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Ladsous

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first: 1992-11-19
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“The United Nations is ready to assist them in this at any time and to accompany them in the process, which is not only crucial to Rwanda and its sorely tried people, but vital for the stability of that entire region of the African continent.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3368 (1994) · source
“Unfortunately, there is still no cease-fire, and the Security Council was therefore compelled to reconsider the conditions for UNAMIR's presence, reducing it to a minimal level. We hope that the Rwandese parties will come to their senses and realize that the United Nations can neither take their place nor impose peace on them. In this context, we commend the initiatives of the countries of the region, particularly by the President of Tanzania as facilitator for the Arusha process. We hope that the meeting planned for the end of this week will allow the Rwandese parties to resume the path towards peace.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3368 (1994) · source
“France also pays tribute to the active role being played in this tragic situation by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and by the Force Commander of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR) to conclude a cease-fire and re-establish dialogue between the parties. My country emphasizes that no military solution is acceptable; indeed, it is not possible. Any party's victory would be pyrrhic, plunging the country deeper into violence for an indefinite period. The Arusha Peace Agreement remains the only legitimate framework for seeking a political solution to the problem in Rwanda. The United Nations gave the Rwandese parties several days to conclude a cease-fire, which would have allowed UNAMIR to carry out the mandate given to it by resolution 872 (1993).”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3368 (1994) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): France was deeply shocked by the tragedy which cost the lives of the Presidents of Rwanda and Burundi as they were returning from a regional summit devoted to the search for a peaceful solution to the crisis in the region. France is dismayed by the scale of the violence which followed, resulting in thousands of victims among the civilian population and the deaths of United Nations peace- keeping mission soldiers. My country pays special tribute to the Belgian blue helmets who fell on the field of honour in an international cause to which they committed themselves - sadly, to the ultimate sacrifice.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3368 (1994) · source
“It is in the same spirit that the President of the French Republic called upon the Secretary-General of the United Nations to take the initiative of resuming the negotiating process by bringing together the efforts of the United States, the Russian Federation and the European Union. It is essential, indeed, if we wish to avoid letting the negotiations get bogged down, that the Americans, the Russians, the Europeans and the senior officials of the United Nations speak at the same time and with a single voice to the parties concerned.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“This common position should be established on the basis of the major principles of the European Union plan, whose general context for negotiation remains valid: maintenance of the existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina as such; precise distribution within Bosnia and Herzegovina of territories among the communities; establishment of a flexible institutional system compatible with the Croat- Muslim agreement reached in Washington on 18 March last; and, at the appropriate time, when the conditions are ripe, programming of the progressive suspension and lifting of the sanctions. This objective of a common position between the various protagonists in the diplomatic process, in accordance with the principles I have just set forth, was endorsed by the European Union on 18 April last.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Over and above measures aimed at guaranteeing in the short term the protection of Gorazde and its population and the other safe areas, diplomatic efforts should be resumed as quickly as possible with a view to achieving a political settlement by ensuring the coordination and convergence of such efforts. Indeed, a political solution cannot be achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina without the definition of a common position between the various protagonists participating in the quest for a settlement - namely, the United States, the Russian Federation, the European Union and the United Nations.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“My Government, in this respect, supports the initiative of the Secretary-General in requesting the North Atlantic Council to authorize, on the request of the United Nations, air strikes against artillery and mortar batteries and tanks located in the safe areas or in surrounding places, which could be used to attack civilian targets. The modalities of applying such a measure must, obviously, be agreed upon by the North Atlantic Council. In this context, my Government welcomes the proposals made by the United States Government to expand the possibilities of air action to protect the safe areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The resolution that we have just adopted provides, in terms of principles, an appropriate response in that respect by calling for the immediate conclusion of a cease-fire agreement and the withdrawal of Serb forces to a distance that would make it possible to guarantee Gorazde's security. These demands will be all the more rapidly implemented and the protection of the safe areas will be all the better ensured when there is a credible prospect for military action against those responsible for the attacks against the safe areas.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Mr. Ladsous (France) (interpretation from French): In attacking Gorazde, designated a safe area in resolution 824 (1993), the Bosnian Serbs bear the very heavy responsibility of provoking a major crisis at a time when 50 the situation both in central Bosnia and in Sarajevo was clearly improving. In the light of such a situation, it is first of all clearly necessary to bring about the immediate cessation of hostilities and the end of attacks against the civilian population of Gorazde, and to ensure that such events are not repeated against other safe areas. To that end, the exercise of very firm pressure on the Bosnian Serbs is indispensable.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“My delegation calls upon the parties to continue to show wisdom and restraint, to comply strictly with the revised time-table and to cooperate with ONUMOZ for the proper functioning of the electoral process. My delegation emphasizes in this respect that it is imperative that these elections be held as planned in October 1994, at the latest, and that no further delay in these conditions will be tolerated. My delegation once again pays tribute to the action of ONUMOZ under the authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ajello. We would recall that the United Nations cannot, however, replace the parties, and that the success of the peace process depends above all on them.”
