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Gatilov

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first: 1996-04-18
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“However, despite the progress in providing for significant autonomy and self-government in Kosovo, as stipulated by resolution 1244 (1999), there are still serious unresolved problems in the province. The main problem remains the absence of adequate security and the continuation of ethnically motivated violence. So far, those persons guilty of committing the brutal 4 June murder of a Serbian family in Obilic have not yet been identified and therefore have not been duly punished. Today, we are once again witnessing a horrendous crime whose target was children. There are still serious difficulties in providing for the adequate representation of minorities, particularly of the Serbian minority, in the structures of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of the province.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“That tragic episode has proven once more the validity of the policy of the international community to step up efforts to advance the peace process and to prioritize the normalization of the situation in Kosovo, primarily by ensuring equal security and the rule of law. Meeting those challenges is the duty not only of the international presence but also of Kosovo politicians, who bear some of the responsibility for the situation in the province. Russia's position on the processes going on in the province is well known. Over the last four years, since the Security Council adopted resolution 1244 (1999), an enormous effort has been invested in the settlement, and significant progress has been made.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“And in the context of the realities of Kosovo, it is particularly dangerous since it adds further tension to complex inter-ethnic relations. As experience has shown, such incidents, which clearly have an ethnic subtext, can trigger a chain reaction, with extremely negative consequences for the settlement in the province. We note the expeditious steps taken by the international presence, inter alia, by the Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Mr. Holkeri, to apprehend the criminals and to bring them to justice. That incident clearly demonstrates once again the complexity of the challenges in Kosovo facing the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General, primarily in maintaining - or rather, in restoring - the multi- ethnic nature of the province.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Unfortunately, the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic, in today's meeting of the Security Council is due to a tragic event. Russia learned with outrage and sorrow of the horrendous crime committed on 13 August in the Pec area of Kosovo, where two people were killed and four Serb children were wounded. There is no possible justification for that incident. It deserves strong condemnation, as well as a commensurate, robust response. We hope that the guilty will be found and duly punished. We express our profound condolences to the relatives of all the victims, particularly to those who lost their children in this tragedy. There is no doubt whatsoever that this is another manifestation of terrorism.”
2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source
“We hope that this Council decision, in addition to its resolution 1483 (2003), will give added impetus to increasing the real participation of the United Nations in the Iraqi post-war process, leading to the solid settlement of the Iraqi problem in keeping with international law.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“From the outset, Russia has supported a Council decision on establishing the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. The resolution adopted today, with our active participation, fully reflects Russia's position supporting the Secretary-General's recommendations to deploy a full-fledged United Nations mission to play an important role in resolving the crisis and rebuilding Iraq. The resolution is in keeping with Russia's approach to the creation of the temporary Governing Council in Iraq, which is an important first step towards establishing an internationally recognized Government and restoring State sovereignty.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation has consistently advocated that the United Nations should play an enhanced role in the political settlement of the situation in Iraq. We are convinced that the resolution of the complex problems facing that country can be achieved only through the consistent efforts of the entire international community, with the United Nations and the Security Council playing a decisive role. It is necessary to fully restore the sovereignty of Iraq as soon as possible and give to the Iraqi people the right to independently manage the resources of their country. Conditions should be created to ensure that the Iraqi people are able to choose a legitimate and internationally recognized Government that can help resolve the crisis in the country.”
2003-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4808 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We too would like to express our satisfaction with the decision that has been taken by the Security Council. It is important that the resolution that has been adopted opens up the way for the continuation of the peace process on the basis of Mr. James Baker's peace plan. At the same time, it does not impose a final solution to the problem upon the sides. That solution will be worked out jointly in the negotiating process among the parties and the United Nations. We also consider it very significant that the Security Council has been able to demonstrate its capacity to come to an important consensus decision on a difficult problem on its agenda.”
