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Elaraby

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“In conclusion, we also hope that security and protection for United Nations personnel and members of the international relief organizations will be assured, in order to ensure that humanitarian assistance to Burundi continues to flow.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“Egypt will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council, thus underscoring its keen interest in maintaining Burundi's national unity and stability, and law and order in that country and in the Great Lakes region. We urge all parties to exercise restraint and to refrain from any act of violence as necessary conditions for allowing a national dialogue to begin in which all elements in society will take part with a view to achieving national reconciliation, security and democracy for Burundi. We hope that the comprehensive report to be submitted to the Council by the Secretary-General under the terms of operative paragraph 7 of the draft resolution will contain encouraging elements showing that national dialogue has actually begun, so that the international community can continue its support for Burundi.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“The efforts by the Secretary-General, his Special Representative in Burundi, the Organization of African Unity (OAU), its military observers, the European Union and many prominent people on the African and international scenes affirm that the international community is fully resolved to prevent a repetition of the internal strife that has taken place in several African countries in the past few years, damaging their national unity and preventing the peoples of Africa from giving their full concentration to achieving economic development and joining in the march of progress. In this regard, on 29 November last Egypt hosted a conference, in Cairo, on ways and means of underpinning stability in the Great Lakes region.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The draft resolution before the Security Council today on the situation in Burundi reflects the grave concern of the international community over the very fragile conditions in that country, which is friendly towards Egypt and enjoys bonds with it that date back to the dawn of history. The adoption of the draft resolution will affirm that the international community has actually derived benefit from the lessons of the recent past and is convinced that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure: had we moved at the right time within the ambit of preventive diplomacy, we could have prevented catastrophes such as those that have afflicted the Great Lakes region of Africa for about two years now, with Rwanda still suffering their scourge.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“I trust that this error will be rectified. I turn now to draft resolution S/1996/24, the technical draft resolution on the renewal of the mandate of United Nations military observers in the Prevlaka peninsula to monitor the demilitarization of that peninsula. We look forward to negotiations between the parties yielding an agreement on a peaceful settlement, so that the Security Council will not be obliged to renew the mandate of the observers once again or to entrust the monitoring mission to another international organization. My delegation hopes that the Security Council will meet soon to adopt an agreement that will settle this problem and will join the series of other agreements towards peace and stability in the Balkans that are now being implemented.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“The Secretary-General and the Transitional Administrator should therefore make further efforts to urge States to contribute troops to this most important peace-keeping operation so as to make it possible to begin the implementation of the remaining provisions of the draft resolution as soon as possible, particularly the provisions relating to demilitarization. In this context, Egypt stresses the need to achieve the greatest possible balance between participation in the UNTAES military component by States members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on the one hand and non-NATO States on the other. This would authenticate the international nature of the force. Let me note an error in the Arabic text of this draft resolution: the words "initial deployment" are missing from paragraph 10 in the Arabic text.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“The success of UNTAES in carrying out the mission defined in today's draft resolution will depend on the commitment of all parties to implementing in good faith the Basic Agreement - and implementing in good faith the provisions of the draft resolution, which will facilitate the establishment of UNTAES and the commencement of its operations to restore stability and security in the region as soon as possible. The United Nations will bear a major responsibility under this draft resolution: the creation of the military component of UNTAES. We note that States have thus far been hesitant about contributing troops to that component.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“It is important to interpret paragraph 14 of draft resolution S/1996/23 as encompassing, inter alia, intervention by the multinational Implementation Force authorized by the Security Council in its resolution 1031 (1995) to defend UNTAES should the Administration so request. With respect to paragraph 21 of the draft resolution, cooperation between UNTAES and the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia should be comprehensive, with a View to arresting those indicted by the Tribunal and handing them over for trial through official channels and in accordance with international legal 11011118.