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Lavrov

lines on the record: 2,533
first: 1994-09-23
most recent: 2023-09-20
sittings or episodes: 322
sources: un-security-council

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“I thank the representative of Pakistan for the kind words he addressed to me. In view of the lateness of the hour, I would also like to thank the interpreters for their understanding. I shall now suspend this meeting until 3 p.m. The meeting was suspended at 1.40 p.m.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Brazil for his kind words addressed to me. The last speaker on my list before I suspend the meeting is the representative of Pakistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Malaysia for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Brazil. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of the United Arab Emirates for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Malaysia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Turkey for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of the United Arab Emirates, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Saudi Arabia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Turkey, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of South Africa for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Saudi Arabia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of South Africa. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Chile. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“1 thank the representative of Yemen for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Yemen. I invite him to take the seat reserved for him at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Spain, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Ukraine for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Egypt. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Tunisia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Ukraine. I invite him to take a seat at the Council and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Israel for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Tunisia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I think the Permanent Observer of Palestine for his kind words addressed to my delegation and my country. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Israel, to whom I give the floor.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“In conformity with past practice in this matter, I propose that the Council extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in response to requests contained in a letter dated 1 April 2002 from the Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2001/336, and in a letter dated 2 April 2002 from the Permanent Representative of South Africa to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2002/342.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al-Kidwa (Palestine) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Russian): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 3 April 2002 from the Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, which reads as follows: "In my capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, I have the honour to request that I be invited to participate in the debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council." On previous occasions, the Security Council has extended invitations to representatives of other United Nations bodies in connection with the consideration of matters on its agenda.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The President (spoke in Russian): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 3 April 2002 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document S/2002/343 and which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that, in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council to be held today, Wednesday, 3 April 2002, regarding the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem." I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the meeting in accordance with the Council's provisional rules of procedure and with previous practice in this regard.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“Ahmad (Pakistan), Mr. Shobokshi (Saudi Arabia), Mr. Kumalo (South Africa), Mr. Arias (Spain), Mr. Mejdoub (Tunisia), Mr. Cengizer (Turkey), Mr. Kuchinsky (Ukraine), Mr. Al-Shamsi (United Arab Emirates) and Mr. Al-Ashtal (Yemen) took the seats reservedfor them at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Lancry (Israel) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Benmehidi (Algeria), Mr. Chowdhury (Bangladesh), Mr. Fonseca (Brazil), Mr. Valdes (Chile), Mr. Requeijo Gual (Cuba), Mr. Aboul Gheit (Egypt), Mr. Nejad Hosseinian (Islamic Republic ofIran), Mr. Satoh (Japan), Prince Zeid Ra 'ad ZeidAl-Hussein (Jordan), Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait), Mr. Dorda (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya), Mr. Hasmy (Malaysia), Mr. Ould Deddach (Mauritania), Mr. Andjaba (Namibia), Mr. Al-Hinai (Oman), Mr.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Question Letter dated 1 April 2002 from the Permanent Representative of the Tunisia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (5/2002/336) Letter dated 2 April 2002 from the Permanent Representative of the South Africa to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council (5/2002/342) The President (spoke in Russian): I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Algeria, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, Cuba, Egypt, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Namibia, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Ole Peter Kolby, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations, for his work as President of the Security Council in March 2002. I am convinced that I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Kolby and his entire delegation for the great diplomatic skill with which the President conducted the business of the Council last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506 (2002) · source
