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Elaraby

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“Some existing peace-keeping operations were given additional mandates that required the use of force and therefore could not be combined with existing mandates requiring the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force. Unfortunately, these operations were mandated with such expanded missions when their existing composition, armament, logistic support and deployment denied them the necessary capacity. The logic of peace-keeping flows from political and military premises that are quite distinct from those of enforcement. When the Council authorizes an operation under Chapter VII of the Charter it should be clear in everyone's mind that we are departing from traditional peace-keeping, which is based on the consent of the parties.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“In this context, the Government of Egypt has decided to establish in Cairo a training centre for conflict resolution and peace-keeping in Africa. We are confident that this newly established centre will receive substantial assistance from the United Nations and countries with long experience in peace-keeping training. The nature of peace-keeping has evolved rapidly and expanded beyond the traditional peace-keeping and military observation missions. The Secretary-General reaffirms in his report that the last few years have confirmed that respect for certain basic principles of peace-keeping is essential to its success. His analysis of recent successes and failures shows that in all the successes the principles to which he referred were respected, and that in most of the less successful operations one or other of them was not.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“It is evidently better to prevent conflicts through early warning, quiet diplomacy and the active engagement of the United Nations than to have to undertake major politico-military efforts to resolve them after they have broken out. The Secretary-General has made several suggestions to enhance United Nations capability in the field of prevention. We should embark on an in-depth examination of the feasibility of implementing his proposals. The role of regional organizations and arrangements, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter, could be crucial to the success of preventive diplomacy measures. The United Nations is called upon to help regional efforts to develop preventive mechanisms for regional conflicts.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“The issue of prevention has emerged in recent years as one of the essential tools of international diplomacy in confronting potential or existing conflict situations. Added importance and value are given to preventive action if we bear in mind the limited resources of the international community working through the United Nations and its various organs or through regional arrangements or agencies, whether intergovernmental or non- governmental. My delegation therefore agrees with the Secretary- General's assertion that only sustained efforts to resolve underlying socio-economic, cultural and humanitarian problems can place an achieved peace on a durable foundation.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“More than two years after the submission of "An Agenda for Peace", one has to recognize the fundamental changes in the international environment and their bearing on the performance and efficacy of the United Nations. The Secretary-General has reminded us - and rightly so - that we are still in a time of transition after the end of the cold war. There are, however, justifiable doubts that "the new spirit of commonality that had emerged, of which the 1992 Summit was a clear manifestation" (S/J995/1, para. 2) is still prevailing. When measured against the determination and unity of the international community demonstrated during the last war in the Gulf, the lack of international resolve to deter and repel aggression in places like Bosnia can only reinforce these doubts.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“We listened to the Ambassador of Indonesia speaking on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We fully support the views expressed in his statement, and I should like to add some comments that the Egyptian Government wants to put on record. I should like to start by welcoming the timely introduction of the Supplement to "An Agenda for Peace". The Secretary-General was indeed able to capture the attention of the entire international community by highlighting problem areas where the United Nations is encountering difficulties in fulfilling the mandate entrusted to it and where Member States are called upon to make "hard decisions".”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“Allow me, at the outset, to express our condolences and to convey a message of sympathy and support to the delegation of Japan and to the Japanese people following the tragic earthquake. Once more, Mr. President, I should like to express the appreciation of the delegation of Egypt for your very able leadership of the Council. The timing of our discussion today under your presidency is no coincidence. Not long ago we met in this Chamber to express our support for a joint proposal, initiated by Argentina and New Zealand, on strengthening the arrangements for consultations between troop-contributing countries, members of the Security Council and the Secretary-General. We are confident that the Security Council, under your wise leadership, will give the important subject under discussion today the consideration it deserves.”
