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“Today's Security Council resolution can and must encourage the Croatian parties to speed up their complete and unconditional withdrawal from the zones of separation in order to allow the complete and immediate deployment of UNCRO and the full implementation of its mandate as outlined in resolutions 981 (1995) and 990 (1995). Nevertheless, today's resolution is not merely an attempt to remedy a situation created on the ground by the recent Croatian offensive: it also sets its sights on the future. In this regard, I wish to emphasize the importance of paragraph 10, which contains a firm warning to the parties, demanding that they refrain from taking any further military initiatives that could lead to a new escalation of the conflict.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3537 (1995) · source
“We consider the speedy withdrawal of those forces to be of paramount importance to ease tensions and prevent the risk of incidents that could trigger new chain reactions of violence. As for Sector West, we believe it is essential that full respect for the rights of the Serbian population be assured in conformity with internationally recognized standards. To this end, we feel that the UNCRO presence in that territory can play a role of fundamental importance. We therefore ask the Croatian Government to the greatest possible freedom of movement and monitoring capacity for United Nations personnel.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3537 (1995) · source
“Above all, I wish to request my colleagues from Argentina and the Czech Republic to convey the feelings of understanding and solidarity of the Government and the people of Italy to their Governments and peoples. The Croatian Government has given repeated assurances at the highest level that it would completely withdraw its forces from the zones of separation in Sectors East, North and South. While noting that the withdrawal has actually begun, especially in Sectors East and South, we must, unfortunately, point out that this precise commitment has so far not been honoured completely. According to the Secretariat's latest reports, contingents of Croatian and Serbian forces continue to face each other in the zone of separation of Sector North in particular.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3537 (1995) · source
“Nor can we justify the fact that the Council's requests contained in the presidential statements of 1 May 1995 (S/PRST/1995/23) and 4 May 1995 (S/PRST/ 1995/26) have not yet been fully met. Furthermore, we are extremely concerned over the attitude adopted by the parties, in particular the Croatian forces, towards the forces of the United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO) stationed in the zones of separation. These are unacceptable incidents of harassment and intimidation that must be condemned with the utmost firmness. We express our full solidarity with the Blue Helmets, who have found themselves in a difficult and dangerous situation.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3537 (1995) · source
“Italy welcomes the adoption of today's resolution on Croatia, which it joined in sponsoring and in the drafting of which it participated. In our opinion, the Security Council had the duty to take this initiative to deal with a situation that we continue to consider unsatisfactory and dangerous. While we can understand the frustration of the Croatian Government and people over the lack of progress in the political process of peaceful reintegration of the sectors that were known as United Nations Protected Areas, we cannot justify a military offensive that is in clear violation of the Cease- Fire Agreement of 29 March 1994 and that seriously risks hindering implementation of the Economic Agreement of 2 December last.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3537 (1995) · source
“President, I wish to extend sincere condolences and deep sympathy to our American colleague, Ambassador Albright, and her delegation.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“Finally, I should like to recall once more that in my Government's opinion the role that the Belgrade Government can play in the framework of the peace process is important, because that Government can exert its influence on the Bosnian Serbs, whose obstinate rejection of the peace plan continues to be a major obstacle. In a difficult period such as the present one, with so many factors that are still unknown, and on the eve of the expiration of the cease-fire agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we believe that Belgrade's role continues to deserve encouragement and incentives. I would be remiss if I concluded without echoing in the Council the feeling of shock and horror provoked in Italy by the cowardly terrorist attack perpetrated two days ago in Oklahoma City. Through you, Mr.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“Frankly, we believe it is in the interest of the Belgrade authorities that their good faith be proved. It is equally essential that the size and operative capacity of the ICFY Mission be strengthened in order to guarantee a more effective monitoring of the border, in particular with regard to the possibility of illegal helicopter crossings. A serious commitment by the international community to reinforcing the Mission, which is performing such an important, difficult and delicate task, could thus help to remove the existing climate of doubts and suspicions.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“That said, we cannot ignore the reports in recent months of helicopter flights across the border. In this regard, paragraph 8 of the resolution underlines the important need for a thorough investigation of the matter and requests the cooperation of the Belgrade authorities and a report of the Secretary-General in this connection. Neither can we ignore reports that goods could have been diverted from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to the Bosnian Serbs through the Serb-controlled areas of Croatia. This is why in paragraph 13 the Secretary-General is asked to report whether the Co-Chairmen of the ICFY have received substantiated evidence of such diversions. Furthermore, paragraph 15 provides for an end to the suspension if that should be proved to be the case.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“This resolution seems to us the logical and natural consequence of the four reports by Co-Chairmen Owen and Stoltenberg on the monitoring activity of the Mission of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia (ICFY) along the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past 100 days. All four reports take note of the freedom of movement the Mission has enjoyed in Yugoslav territory, the collaboration offered by the Belgrade authorities and, above all, the fact that the Belgrade Government has continued to honour its commitment to keeping closed the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina currently controlled by the Bosnian Serbs.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“Allow me to begin, Sir, by addressing to you a warm welcome from my delegation and our best wishes on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council today. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank your Government for having sent to the United Nations such a fine and able diplomat, Ambassador Karel Kovanda, who has presided so efficiently and impartially over our deliberations since the beginning of April. The resolution adopted today by the Security Council extends the suspension of certain - largely symbolic - sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) in the areas of civil aviation and cultural and sports events until 5 July 1995.”