“Steiner, is well known as a very energetic and persistent person who is able to get results. We hope that all of these qualities will be demonstrated actively in Kosovo - strictly in keeping, of course, with resolution 1244 (1999). We think that in April the Security Council should carry out a comprehensive assessment of the implementation of that resolution, with the participation ofthe Special Representative.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“We believe that, at this stage, the focus of all of the efforts ofthe international community should be on the tasks I have just spoken of, which relate directly to facilitating normal living conditions in Kosovo and to creating conditions that will allow for a genuine multi- ethnic society. All those who lived in Kosovo earlier should be able to live there now, in their homes, and to coexist normally as human beings. Until these conditions are created, it would be not merely counterproductive but downright politically dangerous to start talking about any final status for Kosovo. The province is facing many problems, which we have to resolve urgently. Here I fully agree with the points made by Deputy Prime Minister Covie. The Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Moreover, KFOR and UNMIK should provide proper control over the Kosovar section of the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Albania and Macedonia. As the Council knows, the representatives of the international presences are not ruling out the possibility that, with the onset of spring, the Albanian extremist groups in Macedonia, with support from Kosovo, may become more active. We hope that these issues are being constantly addressed by the international presences. The problem of curbing extremism is an acute one, not only in Kosovo but on a regional scale as well. We believe that this merits our attention, as it is a regional threat.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“In addition, the Document itself must, of course, be implemented fully. In the light of developments with which the Council is familiar, we think it would be timely to step up the joint actions of UNMIK, Belgrade and Skopje to provide speedy practical implementation of the Agreement on delineation of the border between the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Macedonia dated 23 February 2001. We anticipate speedy action by UNMIK's leadership, who should take the initiative here. We support the efforts by KFOR and UNMIK to try to reduce the large numbers of illegal weapons and explosive substances drifting around the province; ideally, we would like such weapons and substances to be eliminated. We think, however, that those efforts have fallen short, particularly given the current level of political extremism in Kosovo.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“We are convinced that Belgrade should become a partner of UNMIK in defining priorities and resolving practical issues relating to the establishment of normal conditions in Kosovo, in the context of the comprehensive implementation of resolution 1244 (1999). Vital tasks such as the creation of a basis for a market economy, privatization, the involvement of Kosovo in projects included in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe and the return of displaced persons (which has already been discussed) all these tasks must be carried out in close consultation with the Yugoslav authorities. It is important to increase specific contacts on these questions and others in the context of the High-Ranking Working Group created on the basis of the Common Document dated 5 November last year.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“That is surprising, and we hope that the situation will be redressed as a matter of urgency. Other priority tasks of UNMIK and KFOR include, in our view, the creation of the conditions for a multi-ethnic society in the province and, to that end, the establishment of an inter-communal dialogue, as well as vigorous action against crime and criminal organizations, the completion of demilitarization and the disarmament of former Kosovo Liberation Army combatants, and the blocking of any attempt by the leaders of the Kosovo Protection Corps to give that body a military role. Today there is talk about the importance of cooperation between UNMIK and Belgrade.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“That conference had been planned for April, and now it has been postponed until October or even November - after the planned election date. This will definitely make it less possible for UNMIK to make normal preparations for these elections, which should be fair and just for all those who now live in Kosovo or who lived there previously. We are also concerned that the acuteness of the problem of refugees and internally displaced persons is not being valued properly in UNMIK's 2002-2003 budget. We know that UNMIK has stated several times that the return of refugees and internally displaced persons and the creation of normal conditions for national minorities are Mission priorities. Nevertheless, UNMIK is not asking for any additional human or material resources for these purposes in the budget.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Although some positive changes have taken place in this area, the international presences in Kosovo still have many problems to face, as was confirmed clearly by the facts that Mr. Covie and Mr. Annabi mentioned in their statements. Again, we must state that the return of refugees and internally displaced persons is being intolerably delayed. This situation is undermining the authority of the international presences in the eyes of the local Serbian and other non-Albanian communities and of the international community as well. Refugee returns will be an important indicator of readiness to hold the new municipal elections planned for September. In this connection, we are concerned that the European Commission has postponed the donor conference to raise funds for implementing the programme for the return of refugees to the province.