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“"The Security Council reaffirms its full support for the efforts of the United Nations, in particular the activities of the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA) and those of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan, in facilitating the political process towards the goals of national reconciliation and a lasting political settlement with the participation of all parties to the conflict and all segments of Afghan society, and reiterates its position that the United Nations must continue to play its central and impartial role in international efforts towards a peaceful resolution of the Afghan conflict. "The Security Council expresses its grave concern at the seriously deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“It calls upon all States to take resolute measures to prohibit their military personnel from planning and participating in combat operations in Afghanistan, and immediately to withdraw their personnel and to assure that the supply of ammunition and other war-making materials is halted. The Council expresses its deep distress over reports indicating the involvement in the fighting in Afghanistan, on the side of the Taliban forces, of thousands of non-Afghans nationals, mostly from religious schools and some of whom are below the age of 14.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“It recalls its demand that the parties to the conflict, especially the Taliban, resume negotiations under United Nations auspices without delay and preconditions in full compliance with the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Council. The Council notes that the United Front of Afghanistan have repeatedly made clear that they are willing to talk with the Taliban in order to reach a solution to the country's problems. "The Security Council reiterates that outside interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, including the involvement of foreign combatants and military personnel and the supply of weapons and other materials used in the conflict, should cease immediately.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“It strongly condemns the Taliban for the launching in July 1999, only one week after the meeting of the 'Six plus Two' group in Tashkent, of a new offensive, despite the repeated demands by the Council to cease fighting. This has undermined international efforts to facilitate the restoration of peace in Afghanistan. The fighting following the offensive has resulted in enormous suffering to the civilian population of Afghanistan. The Taliban has a primary responsibility for this. "The Security Council reiterates that there is no military solution to the conflict in Afghanistan and that only a negotiated political settlement aimed at the establishment of a broad-based, multi-ethnic and fully representative government acceptable to all Afghans can lead to peace and reconciliation.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Afghanistan, document S/1999/994. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has considered the report of the Secretary-General concerning the situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security of 21 September 1999 (A/54/3 78-S/I 999/994). "The Security Council reiterates its grave concern at the continued Afghan conflict, which is a serious and growing threat to regional and international peace and security.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Afghanistan in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative 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. Farhadi (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4055 (1999) · source
“I now put to the vote the draft resolution in document S/ 1999/ 1069. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1270 (1999). The Security Council has thus concluded the present The Security Council will remain seized of the stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. matter. The meeting rose at 1.25 p.m.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“I thank the representative of Nigeria for the kind words he addressed to me. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to vote on the draft resolution in document S/ 1999/ 1069. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“I thank the representative of Sierra Leone for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“Members of the Council also have before them document S/ 1999/ 1069, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should also like to draw the attention of members of the Council to document S/ 1999/1073, containing the text of a letter dated 19 October 1999 from Togo, transmitting the decision of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) redefining the mandate of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group in Sierra Leone. In accordance with the decision taken earlier in the meeting, I now call on Mr. Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“The President (spoke in Russian): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Otunnu to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council Will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the eighth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Sierra Leone (UNOMSIL), document S/ 1999/ 1003.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Nigeria and Sierra Leone, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. 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. Kamara (Sierra Leone) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Mbanefo (Nigeria) took a seat at the side of the Council chamber.”
