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Elaraby

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first: 1992-01-06
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“Moreover, this right to self-defence applies and is applied, as provided by Article 51, "until the Security Council has taken measures necessary to maintain international peace and security." It is clear that, as long as fighting, acts of aggression and the savage brutality of the Serbs continue, all the resolutions that may have been adopted by the Security Council over the last two years will be far from adequate to preserve international security. Furthermore, this is what the Charter envisaged; therefore it cannot use those resolutions as a pretext for not lifting the embargo. Thirdly, the Council is placing the aggressor and the victim on an equal footing. This contravenes the provisions of the Charter and the most fundamental principles of justice.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Allow me in this regard briefly to review some of the legal aspects relating to the illegality of this continued military embargo on the Bosnian Government. Firstly, the Security Council does not act in a vacuum. It does not act in a discretionary fashion. It acts in accordance with the Charter. Furthermore, Article 51 provides that "Nothing in the present Charter shall impair the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence". This very clearly implies that no international body or authority, including the Council itself, shall undermine this natural or inherent right of all States, which is inalienable. Secondly, the arms embargo imposed on the Bosnian Government has for a long time proved to be contrary to this natural right.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“On the contrary, they simply serve to complicate the situation further. As a result, it is high time today for the Council to take charge and to decide on the following. Firstly, it is necessary to change totally the concept of a solution. This requires that the Council face up to the prevarications and the challenges of the Serbs. Secondly, it requires collective security action against the Serbs, including air strikes, to oblige them to comply with previous resolutions and to ensure compliance with international law. Thirdly, the Council must decide to lift the unjust arms embargo, imposed by resolution 713 (1991) even before the State of Bosnia had been created and before it became a Member of the United Nations.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Consequently, if the Council recoils before the problem and refuses to act there will be grave repercussions that will be felt throughout the world. The bulk of the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been absorbed. Numerous civilians have been driven from their homes and their lands and the safe areas designated by the Council itself are no longer safe. They have in fact been violated. The Serb aggression has beset Gorazde, destroyed buildings and infrastructure, not even sparing hospitals and their patients. The whole level of the threat has risen. The Serbian leaders have said that they also envisage attacking United Nations forces if measures are taken against them. We have no more time to lose. The half measures and intermittent reactions of the Council often come too late and have no effect.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Who decides to ignore the tragedy engulfing a whole people, and who has the right to choose the States which the Council must protect? My delegation wonders how long we must wait when the situation is already so critical and the Serbian challenge has reached a climax. 18 The majority of Member States are somewhat perplexed when they look at the methods used by the Council in addressing this problem. Certain States might deduce from a close examination of the situation that the continuation of the policy of appeasement might encourage countries with aggressive designs in other regions of the world to take advantage of the situation and try to carry out their designs by using exactly the same methods without any fear of the international community.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“But today the problem has reached a climax, for what is at stake here is the credibility of the Council. That credibility has been tarnished in the eyes of the international community. The aggressor is now no longer content with pursuing his aggression. He is defying the United Nations itself. At the same time, the Council is impotent and incapable of giving effect to its resolutions. This critical international situation surprises us and compels us to ask whether there are any unified criteria employed by the Council in the implementation of international law in accordance with the letter and spirit of the Charter, or whether there is a double standard. Does the policy vary depending on the volume and strength of forces? When do you apply the Charter and when do you ignore it?”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“The rapid succession of events and the worsening situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina have jeopardized international peace and security. These are no longer simply under threat. We are faced with a very grave international problem, for an independent State Member of the United Nations has fallen victim to blatant military aggression, in the course of which most of its territory has been conquered on an odious racist pretext called "ethnic cleansing". This is in fact a flagrant manifestation of genocide, undertaken by the aggressor State - which enjoys significant military superiority over its neighbour - in order to clear the territories thus acquired of their populations and to annex them by force. The Security Council has adopted a number of resolutions under Chapter VII of the Charter.