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1. “We have advocated negotiations, provided that the aggressors do not engage in tactics aimed at buying time. The Serbs have proved that they use calls for negotiations as a ploy to commit more acts of aggression against Bosnia. The recent pledges by the Serbs to the United Nations and Russian officials not to attack Gorazde is a clear manifestation of Serbian tactics aimed at buying more time. Now the question is: what should be done? How can the Security Council remedy its past mistakes? Even if the idea of extending the "exclusion zone" concept, as applied to Sarajevo, is applied to other "safe areas", how can one make sure that other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be safe from Serbian aggression?”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

2. “Are these areas being used as an excuse to prevent the lifting of the arms embargo? The international community is appalled at the failure of the United Nations Protection Force to undertake the necessary measures to defend the "safe area" of Gorazde. How is it justifiable not to report to the Security Council the actual situation on the ground? Why did the United Nations fail to respond to the Serbian offensive in a timely and resolute manner? Those questions must be answered, and the situation needs to be immediately addressed before the whole United Nations system loses all its credibility. Since the beginning of the crisis, the Islamic countries have called for a peaceful solution to the conflict on the basis of justice and the United Nations Charter.”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

3. “Had the Security Council reacted promptly and vigorously when its first resolution was violated by the Serbs, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina would not have had to face the present situation. During the past three weeks, the city of Gorazde - a declared "safe area" - has been under heavy shelling by the Serbs, resulting in the injury and murder of hundreds of civilians and the displacement of tens of thousands of others. The Serbs have purposely attacked civilian targets, United Nations buildings and even hospitals. There is no doubt that the Serbian assault on Gorazde is a premeditated action designed to occupy the city, in continuation of their old plan to create an ethnically "pure" Greater Serbia. One wonders why the Security Council is not prepared to protect the "safe areas" in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

4. “Many speakers are more critical of the Serbs and also criticize the Security Council for not standing against aggression, while some call for the need to preserve the so-called peace process and defend the continuation of the piecemeal approach guided and managed by the Security Council. However, the truth cannot be obscured. The fact that the Security Council has not shouldered its responsibilities in the face of continued Serbian aggression cannot be brushed aside. The fact that the Council has tied the hands of the victims so that they cannot exercise their inherent right of self-defence cannot be overlooked. And the fact that the Serbs have been given the green light to continue to slaughter the defenseless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina cannot be challenged.”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

5. “At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. I am confident that with your diplomatic skills, the Council will be guided effectively during the current month. I should also like to thank Ambassador Merimee of France for the excellent manner in which he conducted the deliberations of the Council during the previous month. Once again, the Security Council is meeting to consider the tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina; once again a draft resolution is before the Council; once again we have gathered in this Chamber to talk about the genocide and "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated by the Serbs against the Bosnian people.”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

6. “Finally, I wish to reiterate the importance of bringing all those responsible for genocide in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including those responsible for the recent terrorist shelling of Sarajevo, to justice. The war crimes commission must continue its work and hold its trials as soon as possible. In conclusion, I would like to say a few words about the peace negotiations. Earlier in my statement I warned about the dangerous trend some Powers are inclined to follow in pressing the Government4 of Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept a settlement. There is no need to emphasize that any negotiation inconsistent with the Security Council and General Assembly resolutions or with the United Nations Charter is doomed to failure. Various Security Council and General Assembly resolutions have provided principles for negotiations.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

7. “It is an unfortunate reality that some Powers have been pressing the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina to accept surrender and an alleged peace, which will only be the beginning of further tragedy and "ethnic cleansing". It is unnecessary to emphasize that any settlement imposed on the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina will be militarily unenforceable and morally unacceptable to the international community. Moreover, efforts are being made to appease the aggressors with promises of lifting the sanctions against Serbia. Any attempt to ease the diplomatic and economic isolation of Serbia and Montenegro will only encourage the aggressors to commit further crimes and genocide. The sanctions against Belgrade must continue as long as the relevant Security Council resolutions are not fully implemented.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

8. “In the event that the ultimatum is violated - either by further shelling or by failure to fully withdraw the Serbian heavy weaponry by the deadline - air strikes must be automatically initiated. It is clear that3 resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993) authorize air strikes and that no further authorization is needed from the Security Council. Furthermore, the international community should be cognizant of the fact that the Serbs are poised to attack the other "safe areas". It is incumbent upon the Security Council to protect all "safe areas" in Bosnia, including Bihac, and the rest of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

