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Kharrazi

lines on the record: 167
first: 1992-07-16
most recent: 2001-11-13
sittings or episodes: 17
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“Let me begin by expressing my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to pay tribute to the representative of Guinea-Bissau for the manner in which he guided the Council during last month. We welcome the initiative of the Security Council to consider the situation in Afghanistan, in accordance with the Almaty declaration. The problem of Afghanistan, the untold suffering and misery of its people, and the instability it has caused in the region have received only scant international attention in the past five years. The international community, and particularly those with a greater degree of influence, have long been aloof to the violence, bloodshed and collapse of the collective-security doctrine in Afghanistan.”
1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source
“This by itself would give Afghans an incentive to set aside their arms and resolve their differences peacefully. The United Nations can help propel the peaceful settlement process also through, inter alia, utilizing the experiences of others, including those of neighbouring countries. There is no need to emphasize the fact that no plan should be imposed upon the people of Afghanistan, who have been sensitive throughout their history to foreign interference. Finally, we hope that with the sincere support of the whole international community the Afghans can soon arrive at an immediate and durable cease-fire and an acceptable transitional government. For its part, the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to play its role in the process of bringing peace and normalcy to Afghanistan.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“We are of the View that close coordination and cooperation among the United Nations, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and neighbouring countries can best serve the peace process in Afghanistan. We once again reiterate the importance of safeguarding the territorial integrity, sovereignty and national unity of Afghanistan. The international community should be called upon to be more attentive to the needs of the Afghan people. The United Nations can play an important role in this regard. The humanitarian needs are so enormous and the magnitude of the destruction is so high that more concerted action is required. In this context, an area to which not enough attention has been paid is the international contribution to the reconstruction process in those areas of Afghanistan where there is no fighting.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“We firmly believe that the people of Afghanistan have every right to fully determine their own destiny and that they are capable of doing so. While respecting and supporting the right of Afghans to choose their own future, our policy has been focused on maintaining contact with the Government and with all Afghan groups and using every opportunity to promote peace. As in the past, the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue to cooperate with its neighbours to achieve peace and stability in Afghanistan. We also continue to support the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan, headed by Ambassador Mahmoud Mestiri. Moreover, the role of the Organization of the Islamic Conference in this regard should also be commended.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“To deal with these unfortunate conditions, an enduring commitment on the part of the international community to provide both humanitarian assistance and financial support is of the utmost necessity. In the political field, we have also spared no effort to help various Afghan parties to set aside their differences for the sake of all Afghans, and for the sake of peace and stability in the region. We have repeatedly urged them to agree on a durable cease-fire and to seek a negotiated peaceful solution acceptable to all. The people of Afghanistan are very tired of the fratricidal war and the bloodshed. Therefore, there is no justification whatsoever for rejecting a cease-fire and insisting on continuing the armed hostilities.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Building hospitals and medical centres to treat patients free of charge, offering educational programmes for Afghan students, training Afghan medical groups, implementing a continuous plan of child vaccination, providing necessary facilities for orphanages and providing food and non-food assistance are but some of our ongoing activities aimed at alleviating the suffering and hardships of Afghan people. But the situation is worse, and more difficult, than one can imagine. Very basic rights of the Afghan people have been endangered during the years of conflict, and in some areas of the country the incidence of disease and malnutrition has already reached alarming proportions.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Having witnessed up close the suffering of a neighbouring country over a long period of time, we cannot be indifferent to the fate of the Muslim people of Afghanistan, and we have therefore taken various measures to alleviate the suffering of the people of that country. We have hosted more than 2.5 million Afghan refugees, whom we have protected with a very high standard of treatment, despite the fact that international assistance provided to cover the expenses has not been proportionate to the size and magnitude of the problem. We hope that all Afghan refugees can return to their homeland voluntarily as soon as possible. Needless to say, international cooperation and assistance to facilitate this process are vital. Furthermore, my country has done its best through various means to help the Afghan people.