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“We hope that this time that will not happen, since the member States of ECOWAS, judging by the decisions they took in Abuja, are firmly determined to achieve strict implementation of the settlement plan. We would also like especially to highlight those measures designed to enhance the vitality of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) as a genuine peace-keeping force: the establishment of a monitoring mechanism for the implementation of the agreement; the threat of harsh sanctions against the leaders of any faction that might presume to violate the rules of the game established in Abuja; the decision not to recognize any Government that might attempt to come to power by the use of force; and the desire to ensure full compliance with the arms embargo on Liberia.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian delegation notes with satisfaction the current positive developments in the situation in Liberia, which once again are reviving the once-dashed hopes of the world community that the many years of devastating conflict in that country might soon be brought to an end. A key role in these developments has been played by the Summit of the member States of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, which has made possible the renewal of the peace process, the culmination of which must be the holding of free and fair elections by the end of May 1997. We recognize the complexity of the implementation of these tasks, especially since in the past Liberian parties have repeatedly violated the agreements they themselves had signed.”
1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source
“We are convinced also that sending a Security Council mission to Burundi at the appropriate time could prove extremely useful to thoroughly assess the situation and to influence the parties to the conflict by stimulating them to make progress in the peace process. Russia, as a permanent member of the Security Council, is aware of its responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Therefore, in concert with other members of the Security Council, it will duly participate in efforts made by the international community to normalize the situation and to prevent the spread of violence in Burundi, as well as to ensure the strict observance of generally accepted norms of human rights and humanitarian law.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“Here we believe that the most effective steps would be the imposition of an arms embargo on all Burundian opposition parties, the freezing of their assets in foreign banks and the introduction of other possible restrictions affecting the personal interests of the extremist leaders, until they put an end to the violence and conclude a lasting peace agreement. It is very important that pressure tactics be backed by a clear signal to all extremist forces indicating that if acts of violence become widespread and if a large-scale humanitarian catastrophe is looming, the international community will be obliged to react accordingly. We believe that the United Nations Secretariat should intensify its efforts to provide advance planning for such humanitarian action, taking into account all possible scenarios.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“We need to ensure the proper observance of humanitarian standards for sanctions in order to minimize their detrimental effect on the already grievous situation of the broad segments of the Burundian population that have been worn down by a protracted and bloody conflict. Sanctions should have very clear-cut criteria and time- frames for their introduction and lifting, and they should be aimed first and foremost at extremist forces both within the country and beyond its borders - those forces that oppose the cessation of violence and are hindering a serious negotiating process. These pressures can yield the desired political effect, provided that they are quite clearly selective in nature and that they are utilized flexibly and adapted to Burundi's domestic political dynamics, including the specific acts of each of the parties.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“They have demonstrated the growing resolve of the African States to make sincere efforts to calm dangerous hotbeds of civil war and inter-ethnic conflict in their own backyard. We also have great respect for their decision, reached by consensus, to exert pressure on Burundi, including through the imposition of sanctions. We also value deeply the aspiration of countries neighbouring Burundi to take into account the obvious consequences of these steps for ordinary Burundians and to keep open the possibility of humanitarian efforts by international organizations, because, after all, this is a matter of principle.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“The task of the international community and the mediators in which they have placed their trust is to promote carefully gauged and well-balanced decisions, which, on the one hand, would remove the threat of another wave of bloodshed and genocide and, on the other hand, would set the parties to the conflict in Burundi on the road to creating political machinery that would provide the appropriate security guarantees for all Burundians. Otherwise, we believe it would be impossible to really normalize the situation and to establish lasting peace and agreement. In this connection, we have always welcomed and supported the efforts of the countries in the subregion, which have proved to be a key factor in the settlement.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“The Russian delegation is firmly convinced that the problems of Burundi cannot be resolved by military means or by coups. We believe it is important to ensure the restoration in this country of constitutional forms of governance, both for reasons of principle and in order to provide the necessary conditions to revive an inter-Burundian dialogue. We believe that clear priority should be given to political methods. The main things now are to prevent the worst of all possible developments - the outbreak of bloody violence - to force the leaders in Burundi to sit at the negotiating table, to ensure a lasting cease-fire and to promptly organize talks without any preconditions between the representatives of all political forces without exception.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian Federation has had more than one occasion to express its deep concern at the tragic events in Burundi. The acute political crisis that has been going on there for more than three years now, accompanied by bloody inter-ethnic clashes, has already cost the lives of tens of thousands of people and has unleashed a wave of refugees and displaced persons. A large-scale humanitarian crisis is taking shape there, which threatens to destabilize this already troubled part of Africa. Throughout the entire Burundian crisis, the Security Council has been paying very close attention to exploring ways and means of handling it. We hope that today's official meeting will provide a further incentive for efforts to be mobilized in that direction.”