2003-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4801 (2003) · source
“The Russian Federation intends to continue actively to enhance the effectiveness of the activities of the Committee in order to achieve further successes in the combat against terrorism.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“We view today's Council meeting as we did the one that took place a week ago on the report of the Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee: as real confirmation of the need for a further consolidation of efforts in order to build a genuinely universal anti- terrorist front, with the United Nations and its Security Council playing a coordinating role. I should like to note that today at the United Nations there another important meeting is taking place: the meeting between the leaders of the Secretariat and regional organizations, focusing also on counter-terrorism. We agree that there is a need further to utilize the potential of regional organizations in resolving the questions that are being discussed today in the Security Council.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“We strongly support increased concrete efforts by the international community in this area, including through stepped-up cooperation with countries neighbouring Afghanistan, in order to create effective mechanisms to stanch the flow of drugs from that country. Russia supports the intensive efforts of the members of the Security Council in the context of the Committee. We are sure that in the next six months it will be possible to prepare a detailed analysis on the basis of States' reports with respect to meeting the requirements of resolution 1455 (2003) and to elaborate practical recommendations on measures to combat terrorism.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“In this context, we believe that there should be closer cooperation between the Committee and the Counter-Terrorism Committee established by the Security Council. We commend the work done by the Monitoring Group, chaired by Ambassador Chandler. We look forward to a concrete and practical outcome of the intensive regional visits planned by the head of the Group in order to shed light on the situation in the field, collect and analyse information on the activities of the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and provide the necessary consultative assistance to those countries that require it. We share the concern mentioned by Ambassador Munoz regarding the growing threat of narcotics trafficking from Afghanistan and its direct link with the financing of terrorist operations.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Particular attention should be given to the timely and full implementation of paragraph 6 of resolution 1455 (2003). States' reports on the measures they have taken to implement the Council's sanctions requirements should become the basis for a serious analysis, which is primarily intended to bring to the attention of the Committee the practical problems that exist in the functioning of the sanctions regimes. In this context, we take note of the importance of the appeal to Member States that have not yet done so to submit their reports as soon as possible. We are extremely concerned to hear that a significant number of States on whose territory the Al Qaeda network is presumed to be operating have not submitted their reports, as required by the resolution.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“We commend the practical work done by the Committee in drawing up and constantly updating the sanctions lists of persons and organizations engaged in terrorist activities. The ongoing additions to this list demonstrate the consistency of the measures adopted by the Committee vis-a-Vis persons implicated in terrorism. The steps taken to draw up this list represent an important means of dealing with terrorism, its ideologues and its financial sponsors, which try to evade accountability. For its part, Russia will continue to provide timely information to the Committee on persons suspected of having ties with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. We believe that this list is a mandatory document for States Members of the United Nations, which must take steps, pursuant to the list, to extradite such persons from their territory.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Like other delegations, we too are glad to welcome the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry. We would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Mufioz, for the semi-annual report submitted pursuant to resolution 1455 (2003) regarding the work done by the Committee and the Monitoring Group regarding sanctions against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Russia knows first-hand of the danger that terrorism poses and how difficult it is to combat this scourge. The latest series of terrorist acts in Russia and a number of other States once again clearly indicates that terrorism knows no borders and that we must combat terrorism together.”