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“7) The Afghan parties, who were once united in their struggle against foreign occupation, have not been able, unfortunately, to preserve their unity and work towards the reconstruction of their country after so many years of destruction. The Afghan parties should stop fighting and agree on a peaceful settlement so that the Afghan people can work towards peace and development. Having a long border with Afghanistan and sharing linguistic and religious commonalities with the people of Afghanistan, the Islamic Republic of Iran has been gravely concerned about the situation in that country.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Heavy fighting continues to inflict suffering on innocent civilians, particularly on the civilian population of Kabul, despite repeated calls by the international community, including the Security Council, for the cessation of hostilities and an end to the bombardment and shelling of populated areas. As the Secretary-General states in his latest report: "the situation in Kabul continues to be critical, especially as regards the supply and availability of food and fuel. Recent surveys show that large sections of the population that were not previously considered vulnerable now have extreme difficulties in meeting their basic needs." (A/50/908, para.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“We hope that today's meeting can help create an atmosphere conducive to a greater involvement of the international community in Afghanistan in terms both of finding a peaceful solution to the conflict and of responding to the humanitarian needs of the Afghan people, who have been suffering for the past 17 years and are in dire need of peace, stability and development. Today, the situation in Afghanistan is a matter of concern and a source of anguish. The country has been going through a very destructive and merciless war, resulting in a great number of deaths and injuries among innocent civilians, the displacement of thousands of people and the widespread destruction of property.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that under your able leadership the Council will deal with its agenda items effectively and efficiently during the current month. I would also like to pay tribute to Ambassador Legwaila of Botswana for the excellent manner in which he guided the work of the Council last month. Over a long period of time, the question of Afghanistan has been on the agenda of many meetings of the United Nations, and many resolutions have been adopted. However, the conflict in Afghanistan and the suffering of the Afghan people continue.”
1996-04-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3650 (1996) · source
“We believe that the United Nations should have the final say in the operation, and that any arrangement in this regard should have the clear endorsement of the Security Council. Furthermore, the international force should embrace all those who are willing to offer troops to it.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“An overwhelming majority of Member States have on numerous occasions called for the lifting of the arms embargo against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and have affirmed the non-applicability of resolution 713 (1991) to that Republic. Now, with the signing of the Ohio Agreement and its Annexes and the adoption of a new resolution by the Council on lifting the arms embargo, we hope that the defence requirements of the victim will be adequately addressed so that future aggression against Bosnia is prevented. In conclusion, I would like to reiterate the responsibility of the United Nations with respect to the operation of the international force to be dispatched to monitor the Agreement.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“We believe that despite its many shortcomings every effort should be made to implement the Agreement, which, inter alia, guarantees the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina with a unified capital, and gives refugees and displaced persons the legal right to reclaim their homes or receive compensation. What is needed now is supervision by the international community of the implementation of the Agreement in order to maintain the unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to restore lasting peace and security to that country. Events of the past have demonstrated that the Bosnian Serbs have not honoured their commitments. The Security Council has to ensure compliance with the Agreement and must immediately take the necessary measures in case of non- compliance.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Therefore, the world has the right to expect that, regardless of political considerations, the perpetrators of these grave crimes against humanity and the violators of international law will be brought to justice as soon as possible. The Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has always sought a peaceful settlement of the crisis and the achievement of peace and justice in that country, and has shown the utmost flexibility in the negotiations. Yesterday's Agreement proves once more the desire of the Bosnian Government to achieve a peaceful conclusion to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We share the sentiment expressed by Bosnians that, although the Agreement is not just it is a move towards preventing further bloodshed in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Since the beginning of the crisis in the Balkans, we have witnessed the tremendous sufferings of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in dealing with foreign aggression. Numerous documents of the United Nations, as well as the television pictures of the horrors inflicted upon the Bosnian people by the Serbs, testify to the magnitude of the crimes. The rape, murder, mass killings, wanton destruction of properties and "ethnic cleansing" have been persistently practised against Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In fact, the conscience of the whole world is wounded by the level of these atrocities. That was the reason behind the establishment of the war crimes Tribunal for former Yugoslavia.