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“These are all encouraging signs for the establishment of the Transitional Administration in accordance with draft resolution S/l996/23. My delegation wishes, however, to stress a number of points. The first is the need to show the utmost flexibility in implementing the provisions of the draft resolution, particularly when determining the size of the military component of the United Nations Transitional Administration, by giving the Transitional Administrator the opportunity to propose an increase in the size of that component when he reports to the Secretary-General in the framework of paragraph 4 of the draft resolution, or in any subsequent report.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“It also serves a number of important objectives, including the return of displaced persons to their homes and the elimination of one obstacle to mutual recognition between Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). My delegation has carefully studied the report of the Secretary-General on the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) and his proposals relating to a peace-keeping force within the Transitional Administration. We have also heard the report of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, General Klein, who referred to the intention of all parties to implement the Basic Agreement in good faith.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today to approve the operational aspects of the creation of a transitional administration encompassing a transitional peace-keeping force in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium of 12 November 1995. We are also meeting to renew the mandate of the United Nations military observers in the Prevlaka peninsula. Let me begin by saying that my delegation will vote in favour of both draft resolutions. As to the first question before the Council, I wish to reaffirm Egypt's full support for this historic Agreement, which will ensure the peaceful integration of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium into Croatia.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“This is warranted, and the Council must take a firm stance vis-a-vis the positions repeatedly taken by one party to the conflict - the party which ignores the resolutions of the Council - and must also support sincere efforts to reach a comprehensive political settlement that may achieve peace and stability for both parties.”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source
“In view of these considerations, we agree that the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) should be extended for six additional months and that the Council should review this mandate, in case any changes are made in the mandate of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) peace- keeping forces at the forthcoming CIS summit meeting, which is scheduled for 19 January, or at any time before the termination of the UNOMIG mandate. The draft resolution before us is stricter in tone than Security Council resolution 993 (1995).”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source
“Thirdly, it is important for the Council to request both parties, particularly the Abkhaz side, to accelerate the voluntary return of refugees and displaced persons, particularly to the Gali region, according to a timetable based on the proposals made by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Fourthly, both parties must be requested to cooperate fully with the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) and to facilitate its tasks in creating a safe environment for the return of refugees and displaced persons, including by not obstructing or impeding the movement of the United Nations force, particularly in the inspection of storage sites for heavy weapons.”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source
“Secondly, we must encourage the parties concerned to reach a political settlement that would preserve the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia, with the contribution of the Russian Federation as facilitator, in consultation with the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Brunner, and with the resident Deputy, Mr. Bota, and in coordination with the efforts of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). It is important for the Council to demand acceptance of a timetable, as the mandate of the monitoring group of monitors will end next June. It is important also for the Council to condemn strongly the killings and violations committed in Abkhazia, and it should request the Abkhaz side to ensure the safety of all persons in areas under its control.”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source
“Mr. Elarahy (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me, Sir, to begin Egypt's first statement since its admission to membership in the Security Council by expressing our pleasure at seeing you preside over the work of the Council for this month. We are confident that thanks to your well-known diplomatic abilities and wide experience, the Council will conclude its work successfully. Allow me also to express the appreciation of the Egyptian delegation for the exemplary manner in which the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, His Excellency Ambassador Lavrov, conducted the work of the Council last month. The Egyptian delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution for the following reasons. First, it is important that the Council always take the measures necessary to maintain international peace and security.”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source