1999-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4054 (1999) · source
“In favour: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1269 (1999). There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 12.20 pm.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“In his annual reports to the General Assembly on measures to combat terrorism, the Secretary-General will be devoting particular attention to such threats and the Security Council, in accordance with its mandate, is undertaking a commitment to take the necessary measures on that basis to counteract terrorist challenges. The adoption of this draft resolution will make a tangible contribution to the establishment of a united front to fight international terrorism under the aegis of the United Nations. I now resume my function as President of the Council. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/ 1999/ 1071) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“Among them is the universalization of multilateral conventions to combat terrorism, the coordination of the actions of States and multilateral and regional organizations, mutual assistance to protect citizens, to prevent and halt terrorist acts and to investigate them and bring to justice their perpetrators and those guilty of the preparations and financing for such acts. It is inadmissible to provide terrorists with asylum - the ground should be burning under their feet wherever they go. The draft resolution declares the firm intention of the Security Council to create durable safeguards against the threats to peace and security emanating from terrorism.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“In conditions when terrorism is becoming a serious challenge to international peace and security, the Security Council is called on to be actively involved in the anti- terrorist efforts of the international community, not by replacing the General Assembly and other United Nations organs but by interacting with them on the basis of its competencies under the Charter. The draft resolution to be adopted today by the Council is a kind of anti-terrorist manifesto defining high- priority areas for such interaction.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“The United Nations deserves historical recognition for its condemnation of terrorism and for establishing global interaction to eradicate it. Work is continuing under the aegis of the United Nations to build up joint anti-terrorist potential, including the establishment of a universal treaty system for this purpose. Among the most recent achievements of the United Nations is the adoption in 1997 of the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. Work is being concluded to agree upon a convention to combat acts of nuclear terrorism and to counteract the financing of terrorist activities.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“The inhuman terrorist acts that claim as victims hundreds of innocent people in various countries of the world, the taking of hostages and attacks against United Nations personnel and the emergence of cross-border channels for the training and financing of terrorist acts convince us of the need to strengthen an uncompromising struggle against this evil. Our principled approaches to counteracting terrorism in any of its forms and manifestations have been stated on numerous occasions by the Russian leadership and were confirmed by the statement made during the fifty-fourth session of the General Assembly by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia, Mr. Igor Ivanov. We are convinced that combating terrorism effectively can only be done jointly and on the solid foundation of international law.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“I thank the representative of Namibia for his kind words addressed to my delegation. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Russian Federation. We should like to express our sincere gratitude to all members of the Security Council for supporting the Russian initiative to hold today's meeting, as well as for the words of sympathy and solidarity we have heard in this room in connection with the recent terrorist acts in Russia. The Russian leadership and the Russian people value this support very highly. Russia has taken the initiative to convene today's meeting of the Security Council guided by an awareness of the global threat inherent in terrorism.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“I thank the representative of Brazil for the kind words he addressed to my delegation. The President (spoke in Russian): I thank the representative of Brazil for his kind words addressed to my delegation.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/ 1999/ 1071, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.”
1999-10-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4053 (1999) · source
“In favour: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1268 (1999). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 12.45 pm.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4052 (1999) · source
“The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the letter dated 11 August 1999 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, document 5/1999/871. Members of the Council also have before them document S/ 1999/ 1061, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4052 (1999) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Angola, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative 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. Van Dunem "Mbinda" (Angola) took a seat at the Council table. The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4052 (1999) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 12.40 pm.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4051 (1999) · source
“I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/ 1999/ 1054. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1267 (1999). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4051 (1999) · source
“It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/l999/1054) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4051 (1999) · source
“The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/ 1999/ 1054, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Canada, the Netherlands, the Russian Federation, Slovenia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. The first speaker on my list is the representative of Afghanistan, on whom I now call.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4051 (1999) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Afghanistan and the Islamic Republic of Iran in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. 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. Farhcidi (Afghanistan) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Ahmadi (Islamic Republic of Iran) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber.”
1999-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4051 (1999) · source
“The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1266 (1999). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 12.35 pm.”
1999-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4050 (1999) · source
“The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/ 1999/ 1020, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the Netherlands. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/ 1999/ 1020) before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Argentina, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Gabon, Gambia, Malaysia, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Slovenia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Russian): There were 15 votes in favour.”
