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Lavrov

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first: 1994-09-23
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“In this context, the Council stresses the importance of the implementation of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of the Interior on 9 January 1998 and the institution of a community policing programme by the Ministry. "The Security Council fully supports the activities of the United Nations Police Support Group and the United Nations Liaison Office in Zagreb. It welcomes the decision of the OSCE Permanent Council of 25 June 1998 to deploy civilian police monitors to assume, from 15 October 1998, the responsibilities of the United Nations Police Support Group. It also welcomes the invitation by the Representative of the Secretary- General to the Head of the OSCE Mission in Croatia to begin planning for the intended transfer of the police monitoring function in the region to the OSCE.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“In this regard, the Council stresses the significance of the Article 11 Commission, formed under the provisions of article 11 of the Basic Agreement, as a key instrument in encouraging the Government of Croatia to meet its obligations fully and in underscoring continued international commitment to the successful completion of peaceful reintegration. "The Security Council calls upon the Government of Croatia to improve police response to ethnically-related incidents, evictions and housing intimidation cases and to take other measures to strengthen public confidence in the police, including through public information and police preventive action.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“"The Security Council reiterates the continuing obligations of the Government of Croatia under the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (S/1995/951, annex) as well as under international conventions and other agreements. It notes with satisfaction that the Government of Croatia has met the majority of its obligations concerning the provision of public services and employment Within the public sector, set out in the Basic Agreement. The Council, however, reiterates that a number of obligations have yet to be fulfilled in such areas as the implementation of the Convalidation Law and the Amnesty Law, the functioning of local municipalities and the permanent funding of the Joint Council of Municipalities.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“The Council, therefore, welcomes the adoption by the Government of Croatia, on 20 June 1998, of a nationwide 'Programme for the Return and Accommodation of Displaced Persons, Refugees and Resettled Persons' (S/1998/589) and calls for its prompt and full implementation at all levels, including the abolition of discriminatory property laws and the establishment of effective mechanisms allowing owners to recover their property. It stresses the importance of the prompt and full implementation of the Programme on Reconciliation at all levels throughout Croatia and of preventing and responding to incidents of harassment and unlawful evictions.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“"The Security Council expresses its grave concern that a large number of Serb residents and displaced persons have emigrated from the Republic of Croatia since late 1996, mainly because of continued security incidents, ethnically-related intimidation, a dire economic situation, bureaucratic hurdles, discriminatory legislation and a stalled return programme. A continuation of this trend could have a seriously negative effect on the restoration of a multiethnic society in the Republic of Croatia.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“"The Security Council has considered the report of the Secretary-General of 11 June 1998 (S/1998/500) pursuant to its resolution 1145 (1997) of 19 December 1997. "The Security Council notes that the overall security situation in the Danube region is relatively stable. It also notes that the generally satisfactory performance of the Croatian police in the region is largely due to comprehensive monitoring by the United Nations Police Support Group and the special attention paid to the situation by the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Croatia. However, the Council is concerned that, despite the large presence of the Croatian police, ethnically-related incidents, evictions and housing intimidation cases have not been stopped, and that such incidents have increased in the recent period.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“The President (interpretation from 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 the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Police Support Group, document S/ 1998/500. I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to document S/1998/589, which contains the text of a letter dated 29 June 1998 from the Charge d'affaires ad interim of the Permanent Mission of Croatia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“The situation in Croatia Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Police Support Group (S/1998/500) The President (interpretation from Russian): I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Croatia, in which she 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, Ms. Greie' Polic' (Croatia) took a seat at the Council table.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of July, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Antonio Monteiro, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of June 1998, and to his delegation. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Monteiro and his colleagues for the great diplomatic skill with which the Council's business was conducted last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”