9. “At this eleventh hour, the Security Council should at least allow Bosnians and those who are prepared to help that besieged Republic take action under Article 51 of the Charter to engage in individual and collective self-defence. Under the present circumstances, the least the international community can do is take the necessary measures, including using force, to lift the siege of Sarajevo and other cities, and to lift the unjust arms embargo against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that the recent moves to lift the siege of Sarajevo fall short of expectations. However, every effort should be made to ensure that all provisions of the recent ultimatum are met by the Serbs.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

10. “At this juncture, I wish to express the condolences and sympathy of the people and Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the people and Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the beginning of the crisis, many countries, including the Islamic Republic of Iran, have called on the Security Council to take urgent measures for reversing the Serbian aggression and implementing its resolutions adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter. However, the Security Council not only has been unprepared to shoulder its responsibility under Article 42 of the Charter, but has prevented the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from exercising its inherent right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.”

    1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

11. “Had the Security Council acted properly and expeditiously when its first resolution was violated by the Serbs, the defenceless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be subjected to this continued brutality and genocide. On Saturday, 5 February, all of us watched with great anguish and horror as the latest evidence of Serbian aggression was transmitted on our television screens. There is no doubt that these criminal acts are a continuation of the bombardment of Bosnian towns and villages that has occurred over the last two years and of an ongoing genocidal campaign by the Serbian aggressors. The two massacres, on 4 and 5 February 1994, have left no doubt that the Serbs are in total defiance of the will of the2 international community and that the Security Council has failed to stop this genocide.”

    1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

12. “The aggressors have violated all these decisions time and again, whether when the cessation of hostilities was called for or when the Security Council designated some cities in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as "Safe areas". We should admit that lack of resolve and decisiveness on the part of the Security Council against the blatant Serbian aggression has convinced the Serbs that they can continue their aggression and "ethnic cleansing" with impunity. The continued acts of aggression, genocide and "ethnic cleansing" perpetrated by Serbs against the Bosnian people confirm that the international community has failed miserably to stop this savagery. Resolutions calling for the protection of "safe areas", including Sarajevo, and demanding the lifting of the siege on this town have remained dead letters.”

    1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

13. “At the outset, Sir, I would like to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I am confident that with your leadership and diplomatic skills the Security Council will be guided effectively this month. I wish also to thank the Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic for the able manner in which he presided over the Security Council during the month of January.1 This is not the first time that the Security Council has considered the tragic situation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over the last two years, many resolutions and statements have been issued by the Council.”

    1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

14. “Undoubtedly, insufficient action by the Security Council at this crucial stage will call into serious doubt the authority of this organ for the maintenance of international peace and security. Therefore, it is incumbent upon the Security Council to act decisively, if it is not to be judged as an organ applying double standards in dealing with different issues. In conclusion, I should like to request that the Islamic Republic of Iran be included in the list of co-sponsors of the draft resolution, document $/25997.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

15. “In this context, the Islamic Republic of Iran supports the draft resolution, which, among otner things, recognizes the inherent right of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a State Member of the United Nations, to individual and collective self-defence as stipulated in Article 51 of the Charter. It needs to be emphasized that the draft resolution once adopted will strengthen the many previous resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, including resolution 836 (1993). The critical question is whether the Security Council should be guided by political expedience or by the human conscience, which is wounded and shocked by the heinous crimes of the Serbs. How will history judge the Security Council if it fails to proceed with plans aimed at ensuring the survival of a State Member of the United Nations and reversing the Serbian aggression?”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

16. “Moreover, it has backed an arms embargo that prevents the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina from acquiring weapons adequate for self-defence. The proposals jointly put forward by the Croats and Serbs aim, in essence, largely to freeze the present status quo and seek to legitimize the territorial gains made by them through the use of force and the practice of "ethnic cleansing". It is high time for the Council to remedy its past mistakes. The Security Council must immediately, without further delay, take all necessary measures to stop the genocide and reverse the aggression. The Council has moral, political and legal obligations to respond in an effective manner to the will of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina - a sovereign Member State which is nearing extinction.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

17. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, together with an overwhelming majority of other Member States, has warned about and rejected any intention to use the "safe areas" in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as permanent refugee camps which would perpetuate the fruits of aggression, occupation and territorial gains. The Security Council stands at a crucial stage of the assessment of its ability to maintain international peace and security. It has already had recourse to peripheral measures to tackle the Serbian aggression, but has refused to invoke the necessary and primary ones. It is evident that the Security Council has not provided collective security to protect the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina ayainst Serbian assaults and atrocities.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

18. “However, these promises did not change the deteriorating situation on the ground and the Serbian aggressors have continued their atrocities unchecked. The establishment of "safe areas" which was first viewed to be not only a meagre palliative but also a first step towards defeating Serbian aggression and restoring the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina has now been interpreted by the Serbs as a euphemism for refugee camps and the capitulation of the Muslim people of Fosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

19. “Indeed, had the Security Council acted decisively and expeditiously when the Serbs started their aggression, as it did in the course of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, we would not be facing the continuation of the insolent policy of "ethnic cleansing", its legitimization and the alarming possibility of the dismemberment of a State Member of our Organization. When resolution 836 (1993) on "safe areas" was adopted, the international community was assured by the sponsors of that resolution that a peace settlement must be based on the principles contained in the peace plan of the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia and that there can be no acceptance of the acquisition of territory or alteration of borders by force.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

20. “A review of the Security Council attitude towards this brutal uprooting and gradual extinction of a young Member of the United Nations reveals clearly that a passive approach and a policy characterized by double standards, appeasement and leniency towards the aggressor have prevented the international community from establishing justice. This has allowed the aggressor to dictate its terms to the Security Council and to continue its aggression with impunity. Therefore, not surprisingly, the Security Council has been unable to fulfil its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations to halt the Serbian aggression, much less to reverse it.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

21. “Over the past few weeks, the Serbian aggressors have continuously intensified their acts of aggression against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina through the abhorent policy of "ethnic cleansing", the killing of defenceless people and the mass deportation of civilians. Even those cities which have been declared by the Council to be "safe areas" continue to be subjected to massive daily shelling by the Serbs. Undoubtedly, this situation calls for urgent and resolute action on the part of the international community. However, the 39 resolutions and 33 statements adopted by the Security Council on the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina have failed to reverse the Serbian aggression and war crimes which have been so systematically perpetrated against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

22. “Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of June. I am confident that your wisdom and vast diplomatic skills will effectively guide our deliberations on the tragic and deteriorating situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ambassador Yuliy Vorontsov of the Russian Federation for his able guidance of the Council last month. The tragedy in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, marked by genocidal Serbian aggression against the Muslim population of that country, has escalated to extremely disturbing levels.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

23. “Therefore, the Security Council in the view of many delegations, including my own, must adopt the following immediately: first, take measures to interdict the supply lines of Serbian paramilitary units in Bosnia and Herzegovina; secondly, neutralize the heavy weaponry besieging cities and killing civilians and enforce measures to place this weaponry under international control; thirdly, reaffirm its support for the Government and the people of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the exercise of their inherent right to self-defence and the lifting of the arms embargo against this Republic; fourthly, enforce its resolution 770 (1992) expeditiously in order to guarantee the delivery of humanitarian assistance to all parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and, fifthly, establish immediately the international war-crimes tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law on the basis of provisions envisaged in resolution 808 (1993),”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

24. “If many countries and the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference view the use of force against the aggressors as a genuine and effective way to confront the Serbs, why are certain members of the Council still resisting the implementation of justice? In the light of the foregoing, and in order to remedy its past mistakes, the Security Council should not limit its actions to the mere adoption of resolution 820 (1993).”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

25. “Now that the idea of lifting the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina is supported more and more, those countries should answer this critical question: Is there a legal and moral justification for the continuation of the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina? It should be clear by now that the Serbs will not heed the international call to stop the aggression and that the adoption of any resolution by the Security Council, short of lifting the arms embargo, will only make the Serbs believe that, for the time being, resolute action is not on the horizon. The aggressors have proven that they continue to understand the language of force alone.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

26. “This resolution, which represents the collective will of the majority of States Members of the United Nations, underscores, among other things, the necessity of lifting the arms embargo against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in order to secure its inherent prerogative to defend itself as well as to restore its sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence, When the Islamic countries first advocated the lifting of the arms embargo against the Repiblic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, their idea was rejected immediately by certain countries that claimed to know the Balkans better.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