1999-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4050 (1999) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of October, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Peter van Walsum, Permanent Representative of the Netherlands to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of September 1999. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador van Walsum for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing kindness with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Our gratitude is also extended to all the members of his delegation. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation between Iraq and Kuwait The President (spoke in Russian): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
1999-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4050 (1999) · source
“African efforts must be fully backed by the authority and capabilities of the United Nations. Here we are speaking not of replacing African efforts, but of complementary cooperation and assistance from the United Nations and from other organizations and countries in the establishment of pan-African peacekeeping machinery. The Russian Federation notes with great satisfaction the growing role played by African States in world affairs, and the contribution of those States to international economic integration and to strengthening the global security system. We welcome the adoption by those countries of reforms intended to strengthen the democratic foundations of political life. Russia intends to assist in solving the problems of the African continent.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“We would like to emphasize the role of the OAU in resolving serious humanitarian problems and the useful results of its activities in the area of regional integration and in making progress towards African economic unity. One of the key components in the strategy of strengthening peace in Africa should be the establishment of an effective Africa-wide system geared to the prevention and settlement of conflicts as well as to a comprehensive resolution of the problems involved in the task of post- conflict recovery. The OAU has great potential in this area. In this regard, we also greatly value the activities of such subregional organizations as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD).”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“Without a durable settlement of conflicts, the countries of Africa will not be able to take the path of sustainable and dynamic growth or eliminate poverty; nor will the full integration of those countries into the world economy be encouraged. A key role in strengthening peace and security on the continent is rightly to be played by the Organization of African Unity. The efforts of that pan-African forum in preventing and settling conflicts and ensuring sustainable development and prosperity for the entire continent should be greatly appreciated. We believe that the two most recent OAU summits have made a substantial contribution to that end.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“In this connection, we believe that it is important for the provisions of the Charter to be actively implemented in encouraging regional organizations to take a more active initiative in preventive diplomacy and the peaceful settlement of disputes. This would mean strengthening regional peacekeeping operations, with the support of the Security Council; the implementation by regional structures of peacekeeping operations through the use of force is admissible only with the clear sanction of the Security Council, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter. This immutable rule also pertains to the activities of coalition forces formed on an ad hoc basis.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“On the other hand, unfortunately, in spite of the long and intensive months of effort by the international community, in particular the OAU, the prospects for a resolution of the dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea are not good. We are also greatly concerned about the smouldering hot bed of war in Angola, where conflict has once again broken out through the fault of UNITA. Particular concern has been expressed about the threat of internal conflicts spilling over into armed inter-State clashes. We agree with the concerns expressed in the report of the Secretary-General of 25 September 1999 on the progress of the implementation of the recommendations contained in his report of 13 April 1998 on the causes of conflict and the promotion of durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“In the year since the previous meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Africa, developments on that continent continue to be multidimensional and deserving of serious analysis. This was reaffirmed by the statements made by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, by the Secretary-General of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and by the representative of Algeria, on behalf of the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity. We note with satisfaction that, thanks to the peaceful initiatives of interested States and the diplomatic efforts of the United Nations and regional organizations, important, positive changes have taken place in the political settlement of the most serious conflicts, such as those in Sierra Leone and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (spoke in Russian): Like other members of the Security Council, we are pleased to welcome you, Sir, to preside over the Council at this special meeting on Africa - a meeting in which many States Members of the United Nations are participating, including some that are represented at ministerial level. We consider this meeting to be not merely a contribution to resolving the problems of Africa, but a worthy conclusion to the Netherlands presidency of this body during the month of September. The Security Council is constantly focusing its attention on the problems of Africa, and this is an adequate reflection of the concern of the international community with regard to the situation in the African continent.”
