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Kulla

lines on the record: 36
first: 1994-02-15
most recent: 1997-08-14
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“On 29 June of this year, parliamentary elections were held in Albania, resulting in the forming of a new coalition Government, on a broader basis of political representation. The main priorities of this Government are the quick re-establishment of public order and the economic recovery of the country. We believe that public order and security will be assured within a short time, and Albania will enter the path of normal and solid development. At the same time, we are fully confident that the support of the international community and the efforts of our country for reconstruction will continue. We hope that the donors conference, expected to be held soon in Italy, following the meeting in Rome of 31 July this year, will reach concrete results regarding rapid progress and development in Albania.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“This fact does not mean that the operation was not dangerous or difficult. It proves that this endeavour was successful and effective. At the same time it shows the appreciation and solidarity of Albanians as regards this force. The Albanian Government hails, and express its gratitude to, the regional international organizations - such as Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), European Union (EU), the Council of Europe (CE) and the Western European Union (WEU) - for their readiness and assistance during the emergency stage of the Albanian crisis, and to other humanitarian organizations, governmental and non-governmental, that guaranteed the delivery of the humanitarian aid to Albania. This testifies to how successful the United Nations could be in dealing with the humanitarian crisis.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“These troops were courageously determined to create the safe zones for the distribution of humanitarian aid and for the activity of the international organizations, governmental or non-governmental, and to increase the confidence necessary for the activity of the Albanian police and army, thus easing the work of the Government of National Reconciliation. The force created a positive atmosphere of confidence and safety for Albanians and observer missions of international organizations during the Albanian parliamentary elections of 29 June 1997. The Albanian people have correctly understood the role and importance of this force. They supported it and showed their hospitality. At a time when there have been many Albanian casualties, no soldier of this force has been attacked or has perished during the force's time in Albania.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“This force had to overcome many difficulties in an unknown terrain, with weapons spread out everywhere, and at a time when a Government of National Reconciliation had just been formed as a result of the compromise that was achieved among the Albanian political parties in March this year. The Albanian people and the Albanian Government express their profound thanks to the countries members of the force. Our thanks go to Italy for its excellent direction of the force, and to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain and Turkey, as well as to every single commander and soldier deployed in Albania.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“In this context I thank them all, and I would like to commend also Ambassador Dejammet of France for his excellent work and his competent and skilful introductions to the reports to the Security Council. And outside of the Council, my appreciation goes at the same time to Ambassador Fulci of Italy, for his great support and successful work on this important matter. The operation of the multinational protection force in Albania, known as Operation Alba, successfully completed its mission. This force came to Albania on 15 April. It was composed of personnel from 11 Member States and had a total of 7,215 troops. In close cooperation with the Albanian Government, the force fulfilled its mission in a neutral and impartial way by fully respecting its mandate, defined in the above-mentioned resolutions of the Security Council.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“The authorization for an immediate deployment of the force in Albania prevented a further aggravation of the situation and increased people's confidence. This was an excellent example in the history of the operations authorized by the Security Council to protect international peace and security. The Albanian Government expresses its special gratitude to the Secretary-General for his personal involvement and his continuous attention to this issue and for the regular briefings to the Security Council. From 28 March to 14 August 1997, the Security Council, led by the ambassadors of Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom, discussed ll periodical reports on the activity of the multinational protection force in Albania.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“The Security Council, through a presidential statement on 13 March 1997, expressed its concern for the eruption of the crisis in Albania, and two weeks later, through resolution 1101 (1997), authorized the deployment of a multinational protection force in Albania in order to ensure the distribution of humanitarian assistance and the establishment of a safe environment for the activity of international organizations, initially for a period of three months. Through resolution 1114 (1997) the mandate of the multinational protection force was extended for another 45 days. The Albanian Government expresses its deepest gratitude to the Security Council for the swift reaction and for the special attention it attached to the crisis in Albania.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“At the outset, allow me to congratulate you, Mr. President, for the way in which you are conducting the work of the Security Council and to thank you for including in the agenda of the Council this open debate on the occasion of the termination of the mandate of the multinational protection force in Albania. As is already known, during the first months of this year Albania was caught in the middle of a general crisis which had economic, political and institutional dimensions. As a consequence of this crisis my country went through a period in which there was a total lack of law and order, which brought with it the looting of military armouries and the dispersal of the weapons to the population. More than 1,500 people lost their lives in this chaotic situation, while many private and public properties were completely destroyed.”
