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“Likewise, the former belligerents have begun and are continuing a dialogue. The President of Angola, Mr. Dos Santos, and the leader of the Uniao Nacional para a Independencia Total de Angola (UNITA), Mr. Savimbi, met again at Libreville on 1March. Both parties are working to implement the agreements by participating together in the Joint Commission, which is playing an active role in ensuring the implementation of the peace agreements. For all those reasons, we believe that the situation in Angola is moving in the right direction and that this deserves to be acknowledged. However, we are obliged to say that this movement has not been as speedy as we might have wished.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): It gives me pleasure, Sir, to convey to you the compliments of the French delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for May. I wish also to convey to Ambassador Somavia and his delegation our very sincere thanks for the manner in which they conducted the presidency of the Council in April. Permit me also to welcome His Excellency the Vice- Minister without portfolio of the Republic of Angola. The French delegation voted in favour of the resolution just adopted unanimously by the Security Council. As the Secretary-General has noted, there have been some satisfactory developments in the situation in Angola since the signature of the Lusaka Protocol. We note that the peace agreements have led to a lasting cease-fire throughout the country.”
1996-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3662 (1996) · source
“Naturally, I join in the thanks expressed to the Ambassador of Germany in his capacity as chairman of the Committee established under resolution 661 (1990); to those concerned in the International Atomic Energy Agency; and to the Special Commission, for the work they carried out in preparing the resolution.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): The French delegation, which actively participated in the preparatory work on the draft resolution, supported the text just adopted unanimously by the Council. Indeed, the resolution will provide an essential tool for the long-term monitoring of dual-use goods and technologies in Iraq, once the current sanctions regime has been lifted. In this connection, it was important for a mechanism governing the imports and exports of such items to be adopted before paragraph 22 of resolution 687 (1991) is applied.”
1996-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3644 (1996) · source
“If those conditions are met the international community will be able to lend its full support to the country's recovery and Angola will resume its proper place on the African continent. For all these reasons, France believes that the international community must remain vigilant. We feel that extending UNAVEM. III's mandate for six months might not send a sufficiently clear signal from the Council. We would therefore prefer that the mandate of the United Nations operation be renewed for three months, thus allowing the Security Council to re-examine the situation by 8 May, particularly regarding progress made in the disarmament and quartering of troops.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“In Somalia, it experienced failure in conditions of which we are all aware. In both cases, success or failure depended on the implementation of measures to disarm the parties. The same will be true in Angola. The disarmament of the civilian population and the combatants, their assembly in specific zones, their reintegration into civilian life and, finally, the establishment of a new national army are all, along with the gradual establishment of a political system based on national reconciliation, at the heart of the process and the guarantees of its success. The parties here must therefore do what is required to restore mutual confidence. They must demonstrate maturity and responsibility in order to build their future on stable foundations in accordance with democratic principles.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“III in concluding the task of quartering, which we feel to be absolutely essential. Moreover, there are reasons to welcome the signing of an agreement defining the level of UNITA's participation in the new Angolan Armed Forces. But such an agreement will have no effect if the troops of Mr. Savimbi do not first allow themselves to be disarmed and quartered and if, on the other hand, the government forces do not withdraw far enough from the assembly zones and if they seek to take advantage of UNITA's disarmament. It should also be noted that security will not be fully restored in Angola until the programme for disarming the civil population has been concluded in accordance with the peace agreements. To date, this programme has not even begun to be implemented. The United Nations led an operation in Mozambique which was crowned with success.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“The French Government has also noted that the authorities in Luanda have since tried to demonstrate good will by implementing certain fundamental points of the peace Agreement: the withdrawal of troops from offensive positions near UNITA quartering areas, the release of prisoners, the beginning of quartering of the rapid reaction police, the cessation of hostile propaganda and the cancellation of contracts of expatriate personnel. As to UNITA, we take note of the encouraging progress made in the past 24 hours on the quartering of its troops. Efforts remain to be made, however, by all sides in this field. UNIT A in particular must no longer hinder the quartering process and must continue the operation to its end, as rapidly as possible. France believes that it is not acceptable for UNITA to refuse to cooperate with UNAVEM.