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  1. “I thank His Excellency Mr. Radisic for the clarifications he has provided. There are no further speakers left on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.15 p.m.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  2. “I thank Mr. Izetbegovic for the clarifications he has provided and for the kind words he addressed to my delegation. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Zivko Radisic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to respond to the comments and questions.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  3. “I thank Mr. Jelavic for the clarifications he has provided. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to respond to the comments and questions.”

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  4. “I now resume my function as President of the Council. I give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to respond to the comments and questions.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  5. “The international presence and assistance is still required, and Slovenia will do its utmost to contribute its share. We stood by Bosnia and Herzegovina in its hard times, and we wish to do the same in its brighter future. Let me conclude with an observation from last year's meeting of the Peace Implementation Council, namely, that Bosnia and Herzegovina is a European country. For Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina has always been a European country, and we support it as such. We also support its efforts to join the Council of Europe and other European institutions. But Bosnia and Herzegovina is also a proud member of the United Nations. This meeting today is a testimony to the determination of the international community to support the independence, sovereignty, multi-ethnic character and stability of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  6. “The peace, stability and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina are of critical importance for the resolution of other problems in the region, most notably the problem of Kosovo. Therefore, every effort must be made to strengthen Bosnia and Herzegovina and its institutions. Implementing the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement will be the best guarantee of prosperity for future generations and the best way to prevent the extremist forces from spreading destructive nationalism all over again. Slovenia therefore calls upon the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and upon its common institutions, to remain sincerely committed to the principles spelled out in the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement. Bosnia and Herzegovina must not be left alone in these efforts.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  7. “The others include the establishment of a State border service, the creation of conditions for foreign investment, the creation of new jobs and the strengthening of the judiciary. We are heartened that the commitment of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to these objectives has been renewed today. The New York Declaration, adopted by the Members of the Presidency on the eve of the present meeting of the Security Council, is a landmark document. It demonstrates the reinforced will of the Presidency to proceed more speedily towards the realization of the accepted priority objectives. Recently, the crisis in Kosovo severely tested peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We commend all parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina for their responsible and wise attitude, which contributed to the preservation of stability in their country.”

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  8. “It needs to be stressed today, in the presence of the Members of the Presidency and in the presence of Ambassador Richard Holbrooke - the main architect of the Agreement - that ending the war is the main condition for the construction of peace. Ending the war is the beginning of peace, while the construction of peace requires additional efforts. Today Bosnia and Herzegovina is in the middle of those efforts. The Presidency has the essential role in that process, which requires fostering internal stability, political normalization and economic prosperity. The Members of the Presidency have contributed much to the implementation of this role. Today these general requirements are easily translatable into more specific priority tasks. The return of refugees, including in particular minority returns, constitutes the first priority.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  9. “I thank the representative of Gabon for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Foreign Minister of Slovenia. I would like to express our satisfaction and appreciation to the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their presence and interaction with the Security Council today has a great political value and is deeply symbolic in its historical message. It demonstrates the vitality of the spirit of Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent, sovereign and multi-ethnic State, a value of paramount importance for the future of their country. Four years have passed since the conclusion of the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement.”

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  10. “I thank the Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his important briefing and for his kind words addressed to me. Before calling on the members of the Council, I wish to inform the Council that I have this very morning received the New York Declaration adopted by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The New York Declaration will be issued as an official document of the Security Council.”

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  11. “I thank the Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his important briefing, and for his very kind words addressed to me. I now call on Mr. Zivko Radisic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  12. “I thank the Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina for his kind words addressed to me. I give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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  13. “The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting the Security Council will hear briefings by Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr. Zivko Radisic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to whom, on behalf of the Council, I extend a warm welcome. I should like to recall that members of the Council may put questions to the Members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina after their briefings. The first speaker is Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, whom I now invite to make his statement.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  14. “The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina Briefing by the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I request the Chief of Protocol to escort His Excellency Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and His Excellency Mr. Zivko Radisic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to seats at the Council Table. Mr. Ante Jelavic, Chair of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Alija Izetbegovic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr. Zivko Radisic, Member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina were escorted to seats at the Council table.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  15. “At the outset of the meeting, I should like, on behalf of the Council, to express sincere condolences to the bereaved families of the personnel of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, United Nations agencies and other humanitarian aid organizations, government representatives and crew members who lost their lives in the crash of the plane of the World Food Programme on Friday, 12 November 1999, in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We will remember them as men and women who risked and lost their lives while following humanitarian imperatives in the cause of peace. I now invite the members of the Council to stand and observe a minute of silence. The members of the Council observed a minute of silence. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    1999-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4069 (1999) · source

  16. “Slovenia hopes that today's debate will give further impetus to the ongoing efforts to deal effectively with the challenge of small arms and light weapons, and, for the reasons mentioned before, reiterates its support for the presidential statement to be adopted today.”