27. “The Islamic Republic of Iran, which has spared no effort to alleviate the agonies of the innocent and defenceless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina through rendering humanitarian assistance, has emphasized on numerous occasions that the Security Council, morally, legally and politically, is duty bound to allow a nation whose existence is at stake to defend itself. In this connection it is noteworthy to recall that during its forty-seventh session the General Assembly adopted resolution 47/121, which reaffirmed the right of Bosnia and Herzegovina to self-defence.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

28. “The intensification of daily Serbian acts of aggression and barbarism against the defenceless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina appears to herald a Serbian attempt quite soon to overrun completely a State Member of the United Nations. Under such alarming circumstances, and in the absence of any evidence that the Serbs are inclined even to think about stopping their atrocities, it is plausible to conclude that no argument can justify the continuation of the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

29. “The essence of the matter here is that the Serbs will never voluntarily reverse their abhorrent campaign of "ethnic cleansing" or abandon their goal of creating a Greater Serbia. That can be easily surmised from their genocidal behaviour. They have even exploited the peace-process negotiations as a cover for their insolent practice of "ethnic cleansing" and in order to ward off any pressure by the international community. With none of the weapons they need to counter the Serbian aggression in the hands of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and with the Security Council discounting any talk of lifting the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbs are now gearing up for a final assault on surrounded areas in that country.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

30. “adopted in the case of Bosnia and that of Iraq's aggression against Iran. It is with profound indignation and outrage that we see the Serbs continuing with impunity their aggression against a young Member of the United Nations. The ever deteriorating situation of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the ever widening scope of the atrocities committed against them warrant urgent action by the Security Council to reverse this ominous trend. The Security Council must bolster its actions in this regard with a meaningful enforcement mechanism and with serious political will. Indeed, numerous resolutions and statements of the Security Council calling for a' cease-fire and an end to hostilities have invariably regrettably gone unheeded by the Serbs.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

31. “Had the Security Council acted resolutely and expeditiously when the Serbs started their aggression, the abhorrent policy of "ethnic cleansing", the killing and torture of defenceless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the mass deportation of civilians, the systematic rape of thousands of women and the gradual annihilation and extinction of a State Member of the United Nations could have been avoided. Moreover, in that case there was no need to negotiate with an aggressor, a process which has resulted in that aggressor's intransigence. In fact, the Security Council has not followed a consistent line when faced with different instances of aggression. Fair enough: the Council acted promptly in the case of the occupation of Kuwait. But a policy of appeasement and leniency' towards aggressors was.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

32. “When the Council adopted its resolution 781 (1992) banning all military flights over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbs continued to disregard that Council decision, The Security Council therefore had to adopt another resolution to enforce resolution 781 (1992). Faced with Serbian intransigence, the Security Council adopted resolution 757 (1992) calling for a sort of partial economic sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro. But the other day the Council had to adopt another resolution to tighten the sanctions in order to remedy the shortcomings and close the loopholes of the first resolution.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

33. “An overwhelming majority of Member States believes that the Council has not shouldered its responsibilities with regard to safequarding the territorial integrity of a State Member of the United Nations. 'The Security Council has had ample opportunity to reverse the aggression, but the fact of the matter is that the Council has always acted passively and belatedly regarding the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The evidence is enormous. When the Serbs started their aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Council neither confronted the aggression nor took any action to enable the Bosnian Government to exercise its inherent right of individual or collective self-defence in accordance with the Charter.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

34. “I should like also to extend my gratitude to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, Ambassador O'Brien, and his able delegation for a valuable and lucid performance as President last month. The Security Council meets today to discuss an issue which continues thoroughly to shock the conscience of every human being. For more than a year tens of thousands of innocent Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina have been subjected to wholesale uprooting, mass rape and systematic murder by Serbs. It is high time we asked ourselves why the Security Council did not act resolutely and in time in the face of this clear and blatant Serbian aggression.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

35. “At the outset, Sir, I should like to take this opportunity to offer my sincere congratulations to you, a distinguished diplomat from the brotherly and friendly country of Pakistan, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Allow me also to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation to you for the prompt consideration of the request of a number of delegations, including my own, for the convening of this meeting to consider urgently the tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I am confident that your skill and vast diplomatic experience will enable you effectively to guide the Council's deliberations on this important subject.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

36. “op tnat wiili bee I appeal to the sembers of the Souncii to sGept & posit enhance the authority aad credibility of the United Watious and will nyt let the defeuceless people of Buscis and Kerseyovine dows.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