1993-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3305 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomes the recent positive developments that have taken place, thanks to the visit of the Secretary-General to Maputo, in the implementation of the peace process in Mozambique. France therefore was pleased to vote in favour of this resolution, which extends the mandate of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) for a six-month period, it being understood that progress in the peace process will be subject to periodic review. France, which had expressed its concern at the delays in the full implementation of the Rome Accord, welcomes the agreements concluded by the parties, especially those regarding the process of assembly and demobilization of troops and the proper functioning of the Joint Commissions, especially the National Elections Commission.”
1993-11-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3305 (1993) · source
“It is clear that the justification for UNOMIG lies in its potential usefulness for the peace process. Finally, allow me to express my Government's great concern over the human rights violations perpetrated during this conflict. My delegation awaits the conclusions of the fact-finding mission sent by the Secretary-General.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“The military developments which took place on the ground in September, in violation of the Sochi agreement of 27 July, have in fact made UNOMIG's mandate obsolete. There is therefore a need to revise that mandate, and my delegation welcomes the resolution which has just been adopted. The maintenance of a UNOMIG presence in Georgia until 31 January 1994, at the very latest, with a maximum complement of five observers, will allow it - in accordance with its new interim mandate - to maintain contact with the parties and to furnish the Secretary-General and our Council with independent information on events that might influence the process of a political solution. My delegation is also pleased that the resolution makes the possible extension of UNOMIG's mandate beyond 31 January 1994 conditional on progress in the negotiation process.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): As you are aware, Mr. President, France is particularly dedicated to the search for a comprehensive political settlement of the conflict in Abkhazia, with respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Georgia. France therefore fully supports the efforts made by the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy to achieve a negotiated solution between the parties, which it encourages to participate in the first round of negotiations to begin in Geneva at the end of November under the aegis of the United Nations. The role of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) in support of this process is of particular importance.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“France welcomed the accession to power of the new Cambodian Government, demonstrating the success of the national reconciliation process, and assure it of our country's continuing support in the task of consolidating peace and rebuilding its country.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3303 (1993) · source
“France, which welcomed in early September the International Committee on Reconstruction of Cambodia and committed itself to significant bilateral cooperation with that country, stresses the vital importance of continuing the United Nations cooperation programmes in order to contribute - as provided in the fourth instrument of the Paris Agreements - to the development and reconstruction of Cambodia. My country has also noted with satisfaction the request of the Cambodian Government for a United Nations human rights presence, and in that connection welcomes the establishment of a Centre for Human Rights in Phnom Penh.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3303 (1993) · source
“The role of the United Nations in that independent and sovereign country is returning to its original function. Emphasis should henceforth be on development activities. My delegation expressed its support for maintaining 20 United Nations liaison officers for a period of six months, in response to the request of the Cambodian Government, as a symbol of the continued interest of the international community in the process of consolidating peace in that country and in conformity with the ideas put forward by the Secretary-General in his "An Agenda for Peace".”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3303 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): At the outset, I should like to convey to you, Sir, my delegation's congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council and to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Sardenberg of Brazil, for the able manner in which he conducted our work last month. My delegation - which at the beginning of the Council's consideration of this item and in the presence of the two Prime Ministers of that country, expressed its satisfaction at the successful implementation by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) of the Paris Agreements on Cambodia - welcomes the adoption of this resolution, which marks a transition from the end of the UNTAC mandate to the return of Cambodia's full autonomy.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3303 (1993) · source
“My delegation hopes that they will grasp its meaning and soon inform Ambassador Raffaelli of their acceptance of the timetable, an essential step towards the negotiation which is to open under the auspices of the Minsk Conference.”