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Let me begin by congratulating you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November. I would also like to pay a tribute to the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, Ambassador Gambari, for the excellent manner in which he guided the work of the Council during the last month. Today, the Security Council is, once again, considering the situation in the former Yugoslavia. Unlike its previous meetings on the subject, the Council has adopted today two important resolutions following yesterday's peace agreement in Dayton, an agreement that could, it is hoped, be the basis for the establishment of peace and tranquillity in the region.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Undoubtedly, the present endeavour will help create an atmosphere conducive to the total elimination of nuclear weapons. As an original signatory of the NPT and as a Party that has fully complied with all its obligations under NPT and IAEA safeguards, the Islamic Republic of Iran is committed to acting in tandem with other peace- loving countries in this regard.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“The current draft before the Council clearly lacks the following essential principles: first, a prior determination that threat or attack by nuclear weapons constitutes a threat to international peace and security; secondly, a trigger mechanism to ensure a Security Council response to threats or attacks by nuclear weapons. The non-nuclear-weapon States have renounced the nuclear option in return for the fulfilment of the commitment on the part of the nuclear-weapon States, including the provision of negative security assurances to non-nuclear-weapon States through an international legally binding instrument. The nuclear-weapon States should uphold their commitments so that the NPT and the non-proliferation regime can be strengthened.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“Regrettably, following the demise of the cold war, some permanent members of the Security Council continue to refrain from committing themselves not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the NPT. Moreover, this draft does not go beyond the very limited scope of resolution 255 (1968) of 19 June 1968, except as regards the wording concerning technical assistance to the Victim of a nuclear accident similar to the Chernobyl incident, not a victim of a threat or use of nuclear weapons.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“These measures should include action on the part of the Members of the United Nations, particularly the nuclear-weapon States, individually or collectively, to suppress aggression. In other words, besides providing technical, medical, scientific or humanitarian assistance to the victims of an act of aggression with nuclear weapons, the Security Council should be prepared to use all necessary means in defence of the victims in accordance with the United Nations Charter. The draft resolution before the Council, while inviting Member States to act in the case of the use of nuclear weapons in the form of positive security assurances, lacks a clear reference to the core of the problem - that is, the negative security assurances.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“The Group of non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the NPT in the Conference on Disarmament, including my delegation, have presented a draft protocol on the issue, which is an important step towards strengthening the Treaty. Anything short of that would not allay the concerns of non-nuclear-weapon States regarding the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. Bearing in mind that any act of aggression involving the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons constitutes a threat to international peace and security, it is incumbent upon the Security Council to take immediate measures under the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter in the event of aggression with nuclear weapons or the threat of such aggression against a non-nuclear-weapon State Party to the NPT.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“It is the considered view of the non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the Non- Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that, pending the achievement of universal nuclear disarmament, effective measures should be taken to ensure the security of these States against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons. The non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the NPT believe that nuclear-weapon States should extend the negative security assurances granted to the States Members of the Tlatelolco Treaty to all non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the NPT. These assurances must be in the form of a negotiated, legally binding international instrument, with, inter alia, the addition of a protocol embodying legally binding nuclear security assurances to be annexed to the NPT.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“The continued production, stockpiling and testing of nuclear weapons by nuclear Powers endanger the security of non-nuclear-weapon States, which believe that the only effective security assurance against the use or threat of use of nuclear weapons lies in the total elimination of such weapons. It is regrettable to note that not only have the nuclear-weapon States refused to undertake a programme of action for nuclear disarmament within a time-bound framework, with a target date, but they have also chosen not to finalize a comprehensive test-ban treaty.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“Mr. President, at the outset, I should like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that you will guide the proceedings of the Council during the current month effectively. I should also like to express our appreciation to the Permanent Representative of China for the excellent manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the Council during the month of March. The Security Council is meeting today to discuss a subject of paramount importance to the security of the entire international community.