2003-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4798 (2003) · source
“Russia also considers it necessary, in developing resolution 1483 (2003), to consider in the Security Council the possibility of taking a decision on specific steps to enhance United Nations involvement in a post- war settlement and to supplement the mandate of the United Nations with the appropriate additional functions or tasks. This would be in keeping with our main goal, which is to deal with the challenges facing Iraq today. It is our hope that the international community will be able to develop agreed decisions that will make it possible to provide the necessary assistance to the people of Iraq. Russia, which has past and present ties with the people of Iraq, is ready to continue making its contribution to normalizing the situation in Iraq, to its economic reconstruction and to ensuring that it enjoys full State independence.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“As the Council is aware, recently the economic viability of Iraq has been ensured almost primarily through the United Nations oil-for-food programme, which has helped the Iraqi people to survive. In this connection, I should like to note the need to continue United Nations involvement in resolving humanitarian problems in Iraq after the oil-for-food programme is phased out in late November. The international community can and must provide comprehensive assistance to Iraq in reconstruction. The United Nations has broad experience and the necessary potential to do so. From this standpoint, we deem timely the proposal to establish the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, and we agree with the parameters described in the Secretary-General's report.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“The report quite rightly notes that the situation in Iraq has a very clear regional aspect to it, and that the kind of independent State Iraq becomes will depend to a large extent on its cooperation with the States of the subregion. We commend the Special Representative for the work he has been doing in the area of the economic recovery of Iraq. It is important that representatives of the United Nations Development Programme, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank work alongside him. We expect that proposed measures for the economic recovery of Iraq will help to raise the living standards of the people of Iraq, who have suffered so long from a very severe humanitarian crisis.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“It is important that in contacts with the Iraqi political forces, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General focus on the need to establish a Government that is based on the rule of law and is able to ensure for all Iraqi citizens equal rights and justice, without distinction as to ethnic origin, religion or sex. We fully agree with what is stated in the report about the need to develop a clear timetable setting out a sequence of events leading to the full restoration of sovereignty and the ending of the military occupation. We approve of the broad contacts made by the Special Representative with Iraq's regional neighbours.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Within that context, we regard the formation of the interim Governing Council of Iraq to be a step in the right direction, making it possible to implement one of the key provisions of Security Council resolution 1483 (2003), on the establishment of a representative interim Iraqi administration. But this has to be a transitional period leading to the establishment of a legally elected leadership of the country by the Iraqi people, which will be able to lead the country out of crises. We agree with the conclusion in the report that the people of Iraq themselves must determine their own future. The international community, through the United Nations, is to provide them with assistance in attaining that goal.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“The Russian delegation greatly appreciates the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General who, in a difficult situation, is seeking to resolve the tasks facing the United Nations there. We would stress that the successes achieved would have been even more impressive had appropriate security conditions been provided in Iraq to ensure the work of the international staff there. Without such security, carrying out the major tasks mapped out in the Secretary-General's report will be much more difficult. It is clear that the problem cannot be resolved by military methods alone, without establishing a political process.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“The priority task of the international community at this stage, as we see it, is to help the people of Iraq find a way out of the crisis. We believe that this will be possible only if there is respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Iraq and if Iraq is given the right to dispose of its own natural resources and wealth. We believe it fundamentally important that this is the very approach on which the Secretary-General's report pursuant to resolution 1483 (2003) is based. We agree with the conclusions and evaluations contained in the report. The Secretary- General's recommendations clearly identify those areas where the United Nations can make a contribution to achieving an Iraqi settlement.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Like other Security Council members, we are happy to see you, Madam President, presiding over today's meeting of the Security Council. We also wish to welcome the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Iraq, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and we welcome the members of the interim Governing Council of Iraq. The Russian Federation attaches great importance to today's meeting of the Security Council. For the first time since the adoption of resolution 1483 (2003), the Security Council is conducting a comprehensive review of the situation in Iraq, which in all respects is still extremely complex. The manner in which the problems facing the country are dealt with will determine the future of the Iraqi people and stability in the Middle East region as a whole.”