1998-07-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3901 (1998) · source
“Russia, as one of the sponsors of the peace process, once again calls upon the Government of Israel to demonstrate a constructive approach to a settlement with its Arab neighbours and to refrain from resorting to unilateral administrative measures in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem, which can cast a pall on the prospects for negotiations. We are convinced that the Security Council will take a stand in favour of a speedy resolution of the problems relating to East Jerusalem, which will ensure progress in the peace process and respond to the aspirations of the peoples of the Middle East.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Israel's decision further complicates the Middle East peace process negotiations, particularly in the context of the ongoing highly complex phase of drawing up a mutually acceptable formula for the next round of redeployment of the Israeli army in the West Bank. Unilateral acts against and violations of the status quo in East Jerusalem run counter to norms of international law, contradict the concluded Palestinian- Israeli agreements and are unacceptable in the context of the foundations of the Middle East peace process insofar as they are not in keeping with the which maintains that Jerusalem's fate will be the subject of final status talks between the Palestinians and the Israelis. Such acts are aimed at changing the demographic composition of the city and at altering its geographic and historical borders.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation)(interpretation from Russian): Moscow received with alarm the news of the decision of the Government of Israel to expand the municipal borders of Jerusalem, which would link Jerusalem to a number of major Israeli settlements on the West Bank of the River Jordan. We share the international community's negative reaction to this ill-advised and ill- timed Israeli measure and to other settlement activities undertaken by the Israeli authorities. In the light of the gravity of the situation, Russia supported the request of the Group of Arab States for an urgent discussion of this question at a formal meeting of the Security Council.”
1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900 (1998) · source
“Although the resolution is not ideal - and in our View constructive work to improve it might have been continued - our delegation, bearing in mind the position of the other members of the Security Council, has joined in the consensus.”
1998-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3893 (1998) · source
“We have maintained the new spirit of cooperation between Iraq and the United Nations established by the Secretary- General's visit to Baghdad. Nevertheless, like other delegations, we regret that the resolution does not fully take into account the recommendations of the Secretary-General with regard to a procedure for approving contracts for the delivery of spare parts to the Iraqi oil industry. However, we proceed from the premise that the resolution allows once again for this item to be considered in the Committee on sanctions and for an approval procedure of such contracts by oil overseers to be adopted. Those who were most interested in the resolution's being adopted today have the special responsibility of ensuring that the overall mechanism for humanitarian programmes functions effectively and speedily.”
1998-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3893 (1998) · source
“That is why it is important that resolution 1175 (1998) adopted today does not change the existing approval procedures of the distribution plan, as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding on procedures for implementing the 1996 humanitarian programme. For each new phase of the operation, if such is necessary, the Iraqi Government submits a draft of a new plan approved by the Secretary-General. This clearly flows from the fourth preambular paragraph and operative paragraph 5 of today's resolution. Today's resolution is the outcome of difficult negotiations, as a result of which it does not include unacceptable politicized provisions aimed at revising the existing procedures of the humanitarian programme.”
1998-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3893 (1998) · source
“During the course of the work on this resolution, we were guided by the fact that it needed to be based on the recommendations of the Secretary- General, as contained in his letter of 15 April 1998, and to help achieve the goals set forth in Security Council resolution 1153 (1998). The United Nations humanitarian programme in Iraq is a temporary, necessary measure. The serious humanitarian problems of the Iraqi people can be fully solved by a lifting of the oil embargo, pursuant to paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991), once the Security Council has established that Baghdad has complied with section C of that resolution. We trust that this will take place in the near future.”
1998-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3893 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The increased pace of United Nations humanitarian operations in Iraq that was set in motion by Security Council resolution 1153 (1998) requires the adoption of urgent measures to rehabilitate the Iraqi oil industry. We proceed from the premise that this work can and must begin in accordance with resolution 1153 (1998) and with the distribution plan approved by the Secretary- General in the framework of the fourth phase. Nevertheless, we understand the desire of a number of delegations to adopt a separate resolution which regulates the provision of equipment and spare parts to the Iraqi oil industry.”
