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1. “It is therefore with even greater dismay that we have learned that, indeed, 10 minority leaders have today been hanged in Nigeria. Together with other Governments - for example, the Government of Italy - the German Government has worked for the worldwide abolition of the death penalty. We shall continue to do so. If the shocking news I have just mentioned should prove to be correct, my delegation cannot but join those delegations that have preceded me in expressing their utter dismay over these executions.”

   1995-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3592 (1995) · source

2. “At that time, the Council will have to reconsider UNOMIL's options in Liberia in the light of progress made in the peace process. The next steps in the peace process should therefore be undertaken without delay. We hope that a lasting cease-fire will enable ECOMOG, even within its present means, to deploy rapidly throughout the country. Such urgent action seems to be required to maintain the momentum towards peace in Liberia. In accordance with this resolution, the United Nations and the member States of the Economic Community of West African States would thus continue their efforts towards peace in Liberia, setting an example of complementarity and cooperation. At the beginning of today's meeting, we heard the Permanent Representative of Liberia praise the essential role played by Nigeria in fostering the peace process in his country.”

   1995-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3592 (1995) · source

3. “Only if former combatants, refugees and internally displaced persons are able to earn a living within a functioning national economy can we hope for a permanent and peaceful settlement of the civil war. Humanitarian assistance, which should take into account the long-term needs of the country, will now, at this initial stage of the peace process, play a crucial role. Further assistance, however, will also depend on the warring parties' providing credible proof of their sincere commitment to the peace process by abiding strictly by the Abuja Agreement. Only under this condition can continued international assistance for the peace process be maintained. The present mandate of UNOMIL will expire on 31 January 1996.”

   1995-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3592 (1995) · source

4. “We look forward to the complete disengagement of the warring parties, creating the necessary conditions for the quartering of troops in assembly sites and for their disarmament and demobilization. Only under these conditions will UNOMIL be able to fulfil its mandate. We therefore call on the warring parties to make the Abuja Agreement the lasting foundation for a peace settlement in Liberia. International assistance will be necessary to sustain the peace process, especially within the framework of the demobilization of the armed units, and to re-establish an economic foundation for Liberia's further development. The Conference on Assistance to Liberia, with its initial pledges, has shown that the international community is willing to do its share.”

   1995-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3592 (1995) · source

5. “Germany voted in favour of this resolution giving the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) an enlarged mandate. We believe that this is necessary to enable UNOMIL to play an effective role in the further peace process. We wish to stress, however, that UN OMIL can be effective only with the full cooperation of all parties, the Liberian National Transitional Government and the Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The recent developments in Liberia lead us to be hopeful. The establishment of the Council of State and the implementation of a comprehensive cease-fire are important first steps to build on. Further concrete steps will have to follow.”

   1995-11-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3592 (1995) · source

6. “We therefore welcome the fact that the draft resolution takes up our proposal by requesting that a written report be submitted by the Secretary-General based on all information available to the United Nations concerning recent violations of international humanitarian law in Srebrenica, Zepa and the wider Banja Luka area. We urgently need this report as a solid base of information on which to act. My delegation will vote for the adoption of the draft resolution.”

   1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

7. “We cannot allow these events to be forgotten in the context of a peace settlement for the former Yugoslavia. Germany therefore calls upon all States, in particular the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and all parties to the conflict to cooperate fully with the International criminal Tribunal in The Hague. Germany has consistently argued that the Security Council has to follow up on this matter. We feel there is an urgent need for the Security Council to react to the strong indications of war crimes and to prevent further human rights violations in the area.”

   1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

8. “With regard to Croatia, we are deeply concerned by ongoing reports from human rights monitoring missions concerning killings and mistreatment of mostly elderly civilians, as well as deliberate arson and looting in the Krajina region. These reports contradict Croatian promises that the Croatian Government will do its utmost to stop these events, and thus have an overall negative impact on the return of the Serbian refugees to their homes. We therefore urge the Croatian Government once again to ensure that its own commitments be honoured. Germany fully supports the ongoing efforts of the ICRC and United Nations representatives to gain access to the detainees in question and to get information about the fate of all missing persons. We continue to pray that they are still alive.”

   1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

9. “This attitude even led on 31 October to a formal request from the President of the International criminal Tribunal to the Security Council to consider further measures against the Bosnian Serbs in order to achieve cooperation by the Bosnian Serbs with the Tribunal. The probable summary execution of thousands of Bosnian men by Bosnian Serbs is a war crime without parallel in the former Yugoslavia. Or is there any objective party which would claim that, equally, thousands of draft- age Serb Croat men were separated from their families and killed in summary executions, as apparently perpetrated by the Bosnian Serb side? The answer is no. We would therefore warn against any attempt to equate the war crimes committed by the Bosnian Serbs with the human rights violations that have occurred in Croatia.”