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“It is incumbent upon the Security Council to deal effectively with Israel's continued violation of international law and its threat to peace and security in the region. The people of Palestine, including all Palestinian refugees, are entitled to be protected against continuous oppression and the occupation of their homeland.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The continuation of the occupation of Palestine, the Syrian Golan Heights and southern Lebanon and the violation of human rights in those territories, as well as Israel's intransigence in not allowing the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to inspect its nuclear facilities, have escalated the tension in the region. In our View, the current process and the recent agreements will not lead to the full restoration of the rights of the Palestinian people. The comprehensive and just solution of the question of Palestine lies in the full realization of all the rights of the Palestinians, the liberation of all occupied territories and the return of the more than 50 per cent of Palestinians who live outside their own land as Stateless refugees.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“On the other hand, the tightening of existing restrictions during recent months has aggravated even further the already critical economic situation prevailing in the occupied territories. Israel's real and ultimate objective has been, and continues to be, the prolongation of its occupation, and today, under the disguise of the peace process, this policy is being pursued. Furthermore, it should be noted that whenever the Zionist regime intends to divert the attention of the international community from its own expansionist policies, it depicts some countries as threats to the region. This old, obsolete policy will not succeed, because the very nature of the Zionist regime is becoming clearer to the countries of the region. The Zionist crimes are being committed at a time when Israel is claiming to seek peace in the Middle East.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“According to the latest report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People, 40 per cent of the territory in the Gaza Strip is still taken up by settlements, military installations and so-called security zones, and the recent decision of the Zionist regime to continue housing construction in settlements around the Jerusalem area reveals the true intention of that regime to persist in its occupation policies. The imposition of curfews on Palestinian cities and refugee camps, the sealing off or closing of areas and the killing and detention of Palestinians have continued since September 1993, and more than 5,000 Palestinians are still held in jail by the occupying forces.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The sacred land of Palestine and its holy centre of Al-Quds continue to suffer under aggression and occupation, and the people of Palestine are continuously subjected to inhumane treatment by the occupying forces, including the frequent imposition of curfews, the sealing or closing of the occupied territories, the confiscation of land and the expansion of settlements. Numerous United Nations documents and various reports of different United Nations agencies regarding the very critical situations in the occupied territories indicate that practices by the Zionist regime in the field of land confiscation and the expansion of Jewish settlements, particularly in Al-Quds, have gained momentum since September 1993.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Mr. President, first of all, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I should also like to pay tribute to the Permanent Representative of Argentina for the excellent manner in which he guided the work of the Security Council last month. The Security Council is once again meeting to discuss the deteriorating situation in the occupied territories and another instance of the violation of international law by the Zionist regime.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“If the Security Council adopts a restrictive approach to the important question of transparency and limits itself merely to consideration of the welcome proposals made by France, then to say that the Security Council was ready to "come to its maturity" would be unwarranted flattery - "early adolescence", maybe!”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“Some of the ideas to be considered by the Security Council are that: first, the Council should hold open formal meetings unless, in exceptional circumstances, informal meetings are justified; secondly, the Council should consider inviting parties to a conflict to the informal consultation of the whole on the question, as discussed in the Security Council; thirdly, the Council should circulate the written summary of the main contents of its informal consultations to the general membership; fourthly, the Security Council should consider establishing regular, structured, and substantive briefings for the general membership, on the results of its informal consultations; and, fifthly, an effective mechanism could be established for informing non-members of the Council of an emergency and/or weekend meeting of the Council.”