1995-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3522 (1995) · source
“We believe that these incidents raise dramatically the serious threat of a general return to fighting, which would of course lead to new suffering for the sorely tried Bosnian people: hence the importance, in our view, for the international community to issue a new, vigorous signal to all the Bosnian parties to convince them that there is no military solution to the present conflict and to induce all of them to respect the lives, dignity, and freedom of movement of the international forces that have thus far played, and that continue to play - at the cost of great personal sacrifice - a fundamental role in trying to bring peace and humanitarian assistance to an afflicted people.”
1995-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3521 (1995) · source
“Today's resolution underlines three closely connected questions: the security of UNPROFOR personnel, which is indispensable for the continuation of the operation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; the need for an extension of the agreement for a cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities - whose expiration date, we would do well to remember, is dangerously near; and, finally, the need for a restoration of the negotiation process for a comprehensive and peaceful settlement of the Bosnian crisis. My Government has followed with extreme concern the increasing violation of the cease-fire in recent weeks.”
1995-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3521 (1995) · source
“The recent cowardly murder of two French UNPROFOR soldiers in Sarajevo is for us, also, a source of profound sorrow and strong indignation. These feelings were expressed personally by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs. Agnelli, in her statement here in New York yesterday at the NPT Review and Extension Conference. And even as we speak a wire has just arrived from Gorazde with the news that a mine blast there has wounded three British soldiers, one of them seriously. Three more victims. We cannot but feel even greater anxiety and indignation. Italy therefore supported with full conviction the draft resolution proposed by France.”
1995-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3521 (1995) · source
“Finally, I wish to take this opportunity to warmly thank the Argentine delegation for its relentless search for a compromise and to thank all others - and they are many - who joined in a common effort to produce a balanced text which does not infringe - I would like to underline this - on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq. And our thanks, of course, go also to you, Mr. President, for the determination, the skill and the stamina that you once again demonstrated in leading us to achieve today's important result.”
1995-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3519 (1995) · source
“Thirdly, the many commercial losses to the neighbouring countries will begin to be redressed, starting with the restoration of the Iraq-Turkey pipeline. After Iraq's formal recognition of the sovereignty and international borders of Kuwait, today's draft resolution is yet another step toward opening the way toward stabilizing the situation in that region, which has already suffered too much too long. It is our sincere hope that Iraq will complete its fulfilment of all the pertinent resolutions so that a situation of normalcy may be restored in the area.”
1995-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3519 (1995) · source
“Seventy per cent of this amount will go to meet the urgent food and medical needs of the Iraqi people. The remaining 30 per cent will be used to partially compensate the victims of the Iraqi aggression. In this way, we believe, at least three important objectives will be achieved. First, the Iraqi authorities will be provided with the necessary financial means, under strict international control, to alleviate the suffering of the Iraqi people. Secondly, a cash flow will be created in the fund, to be used for the compensation of the many victims - Kuwaitis, Egyptians, Pakistanis, Indians, Sri Lankans, Palestinians and many others - who were deprived of their livelihood and subjected to great hardship. In other words, the Committee on Compensation in Geneva, chaired by Italy, will therefore be able to start to function properly.”
