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1995-01-19
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  1. “To conclude, my delegation wishes to reiterate its support for the peace process in the Middle East and to urge the Security Council to adopt measures conducive to respect for international law with a View to the establishment of comprehensive peace and common prosperity in the region.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  2. “On 25 September 1996, in this city, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the member countries of the Non- Aligned Movement met during the fifty-first session of the General Assembly to commemorate the thirty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Non-Aligned Movement. In their joint communique, the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Heads of delegations expressed their concern at the deterioration of the situation in the region, and particularly at the difficulties encountered by the peace process. They expressed their unconditional support for the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people to secure their inalienable rights to self-determination and independence and reiterated their appeal that Israel withdraw completely from all the Palestinian territories and other occupied Arab territories, including Jerusalem.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  3. “They then expressed their support for the appeal made by the Jerusalem Committee at its meeting in Ifrane, Morocco, in January 1994 to the Security Council, and especially to the two sponsors of the peace process to take the necessary measures with a view to demanding that Israel refrain from establishing settlements, Judaizing the Holy City of Jerusalem and making any geographic or demographic change to the city. Israel was also asked to comply with the agreements and conventions on the preservation of Palestinian institutions and the Islamic and Christian holy places in the Holy City of Jerusalem, in keeping with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  4. “The Heads of State and Government also expressed regret at Israel's decision to confiscate Palestinian lands and properties in Jerusalem and its attempts to alter the religious and historical character of the Holy City. In that regard, they endorsed all the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on Jerusalem and deemed null and void all Israeli actions that run counter to those resolutions. They also called for the complete and scrupulous implementation of the agreements, in particular the provisions contained in Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 465 (1980), 478 (1980), and underscored the need for the mechanism dealing with the question of Palestine established by the General Assembly to continue to function effectively.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  5. “and the settlements can be interpreted as a desire to prejudge the result of the negotiations, and thus inevitably and seriously affect the climate of trust so urgently needed for the peace process. It is fitting to recall today what was said on the subject of Jerusalem by the Heads of State or Government of the 113 countries members of the Non-Aligned Movement at the Cartagena Summit in 1995. They Security Council 3745th meeting (Resumption 2) Fifty-second year 6 March l997 expressed their unqualified support for the legitimate struggle of the valiant Palestinian people to guarantee respect for its inalienable right to self-determination and independence and reiterated the demand that Israel withdraw from all occupied Arab and Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  6. “We saw the recent signing of the agreement on Hebron as an important step towards the definition of a conclusive peace settlement that would include the status of Jerusalem, legal settlements and refugees. Today, unfortunately, we are forced to acknowledge a different situation that strains the atmosphere of the process and constitutes a further obstacle to the consolidation of peace in the region. As the international community has stated, and as has been made clear today, the policy of settlements in the occupied territories constitutes a serious obstacle to peace. Insistence upon the creation of fairs accomplis on matters as esSential to the forthcoming permanent status negotiations as Jerusalem.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  7. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): I should like, at the outset, to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I should like also to extend our congratulations to Ambassador Mahugu of Kenya for the very able manner in which he conducted the business of the Council last month. My delegation has anxiously watched the development of the Middle East peace process, especially the most recent events. Despite undeniable strides made in recent years, the fate of the process is still a source of concern, as the road to full independence and self- determination for the Palestinian people is at a critical juncture.”

    1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source

  8. “Lastly, my delegation wishes to reiterate the need for all States to respect and comply with the principles and norms of the Chicago Convention.”

    1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source

  9. “My delegation feels that the Security Council could take advantage of its consideration of the item before us to reiterate emphatically the commitment of the United Nations to the inviolability of the sovereignty of States and the individual's right to life. As to the draft resolution under consideration, we regret that it does not contain some of the amendments proposed by the caucus of members of the Non-Aligned Movement that are members of the Security Council. Similarly, we find no justification for the Security Council's remaining indefinitely seized of the matter before it. If that is the decision, we believe that it should be made taking into consideration the many elements that led to the incidents without discriminatory neglect of events that may have preceded or followed them.”

