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Lamamra

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first: 1994-02-15
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“Therefore, we fully appreciate the importance of the Security Council's studying the negative developments in the Palestinian territories as well as their negative impact on the possibilities of peace. The success which we so earnestly desire for the peace process in the Middle East requires that we should control any factors which might help to poison the atmosphere or thwart the effective implementation of the agreements between the parties concerned. Consequently, the question of the settlements is the real litmus test of whether the Israelis are really anxious to reach a genuine, lasting and just peace with the Palestinians. It was the settlements which gave rise to the massacre in the Al- Haram Al-Ibrahimi mosque a year ago and the acts of Violence and retaliation which have resulted in numerous Victims.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The massive presence of settlers in the Gaza Strip, protected by the Israeli army, also destabilizes the peace process, because it is liable to give rise to acts of Violence and retaliation. The presence of settlements in occupied Palestinian territories is, to a certain extent, a kind of bomb which may explode at any minute. The most recent acts of Violence have played into the hands of the extremists in Israel, who are asking that the settlers be armed, that the occupied territories be sealed off and that the armed protection of the settlements be strengthened. None of these factors give grounds for optimism; rather, they make us believe that the intervention of the international community has become necessary to prevent a deterioration of the situation as well as its escalation and confrontation between the parties.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“It had expected the Israeli Government to take confidence-building measures instead of continuing practices which are contrary to the Fourth Geneva Convention - collective punishment, sealing off occupied territories and isolating Jerusalem, setting up new settlements and enlarging existing settlements - particularly since the Security Council had reiterated on a number of occasions that the Fourth Geneva Convention was fully applicable to the occupied Palestinian territories, including the Holy City of Jerusalem. Consequently, Israel's continuing to change the nature of the city of Jerusalem, its establishment of settlements surrounding it and its isolation of the rest of Palestinian territory all destabilize the peace process and contribute to worsening the situation.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“In September 1993 the Declaration of Principles was agreed between the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Israeli Government. Despite the obstacles which thus far have made it impossible to fully and effectively implement the agreement in accordance with the timetable which was established, the international community was won over by the promise of peace in the Middle East.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from Arabic): Mr. President, it is a pleasant duty for me to address you on behalf of the Algerian delegation and to convey my sincerest congratulations on the way in which you are directing the work of the Security Council this month. I am quite sure that under your wise guidance the Council will be able to fully discharge its responsibilities with respect to the very delicate situation prevailing in the Palestinian territories. We should also like to take this opportunity to thank your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Argentina, for the very skilful way in which he conducted the Council's work last month. The representative of Djibouti has set forth the position of the Arab Group, and I will therefore confine myself to noting certain general points.”
1995-02-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3505Resumption1 (1995) · source
“To consolidate such progress and make it irreversible requires a clear message and a firm commitment from the international community.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“In his conclusions, the Secretary-General very clearly indicates that the situation in Angola is encouraging and that the dynamic of peace is well under way there. On this basis and to consolidate the process, the Secretary-General proposes that a new United Nations operation, UNAVEM III, immediately take over from UNAVEM. II, whose mandate expires today. Algeria endorses these conclusions, especially since, as the Secretary-General has emphasized, the conditions set by resolution 966 (1994) of 8 December 1994 for deploying a new United Nations operation in Angola - in particular, respect for the cease-fire - have been met. UNAVEM. III should be deployed as soon as possible, for any delay or additional conditions could raise unnecessary obstacles to progress in the peace progress.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“The international community and the United Nations should, in the words of the Secretary-General in his most recent report on Angola, respond positively to this challenge. The United Nations should not only assist in the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol in order to speed up the peace process, but also coordinate and facilitate humanitarian activities linked to that process. The task is both urgent and essential. We must assist refugees and internally displaced persons to return to their homes. We must ensure the reintegration into civilian life of the demobilized soldiers and de-mine parts of the territory, in order to allow the safe movement of persons and goods and help the economy to recover. These are areas of work which are equally crucial for strengthening peace and stability in the country.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“The Joint Commission, established in implementation of the Lusaka Protocol and chaired by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, has held several meetings and is accomplishing its work satisfactorily. The meeting of the Chiefs of Staff held on 10 January allowed important decisions to be taken with a view to guaranteeing respect for the military provisions of the Lusaka Protocol, particularly by initiating a disengagement of the forces of the two parties and thus contributing to the consolidation of the cease-fire and to a climate of mutual trust. The expected meeting between President dos Santos and Mr. Jonas Savimbi should strengthen this climate of trust and give decisive momentum to the peace process.