1995-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3519 (1995) · source
“Frankly, an Iraqi child who looks at us from our television screens, with his big eyes made even larger by famine and disease, is no different from a child in Somalia or any other country whom we rush to aid. Furthermore, the experience of the past shows that sanctions, if applied indiscriminately, tend to rally people around the Government, rather than to mobilize them against it. This, of course, does not mean that sanctions should not be adopted or should not be applied. But to be effective, they should always be applied with caution and parsimony, and, above all, be precisely targeted in order to avoid serious negative side-effects. According to the draft resolution, Iraq will now be allowed to sell about 1 billion dollars' worth of its oil every 90 days.”
1995-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3519 (1995) · source
“Italy will vote in favour of the draft resolution that is before the Council this morning. We shall vote in favour on the basis of one conviction - that while sanctions are, and remain, one of the most effective tools provided by the Charter of the United Nations to enforce compliance with international law, they should not lead to the extreme consequence of inflicting untold misery and starvation on an entire civilian population. Indeed, it would be paradoxical if by our actions, we, the peoples of the United Nations, we who take great pride in mounting massive operations to bring humanitarian relief wherever and whenever it is needed, were ourselves instead to contribute to provoking such suffering.”
1995-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3519 (1995) · source
“We understand that the continued, and continuing, violation of the weapons embargo is one of the major obstacles hindering the efforts of the international community towards the re-establishment of peace in Liberia. Hopefully, this measure will also signal to the countries in the area that the Security Council is serious about the question and, more generally, that they need to really commit themselves to creating the proper conditions for implementing the Akosombo and Accra Agreements.”
1995-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3517 (1995) · source
“Italy will vote in favour of the draft resolution on Liberia, since it constitutes a merely technical renewal of the United Nations Observer Mission there. During the present delay in the peace process, legitimate doubts are being raised about the wisdom of maintaining this mission unless the parties demonstrate real goodwill and a real intention to accelerate the reconciliation process. We agree with the substance of the draft resolution, in particular with regard to the need to hold the summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as soon as possible. We are also in favour of the measures concerning the establishment of a sanctions committee to be entrusted with verifying the application of the arms embargo against Liberia.”
1995-04-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3517 (1995) · source
“The draft resolution before us contains new, progressive elements on the type of assistance to be provided in cases of the use, or threat of use, of nuclear weapons. We welcome this development. The draft resolution also adds to the progress made in Geneva, with regard to both the comprehensive banning of nuclear testing and the prohibition of the production of fissile material for military purposes. My Government believes that this initiative will help create the premises needed to make a decision on extending, indefinitely and unconditionally, the NPT at the upcoming New York Conference. Moreover, this new step moves in the same direction as the achievements of recent years in the field of nuclear disarmament, of which START I and START II are the main, but not the only, examples.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“We are convinced that a further strengthening of the security assurances will contribute positively to international peace and security, to the benefit especially of all the countries that have signed, and are fully complying with, the NPT. May I also underline the political implications of the fact that, for the very first time, positive and negative security assurances are both contained in the same document, moving in the direction of the expectations and requests of numerous members of the international community. Even if the specific unilateral commitments of the five have not been harmonized - which would have been preferable, of course - we have duly noted the national declarations on security assurances made public in recent days. We deem it significant that they were announced concurrently and simultaneously.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“After a long and difficult negotiation, the five nuclear- weapon States parties to the Treaty on the N on-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) have agreed on a document on security assurances, which is now before the Security Council. The Italian delegation is pleased to note that, for the first time in history, the five nuclear-weapon countries are acting jointly on this issue, and are giving a positive response to the aspirations and requests of a great many non-nuclear-weapon States. Italy very much hopes that the process that bore these first positive fruits, on the eve of the Review and Extension Conference of the NPT, can continue and expand in the future.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“Since this is the first time that I have spoken in the Council under your presidency, Sir, allow me first to congratulate you warmly on your assumption of such an important duty, which we are sure you will be able to discharge with your usual, well-known efficiency and effectiveness, and also with your good sense of humour. I think this is also an excellent occasion for me to express once again my delegation's heartfelt thanks to our distinguished and very good friend, Ambassador Li Zhaoxing of China, for the exemplary way he presided during last month over the work and activities of the Council, and also the way in which he represented us in Haiti on 31 March.