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“The French Government hopes - here I note that it wishes to associate itself fully with the views expressed here by the Presidency of the European Union - that the will to do so will not be lacking. There is good reason for concern over the lack of progress in implementing the peace process described by the Secretary-General in the report before us today, although it is natural in our View that after 20 years of war a certain distrust between the belligerents continues. The French Government was concerned by events at the end of last year which led to an increase in tension between the Government of Angola and UNITA. We take note of the new commitments undertaken by the two parties and expect them to be scrupulously respected.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“The two parties committed themselves to the implementation of a complex process aimed at restoring peace and democracy and allowing Angola to resume its path towards development and progress. The international community, and in particular the Security Council, have given continual attention to the situation in Angola. We have committed ourselves to fully supporting the peace process agreed upon by President dos Santos and Mr. Savimbi, sending what has become the biggest peace-keeping operation in Africa - nearly 7,000 men, to whose work we pay tribute, with a comprehensive mandate. For their part, the donors have committed themselves to providing significant assistance to the Angolans. Angola therefore has everything needed to succeed today.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): Allow me first to express our sincere gratitude to Sir John Weston and his entire team for his presidency during the month of January. To you, Madam President, the French delegation extends its compliments and assurances of support during your presidency this month. Angola has been experiencing, as we near the end of the century, one of the most bloody conflicts on the planet. We recall the Secretary-General telling us two years ago, when the press was focusing its attention on other continents, that nearly a thousand persons a day, including women and children, were dying in Angola. This was taking place in a country which, moreover, had the reputation of being the most heavily mined in the world. The peace Agreement signed in Lusaka on 15 November 1994 put an end to the war.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): The 26 June 1995 assassination attempt against President Mubarak reminded us that the terrorist threat remains ever present. France condemned the attempt at the time, with all the vigour demanded by that abominable act. Today it renews that condemnation. With a wisdom that we salute, the Ethiopian authorities put the question before the Organization of African Unity (OAU), requesting that regional organization to contribute to shedding light on the attempt and to assist in seeing that justice is done. France welcomes the efforts made by the OAU's Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, which has made precise demands. It is those demands that the Security Council, by the resolution it has just adopted, rightly intends to support as firmly as possible.”
1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source
“On the contrary, our concern is to help Burundi overcome the serious crisis it is experiencing. The coming weeks are important for Burundi. All the opportunities for peace and dialogue that the international community is supporting must be taken advantage of so that this country can return to the rules of democracy and the rule of law. Finally we can not fail to emphasize once again that the crisis affecting Burundi is part of the greater framework of difficulties confronting the Great Lakes region. This is why we continue to believe that there will soon be a need to convene a conference on peace, security and stability in the Great Lakes region in order to resolve the region's problems as a whole.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“The delivery of humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons is a priority, and we therefore believe it necessary to ensure that such assistance be given the best possible protection. We therefore await with interest the conclusions of the technical mission that the Secretary-General has dispatched to the scene. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for giving priority to all possible preventive-diplomacy measures. The Council's request for consideration of new steps in no way prejudges the decision it will take, nor, a fortiori, the participation of our country in a possible operation. Finally, if the Council expresses its readiness to consider the adoption of restrictive measures against those who would continue to resort to violence, it must be clear that our role is not to punish Burundi.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“For its part, France encourages dialogue and calls upon all Burundians to renounce violence and cooperate with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and anyone else who could serve as a facilitator of dialogue. We would be happy if African statesmen, whose wisdom is uncontestable, agreed to play that role. We pay tribute to the efforts of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and to the outstanding actions in the field by OAU civilian and military observers. Finally, the European Union is also engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts, and is planning to name a special envoy for the Great Lakes region. While encouraging dialogue, which is the logical path towards a solution to this crisis, our Council is also ready to consider any measures that might prevent a deterioration of the situation.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): France is most concerned at the deterioration of the situation in Burundi. The conclusion of the Convention of Government had laid the grounds for understanding, which should have made it possible to ease tension and restore the rules of democracy. My Government, which had hailed that progress, still believes that the Convention of Government is the keystone of political and institutional balance in Burundi. The resolution, in favour of which France voted, attests to the interest and concern of the Security Council for the situation in Burundi. We cannot remain indifferent to the evidence of violence that comes to us daily, the violation of the rules of democracy and the abuses carried out by extremists: we must react.”