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“Indeed, despite the precarious situation and the difficulties inherent in moving from confrontation to cooperation on the path to national reconciliation, the steps taken by both parties and the stages that have already been passed have greatly helped to meet the conditions for the systematic implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, with a United Nations presence, whose human and material resources can measure up to its tasks. The cease-fire entered into force on 22 November 1994. In the view of the observers of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. II), it has been generally effective, and any violations that may have been committed are considered minor.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“Moreover, the very signing of the Lusaka Protocol was the result of efforts, including those of the United Nations, focusing on a regional negotiating mechanism led by the Secretary- General's Special Representative, Maitre Alioune Blondin Beye, to whom I am pleased to pay a well-deserved tribute. The Lusaka Protocol, an extension of the Bicesse Accords of May 1991, embodies the will of the Angolan Government and of UNITA to make full use of political means to put an end to a particularly devastating fratricidal conflict. It is thus an important development, marking the point of no-return in the Angolan people's march towards the achievement of a notably better national future.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“The recent meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity fully appreciated the significance and scope of the Lusaka Protocol of 20 November 1994 and the promising prospects thus opened up for the restoration of peace, stability and security in Angola. In dispatching a strong delegation comprising several Foreign Ministers and the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity to participate in this debate, Africa has committed itself as a whole to the success of the process of national reconciliation in Angola and to the strict implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, with the invaluable assistance of the United Nations.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from French): I begin, Sir, by expressing the warm congratulations of the Algerian delegation on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. Your professional and human qualities guarantee the success of the Council's work at a time when the international community is preparing to mark further significant progress in the southern part of the African continent - which includes your country, Botswana - in the establishment of peace and stability which Namibia, South Africa and Mozambique have embraced one after the other, to general satisfaction. I wish to convey my profound gratitude to your predecessor, Ambassador cardenas, for the effective way in which he led the Council last month.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source
“It is time for the Council, by responding positively to the justified request of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to make the coming six months a decisive stage in the history of a martyred country by truly stimulating the advent of a just and lasting peace supported by all, one that would do honour to the international community's commitment to inviolate values and principles.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“This extension, which some explained by special historical circumstances that have since radically changed, is even less conceivable now that it is abundantly clear that the Serbian minority is banking on continually wearing down the resistance of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and on the eventual disengagement of the United Nations in order to impose its will to the very limit. It is therefore time finally to be fair to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by recognizing its legitimate and fundamental right. The Council must now dispense with certain inhibitions that have done a considerable disservice to the cause of peace, whereby the international community has been hamstrung by a restraint that the aggressor has perceived as a sign of indecision and incompetence.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“This situation of deadlock, the responsibility for which is perfectly clear, sheds stark light on the anachronistic and unjustified nature of the arms embargo on the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the effect of which has been unduly to deprive a State Member of the United Nations of the means to exercise its inherent right to self-defence, without, however, providing it with proper international protection, since the aggressor has always counted on unlimited weapons power and has not been deterred by any constraints, admonishments or injunctions. In fact, the extension of the arms embargo to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is fundamentally unjustified.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“Even the territorial arrangements of last July, to which the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina agreed - not without a spirit of sacrifice and responsibility - were met with categorical rejection, the dangerous implications of which were clear to the mediators themselves. It is now clear that the search for a negotiated political solution is deadlocked and that the maintenance of the status quo is neither possible nor admissible.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“The safe areas and exclusion zones have not guaranteed the desired protection for the besieged populations. The laudable efforts of and the risks run by the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) have not put an end to the policy of faits accomplis, which is a severe test of the credibility of the international community's collective action in favour of a small Member State of the United Nations. The persistent search for a negotiated political solution that has mobilized many people of goodwill, even when it took on the disquieting appearance of undue pressure on the weakest party and consecrated a status quo that resulted from the current balance of power, did not lead to reasonable prospects for lasting and reliable peace and stability.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“In its painstaking management of the developments in a crisis that threatens the very existence of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and imposes on its people the worst abuses and trials, the Security Council has for two and a half years explored many paths and established a whole range of measures, all of which have proved limited in the face of an implacable strategy of hegemony and conquest. It is as if the Serbian irredentist minority has installed itself for the long-term in intransigence and extremism, in the certainty that the international community will gradually get used to a fait accompli and continue to accommodate itself to increasingly exorbitant illegitimate claims. The sanctions imposed by the Council have not produced the desired result.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from French): Allow me first, Madam President, to convey heartfelt congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of November - a month during which many questions that are both sensitive and complex will require your clear- sighted analysis and your perspicacious judgement. I am convinced that your presidency, like that of your distinguished predecessor, to whom I pay due tribute, will be wise and productive - in particular, with regard to the international community's obligations in the face of the ongoing tragedy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1994-11-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454 (1994) · source