1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source
“We believe that the implementation of the provisions of that Protocol and its full implementation - and by as broad a group of countries as possible - would significantly diminish the problems of demining and would create more reliable protection from the danger of mines, including during peace-keeping operations.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“On the basis that progress towards a full ban on anti- personnel mines is possible only through the emergence of real alternatives to that type of weapon, the Protocol raises the idea of an extremely far-ranging task; the implementation within a reasonable time-frame of a switch to more predictable anti-personnel mines. There is the risk that a ban on the production of anti-personnel mines, under present conditions, would lead to the flourishing of an illegal mine trade, which then might be capable of offering simplified - and therefore more barbarous - mine weapons.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“We view the question of a total ban on anti-personnel mines, which has been raised by several delegations, as a subject for separate and substantive consideration and as is well known, it is being dealt with in other formats. We believe that the international community's position on this question has been given form in the new version of the Protocol on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Mines, Booby-Traps and Other Devices (Protocol II) to the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons Which May Be Deemed to Be Excessively Injurious or to Have Indiscriminate Effects. Work on that was concluded on 3 May of this year in Geneva.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“In the zone of the Abkhaz conflict alone, CIS peace-keepers have neutralized more than 21,000 explosive objects. The increasing danger of mines in the zone of the Abkhaz conflict and the exacerbation of this conflict, since March of this year, have affected the security conditions of the local populations, refugees and displaced persons, as well as that of the personnel of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). This is seriously hampering peace-keepers of the United Nations and of the CIS in the implementation of their mandates. We have proposals to resolve this problem, which we are now discussing with the United Nations Secretariat.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“We note with satisfaction the drafting in the United Nations of standard rules for the conduct of demining operations. We also consider important the establishment of a central database on questions of demining, to which all information on problems of land-mines would be channelled. Work is now under way in the Russian Federation to conclude the special federal programme on demining on the basis of the relevant programmes of individual regions affected by the problem of mines. For us, interactions with the United Nations, exchanging experience and receiving technical assistance are matters of practical importance. In the course of the implementation of peace-keeping operations on the territory of the States of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), complex and expensive problems are being solved in demining.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“We hope that the special Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance, established by the Secretary-General, will enjoy more considerable resources than it does today and will be able to play a more active and leading role in financing programmes aimed at scientific and research work in demining, in the training of experts and specialists and in educating populations regarding safety measures to decrease the dangers of mines. It is also important that the coordinating role of the United Nations in rendering technical assistance and in organizing national potential to implement demining locally be strengthened. Fruitful interaction has been established between the United Nations, regional organizations and individual States.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“One key issue, in our view, is the coordination of the activities of various United Nations bodies and the full use of their knowledge and resources in the implementation of demining programmes, both during United Nations peace- keeping operations and at the stage of post-conflict reconstruction. We see this as a good reason for the Department of Humanitarian Affairs (DHA) of the United Nations Secretariat to keep its role as a centre for the coordination of programmes to render assistance in demining. Here we would be grateful to the United Nations Secretariat for clarification as to the division of functions between the Department of Peace-Keeping Operations (DPKO) and the DHA; their correlation and interaction. It might be a good idea for an informal paper on this subject to be prepared for Member States.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“Particularly affected in this way are such United Nations specialized agencies as the World Food Programme, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). We are convinced of the urgency of intensifying the international community's efforts to more fully realize United Nations potential for demining in zones of regional conflict. To an increasing extent, demining is becoming an essential part of peace-keeping operations. When required, it should be included, as it is already being included, in the mandate of the relevant United Nations missions. Alternatively, machinery should be provided for exploiting the potential of regional and non-governmental organizations in this respect.