1993-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3292 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomes today's adoption by our Council of a resolution on the situation in Nagorny-Karabakh. In my Government's view, this text, thanks to the Council's support for a timetable of urgent steps proposed to the parties by the Chairman of the Minsk Group, ought to allow for decisive progress towards the settlement of the conflict. My delegation also notes that through this resolution our Council has reaffirmed its support for the process undertaken within the framework of the CSCE, a process to which France is particularly committed. This resolution addresses a clear message to the parties by asking them to agree to the timetable of urgent measures.”
1993-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3292 (1993) · source
“Such a decision on his part would avoid the implementation of the mandatory measures we have just adopted and would at the same time allow the establishment of a massive United Nations peace-keeping operation and, at last, the restoration of peace in Angola, which is the international community's objective.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“With regret, but convinced that there was no alternative, my country voted today in favour of a resolution imposing sanctions on one of the parties flouting democratic principles, one that does not honour its commitments and that has led that country and that people, which had freely expressed itself in elections, into a tragic civil war. France hopes this unanimous decision by the Security Council will make UNITA take the measure of its isolation and will encourage it to resume the dialogue and finally agree to implement fully the Peace Agreements. In agreement with the Secretary-General, the Council has just given Mr. Savimbi a reprieve of 10 days. My delegation hopes he will heed the voice of wisdom.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): My Government is deeply disturbed by the worsening political and military situation in Angola, the intensification of fighting and the constant obstacles to the distribution of humanitarian aid that make this conflict one of the deadliest on Earth. By all indications, UNITA bears the greatest part of the responsibility for the continuing suffering of the Angolan people. It must be clear that there can be no military solution. France can but appeal once again to the parties to heed the language of reason as expressed by the international community as a whole and to sit down at the negotiating table, as the United Nations and numerous Heads of State of countries of the region have invited them to do.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“France therefore welcomes the first step taken yesterday, in the form of the conclusion of an agreement between the authorities of Azerbaijan and those of Nagorny--Karabakh to extend the cease-fire.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“The resolution also affirms two principles to which my Government is especially devoted: first, the Council's support for the efforts of the Minsk Group of the CSCE to find a peaceful settlement to the conflict, and, secondly, free access for humanitarian aid and the restoration of economic ties in the region. My Government has long taken a special interest in this painful conflict affecting the region of Nagorny-Karabakh. We believe that every effort should be made to bring about a negotiated settlement. France, which is a member of the CSCE and which plays an active role in the Minsk Group, will spare no effort in working multilaterally or bilaterally to facilitate the success of the CSCE peace process.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation is pleased that our Council has been able, after studying the report of the Chairman of the Minsk Conference of the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE), to adopt swiftly and unanimously resolution 853 (1993), relating to the situation in Nagorny-Karabakh. Recent events, marked by attacks by local Armenian forces against Agdam, in violation of the commitments made during the recent CSCE mission to the region, call for clear condemnation. That is what this resolution unambiguously does.”