37. “This would, in turn, excourage the Serbien authorities to turn to political aegotiatious iustead of the battlefield, where they would Cace stronger resistance. Lifting the acms embargo ds meaniugfu) only raletive to Bosnia and Heraegovina, where the existence of << astion is at eteke, and not to other States of the former Yugoslevis. In the view of my delegation, draft resolution 8/24808 falls short of properly addressing the greve situetion and seade the wrouy signal to the Serbs, @ sigasl tnat they will perceive to mean that the Security Council has not yet mustered the necessary political will to vesist their aggression and that they cen continus the sleughter with impunity.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

38. “If the Security Council's threat to lift the arma embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina does not bear fruit aud the Serbs continue their aggression, the Security Council should be prepared to take further measures, including actually lifting the arms embargo against Bosuia and Herzegovina. Such a stand by the Security Council would in itself have a deterrent effect on the Serbian aggressors. Under such circumstances. while there might be a short-term ijiucrease in military casualties when the Serbian aggressors faced stronger resistance, there would be an immediate decrease in civilian casualties and a progressive decrease in the conflict as a whole. Therefore, contrary to the arguments Chat lifting the arms embargo would increase the violeace, the net effect would be e significant decrease in the extent of the violeace.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

39. “History is replece with instences in which statesmen and decision-makers have beeu coufronted by situations iu which #11 options ere wroug or evil, but in which one course of action would be right of justified, and thus have been compelled to soil theirs hands end choose the lesser of the two evils. In one of bis letters, Jean-Paul Gactre wroter "How attached to your purity you ere, my boy! How frightened you ere of soiling your hands! All right. stey pire! Who does it help, end why did you come to us? Purity is an idesl tov s fekir or @ monk." fhe Security Counci! is neithe: eo fekir nor a aeuk. It would be fully quatifieble - morally. politically and legally - for the Security Council to allow the pecgls of Bestia snd Hesaeygovins, whose very eaidtence iv at stake, tg defend theaselves.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

40. “If the United Nations system of collective security cannot be invoked to defend the sovereignty, territorial integrity aud political independence of a Member State, and above all to prevent the extermination of a uation, then in our view it ds not only morally justified but incumbent upon the international conscience at least to untie the hands of the victims so that they can defeud themselves. Therefore. the argument that the Security Council would soil its hands by lifting the arms embargo against Bosnis and Herzegovina does not hold water and should be viewed as an argument tocusing on a nonexisteat moral Gilemaa. Let us assume, however, for the sake of argument that the United Nations faces a moral dilemma when it cousiders lifting the arms embargo agaiast Bosoie and Hersegovina. Such circumstances are not unprecedented.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

41. “Such a resolution would convey the strong political will cf the Security Council, op beualf of tne intercetional comaunity, to deal with Serbien aggression. Some may argue that such a resolution may become a prelude to the actual lifting of the aras embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would lead to a short-term flare-up in the fighting, and that the United Nations in geaercal, aad the Security Council in particular, should have no part in this because of moral considerations. My delegation and a large uumber of other delegations disagree.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

42. “The Member States, for lacking political will to put adequate resources at the Secretary-General's disposal to enable him rapidly to implement the Security Counci] resolutions? I think there is enough blawe to go around. But, again, pointing tiagers Goes uot send the necessary clea: message to the agyressor. Yo our view, the Security Council should seriously cousider the view of the lsaterastionsl community that the aggressors should finally ve made to understand that exough is @sough, and it is ready to deal seriously vith eggression. The Security Counci}) will presecve its credibility and accomplish this tesk by warning the egytegsors, through >> resolutios, that it is ready to lift the eras embargo ageiust Bosuie aod Hersegovina if the aggressors fail to stop theic crimes of geuucide by @ cectaia dete.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

43. “Unless there is a stroug and rveluvigorated international campaign to provide adequate humaniterian assistance, those hopes will be dashed, end hundreds of thousauds of other innocent people will perish. Under these circusstances, who really should bear the responsibility for such a travesty of justice in Bosnia and Hersegovina? The Serbs. who are making a mockery of humanity and the collective security of the United Nations? The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who are unable to defend themselves? The London Conference, for not succeeding as a regional orgauisation? The Security Council, for moving slowly and cautiously and being unable to implement its decisions?”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

