focus on strengthening regional cooperation. We need to comprehensively develop and perfect cooperation within existing regional frameworks, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Dushanbe Quartet - Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan - the Economic Cooperation Organization and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. We view the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a crucial platform for regional contributions to the international efforts for a settlement in Afghanistan. Afghanistan and its neighbours are already participating in its work.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

15. “The drug threat must receive a comprehensive response from the international community with respect to all its aspects, from destroying drug crops to listing the names of drug barons on the sanctions list. In that context, we assign great importance to the Third Ministerial Conference of the Paris Pact, on "Drug Routes from Afghanistan," to be held on 18 February in Vienna. The national reconciliation process remains a key part of Afghan settlement. The process must continue under the leadership of Afghan authorities, but the insurgents must comply with the three familiar conditions: to recognize the Constitution, to repudiate Al Qaeda and other terrorist and extremist organizations, and to disarm. The quid pro quo for those criteria is that they will be automatically removed from the sanctions list.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

16. “The decrease in the number of foreign troops must be accompanied by an increase in the level of combat readiness of Afghan forces so that they themselves can counter terrorism and drug-related crime. The task of training Afghan forces in combat readiness is one of the objectives that the Security Council set when it created the mandate of ISAF. Furthermore, we again stress that the international military presence must have a temporary character. ISAF must leave Afghanistan after reporting to the Security Council on the fulfilment of its mandate, which authorized its deployment in that country. It is common knowledge that in Afghanistan, terrorism is closely tied to drug-related crime. Drug trafficking has become one of the main sources fuelling terrorist activity and has become a threat to international peace and stability.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

17. “Terrorist attacks and the assassination of politicians and peaceful civilians continue. There have been major losses within the Coalition and Afghan forces. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), when working with the Afghan authorities, must take more decisive steps to curb the threat from the Taliban and Al Qaeda. It is important to respect the sovereignty of other States in the planning and conduct of counter-terrorist operations. Civilian casualties are unacceptable. While we note the efforts of the international forces to minimize such casualties, we also trust that they will be more effective in the future. That would be more helpful in normalizing the overall situation.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

18. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Russian Federation. We are grateful to Mr. Ladsous for his substantive analysis of the situation in Afghanistan. We took note with interest of the assessment by the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Mr. Ludin. We are grateful to Mr. De Mistura for the account he gave, and also for his work as Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan. We would like to wish every success to Mr. Kubis. Over the past decade, the Afghan people have achieved a great deal, above all with respect to establishing political institutions and economic recovery. Despite that, the way the current situation is developing does not, unfortunately, inspire optimism. Instability is prevalent across the entire territory of Afghanistan.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

19. “I thank Mr. Ladsous for his briefing. I now give the floor to the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, His Excellency Mr. J awed Ludin.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

20. “Staffan de Mistura, former Special Representative of the Secretary-General and former Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr-Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2OII/772*, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security. I now give the floor to Mr. Ladsous.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

21. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Afghanistan, Australia, Canada, Iran, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan and Turkey to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Jawed Ludin, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. I wish to acknowledge the presence in the Council Chamber of Mr. Jan Kubis, the newly appointed Special Representative of the Secretary- General and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”

    2011-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6690 (2011) · source

22. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the course of the Council's prior consultations, I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject in a closed meeting. The meeting rose at I] am.”

    2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source

23. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Sudan to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Luis Moreno-Ocampo, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome the presence at this meeting of His Excellency Mr. Andries C. Nel, Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Mr. Moreno-Ocampo.”

    2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source

24. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion of the subject. The meeting rose at 3.50 p.m.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6687 (2011) · source

25. “2 I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/201l/739, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central African Republic and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country. I give the floor to Ms. Vogt.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6687 (2011) · source

26. “Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Margaret Vogt, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in the Central African Republic, to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Jan Grauls, Chairman of the country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission on the Central African Republic and Permanent Representative of Belgium, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6687 (2011) · source

27. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of the Central African Republic to participate in this meeting. I request the Protocol Officer to escort His Excellency Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Central African Republic, to a seat at the Council table. Mr. Faustin Archange Touadera, Prime Minister and Head of Government of the Central African Republic, was escorted to a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Russian): On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Prime Minister Touadera. I wish to acknowledge the presence in the Council Chamber of His Excellency Mr. Antoine Gambi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Francophonie of the Central African Republic.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6687 (2011) · source

28. “I thank Ambassador Barbalic' for his briefing. On behalf of the Security Council, I should take this opportunity to thank the outgoing Chairs for the manner in which they have discharged their important responsibilities on behalf of the Council. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.55 a.m. 11-63690”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6686 (2011) · source

29. “Nelson Messone, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005); and His Excellency Mr. Ivan Barbalie, Chair of the Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions. I now give the floor to Mrs. ngu.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6686 (2011) · source

30. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. At this meeting, the Council will hear briefings by Her Excellency Mrs. U. Joy ngu, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) and of the Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations; His Excellency Mr. Nawaf Salam, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003), concerning Liberia; Her Excellency Mrs. Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004), concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004), concerning cote d'lvoire; His Excellency Mr. Alfred Moungara Moussotsi, who will speak on behalf of Mr.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6686 (2011) · source

31. “The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2026 (2011). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.20 am. 11-63684”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6685 (2011) · source

32. “I should like to inform the Council that the presidency of the Council has met with the representatives of the parties, who have confirmed that they maintain their well-known positions vis-a-vis the item on the Council's agenda. On the basis of those meetings, with the consent of the members of the Council, the presidency has drawn the conclusion that the Council can proceed to take a decision on the draft resolution before it. IfI hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6685 (2011) · source

33. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/201l/771, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to documents S/20ll/746 and S/20ll/746/Corr.l, which contain the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6685 (2011) · source

34. “The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2025 (2011). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 10.15 am. 11-63678”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6684 (2011) · source

35. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Liberia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/2011/769, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United States of America. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and United States of America.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6684 (2011) · source

36. “In favour: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Colombia, France, Gabon, Germany, India, Lebanon, Nigeria, Portugal, Russian Federation, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2024 (2011). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.10 a.m. 11-63672”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6683 (2011) · source

37. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of South Sudan and the Sudan to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Members of the Council have before them document S/201l/770, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by France, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/201l/74l, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    2011-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6683 (2011) · source

38. “I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. There are no more names inscribed on the list of speakers. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on this issue. The meeting rose at 11.15 am.”

