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1994-09-30

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1995-12-15

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1. “Croatia voluntarily accepted these commitments and, according to the letter and the spirit of the draft agreement on the normalization of relations, was obliged to fulfil them. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia fully implemented its commitments. It is open to the normalization of relations, including mutual recognition in the sense of the draft agreement, as soon as Croatia fulfils its obligations.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

2. “The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia considers that it is not entitled to more than the others - that is to say, that its rights and duties should be equal to those of the other Member States of the United Nations. We cannot agree to fulfil our duties and at the same time have no rights, or to have more duties than other Members. It is regrettable that Croatia has tacitly placed the burden and blame on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia for the fact that the draft accord on normalization of relations and mutual recognition between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Croatia was not reached in Paris yesterday. For the sake of truth, it should be noted that it was in fact Croatia that reneged on the draft agreement that it reached with our delegation in Dayton on the conditions for mutual recognition.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

3. “It is particularly unacceptable that additional conditions are now being set for the normalization of the status of Yugoslavia in the United Nations. The exclusion of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from the work of the General Assembly and of the Economic and Social Council has been directly linked to the crisis and war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. With the signing of the Peace Agreement and its implementation, it is only logical that Yugoslavia's rights should be fully restored. Any delay in that regard would weaken rather than strengthen the peace process as a whole, and may be wrongly understood by some as a signal to take advantage of an uneven-handed and discriminatory approach.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

4. “As a founding Member, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia requests the Security Council to allow it to resume its rightful place in the United Nations without delay, on the basis of continuity and in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and international law. The Security Council once again has succumbed to the pressures of some of its members. This negatively affects the credibility of this organ, whose task is the maintenance of international peace and security. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia can accept neither this nor the constant attempts to impose new conditions, contrary to the Agreement or any of its basic principles regarding the equality of all sides and an objective and impartial stance towards all of them.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

5. “We had rightfully expected that the Security Council would, after the Dayton Agreement, the London Conference and the signing in Paris, take such a decision on the full restoration of Yugoslavia's rights in the United Nations, without any problems. This would have been a normal continuation of the whole process, based on the landmark Dayton Agreement, which should create a favourable climate for the resolution of the problem as a whole. It is surprising that the decision to restore Yugoslavia's rights in the United Nations has not been taken, in view of the recognition that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has received for its peaceful policy and engagement in achieving the peace accord.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

6. “The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia expresses its dissatisfaction over the fact that the Security Council did not take a decision to restore Yugoslavia's status in the United Nations. That is even more surprising in view of the fact that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is expected to cooperate fully with the international organizations which play a specific role in the implementation of the peace agreement while the decision to suspend Yugoslavia from such cooperation is still kept in place. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia certainly cannot be responsible for unavoidable negative consequences. We consider that the new spirit of Dayton and Paris should not be burdened with the old approach to problems.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

7. “The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia believes that by pursuing a constructive policy geared to the establishment of peace in the whole territory of the former Yugoslavia it has earned the right to normalize its status in all international organizations, especially in the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and to normalize relations with the European Union. We do appreciate the efforts made in the Contact Group with relation to normalizing the status of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council, particularly those made by the Russian Federation and France, as well as by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Italy.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

8. “We rightfully expect that, in accordance with the Agreement, the Security Council will soon undertake measures totally to lift all sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Economic reconstruction and cooperation are of vital importance, and all parts of the former Yugoslavia should receive their equal share. Crippled by international sanctions and isolated from the international community, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is eagerly seeking to restore its rightful place in the family of nations.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

9. “Throughout the Whole process, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and President Milosevic in particular, steadfastly invested their efforts towards finding a peaceful solution. In so doing, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has repeatedly affirmed its peaceful and principled policy and commitment that all peoples in the region should be treated equally, which has been acknowledged by the international community. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia welcomes the appointment of Mr. Carl Bildt as the High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The balanced and serious approach that he has embraced during his involvement in the crisis in the former Yugoslavia up to now will serve him in good stead in the challenges that will confront him in the future.”