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“The new head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), from the very outset, has managed to accomplish quickly one of the important tasks - breaking the political deadlock caused by the inability of the Kosovar leaders to agree on the distribution of the top leadership posts in the province's Provisional Institutions of Self-Government. However, it is clear that the institutionalization of power in these organs has not helped accomplish the main task - guaranteeing the security of the province's population, primarily the non-Albanian segment. We believe that the priority efforts of the international presences in Kosovo should focus on creating the right conditions for security and equality for all the province's inhabitants, irrespective of ethnic origin or other characteristics.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We welcome the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Nebojsa Covic'. We welcome the specific measures, outlined in his statement, that have been taken by Belgrade in order to promote the comprehensive implementation of resolution 1244 (1999). We are also grateful to Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi for his briefing. The situation in Kosovo is developing quickly but, unfortunately, not always in the direction outlined by resolution 1244 (1999) 4 indeed, far from it. The international community's attention to the Kosovo settlement should not flag if we want to prevent that province from turning into the cancer of Europe.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Russian specialists who have the necessary experience are prepared to take a most active part in the Mission's activities. We have given our concrete proposals relating to this area to the Secretariat, and we expect operative replies to them.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Clearly, the establishment of armed forces and issues pertaining to the recovery and reconstruction of Afghanistan - as well as all other areas of international cooperation in helping that country- require the most serious coordination of effort. It would be absolutely unacceptable for the territory of Afghanistan to become the arena of rivalry, competition or struggle among the various interests. If that should occur, the opportunity for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan may once again be squandered. We trust that the United Nations will assume a central role in establishing broad international cooperation in post-conflict Afghanistan and in coordinating all international efforts to assist that country. In this connection, we attach great significance to UNAMA's work.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“If its mandate must be prolonged or expanded, the Security Council must be willing to consider doing so, bearing in mind the requests of the acting authorities in Afghanistan. In the long term, as we see it, we must emphasize the establishment of a strictly Afghan army. In this connection, we would point to the onset of training, with the active participation of ISAF, for the first battalion of the National Guard. We welcome Germany's readiness to lead the training of the Afghan police force. In the course of the visits of the Ministers of Defence and Internal Affairs of Afghanistan to Moscow in February and March, the Russian side expressed its readiness to develop military and technical cooperation, with participation in the building of national armed forces and the establishment of law enforcement bodies.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The most serious problem today is the problem of ensuring security in Afghanistan. We regularly receive reports on emerging hotbeds of conflict, in which the remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda terrorist groups are active. We are especially concerned by the presence of a large number of foreign mercenaries, including Chechens, among the terrorists. We attach great importance to the activities of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), in compliance with the mandate adopted by the Security Council in resolution 1386 (2001). We believe that ISAF is playing an important role in ensuring calm in Kabul, allowing the Interim Administration to work effectively. Obviously, questions relating to the activities of the Force under resolution 1386 (2001) must be coordinated with the Afghan authorities.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“In the course of the first phase of humanitarian operations, Russia has also made its own contribution, providing direct assistance of over $12 million to Afghanistan. We are now preparing a project for providing assistance during the second phase. We are pleased that peaceful life in Afghanistan is gradually being established. Afghans have begun to go to the movies and museums; girls and boys are attending schools; hospitals are opening. The political process is also gaining momentum. Active preparations are under way for the pan-Afghan Loya Jirga in June, which will elect a Transitional Authority. We believe it important to emphasize once again that, in preparing for convening the Loya Jirga, it is essential to ensure that the representatives of the Taliban and their followers have no place in future State institutions.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Emphasis was placed on the importance of consistent compliance with the provisions of the Bonn Agreement, which has become the starting point for the formation of a stable Afghan State and civil society. Following Mr. Karzai's visit to Moscow, 17 memorandums were signed on cooperation between ministries and agencies, representatives of Russian business circles and the Afghan side. These memorandums relate fundamentally to the construction and restoration of petroleum and gas infrastructure, energy installations and the delivery of Russian agricultural vehicles, industrial equipment and various other types of machinery to Afghanistan. We value the important role of the international community and of Norway, heading the Afghanistan Assistance Coordination Authority, in providing humanitarian assistance to that country.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The proposed structure and size of the Mission is, on the one hand, to ensure effective international participation in the recovery of Afghanistan and, on the other, to provide first and foremost for the active participation of Afghans themselves in the rebirth of their country. During the course of the recent visit to Moscow of the head of the Interim Administration, Mr. Karzai, and his negotiations with President Putin and Foreign Minister Ivanov of Russia, we expressed our support for the efforts of the Afghan authorities, under United Nations auspices, to normalize the situation in the country, to establish Government institutions at the central and local levels and to restore social and economic infrastructure.