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1. “Members of the Council have before them documents S/1996/66 and Addl, which contain the text of a letter dated 26 January 1996 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1996/70, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

   1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3626 (1996) · source

2. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Croatia in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Drobnjak (Croatia) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

   1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3626 (1996) · source

3. “In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1042 (1996). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.55 pm.”

   1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3625 (1996) · source

4. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, document S/ 1996/43, and Corr.l with respect to the English, French and Spanish versions only. Members of the Council also have before them document S/l996/60, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

   1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3625 (1996) · source

5. “There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 6.40 p.m.”

   1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3624 (1996) · source

6. “I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/ 1996/57. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1041 (1996). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

   1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3624 (1996) · source

7. “It is my understanding that the Council is now ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

   1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3624 (1996) · source

8. “Members of the Council also have before them document S/1996/57, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. The first speaker is the Member of the Collective Presidency of the Liberian National Transitional Government, His Excellency Alhaji G.V. Kromah, on whom I now call.”

   1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3624 (1996) · source

9. “In accordance with the decision taken at the 3,621st meeting, I welcome the distinguished Member of the Collective Presidency of the Liberian National Transitional Government and request the Chief of Protocol to escort His Excellency to his seat. Mr. Alhaji G.V. Kromah, Member of the Collective Presidency of the Liberian National Transitional Government, was escorted to a seat at the Security Council table. The President: The Security Council began its consideration of this item at the 3,6215t meeting, on 25 January 1996. The Council will now resume its consideration of the item. Members of the Council have before them the fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, documents S/ 1996/47 and Add.l.”

   1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3624 (1996) · source

10. “Further steps of a preventive nature may be necessary if leaders, both within and outside the country, do not participate in or support the efforts currently in train to achieve national reconciliation and lasting stability in Burundi. We fully support, therefore, the request made to the Secretary-General to consider, following consultations as appropriate with the Organization of African Unity and the Member States concerned, further preventive steps, and to develop contingency plans as appropriate. In our mind, no option is ruled out in principle. I resume my function as President of the Council. There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.35 p.m.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

11. “This resolution makes clear the Council's readiness to take measures against those who seek to determine Burundi's future by violence. The message to them is clear. States, particularly those bordering Burundi, can now help by preventing activity in their territory by extremist groups that seek to incite violence in Burundi. This is particularly true in the case of the so-called hate radio stations. The resolution also makes clear that the international community is intensifying its efforts to avert a further worsening of the situation in Burundi. In this context, we must not be unprepared for the possibility of a further worsening in the violence.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

12. “Since the tragic events of 1993, a climate of insecurity and fear has prevailed in Burundi, perpetuated by those who use undemocratic means to undermine the institutions of government. In adopting this resolution, the Council is sending a clear message that it condemns those responsible for the daily killings and other violence in Burundi. It is particularly abhorrent that violence is directed against those that are least able to protect themselves - the refugees and the displaced persons in Burundi - and at those who seek to ensure the continued delivery of humanitarian relief. Such actions must stop. We welcome the sending of a technical security mission to Burundi to examine ways of improving security arrangements so that humanitarian operations can continue.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

13. “The international community is in our view rightly focusing its efforts on facilitating such dialogue and on preventive action designed to avert a further worsening of the situation in Burundi. The Secretary-General, and through him Mr. Faguy, the Special Representative in Burundi, as well as former President Nyerere, who was appointed a facilitator by the Cairo Conference of Heads of State of the Great Lakes Region, have our strong support. We also welcome the role played by the Organization of African Unity and its observers in Burundi. It is right that those in the region should play an active part in addressing this problem. We pay particular tribute to those neighbouring Governments that have offered sanctuary to persons fleeing the violence.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

14. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the United Kingdom. The events in Burundi which have inspired this resolution are a matter of grave concern to the British Government. As this resolution makes clear, a lasting and durable solution to the situation in Burundi can be found only through a comprehensive political dialogue in support of the principles of the Convention of Government. We should like to reaffirm our support for the Government of Burundi in its efforts to sustain the principles of the Convention of Government, which sets the framework within which the parties in Burundi should work together to promote stability and the rule of law in that country.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

15. “I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/ 1996/56. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1040 (1996). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

16. “As I said at the outset, the Council is meeting today in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations, which, as the Permanent Representative of Burundi was generous enough to point out earlier on, included consultations with him. I think that at this stage the Council is fully conversant with the view on this matter expressed again today by the Permanent Representative of Burundi. In the light of that, it is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is do decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

17. “Let me conclude by saying that we are in a situation in which peace can easily give way to war, leading to thousands of deaths. By way of evidence for this, it is enough to note the bellicose inclinations that can be seen in the region. Every day there are killings. It is up to our international community, therefore, to impose this peace - by force if need be - upon those who violate it. The President: I thank the representative of Zaire for his kind words addressed to me.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