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Egypt will be unstinting in its efforts to contribute as far as possible to finding a lasting and fair solution to the situation in that country. Two days ago, Egypt celebrated the anniversary of the liberation of Sinai and the end of the Israeli occupation. That celebration confirms the inadmissability of the acquisition of territory by force, as well as the fact that that the end of occupation throughout the world gives rise to a new dimension and lends new universality to this important legal principle. It also underscores the need for the international community to abide by that principle all around the world and to preserve international law, because the age of the law of the jungle is over.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me first of all to thank you, Sir, for New Zealand's remarkable efforts and the outstanding job your country has done in presiding over the Security Council. I am certain that your sincere efforts will enable the Council to be productive in achieving results as it addresses this very sensitive issue now before it. Allow me also to recall the statement made to the Council by my delegation a few days ago on the same question and to stress the tone adopted in that statement. The people and Government of Egypt are following the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina with great anxiety. Egypt stresses the need to comply with the principles of the United Nations Charter as well as its full 17 solidarity with the people and Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“The draft resolution before the Council today falls short of dealing with the true problem, in that it deals with the question of a cease-fire without discriminating between the aggressors and the victims of aggression. Neither does it contain appropriate measures to end the siege of Gorazde or to force the aggressors to withdraw therefrom. Although the draft resolution does deal with the important question of the security of UNPROFOR personnel, it nevertheless ignores one basic element: how to ensure the safety of the "safe areas" whose protection is called for. In my delegation's view, the draft resolution should have been so worded as to deal effectively with the real crisis - not simply some of its symptoms. The time for talk has passed. It is time for action.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The Council must support the right of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its inherent right to self-defence under Article 51 of the Charter. It must also lift the arms embargo immediately, since the very existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina is being put to the test. As my delegation has cautioned, half-solutions will not solve the problem or mitigate the tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina. What is called for now, and urgently, is the adoption of measures that will ensure the implementation of and respect for resolutions already adopted by the Council - resolutions designed to maintain the independence and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Today, my delegation reaffirms this position and calls upon the Council to take immediate measures to put an end to this untenable tragedy - notably the following: First, the use of the collective security measures under the Charter to force the Serbs to evacuate the territory they have seized by force; Secondly, approval of the call for the Secretary- General to deal immediately with the deteriorating situation in Gorazde so that NATO, as a regional organization under Chapter VIII of the Charter, would be mandated to carry out the necessary military actions - including air strikes on the military positions and arms depots of the Serbs as well as on supply and logistical lines - in order to end the siege of Gorazde and to force Serbian forces to withdraw therefrom.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“They are disregarding all the rules of international legitimacy. They are violating the "safe areas". The deterioration reached its peak with the storming by Serbian forces of the city of Gorazde, which constitutes a blatant challenge to the United Nations. Faced with this deteriorating situation, the United Nations is losing its credibility and has but two alternatives: either to invoke the collective security measures under the Charter to end the aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and force the aggressors to withdraw, or to lift the arms embargo against the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The delegation of Egypt repeatedly alerted the Council to the grave repercussions and consequences of a failure to take decisive measures to deal with this deteriorating situation.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Despite the continued call of the international community for resolute action in the face of this tragedy, the Security Council has followed another approach to maintaining what little remains of the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pursuant to resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter, the Council declared six areas as "safe areas", to which the United Nations committed itself to providing protection and security. The Council also adopted various resolutions, including resolution 824 (1993) and 836 (1993), which mandated the use of all means, including military power, to provide protection for those areas. Nevertheless, the world is witnessing today an unprecedented development: the Serbs are riding roughshod over the resolutions of the Security Council.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The United Nations Charter and the principles of international law provide the basis for the international community, to use all the means at its disposal resolutely to confront such illegitimate, illegal positions, ensure that all parties comply with international norms of behaviour, stand up to aggression, render justice to the victims and restore the territories seized by force to their legitimate owners. The Council is called upon to discharge its responsibility and to correct this situation. The United Nations must take these measures in full cooperation with the lawful Government of the State which has fallen victim to this aggression - the Government which had been established when this State was admitted to membership of this international Organization.