1993-07-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3259 (1993) · source
“My delegation considers that the role of mediator between the two camps played by the Secretary-General''s Special Representative is particularly essential. With its vote in favour of this resolution extending the mandate of UNAVEM II by two months, my delegation reaffirms its commitment to the Bicesse Peace Accords and its faith in the United Nations presence, and intends to give peace another chance. It hopes that this message will be heard and that the parties will seize this opportunity, so that the people of Angola can live in dignity and devote all their energy to rebuilding its country, with the help of the international community.”
1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source
“Otherwise, we are prepared to consider within the framework of the Security Council the imposition of any necessary measures against the party opposed to peace. My delegation expresses its deepest indignation at the attacks and threats against the personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission II (UNAVEM II), who are in that country on a mission of peace, and against the humanitarian convoys. France demands that these intolerable acts end immediately. My delegation wishes to reiterate its great admiration of the devotion and courage of the UNAVEM II personnel, who - under the earlier leadership of Miss Anstee, to whom we pay tribute, and now under that of Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye - are fulfilling their mission under extremely difficult conditions.”
1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source
“The continuation of the confrontations is all the more shocking in that 10 months ago the Angolan people resolutely decided in favour of implementing the Bicesse Peace Accords and democratic principles. My delegation, which rejoiced at the time over the convening of peace talks under United Nations auspices in Abidjan - we pay tribute to the roles played by the Secretary-General's Special Representative and the authorities of Cete d'Ivoire in the search for a peaceful solution to the conflict - deeply deplores the failure of those negotiations, which it believes is due to UNITA's intransigence. France appeals once again for dialogue between the leaders of the two parties, and emphasizes that no military solution is acceptable. France hopes that the negotiations will be able to resume and reach a speedy conclusion.”
1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): It is a particular pleasure for me to extend my delegation's congratulations to you, Sir, on the work you have done since assuming the presidency of the Council at the beginning of this month. I would also like tc express our compliments and gratitude to the Ambassador of Spain for the way in which he presided over the Council last month. The development of the situation in Angola - where the civil war is intensifying, the fate of the civilian population is detiorating daily, and people are dying by the thousands of famine or the consequences of this frightful war - is of deep concern to my Government. Encircling territories, attacking trains carrying civilians and placing obstacles in the way of the delivery of humanitarian aid are hateful methods which my Government condemns.”
1993-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3254 (1993) · source
“Milosevic at that time made known his decision that he himself would impose sanctions against the Serbs in Bosnia by closing the frontier between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to all but humanitarian traffic, and he also made public his intention to accept the presence of observers on the Serbian side of the frontier to monitor the implementation of that decision. We have to take him at his word. The reaction of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), and in particular that of Serbia, to our resolution will be significant. If the authorities of those countries were to decide to reject the deployment of observers on their side of the frontier with Bosnia and Herzegovina, the situation would become clear and the Council would then have to draw the necessary conclusions.”
1993-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3234 (1993) · source
“The point is that, by controlling the condit/ons for application of the embargo, in accordance with resolution 820 (1993), against the territories controlled by the Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serbs will be led to end their attacks and the practice of "ethnic cleansing", and finally to start out along the road towards a peaceful settlement in accordance with the process in the Vance-Owen Plan. I should like to recall in this connection the commitment made by the Belgrade authorities after the refusal by the Serb party in Bosnia on 6 May to accept the Peace Plan. Mr.”
1993-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3234 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): The resolution the Security Council has just adopted falls directly within the framework laid down in the joint programme of action adopted in Washington on 22 May. The aim of this resolution is to show the intent of the Council, given the proposals that will be contained in the report requested of the Secretary-General to that end, to decide to deploy the necessary observers for effective monitoring of the application of sanctions to the territories controlled by the Serbian party in Bosnia, in particular, and on a priority basis, along the length of the frontier between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1993-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3234 (1993) · source
“What has just taken place in Somalia is unacceptable and requires from the Council the strongest possible reaction. The resolution that we have just adopted is fully in accord with this objective. My delegation is pleased that this resolution goes beyond mere condemnation and that it affirms the necessity for putting into practice concrete measures. The United Nations Operation in Somalia is, in effect, entrusted with adopting all necessary measures against those responsible and also with neutralizing their media, whose propaganda, as we know, played a decisive role in the unfolding of the tragedy that took place on 5 June. Twenty-two soldiers of peace died yesterday. The guilty parties are known. Let them now bear the consequences of their acts.”