    2011-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6681 (2011) · source

39. “Under rule 37 of the Security Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Somalia to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2011/759, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on Somalia. I welcome the presence of His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and I now give him the floor.”

    2011-12-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6681 (2011) · source

40. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. I now invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at 10.50 a.m. 11-62803”

    2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source

41. “Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of the Sudan and South Sudan to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under- Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20ll/741, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei. I now give the floor to Mr. Herve Ladsous.”

    2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source

42. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.35 pm.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

43. “On 16 December, we are due to elect judges for the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals. We attach great importance to those elections. 1 now resume my functions as President of the Council. I give the floor to the representative of Serbia.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

44. “Furthermore, the ICTY founding document does not establish any formal requirements with regard to the length of the Tribunal's judgements. We do not deny that different legal systems have different approaches to drawing up judgements. For example, in the Anglo-Saxon legal system, whose representatives had a decisive influence on establishing the practices of the ICTY, in particular in the initial phase of its work, it is customary to draw up lengthy rulings. However, the Tribunals should represent all legal systems. Most of them have the practice of drawing up shorter judgements. In the current difficult circumstances, we see no obstacle to the ICTY adopting more concise forms of national practice in that regard. I have one further point.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

45. “In addition to the steps mentioned by the President of the ICTY, we believe that it would also be appropriate to try to find a way to shorten trials by reducing the length of judgements and, accordingly, the time spent by judges in drawing them up and by translators in translating them. We do not understand why the length of judgements ranges from 2,000 to some 4,000 pages. We recall that The Forsyte Saga, for example, is only 1,500 pages long. The reports of the Secretary-General on the most complex issues do not exceed 100 pages. An excellent practice in drawing up judgements is demonstrated by the International Court of Justice. I believe it significant that it is difficult not only for the accused, but for other people who have not had adequate training and for lawyers themselves, to understand lengthy judgements.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

46. “If we read the tables correctly, the ICTY intends to consider those appeals up to the middle of 2016. That is not in compliance with resolution 1966 (2010). We wish to recall that the parameters for the Residual Mechanism and for closing the Tribunals were formulated by members of the Security Council on the basis of the timetables for the completion of cases submitted by the Tribunals themselves last year. Thus, we have every reason to insist that the heads of both Tribunals make every effort to properly implement resolution 1966 (2010). In that connection, we welcome the intention of the President of the ICTY, Mr. Meron, to take significant administrative measures to increase the efficiency of the trials.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

47. “We see no obstacle to completing the first instance trial of the Karadzie case on time. Particular attention should be paid to the notorious case of Seselj. He has been in detention for nine years now. Moreover, there has still not been a first instance judgement. Furthermore, we hear worrying reports of Mr. Seselj's state of health and the problems that he has encountered in enjoying his procedural rights. We would be grateful if the ICTY leadership could include the developments of that case and the general condition of Mr. Seselj in its next report to the Security Council. We cannot fail to be concerned about the situation of appeals to the ICTY on the Prlie, Seselj and Tolimir cases. It is surprising that the ICTY report has not set specific dates in the tables on the appeals.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

48. “Nonetheless, we, together with other delegations, are ready to consider ways of helping the Tribunals to resolve that issue. Despite all the difficulties of the Tribunals' work, our top priority is the winding up of the Tribunals, in full compliance with resolution 1966 (2010). In that regard, unfortunately, we again see problems, in particular with the ICTY. The documents and tables show that, as was frequently the case in the past, the intention is to exceed the deadlines established by resolution 1966 (2010). The reasons for the delays are not completely clear to us. For example, we do not understand why the first instance trials of the Mladie and HadZie cases are due to start only in November 2012 and January 2013, respectively. The necessary pre-trial work on those cases has to a large extent been completed.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

49. “In that regard, we note in particular Serbia's excellent cooperation with the ICTY. Our Serbian colleagues have gone even further by launching a national investigation into the reasons why some of the accused remained in Serbia for so long. We understand and welcome Serbia's desire to undertake such an investigation. Given that only Serbia has the jurisdiction to undertake such an investigation, we do not understand why the ICTY is allowing itself to be distracted from its numerous tasks by focusing on it. The Tribunals certainly continue to face well- known problems in their work. The attrition of qualified staff continues and is more rapid than we would wish. Here, it is necessary to bear in mind that, in accordance with the completion strategy, the number of Tribunal staff should gradually be reduced.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source

50. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the Russian Federation. At the outset, we would like to thank the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) for their reports. We congratulate Mr. Theodor Meron on his election to the post of President of the ICTY, and we look forward to the ICTY at last beginning to really effectively implement resolution 1966 (2010). We note the efforts of the Tribunals to ensure the timely and full implementation of their mandates, while strictly complying with that resolution. The recent successes of the Tribunals were made largely possible by the excellent cooperation between them and the States in their respective regions.”

    2011-12-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6678 (2011) · source