1997-08-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3811 (1997) · source
“The Multinational Protection Force, in cooperation with the Albanian authorities, has been successful in improving the situation in my country. The Albanian people are in the process of taking important decisions for the stability and the future of the country through parliamentary elections. With this in mind, I invite the members of the Council to vote in favour of the present draft resolution, which would authorize the Multinational Protection Force to further help in the normalization of the situation in Albania.”
1997-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3791 (1997) · source
“Allow me first to thank you, Sir, for your competent guidance of the proceedings of the Security Council during this month and to congratulate your predecessor, His Excellency Ambassador Park of the Republic of Korea, on his presidency last month. On behalf of the Albanian Government, I should like to express my appreciation to the members of the Security Council for their prompt and effective reaction to the situation in Albania through resolution 1101 (1997) and for the attention they have given to the periodic reports of the Steering Committee. Our thanks go also to the Secretary-General for his valuable contribution to this issue. At the same time, my Government and people are grateful to the coalition of the willing for the creation of the Multinational Protection Force headed by Italy.”
1997-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3791 (1997) · source
“With this in mind, we strongly believe that these waves of refugees to neighbouring countries, and other countries as well, are a temporary phenomenon resulting from the historical condition of a long isolation under the cruellest communist dictatorship, as well as from the difficult period of transition to a democratic society and a free-market economy. I am convinced that the Council, as it has over the past two months, through periodic reports of the Secretary- General and daily contacts with its members, will follow closely the situation in my country to arrive at a definitive and safe solution.”
1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source
“Thanks to this relief action and to good cooperation with the legitimate authorities in the areas where the international actors are working, the people of my country can see a greater possibility of overcoming this situation, expecting better political solutions from the elections that will be held at the end of June. Albania is a country with plenty of resources and a hard-working people whose aim is to achieve prosperity within its own borders, rather than to produce waves of refugees and thus create problems for host countries all over the world and sometimes exposing those refugees to mistreatment.”
1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source
“Security Council resolution 1101 (1997), which authorized the deployment of the multinational force to protect the delivery of humanitarian assistance in Albania, constitutes one excellent example of the efficacy of the work of the Security Council, and of the quick reaction of the international community when it comes to helping one of the Members of the Organization. The Albanian people welcomed this intervention at this difficult moment, and on behalf of my Government, I express my deepest gratitude on this occasion. I also express my deepest thanks to the coalition of willing countries participating in this force and providing humanitarian assistance, and to the international organizations and non- governmental organizations involved in humanitarian assistance, providing food and medicaments in these difficult days for Albania.”
1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source
“The Albanian delegation joins other delegations in expressing its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for initiating this open debate on a very important subject. We also felt honoured by the presence of His Excellency the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea, which demonstrates the great attention that the Korean delegation attaches to matters during its presidency, under your competent guidance. Due to the current well-known situation, my country has been on the agenda of the Security Council for the last two months.”
1997-05-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3778Resumption1 (1997) · source
“Therefore, it is necessary to lift the arms embargo against the Bosniacs; and this will clearly indicate to the Serbs that the time has come unconditionally to accept peace, and to look for a better future not only for themselves but also for all the peoples living there. 54”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“They should be punished and brought, by any means the international community has the right to use, to respect the decisions of the Security Council. We are both moved and concerned by what has just been said by the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We hope that his wishes and his arguments will be given due consideration by the Council. We know that there can be no fair and readily acceptable agreement between parties that are not on the same footing. If the arms embargo is not lifted, then the Serbs will obviously continue to challenge the international community's will for peace. Furthermore, an accumulation of the consequences of aggression and of "ethnic cleansing" will seriously increase the danger of the conflict spilling over to other hot spots.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“It has always been clear that aggression waged by the Serbs in Bosnia and Herzegovina was based on an obvious imbalance of strength. We are all witnesses to the fact that the continuation of the arms embargo against the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has unjustly punished the Bosniacs, particularly at a time when everyone knew that the Serbs had never wanted full support from Belgrade. Despite the intensive humanitarian involvement of the international community, this has practically prevented the Bosniac people from exercising their legitimate right to self-defence and has considerably influenced the course of the war. There is only one party in the conflict that has consistently refused any initiative aimed at a peaceful solution of the crisis, the Serbs.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Mr. Kulla (Albania) (interpretation from French): Madam President, allow me first of all to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month and also for your remarkable skills in guiding its work. I would also like to pay tribute to 53 your predecessor, Sir David Hannay, for the competent manner in which he handled the Council's work in the month of October. My delegation has already, on several occasions, expressed its views on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My country was one of the sponsors of the draft resolution on this question which was recently adopted by the General Assembly. I would, however, like to emphasize at the outset that we commend the United States for its initiative to introduce a draft resolution before the Council and we urge the Council to consider it carefully.”