1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source
“The Council is also called upon to consider temporary measures until a final, peaceful settlement to the dispute is reached and the consequences of aggression are eliminated. That can be done only through the full implementation of the resolutions of the United Nations. The Security Council must stand up for all States in all parts of the world, without any discrimination.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“For that reason, the delegation of Egypt calls on the Security Council to adopt a draft resolution under which international military observer forces will be deployed along the borders between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) so as to ensure effective monitoring and the cutting of the supply line between Serbia and Montenegro and the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Security Council is called upon today to look anew into further measures to ensure the genuine protection of the safe areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina, because these are the only lands in that State Member of the United Nations that are under the control of the Government.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“Therefore, the international community must ensure implementation of the settlement plan and continue to exert international pressure, including sanctions, until the party rejecting the plan abides by the will of the international community. The position of the international community must be based on the principles of international legitimacy. The international community cannot simply put forward plan after plan, only to meet with the rejection of the Serbian party; that would only show the Serbians that intransigence is rewarded, because the next step will be a new plan with new concessions for them.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“Serbia and Montenegro was called upon to fulfil various interrelated commitments, one of which was to cut off supplies to Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Another was to exert pressure on the Bosnian Serbs so that they would respond to international efforts to accept the peace plan put forward by the international Contact Group, which included a commitment to international sanctions against any intransigent party rejecting the plan. But the Serbian party continues to hold its intransigent position, while the Government of Bosnia has accepted the international offer, with its concomitant international guarantees, and has accepted the cease-fire agreement, as called for by the United Nations.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“Furthermore, the report before the Security Council in document S/ 1995/6 includes references to current arrangements for channelling fuel shipments to the Serbs in Croatia at a time when they are not respecting the will of the international community, when their forces have not withdrawn from the Bihac safe area and when they have not acceded to the comprehensive agreement between the Bosnian Serb party and the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a cessation of hostilities, which was concluded under the aegis of the United Nations. For years the Security Council has tried different means of exerting pressure on the aggressor responsible for the outbreak and continuation of the military confrontation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sanctions have been among the effective means used by the Council.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“We also wish to remind the Council that it is the fundamental duty of the international community, represented by the Security Council, to deal with the real causes of the current problem in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that it should not limit itself to addressing just one of its symptoms. We had reservations when the Security Council decided, under resolution 943 (1993), to gradually ease sanctions, and we still have reservations today. No concrete progress has been made towards a political settlement of the military confrontation. Indeed, further Serbian aggression, by the Krajina Serbs against the Bihac safe area, took place in flagrant defiance of the Security Council and the entire international community.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“The picture is clear to all. My delegation will merely remind the Security Council of the many appeals made by Egypt and other States, particularly regarding the need for the Security Council to review its many resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina. There have been approximately 60 such resolutions to date, the majority of which were adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter, and their provisions have not been implemented. The Security Council should look into taking immediate, firm and effective measures to ensure the implementation of those earlier resolutions before adopting new ones on the subject.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, Sir, allow me to express our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident that with your wisdom and well-known leadership qualities you will guide the Security Council to fruitful results in its consideration of the important international issues now before it. I must also express our thanks to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Rwanda, for his efforts as President of the Security Council last month. I should also like to join others in welcoming the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy to the Security Council today. The delegation of Egypt did not come here today to put forward new clarifications of, or explanations for, the current, deteriorating situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3487 (1995) · source