    1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source

  10. “The principle that States must refrain from the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight is as relevant as that which establishes that each State shall take appropriate measures to prohibit the deliberate use of any civil aircraft registered in that State for any purpose inconsistent with the aims of the Convention on International Civil Aviation. None the less, concerned as the international community is to avoid further tragic incidents, from a preventive and practical standpoint it is of the utmost urgency that the second of these principles be respected so that the sovereignty of States is not affected by acts that contravene the Convention and the principles of the United Nations Charter.”

    1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source

  11. “My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization for its efforts to agree on a moderate - or better, measured - resolution with the constructive objective of impressing upon all States the need to respect international principles of civil aviation. In this connection, because of their relevance, we wish to stress operative paragraphs 2 and 3 of the ICAO Council resolution of 27 June 1996, which make the point that these are concomitant principles that are ineluctably linked.”

    1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source

  12. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): I should like first of all to express our pleasure at seeing you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Council. We commend you on your conduct of the presidency for July. My delegation wishes to participate in this debate to help avoid any recurrence of incidents like the one that was the subject of the resolution adopted by the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), and of the events that surrounded it. We believe that these incidents and events require the international community to reflect on the causes that led to them or, more to the point, on those that might precipitate further incidents, if we are to avoid merely recriminatory attitudes that are not in keeping with the responsibility of all States to avoid such incidents.”

    1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source

  13. “My delegation therefore reiterates that only the prompt and unconditional implementation of Security Council resolution 425 (1978) will create an environment favourable to peace and international security in the region. We call for the attacks to cease and for a climate favourable to a peaceful, negotiated outcome to the crisis to be created.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source

  14. “The Heads of State or Government made statements to that effect at the Non- Aligned summit in Cartagena, condemning the Israeli occupation of the southern part of the territory of Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, while also expressing their support for efforts aimed at, inter alia, liberating those territories. We have listened with great attention to the statement of the Permanent Representative of Lebanon. The attacks against Lebanon are not only a violation of the norms of international law, taking an irreparable toll in human life and material damage and causing an exodus of innocent civilians; they also, in general, gravely endanger the progress of the peace process in the Middle East.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source

  15. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): That we should be discussing the situation in the Middle East for the second time in one day is indicative of the clear difficulties being experienced by the peace process in that region. We have been witnessing with concern the deterioration of the situation in Lebanon as a result of the attacks carried out by Israeli forces. For some time, in keeping with the position adopted by the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, my country has stated that the prerequisite for peace and security in the region is strict respect for the territorial integrity, sovereignty and political independence of Lebanon within its internationally recognized borders.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source

  16. “We concur with what was stated by President Arafat in his communication of 1 April to the Secretary-General that: "Peace is not the quest of the Palestinians alone but is a pressing need and a basic quest for the international community, for Arabs and for Israelis equally." (5/1996/233, annex) That is why we join with other delegations that have called for an end to the measures imposed by Israel and for full compliance with the agreements signed between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  17. “In any case, but above all in view of the characteristics of the Palestinian situation, measures that affect property and restrict the movement of persons and goods, such as the ones adopted by Israel, have a serious impact on the population, the economy and the peace process, and violate United Nations resolutions and the agreements between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  18. “In this respect, it is appropriate to recall what was stated by the Secretary-General in his report on the work of the Organization, published in August 1995: "The peace process needs broad public support and without a visible improvement in the living conditions of the Palestinians this support will remain fragile. In this connection, I have to draw attention to the damaging effects which closures of the occupied territories by Israel have had on the nascent Palestinian economy." (A/50/1, para. 742) The Secretary-General added that "In its effort to support the Arab-Israeli peace process, the United Nations has placed special emphasis on sustainable economic and social development in the occupied territories." (ibid., para. 743). The measures adopted by Israel in recent weeks point in the opposite direction.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  19. “My country has followed with the greatest interest the evolution of the process initiated in Madrid in 1991 with a View to a peaceful and negotiated solution to the conflict in the Middle East. As we have stated on other occasions, we are convinced that the Declaration of Principles signed in Washington on 13 September 1993, the Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip of 20 September 1995 and the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority constitute progress in the efforts of Palestinians and Israelis in the search for peace - progress which must be maintained and encouraged. There can be no question that to maintain support for the Declaration of Principles and the Interim Agreement, the economic and social development of the occupied Palestinian territories must be guaranteed and promoted.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  20. “To achieve this, it is essential for the agreements that have been concluded and the provisions of United Nations resolutions, including Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 465 (1980) and 478 (1980), to be fully and scrupulously implemented. We are convinced that, as the Heads of State or Government of the non-aligned countries stated in the final document of the Cartagena summit, the United Nations responsibility in this respect should continue until the Palestinian people can exercise its inalienable right to self- determination, until an independent and sovereign State is established on its national territory and until the refugee problem is resolved in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  21. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): Allow me first of all on behalf of my delegation to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of April. We are certain that your experience and professional skills will ensure the success of the work of the Council this month. We also wish through you to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Botswana on the way in which he conducted the affairs of the Council during the month of March. What the international community fervently wishes to see in the Middle East is a just, lasting and comprehensive peace that will guarantee security and stability for all the peoples of the region.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