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“The second formula, if we have understood it correctly, is based on a constitutional issue: the rule requiring meetings to be held publicly and that informal meetings be exceptions which require an overriding justification. Of course, in its paragraph 16, the French document (S/1994/1279) elaborates this principle in a restrictive fashion. In this connection, I wish to underline tule 48 of the Security Council's provisional rules of procedure, which reads as follows: "Unless it decides otherwise, the Security Council shall meet in public". We hope that these proposals are not seen as all-inclusive. In addition to the proposals, which need to be elaborated and made operational, there are others that should be considered in conjunction with them, if we are to remedy the problem.”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“Various proposals have been made to remedy the practices of the Security Council. The reforms that have so far been implemented - such as announcing informal meetings in the Journal or a few briefings by the President of the Security Council or his or her representative, particularly as this has been carried out to date - are merely cosmetic. The French delegation has proposed two formulas to strike a better balance between official meetings and informal consultations. Firstly, it proposes holding formal meetings of the Council when the Council seeks to begin its consideration of an important question, in order to allow Members of the Organization to engage in what it calls orientation debates.”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“Assuming for the sake of argument that the former may sometimes be necessary for practical purposes, my delegation fails to see any rational justification for the latter. My delegation has experienced first-hand the absolute frustration that accompanies the Security Council's secretive practice of deliberating an issue in which my country was directly involved. Contrary to the proposition that attempts to justify Security Council secrecy under the guise of efficiency, our own experience, which is now public knowledge, points only to the expediency and political considerations of a few members of the Council. In our view, secrecy breeds suspicion and erodes the confidence of the general membership - the very two courses which the Security Council should avoid if it seeks to uphold its authority and refrain from high- handed practices.”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. My delegation is pleased to note the proposal made by the representative of France aimed at increasing the role of the general membership of the Organization in the Security Council's decision-making process. This is a welcome beginning to rethinking the legitimacy and wisdom of a practice that was established by the Security Council so that it might rely on secrecy as much as it could get away with. This secrecy has been aimed not only at the general membership but also at parties directly involved in an issue which the Council was debating behind closed doors.”
1994-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3483 (1994) · source
“It is in fact a retreat on the part of the Security Council in the face of aggression, genocide and "ethnic cleansing", now combined with artful deception.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“In our view, before taking any action towards easing the sanctions a truly effective border-monitoring mechanism should be established, measures must be taken commensurate with the intensified strangulation of Sarajevo and "ethnic cleansing" by the Serbs and the previous commitments of the European Contact Group must be fulfilled in a balanced and comprehensive manner in order to enable the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exercise its right to self-defence on the basis of Article 51 of the United Nations Charter. By rewarding the patrons of the Bosnian Serbs the Security Council will not be lessening the agonies of the victims of this tragedy. It will not be making a political step in the right direction.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“My delegation, along with other members of the Contract Group of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, believes "that the failure of the (European) Contact Group to honour its commitments would further encourage and embolden the aggressor to continue to defy the will of the international community with impunity." Against this background, my delegation believes that any action now to ease the sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro is premature, unbalanced and _ counter- productive.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Moreover, while the strangulation of Sarajevo and "ethnic cleansing" are being intensified an unprecedented rush to adopt at this juncture a draft resolution calling for an easing of sanctions results in nothing but the sending of a wrong message to the aggressors to continue their acts of aggression, genocide and inhumanity. My delegation recalls that the European Contract Group committed itself to a series of steps, including, inter alia, expanding the exclusion zones in Bosnia and Herzegovina and taking appropriate steps towards lifting the de facto arms embargo on the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“There are widespread reports of several hundred flights by Serbian helicopters over the north-eastern part of Bosnia in the past week, many of which appear to have originated in Serbia. These flights are in gross violation of relevant Security Council resolutions. It is totally unjustified to reward the violators with the draft resolution at hand. There is no doubt that the existing monitoring regime is ineffective and cannot be relied on as the basis of such an important decision as the easing of the sanctions against the Government of Serbia and Montenegro.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“The Security Council is also discussing a draft resolution to ease the sanctions imposed by previous resolutions of the Council against Serbia and Montenegro. Some members of the Council have argued that the authorities in Serbia and Montenegro deserve leniency because of their decision to close the international border between Serbia and Montenegro and the Bosnian territories occupied by the Bosnian Serbs. The sponsors of the draft resolution must have assumed and subsequently portrayed to the international community that the closure of the border has already been effective. This is an assumption that has not been substantiated. There is even information and documentation to the contrary. My delegation cannot accept the argument of the draft resolution's sponsors for easing the sanctions.