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“Mines have been used extensively in the conflict in Abkhazia, in the Republic of Georgia. The problem of land-mines is particularly critical in the context of carrying out United Nations peace-keeping operations: United Nations forces are often deployed in places where mines continue to pose a serious threat, and quite a few United Nations peace-keepers are killed or maimed by mines. The widespread profusion of mines seriously hinders the movement of United Nations troops, demobilization, the escorting of humanitarian convoys and so on. In addition, the actual ability of the United Nations to effectively carry out its peace-keeping functions is jeopardized. Similarly, the threat of mines does not allow the operational activities of humanitarian missions to be carried out as necessary.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“Mr. F edotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): With the end of the cold war and the emergence of a whole range of conflicts spawned by the new instability, the international community is faced with a gamut of problems in demining and in overcoming the dangerous consequences of mines, which are hampering both the socio-economic reconstruction of countries affected by conflicts and the achievement of solutions to their numerous humanitarian problems. Unexploded land-mines, which have been laid in abundance by parties to regional conflicts, continue to take the lives of thousands of people even after relative stability has been achieved. The countries that have suffered most in this respect are Angola, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia.”
1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source
“In our opinion, the draft resolution before the Security Council today objectively reflects the most acute problems of the current stage of the Angolan settlement. It is extremely concrete and targeted, clearly assessing the actions of both parties and presenting them with the practical tasks to be completed in the next two months. It establishes the appropriate controls for monitoring the compliance of the Angolan parties with the agreed plans and contains a stern warning on the inadmissibility of delay in the peace process, which is already far behind schedule. We believe that the adoption of the draft resolution will help lend additional dynamism to the peace process and will ensure its irreversibility.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“We must also praise other steps taken by the Government aimed at completing the quartering of the rapid reaction police, the ongoing withdrawal of troops from areas near the UNITA quartering sites, the implementation of a plan for the gradual disarmament of the civilian population and the undertaking of measures to speed up mine clearance and the destruction of landmine stockpiles. The Government of Angola must consistently continue to implement that policy, to which the leadership of UNITA will respond with practical and constructive measures of its own. We call upon the Government of Angola and UN ITA to demonstrate an unwavering commitment to peace and to comply in good faith with the obligations undertaken under the Lusaka Protocol and the Libreville agreement.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“One important component of the peace process requiring complementary efforts from both Angolan parties is their speedy completion of negotiations on the entire complex of military questions. This would significantly stabilize the situation and open the way to the establishment of a unified army, the transformation of UNITA into a political party and the solution of other aspects of the settlement, culminating in the establishment of a Government of unity and national reconciliation. We welcome the amnesty announced by the Government of Angola in accordance with the Libreville agreement and consider it to be an important contribution to the strengthening of mutual trust.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“All these and other facts suggest a deliberately dishonest position on the part of UNITA, which threatens the peace process. We demand that the leadership of UNITA stop testing the patience of the international community once and for all and that it meet fully its obligations to quarter and disarm its troops in accordance with the May timetable approved by the Joint Commission. Given the security guarantees offered to UNITA, we deem inadmissible any linkage between the quartering and disarming process and other matters that are sometimes pushed artificially to the fore. We expect that the Government of Angola will likewise fulfil the tasks incumbent on it in this plan of action.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“The UNITA leadership has again failed to comply with its obligations and to quarter its troops by 8 May, in accordance with Security Council resolution 1045 (1996). The situation has been exacerbated by the poor quality and quantity of the weapons surrendered, by UNITA's impulse not to quarter the most efficient fighting units and by the mass desertions of servicemen from the quartering sites. UNITA's hasty quartering of additional soldiers, literally within the past days and hours, does not alter the generally unsatisfactory situation in this area. No decision has yet been made in respect of UNITA representation in the integrated command of the Angolan Armed Forces, which has hampered the creation of a unified army and the demobilization of those soldiers who would like to return to a normal life.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“It also gives me sincere pleasure to welcome to the Security Council Chamber the head of the Angolan governmental delegation, Minister Carneiro, and to thank him for his comprehensive statement. As a member of the troika of observers of the Angola settlement, the Russian Federation is sincerely interested in seeing the success of the Angolan peace process, the speedy cessation of the lengthy conflict there and the establishment of lasting peace and stability, and has spared no efforts to attain those goals. Unfortunately, we are far from that situation, as demonstrated by the depressingly slow pace of the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. Of particular concern is the obstructionist policy of UNITA in quartering and disarming its troops - a key element of the settlement.