“In this context, Egypt will pursue its efforts in participation with the States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, striving one and all to rebuild Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“In this regard, I wish to point out that Egypt, which actually participates in the UNPROFOR, has offered, officially, to participate in IFOR with a contingent of 700 troops. In conclusion, I must state that the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina look up with hope to the international community and expect generous support from the international parties as proof of international credibility in caring for this people. This is expected in the form of resources that would be provided and efforts that would be deployed towards the comprehensive reconstruction that would restore to Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in particular, to the city of Sarajevo, its historic status as a symbol of peaceful coexistence amongst cultures, religions and ethnicities in Central Europe.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“The necessary human and material resources must be provided to the Tribunal in order for it to be able to pursue its efforts; the fact being that the Tribunal is at present the only international competent body entrusted with the task of restoring the credibility of international law and of deterring those who would Violate it. All States must cooperate in enforcing the Tribunal's judgments. The multinational implementation force (IFOR) led by NATO, which will be deployed in Bosnia and Herzegovina will, in actual fact, act in the context of a Security Council resolution. This is a point we wish to stress: this is a force that acts on behalf of the international community. Proceeding from this, it is important that all geographical regions and all the groups concerned should be represented in the composition of the force.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“We should like here and now to recall the need for us to come to grips with urgent questions, including the following: First, to guarantee the voluntary return, in secure conditions, of all refugees and displaced persons forcibly expelled, and in particular the victims of the hateful policy of "ethnic cleansing", while providing the necessary international protection for their reintegration and their reinstallation in the homes they were expelled from. Secondly, the international Tribunal responsible for bringing to justice war criminals, as well as those responsible for flagrant Violations of international humanitarian law, must be supported.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“We hope that a negotiated settlement will be reached by all the parties concerned with the issues relating to the succession of States within the former Yugoslavia so that the successor States may resume the international role that the Federated Republic of Yugoslavia played in the past. We hope also that all the peoples of those successor States will be able to live in safety, security and dignity in the context of mutual friendly relations amongst all the successor States with which, without exception, we have ties of profound friendship that, we hope, will grow warmer and stronger and develop further in the future. It is time for the international community to focus its efforts on dealing with the disastrous consequences of the armed conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“At the same time, we must stress the fact that the efficacy of the agreements and the credibility of the international Contact Group, under whose auspices the Agreement was reached, will depend entirely on the effective implementation, in good faith, on the ground, by all parties, of all the provisions and the measures embodied in the General Framework Agreement. It goes without saying that only if all sides scrupulously abide by those agreements in good faith can the desired stability be restored to the region. In this respect, Egypt affirms its support for the diplomatic efforts deployed in the framework of the London Conference on the former Yugoslavia.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“It is high time that people enjoyed a life of safety in a climate of peace, stability and sound democracy. In this context, we welcome the Dayton Agreement and the results of the Peace Conference that was held in Paris yesterday and in which the parties signed the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. By the same token, we welcome the resolution just adopted unanimously by the Security Council. The agreements reached thus far constitute a major historic achievement. The delegation of Egypt is pleased to express great appreciation for the sustained efforts that led to this achievement, and in particular applauds the efforts of the Contact Group and of the United States of America.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you on your election to the presidency of the Security Council. We are all aware of your sagacity and of your great leadership skills which are the best guarantee that the Council's activities will be successful under your presidency. We also extend our thanks to your predecessor, Ambassador Salim Al-Khussaiby, the Permanent Representative of Oman, on his constructive efforts during his presidency of the Council. Today we witness the beginnings of a turning point in the direction of events in Bosnia and Herzegovina and throughout the region of the former Yugoslavia. This takes place after a four-year armed conflict that ravaged the region and brought suffering to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source
“In conclusion, Egypt, proceeding from its commitment to its international role and as a member of the contact group of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, hopes that the effective honest implementation of the Peace Agreement will restore peace to the Balkans region.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Having participated actively in the United Nations Protection Force, we should like to take this opportunity to praise the men of that force - including sons of my country - for the role they have played over the past four years, under very difficult circumstances. In this connection, we call upon all Member States, especially the more affluent, to contribute to the trust fund to be established to finance the participation of troop- contributing countries, not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), in the United Nations Protection Force with a view to implementing the Peace Agreement in a balanced fashion. Egypt, which is not a NATO member, hopes to participate in that force in order to strengthen and support the implementation of the Peace Agreement concluded yesterday.