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Ghafoorzai

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1992-11-16

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2019-05-23

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1. “Let us examine the rationale of such a claim. Security Council resolution 713 (1991) provides ample, sufficient and conclusive proof that the Council has not imposed an embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina. In fact, resolution 713 (1991) dealt with the conflict between two parties, Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro, at a time when Bosnia and Herzegovina was not even an issue. Indeed, in no legal or technical sense does Security Council resolution 713 (1991) pertain to Bosnia and Herzegovina, for the resolution was adopted in September 1991, while the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina arose in April of 1992.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

2. “That is why we consider it our moral duty to stand firm for the principles for which the Organization has fought for decades. Certainly, the United Nations, through the Council, has made commendable contributions to the maintenance of international peace and security and has indeed prevented thousands of innocent people from perishing in hotbeds of tension around the globe. In the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, however, the Organization has been the source of some disappointment for all those who believe in international justice and those who have placer their hope and trust in the Organization. This may be particularly true for those who question the validity and justifiability of the arms embargo against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which seriously hamper their just and inherent right to self-defence.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

3. “We know how it feels when a foreign aggressor, equipped with modern weapons of death and destruction, invades one's territory and subjects an innocent nation to untold sufferings and inhuman atrocities. Our opposition to the aggression against national sovereignty, territorial integrity, fundamental human rights and the national unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is not only on the basis of Islamic solidarity. To the Islamic State of Afghanistan it is a matter of principle to stand in defence of the oppressed against the oppressor and aggressor. It matters not whether the oppressed is a Muslim or non-Muslim nation. The situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a clear case of conflict hetween justice and injustice, between right and wrong, and between respect for and disregard of fundamental human rights.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

4. “As indicated in the first report, the Muslim population are the principal victims and are virtually threatened with extermination." (8/24766, para. 5) While my delegation welcomes the heroic and exhausting work of the United Nations Protection Force, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and the aforementioned individuals, we strongly believe that more and immediate action must ke taken before it is too late for the people of Bosnia. Afghanistan, having itself experienced a terrible war of aggression not too long ago, shares and understands the pain, frustration and suffering of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

5. “Ogata, it is obvious that a clear line divides the oppressor from the oppressed. Bosnia has lost three quarters of its territory to the Serbian aggression, and its population is being systematically "cleansed" on the basis of their ethnicity. As is evident from Mr. Mazowiecki's report contained in document $/24766, widespread human rights violations are taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina concurrently with the negotiations and commitments taking place in Geneva. The report specifies: "As a result of those violations, a great number of people are suffering and have lost their lives. Thousands more find their lives threatened and their human dignity violated. Unless immediate action is taken, many of them will not survive the coming winter.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

6. “Mr, GHAFOORZAI (Afghanistan): At the outset, Sir, may I congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November. We wish you a successful presidency, especially when a very important matter, namely the grave situation in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, {s under consideration. We also commend the outstanding leadership the Permanent Representative of France provided the Council during the month of October. Having listened carefully to the presentations of the Co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Mr. Cyrus Vance and Lord David Owen, as well as the insightful remarks of the Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, Mr. Mazowiecki, and the information provided by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs.”

   1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source