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“How can anybody remain silent or lax in the face of the continued Serbian attacks when the civilian population is being subjected to killing, expulsion and displacement under heinous, racist pretexts such as "ethnic cleansing", which constitutes a crime of genocide - all this for the realization of expansionist dreams and_ territorial ambitions whose aim is the establishment of a so-called "greater Serbia"? To stand silent against territorial expansion and aggression could be the beginning of the end of the international order as we know it today.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The deterioration of the situation in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been epitomized by the plight of the city of Gorazde, a city which had been declared a safe area by the Security Council. That city has been and continues to be subjected to the fiercest forms of savage attacks by the Serbian forces, which practise the most heinous violence against civilians and even against hospitals. The personnel of UNPROFOR have been targeted for attack. All this is taking place, and the world stands unable to put an end to this human tragedy. The United Nations stands unable to provide protection for the "safe areas", which are theoretically supposed to be under the protection of the United Nations, in accordance with Security Council resolutions.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express our thanks to you for the sincere efforts that you have been making during your presidency of the Council. Undoubtedly, your wisdom and your leadership qualities will lead to positive results in dealing with the important international crises before the Council. Allow me also to express our thanks to Ambassador Merimee, the Permanent Representative of France, for the efforts he made during his presidency of the Council last month. Today, once again, the Security Council is considering a blatant act of aggression that has grave repercussions on international peace and security. The situation is deteriorating with alarming speed, so much so that the statement prepared by the delegation of Egypt for today's debate may have been overtaken by events.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The blood of innocent victims shed in this massacre should not be in vain. We hope this painful incident will mark a comprehensive beginning in facing up to the extremist lunatics and putting an end to their crimes. We hope that speedy and far- reaching progress in the peace process will be an effective guarantee that such crimes will not be repeated. We also hope that the Security Council will unanimously adopt a resolution condemning this abominable atrocity and reaffirming the need to provide stability and security for the Palestinian people until the occupation is over.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“All those steps should be considered in the current negotiations regarding the Palestinian-Israeli agreement, which is aimed essentially at the restoration of the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, its territory and its security. In that regard, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt has issued a declaration reaffirming the need to stand up to the scourge of extremism that has afflicted various societies with different religions, political orientations and creeds, and stating that this incident reaffirms the importance of preserving Palestinian security, and not just Israeli security. The security requirements are not Israel's alone. There is no doubt that this incident reaffirms that the fate of Jerusalem should not be left to the extremists, criminals or lunatics.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“I should like to reaffirm, on behalf of the Government and the people of the Arab Republic of Egypt, our condemnation of that abominable massacre. His Excellency President Mohamed Hosni Mubarak has expressed his extreme concern over and condemnation of the atrocities committed at the Ibrahimi Mosque. He is following the details and the developments of the situation and is making contacts at the level of the United Nations and in various world capitals. He has issued instructions in support of the holding of a Security Council meeting and in support of taking the necessary measures to protect the Palestinians and their security, in order to avoid a recurrence of such an atrocity and to prevent the settlers from intimidating and threatening Palestinian citizens.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“We are confident that the speedy achievement of an Israeli-Palestinian agreement on the implementation of the Declaration of Principles signed by Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) could be a first step, to be followed by other courageous steps by both parties, thus proving their ability to coexist peacefully. Fourthly, the international community should convey to the children of the Palestinian people a clear message of solidarity, reaffirming that their future within the peace process will not be fraught with the danger of similar massacres, but, rather, that they will witness positive results from the peace process and that individual States, the United Nations and other international organizations will give them every possible assistance in all areas, including their security.