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Now that the international community is reconsidering the military embargo imposed by resolution 713 (1991), in stages, we believe that the issue of providing the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the means of defence that it was denied as a result of the embargo should be addressed, so that the balance of military power in the region may be restored, and, thereby, ensure mutual deterrence, on the one hand, and provide a practical means of building confidence between the parties facilitated, on the other. Right from the start, Egypt has played its part in the international efforts in respect of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“In this respect, the delegation of Egypt wishes to underscore that the follow up of implementation should reflect the international community's commitment to the following: guaranteeing the voluntary return of all refugees, displaced persons and expelled Bosnians, to their homes, under international protection and with appropriate compensation; bringing all those responsible for the perpetration of war crimes to trial, so that others may be deterred from committing similar crimes in future; and according priority to supporting the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the rehabilitation and reconstruction process after the war, to ensure the return to normal life. My delegation wishes to underscore the importance of enabling the Government of Bosnia to exercise its legitimate right to self-defence.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“In this connection, we call upon the international community to contribute to the reconstruction efforts so that this historic city of Sarajevo may be restored to its former glory. As I have just said, the signing of agreements is a very important step. However, we need to see practical implementation - true, bona fide implementation on the ground. Here, it is extremely important that all parties fulfil the international obligations enshrined in the Agreement and that they abide by the procedures that will have to be adopted to ensure its complete implementation.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Egypt has persistently emphasized, both in word and in deed, its support for the cause of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the right of this newly independent people to live in peace and security within the internationally recognized borders of its State and for the enablement of that people to exercise fully the rights of membership of this Organization. Today we welcome the step agreed to by the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We have declared before that we shall accept and support all that the Government of Bosnia accepts. We hope that this step will lead to preserving Bosnia and Herzegovina as one State. We also applaud the Agreement's preservation of the special identity of Sarajevo as a unified city and a capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as Sarajevo is the symbol of peaceful coexistence of various ethnic groups.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Today, the problem enters upon a new phase, a phase of transformation that has taken concrete shape in the initialling yesterday of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This development paves the way towards putting an end to this human tragedy. As we look forward to the final signing of the Peace Agreement in Paris in the first half of December, we should like to thank all the States that took part in sponsoring and supporting the negotiations, especially the United States of America.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. We are confident that your sagacity and leadership skills will enable the Council to achieve fruitful results in dealing with the important and sensitive issues before it. I wish also to pay tribute to Ambassador Gambari of Nigeria for the exemplary manner in which he conducted the work of the Council last month. We witness today a historic development in the events of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country whose people and Government have suffered, for years, the agonies of a bloody conflict which has claimed many lives and caused tremendous material damage as a result of hateful military practices that aimed at achieving regional expansionist aims.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Egypt has followed the entire process of the international meetings currently taking place. The United States has made great efforts, for which we are grateful. In conclusion, Egypt hopes that these joint meetings will yield results, both in Geneva and at the forthcoming summit of Member States. We also hope that the international meetings will lead to a comprehensive, just and lasting peace settlement in Bosnia and Herzegovina that will guarantee its Government sovereignty over its territory in conformity with the conditions accepted by that Government.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“These Serbian forces have continued to attack the exclusion zone declared by the relevant Security Council resolution. It is enough to say in this respect that the Serbian side some months ago humiliated the entire international community. Indeed, that party took UNPROFOR units as hostages and used them as human shields. That is a grave precedent that threatens the very existence of the United Nations, undermines its credibility and hampers the performance of peace-keeping forces in general. We hope that NATO and all States will persevere in this attitude, which promotes the present negotiating process, and provide the necessary military deterrent to oblige the intransigent Serb party to comply with the requirements of international law and react favourably to peace proposals.