1996-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3623 (1996) · source
“We did not do so, obviously, to be thanked later; we did so simply because there was a human tragedy to be resolved and because hundreds of thousands of people were being threatened with massacre, and I believe that any satisfaction we may feel is at having prevented those persons from being massacred in their turn.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“First, Operation Turquoise was a humanitarian operation, an operation intended strictly to save human lives at a time - and we must remember this - when the international community had been unable to mobilize to reinstall the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) at the level required to act effectively against genocide and to resolve all the tragedies that were taking place at that time. I would merely point out in passing that that humanitarian mandate was carried out by a multinational force in which many African countries participated. Secondly, and this fact is also unchallengeable, Operation Turquoise was undertaken on the basis of a mandate given by the Security Council in resolution 929 (1994) of 22 June 1994. My country was an active participant in that force.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): I apologize for speakng again, but I cannot help but react to the assertion made by the Permanent Representative of Rwanda when he said that: "Operation Turquoise only exacerbated an already complex situation. In spite of its mandate to provide security and to protect displaced persons Operation Turquoise provided a safe haven for the perpetrators of genocide" (supra, p. 42). I should simply like to recall two facts.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“Similarly, the Government of France believes that it will be even more necessary for the United Nations to play a role in Rwanda once UNAMIR has departed. For that reason, we urge the Government of Rwanda to be flexible in the negotiations with the Secretariat on this question, which will begin shortly. We can understand that the Government of Rwanda is hoping that the international community will provide assistance for reconstruction and development. There is no doubt, in our View, that a positive and understanding attitude on the part of the Government can only serve to encourage countries, international institutions and non- governmental agencies that want to help Rwanda to do just that.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“We note that decision but hope that the ultimate departure of the United Nations does not coincide with a deterioration in the situation in that part of Africa. The Government of France followed with particular attention the talks held by the Heads of State of the region in Cairo and the Declaration they adopted on 29 November 1995. We have taken due note of the commitments they made on that occasion and we continue to believe that the countries that participated in the talks will, in due course, need assistance from the international community to promote a lasting settlement of the problems in the region, of course within the framework of a conference organized to that end under the auspices of the United Nations and in cooperation with the Organization of African Unity (OAU).”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“In this context, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) has so far played a positive role, as has the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, a role which the delegation of France would like to emphasize. For this very reason, the Government of France had hoped that this operation would remain in place to carry out the tasks entrusted to it by the Security Council last June. The text we have just adopted allows the Blue Helmets to extend their mission for a final period of three months, within the framework of a slightly changed mandate. Frankly speaking, we would have preferred not to take a decision today to end the operation in March 1996. But the Government of Rwanda took a different decision.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“It remains no less true - and here we share the concerns of the Secretary-General - that Rwanda and, more generally, the Great Lakes region continue to face very serious problems. Efforts to forge national reconciliation in Rwanda are not bearing fruit. The refugees - numbering 1,600,000 - are still in the very place where they installed themselves more than a year and a half ago, and there is no real hope for them to return home in the short-term. It must, finally, be recognized that stability and security in that region of Africa have not been re-established. Tension remains high in the region and there is cause for concern for the future.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): Allow me, first of all, to extend to you, Sir, my delegation's congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council for the month of December and, at the same time, my gratitude to the Ambassador of Oman, as well as his delegation, for the way in which he presided over the Council in the month of November. The delegation of France voted in favour of the draft resolution which was put to a vote today, but, I must emphasize, we did so without fully supporting it. Clearly, the Government of France has taken note of the developments in the situation in Rwanda, as highlighted by the Secretary-General in his report. We must point out that in an area as critical as justice, developments - positive developments - are taking place.”