    1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source

  17. “The Fund has expanded its activities to Kosovo and Croatia. In this way, the Fund can serve as an example of regional and international cooperation for addressing the landmine problem. It could also serve as a model for cooperation in other areas concerning the question of small arms and light weapons, a model of how to assist affected countries with knowledge of local situations, expertise and resources. Mutual action by like-minded countries and non- governmental organizations can ensure broad support for raising donations, and can provide transparency and efficiency of financial management.”

    1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source

  18. “Also, the Council should call for greater observance by Member States of their obligations, including reporting on national implementation measures. Before concluding, I should like to refer to the subject of anti-personnel mines, which, according to the definition by United Nations experts, fall within the category of small arms and light weapons. This subject deserves to be mentioned on this occasion, as it has a very strong humanitarian connotation. I wish to mention specifically the positive experience that we have had with the International Trust Fund for Demining and Mine Victims Assistance, which is based in Slovenia. This Fund is concrete evidence of our Government's commitment to contribute to strengthening peace and security in south-eastern Europe through mine action programmes, particularly in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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  19. “Lessons learned in places like Bosnia and Herzegovina are a clear reminder that disarmament is often one of the most crucial components of post-conflict activities. This has a special meaning for the Security Council, which most often defines the mandates of such activities and should, whenever necessary, pay due attention to disarmament and weapons collection and their disposal and/or destruction. Another area of direct importance for the Council is the role of small arms and light weapons within the implementation of arms embargoes. At this time there are several arms embargoes in place, imposed by the Council. The Council and its sanctions committees will have to address this issue more thoroughly. In particular, effective monitoring mechanisms should be developed and put in place so as to prevent violations of arms embargoes.”

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  20. “Secondly, small arms play an important part in international arms transfers, both legal and illicit. There seems to be a lack of efficient transparency in this area. These weapons do not fall within the scope of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms. In addition, there are wide differences between countries of the world in the effectiveness of their export control regimes. In order to improve this situation, we believe that the Disarmament Commission's Guidelines for International Arms Transfers, adopted in 1996, should be applicable. Thirdly, recent experience of United Nations peacekeeping shows that large quantities of small arms and light weapons that remain in the affected areas after the conflict represent a serious impediment to post- conflict peace-building and reconstruction.”

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  21. “Slovenia also participates with Canada and others in the initiative on human security, of which the question of small arms is an integral and important part. I would like at this point to stress some aspects of the problem of small arms which in our view deserve special attention in the ongoing processes in this field. First, the surplus of small arms and insufficient control over this surplus are usually at the source of the small arms problem. Due attention should be paid to effective stockpile management and disposal of these surplus weapons so as to prevent them from feeding the illicit arms flows. In most cases, such disposal requires financial and technical assistance. Those countries which have the resources and expertise should therefore be called upon to provide such assistance whenever necessary.”

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  22. “I should like to mention especially the influential report (A/52/298) prepared in 1997 by the United Nations Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms, which has charted much of the way. More recently, in December 1998, the European Union ministers adopted the joint action on small arms and light weapons. Slovenia fully shares the position contained in that declaration. We are willing to be actively engaged in this area, and in this connection we look favourably upon the draft convention, prepared by Canada, on the issue of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons. We sincerely hope that by the year 2001 it will be possible to conclude an effective international legally binding instrument on small arms.”

    1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source

  23. “I wish to start by congratulating you, Sir, on organizing this timely discussion on the subject of small arms. The issue of small arms and light weapons should be the focus of international attention, since these weapons are most often the primary cause of violence, death, suffering and destruction in armed conflict. Also, as you rightly suggested, this debate should specifically address the problem of the excessive accumulation and availability of these weapons and their grave effects on international and regional security, stability and development. This is a global problem from which no region or society is immune. The way towards effective management of the issue should be to define the problem clearly and identify possible measures for solution. In this we should rely on the large body of expertise already available.”