“Algeria shares the feeling of having fulfilled our duty which prevails at this meeting of the Security Council. It is with the same feeling that we shall join in the glowing report on the end of a mission which will soon be prepared, to the satisfaction of all, in the ad hoc Committee of Heads of State of the OAU on Southern Africa and in the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Beyond the specific aspects of the draft resolution and its practical impact, what the Security Council is doing today marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new one in which a united, democratic and non-racial South Africa will consolidate its national, regional and international foundations and will in various areas make a valuable contribution consistent with its historical experience as well as with its own unique identity and with the capacities of its people and leadership. Algeria, which provided moral and material support to the fraternal South African people in its struggle and which developed an effective brotherhood in arms with the ANC in its various stages of struggle, is pleased to participate in this event.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Nelson Mandela, indicated in his policy speech to Parliament two days ago in Cape Town that the challenge is now to "build a society focused on man, a society guaranteeing freedom to the individual and restoring the dignity of each South African". Finally, we must welcome South Africa into the international community, giving it the place and rank to which it is entitled in both regional and international organizations and groups. In this context, Algeria is particularly pleased that South Africa has joined the Organization of African Unity, of which it became the fifty-third member State on 23 May, in accordance with the provisions and procedures of the Charter of that pan-African body. Algeria also welcomes the prospect of South Africa's restoration to full participation in the General Assembly very soon.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Thabo Mbeki in his new capacity as First Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa reflects the nature and scope of the changes that have just taken place in South Africa, on which the Security Council is now called upon to act, drawing the necessary legal consequences with respect to the sanctions it imposed on South Africa. For the international community this means celebrating one of the most striking events in modern history - the conclusion of a national liberation struggle and a pluralistic electoral process, both of which were exemplary. For the international community it also means participating with the South African people in turning a new page in the history of a great country, whose new President, His Excellency Mr.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“This is occurring, most opportunely, when the Security Council is presided over by a worthy son of Africa, the Foreign Minister of Nigeria, a country whose name is closely linked to the struggle for the elimination of apartheid. In extending my warmest congratulations to Ambassador Ibrahim Gambari, both on assuming the presidency of the Council and on his remarkable work since the beginning of the month, I should also like to pay a well-deserved tribute to his predecessor, Ambassador Colin Keating, for his work as President during April. The presence in this Chamber of His Excellency Mr.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from French): It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this debate under your presidency, Sir, on the anniversary of the foundation of the Organization of African Unity (OAV), traditionally celebrated as the day of Africa's liberation and when the Security Council is ready to close once and for all the file on South Africa, a question which has been so long before it. A happy coincidence has thus brought together, on a symbolic date, the celebration of a decisive achievement in the historical process of the emancipation of the African peoples and the solemn act of recognition by the United Nations that it has carried out its duty to the people of South Africa.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“The arms embargo, which is preventing the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from having the means to exercise its natural right to self-defence, and the continual shrinking of the territory that some envisage assigning to the Muslim population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, seem to demonstrate this tendency. The accelerated worsening of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina proves that just and lasting solutions require strict application of the parameters of international legality; they are far from being accommodations responding to relationships of force. The United Nations collective security system must fully cover the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. International protection of its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, and of its people, is imperative and urgently needed.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Aware of the gravity of the situation, Algeria, which has firmly condemned the deadly siege of Gorazde, called for an extraordinary meeting of the member countries of the Organization of the Islamic Conference to take a collective stand to contribute to organizing effective international action to deter Serb aggression. In the quest for a peaceful resolution of conflict situations, there is sometimes a tendency imperceptibly to blur the difference in status between the aggressor and the victim and to call on the latter to make more concessions.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“The hope for a negotiated political settlement has undercut the determination to enforce international law and weakened the desire to show firmness in the face of escalated aggression, so much so that the aggressors became convinced that their escalated horror would become so commonplace that people would be inured to it all. In this sense, Gorazde is turning into a veritable test. If the international community does not suddenly leap into positive action to keep the aggressor from creating yet another fait accompli, we must fear that history will record that the confrontation between law and force was irrevocably settled in Gorazde, with incalculable, horrendous consequences.