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Erdos

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1992-01-21
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  1. “It had been so despite the fact that the Security Council had in the meantime adopted several other resolutions and had in various ways strongly condemned Iraq's practices in this area. There is some indication from the most recent International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections that would seem to suggest a better understanding by Iraq of the need for a more cooperative attitude on their part. However, we are obliged to state that in general we can see no real change in Iraq's behaviour. In the field of weapons of mass destruction, ballistic missiles with a range of more than 150 kilometres and nuclear programmes, the general picture which emerges through the Special Commission and the IAEA do not allow us to have a detailed, comprehensive overview of Iraqi programmes in these areas.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

  2. “The key resolution of the Council, resolution 687 (1991), is intended to lead to the re-establishment of security throughout the Gulf region. It was accepted, without reservations at the time, by the Iraqi National Assembly. Iraq's derelictions in implementing this vital resolution, its attempts to reinterpret some of its provisions - and those of subsequent resolutions of the Council dealing with Iraqi military capacity - are revealing of an attitude of which we strongly disapprove and which is legitimate cause for concern. That being so, the provisions in question were drafted with the most scrupulous care, and Iraq's obligations under part C of resolution 687 (1991) can easily be defined beyond any possibility of doubt. However, up till now, Iraq has on many occasions been in violation of a good many of these obligations.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

  3. “Moreover, the President's statement at the end of the meeting of the Council at the level of Heads of State and Government in January reaffirmed that Security Council resolutions must be implemented in full. We believe that dialogue is the most reasonable and most effective means for clarifying differences in points of view and for eliminating possible misunderstandings. We should like to make it clear, however, that this dialogue between the Security Council and Iraq cannot be a free-ranging discussion, and that its sole subject must be the implementation by Iraq of the relevant resolutions of the Council. We deeply deplore the fact that Iraq has not yet fully complied with them. We expect that the leaders of Iraq - through the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic - will give the Security Council clear guarantees to this effect.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

  4. “Therefore, Hungary has expressed its full support for the measures taken by the Security Council since the outset of the Gulf crisis. After the end of hostilities in the region, the Council in its numerous resolutions clearly and unambiguously determined those demands which Iraq would have to meet. In accordance with the United Nations Charter, the Members of the Organization agree to accept and implement decisions of the Security Council, which bears the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The resolutions of the Council, therefore, cannot be viewed as a basis for negotiation, just as they cannot be the object of any kind of bargaining.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

  5. “Mr, ERDOS (Hungary) (interpretation from French): A year ago, the forces of an international coalition pitted themselves against Iraqi aggression. They liberated Kuwait and thus re-established international legality by acting in accordance with the United Nations Charter. We would like the Government of the Republic of Iraq and its high-ranking representatives who are with us today to understand how a small country such as Hungary was jolted and distressed ~ through the implications of this act for international relations in general - at seeing a country not only invade another but then deny the very existence of that country and unabashedly proclaim the erasing from the global map of a country Member of the United Nations.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

  6. “At the same time, we cannot forget the recent tragic history of Cambodia and thus allow the policy and practices of the past to re-emerge in that battered country. In emphasizing the importance we attach to having all Cambodians provide the necessary assistance to UNTAC in the implementation of its mandate according to the established timetable, we reiterate the full readiness of the Hungarian Government to cooperate actively both in the operations carried out within the framework of UNTAC and in the work of rebuilding Cambodia.”

    1992-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3057 (1992) · source

  7. “It must be successfully concluded by all of the Cambodians themselves, under the guidance of the National Supreme Council and with the active participation of all sectors of Cambodian society. Hungary welcomes the adoption of the resolution on the establishment of UNTAC. It is ready to make its contribution to the reconciliation of all Cambodians, to the protection of democratic values and human rights, and to the implementation of the right of the Cambodian people to self-determination through free and fair elections. We sincerely hope that all those concerned by the United Nations action will take stock of the promising possibilities it thus affords and will allow the Cambodian people to leave behind their bloody past and to embark on a new era of peace, stability, justice and well-being in their country anda throughout South-East Asia.”

    1992-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3057 (1992) · source

  8. “After long years during which war, horrific displays of intolerance, destruction and suffering have ravaged Cambodia, Hungary was pleased to note the signing in Paris last October of the agreements on a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in Cambodia. Those Agreements, for which the Council has expressed its full support, have opened the way for the most ambitious and complex operation ever undertaken by the United Nations. In the light of the positive changes on the international scene, the world Organization is in an even better position effectively to meet these challenges, which pose a threat to international peace and security. The Cambodian operation is a tangible example of this. The signing of the Paris Agreements has provided an historic opportunity for genuine national reconciliation in Cambodia.”