18. “5) Zaire is at the disposal of the Secretary-General so that we can explore more deeply with him what measures should be proposed, and I confirm here that my country will cooperate fully in the formulation of plans, if there are any plans to be formulated. Zaire is an important partner in the Great Lakes region, and we must say that in the quest for solutions to the crisis afflicting that region, Zaire is loath to be presented with any faits accomplis. As to paragraph 8 of the draft resolution, which envisages the adoption of measures under the United Nations Charter, Zaire wishes to state to the Council that, if in the light of the report awaited from the Secretary-General such measures are adopted pursuant to Chapter VII of the Charter, Zaire will respect them.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

19. “On the basis of this acknowledgement of failure, Zaire strongly supports the draft resolution before us, and we believe it constitutes a solution that, if it had been used before, would have made it possible to save thousands of the human lives that have been lost. In accordance with the draft resolution before us, which "Requests the Secretary-General, in consultation as appropriate with the Organization of African Unity and with Member States concerned, to consider what further steps of a preventive nature may be necessary in order to avoid the situation deteriorating further, and to develop contingency plans as appropriate", (S/I996/56, para.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

20. “That is why Zaire believes that the draft resolution before the Council today is an important step towards applying the much-vaunted concept of preventive diplomacy. Zaire endorses the appeal addressed to all political factions in Burundi to apply, implement and respect in good faith the Convention of Government of 10 September 1994, which is a programme that was freely devised and agreed to by the people of Burundi to help their country emerge from this persistent crisis. But the solutions proposed have all proved insufficient to bring the Burundi people the peace to which they aspire.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

21. “My delegation asked to participate in the Security Council's consideration of the draft resolution before it because we believe that the work the Council is doing is useful for defusing the tense situation prevailing in the Great Lakes region. We commend all members of the Council for the present initiative. We cannot fail to congratulate the Secretary-General on his perseverance and insight on this matter. The situation in Burundi calls for strong medicine from the international community. We cannot hide our heads in the sand: there is a problem. We must accept this, and seek solutions. The situation in Burundi is complex, to be sure, but that situation cannot be addressed separately from that prevailing in one of the neighbouring countries.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

22. “I thank the representative of Burundi for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Zaire. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement. Mr. Lukabu Khabouji N'Zaji (Zaire) (interpretation from French): As this is the first time my delegation has addressed the Council under your presidency, Sir, we wish to join other delegations in congratulating you on your work this month. We wish also to convey our thanks to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, for the way in which he guided the work of the Council in December 1995. Let me also congratulate the new members of the Council, all of which are friends of my country: Chile, Egypt, Guinea-Bissau, Poland and the Republic of Korea. We welcome them to the Council. We shall be counting on them.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

23. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them documents S/ 1995/ 1068 and 5/1996/36, which contain the texts of two letters, dated 29 December 1995 and 16 January 1996 respectively, from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1996/56, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/ 1996/40, which contains the text of a letter dated 18 January 1996 from the Permanent Representative of Burundi to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

24. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Burundi and Zaire in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Terence (Burundi) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Lukabu Khabouji N 'Zaji (Zaire) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source

25. “"The Security Council takes this opportunity to express its appreciation for the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General and his staff in this regard and commends UNIFIL'S troops and troop-contributing countries for their sacrifices and commitment to the cause of international peace and security under difficult circumstances." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/ 1996/5. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 3.55 p.m.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3622 (1996) · source

26. “"As the Security Council extends the mandate of UNIFIL for a further interim period on the basis of resolution 425 (1978), the Council again stresses the urgent need for the implementation of that resolution in all its aspects. It reiterates its full support for the Taif Agreement and for the continued efforts of the Lebanese Government to consolidate peace, national unity and security in the country, while successfully carrying out the reconstruction process. The Council commends the Lebanese Government for its successful effort to extend its authority in the south of the country in full coordination with UNIFIL. "The Security Council expresses its concern over the continuing violence in southern Lebanon, regrets the loss of civilian life, and urges all parties to exercise restraint.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3622 (1996) · source

27. “Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has noted with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of 22 January 1996 (S/1996/45) submitted in conformity with resolution 1006 (1995) of 28 July 1995. "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to the full sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries. In this context, the Council asserts that any State shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3622 (1996) · source

28. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by Show of hands. In favour: Botswana, Chile, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Indonesia, Italy, Poland, Republic of Korea, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1039 (1996).”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3622 (1996) · source

29. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, document S/1996/45. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1996/58, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/ 1996/34, which contains the text of a letter dated 17 January 1996 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”

    1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3622 (1996) · source

30. “And the conclusion was drawn by some in their interventions that the main responsibility therefore lay with the leaders of the parties and the factions in that country. This wider discussion today, at this first reading of the Secretary-General's report, will be very useful background for those of us who are members of the Council and who now have to proceed to further consideration of the Secretary-General's recommendations - namely, for the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) until the end of May, with provision for a progress report by the end of March. Those further consultations will take place imminently. May I just remind everybody in closing that there will also be a troop-contributors' consultation on UNOMIL tomorrow afternoon. The meeting rose at 2 pm.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

31. “I have in mind particularly that more or less all speakers emphasized that the peace process in Liberia is now at a critical juncture; secondly, that the efforts of everyone concerned will be required if recent setbacks are to be overcome; thirdly, that in this there is a complementarity between national, regional and wider international efforts; fourthly, that all speakers underlined the need for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) to have our continued support and highlighted - at least some speakers did - the question of resources and logistic support in that connection; and, finally, that many speakers made the point that the conflicts and ambitions which are at loggerheads in Liberia seem to be those among the elite, not among the people at large.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