1995-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3605 (1995) · source
“It is on the basis of these principles that France co-sponsored this resolution, and we hope that the Basic Agreement of 12 November will rapidly be implemented in an effective way and to the satisfaction of all the parties. The fact that we need the support of the community of nations in order to do this is precisely reflected in operative paragraph 2, which notes the request to establish a Transitional Administration and to authorize an appropriate international force, acknowledges the role of the Security Council and invites the Secretary-General to support the Council in this matter. We therefore make an urgent appeal to the Government of the Republic of Croatia and the Serbian representatives of Eastern Slavonia not to allow any act to jeopardize this Agreement.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3596 (1995) · source
“We have to show that the entire international community supports the peace process now under way and take this occasion to show our support for the essential principles that have inspired it: the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Croatia; recognition and protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the whole population of the region, without distinction as to origin; the need for the rapid return of all displaced persons and refugees; and the guarantee that all the inhabitants of Eastern Slavonia will be able to live in peace and dignity in the place where they were born and have always lived.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3596 (1995) · source
“No one has forgotten the martyrdom of Vukovar, and the tragic plight of the more than 100,000 refugees of all nationalities driven out of the region or the uncertainty that remains - though we hope to see it dispelled soon - regarding the fate of hundreds of missing persons. The energy and know-how of the international mediators, in particular Mr. Stoltenberg, who spent many months attempting to bring the parties together, deserves our highest praise, and our thanks go to all those who assisted Mr. Stoltenberg, particularly the representatives of the United States, the Russian Federation and the European Union. Now we must establish and guarantee a just and lasting peace for all the inhabitants of Eastern Slavonia. This is the principal goal of the resolution just adopted by the Security Council.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3596 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): France welcomed with great satisfaction the conclusion of the Basic Agreement of 12 November on the territories of Eastern Slavonia in the Republic of Croatia. This happy outcome to a grave problem that threatened peace and security in the region is due to the wisdom of the parties, and we should congratulate them. France welcomes in particular the courageous choice of the authorities of the Republic of Croatia, who, in a difficult context, opted for the peaceful reintegration of their territory. This outcome was far from certain, given the particularly bloody recent history of Eastern Slavonia.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3596 (1995) · source
“We therefore solemnly appeal to the three parties to approach the next steps in the settlement process in an open-minded spirit, a spirit of compromise. France, for its part, is prepared to give its full support to peace and to ensure that the cohesion of the international community, an essential factor in such a settlement, will continue to grow stronger.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“This progress towards a settlement of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia is taking place at a time when the military situation on the ground is becoming clearer, revealing that the actions under way are working in the service of a comprehensive diplomatic solution. Military firmness is an essential condition for the success of diplomatic action. We must continue to be extremely vigilant. It is essential in this respect that the siege of Sarajevo be lifted, and that heavy weapons be withdrawn from the exclusion zone around that city. All attacks against the safe areas must cease. In any case, our Council can note with satisfaction today that an important step along the road to peace has been taken, and it must continue to demonstrate the same determination if we intend to progress towards a comprehensive negotiated settlement.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“It was achieved thanks to the diplomatic efforts of all concerned and particularly the initiatives of the United States, as well as France and its partners in the European Union. Nor should we forget the decisive support of the countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, with which a lasting and permanent partnership for peace has been established. I should like to recall that France had long advocated direct contacts between the three countries, advanced specific proposals to that end and reaffirmed repeatedly its desire that a summit meeting should take place. In short, we hope that in this way a dynamic for peace will emerge.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“This being so, this meeting of our Council - and this is the most important point - is taking place at an especially crucial moment for reviving the peace process in the former Yugoslavia. The meeting of the three Foreign Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which took place in Geneva today under the auspices of the Contact Group, has made it possible to produce an agreement on basic principles acceptable to the three countries. That agreement constitutes a decisive step forward. This initial result, which should lead as soon as possible to the opening up of peace negotiations, is based upon the proposals of the Contact Group.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): I should like first to emphasize that the military action of the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the outcome of decisions taken at the London Conference on 21 July last year as part of a plan to protect the safe areas. These operations were triggered by the particular heinous shelling of the central market of Sarajevo, Whose perpetrators have been clearly identified and which has been vigorously condemned by the entire international community. I hardly need to recall that the NATO operations are based upon the United Nations/NATO "dual key" mechanism, whose legitimacy is beyond challenge, and in strict respect for the prerogatives of our Council and, more generally, the responsibilities of the United Nations.”