1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption1 (1994) · source
“Repression, murder and plunder are all in a day's work for the police and the State. Another "ethnic cleansing", slow but relentless, has been going on for decades. In Kosovo and Sandjak the same scenario is taking place: "ethnic cleansing". In those areas the international observers are long gone, having been driven out by the Yugoslav authorities, but the alarm bells are still ringing.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“We maintain that any relaxation of sanctions will be abused; it will help the Belgrade regime and prolong the crisis that led to the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, this bloody chapter in modern history. We must not forget that this is not the first time the international community has received promises from those who caused the entire crisis. Apart from all that, my Government firmly believes that what is happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina is only the most obvious - and definitely not the sole - manifestation of the crisis. Suspending or relaxing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) must be made conditional on resolving the other problems in the former Yugoslavia, particularly in Kosovo, where more than 2 million Albanians are denied their human rights.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Their total rejection of cooperation, which is hardly new, has for long encouraged consideration by the international community of other means available to it to impose its desire for peace. As regards the draft resolution condemning "ethnic cleansing", I must say that we have already spoken out on a number of occasions against this forcible, inhuman and medieval method of usurping the territory of other people. As for relaxing sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), as provided for in the third draft resolution, we are convinced that approving that proposal would soon lead to irreversible consequences and result in an escalation of the conflict.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“10 My delegation believes that the three documents before the Council testify to the goodwill of the international community and to its continuing persistent efforts to put an end to the hostilities and to find a satisfactory solution to this interminable crisis. The Government of the Republic of Albania unswervingly supports the draft resolution providing for strengthening the sanctions against the Bosnian Serbs, whose opposition to all the significant efforts of the Contact Group we condemn. The Bosnian Serbs' continuing opposition to the various peace plans, including the most recent one of the Contact Group, is undeniably a rejection of the fundamental values underlying international relations between civilized countries.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Mr. Kulla (Albania) (interpretation from French): Allow me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my warm congratulations on your masterly conduct of the work of the Security Council this month. At the same time, I should like to express our appreciation to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Vorontsov, for the excellent manner in which he conducted the Council's proceedings last month. We also wish to thank all the members of the Security Council for the invitation to us to express our views on this subject. In this open debate, I should once again like to state the position of my Government, which believes that the regime in Belgrade is the main instigator of, and the party really responsible for, the tragedy that has been going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the past 30 months.”
1994-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3428 (1994) · source
“Albania is experiencing enormous difficulties because of the sanctions, but the importance of these sanctions in the cause of peace is paramount. Let me conclude by reaffirming that the measures my country views as essential are all set out in my letter to the President of the Security Council, to which I referred a moment ago.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“We urge that the many legitimate international diplomatic efforts should not be limited; they are aimed at a long-term solution to the entire conflict in the former Yugoslavia. I take this opportunity to reiterate the view of the Albanian Government that the sanctions imposed on Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) are an important part of what the international community has done to bring peace to the region. We are pleased that during the recent Security Council debate many countries spoke of the need to keep the sanctions in place. We must not forget that the initial Serb aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is what caused the present disaster in a State Member of the United Nations. The weakening of the Belgrade military machine is a principal condition for ensuring lasting stability in the Balkans.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“My Government's position on the conflict in the former Yugoslavia has been outlined several times, most recently in the annex to my letter of 22 April 1994 addressed to the President of the Security Council (S/1994/493). We reiterate that intensive diplomatic action, along with other measures, which could include the use of force, would be the most suitable means to bring peace to the former Yugoslavia. We welcome the recent initiative regarding the convening of a high-level conference. The conference should work to find an overall solution to the conflict. In this connection, Albania wishes to draw attention to the serious situation in Kosova, and to state its view that dealing with the crisis in Kosova should be an integral element in the peace process.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“The Serb withdrawal from the Gorazde exclusion zone resulted from the clear signal sent by the United Nations, along with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Albania unreservedly supports all NATO decisions regarding the use of air strikes to protect the safe areas. They should guarantee that the Sarajevo and Gorazde massacres will never recur elsewhere in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The calm situation in Gorazde and the presence of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) constitute an opportunity not to be wasted. Now is the 39 time to renew the international community's efforts to secure peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“Mr. Kulla (Albania) (interpretation from French): I wish first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on the able and successful way in which you have guided the work of the Security Council this month. I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Merimee, who led the work of the Council last month with such professionalism. I wish also to thank the Foreign Minister of New Zealand, who presided over most of this evening's meeting. My delegation understands the importance of the fact that statements have been made here by the Foreign Ministers of various countries on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. On behalf of my Government, I sincerely thank those Foreign Ministers for their efforts to bring peace to Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source