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“This relentless wave of aggression and violence has all the alarming characteristics of an open challenge to the international community, since it goes hand in hand with the seizing of members of the personnel of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and attacks on aircraft helping to implement United Nations decisions. Throughout the last two years, particularly trying for our collective conscience faced with a savage war meeting the definition of genocide, the United Nations has often hesitated over the fate of one of its Member States.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Many, including Algeria, stressed that the international community could not go on taking an accommodating position, laboriously conceived and often imperfectly implemented, in the face of more and more faits accomplis created by the Serb side in a pitiless strategy of making territorial gains by "ethnic cleansing" and the annihilation of the Muslim population of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The unleashing of Serb aggression and violence against the city of Gorazde, with their toll of victims among the civilian population and international personnel, confirms that the Serb plan for expansion and exclusion continues.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from French): Allow me first of all, Sir, on behalf of the delegation of Algeria, to offer you our heartfelt congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. Your unanimously recognized attributes guarantee success for our deliberations at a time when the Council is once again having to deal with tragic developments affecting the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Barely a few weeks ago, when the Security Council was seized of the horrible massacre in the central marketplace of Sarajevo, many Member States called for effective international protection for the six "safe areas" declared as such by the Council itself.”
1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source
“By taking such initiatives, the Security Council will be acting on behalf of all Members of the United Nations and taking the appropriate course to honour the memory of those slain in Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi and to help ensure that their sacrifices will have spared the Palestinian people the specter of additional suffering. To that end, the Security Council should turn the text of its resolution into a message of hope and of solidarity with the Palestinian people.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“Algeria is, of course, calling for a special session of the Arab League, and we have informed the League and the Security Council of that fact. Algeria deems it essential to the credibility of the United Nations and to peace in the Middle East that this meeting not consist simply of a ritualistic inveighing against any repetition of such crimes. The Security Council must find in the universal condemnation of the massacre and in its vast and immense effects grounds for a constructive reaction, one which will ensure for the Palestinians in the occupied territories, including Jerusalem, - sufficient protection through an adequate international presence. In so doing, the Security Council should mobilize its efforts to give momentum to the peace process and guide it towards success so that indiscriminate violence can be brought to an end.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“It has become clear that the political question highlighted by last Friday's massacre is that of the illegal settlements established in the occupied Arab territories. The occupation authorities have no right to use such settlements as a pretext to shirk their contractual obligations or their responsibility to create the necessary conditions to enable the Palestinian people to exercise its right to self-determination and independence. If we are to avert the current situation's potential threat to peace and stability in the territory of Palestine, the settlers must be disarmed and their settlements dismantled. Algeria, represented by President Liamine Zeroual, expressed its full solidarity with the fraternal Palestinian people and their leadership in this crisis.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“The gravity of last Friday's massacre of worshippers in a holy shrine resides not only in the inadmissibility of that criminal act, but also in its ramifications, as made clear by news reports. The seriousness of the act is compounded by the position adopted by the occupation authorities, which must bear full responsibility by virtue of their obligations under the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. The occupation authorities bear additional responsibility in view of their obligation to have taken the necessary preventive action. They are also responsible for the arbitrary acts of oppression that resulted in many victims among the worshippers who survived the massacre and who took to the streets outside the mosque to express their grief.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“In spite of the difficulties that have been hampering full implementation of the Declaration of Principles, in letter and in spirit and in keeping with its agenda, the international community still feels optimistic regarding the peace process. However, the odious massacre that took place in Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi in occupied Hebron reminds us that the enemies of peace, who attach no importance to human life or to holy shrines and places of worship as symbols of tolerance and goodwill will stop at nothing in their attempts to dash hopes and to ignite the fire of envy. Their aim is to prevent the establishment of permanent, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East such as would bring justice to the Palestinian people, which has suffered from injustice and oppression for decades.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“Mr. Lamamra (Algeria) (interpretation from Arabic): Sir, I should like to express the congratulations of the delegation of Algeria on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. Your personal and professional qualities and the experience of your country in the question of the Middle East guarantee the Council's success in this grave matter under consideration. I also take this occasion to express to the Permanent Representative of Djibouti our deep appreciation for the contribution he made during his tenure of office last month. As we are all aware, the Declaration of Principles signed on 13 September 1993 between the PLO and Israel was the first step towards peace.”