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“Similar attention should be paid to the security requirements of the Palestinian people, particularly during the coming period. There is no doubt that the massacre that took place a few days ago is a loud warning that should spur the parties to cooperate in order to guarantee that such a crime will not be repeated. Thirdly, no party interested in the establishment of peace in the Middle East should allow a biased, extremist minority to impose its will on the overwhelming majority that aspires to put an end to the aggression and to the shedding of innocent blood. The parties to the peace negotiations, particularly in Israel, should not listen to those calling for expansion or to the advocates of hatred and religious lunacy.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“The Israeli authorities have failed so far to adequately fulfil their responsibilities. International protection has therefore become urgently necessary. The international community should consider playing a positive role through the United Nations. This should include implementing the provisions of Security Council resolution 681 (1990) regarding the application of the Fourth Geneva Convention. In this regard I would like to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Secretary-General for all his efforts and constructive initiatives in support of the contents of that resolution and other resolutions adopted by the United Nations regarding this matter. Secondly, that shameful massacre proves anew what Egypt has repeatedly stated: that it is not only the Israeli side in the peace negotiations that has security reequirements.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“First, full attention should be given to providing protection for the Palestinian people until it achieves its complete independence through the peace process, and to reaffirming that the Government of Israel, as the occupying authority, is fully responsible for providing protection for Palestinians in the occupied territories until the occupation is over, in accordance with the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War. Regrettably, instead of protecting them from a recurrence of similar attacks and taking the steps necessary to disarm the settlers and guarantee that they will not commit similar attacks against innocent Palestinians, the Israeli security authorities have reacted ina manner that has led to the death of dozens more Palestinians.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“To call upon the co-sponsors of the Conference to make a serious endeavour to ensure the success of efforts for peace by halting Israeli procrastination, putting an end to the occupation of Arab territories, and enabling the Palestinian people to exercise its inalienable national rights, including its right to self-determination and the establishment of its independent State with Jerusalem as its capital". This massacre requires all parties willing to establish a comprehensive, just and permanent peace in the Middle East to face important issues - issues that should also be faced immediately by the international community. Otherwise, the possibilities for establishing peace and stability in the region will be negatively affected.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“[To call] upon the Security Council, in particular the two co-sponsors of the Peace Conference, for the immediate implementation of the Security Council resolutions ruling the Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab territories illegitimate and a serious obstacle to the achievement of a comprehensive and just peace, in particular Security Council resolution 465 (1980) concerning the dismantling of existing settlements and a halt to planning for new settlements in the occupied Arab territories, including Jerusalem; "6.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“call [upon] the United Nations to establish an appropriate mechanism for the implementation of the fourth Geneva Convention through the assignment of an international force to provide protection to Arab citizens in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories, with a view to the implementation of the provisions of Security Council resolution 681 (1990); and to call upon the co-sponsors of the Madrid Conference to play a major role in ensuring the necessary protection for the Palestinian people in the occupied territories; "4. To call upon the Security Council to send an international commission to investigate the grave incident and to take the necessary measures to enable the commission to carry out its mandate; "5.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“As Chairman of the Arab Group this month, I would like to quote some of the paragraphs of the resolution, which the Arab Group has requested should be distributed, as document S/1994/233. The Council of the League of Arab States decided: "1. To condemn the Israeli crime against the defenceless Palestinian citizens at prayer in the Ibrahimi Mosque ...; "2. To place upon the Israeli occupation authorities the responsibility for this crime and the crimes committed by Israeli settlers by reason of the continuing practices and measures adopted by those authorities; and to call upon them to disarm the Israeli settlers immediately; "3. To ...”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“Mr. ELARABY (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Allow me to express our sincere appreciation, Sir, for your strenuous efforts during this month. The Security Council is meeting today to discuss a serious development in the occupied Arab territories, a development unprecedented since the Israeli occupation began. Dozens of innocent people fell victim to a criminal attack on Palestinians at prayer in the Ibrahimi mosque during the holy month of Ramadan, a month that is sacred for all Muslims the world over. There has been international unanimity in condemning this abominable crime and in calling for the imposition of the severest penalties on its perpetrators. Meeting in extraordinary session yesterday, the Council of the League of Arab States adopted a resolution.”