1999-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4049 (1999) · source
“We hope that the forthcoming conference on the problems of the illicit arms trade in the year 2001 will be a major landmark in the task of preventing the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“In such cases, we must analyse official supplies, carry out investigations and ensure that an exchange of information takes place so that in that area, too, there are no obstacles to cooperation. We are not opposed to transparency in principle if it relates to information about national legislation and practices with regard to the regulation of trafficking in small arms, leaks of information or smuggling. However, proposals for an international registry on the transfer of small arms and light weapons would be difficult to implement if only because of the difficulty of verification or reliable monitoring, particularly given the failure to resolve the problem of the international recognition of existing marking systems.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“It is hardly possible to describe as very constructive a practice whereby a group of countries puts forward large-scale initiatives on small arms and light weapons, and then automatically suggests that the remaining countries should join, including the leading suppliers and recipients, and this without even holding the necessary consultations. The struggle against the uncontrolled proliferation of small arms and light weapons requires that the entire international community pool its efforts. We know that it could be objected that the dividing line between the legal and illegal supply of arms is sometimes unclear and hard to establish because small arms and light weapons from the legal sector often end up on the black market.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“We support the involvement of the United Nations in efforts to collect and destroy small arms and light weapons if the States concerned agree and a request is made to the Organization for assistance. We are prepared also to take account of regional initiatives that impose moratoriums or restrictions on the export, import and production of small arms and light weapons, as long as those initiatives are voluntary and non-discriminatory in nature. Initiatives in this area must be considered and put forward more publicly, with the involvement not only of exporters and importers of small arms and light weapons, but also of neighbouring States.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“Russia, as a major producer and exporter of small arms and light weapons, is carrying out a responsible policy in the area of the supply of weapons to the international market; undertaking measures at the national level to tighten control over the export, production and supplies of small arms and light weapons; and intensifying the fight against their illicit proliferation. In our country, laws and acts have entered into force in recent years regulating the internal circulation of weapons, including small arms, and stipulating rules and procedures for their production, transfer, stockpiling as well as their export to foreign States. Deliveries abroad of Russian weapons, including small arms and light weapons, are implemented through licenses and under strict State control.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“The effectiveness of the common struggle against illegal trafficking in small arms and light weapons throughout the world also depends to a great extent on a stepping-up of cooperation between the police, customs and licensing organizations of various countries, which so far is only just beginning to develop. Elaborating norms and ensuring supplies of weapons solely to Governments of sovereign States or their officially authorized agents could be important steps in the fight against illicit supplies of weapons.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“It could delay the Kosovo settlement and threaten the lives of the peaceful inhabitants of the area and of the peacekeepers. The perpetrators of those violations are taking on the enormous responsibility of possibly destabilizing the Balkan region. On the agenda - and the representative of France has spoken today on this point - is enhancing the effectiveness of the embargo regimes imposed by the Security Council on arms supplies. A "porous" arms embargo can only exacerbate confrontation among the parties to the conflict and undermine the authority of the Security Council and the United Nations.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“Existing problems should be resolved based on their priority status, all the more so since actions undertaken so far by the international community, inter alia by the United Nations, to combat illegal trafficking in small arms and light weapons have clearly been insufficient. An example of this would be the illegal supply of arms to Kosovo, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and other regions of the Balkans, as well as the continued possession of small arms and light weapons by the population of that region. We are particularly concerned by the recent establishment of the so-called Kosovo protection corps, which is largely based on the structures of the Kosovo Liberation Army, and which has available hundreds of units of weapons. All of this directly contravenes Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“We agree with the approach taken by many Members of the United Nations, whose positions are based on the provisions of Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations on the legitimate right of States to self-defence, which entails the legal acquisition of the necessary weapons. We are also aware of the position of certain States and non-governmental organizations in favour of restricting and reducing legal supplies of small arms and light weapons and of their international regulation. In this connection, I should like once again to reaffirm that attention should be focused not on radical ideas but on specific measures to rid crisis regions and the world as whole of illegal flows of small arms and light weapons.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“The first steps towards drawing up a global approach to the problem of the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and towards harmonizing the efforts of States to establish a mechanism for international cooperation in this area have already been taken. In 1997 and 1999, United Nations experts prepared reports containing specific recommendations in this respect. We hope that the implementation of those recommendations will help to resolve the problems relating to the prevention of the spread of small arms and light weapons by regulating their uncontrolled trafficking. In so doing account must be taken of the viewpoints of both the recipients and of the exporters of small arms and light weapons.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source
“Without a solution to the problems of the prevention and restriction of the uncontrolled spread of small arms and light weapons throughout the world, conflict settlement will be impossible. Ensuring the security of people and supporting stable economic development will also be impossible. At the same time, this problem cannot be resolved in one fell swoop. What is required is painstaking work, well- thought-out measures, and coordinated efforts on the part of various countries and organizations with a View to the long term. We are convinced that the United Nations must play a leading role in this process.”
1999-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4048 (1999) · source