2003-07-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4791 (2003) · source
“President, I should like to associate myself with the gratitude expressed in the report of the Secretary-General, and in your own assessment at the beginning of today's meeting, and to express our gratitude to Mr. Steiner for his contribution to United Nations efforts aimed at a settlement of the situation in Kosovo.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“We reaffirm our support for the "standards before status" concept, which Mr. Steiner actively supports. The process of transferring non-reserved competencies to the region's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government must be carried out in strict compliance with resolution 1244 (1999), and its pace must be dictated by the effectiveness of the work of the Provisional Institutions in the areas in which they have already received the competencies they need. Here, we believe that UNMIK must continue to take a consistent stand, excluding attempts by Albanian extremists to use the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government to achieve their own political goals and to transform Kosovo into an independent quasi-State entity. In conclusion, Mr.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“Here, of course, we are not speaking of censorship, but only of an ability to affect the political processes in society in order to ensure the fuller implementation of resolution 1244 (1999) and the establishment of favourable conditions for achieving the objectives of the Kosovo settlement. We call on UNMIK to take a more active and consistent stand in order to counteract the growth of radical tendencies in the region and to assert the rule of law there. Because of a lack of progress in those areas, there have also been serious delays in establishing a substantive dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina. In addition, we take note of a positive achievement: the recently reported readiness of the Serb and Kosovo representatives to begin a dialogue on specific practical issues.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“Steiner for his assessment of the Russian military contingent's activities among the forces in Kosovo. At the same time, we must regretfully take note of the destructive role of individual Kosovo mass media outlets in the establishment in the region of an atmosphere of intolerance and slanderous hostility towards, inter alia, those who in fact have promoted the restoration of normal life in the region. A number of Albanian- language newspapers recently attempted to unleash an anti-Russian campaign coinciding with the withdrawal of our military contingent from Kosovo's territory. In that connection, we support the establishment in the region of the independent Temporary Media Commission to regulate mass media activities. Indeed, we believe that the Special Representative of the Secretary-General could play an active role in that sphere.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“Steiner's briefing - was achieved largely as a result of the international community's unceasing pressure on the regional Institutions of Self- Government. The Albanian political leaders have yet to demonstrate the initiative that all of us have every right to expect from them. Indeed, we continue to see that, despite a declared commitment to multi-ethnicity, the regional Institutions of Self-Government in fact very often ignore the interests of minorities. Like other Security Council members, we are convinced that, without a radical improvement in the situation involving these issues, the dream of building a multi- ethnic society in Kosovo will continue to be deferred, giving rise to unfounded aspirations on the part of the extremist forces remaining in the region and creating fertile ground for continued violence. We are grateful to Mr.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“Those include serious problems related to ensuring adequate representation for minorities - first and foremost the Serb minority - in the structures of the region's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government. Despite a general decline in the crime rate, serious incidents continue to take place that involve the use of violence, including ethnically motivated incidents. There has still been a failure to identify, and hence bring to justice, the individuals responsible for the brutal 4 June murder of a Serb family in Obilic. It should be noted that even the limited progress achieved with regard to the situation of minorities and to support for the process of returning non-Albanian refugees to the region - which was noted in the report and in Mr.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“We noted at that time, and are ready to reaffirm today, that, in the four years since the adoption of resolution 1244 (1999), enormous efforts and considerable progress have been made towards a settlement. We note the significant contribution to this process of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Steiner. At the same time, we fully share the concern - expressed in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2003/675) and in Mr. Steiner's briefing - that, despite the progress made in ensuring substantive autonomy and self-government for Kosovo, as provided for by Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), many important issues remain unresolved.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the other delegations for the warm words addressed to Ambassador Lavrov in connection with the Russian presidency of the Security Council last month and to wish you, Sir, and the entire Spanish delegation success in guiding the Council's work in July. We thank the Secretary-General for his report on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the head of the Mission, Mr. Steiner, for his substantive briefing on the situation in the region. Its assessments largely correspond to our view of the processes under way in the region, which we stated in considerable detail during the comprehensive consideration of the situation in Kosovo at the Security Council meeting on 10 June.”