   1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

10. “After the signing of the Agreement, the peoples of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the international community as a whole are confronted with the difficult challenges of the implementation of peace and the normalization of life. For success to be achieved, it is imperative that the military and civilian components of the international presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina take an impartial and objective position towards all parties. During the negotiation process many difficult and painful compromises had to be made in order for peace to be achieved. One of the most sensitive issues is, without a doubt, the status of the Serbian population of Sarajevo. It is imperative that the Serbs of Sarajevo receive concrete and reliable guarantees that their freedom, security, equality and human rights will be fully and unconditionally respected.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

11. “The responsibility lies, not only with the Republic of Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation and other interested parties, but with the key international factors as well, particularly those assigned major tasks in the implementation. It was not an easy task to have this comprehensive Agreement signed. All sides were compelled to make concessions. Consequently, there were no winners or losers. The essential thing is that peace finally prevailed and that full implementation of the Agreement will contribute to the strengthening of stability, not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but further beyond, in the Balkans and Europe. For its part, Yugoslavia stands ready to honour and implement fully all the commitments it has undertaken under the Agreement.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

12. “Yesterday in Paris the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia signed the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, fully convinced that it establishes the equality of the constituent peoples of that country - Muslims, Serbs and Croats - and of its two entities, the Republic of Srpska and the Muslim-Croat Federation, thereby creating the conditions for a long-sought, lasting and stable peace. Following the signing of the Peace Agreement at Paris, which officially put an end to the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the successful conclusion of the London Conference, the basic task that now lies ahead is full implementation of the achieved Agreement.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

13. “Mr. Jovanovic: First of all, I should like to express my satisfaction at seeing you, Ambassador Lavrov, presiding over the Security Council. Knowing your high professionalism, diplomatic skill and integrity, I have no doubt that you will discharge your duties in an exemplary fashion. I should also like to extend my appreciation to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Oman, Ambassador Al-Khussaiby, for the objective and professional manner in which he presided over the Council during the month of November.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

14. “The restoration of the confidence of the population of the region is a key element of the implementation of the Basic Agreement. For that reason, it is important to restrain any attempt or action that may interfere with the provisions of the Basic Agreement and hinder the process of its implementation.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

15. “It is clear from the Agreement that the control of border crossings and the issuance of personal documents is under the jurisdiction of the Transitional Administration. The first regional elections must be free and fair and carried out at the regional, county and municipal levels, safeguarding the identity of the region. A council of municipalities with sufficient regional regulative power will have to be established, which would represent and protect the interests of the people of the region. It should be clear that the permanent presence in the region of the international community, as a guarantor of respect for the human rights of all residents, should be maintained even after the end of the transitional period.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

16. “It is imperative that the mandate, structure and organization of the Transitional Administration be in full accordance with the essence of the Basic Agreement and encompass the protection and full equality of all residents. The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia expects the Transitional Administration to take control of, and enhance, all existing public services and administration, because they enjoy the trust of the population. It is imperative that the proportionality of the ethnic structure of the region be maintained, both in the number of people employed in general and, especially, in the number in top-level management jobs. The principle of proportionality must be especially respected in the police and judicial system.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

17. “The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is of the opinion that by placing the Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem region under a Transitional Administration, the Security Council and its members have taken on a lasting responsibility for the security of the region and for respecting the human rights, basic freedoms and welfare of all its inhabitants. Conversely, the Transitional Administration and the multinational forces should be responsible to the Security Council. It is quite evident that all the residents of the region should have equal rights, including all refugees and displaced persons from Krajina.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

18. “The Agreement underlines the predominant role of the forces of peace and reason in the peace drive and is an effort to use political means and compromise to solve the extremely complex problems created after Croatia carried out a unilateral and forcible secession from the former Yugoslavia in mid-1991. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia believes that the Agreement represents a solid basis for the full honouring and effective and lasting protection of the rights of the region's Serb population by ensuring it peace, freedom and equality.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

19. “After Croatia's genocidal attacks on the United Nations Protected Areas (UNPAs), known as Sectors West, South and North, and the enormous suffering that led to the exodus of more than 200,000 Serbs from their ancestral homes, a Peace Agreement on the region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (Sirmium) finally provides hope that the problems can be resolved without military means and in a peaceful, negotiated manner. The Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem (Sirmium) is of prime importance for the peace, stability and normalization of the situation and relations in the previous Yugoslavia and in this part of Europe.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

20. “The Yugoslav Government also wishes to express its gratitude to all members of the Security Council for their efforts during the peace process which culminated in today's crucial decision. From the outset of the crisis and the conflicts in the previous Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has been consistently committed to the equality, freedom and dignity of all the peoples of the previous Yugoslavia. The fact that the secessionist Republic of Croatia decided to deny these rights to the Serb people led to their legitimate resistance against the new Croat regime.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

21. “In that regard, a huge responsibility rests with the international community, particularly as embodied in the Security Council and the Contact Group. The international community should treat all sides to the conflict equally. Equality is an essential element of the Peace Agreement and a basic precondition if the Agreement is to be sincerely and fully implemented by all the sides. The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia expresses its gratitude for the hospitality of the Government of the United States as well as for the huge efforts that it and other members of the Contact Group have invested, efforts without which this Peace Agreement could hardly have been reached.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