“There have been palliatives and partial solutions and the Security Council has turned a blind eye to Serb intransigence and defiance for far too long over the past three years.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“What more does the Security Council expect from the Government and people of Bosnia and Herzegovina after all the sacrifices they have made and the sufferings, they have endured? Does the Council want to wait until this Member State of the United Nations disappears from the face of the earth under the onslaught of Serb aggressors? Or does the Council perhaps want to sit quietly and wait for the situation to resolve itself sooner or later and thus absolve it from the responsibility of finding a solution? The Council must not in any way make it possible to create a precedent of grave defiance to international legality as that would undermine the international order in its entirety. History would never forgive us for that. Therefore, Egypt once again appeals to the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities clearly and firmly.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Those areas have also been demilitarized in accordance with Security Council resolutions. So, from a political, legal, and indeed moral, standpoint these Forces must continue to perform those tasks until such time as the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in a position to exercise its effective authority over all those areas. Fifth: the threat to withdraw UNPROFOR at the present juncture would create a power vacuum in view of the demilitarization of the areas where UNPROFOR is deployed. Most of those areas lie within the territories of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 49 Such a vacuum will certainly encourage the Serb party to hasten to acquire those territories by force since it has the military ability to do so.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Third: UNPROFOR's role as an international peace-keeping force should be that of supporting the Government of the Republic and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina because that Force operates within that Republic's territory. The Force must offer all possible assistance to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to enable that Government to exercise its full competence in the area where the Force is deployed. It is ultimately the Government alone that is entitled to exercise its inherent right to sovereignty. It is not acceptable that international forces should obstruct the performance by governmental bodies of their tasks. Fourth: the Security Council has adopted a number of resolutions which mandated clear-cut tasks to UNPROFOR, including the protection of the "safe areas" designated by the Council.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“The Egyptian Government has also proposed strengthening its current contribution to UNPROFOR with additional contingents. In this respect, we wish to stress several points about UNPROFOR. First: Egypt affirms its understanding of UNPROFOR's responsibilities within the context eloquently expounded this morning by the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Second: the UNPROFOR was created by a Security Council resolution as an international protection force. As a result, that Force should be mandated to provide genuine protection to the territories it supervises and to the people of those territories. No distinction here can be made between territory and population. That has never been seen in any Security Council resolution.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Lifting the embargo will contribute to acceptance by the aggressor of the international peaceful settlement Plan, whereas the continuance of the status quo will result only in persistence by the strong and already intransigent party in flouting international legality. Should the Council fail to break the deadlock by choosing not to adopt the anticipated resolution, the States concerned will have the right to invoke Article 51 of the Charter, and, under Article 103, individually or collectively, provide Bosnia and Herzegovina with the means of self- defence. The international community cannot stand by as an impassive spectator, given the gravity of the current situation. Egypt participates in the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) with fully equipped military contingents.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Whether such obligations arise from bilateral agreements or from Security Council resolutions, it is the States Members' obligations under the Charter that shall prevail. The General Assembly adopted resolution 49/10 a few days ago. One of its provisions encourages the Security Council to exempt the Government of the Republic and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the embargo imposed by the Security Council in resolution 713 (1991). Exempting the Republic and the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the arms embargo would serve the cause of a negotiated settlement because if Bosnia and Herzegovina is enabled properly to defend itself, the aggressor will have to return to the negotiating table.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“The Council must now enable the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its natural and inherent right to self-defence. It should be recalled here that Article 51 of the Charter expressly stipulates that: "Nothing in the [present] Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence if an armed attack occurs against a Member of the United Nations." The stipulation in this text fully confirms beyond doubt that the Charter takes the view that the right to self- defence is sacred, and inalienable. Similarly it is known that all States Members of the United Nations are constitutionally bound under Article 103 of the Charter to give precedence to the provisions of the Charter over any other international obligations.