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“Ever since those agreements were reached, we have done what we could in order to facilitate the process, not only politically and by contributing our share of the necessary financial support, but also, together with our friends from Norway and Denmark, by sending units of our police to help ease the tension in Hebron, within the framework of the Temporary International Presence in Hebron, which was, as we all know, successfully concluded. We believe that it is our precise duty to continue to support and facilitate in every possible way the peace process, which remains the only possible road to ending, once and for all, this very long and very tragic conflict.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“With regard to the other matters - pulling out troops from the West Bank, organizing the election of the Palestinian Council and the free circulation of Palestinian workers - Italy also joins its European partners in calling upon the parties concerned to demonstrate political foresight and mutual goodwill so as to rapidly bring this stage of the negotiations to a successful end. It would be truly paradoxical if a discussion in the Security Council were to make the peace process more complicated rather than easier. Italy, like almost every other country, has strongly supported the Washington agreement and its follow-up.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“It is not hard, frankly, to place ourselves in the shoes of the people who are constantly exposed to the threat of indiscriminate terrorism; only thus can we possibly understand their concern and anxiety. And the fight against terrorism is obviously not the sole responsibility of one or two Members, but of all the Members of the United Nations, which must resolve to drive out the enemies of peace, wherever they may lurk. As concerns the settlement policy, Italy cannot but support the precise stand unanimously taken by the European Union on 5 January last: that the settlements are illegal, since they are against international law and in particular against existing Conventions.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“Above all, one must keep in mind the growing convergence of objective interests on the part of the four protagonists. Nevertheless, it is still true that the concrete results of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations are now more than ever placed at risk by the new terror offensive, and this at the very moment when the peace coalition is trying to consolidate the basis for a resumption of the talks. The road to fostering a true return to the peace process is therefore, in our opinion, the fight against terrorism - in other words, the fight against the enemy, as terrorism is the real enemy of the peace process. Extremism on all sides and of all extractions must be routed.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“On the contrary, it should provide an opportunity for a constructive exchange of thoughts. Three and a half years after it began at the Madrid conference in October 1991, the Arab-Israeli peace process has made notable progress on the Palestinian and Jordanian tracks. However, terrorist attacks by factions on both sides opposed to the coalition for peace - most recently the one cited by the representative of Israel, the 22 January suicide bombing by an extremist, in Beit Lid - have led to a stalemate that we all fervently hope will end soon. Italy, along with many other countries, is strongly convinced that there is no alternative to the diplomatic approach to the problem taken by the four-party Summit in Cairo on 2 February.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“From the legal point of View, the relevant provisions are contained in Articles 34 and 35 of the Charter and in rules 2 and 3 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. Those rules provide for the President's calling a meeting at the request of any member of the Security Council. Moreover, they provide that any member of the United Nations may bring to the Council's attention any dispute or any situation that might lead to international friction or give rise to a dispute. Moreover, we believe that this meeting is equally justified from the political point of View, because the Security Council could certainly not ignore a request emanating from 21 Member States. My authorities believe that this debate ought not to interfere with the ongoing negotiations between Israel and the PLO.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“Allow me first to join previous speakers in congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. Italy shares and endorses the Views that will be expressed by France later on in its capacity as President of the European Union. My delegation would like to add a few points and comments to the statement to be made by France. Italy was among those that, in the Council's informal consultations yesterday, supported the request for today's meeting made on behalf of the Arab Group by the Permanent Representative of Djibouti, Ambassador Roble Olhaye. In our opinion, that request was justified, procedurally and substantively.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505 (1995) · source
“To conclude, I would like to salute the African Foreign Minsters who have been with us at the United Nations yesterday and today. Their presence in New York at this stage is physical proof not only of the unity of African countries, but also of the fact that a consensus is emerging on the need for a coordinated approach in which the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, subregional organizations and national Governments all have a crucial role to play in peace-keeping in Africa. This said, I am glad to inform the Council that Italy will vote in favour of the draft resolution before us.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Venancio de Moura, of the Permanent Representative of Angola, Ambassador Van Dunem "Mbinda", and of course of the Secretariat, in order to establish useful links to provide more help and expertise. Finally, among the confidence-building measures for Angola, the Secretary-Generals proposal, which is taken up in the draft resolution, to establish a radio transmitter within the framework of UNAVEM. III seems particularly important. Previous experience has taught us that radio communications have a fundamental importance, both in the negative sense, when they amplify distorted news and provocations, and in the positive sense, when, under responsible management, they help disseminate correct information. We thus invite the Secretary-General to pursue the direction indicated in his report.