1995-09-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3575 (1995) · source
“All this is trivial and has nothing whatever to do with the goal of this meeting, which is to demonstrate that we are waiting for the facts to be established and the truth to be ascertained. More generally, as I said in my earlier statement, the restoration of peace in the Great Lakes region is indeed the result we are all pursuing. I wish to make that perfectly clear.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): I apologize for speaking, but I wish to address the statement made by the Ambassador of Rwanda that Belgium and France are pursuing linguistic, economic and political interests - I believe those are the words he used - which are contrary to the interests of the countries of the region. It is not my habit to address such gratuitously unpleasant comments as those made by the Ambassador of Rwanda, but I believe that for once I am obliged to do so. His statement is clearly contrary to the logic of the actions of my country, which, I recall was among the first to renew diplomatic relations with Rwanda after last year's crisis and one of the first to redevelop cooperation with its Government. But what does it really matter now?”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“My Government has stated repeatedly that the organization of a regional conference on peace, stability and development for the countries of the Great Lakes region should be the first step towards making it possible for this part of Africa to heal its wounds. We hope that the Council will soon be considering ideas regarding the organization of such a conference, ideas that the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General will bring back from his mission to the region, as requested in resolution 1011 (1995). This initiative must be able to take shape rapidly, for the region has recently undergone new upheavals. We must at all costs prevent a repetition of the tragic events experienced by millions of men and women in the past. We must, instead, offer them the means of regaining the road of democracy, progress and tolerance.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“None the less, my Government considers that attempting to break the cycle of impunity will not be enough to restore stability to Burundi and the rest of the region. It seems to us that the disease festering in central Africa goes much deeper than that, a point that did not escape the authors of the report to which I have just referred. National reconciliation of the whole populace, in Burundi as in other countries of the region, really requires the implementation of measures on a vaster scale. The questions of refugees, regional overarmament, economic development and institutional consolidation in all these countries must all, in our View, be viewed in a larger framework.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“This violence is also encouraged by the absence in Burundi of an effective judicial system that would make it possible to bring before the courts those guilty of flagrant violations of international humanitarian law. My delegation hopes that the establishment of this International Commission of Inquiry will make it possible to identify the perpetrators of these crimes. We recall that the report of the preparatory fact-finding mission to Burundi, led by Ambassador Martin Huslid and Ambassador Simeon Ake, made it clear that certain individuals behind the coup d'e'tat were in the country and could be identified. We now ask that they be clearly identified and that light be shed on the tragic events that occurred after 21 October 1993.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): The resolution that the Council has just adopted unanimously establishes an International Commission of Inquiry whose mandate it will be to establish the facts relating to the assassination of the President of Burundi on 21 October 1993 and the massacres and other grave acts of violence that followed. Above all, its mandate will be to make recommendations so that, on the one hand, the guilty are brought to justice and, on the other, that such acts do not recur. Since the death of President Melchior Ndadaye, Burundi has entered a spiral of violence, still with no end in sight. As everyone is aware, the primary causes of this violence are political. Burundi now finds itself in a very delicate position in which extremists are trying to take advantage of institutional weakness.”
1995-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3571 (1995) · source
“For its part, the French Government remains fully prepared to participate in a constructive initiative that would allow the reintegration of all Rwandans into their homeland, the restoration of democracy and the resumption of progress in that part of Africa.”
1995-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3566 (1995) · source
“The international community must continue to give its full support to the Kigali Government to enable it to complete the work of national reconciliation and reconstruction to which it has committed itself. If we want to avoid new disasters, we must make rapid progress towards that goal. My Government remains convinced that the rapid organization of a regional conference on peace, security and development would lay a solid, indispensable foundation for the restoration of stability in the Great Lakes region. That is why we await with interest the report the Secretary- General is to make to the Security Council within one month.”
1995-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3566 (1995) · source
“There continue to be large numbers of arrests; the conditions of detention are tragic; there is a near absence of dialogue between the refugees and the Kigali authorities: none of this is likely to make Rwandan expatriates return home. We think that the decision to lift the embargo will be an added deterrent, which is why we would have preferred a gradual lifting of the embargo that dealt on a priority basis with equipment for maintaining order, and especially for equipping the police and the gendarmerie. But we have no wish to despair. We hope that the authorization to import weapons, now granted to the Government of Rwanda, will be used in a measured, well- advised way, and that the additional flows of weapons will not increase tension among the countries of the region, as some signs seem to indicate they will.”
1995-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3566 (1995) · source
“We know that the Kigali Government has made many efforts to promote normalization of the situation in Rwanda, and the 8 August 1995 report of the Secretary-General testifies to this. But the report also stresses that many problems have only barely begun to be resolved. There are nearly 2 million Rwandan citizens outside the borders of Rwanda. We have been saying for over a year that the return of refugees - with the exception of criminals, who must be put on trial - must be a priority for the Kigali Government. We are obliged to note that, for the moment, very few have agreed to return to their villages. To be sure, the fault lies in part with the militias, which continue to pressure these innocent civilians, but the situation in Rwanda does not really encourage their return.”