44. “We fe0el o swase of frustration et stacding on the sidelines and witugesiny huadreds of thousands of inaccent people either being butchered at the bands of the agyressars ox perishing because of their actious. I may even way thet we feel @ sense of guilt end responsibility. The pevple eod Goverarect of thy Isiasic Kepublic of Iran have mobilised their resources with << strosg seuee of cesgvusivesess ia orders to be of senistance to the people of Bosnia sod Hereeyguviue. Ia thie respect. eevers! aisliftve end truck caravans of humauiterien relief supplies bave bees Siepsetched to Beenie end Herazejovica. HKoswver, che neets ere exormous. Goverament will continue its efforts, and hopes to see the davocent people of that country survive the coming winter and live through uext spring.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

45. “trom the permanent rvepresentetives of the Contact Group of the Organisation of the Isiamic Conference (OIC) to the President of the Gecurity Councii, it is hoped that in order to put an end to this catastrophe the Couacd) will Jift the ares embargo against Bosule and Herzegovina, which de the only effective means to stop the aggression, short of international militery actios, The weraing by the Office of the UNHCR ob the possibility of escther half e wlliios people dyiog in tae next fow mouths must be taken very seriously. it hes, I am suse, caused many sleepless sights act only for those officials who Gisectly deel with the isaue of Serbian aggressico but also for other leaders ead Govecoments thet ere thiaking of ways aud means Of assisting the inscceat and Gefeuceless peuple in Bosnia and Mesvegovina, iucludiag those ja my couatry.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

46. “We aiso believe that the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovine, es a Member of the United Nations, entitled te exercise ite inheveat right of self-defence under Article 52 of the Charter. Theat fea the lesst the Beugurity Council can do in order to aeteguaid the suvereiguty, eiriturial iutegrity and independence of a Member of the United Nations. Theretore, as is reflected in the letter dated 10 Oeteber led?”

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47. “However, the truth of the matter is that, dgspite ell those efforts, the Serbs coatinue to kill, torture end grab more land. The Serbian intransigence proves that es lony as the Serbs and their Supporters feel they have the miiitery upper hand, they will aot stop the aggression. The aggressor should reslize that it cannot continue the crimes with impunity. That is why a great number of countries, includisg my owa, have on different occasions called for the invoking of Article 42 of the Charter in order to ceverse the aggression against the Republic of Busniea end Herzegovina. We helfeve thot ths Serbian sggression has reached such catustrophic proportions that it is time for the Security Council] to shoulder its responsiblilities under Acticle 42 of the Charter.”

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48. “The civilian population has suffered the extended disruption of heating gas, electricity and food caused by the deliberate Serbian shelling and blockade. The London Conference heralded an intensified effort to deliver humanitarian aid and an agreement by Serbians to cooperate. Given the inadeyuate response of the international community with regard to the seading of troops to protect humanitarian convoys, the Office of the United Matious High Conmissioner for Refugees (UNHCK) estimates that 400,000 Bosnians wil) perish this winter because of hunger, disease and explosure. By referriog to the failure of the Loudon Conference to stop the aggression, it is not the inteation of my delegation to undermine the results of ita ongoing efforts.”

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49. “Usfortunately, new civilian inmates are forcibiy takea from their homes on a daily basis, and the population of the concentration camps is increasing. The London Conference heralded << commitment by the Serbs and their supporters in Belgrade to stop all militery flights over Bosnia and Hersegovina. Air attacke against the towne are continuing. Helicopters are more active than ever in conducting rocket and machine-gun attacks and supply missions, in violation of Security Councli resolutiaa 781 (1002). The London Conference heraled an unconditional Serbian commitment to place heavy wesepons under UNPROFOR control, The heavy weapons continue co pound the cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The London Conference heralded a Serbian commitment not to use heatiag, electricity and food es weapons.”

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50. “Here I should like to refer to the letter cated 4 November 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Hersegovina to the President of the Security Council (8/24761), in which he referred to the failure of the international community's efforts to stop the aggression. The London Conference heralded a commitment from the Serbians to step "ethnic cleansing". However, "ethnic cleansing" has since been intensified. Five hundred and fifty thousand new Bosnians have been forced out of their homes. Furthermore tens of thousands have been murdered ss part of the "ethnic cleansing" campaign. The London Conference heralded the closiug of all the Serbian concentration camps. The camps have remained untouched, and the prisoners euffer through continued starvation, exposure, disease, torture and systematic murder.”

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