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Kaludjerovic

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2004-05-17
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2007-06-18
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  1. “The overall legacy of the International Tribunal will be the precedent that it has set for the enforcement of international humanitarian law and the contribution that it has made to the establishment of peace and stability in the former Yugoslavia through the prosecution of those responsible for the atrocities committed in the region." Finally, as this is the last Security Council meeting at which the Prosecutor of the ICTY will be submitting a report, I should like, on behalf of my Government, to thank Ms. Carla Del Ponte for her enormous contribution, her exceptional dedication and her tireless efforts aimed at the fulfilment of the Tribunal's mandate, as well as for the cooperation, understanding and support that have been given to Montenegro. I would also like to wish her every success in her future career.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  2. “I assure members that nothing will hinder us in our determination to foster, within our responsibilities, all aspects of our cooperation with the Tribunal and all the parties that contribute to its successful work. We agree with the concluding comment of the President of the International Tribunal that "the success of the International Tribunal is not exclusively measured by the judgments issued or the number of trials and appeals completed.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  3. “We strongly believe that impunity cannot serve justice and that all indictees must face the truth and be brought to justice for the charges raised against them. I would also like to emphasize that Montenegro has been continuously engaged in very intensive cooperation with the Tribunal and the Prosecutor's Office. That fact has been reiterated several times in recent years during the consideration of the Tribunal's reports in the Security Council. I would like to thank Ms. Carla Del Ponte for giving me the opportunity to hear that once again today in her introductory remarks. Yesterday's closing of the first chapter - if I may call it that - of the Djordjevic case also confirms that comprehensive cooperation with the Tribunal must go hand in hand with regional cooperation at all levels.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  4. “An important precondition for the fulfilment of the Tribunal's mandate occurred in my country yesterday, when Vlastimir Djordjevic, an indictee who had long been a fugitive, was arrested and extradited to the Tribunal by the Government of Montenegron. Our authorities handled the case in an expeditious and professional manner, fulfilling their internal, regional and international obligations, having previously cooperated fully with the Tribunal and with the competent Serbian authorities. This is a clear confirmation of the determination of the Government of Montenegro - primarily the Ministry of the Interior and the National Security Agency - to respect and carry out their international obligations.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  5. “My thanks go also to the newly elected President, Judge Dennis Byron, for his briefing. I wish him every success in carrying out his important duties. I also thank Mr. Jallow, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), for his briefing. Let me touch briefly on a part of the report that we have been discussing today, related to international cooperation in the context of an event that took place in my country this week. This is not the first time that the Tribunal has issued a detailed and comprehensive written report shortly before a very important event - which attests, above all, to the effective and dynamic work of the Tribunal.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  6. “Since this is the first time that I am addressing the Security Council on behalf of the youngest State Member of the United Nations, please allow me to reaffirm full Montenegrin commitment to respect of international law and the implementation of all our obligations in that regard. I would like to join previous speakers and thank Judge F austo Pocar, President of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and Ms. Carla Del Ponte, ICTY Chief Prosecutor, for their comprehensive report and briefings about the achievements of the Tribunal, particularly the most recent, as well as about the challenges that lie ahead. Given that it is vital that the Tribunal's mandate and completion strategy be carried through, we very much appreciate and support the efforts that they have made in that regard.”

    2007-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5697 (2007) · source

  7. “Situations in which the basic right to life is not established for non-majority ethnic communities are clearly not an environment conducive to society- building and inclusive discussions on major political issues. If long-term stability and durable political settlements are the ultimate aim of United Nations involvement in peacekeeping missions, then much more resolve and consistency are needed in addressing those issues, on the part not only of peacekeepers themselves, but also and primarily, of the Security Council that defines their mandates.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  8. “After the March violence in Kosovo and Metohija, more than 200 perpetrators were arrested, but, to the best of our knowledge, charges have been brought against very few - if any - of them. Even before those events, no perpetrators of ethnically motivated crimes - whether murder, arson or any other crime - committed since the establishment of UNMIK had been brought to justice. The consequence is the establishment of a culture of impunity surrounding violence against minorities that further exacerbates insecurity and reduces the possibility of the return of a quarter of a million refugees and internally displaced people who were forced to flee the province after the arrival of UNMIK. It is self-evident, therefore, that the focus on the protection of human and minority rights necessarily needs to be reinforced in peacekeeping operations.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  9. “In addition, the Brahimi report recommends a doctrinal shift in the direction of an increased focus on strengthening rule-of-law institutions and improving respect for human rights in post-conflict environments. That is evidence of the growing realization that the establishment of the rule of law is a key aspect of peacekeeping operations, since the experience of virtually all post-conflict societies has shown that sustainable peace cannot be built in the absence of the rule of law. We believe that that essential aspect of peacekeeping can determine the success or failure of peacekeeping missions, because it constitutes the key element of a strategy for the long-term settlement of conflicts. This is clearly a difficult task.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  10. “A small arms survey, entitled "Kosovo and the Gun", commissioned in 2003 by the United Nations Development Programme, found that the total holdings of guns by civilians in Kosovo can be estimated at between 330,000 and 460,000, almost all of them held illicitly. Obviously, it is hard to envisage that as a foundation upon which durable peace and a stable democratic society can easily be built. On a related issue, I would like to remind the Council that resolution 1318 (2000), on ensuring an effective role for the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security, underlined the need for respect for human rights and the rule of law.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  11. “After years of more or less regular attacks on non-majority ethnic communities, in March we witnessed a wave of organized, brutal, ethnically motivated violence during which - in less than 48 hours - many people were killed or injured, KFOR and UNMIK personnel were severely attacked, entire villages were burned and Christian religious and cultural sites - many of which belong to the world cultural heritage - were destroyed. The targets were members of non-majority ethnic communities, particularly Serbs. Insecurity is further exacerbated by the large quantity of small arms existing illegally in the province.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  12. “Allow me, therefore, to speak of some of the fundamental issues of peacekeeping that our experience has highlighted. By its very nature, peacekeeping is aimed at achieving security with a view to creating a solid basis for long-term stability. This is no trouble-free task. The precarious security conditions in which peacekeeping is generally conducted are particularly volatile in cases of internal conflict, where armed elements are often only partially under control and where there are many spoilers who would exploit perceived United Nations weaknesses to derail a peace process. However, there can be little doubt that without security there will be no stability and very little chance of building democratic institutions. Regrettably, security has not been achieved in Kosovo and Metohija.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  13. “The United Nations is ever-more-frequently launching peacekeeping operations of a far-reaching and multidimensional nature. Some of them are carried out alongside regional or multinational authorized forces. Many are working in close cooperation with regional organizations, thus offering helpful opportunities to meet the challenges of complex peacekeeping operations, given the experience of such organizations in certain areas and their ability to pursue a more local, sensitive approach. For five years my country has been host to such an operation - the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). Although officially a peacekeeping operation, UNMIK is in effect a complex mission engaged in post-conflict peace-building.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source

  14. “I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting and for providing the wider United Nations membership with an opportunity to contribute to the debate on the increasingly complex issue of United Nations peacekeeping. I should also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement. The presence at this morning's meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Pakistan underlines the importance of this discussion, as well as of Pakistan's own role in many peacekeeping operations throughout the world. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made earlier today the European Union. In the framework of the excellent guidelines offered by the presidency, I would like briefly, from our own national standpoint, to focus on what has worked and what has not worked in present-day United Nations peacekeeping.”

    2004-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4970Resumption1 (2004) · source