   1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

10. “The draft resolution also deals with the human rights situation in Croatia, and rightly so. But let me not be misunderstood: while we are deeply worried about the situation in Croatia, we are fully aware of the different qualitative and quantitative dimensions of the violations of international humanitarian law and the human rights violations committed by Bosnian Serbs in Srebrenica, Zepa and the wider Banja Luka area. We also note that the Croatian side has consistently granted access to the Krajina region to human rights observers, whereas the Bosnian Serbs have systematically blocked all access to the Bosnian Serb sites in question.”

    1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

11. “In particular, we are deeply worried that, months after the fall of Srebrenica and Zepa, no significant progress has been made in the search for the missing persons - this although the Security Council has already dealt with this matter repeatedly and has adopted three formal decisions. We are shocked that massive violations of international humanitarian law are apparently still going on in the wider Banja Luka area. We have to insist that immediate access to all detainees from Srebrenica, Zepa and the wider Banja Luka area must be granted, in particular, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). We demand that the safety and well-being of all persons detained by Bosnian Serbs or on the territory of the FRY be ensured and that Bosnian civilians taken prisoner be released immediately.”

    1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

12. “On 30 October the German delegation took the initiative in the Security Council for another energetic attempt to establish the fate and the whereabouts of the missing Bosnian men from Srebrenica, Zepa and the wider Banja Luka area. We are gratified that this initiative has now led, thanks to the efforts and support provided by the United States of America, to the draft resolution currently before the Council on violations of international humanitarian law in the former Yugoslavia. We are alarmed and deeply concerned at an increasing number of eye-witness accounts and newspaper reports to the effect that large numbers of missing men from Srebrenica and Zepa, and also from the Banja Luka area, have probably been killed in summary executions or led away by Bosnian Serbs to unknown destinations.”

    1995-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3591 (1995) · source

13. “It will be, above all, the civilian population in what has become a theatre of war that will benefit from this peace effort. Germany has a fundamental interest in putting an end to the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia. Today, after the meeting in Geneva, we are hopeful that we can pursue the negotiations for a peaceful settlement with better chances for success. For our part, we will spare no effort to achieve this goal, which has eluded us for so long.”

    1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source

14. “It authorizes Member States to take, "subject to close coordination with the Secretary- General and the Force, all necessary measures, through the use of air power, in and around the safe areas...to support the Force in the performance of its mandate" (resolution 836 (1993), para. 10). The air attacks of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) were requested by the United Nations. They are aimed at purely military targets. Moreover, the use of force, as I have said, is of a limited nature. Its objective remains attaining the compliance of the Bosnian Serb side with the legitimate demands I have mentioned. We join all the other members of the Council in welcoming as a first great achievement the outcome of the Geneva meeting.”

    1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source

15. “We have read and heard that the air attacks are of a retaliatory or punitive nature. This cannot be true. As we all know, punishment, once decided upon, is independent of a culprit's subsequent behaviour. He may regret his deeds. He may change his behaviour. But the sentence will be executed. Here, the situation is quite different. All sides, including the Bosnian Serbs, are aware that when the Bosnian Serbs comply with the demands I have just mentioned, the air attacks will end. That is why the air strikes are clearly not of a punitive nature. They are coercive and enforcement measures. What is being enforced is international law, in the form of decisions by the competent United Nations organ, that is, the Security Council. The Security Council itself has, by resolution 836 (1993), provided the basis for military action.”

    1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source

16. “These talks under the auspices of the Contact Group have confirmed that there is a realistic chance for peace. What is now urgent is to proceed with firmness and determination on the path to a peaceful settlement. We therefore again urge the leadership in Pale to bring about an end to the air attacks against military targets of the Bosnian Serbs. As they have been told by the competent United Nations authorities, very precise steps must be taken, including an end to attacks on Sarajevo and other safe areas and the withdrawal of Bosnian Serb heavy weapons from the total exclusion zone around Sarajevo, without delay; in addition, unrestricted use of the Sarajevo airport must be made possible. Unfortunately, there have been assertions which cannot go unanswered, albeit briefly.”

    1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source

17. “Most often when the Security Council meets to discuss the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina the reason for our meeting is another painful turn of events, with more human suffering and a further deterioration of the situation. Today we meet under different circumstances. Today, as the German Foreign Minister, Mr. Kinkel has said, a light of hope and peace has become Visible at the end of the tunnel of despair. Our delegation, therefore, is grateful to the delegation of the Russian Federation for having requested this meeting. A few hours ago we all witnessed the first meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in Geneva. Germany welcomes the constructive deliberations and outcome of this meeting.”