1994-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3340 (1994) · source
“They simply represent international legitimacy and guarantee international protection to threatened areas. The Egyptian delegation therefore believes that the Security Council must send a message to the Bosnian Serbs in the form of an unequivocal letter stating specifically that any aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina is an act of aggression against the international community that will have serious CONSequences.1 The credibility of the Security Council is at stake. The Council must act firmly, rapidly and unambiguously to enforce respect for international legality and guarantee respect for human rights, with objectivity, without discrimination and without applying double standards, by seeing to it that its resolutions are respected by all, great or small.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“This is a common responsibility of the international community, for on it depends the credibility of the contemporary international order. Otherwise, we would be sounding the death knell of the system of peace and security in Central Europe, and the danger could very well spread to other regions of the world. Egypt is a contributor to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), providing military contingents and equipment as well as police forces. However, we feel that the existence of international troops in Bosnia and Herzegovina should not be used as an excuse to prevent direct international intervention under the aegis of the United Nations. The Serbs must understand that the international forces are not parties to the conflict.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Thirdly, the expansion of participation in the negotiations must be considered, with a view to enabling certain States which have contributed to the United Nations forces and certain members of the Islamic Contact Group dealing with Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as neighbouring countries, to participate in them.0 Fourthly, we must support the work of the International Tribunal for the prosecution of war crimes in the former Yugoslavia and that of the Commission of Experts created by Security Council resolution 780 (1992), and presided over by Mr. Sherif Bassouni, by furnishing them with the necessary funds. The Egyptian delegation would remind the Security Council, and through it the international community as a whole, that it is imperative to respect the cultural and historic character of the city of Sarajevo.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“He must also return to the Council and report to it on the evolution of the situation on the ground, and he must not make any amendments to the settlement plan contrary to the terms of the Council's resolutions without its prior authorization. Now is the time to change the mandate of the negotiations in Geneva, as well as the team charged with those negotiations, if we want them to succeed.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“The territories the aggressor has conquered by force must not in any case be the basis for a settlement, and the international community must not depart from the rules of international legitimacy recognized in today's world, for that would mean a return to the law of the jungle and chaos, and we would be giving the aggressor licence to strike. Secondly, the Security Council must directly oversee the negotiations, because it is the body which determines the mandate of the Secretary-General's Special Representative, who, in turn, must scrupulously abide by the previous resolutions of the Security Council. The Special Representative must in no circumstances deviate from the mandate given him by the Council.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Thirdly, it is necessary to ensure that any settlement is peaceful and just so that it will be lasting. This is why the Security Council must assume the primary responsibility for bringing about a settlement, after the failure of all other international efforts. ) The Security Council must exercise its prerogatives in order to bring about a peaceful resolution. This requires, first, its examination of settlement plans existing within its resolutions, in order to ensure that these plans are in keeping with the spirit and letter of the Charter, the norms of international law and its own resolutions, which set out the framework for any peaceful settlement.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“In this regard, the Egyptian delegation thanks the Secretary-General for the initiative set forth in the letter he sent to the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on 6 February, in preparation for air strikes against targets and bases from which offensives against the civilian population of Bosnia and Herzegovina are launched. Secondly, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is in fact the victim of aggression, should be exempted from the arms embargo declared against the former Yugoslavia in resolution 713 (1991), so that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina can ensure its self-defence under Article 51 of the Charter. Continuing the embargo against the victim, while the aggressor is strengthened in his aggressive positions, is contrary to the terms of the Charter and the most elementary rules of justice.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“) Today the Security Council must take the following urgent measures, which are now absolutely vital, to save the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and preserve that country's rights as a Member State of the United Nations. First, the Council should implement previous Security Council resolutions, such as those concerning a cease-fire and the use of international force, including air strikes against Serb targets and the military bases from which Serb offensives against Bosnia and Herzegovina are launched, in accordance with resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993).”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“The dangerous events that have taken place recently in Sarajevo make it imperative that the international community act immediately and firmly, on the ground, in order to prevent an escalation of the conflict. The Security Council adopted ) resolution 836 (1993), which permits the use of air strikes to ensure the protection of the safe areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It permits this in two events: first, if there is a new bombardment or a new violation of the safe areas, not only of Sarajevo but of all the zones specified by the Security Council; and secondly, if the Serbs should fail to respect the ultimatum to remove their heavy weapons from Sarajevo within the prescribed deadline.