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1993-04-20
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1994-12-16
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  1. “The consultations with troop-contributors should be structured, should be focused on areas of particular concern and should take place on a regular basis, as well as when extensions and/or modifications of existing mandates are being considered. Whenever possible, the Security Council should also consult with potential troop-contributors before taking a decision to launch a new peace-keeping operation.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  2. “The French paper states that we must strike the right balance between the requirements of publicity and those of efficiency. The Nordic countries agree with that. I wish merely to add that openness and efficiency are not necessarily poles apart. Finally, I want to underline that the Nordic countries see the French proposals as supplementary to, and not as substitutes for, the arrangements for consultations between troop-contributing countries, members of the Security Council and the Secretariat, in accordance with the modalities set out in the presidential statement of 4 November 1994. The representative of France has just confirmed this understanding. An enhanced dialogue on peace-keeping operations would, in our view, improve the efficiency of the operations.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  3. “We are somewhat concerned, however, that in the formal setting of the Security Council such orientation debates could turn out to be rather formal affairs. It is important, therefore, that there should be a genuine dialogue, and not just the reading of prepared statements. If implemented in this manner, the French proposal could provide us with a useful tool. The Nordic countries also look forward to the possibility of the Council's holding public meetings for exchanges of views between Council members on matters that lend themselves to this approach. When discussing the proposals under consideration we must, of course, recognize the need to ensure that the work load of the Security Council - and, for that matter, of the non-members - is not increased unnecessarily.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  4. “The Nordic countries would like to express their preference for meetings of the first type - the orientation debates. It is suggested in the aide-memoire that the Council, in taking up a new question or beginning its consideration of an important matter, should call on non-members, at their request, for the purpose of hearing their views on the subject and discussing with them possible courses of action. The Nordic countries would welcome such orientation debates. However, we are of the view that they should take place not just at the beginning of the Council's consideration of an item. Debates in which non-members participated could also serve a useful purpose at later stages in the Council's deliberations.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  5. “We wish to stress that it is up to the non-members to take full advantage of this new opportunity of getting access to information on the informal consultations by encouraging an enhanced dialogue through active participation in the briefings. With regard to the question of holding more public meetings of the Security Council, the Nordic countries concur with the view that not much would be achieved by simply having more meetings of the kind we know today. The public meetings need to be organized in a different manner. In the French aide-memoire two new types of meetings are proposed: orientation debates, open to all States Members of the United Nations; and public exchanges of views between members of the Security Council.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  6. “As pointed out in the French aide- memoire, greater transparency in the work of the Security Council can be achieved in two ways: either by giving non-members of the Council greater access to information concerning the informal consultations undertaken within the Council or by more frequent public meetings of the Council. The Nordic countries consider that both approaches should be followed. With regard to information on _ informal consultations, we appreciate the steps already taken. We welcome the newly established practice whereby the President of the Council regularly holds information meetings for non-members. We realize that these meetings must have their limits, but we think that they could be further developed.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  7. “I have the honour to speak on behalf of the Nordic countries: Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The Nordic countries welcome the proposals presented by France concerning the working methods of the Security Council, which appear in document S/1994/1279 of 11 November 1994. We also welcome the initiative to make the French proposals the object of a Security Council meeting in which non-members of the Council too have been given an opportunity to express their views. The French proposals and the convening of this meeting are evidence of a growing awareness of the need to achieve greater transparency in the work of the Security Council.”

    1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source

  8. “At the same time, we direct a strong appeal to the parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to give a positive response to what has been called for by the North Atlantic Council. In that case, much will have been achieved. Denmark is prepared to continue and intensify its efforts, especially within the framework of the European Union, to reach an end to this tragic and appalling chapter in European history. In this context, we also stand solidly behind the efforts of the United Nations and the Secretary-General.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source

  9. “Unfortunately, the political will to seek such a negotiated settlement has been lacking among the parties directly concerned. The European Union action plan remains on the table as a basis for negotiations. Progress has been made on the basis of this plan, but sufficient flexibility and willingness to compromise is still needed. We wholeheartedly support the untiring efforts of the Co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former1 Yugoslavia to reach a peaceful settlement. We urge them to continue and reinforce their efforts. Denmark participated in and fully endorses the decision by the North Atlantic Council on 9 February. We see this decision as a very important step towards an urgent peaceful solution in order to bring the conflict to an end.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source