1993-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3229 (1993) · source
“When the Council decided to intervene in Somalia, it did so to lend assistance to hundreds of thousands of people threatened by starvation and the acts of extortion by armed gangs. Since the United Nations intervention, this situation has clearly improved. Humanitarian assistance was distributed to those Somalians who needed it; factions have been partially disarmed; and the process of reconciliation has been launched. Nevertheless, we must note that this peaceful evolution, which made it possible to save thousands of lives, has not been accepted by all parties. This is the case, in particular, of the faction headed by General Aidid, whose responsibility in the tragedy that took place yesterday is confirmed by information we have received from both the Secretariat and our own national sources.”
1993-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3229 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): The Council is meeting today following a very sad.event, since it was on 5 June that 22 Pakistani Blue Helmets lost their lives in Somalia and several dozens were wounded. Please allow me, at the very outset, to pay tribute to those men, who were carrying out in Somalia a mission of peace and national reconciliation. I. should also like to extend my sincere condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan on this tragedy. Furthermore, I should like to salute the determination with which Pakistan has indicated that it intends to continue to pursue the mission conferred upon it by the United Nations in that part of Africa, as well as elsewhere in the world.”
1993-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3229 (1993) · source
“The French delegation welcomes the fact that the whole Council shares this approach, as the draft resolution we are about to adopt shows.”
1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source
“Should the fighting continue, a whole series of very firm measures will have to be considered and implemented. Those decisions could include the use of all necessary means to strengthen the monitoring of the embargo, or even the adoption of new measures; the deployment or reinforcement of observers on the Bosnian-Croatian border; the broadening of the application of Chapter VII when the mandate of the Force is next renewed; or even, if the situation calls for it, the partial or total withdrawal of the Force. The parties concerned must, however, know that the Council will continue to act with determination. On the ground, UNPROFOR must be aware of our commitment to guarantee the security of its missions. Lastly, the principle of respect for Croatia's territorial integrity must be solemnly established.”
1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source
“In the weeks to come the Council will certainly have to take important decisions, whatever the outcome of the negotiations conducted by the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Should they succeed ~ and we earnestly hope they will - we shall need to work for the implementation of the peace plan; we shall have to focus our efforts on the situation in Croatia as well as in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Macedonia. The Council will need to retain a comprehensive approach, and the principle of a unified theatre will have to be maintained from both the political and the military points of view. Moreover, United Nations authority over all the peace-keeping operations in the forrer Yugoslavia must be preserved.”
1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source
“That remains valid today, and we therefore welcome the draft resolution on which we are about to toke action because it responds to that dual imperative. It strengthens the recourse to Chapter VII by extending it to the question of UNPROFOR's freedom of movement. At the same time, the draft resolution extends the Force's mandate for an interim period and provides for the Council's reconsideration, within a month, of the situation of the Force and, if necessary, to draw the appropriate conclusions. Without doubt, we are at a turning-point in the history of UNPROFOR.”
1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): Something over a month ago, when the Council considered the question of renewing the mandate of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), my delegation put forward two priority considerations which remain unchanged today: to guarantee better security for the Force, which, in extremely difficult circumstances, is carrying out its mission in an exemplary way; and to take account of the exceptional conditions and of a particularly changeable diplomatic and military context. The first consideration prompted us to advocate recourse to Chapter VII of the Charter and to provisions of a technical kind. The second consideration dictated renewal of the Force's mandate for a limited period.”