1998-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3893 (1998) · source
“We are convinced that the global non-proliferation regime that has been created must be strengthened by fresh concrete steps oriented towards those regions and States that are causing particular concern in terms of non-proliferation. Russia, for its part, will continue to do everything it can in order to strengthen the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to prevent its undermining or erosion.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“We note with satisfaction the common understanding of the members of the Security Council of the need to continue efforts to reduce the danger which has arisen from the nuclear tests carried out by these two States of South Asia and aimed at preventing the spread of nuclear weapons. The last few years have seen real progress in the area of nuclear disarmament. The process of reducing Russian and United States nuclear armaments has become broad. We hope that soon we will reach a new phase in negotiations which will result in lowering the ceiling for the number of nuclear warheads of both powers and in adherence by other nuclear States to this process. One of the priority areas in multilateral disarmament is the task of strengthening the non-proliferation regime for weapons of mass destruction.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“We are convinced that we can find points of contact in the approaches of Delhi and Islamabad to resolve their conflicts, and that they can try to develop mutually acceptable forms which, without interference in their internal affairs and without attempts to raise the existing problems to an international level, would help them to reach agreement. In this connection, Russia views the adoption of any type of sanctions against these States unjustified from the international legal, political and humanitarian points of view. The draft resolution does not contain the slightest hint of any type of sanction.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The five Ministers called on both countries to refrain from carrying out new nuclear tests, from the deployment of nuclear weapons and nuclear- capable missiles and from the production of fissile material. They appealed to Delhi and Islamabad to adhere to the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and to the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, based on the fact that India and Pakistan, in accordance with these treaties, do not have the status of nuclear-weapon States. All these ideas are fully reflected in the draft resolution, for which we are grateful to the sponsors. At the same time, we stress our readiness to help India and Pakistan in their search for reconciliation and cooperation through direct dialogue.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“The general thrust and specific provisions of the draft resolution must be a unanimous and appropriate response by the Security Council to this challenge as it meets its chief responsibility for maintaining international peace and security in accordance with the United Nations Charter. Of great importance in this respect were the results of the meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, China, Russia, the United States and France, held in Geneva on 4 June, which were then endorsed by the Security Council. Having condemned the nuclear tests carried out by India and Pakistan, the five permanent members of the Council firmly stated that no threat to stability should come out of South Asia and the conflict between India and Pakistan should not develop into a nuclear scenario.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The draft resolution that we are considering today is a very timely and important response by the Security Council to the situation that has arisen as a result of the nuclear tests conducted by India and Pakistan. The world learned with profound concern about the nuclear explosions that reverberated in the region of southern Asia. The many years of confrontation and rivalry between India and Pakistan have taken on a new, extremely dangerous, nuclear character. Under conditions of a virtually comprehensive moratorium on nuclear tests, such actions create significant additional difficulties in further reducing nuclear weapons and damage the existing regime for the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.”