2003-07-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4782 (2003) · source
“We are certain that, in line with the resolution adopted today by the Security Council, the Secretariat should take all necessary measures to ensure that these and many other problems related to implementation of contracts are fully resolved. We believe that this would help to meet many of the humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people and would help to ensure that the United Nations, its specialized agencies and other humanitarian organizations can do effective work in Iraq.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Clearly, one cannot restore the Iraqi economy just with low-power mobile electric generators, the delivery of which has recently been given priority. We need more radical measures. In this context, we believe it is vital to implement the maximum volume of contracts that were concluded under the oil-for-food programme, which encompass such sectors as water supply, electricity, and the supply of vehicles and other essential goods. All of this will clearly be needed during the economic reconstruction of Iraq. We can say the same about equipment for the oil sector, which is essentially the engine for further development of the country's entire economy.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“This problem also requires very close attention. One other point to which we would like to draw the Council's attention is the status of the electrical sector in Iraq. Prior to the war, the situation in that sector was not all that favourable, and now the Iraqis face the serious problem of its reconstruction. There is no need to restate the importance of this sector in the maintenance of the entire civil infrastructure in Iraq, since it is also essential for the operation of hospitals, water-treatment plants, schools and many other facilities that have clearly defined humanitarian designations. Clearly, one cannot restore the Iraqi economy with only the low-power mobile electric generators whose delivery has been given priority recently. We need more radical measures.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“There is a need to note that establishing a water supply system, particularly in the major cities, is closely linked to the restoration of the operation of treatment plants, most of which were damaged during hostilities or were looted in the ensuing period. We would note also that an equally complex situation - as seen in the presentations made today by the representatives of humanitarian agencies - has also emerged with respect to ensuring the normal operation of Iraqi hospitals, where, in addition to the shortage of staff, there is a critical shortage of specialized medical equipment, which was also looted recently. This has resulted in a serious deterioration in the level of health care in most regions of the country when compared with the prewar period, which has brought additional suffering to the Iraqi people.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“As the Council is aware, responsibility for ensuring the safety of United Nations staff and of the personnel of other humanitarian organizations, as well as ensuring them unimpeded access to all persons in need, in accordance with the provisions of international humanitarian law and paragraph 8 of resolution 1472 (2003), lies with the coalition forces. In this regard, we hope that, in order to resolve this issue in the near term, additional necessary measures will be taken. Overall, the situation remains alarming with respect to supplying the central and southern provinces of Iraq with sufficient drinking water. This problem has become particularly important in the light of recent outbreaks of infectious disease.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We, too, are grateful to the Deputy Secretary- General, Ms. Frechette, and to the leadership of the various specialized agencies of the United Nations and of the International Committee of the Red Cross for the briefings they have provided on their operations in Iraq to provide emergency assistance to the Iraqi people. Like many others who have spoken, we are primarily concerned with the ongoing instability in many regions of Iraq, as a result of which there still cannot be a full resumption of the work of international humanitarian personnel in that country.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“As stated in resolution 1475 (2003), just adopted by the Security Council, we call upon the parties to continue the negotiating process to reach a peaceful settlement, using the Annan plan's basic parameters as a basis for dialogue. Taking into account the well-known concerns of both sides regarding individual elements of the plan, we believe that it will be possible to adjust it, which would help in reaching compromise solutions. On that basis, the Russian Federation supported Security Council resolution 1475 (2003), on Cyprus.”
2003-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4740 (2003) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian Federation has consistently favoured the achievement of a just settlement of the problem of Cyprus. We believe that that problem must be resolved through the establishment of a single bicommunal, bizonal federal State that ensures full political equality for both communities inhabiting the island, as provided for by the relevant Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 1250 (1999). We support the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Adviser on Cyprus within the framework of the good offices mission. The outcome of that mission was the "Annan plan", whose basic parameters are balanced in nature.”
