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2001-03-16
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  1. “It is important that all involved in the region distance themselves from these elements. The Government of Macedonia has our full support in its efforts to restore tranquillity on its territory. Equally, all must contribute to the effectiveness of the measures undertaken jointly by the Kosovo Force and UNMIK along Macedonia's northern border. The territorial integrity and the sanctity of the internationally recognized borders of the Republic of Macedonia and other countries in the region are the common concern of the international community. The spiral of turmoil can be endemic, but countering it requires a much wider scope.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  2. “This will also define the contours of the perspective from which the larger segments of the society view each other. We remain concerned by the recurring violence in south-east Serbia. The recent agreement between the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the representatives of the ethnic Albanian community in southern Serbia to enact a ceasefire is therefore a welcome development. The success of this agreement, as well as of the agreement reached between the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the phased and conditioned reduction of the ground safety zone, requires the cooperation of all concerned. The recent eruption of violence in the northern part of Macedonia must be taken with the seriousness it deserves. The terror of the extremist elements can in no way be condoned.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  3. “This is in fact a prerogative of the Turkish community emanating from its acquired rights and status. These were confirmed and given operative expression last September, in the letter of Mr. Kouchner, the former Special Representative, addressed to the Turkish community. In his letter, Mr. Kouchner provides assurances, inter alia, that "UNMIK shall fully and fairly involve members of the Turkish community, as well as members of all other communities, in the preparation of future arrangements for the establishment of provisional institutions in Kosovo for the interim period." The chances of the Kosovo experiment becoming a truly inclusive one leading to multi-ethnic harmony depend to a large extent on the latitude the smaller communities will enjoy in their daily dealings and in determining their future.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  4. “The Secretary-General, in paragraph 22 of his report, in document S/2001/2l8, rightly states that "the overarching aim of the Working Group will be to ensure the participation of all Kosovo communities in the final definition of the legal framework", and goes on to say that "UNMIK is attempting to develop the broadest possible support for the legal framework before my Special Representative takes the final decision to move forward with Kosovo-wide elections." Once this legal framework is established, the entire people of Kosovo will be asked to follow its trajectory. Therefore, now is the time for all communities in Kosovo be given the direct and full right to participate in the Working Group. We hence fully support the legitimate expectation of the Turkish community to be represented in this Group.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  5. “And to do that, we should build on our successes achieved by the work of UNMIK in the course of its now 18 months oflife. Ethnic harmony remains the overriding objective of our project. Provincial-level structures are now being articulated. A Working Group set up by the Special Representative has begun in earnest the drafting exercise of the legal framework for substantial autonomy.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  6. “We are, on the one hand, presented with a political outlook utterly fragmented on ethnic and agenda matters, the immediate result being the precarious security situation in and around Kosovo. On the other, we see a gradual movement towards normalcy thanks to the efforts of the international community through the pillars of civil administration, institution-building and economic reconstruction. Kosovo is part and parcel of the Balkan reality. History has proved time and again that, in the context of the Balkans, exaggerated expectations take the fast lane. What we have been witnessing lately is, in a way, only a repetition of the obvious. One of the responsibilities of the international community is therefore to curb precisely that.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source

  7. “Like previous speakers, I would like to begin by welcoming the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Hans Haekkerup. We thank him for his eloquent presentation. He has been in his present capacity for only two months, but he has shown remarkable dexterity in leading the Mission's operations. Turkey firmly supports the Special Representative in his efforts to ensure the effective implementation of Security Council resolution 1244 (1999). Turkey's substantial contributions to the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) will continue. The latest report of the Secretary-General on UNMIK indeed draws a tantalizing picture.”

    2001-03-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4296 (2001) · source