1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source
“Russia, together with the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the member States of the Contact Group, will in the future continue to do all that is necessary to prevent the implementation of the Moscow agreements from being thwarted and to promote the stabilization of the situation and the steady progress of the peace process in Tajikistan.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“We reaffirm the readiness of the CIS peacekeepers to continue to provide assistance in resolving issues with regard to the security of the United Nations military observers, and to resolve with the leadership of UNMOT specific issues for taking measures in this respect. We believe that the potential of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces could be more effectively used to assist in the implementation of the General Agreement in accordance with their mandate.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“We hope that the Secretary-General's new Special Representative for Tajikistan will be a worthy successor to Mr. Merrem. We support the Secretary-General's intention to conclude the deployment of UNMOT and to reduce its personnel to the level authorized by the Security Council. We are confident that the Government of Tajikistan and the United Tajik Opposition will carry out their commitments to ensure the security of United Nations personnel. We are satisfied with the excellent cooperation between UNMOT and the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“We note that the views expressed by the members of the Security Council and the Secretary-General are identical regarding the need for comprehensive international support for the peace process in Tajikistan. In this respect, an important role is being played by the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) and by the Contact Group. We also believe that the Joint Consultative Group meeting of donors being organized by the World Bank in Paris on 20 May must demonstrate the international community's solidarity with the Tajik people during this very difficult period and should promote the stabilization and economic rebirth of Tajikistan. We express our highest appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Tajikistan, Mr. Gerd Dietrich Merrem, who, unfortunately, will soon be retiring.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“The outbreak of tensions in Dushanbe and Kofarnikhon in March and April this year, which led to numerous casualties, demonstrated how fragile peace still is in the country. Russia fully shares the well-known assessments of these events made by the Security Council, the Secretary-General and the Contact Group of Guarantor States. Russian leaders and the Secretary-General discussed in detail the problems of a settlement in Tajikistan during the Secretary-General' 5 recent visit to Moscow. The unanimous View was expressed that there is no reasonable alternative to the Moscow agreements: only the unconditional and timely implementation of all the commitments undertaken can lead to a solid national agreement in that country. The draft resolution also calls for this.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“The delays in the implementation of the Protocol on military issues have led to an unjustified shift in emphasis and a break in the sequence of steps in the implementation of the General Agreement, with major emphasis being placed on political aspects to the detriment of the resolution of military issues. Such an imbalance contradicts the logic of the complex peace process and has become the major reason for the dangerous complications in the situation in a number of regions in Tajikistan. We draw the attention of the parties to the provisions in the draft resolution before the Security Council today that reflect the need for a balanced approach to the implementation of the General Agreement.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The draft resolution that the Security Council is to adopt today reaffirms its vigorous and comprehensive support for the people of Tajikistan on their difficult path to peace and national reconciliation. We note with satisfaction that the peace process in Tajikistan has moved forward after the signing in Moscow on 27 June 1997 of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. At the same time, despite the agreed timetable, there are significant delays in the implementation of key elements of the inter-Tajik agreement, particularly as regards problems of reintegration, disarmament and the disbanding of the armed units of the United Tajik Opposition.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“The draft resolution clearly points the Government of Angola, and UNITA in particular, towards a prompt and successful implementation of the provisions of the Lusaka Protocol, and also provides broad opportunities for effectively controlling the course of the peace process and adapting the actions of the Security Council, depending on the development of events. We believe that matters relating to the further presence of the United Nations in that country after 1 July will be resolved on the basis of real progress being achieved in the peace process and in consultation with the Government of Angola. For these reasons, the Russian delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“We believe it essential to issue a clear warning to UNITA that the question of whether the sanctions imposed against it by the Security Council will be lifted or stepped up will depend upon a fundamental criterion: the timely and complete implementation by UNITA of its commitments. Success in the Angola settlement will depend to a large extent on the commitment of the parties to the Lusaka Protocol and on their constructive cooperation with the United Nations. We decisively reject any attempt to resolve the problems by force. The draft resolution before us today faithfully reflects the difficult but, we believe, final stage of the Angolan settlement.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“In a number of regions in the country armed units from the so-called residual forces of UNITA continue to be active. A growing number of armed attacks are taking place on local government authorities, the police, the civilian population, United Nations personnel and international humanitarian organizations and their personnel. Such acts are in direct violation of the Lusaka Protocol and should cease completely and immediately. The continuing attempts by UNIT A in various ways to drag out the implementation of the long-standing agreements on extending the authority of the Government of Angola to the entire territory of the country, including Andulo and Bailundo, are absolutely unacceptable.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“For its part, the leadership of UNITA has declared the demilitarization of that organization, which will henceforth be granted the status of a legal political party. The question of the special status of the leader of UNITA, Mr. Savimbi, has also been resolved and the activities of UNITA's Radio Vorgan have ceased. Preparations are also under way to set up UNITA headquarters in Luanda, and agreement has been reached on the appointment of governors, vice-govemors and ambassadors from among its members. At the same time serious problems remain in the peace process, which have prevented it from reaching a successful conclusion. We are alarmed at the considerable discrepancy between progress made in the political aspects of the settlement and the situation with regard to providing safety and security.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): I should like first to join other speakers in welcoming Mr. Carneiro, who is heading the high-ranking delegation of Angola. We are pleased to note that very encouraging progress has recently been made in the internal Angolan settlement. To a large extent this has been helped by the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, Mr. Beye, and all those who have worked in this area in Angola and in the Secretariat. The visit to the region by Ambassador Mahugu, the Chairman of the Sanctions Committee, was also very important. To date the Government of Angola has essentially fulfilled its commitments under the Lusaka Protocol and has now proceeded to the further disarmament of the civilian population.”
