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Kinkel

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1995-09-26
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1996-09-27
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  1. “And of course each side must respect the religious feelings of the other, and must respect the holy sites. Here I warmly welcome the announcement that the tunnel is to be closed. We Europeans feels a special responsibility, and therefore Prime Minister Major, President Chirac, and Federal Chancellor Kohl urgently appealed to Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Arafat today. They said, "You have to sit down at one table, you have to regain confidence in each other. The peace process has to continue." I would like to appeal to all parties involved: please let reason return. The whole world is looking to this region, filled with a great feeling of hope, and at the same time scared that the peace process might have come to an end, might be in danger. We have the feeling that a renewed effort is called for now.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  2. “I therefore believe that the meeting not only has to take place, but that it ought to lead to concrete results. My third point is that I should like to appeal to the parties to implement the agreements already entered into, to stick to their spirit and their letter of them, because I believe that only in this way can we bring about a calming of the situation. The issue of Hebron will have to be solved, and of course - and here I refer back to the speech I made earlier this week to the General Assembly - a solution has to be found to the situation of the people sealed off in the Palestinian territories, because the people have to get the feeling that the peace agreement is paying off, that it is something from which they too benefit. Both sides must contribute to avoiding an escalation of the situation.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  3. “A return to the negotiating table is indispensable now. I believe we should appeal to both sides to try to negotiate in a constructive manner, oriented towards achieving the objectives they are working for. What must now take place is a meeting between Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Arafat. This is of course of central importance. Yesterday I tried to make a contribution towards this end in numerous telephone conversations, as did Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl, and I warmly welcome the initiative taken by the Egyptian President, who invited the parties to Cairo. Of course, the weapons must remain silent, but what we need above all is a general de-escalation of the situation. Another factor I deem to be very important is that the confidence that has been lost should be restored, and this applies to both sides.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  4. “Those on both sides who are in a position of political responsibility must remain level- headed at this time. We must do everything in our power to put an immediate end to the violence and bloodshed; there must be no further casualties, no more people killed and wounded. Following other encouraging developments of the last few years, and now that the cessation of the East-West conflict has put an end to so many awful situations, the developments in the Palestinian territories and in the Middle East have become very promising. There must be no return to violence and terror. I believe that on such a day, on such an occasion, it should also be said quite clearly that what has already been achieved in the Middle East peace process has created a situation in which both sides were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I think this must be said.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  5. “Mr. Kinkel (Germany) (spoke in German; interpretation provided by the delegation): Allow me first to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the way in which you have steered the Security Council through a very difficult month. The recent dramatic developments in the Palestinian territories and in Jerusalem fill us with grave concern. I would like, on behalf of my Government, to express our sympathy for the victims and relatives of the Victims on both sides. The Federal Government will immediately make available financial assistance for the medical treatment and medical care of the victims. The recent incidents have shocked the region and endangered the process of peace and autonomy, which is so vital to the region. This is a process without alternative, a process that must continue.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source

  6. “It is also with this objective in mind that we would like to play our part in the Security Council. The Federal Government is determined to do everything in its power to ensure that this forum can continue, in the decades to come, to fulfil the mandate to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, as laid down in the Charter.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source

  7. “We need a more equitable representation of the Asian, African, Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as more transparent working methods that would increase the Security Council's operational role and representative character. Germany, with the support of many Member States, has announced its interest in permanent membership of the Security Council. Our willingness to assume greater responsibility, also within this framework, is for us the logical and consistent extension of our commitment to the United Nations. Cooperation, networking of interests, joint action in a spirit of solidarity as the basis of global security and development: this is, and will continue to be, our basic foreign policy precept. In this belief, we are committed to European unity.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source

  8. “It must increasingly focus its attention on the prevention of conflicts, and in this endeavour it needs the support and close cooperation of the regional organizations. I do not believe that everything has to be taken immediately to the Security Council or to the United Nations. I think that many regional organizations can play a key role and that this is very important for the future. The Security Council's credibility and efficiency crucially depend on recognition of the Council by the entire international community as the legitimate representative of its security interests. I believe that today there is worldwide consensus on the need to reform the Council.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source

  9. “Recent developments, however, have placed the United Nations in a very difficult position. The gap between the demands made upon it and the willingness of Member States to provide material and financial support is growing ever wider, and therefore we are faced with hard decisions regarding the future of international peace-keeping. The Security Council must strike the right balance between the obligation to intervene and the need to avoid making excessive demands on the solidarity and on the resources of the international community. In its declaration of 31 January 1992, the Security Council rightly underlined the significance of the economic, social, humanitarian and, not least, ecological sources of instability.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source

  10. “Sixty-eight thousand Blue Helmets are at present engaged in 16 peace missions under the auspices of the Security Council. To my mind, this is an encouraging development. It demonstrates the international community' s awareness that security and peace can be achieved only through joint action within the framework of the United Nations. Criticism of the United Nations has become louder in the last few weeks and months - destructive criticism, to my mind. However, what we need is constructive criticism, above all with respect to the Security Council. In view of the criticism we have heard, I feel justified in asking whether anyone knows of an alternative or of an organization better suited to master the challenges facing the United Nations, one that can look back to the same achievements as this Organization can.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source

  11. “Madam President, I too would like to express our pleasure at the fact that you, as the Foreign Minister of Italy, and as a woman, have assumed the office of President of the Security Council. This special session today manifests our resolve to take stock after fifty years and jointly to look to the future. The Security Council is the international community's central forum for decisions designed to preserve peace and international security. Since the end of the cold war, it has recovered from its paralysis. And the challenges facing the Security Council have dramatically increased, but so too have the Council's activities. Well over 400 of its more than 1,000 resolutions have been adopted since 1989. Of course, I am pleased that the one-thousandth resolution was adopted during Germany's presidency of the Council.”

    1995-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3583 (1995) · source