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“Fourthly, we cannot countenance a re-drawing of the map of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina in such a manner as to consolidate the results of the "ethnic cleansing" practices that have been condemned by the international community. Egypt, through its contingents in the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), including a battalion in the city of Sarajevo, is contributing to this effort. We believe that the air strikes undertaken by aircraft of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in accordance with Security Council resolutions should continue against Serbian military targets that have persisted in their flagrant defiance of Security Council resolutions and in threatening the safety of the international Forces.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“Secondly, the pressure exerted upon the weaker party to make further territorial compromises in strategic areas or key zones in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the pretext of finding a practicable solution is a step backwards and is a renunciation by the international community of respect for the territorial integrity of the Member State that suffered the aggression. Thirdly, the cession of certain parts of the safe areas to the Serbian side under the present division means that the United Nations today is evading the need to protect a State that it itself created. It is also a violation of the commitment undertaken by virtue of resolutions of the Security Council under Chapter VII.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“Evidence of this can be found in the events of Srebrenica and Zepa, two of the safe areas that ultimately fell under the military domination of Serbian forces. We hope that the Security Council will remain vigilant and aware of the fate that may befall Gorazde as well. Egypt welcomes all the efforts towards peace and the international peace plans designed to put an end to the bloody conflict in Bosnia. We wish to affirm the following principles. The first is the inadmissibility of the logic of settlement between the aggressor and the Victim of aggression on the basis of proposals for regional settlement and maps showing the division of territory, or the use of carrot-and-stick techniques. Indeed, the Bosnian Government has accepted the peace plans that have been put forward, whereas the Serbian party has wholly rejected them.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“My delegation, indeed, has already on more than one occasion assessed the dimensions of that problem and has expressed its views on several occasions. Likewise, we have stated to the Council that Bosnia is a Member State of the United Nations and is threatened with gradual disappearance before the very eyes of the whole world. We have said that the Council should assume its full responsibilities in that respect. This meeting is being held in the wake of the aggression committed by the Pale Serbs against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which continues today and prevents the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina from enjoying freedom and democracy. That people has endured the most odious practices of neo-racism, termed "ethnic cleansing", which, indeed, is only a form of genocide.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Let me at the outset, Sir, convey to you my most sincere congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council this month. The Egyptian delegation is confident that your wisdom and your well-known qualities of leadership will lead the Council to concrete results in addressing the delicate international crises that are now before it. Allow me also to convey my thanks to your predecessor, Ambassador Wisnumurti, Permanent Representative of Indonesia, for the constant efforts he exerted in leading the Council's work last month. The Egyptian delegation will not today address the details of the human tragedy that is taking place on the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“The Security Council, in awareness of its responsibilities, will doubtless act today to avoid the danger of hardening the positions of the extremists, heightening the risk of confrontation and weakening those on the side of moderation.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The eyes of all the Islamic and Arab peoples and of all peace-loving peoples are turned on this Council in the expectation of decisive action to put an end to the illegal Israeli measures and practices that are destroying their aspirations for a just and lasting peace to prevail in the region, on the basis of negotiation rather than confrontation and the use of force. President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt has stated that Israel's decision violated all those principles, raised doubts about the peace process and offended the religious feelings of Christians and Muslims alike. On several occasions, Egypt has warned against the misdeeds of failing to respect the aspirations of the Arab and Islamic peoples and of permitting Israel to continue its expansionist policy.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The Ministerial Conference of the League of Arab States, which met in emergency session on 6 May, decided to demand, based on international law and on the Security Council resolutions that I have mentioned, that the Security Council declare the Israeli action illegal and that Israel must rescind its decision to expropriate Arab territories in Jerusalem and in other areas so as to put an end to Israel's annexationist programmes and plans, the encirclement of the city and the diggings that are endangering the foundations of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Conference also decided to urge the Council to reaffirm the need for security measures to be taken to protect the Palestinian Arab territories, while still granting Jerusalem its special status.