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“It has also been noted that over the last six months the Council has procrastinated in its examination of the problem and has tended to fall back on international mediation within the framework of political negotiations which have, of late, exhibited a new tendency towards sanctioning what has been gained by aggression and legitimizing military occupation, despite the fact that its resolutions do not accept such occupation or this tendency. The political negotiations under way in Geneva are currently at an impasse, and the international community cannot accept that the only means of settlement still open should be the evacuation of the Muslim people from the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“International legitimacy has been undermined, and there can be no doubt that procrastination in the face of aggression will have serious effects throughout the world. This is why the Security Council must base itself on the experience of the last two years. Indeed, it has adopted more than 40 resolutions on this crisis, many of them under Chapter VII of the Charter. Yet these resolutions have remained dead letters. What is more, in many cases they contradict one another.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“There can be no doubt that the sudden attack against the city of Sarajevo on 5 February is just one further episode in a long succession of armed acts of aggression - arbitrary and genocidal acts against the Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the eyes of the world. The Egyptian delegation has frequently had occasion to warn the Council about its lack of firmness in adopting measures under ) by the Charter to bring an end to the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is now clear that the Security Council must act immediately and adopt the necessary measures in order to bring an end to this loathsome humanitarian tragedy. If the Security Council fails in this its credibility and the credibility of the international community as a whole will be seriously threatened.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Mr. ELARABY (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): First, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. There is no doubt that your great experience and well-known wisdom, not to mention the fact that you are a seasoned diplomat, will guide the Council towards acceptable outcomes with regard to the current crisis. I would also like to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Karel Kovanda, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic, for his efforts during his presidency last month. The Security Council is today examining the continuing military aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source
“This means that the Council should today consider alleviating the economic suffering of Libya and of its neighbours that would arise from the adoption of the draft resolution under consideration. Despite the expected adoption of the draft resolution on today's agenda, Egypt will continue to deploy its efforts, in cooperation with all the parties concerned, in order to reach as soon as possible a solution to this crisis that would safeguard the interests of all and provide for the full implementation of the Security Council's resolutions, which should be respected and implemented.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“Egypt would have preferred further efforts and further contacts in an attempt to implement the resolutions adopted by the Council, for the intensification of sanctions will surely have a negative impact on the innocent and not necessarily lead to the truth regarding those two incidents. For this reason, Egypt calls upon the Security Council to keep in sight all the consequences that will impact negatively on the people of Libya and on the neighbouring peoples of the region. Article 50 of the Charter stipulates that any State which finds itself confronted with special economic problems arising from the carrying out of enforcement measures against any State shall have the right to consult the Security Council.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“At the same time, Egypt has sought to spare the region any further escalation of tension in a manner that would have deleterious effects on the interests of the fraternal people of Libya and on their aspirations after prosperity and development, in the first instance, and on the stability and prosperity of the peoples of neighbouring countries at a time when ever-greater hopes for peace, justice and stability in the region seem about to be realized after long years of struggle, tension and armed conflict. The Security Council is to vote today on a draft resolution aimed at finding a solution to the problem created by the two incidents, the Lockerbie flight and UTA 772, by intensifying economic sanctions against Libya. Here, we have a question: Will the tightening of sanctions lead to the truth?”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“Egypt, in the active role it has continued to play in attempting to contain the crisis arising from the Lockerbie incident and prevent the escalation of tension has never lost sight of any of the vital elements that might lead to a breakthrough in the situation, foremost among which is the opportunity for justice to take its course and for an unambiguous decision to be reached with regard to the responsibility of the perpetrators of such acts.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“Egypt has scrupulously abided by the resolutions adopted by the Security Council because we are fully convinced of the need to respect all resolutions adopted by the Council in line with the Charter. We call upon all the members of the international community to abide by that fundamental principle without exception and without resort to double standards when confronting the various issues with which the Security Council addresses.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“The principal objective of the Council's adoption of resolutions 731 (1992) and 748 (1992) was to attempt to obtain the facts underlying those two incidents and to determine where the responsibility lies with regard to the terroristic acts against Pan American flight 103 and UTA flight 772. My delegation, therefore, regrets that the truth and the facts with regard to those two acts have not yet been clarified and that no progress has been made in arriving at the truth clearly and unambiguously, despite the resolutions adopted by the Security Council and the unremitting efforts made by the United Nations Secretary-General, which my Government greatly appreciates, and in spite of the intensive bilateral contacts Egypt has made to finda suitable formula that would allow for implementation of the two resolutions.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source
“Egypt supports fully all international efforts designed to eradicate the destructive phenomenon of terrorism completely. Egypt has expressed its deep concern over the incidents and condoled with the families of the victims of those two incidents. According to the provisions of international law, all who perpetrate such crimes must be identified and brought to justice. When the crime is proved, the penalty must follow, again according to the provisions and principles of international law. Equal rights and duties under the law and equal application of international law form the basis for the criteria upon which the contemporary international legal system rests. The international community has condemned all acts of terrorism in all its forms on more than one occasion.”
1993-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3312 (1993) · source