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Goktiirk

lines on the record: 11
first: 2000-03-22
most recent: 2001-03-07
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“The Deputy Under-Secretary of the Turkish Foreign Ministry will be on his way early tomorrow morning to Skopje to have a first-hand view of the situation evolving there and have extensive discussions with the Macedonian authorities. We stand by Macedonia in its hour of distress. We stand resolutely against all acts of terrorism. We likewise condemn the escalation of acts of violence perpetrated by extremist elements on the northern border of Macedonia. We have full respect for the territorial integrity and the internationally recognized borders of the Republic of Macedonia. We also support the measures being taken by the Government of Macedonia and by the international community, aimed at arresting and remedying the situation.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4289 (2001) · source
“I shall be brief at this late hour. It is a pleasure for us to see here the Foreign Minister of Macedonia, a country that is a close friend of Turkey. We have already aligned ourselves with the statement delivered by the Ambassador of Sweden. As a neighbouring country and a close historical friend of Macedonia, I took the liberty of taking the floor in order to make a few additional comments. Yesterday the Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a statement deploring the recent violence in the Kosovo section of Macedonia's northern border. Today the Turkish President called his counterpart, President Trajkovski, to express his sympathy for the loss of life and to reassure his counterpart of Turkey's resolve to support Macedonia's security and territorial integrity.”
2001-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4289 (2001) · source
“It is worth mentioning here the valuable work done so far by the Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization. Practical ideas to alleviate the burden shouldered by third States - ranging from according commercial exemptions and concessions and asking the views of the affected States to giving priority to contractors of third States for the humanitarian investments in the target States - have been formulated over the years. These are also at the disposal of the Security Council as it embarks on improving the sanctions system of our Organization.”
2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source
“The second aspect concerns international cooperation on implementing sanctions. When the Security Council uses its power, it does so on the premise that its decisions will invoke collective obligations and burden-sharing on the part of the full United Nations membership. Therefore, the collateral effects of sanctions on third States, and especially the uneven burden they place on the countries neighbouring the target State, are an issue that must be addressed resolutely. Turkey, for one, suffers immense economic and social losses resulting from its adherence to the sanctions regime directed towards one of its neighbours. Turkey's consequent application under Article 50 of the Charter remains before the relevant sanctions Committee of the Council.”
2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source
“Yet we cannot equally say that they have commensurately become more effective. The effectiveness of sanctions, in our understanding, has two crucial aspects. The first aspect is whether sanctions applied to a specific regime or area serve their intended purpose. This, in turn, raises the question of whether the sanctions are properly targeted, on the one hand, and whether there is compliance by all, on the other. In his millennium report, the Secretary-General draws attention to the deficiencies in this respect. As the Security Council has become increasingly capable of acting under the collective security provisions of the Charter, this is the right juncture to devise ways to render sanctions more focused, sparing populations and their future generations from further devastation.”
2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source
“I shall indeed be brief at this late hour. This open debate on general issues relating to sanctions is indeed appropriate and timely. We commend Canada, a country known for its earnest efforts to strengthen international cooperation, for having taken this initiative. It is in fact the duty, as well as the right, of the Security Council to take stock of the sanctions it has initiated on behalf of the entire United Nations membership and to see if they are on their intended course. Turkey regards sanctions as a fundamental component of the collective actions taken by the international community to restore peace and stability, as provided for under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, and plays an important part in their implementation. Sanctions regimes have taken an even more prominent role in the course of the past decade.”
2000-04-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4128 (2000) · source
“Our contributions to the wider area, within the context of the Stability Pact, are also substantial. Effective State institutions and a self-sustaining economy will enable Bosnia and Herzegovina to benefit more efficiently from the resources made available to it.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“If carried into effect, this approach will surely facilitate State-building efforts. We all admit that building a common future on the agony and ashes resulting from a brutal war is no easy undertaking. Against that backdrop, cooperation by all States with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia becomes essential not only for serving justice, but also for helping usher in a new era in which the sides will no longer feel the urge to demonize each other. Ms. Carla del Ponte, the Prosecutor of the Tribunal, was once again assured of Turkey's cooperation during her recent visit to Ankara. My country rushed to help Bosnia and Herzegovina in every possible way throughout its years of tragedy. We are now a prominent supporter of its State-building and reconstruction efforts.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Among these tasks, the safe return of refugees and displaced persons remains an urgent priority. The electoral law, drafted by international and local experts, needs to be considered and adopted by the State Parliament without further procrastination, and the effective functioning of the common institutions is a prerequisite for their popular acceptance as credible seats of authority and for the success of the economic and social recovery programme. The Government which emerged from the recent elections in Croatia has taken a step in the right direction by declaring that the Bosnian Croats should no longer look to Zagreb for help but to Sarajevo. This is a welcome development for Bosnia and Herzegovina, as that declaration is a recognition of the fact that the peoples of that country have a common destiny.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“Those who persistently attempt to thwart this process must comprehend that they are in fact undermining their own security and future. Implementation of the Dayton/Paris Accords remains our constant objective. Bosnia and Herzegovina should be preserved as a multi-ethnic, multicultural, independent and sovereign State within internationally recognized borders. High Representative Wolfgang Petritsch enjoys my Government's full support in his task. Equally, we stand by the Secretary-General's Special Representative and Coordinator Jacques Paul Klein, whose forthright approach to the realities of Bosnia and Herzegovina is commendable. But nothing can be effectively achieved or endure solely on the basis of the perseverance of the international community; the real actors in Bosnia and Herzegovina must take charge of the tasks at hand.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source
“It gives my delegation particular satisfaction to see at the helm of the Security Council the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh, a country with which Turkey maintains the closest of friendly bonds. We thank Assistant Secretary-General Annabi for the briefing he has given and welcome in particular the progress so far achieved in restructuring the police force and the steps taken to improve judicial practice and procedure. The report of the Secretary-General, just summarized, also provides us with a clearer picture of where the players in Bosnia and Herzegovina currently stand. Especially revealing in this respect is the way the efforts of the United Nations mission to restructure the police force as a truly multi-ethnic one are treated in certain parts of the country.”
2000-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4117 (2000) · source