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“So when one of the parties - and I refer here to the Serbs - flouts those resolutions and the Council chooses to let that pass in silence as if nothing has happened, would that be correct? Would the Council accept to stand by and watch the flouting of other resolutions it has adopted under that same Chapter VII of the Charter in other regions of the world as is the case with its resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina? Does the Council really apply double standards as some accuse it? The Security Council itself set up the regime of safe areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is therefore incumbent upon it, as a historic responsibility which it cannot abdicate, to provide for genuine protection of those areas.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“The Egyptian delegation, therefore, will confine itself to making certain points and to recalling that, on a number of occasions, it has already drawn the Security Council's attention in the course of the general debate on Bosnia and Herzegovina to the fact that unless the Council acts promptly and takes firm and immediate measures to address the root causes of the problem, the policy of half-measures and contradictions will undermine the Council's credibility and raise major questions concerning the international order in its entirety. At the same time, it should be noted that the Security Council adopts numerous resolutions under Chapter VII which are mandatory and must be implemented even by force.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me first of all, Madam President, to convey to you once again our warm congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. There is no doubt that your wisdom and your well-known leadership skills will yield positive and tangible results. The delegation of Egypt will not go into further detail to illustrate the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We all have heard the clear and comprehensive statement of the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina which eloquently described a situation, that is quite clear to all. The justice of the cause concerned is undeniable and uncontestable.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“My delegation therefore firmly believes that the significant step adopted today will be followed in due course by an expansion of the consultations process to encompass all the parties concerned. My delegation hopes that the consultation process will be undertaken in a timely, systematic and institutionalized manner. My delegation is also looking forward to further action by the Council to strengthen the consultation procedures with troop-contributing countries concerning ongoing peace-keeping operations, as well as future operations. Finally, my delegation notes with satisfaction that the Security Council will keep under review arrangements to improve the quality and speed of the flow of information available to support the Council's decision- making process.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source
“The Council should, in our view, be guided in this respect by the spirit of article 44 of the Charter, which calls for inviting the Member States providing armed forces "to participate in the decisions of the Security Council concerning the employment of contingents of that Member's armed forces". My delegation considers that such consultations would not infringe the authority of the Security Council; rather, they would contribute to and enhance the credibility of the Council. The Council, in our view, should also consider further developing the consultations process by establishing a subsidiary organ, as stipulated by Article 29 of the Charter, to ensure genuine transparency and more efficient functioning. In carrying out its responsibilities under the Charter, the Security Council acts on behalf of all Members of the United Nations.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source
“In a letter dated 27 October 1994 (S/1994/1231), I informed the President of the Council that the Government of Egypt was joining other Governments in the call for increased and more institutionalized procedures for such consultations. The letter also referred to the fact that at any given time now, the overwhelming majority of United Nations peace-keeping forces and observers came from States that were not members of the Council. These forces and observers are being mandated by the Security Council to perform their duties in a sometimes dangerous environment. Troop-contributing countries should, therefore, be consulted 22 before decisions affecting the lives and safety of their nationals are adopted by the Council.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source
“My delegation is hopeful that this new procedure will be further developed in order to contribute to greater transparency in the Security Council's work. The statement adopted this morning concerning improvements in procedures for consultations among the Security Council, the Secretary-General, and the troop- contributing countries is welcomed by my delegation. We have no doubt that this is an important step. As a troop- contributing country, Egypt has long called for such procedures to be adopted by the Security Council. We are indeed indebted to the delegations of Argentina and New Zealand, which seized the initiative and presented their proposals to the Council. Egypt has joined many other delegations in supporting this important initiative.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source
“Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam President, on the assumption of the office of President of the Security Council for this month. My delegation is confident that the Council will successfully and expeditiously carry out its responsibilities as prescribed in the Charter under your able presidency. I should also like to pay tribute to Sir David Hannay, the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for the skilful leadership he showed while presiding over the Council last month. I should like first of all to state that my delegation warmly welcomes the newly established practice of holding informal briefings for States Members of the United Nations by the President of the Council.”