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Needless to say, our knowledge and expertise are at the disposal of the Angolan people, as they were for the people of Mozambique. In his report, the Secretary-General foresees the establishment of a de-mining school to be established by the Central Mine Action Office. In time, this school could acquire a regional dimension and become a point of reference for countries in need. This proposal, we believe, deserves careful consideration in the framework of the numerous initiatives being examined by the United Nations. I wish to repeat here that the Italian Government and the Italian mission here in New York are at the full disposal of the Foreign Minister of Angola, Mr.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The Italian Government strongly supports the coordinated and comprehensive programme outlined by the Secretary- General with regard to the de-mining action. When one considers that land-mines kill or maim some 500 people every week in the world, one realizes that the need for de-mining becomes even more urgent in order to save the lives of thousands upon thousands of innocent civilians, especially women and children. In the final analysis, this is a problem with broad regional implications - let us think of Mozambique - and potential global repercussions. Beyond the initial emergency phase, de-mining training will take on enormous importance in giving countries afflicted by this phenomenon autonomous means to combat it. The Italian Government has consolidated experience in this sector and has already intervened in various crisis areas.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“We believe that the time has come for the Angolan parties to redirect their many resources towards fulfilling the needs of the people. As the late President of the Italian Republic, Sandro Pertini, said in his inaugural speech several years ago, "Now is the time to empty the arsenals and to fill the granaries!" May I add that, with its latest allocation, my country has committed a total of about $60 million in humanitarian assistance to Angola over the past three years alone, and it intends to continue to do its part. Among the most bitter fruits of long years of civil war and hatred is the unprecedented proliferation of land-mines in Angola. The figures given by the Secretary-General in his report - 10 million mines buried throughout the country - are simply appalling.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Thus, in the view of my Government, the deployment of a peace-keeping mission with broad dimensions and a detailed mandate, as envisaged in the draft resolution, is both necessary and fully justified. A prerequisite to the operation's success, however, is full adherence by the parties to their commitments. In this sense, the exchange of letters between the President of Angola, His Excellency Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos, and the President of UNITA, Jonas Savimbi - which was brought to the Council's attention yesterday - represents an encouraging development indeed, since it marks the opening of a direct dialogue at the highest political level. We hope that a meeting between the two leaders can take place soon so as to symbolize the beginning of a new era in the life of Angola.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“May I also express sincere thanks to the President of the Security Council last month, the Ambassador of Argentina, whose presidency was really exemplary to many of us - not only because it was brilliant, but also because it was most productive, and in a timely manner. That is something that the Security Council greatly needs. The draft resolution which the Security Council is about to adopt authorizes full deployment of the United Nations peace-keeping operation in Angola in support of the agreement reached at Lusaka. This agreement ends the civil war that has afflicted Angola in the 20 years following its independence. Divisions and hatred became so deeply rooted during this period that restoring mutual trust is probably the most difficult challenge of the current phase.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“I should like, first of all, to join other representatives in expressing my warmest congratulations to you, Sir, and my thanks for presiding over our work today. Your authority, your prestige and your experience are certainly helping to bring to a successful conclusion a most important debate on an African country - Angola. I should like to take this opportunity also to express my good wishes to our dear friend Ambassador Legwaila, who is chairing the Security Council during the month of February. We all know that, in view of all his professional and human qualities, the work of the Council will be greatly enhanced.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“If all goes well, Haiti will soon become another United Nations success story. Our sincere appreciation and gratitude go to all those who have made and will make possible this welcome turn of events.”
1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source
“Although not explicitly mentioned in the resolution, it seems to us, on the basis of the Secretary-General's report, that a second priority is that of restructuring the armed forces, which were at the root of the problems. Another important factor will be the election of the new Parliament, to be followed in February of next year by the presidential elections. Last but not least, a strong, sincere commitment from the international community is needed to assist and support institutional, social and economic development, which, in the end, remains the prerequisite to the promotion and consolidation of peace. In this regard, I would like to ask the Ambassador of Haiti, Mr. Fritz Longchamp, to assure his Government and his countrymen that, as always, they can rely on my country, Italy.”