1998-04-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3876 (1998) · source
“Such an approach, taking into account the division of labour and responsibility between the various components of the entire United Nations system, will promote the enhancement of the effectiveness of actions of the United Nations and the international community as a whole in the sphere of preventing and settling conflicts in Africa.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“It is obvious that the recommendations contained in such a complex and multifaceted report require further careful consideration, and many of these recommendations do not lie within the direct competence of the Security Council. In particular this involves specific measures in the economic area, including, for example, the recommendations regarding immediate steps to convert unliquidated debt obligations into grants. We assume that the competent forums will thoroughly study such an idea. We deem it worthwhile to continue in the Security Council, and in other United Nations bodies to whom the report is addressed, intensive work and analysis of this document, in order to prepare relevant, practical proposals to implement its recommendations.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“The report gives pride of place to the question of the attitude towards sanctions, with emphasis on a cautious, selective approach, taking into account humanitarian limits to the use of this weapon by the international community. We support this position and are prepared to work on concrete steps to develop it. There is also the need for a more rigorous attitude towards compliance with the arms embargoes introduced by the Security Council. Regarding the weapons trade, including the proliferation of small arms, there is a need for a clear distinction between the legitimate right of all countries to ensure their own security, on the one hand, and illegal flows of weapons, on the other; the Secretary-General rightly points out the need to combat the latter.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Simultaneously, there is a need to strengthen the Security Council's capacity to monitor the authorized activities of regional and subregional organizations and coalitions in the field of peacekeeping. We attach the greatest importance to the conclusions regarding the priority role of Africans themselves in preventing and eliminating conflicts on the continent, the effective use of preventive political diplomatic action, the strengthening of Africa's peacekeeping potential and the development of close interaction between the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the African subregional organizations on these issues.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“We fully share the Secretary- General's View that a solution to this most important task can be achieved only through carefully considered and coordinated efforts by the international community as a whole and through the mobilization of the political will of all interested States, both in Africa and beyond its borders. The Russian Federation is prepared for constructive interaction in this area. We support the Secretary-General's conclusion regarding the need to step up efforts to prevent and settle conflict situations on the basis of the Charter of the United Nations, one of its most important principles being the peaceful resolution of disputes. We note that the fundamental role and responsibilities of the Security Council are being realized in the implementation of numerous United Nations peacekeeping operations in Africa.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“The report contains a sober and comprehensive analysis of the causes of the emergence and persistence of numerous armed conflicts and crisis situations in Africa, which undermine the political and economic stability of entire regions, entail enormous suffering and loss of life and obstruct the fulfilment of Africans' aspirations to peace and progress. Of particular significance of the report is that it proposes a wide range of both short- and long-term measures aimed at preventing and settling armed conflicts and humanitarian disasters and at strengthening peace and stability on the continent.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General for his substantive and useful report on the causes of conflict and ways to overcome conflict in Africa. We note the relevance of this serious, comprehensive and highly intelligent document, prepared at the request of the Security Council at its ministerial meeting on 25 September 1997. This is also an important contribution of the Secretary- General to the efforts of the international community to promote durable peace and sustainable development in Africa.”