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“We also support the Council's request of the Secretary-General to arrange - and we believe it should be immediately - the deployment of UNPROFOR troops and United Nations monitors, not only in Banja Luka and Bijeljina, but in many other areas of concern. The draft resolution in document S/1994/1084 is the Security Council's reaction to the incorrigible stance of the Bosnian Serb forces and their mockery of the entire international community. The draft resolution has the aroma of tightening sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs but not the taste, nor will it work to that end. The draft resolution in question falls hopelessly short of an effective decision on the part of the Council commensurate with the magnitude of Serbian atrocities and stubbornness.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Let me first congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of September. Your diplomatic skills have given us the confidence that the Council has been and will be guided effectively during the current month. I should also like to thank the former Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation for the excellent manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the Council last month. The Security Council has three draft resolutions before it today. We fully support the Security Council's strong condemnation of all violations of international humanitarian law, including in particular the unacceptable practice of "ethnic cleansing" by the Bosnian Serb forces, and its reaffirmation that those who have committed or have ordered the commission of such acts will be held responsible.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Lastly, the draft resolution fails to undo an injustice by failing to proclaim the inapplicability of the arms embargo to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is unfortunate that the sponsors of the draft resolution were not even prepared to accommodate the views of the Non- Aligned Caucus on the review of the applicability of resolution 713 (1991) to the defensive forces of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. This attitude on the part of certain members of the Council not only will prolong the conflict, but also represents an insult to the human conscience.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“33 Thirdly, operative paragraph 4 is formulated in such a way as to equate the victim and the aggressor. This practice of the Security Council will only encourage the aggressors to continue their genocide throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fourthly, the draft resolution calls for intensification of the efforts to achieve a peaceful settlement by the United Nations, the European Union, the United States and the Russian Federation. Although the international community welcomes the achievement of any peaceful settlement on the basis of the United Nations Charter and relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions, nothing will diminish the responsibilities of the United Nations and particularly the Security Council in reversing the aggression committed by the Serbs.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“First, it demands the immediate conclusion of a cease-fire agreement in Gorazde and throughout the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as well as the withdrawal of Serbian forces and their heavy weapons from Gorazde. Bearing in mind that the Serbs have totally disregarded the previous calls of the Security Council on the issue and their recent failure to uphold their commitments in respect of cease-fire arrangements in and around Gorazde, the draft resolution lacks a clear threat to the Serbs in the event of their probable violation of the undertakings under the present draft. Secondly, the draft resolution falls short of addressing the critical situations of other declared safe areas as well as other parts of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“There is indignation prevailing throughout the Islamic world over the inaction and indecisiveness of the United Nations system in countering aggression and over the persistence of certain Council members in denying the Bosnians' inherent right of self-defence. Thus, public opinion in the Muslim world, and in fact in the world at large, has seriously called the credibility of the United Nations system into question and is urging Governments to take practical steps to defend their brethren in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Security Council is obliged to proclaim that the arms embargo is inapplicable to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In conclusion, I would like to say a few words about the draft resolution before the Council.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“We should not forget that after removing heavy weapons from around Sarajevo, the Serbs repositioned those weapons to areas such as Gorazde, where they are being used in the current military offensives to massacre civilians. Under these circumstances, the Security Council has only one option - "lift and strike" as all other mechanisms designed to defend civilians have failed. Those who oppose lifting the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina are certainly responsible, at least partially, for all those innocents who have perished in the Serbian atrocities. There is no justification whatsoever, on legal or moral grounds, for the continuation of the unjust arms embargo against Bosnia.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source