1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source
“The fact that the dictators were forced to leave the country without armed resistance or bloodshed was also an undeniable accomplishment for all those who made this outcome possible. Democracy is back in Haiti; security has increased considerably; the human rights situation has improved; and preparations are already under way for the legislative elections to be held, hopefully, before summer. But, as the Secretary-General's report points out, these achievements cannot be considered irreversible. It appears that a large number of weapons continue to plague the country. This is why, quite rightly, operative paragraph 11 of the resolution urges the Government of Haiti to establish without delay an effective police force and to improve the functioning of its judicial system. Thus, the priority is the establishment of the new police force.”
1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source
“The resolution just adopted on Haiti is another building-block in the beginning of a new phase of political, social and economic development in that country. The United Nations Mission in Haiti (UNMIH) will be deployed in accordance with the timetable and the procedures suggested by the Secretary-General, and, consequently, the mandate of the Multinational Force will terminate by 31 March. This will be the next decisive step on the road to recovery from the crisis that exploded when military leaders illegally seized power in Port-au-Prince. The first step was the intervention of the Multinational Force, which liberated the Haitian people from the military regime and made possible the return of their constitutional leader, President Aristide.”
1995-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3496 (1995) · source
“Let me conclude by wishing every success to Foreign Minister Simao and to the new, freely and democratically elected Government of Mozambique. It is our most sincere hope that the consolidation of freedom, democracy and development in Mozambique will set a shining example for other countries that, unfortunately, are still affected by civil war and internal strife.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“The seeds of democracy in Mozambique will take root, but they are still fragile and in need of care. The stabilization of political institutions, in the meantime, will constitute a vital premise for the economic and social development to which the country so rightly aspires. In this perspective, we believe that two fundamental conditions must be fulfilled. First, the international community must continue to maintain a high level of commitment to helping Mozambique, even when that country is no longer on the map of crisis areas. Secondly, a true policy of national reconciliation must continue to prevail in that country, one that would allow everybody to participate on an equal footing in its democratic life and institutions.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“From this perspective, we must pay tribute once again to the political stature and leadership of the Mozambican leaders, and also to the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Aldo Ajello, and to all the on-site representatives of the donor countries, who operated at all times in close and effective coordination. We should never tire of reminding ourselves that peace and development go hand in hand. They are the two sides of the same coin: there can be no peace without development, and no development without peace. I am glad to assure the Foreign Minister that Italy intends to continue in Mozambique to play a role on the front line of this phase of consolidating democracy and stability, which are so closely linked to economic development.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“In the long term, some of the key aspects of ONUMOZ will represent a point of reference for other peace-keeping operations. A careful study of the presence and activity of the United Nations in Mozambique could contribute, we believe, to the deeper reflection currently under way on United Nations peace-keeping activities, in connection with the Secretary-General's recent important Supplement to the Agenda for Peace. We also should remember that individuals play a crucial role in operations of this type. The professionalism, experience, negotiating talent and personal qualities of those involved - of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, for instance - often can mean the difference between success and failure.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“To monitor observance of the peace agreements, together with other United Nations troops, my country deployed in Mozambique a total of 4,700 men, 650 vehicles and 11 aircraft, a contribution amounting to roughly $300 million, only a fraction of which was reimbursed by the United Nations. Equally significant were the voluntary contributions - another $110 million - through bilateral and multilateral channels; and this does not include additional bilateral economic assistance. Of course, the elections were the key element in the peace process, and we must again congratulate the Mozambican Government and RENAMO on keeping to their agreement and making possible what many had considered impossible: fair, impartial and free elections, with an 88-per-cent participation rate by Mozambican voters.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“Of course, it was a long, extremely difficult and complex negotiation, and sincere homage must be paid to both parties - the Government and RENAMO - and to all those who contributed to the final success through their tenacity, good faith and, above all, sincere willingness to compromise. Our colleague here at the United Nations, Ambassador Pedro Comissario Afonso, also lent a very skilful hand from New York, and we should acknowledge that. But good offices and mediation alone would not have sufficed; military and financial commitments were equally necessary. In this regard, allow me to cite only three figures concerning the Italian contribution to Mozambique.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source