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): As this is the first official statement of the Russian Federation in the Security Council this month, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency. We are particularly pleased to see presiding the representative of friendly China, a country with which Russia is developing intensive good-neighbourly cooperation. We hope that the Council's work will be successful under your able guidance. I should also like to ask the delegation of Chile to convey our gratitude to the Permanent Representative of their country, Ambassador Juan Somavia, for the titanic amount of work accomplished by him and his colleagues last month.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“The adoption of the resolution marks only the beginning of the process. We hope that the goodwill we have demonstrated today and our constructive approach will be duly appreciated.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“In light of what has been said, the Russian delegation attaches great importance to the Special Commission's giving a briefing, in New York, for experts from interested States on the subject of implementing the export monitoring regime in practice. We believe that such a briefing, with the participation of representatives of the interested government departments in the various countries, would allow for a clarification and possible elimination of existing concerns: taking those concerns into account would enhance States' readiness for implementing the mechanism in practice. We believe that the mechanism is an important precondition for the lifting of sanctions and in practice can be put into effect only when Iraq begins to import dual-use items and technology; i.e., in the post-sanction period.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“In this connection, it would be useful if, in cases where the Special Commission finds that supplies from any and every State to Iraq may not be delivered because they exceed Iraq's legitimate needs, the Special Commission were to submit to the supplier State information on supplies of that particular class of good by other countries. It might seem that we are attaching excessive importance to the details of the mechanism, but, as the saying goes, the devil is in the details. The experience of other international forums for export monitoring demonstrates that it is specific procedures that determine the content and effectiveness of a regime.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“We understand that each Government must itself determine which measures are necessary to meet its obligations, in accordance with whatever regime obtains within its country. At the same time, we believe that additional clarity regarding the due dates, form, content and system for sending notifications of supplies would enhance the effectiveness of the mechanism. We still have serious questions about paragraph 29 of the mechanism, regarding possible differences between suppliers and the Special Commission. There is a need to avoid situations arising in which the mechanism could become the embryo of a policy of double standards.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“At the same time, we take it as given that, now that the documents on the mechanism are approved, the appropriate measures for implementing it will have to be developed, and these measures will have to take into account the well-known concerns expressed during the process of agreeing on the draft. In particular, Russia believes it important to work out and finalize: the system and procedure for compiling and transmitting notifications; guarantees on preserving trade secrets in the notification process; spelling out the competences of the basic organs operating under the regime and the system whereby they will interact; and the procedure for reviewing the mechanism and the records.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“It is also important that the resolution specifies the time interval - between the adoption of the resolution and receipt by the Secretary-General of the information from members of the Council and other interested States - needed for the adoption, at the national level, of preparatory measures to ensure that the mechanism functions effectively; paragraph 7 of the resolution refers to this. Taking into account all the circumstances and, in particular, the importance of establishing the necessary preconditions for lifting or softening the sanctions against Iraq in the context of implementation by Iraq of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, we considered it possible to vote for the resolution.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The resolution which has been adopted is the result of many months of work on the draft, which enabled us to improve it to a significant extent. The nature of the export/import mechanism as exclusively one of providing notification was strengthened, and it reaffirms that it must not impair other non-proliferation regimes; in other words, it does not create precedents. We should like to draw particular attention, to the Special Commission's obligation to provide, within a short time, the information needed for the adoption, at the national level, of measures to implement the mechanism.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“Inasmuch as the draft resolution before us gives proper emphasis to the priority the international community attaches to overcoming the crisis in Burundi, the Russian delegation will vote in favour of it.”