  10. “The tragic situation in the former Yugoslavia is one of our greatest concerns and an extremely demanding challenge to all of us. The latest events in Sarajevo have caused revulsion everywhere and have led to a series of important meetings: in the European Union, the North Atlantic Council and now in the Security Council. We welcome this. The international community has already, for more than two years, done its utmost to deal with the crises in the former Yugoslavia. From the outset Denmark has offered a substantial and increasing contribution to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and to the humanitarian aid efforts. We have steadily maintained that the only acceptable outcome is a negotiated settlement. A lasting peace can be reached only by negotiations, and cannot be imposed by force from the outside.”

    1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source

  11. “The message to the Serbs is clear, just as their choice is clear: they can either cooperate or be subject to further, tough sanctions leading to the total international isolation of Serbia and Montenegro for years to come. Denmark and the European Community hope and expect that President Milosevic will realize that this is too high a price to pay for continued aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina. And we strongly urge the leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Mr.. Radovan Karadzic, to sign the Vance-Owen plan now. This will be the only way to the restoration of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The only way back to integration into the international community for Serbia and Montenegro and for the gradual lifting of sanctions is acceptance of the peace plan as a whole and full and effective cooperation on implementation of all of its elements.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  12. “Soldiers, voluntary drivers, monitors, aid workers, doctors and nurses are doing a tremendous job under very difficult circumstances. We have done this in the cause of. peace. And we shall continue to press all sides to commit themsleves to peace. We are discouraged by the renewed fighting between Muslims and Croats in central Bosnia. We utterly condemn the Serb offensive in eastern Bosnia and the Serbs' rejection of the peace plan. If the Serb position is unchanged on 26 April, the Serbs will immediately feel the full weight of the strengthened international sanctions. The European Community has already made preparations for these to be applied as intensely as possible, and for as long as it takes for the decision-makers in Serbia and the Bosnian Serbs to come to their senses.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  13. “Too many lives have been lost already. The Twelve have repeatedly stated that a negotiated settlement is the only solution. And the Vance-Owen plan remains the only basis for this. It is the result of months of untiring efforts and tough negotiations by the two co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the joint European Community-United Nations International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia. I should like to pay a tribute to Mr. Vance and Lord Owen for the ekill, the commitment and the sheer hard work they have brought to bear on their formidable task. Denmark firmly believes that the time for full commitment to the Vance- Owen plan is now. We and other European Community member States have committed troops and millions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to the war~ridden population in Bosnia.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  14. “If the Bosnian Serbs and the Serbs in Belgrade, where the ultimate decisions are made, do not reverse their behaviour, they will have brought upon themselves the strong measures in Security Council resolution 820 (1993). Denmark, along with the other States members of the European Community, has given full and uneguivocal support to the Varce~Owen plan. We believe that it represents a fair, balanced and viable settlement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, that it takes into account the legitimate interests of the three communities in the Republic, and that it is the only alternative to a continuation of a war in which there can only be losers. The lifting of the arms embargo, more weapons, escalation of violence, and more killing are not the answer - are not compatible with the cessation of hostilities envisaged in the Vance-Owen plan.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  15. “We therefore welcome the fact that the Security Council on 17 April adopted resolution 820 (1993) imposing strong additional measures on Serbia and Montenegro if the Serbs do not sign the peace plan and stop their military aggression by 26 April. The European Community would rather have seen this resolution adopted immediately after President Izetbegovic signed the peace plan. But we understand why the resolution was delayed, although we regret it. We deplore the use made by the Serb side of the delay. Instead of working towards acceptance of the vance-Owen plan and a peaceful solution, the Serbs have moved farther away from it. Instead of stopping their aggression, they moved towards Srebrenica, causing terrible suffering there.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  16. “Mr, HAAKONSEN (Denmark): Denmark appreciates this opportunity to participate in the Security Council's debate on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The policy of my country on this question is the policy of the European Community, of which Denmark currently hold the presidency. The Twelve have consistently worked for a peaceful, political and comprehensive solution to the present conflict. Four weeks ago, when the European Community and its member States warmly commended the decision of the Bosnian Government to sign the Vance-Owen peace pian, we said we would seek further measures against the Serbs if they refused to accept the plan.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source