    1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source

18. “This practice constitutes in itself a serious Violation of international humanitarian law. Those responsible among the Bosnian Serb leadership must know such fundamental Violations of humanitarian law will only bring them closer to the abyss. Germany fully supports the ongoing efforts of the ICRC to gain access to the detainees in question. We also urge United Nations representatives to continue their efforts with the priority of finally getting information from Pale as to the whereabouts of the missing men. We continue to hope that they are alive. We will intensively follow this question until, hopefully, these unfortunate Bosnian men are found and released to their families. We shall, of course, vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3564 (1995) · source

19. “We insist that immediate access to all detainees from Srebrenica and Zepa must be granted to international humanitarian organizations. We demand that the safety and well-being of the detainees be ensured and that the civilian Bosnians taken prisoner be released immediately. We condemn the persistent refusal by the Bosnian Serb party to allow access to representatives of the ICRC to the detainees in question. We cannot tolerate that the Bosnian Serbs are once again playing a cynical "hide and seek" game with international humanitarian organizations. Their practice of refusing to indicate the locations of the detainees, while claiming that they are willing to grant unhindered access to places where representatives of humanitarian organizations want to go, is totally unacceptable.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3564 (1995) · source

20. “Germany took the initiative which led to the draft resolution on Srebrenica and Zepa now before the Council, because we are appalled and alarmed. Several weeks after the fall of Srebrenica and Zepa we still do not know about the whereabouts and the fate of about 7,000 to 8,000 unfortunate male Bosnians who were taken prisoners by Bosnian Serbs and led away. Where are they? What has happened to them? Are they alive and well? Today's news, and in particular the photographs which we have been shown by the Permanent Representative of the United States, increased our concern. According to the latest update by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), only 164 detainees from Srebrenica and 44 from Zepa are registered so far.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3564 (1995) · source

21. “The day must come when Croats and Serbs can again shake hands and live together in peace. It is in this hope that we shall vote in favour of the draft resolution.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

22. “Croatia must create a situation in which Croatian Serbs, including those currently fleeing Croatia, have a clear perspective that they will be able to live in peace, safety and dignity, and without discrimination, in their homeland. This is what Europe expects from Croatia. Germany, despite the more than 400,000 refugees from the former Yugoslavia already in Germany, reaffirms its readiness to help to alleviate the humanitarian plight. We would like to appeal to all States, and especially our European partners, to do likewise. Germany reaffirms its commitment to the efforts for a political settlement. We call on the Government of Croatia and the leadership of the Croatian Serbs to cooperate fully with international efforts for such a negotiated settlement.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

23. “This demand applies also to the Government in Belgrade - we remember the siege and fall of Vukovar. Croatia must ensure that the human rights and minority rights of the Serbs of the former Sector East and Sector North are fully respected. We are deeply concerned about the fate of the Croatian Serb refugees. We consider it crucial that Croatia guarantee the right of these refugees to return and that the Croatian authorities do everything in their power to create circumstances and a climate conducive to such a return. We welcome the commitments made by the Croatian leaders in this respect, to which the representative of Croatia has just referred, in the agreement with the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO) of 6 August 1995 and call upon the Croatian authorities to strictly adhere to these commitments.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

24. “While we deeply regret the recent Croatian action, we are ready to acknowledge that Croatia's patience has been tested severely over a long time by the intransigence of the Croatian Serb leadership and by the great number of cease-fire violations committed by Croatian Serb forces and their pattern of cross-border attacks - in particular, in the area of Bihac. In the German view, there are now three priorities. First, the urgent humanitarian needs must be addressed, and full respect for human rights must be ensured. Secondly, the situation in and around Croatia must be stabilized. T hirdly, the conflicting parties must be brought back to the negotiating table. We strongly urge all parties to exercise the maximum restraint in and around Sector East.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

25. “The German commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia continues to be firm. In response to what has just been said by the representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), I want to point out that the insurrection in the mainly Serb-inhabited areas of Krajina and the establishment of Serb control over a large part of the territory of Croatia by Croatian Serbs, which took place in 1991 with the decisive assistance of the former Yugoslav army, must not be forgotten. It is something which no country could have accepted.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

26. “We strongly condemn the shelling of civilian targets and attacks by Croatian Government forces against personnel of the United Nations peace-keeping forces, in particular those which resulted in the death of a Danish member and two Czech members of those forces. We express our condolences to the Danish and Czech Governments and to the families of the deceased. There are other reports of attacks against and abuses of United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO) personnel and Serbian civilians. We expect the Croatian side to examine these allegations in the most serious manner and to bring to justice those members of its armed forces whose misdeeds can be established. We welcome the relevant promises we have just heard from the representative of Croatia.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