1994-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3449 (1994) · source
“Finally, the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has shown flexibility and has cooperated with the international community. It has accepted all the successive stages of the plans of peaceful settlement. It is time for the Council to pause for reflection, to ponder its responsibilities under the Charter, and to review its earlier unimplemented resolutions adopted under Chapter VII before it adopts a draft resolution that would relax the sanctions.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), in which my country participates, is stationed on the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to protect that territory and its population, especially since declared safe areas have been disarmed in accordance with Council resolutions. Hence, it is essential for the Force to provide genuine protection of those areas until the army of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is able to defend its own territory. The delegation of Egypt believes that, in the current power vacuum, the threatened withdrawal of UNPROFOR now or in the future would mean, quite simply, clearly and frankly, handing over those areas and their unarmed populations to the aggressor to be annexed in addition to the other territory already acquired by force.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“By so doing, the Security Council will demonstrate that it enforces the implementation of its earlier resolutions, vis-d-vis the aggressor in every region and every situation without any double standards. The second course of action should be the enablement of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to engage in legitimate self-defence by lifting the arms embargo imposed against it. This would allow Member States to provide assistance to that Government to enable it to defend its territory in keeping with Article 51 of the Charter, which sets out the right of individual and collective self-defence.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Fifthly, is the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia showing the necessary degree of cooperation with the International Tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for the war crimes committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia? My delegation believes that relaxing the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is not the appropriate step the Security Council should take at present. If the Council takes this step, it will be sending a wrong signal which would have major negative repercussions. Rather, the Council should shoulder its historic responsibility by opting boldly for one of the two following courses of action: The first is to discharge its Charter mandate and adopt the mandatory measures provided for in Chapter VII of the Charter.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Thirdly, it is currently being reported world-wide that hundreds of helicopters are flying in the air space of northern Bosnia and Herzegovina in stark violation of the no-fly regime for the air space of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Such intensive air sorties cast doubt on the seriousness and commitment of the Belgrade Government with regard to closing its borders with the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If the Belgrade Government has really cut its ties with the Bosnia Serbs, why will it not agree to effective international military monitoring of its borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina, as called for by the Council in resolution 838 (1993)? Fourthly, is the Belgrade Government prepared to notify the United Nations that it accepts the designation of 51 per cent of the territory allocated to the Muslim-Croat federation as a safe area?”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The delegation of Egypt has several questions for the Council. We hope the Council will consider them before it takes a decision on the draft resolution by which it would relax the sanctions. First, what has become of the Council's earlier resolutions with respect to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)? Those resolutions contained provisions and demands that should have been implemented and complied with before a review of sanctions. Have those resolutions been nullified? Secondly, has the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia recognized the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent State within internationally recognized borders, so that the Belgrade authorities may be exonerated with respect to the causes and development of the military conflict in Bosnia?”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“We have heard the statement made today by the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina: there is no electricity and all basic services are at a standstill. Even the bakeries that should provide the people with their most basic food, bread, are unable to operate because the Serbs will not permit access for provisions. This constitutes a violation of Sarajevo's special status as declared by the Security Council. The Government army has been stripped of the means of self-defence. The areas designated by the Council as safe areas have been disarmed although they continue to be under repeated Serbian attacks. The situation of the civilian populace continues to deteriorate, and the practice of "ethnic cleansing" persists. All of this requires a firm unanimous international stand.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“We are about to create an historic precedent: unable to stop aggression, the international community will have resigned itself to accepting a fait accompli, thus allowing the fundamental aspects of the question to become obfuscated. The Council will have relinquished its 12 commitment to protect and support the victim and to stand up to the aggressor until the aggressor complies with United Nations resolutions. The purpose of the Council's meeting today is to review the sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). It has become abundantly clear to world public opinion that there is no tangible progress on the ground. The situation remains unchanged; the capital, Sarajevo, remains cut off from the rest of the world.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Today, the Council resumes its consideration of the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against the backdrop of developments that have deadlocked the international efforts towards peaceful settlement, due to the intransigence of the Serbian aggressor and the refusal by that party to heed the behests of international legality. The continuation of the current situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the inability of the Security Council to take decisive and immediate measures to rectify that situation throws into question the credibility of the Council and its ability to serve as the custodian of international peace and security. It also puts the entire United Nations and the contemporary international system in the balance.