1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source
“At the same time, Burundi extremists of all stripes must be given a clear warning that, should there be any broad escalation of violence or any serious deterioration of the humanitarian situation, the international community would be prepared, if necessary, to take adequate measures for a humanitarian response, from the range of appropriate options available. We strongly urge the parties to the conflict in Burundi to show common sense and avail themselves of all opportunities to achieve a speedy, mutually acceptable settlement, for the good of the people of Burundi. In turn, the international community, as the draft resolution stresses, stands ready to render all necessary support and assistance.”
1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source
“Priority is clearly given to preventive diplomacy, with emphasis on the need for the immediate resumption of a comprehensive and constructive dialogue and the activation of the process of national reconciliation. Only this will put an end to the conflict in Burundi and break the vicious cycle of violence there. We consider it important to make optimum use of the peace-keeping potential of the Organization of African Unity, other regional organizations, neighbouring countries of the region and other interested States. We believe that preparations should be stepped up for a Regional Conference for Peace, Security and Development in the Great Lakes Region, with a view to further consolidating political and economic stability in that region.”
1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source
“For more than two years the Security Council has been paying close attention to the situation in Burundi, and this is the second formal meeting of the Council on this subject in the first quarter of this year in which all the Member States of the United Nations interested in a speedy solution to this problem have participated. We hope that such a manifestation of special interest in Burundi by the international community will give a powerful impetus to achieving a speedy solution. The draft resolution before the Council today reflects the deep concern of the international community over the situation in Burundi, as well as its readiness to seek adequate and balanced measures to help normalize it.”
1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov: (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): As this is the first statement by a representative of the Russian Federation in March, I wish to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I also request the United States delegation to convey to Ambassador Albright our gratitude for the way in which she successfully presided over the Council last month. The Russian Federation is greatly concerned by the complex situation in Burundi, which for a long time has been hovering on the brink of disaster. The severity of the protracted crisis, which has already cost tens of thousands of lives, has generated a wave of refugees and displaced persons. This further exacerbates the situation by threatening to destabilize the region as a whole.”
1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source
“We have noted the statement at today's meeting by the Permanent Representative of the Sudan on behalf of his country, and hope that the constructive steps Khartoum has taken to establish the necessary cooperation with the regional machinery and interested countries will be given due attention and weight by the international community.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“This would make it possible to resolve the issue and allow the Council to close the book on it. We note with satisfaction the explanations by the authors that the adoption of the draft resolution is not aimed at isolating the Sudan internationally or at adopting measures against it, and that the appeal to the international community to encourage the Government of the Sudan to respond fully and effectively to the OAU requests assumes, first and foremost, that bilateral diplomatic channels will be used to promote a solution. This, in our view, is the method most likely to succeed. As this is also the Russian delegation's understanding of the text, it voted in favour of the draft resolution.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“However, we believe that there is no justification for the Council's taking their place in this issue. We believe that this form of cooperation between the Security Council and the OAU is capable of yielding positive results in settling the question of the Sudan too, and that this would help build confidence and reinforce stability in this troubled region of Africa. In fact, this is exactly what we had in mind during the work on finalizing the draft resolution, and we are gratified that the sponsors took a number of our amendments, which we made in that spirit, into account. We are sure that this important Council resolution will receive an appropriate response, first and foremost in Khartoum, and will give the Sudan an additional incentive to step up its efforts to uncover the three suspects.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“We are deeply convinced that the investigation of this abhorrent crime must be brought to a successful conclusion, with the perpetrators brought to justice. There is no room for doubt: this can be done effectively only if there is close cooperation between all the interested parties, and this includes bilateral cooperation. Given that the Organization of African Unity has adopted a number of important decisions designed to help solve the problem of the extradition of the suspects, we are convinced that the greatest possible involvement by the regional machinery, in this case the OAU, is the best way to go. At the same time, though, we welcome constructive cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations, and also the Security Council's becoming involved, where necessary, in support of these organizations.