27. “Germany strongly deplores the decision of the Croatian Government to use military means to regain those Croatian territories previously known as Sector South and Sector North. Chancellor Kohl and Foreign Minister Kinkel urged the Croatian Government, up to the last minute, to refrain from using force and to fully exhaust the means of dialogue and negotiations for a peaceful reintegration of the territories in question. The cost of the Croatian offensive in terms of human lives and suffering is high. Croatia has taken a heavy responsibility upon itself. It must now face the consequences. One consequence is that Croatian behaviour with regard to the treatment and human rights of the Serb population and the refugees will be observed most attentively by the international community.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

28. “Today's debate on Croatia reflects the sad fact that once again the logic of confrontation and war has triumphed in the former Yugoslavia. Despite enormous and sustained efforts by the international community, the search for an overall negotiated settlement which would bring back peace and peaceful coexistence to the former Yugoslavia has not yielded the desired results. Instead, we see pictures of human suffering, burning houses and tens of thousands of refugees on the move. Thus, with a deep sense of frustration, we again must observe that mutual distrust, tensions and hatred, unleashed in 1991 by an outbreak of excessive nationalism, continue to haunt the former Yugoslavia.”

    1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source

29. “Again, the international community will have very little understanding if parties try to increase their relative advantage at the expense of the peace process itself. In this context, my Government is very much concerned about reports of renewed mine-laying. This will not only delay further the attempts to clear the roads for UNAVEM. III; it seems also to be a futile attempt to stem the tide of the peace process. Because of the special importance of mine-clearing for the deployment of UNAVEM. III and for the future of Angola in general, especially in terms of its economic development, my country is providing personnel and material for this purpose. To summarize, we believe that the integration of both parties into the future political life of Angola remains the cornerstone of a peaceful settlement of the civil war. UNAVEM. III can assist.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

30. “My Government, however, realizes that much work remains to be done. In the political area we hope that very soon a second meeting between President dos Santos and Mr. Savimbi will take place to finalize the composition of the new Government. That meeting should also put an end to the current incidents of non-respect of the cease-fire and should lead to the substantial involvement of both parties in the future political life of Angola. Both parties have to realize that there is no room for competition to obtain a better position for the future. The disarmament and quartering of demobilized units should follow swiftly. A viable compromise has to be reached concerning the future composition of the armed forces. For those who will not be part of the armed forces, alternatives should be made available.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

31. “Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I want also to address my delegation's thanks to the Permanent Representative of Honduras, Ambassador Martinez Blanco, for his guidance last month. Of course, we also wish to welcome the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom; we are looking forward to close cooperation with him. Germany has just voted in favour of the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) until 8 February 1996. In the view of my Government, the groundwork for the successful implementation of the Lusaka Protocol has been laid. As a consequence, the Secretary-General has been able to proceed with the full deployment of the infantry units of UNAVEM. III. We hope that all units will be operational by the end of this month.”

    1995-08-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3562 (1995) · source

32. “All parties are called upon to intensify their cooperation in order to achieve a common understanding, which should enable all of them to participate in the next electoral rounds. In the end, this should lead to a self-sustained peace process, to stable democracy and to economic development. We will have to follow closely events in Haiti as the present mandate evolves in order to determine to what extent our further assistance will be required.”

    1995-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3559 (1995) · source

33. “The situation is still fragile. Further stabilization of democracy in Haiti depends on success in the economic and social reconstruction of the country. The international community will have to continue its efforts to enable the Government and people of Haiti to consolidate the gains achieved so far. My Government is committed to participating fully in this endeavour. We are further hopeful that, in the end, the ongoing elections will provide a generally accepted foundation for the future political life of Haiti. We feel, however, that an improved dialogue among all political actors will be necessary in order to establish a national consensus concerning the future of Haiti. The organizational shortcomings in the first round of the elections will have to be overcome in order to establish an atmosphere of trust and confidence.”

    1995-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3559 (1995) · source

34. “Germany has just voted in favour of the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) for a further period of seven months. Since its full deployment, which began last February, considerable progress has been achieved. With the assistance of UNMIH, a secure and stable environment was consolidated. The establishment of a civilian police force is well on its way. UNMIH's presence permitted elections to take place in a climate of unprecedented freedom and security. My Government therefore wishes to express its gratitude to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and to the members and staff of UNMIH for their assistance to the Government and the people of Haiti in their quest for strong and lasting democracy, economic prosperity and national reconciliation. However, further efforts are required.”

    1995-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3559 (1995) · source