32. “As I said, it is not, I think, for the presidency in this case to try and draw conclusions from this meeting, but I think it is fair to highlight some of the many elements which were raised in this wide-ranging discussion.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

33. “I would like just to say that I think that this occasion has proved a useful exchange in this formal, and therefore open and transparent, mode, and that our discussion this morning has been enriched by three features: first, by the presence of the Foreign Minister of Liberia himself, to whom we are grateful for having taken the trouble to come and to speak to us in this way; secondly, by the happy coincidence that this meeting came very shortly after the return from Liberia of Ambassador Albright and her briefing to us before she had even had a chance to debrief to her own Head of State; and, thirdly, of course, by the fact that we have had this discussion enriched by a wider airing of views by other Member States which are not at present on the Security Council itself.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

34. “I thank the representative of Cote d'Ivoire for the kind words she addressed to me. There are no further speakers. This is, in the nature of things, not a meeting for drawing formal conclusions or making decisions.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

35. “I thank the representative of the Czech Republic for the kind words he addressed to me. The final speaker is the representative of Cote d'Ivoire. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

36. “I thank the representative of Ethiopia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of the Czech Republic. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

37. “I thank the representative of Tunisia for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Ethiopia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

38. “I thank the representative of Nigeria for his welcome to me. The next speaker is the representative of Tunisia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

39. “I thank the representative for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

40. “I thank the representative of Guinea for her kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Togo. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

41. “I thank the representative of Ghana for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Guinea. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

42. “I thank the representative of the Gambia for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Ghana. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

43. “I thank the representative of Senegal for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Gambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

44. “But all in Liberia must understand that the continued commitment of the international community depends on the willingness of the factions to observe the cease-fire, disengage, disarm and demobilize; in other words, to make concrete progress towards peace. My delegation would also draw the Council's attention to the scale of arrears built up in UNOMIL, as well as in peace-keeping more generally. If peace-keeping operations are to fulfil their mandates they must receive the necessary funding in full and on time. With that, I resume my function as President of the Council. The next speaker is the representative of Senegal. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

45. “It is the responsibility of the Council of State to ensure that the terms of the Abuja Agreement are adhered to. There is a danger that the Tubmanburg and similar incidents, as well as ULIMO-J inter-factional fighting, will cause the Abuja Agreement to unravel country-wide. In this respect, we agree with previous speakers that disarmament and demobilization procedures are crucial. We hope that UNOMIL and ECOMOG can start this process as soon as possible. The onus is on the Council of State and the leaders of all the factions to ensure that all parties cooperate. My delegation recognizes that the Abuja timetable might well slip. In this context, we believe that an extension of UNOMIL's mandate to 31 May is necessary and agree with the Secretary-General's recommendations.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

46. “My delegation deeply regrets the loss of life among the forces of the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). We are outraged that peace-keeping forces should be subjected to attack and we join the Secretary-General in extending condolences to the countries and families of those concerned. We believe that ECOMOG is right not to deploy further until the factions can provide concrete guarantees for the safety of their personnel. The Secretary-General's report of human rights Violations in Liberia is also deeply worrying. The use of civilians as human shields is totally unacceptable. My delegation would be grateful for any information from the Secretariat on the situation of civilians trapped between ECOMOG and ULIMO-J forces outside Kle.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

47. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of the United Kingdom. My delegation joins others in thanking the Secretary- General for his report on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL). There are some positive aspects to the Secretary-General's report, particularly the Transitional Government's declaration on the right of refugees to return in safety; refugee return is an important step towards normalization. But on the whole, the report makes sombre reading, and its contents are made more Vivid for us by what we have heard this morning of Ambassador Albright's first-hand impressions. We share the Secretary-General' s concern about cease- fire violations, particularly the serious incident of fighting in Tubmanburg at the end of last month.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

48. “Jallow (Gambia), Mr. Lamptey (Ghana), Mrs. Camara (Guinea), Mr. Ayewah (Nigeria), Mr. Cisse (Senegal), Mr. Nhleko (Swaziland), Mr. Ta'ama (Togo) and Mr. Abdellah (Tunisia) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. The purpose of this meeting is to allow a first consideration of the fifteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia, which is before members in documents S/ 1996/47 and Addendum 1. The first speaker is the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Liberian National Transitional Government, Mr. Momolu S. V. Sirleaf, whom I welcome and on whom I now call.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

49. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of C6te d'Ivoire, the Czech Republic, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Togo and Tunisia in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Sirleaf (Liberia) took a seat at the Council table; Mrs. Kaba (Cote d 'Ivoire), Mr. Kovanda (Czech Republic), Mr. Etefia (Ethiopia), Mr.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3621 (1996) · source

50. “"The Security Council requests the Secretary-General to continue to keep it informed about developments in Somalia. The Council remains seized of the matter". This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1996/4. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.15 pm.”

    1996-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3620 (1996) · source