    1992-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3057 (1992) · source

  9. “Mr, ERDOS (Hungary) (interpretation from French): We wish to pay a tribute to all those - to the Secretary-General, to Mr. Ahmed and to Mr. Akashi and their staffs, as well as to many Governments - who spared no effort to achieve today's result. I wish in particular to congratulate Mr. Akashi on having been named the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Cambodia. I assure him of the full cooperation of my Government as he carries out his numerous difficult tasks. The report of the Secretary-General on Cambodia, dated 19 February 1992, forms the basis of the resolution the Council has just adopted on the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia. For more than a decade the United Nations and its Security Council have been trying to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Cambodia.”

    1992-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3057 (1992) · source

  10. “For verbal expressions of faith are no longer enough; the time has come for concrete actions. It is on the basis of those considerations that Hungary decided to vote in favour of the resolution, and we were pleased that it was adopted unanimously.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  11. “Hungary expresses its deep concern at terrorist acts in which States are implicated, directly or indirectly. Each and every member of the international community is in duty bound to cooperate fully and appropriately to bring the facts to light and to establish responsibility unequivocally. That applies to the case now before us as it does to all other manifestations of international terrorism. Hungary believes that the question of eradicating international terrorism has a legitimate place among the concerns of the Security Council, which, on e e the basis of its mandate under the Charter, is obliged to follow closely any event that might endanger international peace and security. In this connection the Council is in duty bound to exercise vigilance and to remain seized of specific acts of terrorism that threaten or destroy innocent lives.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  12. “As a result, we feel that it is entirely justified and highly appropriate for the Security Council, the United Nations body entrusted with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, to consider these terrorist manifestations. It was with deep concern that Hungarian public opinion learned of the results of the inquiries that implicated Libyan nationals in the tragedies that occurred over Scotland and the Sahara. In a public statement in early December the Hungarian Government stated that there was a pressing need for all States Members of the United Nations, including the Libyan Government, to "cooperate in establishing all the facts of the case and in determining responsibility so that those who had perpetrated the crimes might be brought to trial and meted punishment commensurate with their deeds.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  13. “This statement called on all States to assist in efforts aimed at arresting those responsible for this criminal act and at bringing them to trial. We also recall General Assembly resolution 46/51, which appealed to all States to take effective and determined measures rapidly and definitively to eradicate the scourge of international terrorism. Ours is a position of principle and we are guided by our responsibilities to the relatives of the Hungarian victims. Hence we feel morally bound to contribute in so far as we are able to establishing the facts relating to such criminal incidents. The attacks on Pan Am and UTA aircraft are acts that obviously threaten {nternational peace and security.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  14. “, Hungary firmly condemns in all its forms the scourge of terrorism, which is becoming one of the most alarming global phenomonena of the late twentieth century. It also condemns any assistance, direct or indirect, given to those who plan or carry out such actions. The tragedy of Pan Am flight 103 affects Hungary directly, because four of our citizens died in that awful disaster. No one is immune to these monstrous and senseless acts, and among the victims there could very well have been children, relatives or friends of people sitting around this very table or present in this rows of representatives' seats. We therefore associate ourselves with the statement made at the time by the President of the Security Council on its members' behalf.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  15. “I assure him of my country's most active and constructive cooperation in the performance of his highly responsible tasks. Finally, I should also like to convey my gratitude for the kind words addressed to my country, among others, upon its election as a new non-permanent member of the Security Council. Hungarian public opinion has followed with growing concern terrorist action that continue to poison international life. It has also noted the recent increase in acts of terrorism committed on our own territory. Most recently, the phenomenon of terrorism has Struck us twice: a bomb attack took place in the vicinity of the Budapest airport on a bus carrying Jews from the former Soviet Union on their way to Israel; another attack took place against the Ambassador of Turkey in Budapest.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  16. “Mr. ERDOS (Hungary) (interpretation from French): As this is the first time that the Hungarian delegation has spoken in an official meeting of the Security Council, permit me to convey to you, Sir, our best wishes for success on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January. At the same time, I should like to congratulate you on the dynamic activity in which, under your highly competent leadership, the Council has been engaged constantly since the beginning of the year. We are also grateful to Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation for his work as President of the Council last December. I also take this opportunity to express our warmest congratulations and to wish every success to Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, the new Secretary-General of the United Nations.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source