  22. “We underscore the importance of paragraph 4 of draft resolution S/1995/335, by which the Council would reiterate its call that States and international institutions should continue to provide assistance to the Government and people of El Salvador as they consolidate the gains made in the peace process. The international community will fully shoulder the great responsibility of continued verification of what it now a deep-rooted process by helping to deal with E1 Salvador's vast economic and social problems. In conclusion, I wish to express the satisfaction of the Government of Colombia at having worked with the Secretary-General in this process through its participation in the Group of Friends, and to stress the importance of the employment of means such as these in the quest for peace.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  23. “I want also to emphasize that securing the path towards an open, participatory society, one enjoying full development, requires the effective completion of the process through fulfilment of commitments with respect to land transfers, human settlements, the strengthening of the National Civil Police, modernization of the justice and electoral systems, ratification of international instruments on human rights, and other matters. These are undoubtedly complex and need the full support of the whole of Salvadoran society. We are entirely confident that the Government will maintain the determination it has shown to find solutions with respect to outstanding commitments.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  24. “This is a result, and the best indication, of the great importance in the maintenance of peace of having the consent of the host Government and the parties to the conflict, and of working hand in hand with them. The achievements of the Salvadoran process are also in part the result of the Organization's action to support the Salvadorans in their quest for peace and progress. My delegation wishes also to support the points made by the Secretary-General in his letter of 6 February 1995 (S/ 1995/ 143) with respect to the advisability of retaining a United Nations office in El Salvador to assist with the fulfilment of the commitments undertaken in the Peace Accords.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  25. “We take this opportunity to pay a sincere tribute to the people of El Salvador for having overcome the obstacles that had deprived them of peace. We want to stress the efforts made by the Salvadoran Government and by Presidents Cristiani and Calderon Sol in their tireless quest for peace and in their unswerving commitment to leading their country towards a democratic society. We pay tribute to the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) for the vision and sincerity it displayed during the entire process of reconciliation. We pay tribute, too, to the Secretary-General and his Special Representatives for the professional, wise and skilful manner in which they carried out their mediation and verification work. The success of the process enables the Security Council today to end the United Nations Mission.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  26. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation is pleased to address the Security Council at this meeting, at which the Council will take action on a draft resolution - which we support, and which we joined in sponsoring as a member of the Group of Friends of the Secretary-General for the peace process in El Salvador - affirming that the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) will terminate as of 30 April 1995. "Pleased" is the least we can be, along with the other members of the international community, that an arduous 45-month process has been completed, given that El Salvador is now clearly a nation at peace and that this peace was built by the Salvadorans, with the firm support of the United Nations.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  27. “To this end, we agree that a working group of the General Assembly should be established to study the Secretary- General's document.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  28. “In the light of the experience acquired over recent years, we should give serious consideration to the Secretary-General's suggestion that instruments be established that would enable the United Nations fully to develop and implement the provisions of Article 50 of the Charter. Finally, my delegation emphasizes the appropriateness, timeliness and importance of the initiative that has made it possible for us to engage in this consideration of the paper submitted by the Secretary-General. We also wish to stress your skilful leadership of this discussion, Mr. President. We are sure that there will be broader and deeper discussions of the paper in the General Assembly and in this Council, in accordance with the Charter's mandate in such matters.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  29. “Nevertheless, the measures that have been adopted are clearly insufficient. Even an effective moratorium on the production and export of these mines would still leave us with the 110 million that have already been laid. The set of proposals made by the Secretary-General on the question of sanctions merit more thorough study. We emphasize the importance that we attach to defining "clear objectives", to taking into account in advance of the lifting of sanctions the possible effects this would have on third States and the more vulnerable groups of the population, and to assessing the criteria for and the results of such a step.