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“We agree with the assessment made in the Secretary-General's report of the current situation in the country and the stress placed on the various fields in which the United Nations is to play a leadership role. We support the recommendation on the establishment of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), which, under the guidance of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, will be responsible for ensuring that all forms of United Nations assistance - political, human rights, law enforcement, gender equality, emergency assistance, economic rehabilitation and reconstruction - are designed to restore a peaceful existence for the Afghan people.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“For many years, the Council considered the situation in Afghanistan from the perspective of confronting the Taliban regime, which supported international terrorism, encouraged the production of and illicit trade in narcotic drugs, destroyed the historical and cultural landmarks of Afghanistan, flagrantly violated human rights and unleashed an open civil war against its own people. Fortunately, those dark days in the lives of Afghans are over. Thanks to the collective efforts of the international community, including the United Nations, the power of the Taliban movement has crumbled and the country has entered a new era in its life. Like many Members of the United Nations, we eagerly looked forward to the proposals on the new role to be played by the United Nations in Afghanistan's post-conflict recovery.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): We are pleased to see presiding over the Security Council the Foreign Minister of Norway, a State that is not only a neighbour here in the Council, but also a geographical neighbour of Russia with which we have the friendliest of relations in the political, trade, economic and other areas. We join in the sincere condolences that have been expressed to the people and Government of Afghanistan over the earthquake in the northern parts of that country, which took a great toll in human life. We are grateful to Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette for her participation in today's meeting and for the report she introduced on the situation in Afghanistan, which provides a good basis for our discussion.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The Russian Federation intends to continue providing multifaceted support for the development of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a single multi-ethnic State consisting of two fully equal entities - the Republika Srpska and the Federation - and will make a constructive contribution to resolving any problems remaining in the Bosnian settlement.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“It is important that we achieve a seamless agreed transition of the operation to the new format and ensure that the United Nations International Police Task Force (IPTF) is duly and properly replaced by the European Union Police Mission, with, of course, the appropriate authorization by the Security Council. In this regard, we must remember that the work of the new Police Mission will not begin from scratch, as many of the tasks facing the IPTF have already been discharged, or will have been completed by the end of 2002. The issue, moreover, concerns the transfer of authority to the new mission and not a review of the United Nations operation's existing mandate, which is based on the Dayton Agreements.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“Any effort to rush that process through would be counter-productive, and could disrupt the rather fragile balance of political stability that has begun to build up in the last few years between the Serbs one the one hand and the Bosniacs and Croats on the other. We support the outcome of the Brussels meeting of the Peace Implementation Council Steering Board, held on 28 February, including that part relating to the transfer to the European Union, on 1 January next year, of the functions of the management of the international police operation.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“We believe it important to take all necessary measures in order to eliminate from Bosnia and Herzegovina any environment conducive to extremists and extreme nationalists. With regard to the work of the Stabilization Force (SFOR) and the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, such activities must be carried out strictly in accordance with the mandate that the Security Council gave SFOR; there must be no Violations of that mandate, including the methods of cooperation with the Tribunal. There is another matter relating to security in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We must stress once again that attempts to establish a single army would run counter not only to the Peace Agreement but to the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which states that defence matters are within the purview of the entities.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source
“Those steps, geared towards establishing mechanisms for resolving specific problems that have built up in the relationship between Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia, are laying the foundations for solid, good-neighbourly relations. The achievement of that goal is also being assisted by the efforts of the High Representative to step up the process of the return, to the places where they used to live, of refugees and internally displaced persons from national minorities. Unless that problem is resolved, we can hardly talk about achieving real political stability in the country. We share the concern about reports of the presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina of terrorist bases for organizations of the Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda type.”
2002-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4484 (2002) · source