22. “By its active and consistent contribution to the process of negotiation and conclusion of the Agreement, as well as by the decisive acceptance of all previous peace proposals in connection with the Bosnian crisis, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has unequivocally demonstrated its commitment to peace and to overcoming the consequences of the four-year-old civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As was the case throughout the peace process, Yugoslavia will continue to be a reliable bulwark in the process of implementation of the Peace Agreement as well. We are confident that the Republic of Srpska will closely follow the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in its constructive approach to the Peace Agreement. We hope that other sides to the Agreement will do the same.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

23. “It is necessary immediately to end all other forms of war, which, throughout the crisis in the previous Yugoslavia, have been systematically waged against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Serb people as a whole. Media, economic, psychological and propaganda warfare against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Serb people represent an essential part of the war in Bosnia, and therefore with its ending they should also be eliminated. The cruel and comprehensive sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which have brought enormous suffering to the civilian population and economically crippled the entire region of south-eastern Europe, should immediately cease. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia expects that its rights in the United Nations and other international organizations will be quickly restored.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

24. “This most effectively contradicts all subsequent charges that Yugoslavia has had territorial pretensions against this former Yugoslav republic. I have no wish to respond to the attacks and threats against my country put forward by the Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina. They are in sharp contrast to the letter and spirit of the initialled Peace Agreement, and we hope that they do not announce a departure from the commitment to peace. By putting an end to the war and crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina, a major step has been taken towards overcoming the crisis in the former Yugoslavia as a whole. However, that step alone is not sufficient.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

25. “Even though by this Peace Agreement a victory over war has been achieved, nevertheless a war for the implementation of the Peace Agreement provisions must be won and mutual confidence must be restored, as well as true stability and cooperation in the region. It would have been best had the bloody civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina not been waged at all. It could have been avoided, had Ambassador Cutileiro's plan been accepted in time and had not one of the sides, encouraged from the outside, subsequently withdrawn its consent. The Yugoslav side, as is well known, had strongly supported the Cutileiro plan and solemnly expressed its readiness to recognize Bosnia and Herzegovina as an independent State after its completion.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

26. “Mr. Jovanovic: The Peace Agreement initialled yesterday finally puts an end to the tragic and bloody four-year-old civil war and creates conditions for turning the dangerous crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina into a period of peace, stability and cooperation. This Peace Agreement is not a perfect one, something that can, indeed, be said of a great majority of the peace agreements concluded throughout history. It is a result of necessary and reasonable - although at times painful and difficult - compromises. All parties to the civil war and the Bosnian crisis have come to realize that an imperfect peace is better than a protracted and uncertain war and that only in peace can just goals be best achieved.”

    1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source

27. “This might result in a serious deterioration of the situation in the United Nations protected areas, with unforeseeable consequences. For its part, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, despite the remaining sanctions, will strive to facilitate the UNPROFOR peace mission in the former Yugoslavia and will continue to make the utmost efforts in the attainment of a just and lasting political settlement. We are convinced, however, that an urgent and unconditional lifting of all sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is the most effective way of contributing to the teinstatement of peace in the region.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

28. “Various provisions of the draft resolution reflect exclusively, in a very one-sided manner, the position of the Croatian side and depart from the spirit and letter of the Vance Plan as the only internationally agreed document on the resolution of the crisis in the United Nations protected areas. They attempt, in operative paragraph 14, to impose certain political solutions which are in flagrant contravention of the Vance Plan, which provides for the political status of the protected areas to be resolved in negotiations between the parties in question only after all of the Plan's provisions have been implemented. In so doing, the draft resolution can lead down a dangerous path which could unravel the positive elements that have been achieved so far through the cease-fire and negotiations for the re-establishment of economic links.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

29. “The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is unfortunately obliged to express its profound regret that the draft resolution before the Security Council contains certain provisions that are outside the meritum of the question at hand and deal with issues that should be addressed in other Security Council resolutions regarding the situation in the former Yugoslavia, not in a technical resolution on the extension of UNPROFOR's mandate. We refer in particular to the third and fifth preambular paragraphs and to operative paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 13 and 14 of the draft resolution.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

30. “The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is convinced, however, that a lasting and just solution to the conflict and crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina can be reached only by. political means, taking into account the vital interests and full equality of all three peoples in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are convinced that a clear-cut, written agreement by the Contact Group that the Bosnian Serbs should have the equal right to establish confederal ties with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - just like those that the Croat-Muslim federation has been allowed to establish with Croatia- would open the door for the Bosnian Serbs possibly to agree to the Contact Group plan.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

