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  1. “The arguments of the detractors of the proposal that the arms embargo should be lifted, who say that such a move would subvert the peace process, escalate the conflict and hamper humanitarian efforts, are not convincing. Removal of the arms embargo would strengthen the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina militarily, striking a balance of power between it and the Serbian aggressors. The Serbs would realize, for the first time, that it would be costly - perhaps even impossible - for them to continue their aggression and achieve their illegal goals. In these circumstances it is logical to expect the Serbs to resolve the problem by political means rather than on the battlefield. Therefore, lifting the arms embargo would, in effect, produce a psychological and practical atmosphere conducive to the peace process.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  2. “We are under no illusion that the lifting of the arms embargo against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina would be a panacea. But, we believe that the Security Council has an obligation to bring an immediate end to the current state of affairs, which constitutes a gross violation of the terms and spirit of the United Nations Charter and of the general rules of international law. This would be a first step in the right direction. Furthermore, contrary to the case made by those who oppose lifting the arms embargo, it would be a wise step and an intelligent tactical move which would enhance the chances of the peace process.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  3. “The Security Council is at a historic juncture when it can choose to do the right thing. It has the opportunity to restore its injured moral and legal authority by exempting the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the scope of the embargo on the supply of weapons and military equipment, which was imposed by resolution 713 (1991). On the other hand, the Security Council could choose to defeat the proposal that the arms embargo should be lifted, thereby maintaining the criminal status quo in Bosnia and in fact defeating itself. That choice would be unacceptable to the international community at large. It would be unconscionable, unwise, perverse and - to put it mildly - tactless.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  4. “The international community holds the Security Council responsible for failing to muster the will, decisiveness and resources to rise above the short-sighted national interests of certain members in order to put an end to Serbian aggression and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of a Member State of the United Nations. The Security Council bears an even heavier responsibility for lacking the moral authority, honesty and sincerity to acknowledge its inability to shoulder its constitutional responsibility and, consequently, for failing to untie the hands of the victim so as to enable the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina at least to defend itself. Today the eyes of the world - particularly the helpless eyes of the Bosnian people - are focused on this Council and on the positions of its 15 members.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  5. “Who bears the responsibility for the lives that were lost, limbs that were severed, women who were raped, children who were separated from their parents, homes that were ruined, hopes that were dashed, and the credibility of the Security Council that was compromised during the last two and a half years? A draft resolution to exempt the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina from the arms embargo should have been submitted, considered and adopted overwhelmingly a long time ago, when it became evident that the continuation of the arms embargo against the victim, when the aggressor had access to more weapons than it could use, was definitely not the right thing to do.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  6. “The delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and many other delegations from Islamic and non-Islamic countries have, on any occasion when the Security Council has deemed it appropriate to open its doors to the general membership of the United Nations, underlined consistently that the imposition of the arms embargo on the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State that did not exist when resolution 713 (1991) was adopted, not only contravenes the Charter of the United Nations and the principle of jus cogens but will also be counter-productive and result in an unfair and unconscionable military imbalance and, consequently, in the expansion, escalation, and perpetuation of Serbian aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  7. “It has, on the contrary, helped embolden and strengthen the aggressor and perpetuate the circumstances that allow further crimes of genocide and "ethnic cleansing" to be committed. On the other hand, the embargo weakened, disarmed and tied the hands of the victim and robbed it of its inherent right of self-defence, enshrined in the United Nations Charter, and, in effect, tried to compel the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to capitulate and surrender to the aggressor under duress.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  8. “Allow me to express my delegation's pleasure and satisfaction at the Security Council's decision to consider the idea of lifting the arms embargo against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are hopeful that this exercise will bear practical fruit this time and that the cause of justice, rule of law and civilization will be served, in the interest of the defenceless people of Bosnia. Two and a half long years of great pain, suffering and the nearly total destruction of a country have elapsed since the Security Council, by resolution 713 (1991), imposed the unjust, illegal, immoral and impractical embargo on deliveries of weapons and military equipment to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The application of this resolution has not achieved its expressed goal of peace and stability.”

    1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source

  9. “The statement declared last Saturday a day of mourning to show the solidarity of the Iranian people with the Palestinians and its support for their struggle.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  10. “The recent crime by Zionists in the occupied territories will not be the last if the approach of the international community towards the question of Palestine continues to be the same. It is incumbent upon the Security Council to counter Zionist aggression and protect the Palestinians from the continuous oppression by the Zionist regime. It is high time the Security Council called for the liberation of occupied Palestine, as the only genuine way to bring about justice, and for the dismantling of all Zionist settlements and the return of all Palestinian refugees to their homeland. Following the massacre the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a statement strongly condemning the savage crime which resulted in the martyrdom or injury of hundreds of Palestinian Muslims.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  11. “It is astonishing that Zionists coming from a land thousands of miles away from the occupied territories are allowed to migrate there, carry automatic guns and attack indigenous civilians in their mosque, while the Palestinians are not allowed to live in their homeland and are subjected to continuous Zionist brutality. Numerous United Nations resolutions and reports of various United Nations agencies and other organizations regarding the very critical situation in the occupied territories leave no doubt as to the difficulties that the Palestinians continue to experience. The people of Palestine continue to live in circumstances in which the torture and massacre of innocent people, the application of collective punishment and other aggressive policies are carried out on a daily basis.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  12. “The victims were shot in the back while they were praying in the house of Allah, a safe place. The circumstances surrounding this tragic incident clearly prove that the attack was premeditated and led by elements from the Zionist army. That the Israeli soldiers guarding the mosque not only did nothing to stop the massacre, but opened fire on worshippers who were fleeing the scene, clearly indicates that full responsibility for the massacre lies with the Zionist regime. Furthermore, since the incident dozens of Palestinians have been martyred in various parts of occupied territories.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  13. “First of all, Sir, I wish to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also wish to pay a special tribute to the Permanent Representative of Djibouti for the excellent job he did during his presidency last month. My delegation received with great shock and anguish the news on the massacre of Muslim people of Palestine by Zionist elements. On behalf of the people and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, I wish to express the deepest condolences to the bereaved families and to the Palestinian people on the occasion of this horrible massacre. Early last Friday morning, while innocent Palestinians were fasting during the holiest month, the forces of the Zionist regime slaughtered a large number of Palestinians. They martyred more than 50 people and injured more than 200.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source