“On behalf of my Government, I wish to reiterate that Kosovo should be put under United Nations observation and protection so that a new conflict does not break out near Bosnia, a conflict that would have irreversible consequences for world peace.7 Allow me to conclude by expressing my conviction that this open debate in the Security Council will make an important contribution to harmonizing the efforts of all to put an end to the bloodletting in Bosnia and Herzegovina and to achieve peace in the former Yugoslavia.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“I hope that my delegation will be allowed to draw the Council's attention to the worrisome situation in Kosovo, formerly an autonomous province of the former Yugoslavia, where more than 2 million Albanians have lived since time immemorial. The Belgrade regime pursues a policy of police and military repression there, thus violating all human rights guaranteed in international documents. This subject is not out of place in this meeting. Quite the contrary: it has to do with the same tragic question, the same instigator, "ethnic cleansing" and the same strategy, all of which herald a war that the Serbs have already started unilaterally, one in which the Albanians of Kosovo, with admirable forbearance, are not taking part.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The sanctions have already had a great effect by forcing the Serb party to accept the strict necessity of sitting down at the negotiating table. On the other hand, the full effect of the sanctions in weakening the military machinery of Belgrade, which for two years has fed the war in the former Yugoslavia, has yet to be seen. It is essential that the sanctions be strictly implemented in order to reach a long-term solution to the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in other hot spots that, unfortunately, also make up the Yugoslav crisis. I think that I express a view that is not solely that of my Government when I emphasize that in the meantime other measures are necessary so that this conflict does not spread elsewhere.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“In this connection, we stress that international pressure on the aggressor would contribute fundamentally to stopping the war, while, on the other hand, any form of pressure on the weaker party would produce only an unstable peace and would have lasting, dangerous consequences. At the same time, the legitimization of gains made through "ethnic cleansing", and particularly any plan for division of Bosnia and Herzegovina along ethnic lines created artificially by "ethnic cleansing", would lead only to a situation that could explode at any time. The Republic of Albania considers that the implementation of economic sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro was a key moment6 in the efforts of the United Nations to settle the conflict in the former Yugoslavia.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The arms embargo imposed on the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has deprived the most threatened and weakest party to the conflict of the possibility of defending itself. The continuation of the arms embargo against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has encouraged the aggressors, and naturally we have seen them persist, without fear, in committing more and more acts of genocide against the Muslim people. The Republic of Albania continues to support the negotiation process, mediated in the main by the United Nations and the European Union. It is reasonable to believe that an agreement can be reached.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“We still hold to our previously stated opinion that if the sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro had been backed up by appropriate military operations the conflict would not have escalated to anywhere near the present terrible level.5 The Republic of Albania cannot but believe that it is now time to implement and give credibility to the resolutions of this Council. Reaffirming our support for those resolutions, we call for attention to be paid to other regions of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and particularly to the safe areas. Resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993) provide the necessary framework for the protection of the safe areas through, inter alia, cooperation with regional organizations.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“What was done to the civilian Muslim population in the Sarajevo market-place was an assault against all humanity, a shameful act whose authors must be severely punished. The Republic of Albania offers its resolute support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to defend the civilian population of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to carry out unimpeded all the operations for the delivery of humanitarian assistance. It is precisely in this context that the Republic of Albania welcomed NATO's decisions regarding action to be taken against Serbian military positions. This will contribute significantly to ending the hostilities and then to achieving the desired peace agreement.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Mr. KULLA (Albania) (interpretation from French): I should like first of all, Sir, to express my great respect for you and my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. I am firmly convinced that under your guidance the Council will be successful in its work this month. I should also like to extend my great appreciation to your predecessor, His Excellency Mr. Karel Kovanda, who skilfully presided over the deliberations of the Council last month. Finally, on behalf of my Government, I should like to extend warmest congratulations to the new members of the Council and offer them my best wishes for success. We have been brought here once again to discuss one of the most troubling issues of our day: the tragic conflict persisting in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source