31. “It not only would contribute directly to the rapid escalation, and even the spread, of the civil war, but would clearly instigate the departure of the majority of the UNPROFOR troop-contributing . nations, with incalculable effects. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has given its full support to the Contact Group's plan and has tried to convince the Bosnian Serb leadership to accept it. Yugoslavia is convinced that there cannot be any alternative to a peaceful solution and that the plan of the Contact Group offers a basis for resuming peace negotiations. In order to convince the Bosnian Serbs to accept the logic of peace, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has closed the border except to foodstuffs, medical supplies and clothing for humanitarian needs and has severed political and economic ties with the Bosnian Serbs.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

32. “For its part, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has continued to make efforts towards the normalization of relations with Croatia and in this context supports the work of liaison bureaus in Belgrade and Zagreb. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia fully supports the Secretary-General's assessment that, in the absence of an overall political settlement acceptable to all of the parties, UNPROFOR's current presence and activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain invaluable. UNPROFOR has indeed played a major role in supporting humanitarian activities, facilitating local cease-fires and disengagements, and fostering reconciliation and cooperation between communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Any decision that might be geared towards lifting the arms embargo against the Bosnian Muslims would have disastrous effects.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

33. “The Croats have not proved willing to negotiate on economic issues without simultaneously addressing political questions. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is convinced, however, that a three-phase policy is the only way to achieve peace. Building on the results of the cease-fire, negotiations should be speedily resumed on confidence-building measures and the re-establishment of economic relations and infrastructure, which would enable a modus vivendi in Krajina to be established and the Vance Plan to be realized. When this has been carried out in full, conditions could be attained for the negotiation of the final political settlement.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

34. “We fully agree with the Secretary-General's assessment that resort to a military option would have incalculable consequences and would be unlikely to lead to a durable peace, The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia particularly Shares the Secretary-General's view that not all efforts towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict have yet been exhausted. The recent agreement on the establishment of six working groups on economic issues and the resumption of negotiations on the opening of the Belgrade-Zagreb highway give ground for some hope. However, the Republic of Croatia has persistently attempted to politicize the current negotiating process and has, contrary to the Vance Plan, opened the question of a final political settlement.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

35. “In his latest report, the Secretary-General rightly draws attention to the fact that the Croatian population in areas bordering the protected areas, with the obvious support of the Croatian authorities, has blocked UNPROFOR and made its work impossible, in direct violation of the cease-fire agreement of 29 March 1994 and the provisions of the Vance Plan. In addition, we are witnessing constant threats by the highest Croatian officials to resort to the use of force as the most efficient means of resolving the problems of the protected areas and imposing Croatian rule on Krajina.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

36. “On the contrary, the presence of UNPROFOR is a precondition for facilitating a political solution. The difficulties in implementing the mandate of UNPROFOR and the Vance Plan should not serve as a pretext for questioning its validity. The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia considers that the conditions for terminating the UNPROFOR peace operation have not yet been created and that the UNPROFOR presence in the protected areas is necessary until an overall political solution is reached. As stated in the Secretary-General's reports on UNPROFOR, the Croatian Government has repeatedly - throughout the implementation of UNPROFOR's mandate - violated Security Council resolutions, provisions of the Vance Plan and other relevant documents of the United Nations regarding the protected areas.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

37. “UNPROFOR's presence in the protected areas has been of vital importance for the protection of the Serbian civilian population of Krajina, pending the negotiated settlement among the parties to the conflict which was indeed the main goal of the Plan. It has been precisely UNPROFOR that has ensured the consistent implementation of the Vance Plan, enabled the fragile peace to be maintained and prevented further confrontation of the parties to the conflict. The question of extending UNPROFOR's mandate should be viewed apart from the search for a political solution to the crisis. The extension of UNPROFOR's mandate and the protection of the Serbian population cannot be used by one side as an instrument for exerting political pressure in the negotiating process.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

38. “Ever since the outbreak of the crisis and hostilities in the former Yugoslavia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has advocated a political and peaceful solution to the crisis on the basis of full respect for the equality of all the peoples of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and their legitimate interests. Within that framework, Yugoslavia supported the direct involvement of the United Nations in the political process and the presence of peace-keeping troops in the United Nations protected areas and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia supports the Vance Plan and is interested in having it fully respected and implemented by all.”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source

39. “Mr. Jovanovic: The Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia shares the view of the Secretary-General contained in his report in document S/1994/1067 of 17 September 1994 that the mandate of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) should be renewed. for a further period of six months. In that context, the clear position of the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was reaffirmed in the letter by His Excellency Mr. Radoje Kontic, Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, addressed to the Secretary-General on 9 September 1994 (S/1994/1045).”

    1994-09-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3434 (1994) · source