1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source
“Faced with this urgent need, the Security Council could not but take action, and we are pleased that in adopting this resolution unanimously, it has shown its determination to help Rwanda and its population,”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“Similarly, it seems to us that the deployment of United Nations observers at the border between Rwanda and Uganda, as requested by those two countries, could contribute to creating a more peaceful climate in the region. Hence, we await with keen interest the recommendations that the Sectretary-General will submit to the Council on all these questions, on the basis particularly of the conclusions of the good-offices mission thet he has been good enough to dispatch to the region. In conclusion, please allow me to repeat how urgent it is to ensure that the combined energies of all concerned - the United Nations, the regional organizations and those of States and non-governmental organizations - be brought to bear to prevent in time the very serious risks to Rwanda and the entire region and to restore stability to this country.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“This text is fully consistent with the approach of supporting the efforts of regional organizations that has guided our Council in several other cases. The French Government welcomes the particular reference in the resolution to the possibility of a United Nations contribution in the fields of protection of the civilian population and respect for the cease-fire - if necessary, by the establishment of an international force. Those seem to us, indeed, to be the two areas for priority intervention, which should be stressed in order effectively to support the efforts to achieve a political settlement and, at the same time, to alleviate the suffering of the civilian populations. In this respect, France remains concerned over the violations of human rights committed by the two parties.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“At the same time, we believe that the efforts by Rwandese to settle the conflict should be actively supported by the United Nations. That is, after all, the condition for their success. In that spirit, the French Government supported the request to convene the Security Council submitted by the Rwandese authorities. And it was also in that spirit that my country worked in close consultation with all the delegations concerned - particularly those of the African countries . in the preparation of the draft resolution that has _ just been adopted unanimously. In that text the Council invites the Secretary-General to examine urgently in consultation with the Organization of African Unity (OAU) the contribution that the United Nations could bring to strengthening the peace process.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“France, which is present, with several other countries, as an observer at the Arusha negotiation, intends to continue to participate actively in the process. But it should be emphasized that the chances of progress depend above all on the cooperation of the Rwandese parties. In this connection, the Government of France notes with satisfaction that those parties have not yet renounced dialogue, as is shown by the meeting held in Dar-es-Salaam from 5'to'7 March between the Government of Rwanda and the Rwandese Patriotic Front. Hence, it calls on the two parties to start implementing all the commitments they have undertaken, particularly those relating to the cessation of hostilities, which has been in effect since 9 March.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“It could also, as a consequence, engender an explosion that would certainly affect the neighbouring countries. Faced with all those risks, the French Government felt that resolute action had to be taken to reach an effective and lasting cessation of the hostilities, to promote the intensification of humanitarian assistance actions hostilities, to promote the intensification of humanitarian-assistance actions for the benefit of the civilian population, and to enable the peace efforts to continue. In this regard, we reiterate our full support for the process begun in Arusha, under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity, by the Government of Rwanda and the Rwandese Patriotic Front, as well as for the various agreements resulting from this process.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“Mr. LADSOUS (France) (interpretation from French): Although there had been progress recently towards a political settlement of the conflict affecting Rwanda, the situation in that country once again greatly deteriorated because of the resumption of hostilities at the beginning of February. Since then, the continued fighting and the resulting further loss of life and material damage have seriously compromised that country's chances quickly to regain the path of peace and democracy and are gravely threatening the political stability of the region. If this situation continues, it could cause a very serious humanitarian crisis in Rwanda - indeed, already the number of refugees and displaced persons resulting from the conflict is over L'million.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3183 (1993) · source
“In the same spirit, we await with great interest the recommendations the Secretary-General will submit to us regarding the future role of the United Nations in the peace process in Angola. For all these reasons, my delegation supported the draft resolution before us. We are pleased that the Council has adopted it unanimously, thereby demonstrating its determination to continue to support a settlement of the conflict besetting Angola, despite difficulties and disappointments.”
1993-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3182 (1993) · source