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  30. “We are optimistically preparing to participate in the discussions at the Conference of the parties to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, and we stress the importance of strict compliance with the objectives defined in article VI of that Treaty. The Secretary-General's paper pays particular attention to "micro-disarmament" within the context of existing conflicts. Without doubt, the proliferation of automatic assault weapons, anti-personnel mines and other, similar weapons is an anomaly which encourages the outbreak and deterioration of conflicts of all kinds, while obstructing the processes of peace and reconstruction. With regard to the proliferation of anti-personnel mines, we agree that the international community has been paying greater attention to this problem.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  31. “Furthermore, the formulation of the proposal for the establishment of a rapid reaction force - about which my delegation has some reservations - should be studied in depth and with the greatest caution. Despite the very relevant reference to the Charter and in particular to paragraph 7 of Article 2, the ideas expressed in the paper's Chapter III A, on preventive diplomacy and peacemaking, and in Chapter III C, on post-conflict peace-building, require further discussion and analysis. Although rather limited, the reference to nuclear disarmament in Chapter III, on instruments for peace and security, is very timely. The changes that have occurred in the international system make it even more obvious that nuclear arsenals must be eliminated.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  32. “It also recognizes the need for making information more readily available and communicating and coordinating with, those countries that have contributed troops to such operations. Attention should also be drawn here to the reference in the paper to the success achieved in those operations that had been established on the basis of a negotiated agreement and designed to ensure implementation. Although it is premature to refer in depth to the analysis of the changes that have occurred in peace- keeping operations, it is none the less appropriate to stress the advisability of a broader discussion of and greater clarity about the nature of multifunctional operations.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  33. “In this connection, the framework for the Organization's actions must be based on the provisions of the Charter, especially paragraph 7 of Article 2. That is why my delegation agrees with the assertion made in the document that the United Nations, for eminently valid reasons, is reluctant to shoulder responsibility for maintaining law and public order and to impose new political structures or State institutions. As has been indicated, one of the subjects about which the Secretary-General's paper acknowledges the many concerns that were raised when "An Agenda for Peace" was issued is precisely peace-keeping operations. In this regard, it rightly envisages the following as basic principles: the consent of parties, impartiality, and non- use of force except in the case of self-defence.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  34. “Indeed, the existence of an international consensus on the paramount importance of economic and social development as the soundest basis for lasting peace is now recognized. On this subject, we are deeply convinced that the Organization must accord priority attention to economic and social development. We agree that the fiftieth anniversary offers an opportunity for the international community to begin its preparatory work on what has been called An Agenda for Development. Chapter II of the paper, on quantitative and qualitative changes in this period of transition for the international system, contains a diagnosis that deserves serious consideration, particularly with regard to the increase and complexity of internal conflicts.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  35. “From an initial reading of this document we can see that, in its preparation, account was taken of some of the concerns expressed by various delegations, including that of my country, during the discussions that followed the submission of "An Agenda for Peace" in June 1992. This is particularly true of the references for many aspects of peace-keeping operations and the relationship between development and peace, and the consideration of items of the greatest importance, such as disarmament, and matters relating to the objectives, implementation and consequences of sanctions imposed under Article 41 of the Charter. As has been said, greater emphasis is now being placed on economic and social affairs as the foundations of peace.”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source

  36. “Mr. Garcia (Colombia) (interpretation from Spanish): On behalf of my Government, I wish to express our sorrow and convey our condolences to the Government and the people of Japan on the tragedy that has befallen their country as a result of the earthquake there this week. First of all, I must emphasize our support for the statement made yesterday by the Ambassador of Indonesia on behalf of the Movement of Non-Aligned States. My delegation also wishes to thank the Secretary-General for submitting his "Supplement to An Agenda for Peace: position paper of the Secretary-General on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the United Nations".”

    1995-01-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492Resumption2 (1995) · source