1998-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3875 (1998) · source
“We hope that all our partners will be prepared to work constructively in this area, both within the Council and in the sanctions Committee.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Given the approaching Hajj season, this step would emphasize the willingness of the Security Council to respect religious feelings and respond to the specific humanitarian needs of the population of individual States under a sanctions regime. The recently issued sanctions Committee press release contains the obligation of the members of the Committee to consider all these questions. This obligation must be complied with. The Security Council must give an adequate reaction to the positive steps already undertaken by Libya to comply with the appropriate decisions of the United Nations. While appealing again to the parties to speedily attain a compromise on the basis of the Security Council resolutions, we are, at the same time, in favour of the immediate entry into force of the humanitarian exemptions I listed before.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Primarily, we might consider a simplified plan for medical evacuation according to the simple notification procedure, given the fact that in the receiving countries there is a well-honed system which monitors medical flights from Libya. It is high time to replace the four aging Libyan planes authorized for medical evacuation purposes, as their use poses a serious threat to the safety of the flights. Restrictions should also be lifted on the import of spare parts for agricultural aircraft, which is necessary for supplying food to broad strata of the civilian population. One of the most striking examples of the need for humanitarian exemptions, and not only in the case of Libya, are the pilgrimage flights.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“The consideration of this report in the sanctions Committee, started on the instructions of the Security Council, should lead to the elaboration of recommendations on measures to reduce the negative humanitarian consequences of sanctions, particularly in the light of the serious damage done to the public health system, including to the supply of medicines and provision of medical assistance to the people as well as to the services sector and to agriculture. The Russian delegation believes that the findings of the report give sufficient grounds now to discuss the adoption by the Security Council of humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions regime.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Russia has consistently held that sanctions are not an aim in themselves, nor are they a weapon to punish unpalatable regimes, but a means to support political efforts aimed at attaining a settlement of a given conflict. The process of imposing, implementing, easing and, if necessary, tightening sanctions should be closely and flexibly linked to the political process. Unfortunately, in the Lockerbie matter, this is not the case. The serious humanitarian consequences of sanctions for the Libyan people are attested to by the recent report on the results of the mission of the Under-Secretary-General, Mr. Petrovsky, which indicates, at least to us, the need to create humanitarian exemptions to the sanctions regime.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“The Security Council and the United Nations as a whole have repeatedly proven their ability to seek compliance with United Nations decisions by showing firmness on the substance of their demands and flexibility in the methods of attaining the goal. A speedy resolution to the Lockerbie case would be of great importance for United Nations efforts in combating the scourge of terrorism, which the Russian Federation is constantly committed to eradicating. The families of those who perished in the skies over Lockerbie, whose memory we honoured today in our minute of silence, also await the trial for justice. We pay tribute to the patience of the relatives of the victims of the catastrophe and reiterate to them our most profound sympathy. Nor should we forget the people of Libya, who for many years now have suffered under sanctions.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“The League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organization of African Unity and the Non-Aligned Movement have put forward well-known initiatives for a compromise format for the holding of the trial of the two suspects. We feel that these initiatives are on the right track. The recent Judgments of the International Court of Justice about its jurisdiction provide additional material for an analysis of the legal aspects of the Lockerbie case. We call upon the parties to show maximum goodwill to find mutually acceptable solutions regarding the question of the format for the trial.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): Since the imposition of sanctions against Libya, the Libyan Government has made significant progress in responding to the demands of the Security Council. I refer primarily to the provisions of resolutions 731 (1992) and 748 (1992) regarding the problem of terrorism and the submission of information on this topic. Thanks to Libya's cooperation, the investigation into the incident involving UTA flight 772 has been successfully completed. The statement just made by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya, Mr. Muntasser, stressed Libya's willingness to continue to cooperate with the United Nations. However, the resolutions of the Security Council have not yet been fully implemented. The situation regarding the Lockerbie case remains deadlocked.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source