1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source
“Finally, it should give hope to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly its Muslim component, which has been the victim of unspeakable ordeals, by demonstrating the mobilization of the international community to safeguard the right of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to exist.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“At the same time, it is morally and politically important for the Council to state its recognition of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina's inherent right of self-defence under Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, and the associated right to seek and obtain assistance in preserving its sovereignty and its territorial integrity. The current Security Council debate should put an end to the tendency to acquiesce in faits accomplis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It should also demonstrate that the international community has once more seized the initiative.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“If no such policy on the part of a united and determined international community is forthcoming, the many resolutions of the Security Council, unfortunately, will not have spared us the horrors of "ethnic cleansing", or forestalled the acquisition of territory by force, nor will they have safeguarded Sarajevo or the five other "safe areas" from armed aggression.8 The 5 February massacre gave searing relevance to the objectives and actions set out in resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993). Using every appropriate means to neutralize the military force holding Bosnian civilians hostage in Sarajevo and other parts of the country is now an imperative element of any effort to bring about conditions for genuine negotiations.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The extremely difficult conditions that have been imposed on the activities of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) and the humanitarian organizations - whose laudable presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina in fact symbolizes the international community's desire not to shirk its responsibilities - have all demonstrated the need for the United Nations to acquire the means to implement a policy of firmness capable of deterring, discouraging and thwarting the attempts at genocide of which the Bosnian people have been the victims.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The frightful tragedies that have been the daily lot and portion of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina since it was admitted to membership in the United Nations as a sovereign, independent and peaceful State; the frenzied efforts to dismember its territory under the cover of the waves of aggression and violence that are reducing its population to a sub-human state: these bear stark witness to the dithering and reluctance that have doomed the actions and the reactions of our Organization to an ineffectiveness that does the Organization's credibility no good at all.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“The massacre caused by the shelling of Sarajevo's central market-place was the climax of the throes of horror in a conflict that challenges the essential values of the human race at a time when the qualitative change in international relations could give us legitimate grounds for hoping that the community of nations would guite naturally be demanding and ready to help when the rights of the weakest peoples, those most exposed to forcible attack, request proper international protection. The massacre of 5 February, which aroused great indignation throughout the world, is, however, just one more crime to add to all the other crimes against humanity that have been overtly7 committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that have so far gone unpunished.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source
“Mr. LAMAMRA (Algeria) (interpretation from French): It is a great pleasure for me to extend to you, Sir, my delegation's warmest congratulations on your accession to the presidency of the Council. I am delighted to see the Permanent Representative of Djibouti, a friendly, fraternal country, leading the Council's deliberations with such skill and effectiveness at a time when the Council is dealing with the recent developments in one of the most serious crises that the international community has had to confront. I should also like to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Kovanda, on his masterful performance last month. For almost two years now, the tragic situation being experienced by the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has constantly and powerfully troubled the world's conscience.”
1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption2 (1994) · source