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“In this regard, I would like to point out that resolution 478 (1980) clearly reaffirms that Israel has no right to annex Jerusalem and urges all States not to send diplomatic delegations to Jerusalem. Respect for this resolution and other relevant resolutions of the Security Council is not only a principle of international law and of the United Nations Charter, but is also a requirement for the continuation of the peace process. It is certain that any violation of these resolutions could hinder the peace process, whose success so many countries, particularly Egypt, have striven to assure.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“He said clearly that Israel would not seize Arab territories in East Jerusalem. Which language are we to believe - the language of assurances and commitments or the language of expansionist measures depriving people of their rights? The international community, through the Security Council, must today, more than before, reaffirm the position it has always held: that the Israeli measures intended to alter the status of Arab Jerusalem are inadmissible. If the Council were to remain inactive, its credibility would be undermined. The States that want the peace process to succeed - especially the United States, as a co-sponsor of the peace process - should shoulder their responsibility and convince Israel that it should reverse its unlawful decision to expropriate Arab land in East Jerusalem.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“In these circumstances, we wonder how Israel can honour its commitments under the Declaration of Principles when it is adopting measures designed to change the status of Jerusalem. Can this agreement be used as a pretence, as some are wont to say, so that the international community will change its decisions regarding the inadmissibility of Israeli measures to change the legal status of East Jerusalem or the expropriation of territories? The Declaration of Principles requires that the two parties not change in any way whatsoever Jerusalem's legal status. On 6 February - more than three months ago - the Israeli Minister for Foreign Affairs met with the Ambassadors of the States members of the Security Council and those of other States. On that occasion he plainly enunciated Israel's commitment to implement the Declaration of Principles.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“In spite of Israeli procrastination, the delay in the implementation of the agreement and the impediments Israel puts in the way of the withdrawal of its armed forces from the West Bank, we still cling to the hope that the logic of peace and reconciliation will prevail over expansionist ambitions, that the Declaration of Principles will be implemented on schedule and in good faith and that the final negotiations will proceed in order to lay the foundation of Palestinian political independence and lasting peace between the two parties. The parties have also agreed, under the terms of the Declaration of Principles, to study certain issues when final negotiations for a settlement resume.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The two parties, Palestinian and Israeli, reached a historic reconciliation with the signing of the Declaration of Principles, on 13 September 1993. The two parties agreed on specific measures to settle their differences. The reconciliation is based on the principle of land for peace, Israeli withdrawal from the occupied territories - pursuant to Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973) - and an arrangement based on the legitimate political rights of the Palestinian people and security measures in the region.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“Ever since the very first steps taken by Israel to annex the city of Jerusalem, the General Assembly and the Security Council have adopted various resolutions condemning the Israeli actions and decisions, pronouncing them null and void and without any effect on the legal status of the city, an integral part of the territories occupied by Israel in 1967. The Security Council adopted numerous resolutions on the subject, including resolution 252 (1968), 271 (1969), 476 (1980), 478 (1980) and 672 (1990), all of which demand that Israel, as the occupying Power, fulfil its commitments under international law and the provisions of the Geneva Convention and ask that it refrain from altering the character of the occupied territories, including Jerusalem.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“Consequently, the Security Council must consider these measures a source of destabilization in the region and a threat to international peace and security. We are certain that the Council will be able to consider all aspects of this issue, taking into account its long-term repercussions, which might lead to the triumph of the logic of violence and confrontation over the logic of peace and cooperation. On more than one occasion the international community has vigorously opposed the various illegal Israeli attempts to annex East Jerusalem by altering its legal status or its geographic and demographic character. All these actions run counter to international law, especially the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of 12 August 1949.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“However, in order for it to come true all parties must honour their international commitments. No one can doubt that the steps taken by Israel to expropriate occupied Arab territories in Jerusalem for the purpose of establishing settlements are a flagrant violation of international law, of Security Council resolutions and of commitments undertaken by the Israeli Government itself. These steps give rise to serious doubts about Israel's intentions and its credibility. Moreover, they threaten the peace process because they cut the ground from under those who believe in negotiation as the way to achieve a settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, while also lending strength to the proponents of extremism, violence and terrorism on both sides.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source