1995-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3566 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation voted in favour of the draft resolution just adopted by the Security Council. I must note, however, that we did so in spite of questioning the timeliness of the decision. My Government entirely understands that from the legal standpoint the Kigali authorities wish to regain full sovereignty. It is normal for a Government to request full exercise of its competence to ensure the security of its inhabitants, and for it to possess the means to do so. By suspending the embargo against Rwanda until 1 September 1996 the Security Council has just complied with this request. Yet the decision we have just taken should not be completely separated from the political context in Rwanda and in other countries of the region.”
1995-08-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3566 (1995) · source
“Such access must be granted immediately, and as long as these civilians, held illegally, have not been released, the forces detaining them are wholly responsible for their safety. As to the soldiers taken prisoner, it would appear that the International Committee of the Red Cross has not yet been authorized - in violation of humanitarian law - to visit them or enabled to register them. This situation, which involves criminal liability for those responsible for it, must come to an end immediately. The Council requests the Secretary-General to report to it before the end of the month concerning measures taken to end this situation. It is, moreover, possible that before that date it will have to take action again on this question, which involves the fate of thousands of civilians subjected to vile and barbaric treatment.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3564 (1995) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): The operation that the Bosnian Serbs have mounted against the safe areas of Srebrenica and Zepa is in itself particularly grave - something that was made clear in the case of Srebrenica, in resolution 1004 (1995), whose adoption my delegation helped to secure. The latest resolution, which the Council has just adopted, addresses a specific problem stemming from the Bosnian Serb attacks on those areas. I am referring to the treatment meted out to the displaced persons from among the civilian population, as well as to the soldiers who were taken prisoner in these attacks. With respect to the displaced persons, we still have no news concerning thousands of people who were taken away from Srebrenica and to whom no humanitarian organization has been able to gain access.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3564 (1995) · source
“There is absolutely no justification for this and it is totally unacceptable, because it prevents the effective deployment of the rapid reaction force - an essential component of the United Nations presence in the region. Finally, the resolution we have just adopted very clearly warns that hostilities should not be pursued in the direction of Sector East, because this would raise by yet another notch the escalation and the risk of generalization of the conflict. The Croatian Government has chosen not to take into account the repeated warnings the Security Council has addressed to it. Our resolution tells it that the international community and our Council do not absolve it of that choice.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source
“During the events of the end of last week, personnel responsible for peace- keeping were attacked, and some of them were killed. In this connection, my Government extends its condolences to the Governments of the Czech Republic and Denmark. Certain particularly reprehensible acts, such as forcing the blue helmets to move forward in advance of the forces involved in an offensive, were noted. Those responsible for such violations of the laws of war will have to be brought to trial. In this connection I must point out that my delegation is very concerned at the persistent obstacles placed in the way of the free movement of the rapid reaction force. A French artillery unit still continues to be hemmed in by such obstacles.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source
“The very large number of people who have fled Croatian soil and headed towards areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina or of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia clearly demonstrates the scope of the human trauma triggered by the Croatian Government's offensive. The Serb populations must be free to move about and, in particular, those who have fled must be able to come back in satisfactory conditions of safety and security to their region of origin. Monitoring by humanitarian organizations to ensure respect for these rights seems essential to us, just as is access by representatives of the Red Cross to the soldiers of the Serb forces who have been taken prisoner. The text adopted stresses these points. Secondly, the resolution embodies a very forceful condemnation of the behaviour of Croatian Government forces towards United Nations forces.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source
“The Croatian Government must immediately halt any and all military activity in the Krajina sectors and refrain from all military action in Eastern Slavonia. But its obligations do not stop there. It must also come back to the negotiating table and strive in good faith to reach, with the Serb party in Croatia, an agreement guaranteeing the rights of all the communities. Without such a negotiated settlement, no viable solution could possibly be considered as established. The resolution we have just adopted seems to us timely and fitting for three further reasons. First, it places very special emphasis on respect for the rights of civilians.”
1995-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3563 (1995) · source