2003-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4740 (2003) · source
“We believe it is necessary to stress once again that any foreign ties with Kosovo must be strictly in accordance with the principle of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. In general, we believe that it is important to strengthen constructive cooperation between the UNMIK leadership and Belgrade on the basis of the provisions in the Common Document of 5 November 2001. That, indeed, is the key to resolving many ongoing problems in implementing the provisions of resolution 1244 (1999).”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“The seven-point plan for northern Mitrovica proposed by Mr. Steiner, and the subsequent additions to it, are steps in the right direction. We believe that, in order to find a real solution to decentralization, UNMIK - and Mr. Steiner himself - must work actively with all communities in the province, primarily the Kosovo Serbs, as well as with Belgrade. We note the efforts by the Yugoslav authorities to find a constructive solution to this problem. The concept of decentralizing power, proposed by the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covie, is evidence of such efforts. We note Mr. Guehenno's explanations with regard to the opening of two border crossing points in the Kosovo sector of the Yugoslav-Albanian border.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“Every single incident of that nature deserves international condemnation and requires an appropriate response from the Security Council. The United Nations mission must continue to work actively to establish law and order and ensure respect for the law, as required by the provisions of resolution 1244 (1999). The attempts by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government in Kosovo to question the lawfulness of action by UNMIK in Kosovo as it seeks to combat crime and extremism is intolerable. The international community, acting through the Security Council, must halt any attacks on international personnel. The decentralization of the work of the institutions in the province could be one of the most important elements in the establishment of a truly equal, multi-ethnic society there.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“The main problem is deliberate opposition to UNMIK's efforts on the part of criminal elements consisting, basically, of former Kosovo Liberation Army fighters and other radical nationalistic groupings, some of which are represented in the main governing bodies of the province. Particularly serious attention must be given to incidents of ethnically motivated violence. The large- scale disturbances in Pec', which were provoked by supporters of the main Kosovar Albanian parties exploiting feelings of intolerance at the national level, are a confirmation of the fact that extremist elements in Kosovo want to destabilize the situation there. We cannot allow such actions to cast a pall over the already complicated settlement process in the province.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“The international community must continue to strive to ensure that account is taken of the legitimate interests and concerns of the various communities on the basis of agreed action by UNMIK, the Yugoslav authorities and the representatives of provincial and local institutions of authority in Kosovo. Firmer control is needed over the activities of the provincial institutions; UNMIK and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Steiner, personally should monitor them. We support efforts to improve law and order in Kosovo but we cannot fail to note the existence of serious problems facing UNMIK in this area.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“We fully agree with the Secretary-General that statements by Kosovo leaders that support a policy of tolerance, reconciliation and integration need to be followed with concrete action. Unfortunately, too often we see the opposite happening. One rather blatant example of action taken in disregard of the interest of the minority and contrary to the task of ensuring ethnic equality was the consideration in the provincial Assembly of the draft law on higher education. All references to the university in northern Mitrovica were deleted from the text owing to the position taken by the Albanian majority. We believe that in order to build a truly multi- ethnic society in Kosovo, the Albanian parties must show greater respect for the rights of other communities.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“This refers primarily to the pending problems of ensuring equal security for the entire population of the province, the establishment of conditions for the return of non-Albanian refugees and displaced persons, and the implementation of other very important aspects of the settlement on which the normalization of life in the region will depend. We expect a further increase in UNMIK's efforts to establish conditions essential for the return of national minorities to Kosovo. In that connection, we note the establishment of the Task Force on Returns, which has began its work. The international presence has a responsibility to ensure ethnic equality, but special responsibility lies with the leaders of the ethnic majority and those of the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“According to assessments by representatives of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the Council of Europe, the elections were held in accordance with international standards, without any particular violations - although, of course, it should be noted that the turnout among the Serb electorate was very low. In northern Mitrovica, the Serbs did not simply go to the polling stations. To a significant extend, this was a demonstration of the Serb population's unfavourable view of what is being done in Kosovo by the international presence.”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“Mr. Gatilov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): The Russian delegation thanks the Secretary- General for his report (S/2002/1126) on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). We would also like to thank the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Jean-Marie Guehenno for his presentation and for his detailed briefing on the outcome of the municipal elections that were held on 26 October in Kosovo. The assessments and analysis provide a good opportunity for a comprehensive consideration of the situation in and around the province so that we can determine future steps to fully implement Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).”
2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source
“There has been a constructive dialogue between Serbia and Montenegro, gradual movement towards a settlement in Macedonia, further normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia, and progress in other processes as well. We are convinced that all of that can and must become a powerful impetus for an overall settlement in Kosovo, in conformity with Council resolution 1244 (1999).”
2002-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4592 (2002) · source
“We believe generally that external relations of the provisional institutions of self-government of Kosovo must proceed in strict accordance with the provisional Constitutional Framework and must fully respect the principle of respect for the sovereignty and the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Preventive action in this regard and closer monitoring of the activities of the institutions of the province and its representatives by UNMIK and Mr. Steiner personally are needed. We believe this recent overall positive dynamic in the situation in the Balkans must be reinforced.”
2002-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4592 (2002) · source