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian Federation reiterates its firm position: it strongly rejects the evil that is international terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations. We stress without equivocation that our country, in the struggle against this new and extremely dangerous threat to international peace and security, stands ready to work constructively alongside all States and international and regional organizations to solve the global problem of establishing the necessary conditions for eradicating terrorism worldwide. In conformity with its position of principle on this issue, the Russian Federation delivered its firm condemnation of the attempt to assassinate the President of Egypt, His Excellency Mr. Hosni Mubarak, in Addis Ababa on 26 June 1995.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“The Russian delegation believes that the Security Council will take a final position on its further activities in this area after the Secretary-General, in accordance with operative paragraph 2 of the draft resolution, has submitted his report on the situation in the peninsula and on the progress achieved by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia in their bilateral negotiations.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“The Russian delegation supports the extension of the mandate of the group of military observers of the United Nations on the Prevlaka peninsula in accordance with Security Council resolutions 779 (1992) and resolution 981 (1995) and with the relevant sections of the Secretary- General's report (S/1995/1028*) dated 13 December 1995. We welcome the intentions expressed by the parties regarding the demilitarization of that territory, which will help to create an atmosphere of mutual trust in the region and will also create conditions for them to achieve a final settlement of outstanding disagreements. In this context, the draft resolution, which has been presented by the President of the Security Council, is an appropriate reflection of the situation as it now exists.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“The situation in that part of Croatia should be carefully monitored by the Security Council so that it can, if necessary, promptly consider any further steps to fully implement the provisions of the current draft resolution. In a broader context, the settlement of the situation in Eastern Slavonia should create the necessary conditions for a complete normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia. This will be of decisive significance for a comprehensive settlement of the Yugoslav crisis.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“The Basic Agreement provides for restoring the security guarantees of the entire population of the region, which were disrupted during the years of the conflict, as well as looking out for basic human rights and conditions for the return of refugees and the normalization of community life as a whole, which places a very serious responsibility on the shoulders of the Transitional Administration. We have learned from the Yugoslav crisis that a lack of thoroughness in this particular area results in additional humanitarian setbacks. Even now we can see that in Sarajevo, another region of the former Yugoslavia that has been a traditional bone of contention, there are initial signs of an exodus of the Serbian population. Every effort should be made to prevent such a turn of events in the former Sector East.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“Having consistently favoured a United Nations format for the operation in Eastern Slavonia, we are very pleased to note that this approach has prevailed generally in the Security Council. Consequently, we have been able to come up with a balanced draft resolution which takes due account of the interests and concerns of the parties. It seems to us that the civilian and military components of the forthcoming operation will complement each other and that they are being given appropriate mandates to perform the tasks deriving from the Basic Agreement.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“Mr. Fedotov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian delegation, together with the other member States of the Contact Group, is a co- sponsor of the draft resolution before the Security Council, which sets up the implementation machinery for the Basic Agreement on Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium. The signing of the Basic Agreement has paved the way for a peace settlement in this part of Croatia that takes due account of the rights and interests of the local Serbs, who constitute a significant proportion of the population. In this way, it has been possible to create conditions to prevent a recurrence of a scenario involving the use of force, which would be fraught with the danger of destabilizing the situation in the region and of giving rise to new mass flows of refugees.”
1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source
“We note the draft resolution's positive assessment of cooperation between the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia and the collective CIS peace-keeping forces. We are convinced that the atmosphere of mutual trust and friendly relations that exists between United Nations and CIS peace-keepers is of key significance for the successful continuation of the peace-keeping operation in that region.”
1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source