    1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source

  24. “In closing, let me emphasize that despite the emergence of new conflicts in Africa during the past year, the potential for positive change may also be greater today than it has been for decades. Africa is not an arena for proxy wars any more. The end of the cold war has also reanimated the Security Council, thus allowing it to play a greater role in the resolution of African problems. Led by its second African Secretary-General in a row, the United Nations is well poised to promote effectively peace and security in Africa. Slovenia therefore reaffirms its full support for the continuous efforts to attain these noble objectives.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

  25. “Furthermore, Slovenia supports the efforts to strengthen cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, as well as with other regional and subregional arrangements. The focus here should be on conflict prevention, management and resolution. In this context, we would like to reiterate our belief that such cooperation should be based on the framework established by Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. This ministerial meeting demonstrates the universal support for Africa and bears witness to the search for new approaches to solving African problems. The resolutions and presidential statements which have been adopted so far address some of the basic issues and will prove especially useful in the work of the Security Council in the future.”

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  26. “Additionally, the Council has embarked upon an important endeavour to formulate guidelines concerning several key issues of conflict prevention and management in Africa in general. Slovenia supports important new ideas that are being advanced to strengthen the effectiveness of arms embargoes imposed by the Security Council and to stem illicit arms flows to and within Africa. We are also pleased by the adoption of specific proposals for the strengthening of African peacekeeping potential. We believe it is important to establish a credible and effective rapid-response capability, backed by sufficient political will and practical assistance from the international community.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

  27. “Many countries in Africa are still hobbled by a lack of adequate basic infrastructure and by severe fiscal problems. International involvement, especially that of financial institutions, is also required to address the pressing issue of unsustainable debt overhang. Action in this area would contribute greatly to the restoration of macroeconomic stability and investor confidence in Africa. Many of the basic answers to the African problems are economic in nature. However, it is equally clear that the immediate challenges to peace and security in Africa fall within the competence of the Security Council. These challenges have to be given the highest priority, not the least because peace is an essential prerequisite for growth and development. At present, the Security Council is seized with a number of specific African situations.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

  28. “The experience of many countries in transition, including my own, has shown that accelerated economic performance requires better use of existing resources, increase in investment and strengthening of the private sector. Macroeconomic reform is also essential, in particular efforts to restructure public finance and secure an independent monetary authority. Our experience also corroborates the view of the Secretary-General that the people themselves are the first and foremost resource for economic development. The general education and training of people, as well as the imparting of specialized knowledge and know-how, is thus of utmost importance. This experience aside, it is important to recognize that the international community has an obligation to enhance the capacity of African Governments to manage their economies effectively.”

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  29. “They include indiscriminate attacks on civilians, the use of child soldiers in warfare, creation of large refugee populations, the deliberate fomenting of ethnic hatred and transborder interventionism. It is dangerous to generalize about the sources of conflicts in Africa as about most other things African. Yet there is, unfortunately, a leitmotif associated with most of the African crises. It is the recurrent bitter theme of economic disparity and social deprivation. A large part of the solution to the current African problems therefore lies in the recognition of the intrinsic link between the promotion of economic growth and the construction of durable peace. In our opinion, this is also one of the most powerful messages of the Secretary- General's report on Africa of 13 April 1998.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

  30. “An increasing number of African nations are abandoning inefficient State-dominated economic models in favour of outward-looking, market-based systems. In over two dozen countries, pro-democracy movements have brought about substantial reforms and the growth of democratic institutions, particularly a free press. On the down side, African issues still dominate the agenda of the Security Council. There is, therefore, a widely shared perception that the progress attained so far has not been sufficient and that the recent achievements in Africa are still too fragile to serve as a bulwark against conflicts. This state of affairs is all the more disquieting in the light of some of the characteristics of these conflicts.”

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  31. “It is not an exaggeration to say that the success or failure of the United Nations depends on its ability to make a meaningful contribution to the solution of the contemporary problems of Africa. Africa is a vast and varied continent, characterized by intense contradictions. On the positive side, African leaders are working hard to transcend their dependence on others for the maintenance of regional stability and economic prosperity. In the Central African Republic, for instance, African mediators and troops are helping resolve problems arising from a period of acute instability. In Sierra Leone, a subregional organization, the Economic Community of West African States, paved the way for the restoration of the democratically elected Government. This, hopefully, will signal the end of a protracted insurgency.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source

  32. “Slovenia welcomes the opportunity to discuss the situation in Africa in the Security Council at the ministerial level under the excellent leadership of the Swedish Presidency. One of the turning points in the history of the modern world and the United Nations was the process of African decolonization. This development changed the face of the world and captured the imagination of a new generation of world leaders. It advanced the belief in racial equality, individual liberty and in the right of all peoples to self-determination. The United Nations, therefore, cannot in good conscience fail to address the current challenges facing Africans as they strive to restore their proud past and secure a fruitful future.”

    1998-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3931 (1998) · source