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from the Arabic): Thank you Mr. President. Allow me at the outset to express my delegation's sincere congratulations upon your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are fully confident that your well-known wisdom and leadership abilities will yield the desired results in the Council's consideration of the international crises before it. I should also like to express my thanks to your predecessor, Ambassador Vorontsov, the former permanent representative of the Russian Federation, for his valuable efforts during his presidency of the Council last month.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The Council must assume its role as prescribed in the Charter and demonstrate its resolve by adopting resolutions that will not disappoint the legitimate 20 expectations of the people that are the victims of aggression. Time will tell, and we cannot escape tomorrow.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Fifthly, we need to support the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991. So far, the Tribunal has been marking time and has not reacted actively enough. We must provide it with the necessary resources, because a hamstrung Tribunal will imply that the international community is impassive in the face of crimes against mankind and impotent to counteract their negative consequences. The eyes of the whole world are today on the Council, which is the key to the problem - provided, of course, the goodwill exists.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“In this respect, we would draw your attention to the pitfalls and risks involved in ramifying the fundamental question into a number of secondary issues concerning the former Yugoslavia. This might divert international attention from the essential point, which is to put an end to aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to re- establish its sovereignty, its territorial integrity and its unity as a Member of the United Nations, with a view to ensuring the return of displaced persons and refugees. Fourthly, the international community must ensure that the plan is put into effect through binding international measures. It is essential that the Islamic countries' contact group take part in the conference, as must all countries participating in UNPROFOR, the successor countries of the former Yugoslavia and other Powers.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Secondly, there needs to be a proposed peaceful settlement plan in the context of the conference which would be in accordance with the Charter and the resolutions of the Council following the activities of the London Conference, in order to protect the independence and territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and also dispel any doubt concerning the principles stemming from the Geneva negotiations and the drafts presented for negotiation. Furthermore, the settlement plan should not acknowledge the acquisitions made by the Serbs through armed force. Thirdly, the work of the conference should concentrate on settling the problem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“First, the criteria for the selection of participants and the terms of reference must be in conformity with the provisions of the Charter and the rules of international law. This should include the non-acquisition of territory by force and the non-recognition of any such acquisition stemming from aggression. This is an established principle - the Stimson Principle - which has now become part of the vocabulary of international politics since the 19 1930s, when it was declared by the then American Secretary of State.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Egypt intends to increase its contingent in UNPROFOR, as soon as expansion is decided upon with a change in the mandate of the force, in order to allow it to do its proper job: to protect civilians in Bosnia and Herzegovina - not simply to provide for the access of humanitarian assistance. Egypt has all along supported every effort aimed at finding a just and peaceful settlement. Egypt is also considering with interest the idea of holding a new international conference, provided that we bear in mind that the world will never tolerate a repetition of the errors of the past. We must not let things degenerate into a disaster such as a new Munich. Consequently, we must take into account the following points when it comes to the holding of an international peace conference.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Otherwise, the only alternative would be to have recourse to a special emergency session of the General Assembly so that a decision can be taken on this very important issue. The Egyptian delegation welcomes the decision taken by NATO, as a regional organization under Chapter VIII of the Charter, in carrying out air strikes against Serb military positions from which attacks stemmed. This decision also envisages deterrence strikes in order to prevent expansion of aggression. This will send a clear message to the Serbs to the effect that the international community will confront aggression and_ restore normality. The Egyptian delegation also supports the work of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), to which my country is making an effective contribution.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“The Egyptian Government therefore calls for that embargo to be lifted immediately to permit States, individually or collectively, to provide support and assistance to the Bosnian Government. The Egyptian delegation supports the approach mentioned here by certain Ministers aimed at lifting the embargo through a proposal to be brought before the Council. It is to be hoped that the Council will fully shoulder its responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of the Charter and will adopt a resolution to support this Member State, which is the victim of aggression, and that it will decide to lift the embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to permit it to exercise its legitimate right to self-defence.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“We must also keep in mind that the legality of the measures taken by the Council depends on the degree to which they conform to the provisions of the Charter. The decisions of the Council do not prevail over the Charter. Furthermore, as stated in Article 103: "In the event of a conflict between the obligations of the Members of the United Nations under the present Charter and their obligations under any other international agreement, their obligations under the present Charter shall prevail." Thus, it is manifest that the last word on this matter lies with the Charter. As a result, the continued imposition of the military embargo on the Bosnian Government is ignoble and unjust, because it is totally contrary to the inherent right provided for in the Charter.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source