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first: 1994-09-23
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“The resolution also makes provision for appropriate steps to be taken in response to a request from a victim of aggression for technical, medical, scientific or humanitarian assistance, and also for compensation by the aggressor for the losses, damage or injuries sustained by the State victim. I am very pleased to note the constructive and responsible approach of all members of the Security Council during the discussion of the draft resolution. As far as possible, the sponsors tried to take into account all the proposals made by the non-nuclear-weapon States, particularly the non-aligned countries, during work on the draft resolution. The adoption of today's resolution on security assurances for non-nuclear-weapon States does not mean that this question has been played out. We intend for work along these lines to continue.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“3) Today's unanimous resolution goes significantly further than resolution 255 (1968) and spells out the actions and forms of assistance that will be undertaken by the Security Council and nuclear-weapon States in the event that an aggression using nuclear weapons, or the threat of such aggression, should occur. It is significant that, in the event of an aggression with nuclear weapons or the threat of such aggression against a non-nuclear-weapon State party to the NPT, the nuclear-weapon-States - permanent members of the Security Council - will immediately bring the matter to the attention of the Security Council and will seek to ensure that the Security Council, in accordance with the Charter, takes steps to provide the necessary assistance to States victims of an act of aggression or subject to the threat of such aggression.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“In View of the legitimate aspirations of the non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the Non-Proliferation Treaty to obtain assurances that nuclear weapons will not be used against them, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation made the following declaration on 5 April this year: "The Russian Federation will not use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, except in the case of an invasion or any other attack on the Russian Federation, its territory, its armed forces or other troops, its allies or on a State towards which it has a security commitment, carried out or sustained by such a non-nuclear-weapon State in association or alliance with a nuclear-weapon State." (S/1995/261, p.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“The resolution is an important step in response to the legitimate interest of the non-nuclear-weapon States, which have been trying to obtain agreed and binding security assurances in light of the fact that they themselves have renounced nuclear weapons under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). In our view, the resolution provides a global, collective and specific response to that interest. The adoption of the resolution is important for strengthening the NPT itself, whose purpose is to avert the threat of nuclear war and the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to promote international cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. I should like to emphasize that, for the first time, all five nuclear-weapon States have provided both positive and negative security assurances.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“When he spoke at the forty- ninth session of the General Assembly, the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin, proposed that work be done to reach agreement on a renewed Security Council resolution on security assurances for non-nuclear-weapon States, and this is the very goal that the resolution we have adopted reflects. The draft of the resolution that was put before the Council was prepared with the assistance of a wide range of States and, for the first time, all five nuclear-weapon States joined in sponsoring a draft resolution, in Council, on security assurances.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“During the almost 30 intervening years, considerable progress has been achieved in the field of disarmament. There has been a sea change in the international situation. The threat of nuclear warfare has been averted, and tangible results have been achieved in the field of nuclear disarmament. The START I Treaty has been signed and entered into force and the way has been opened for Russia and the United States to ratify START 11. Specific steps in this field are also being taken by the other nuclear Powers, and talks on a comprehensive test-ban treaty have started in the Conference on Disarmament. The question of security assurances for non-nuclear- weapon States is most certainly a key element in the international security system.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): Mr. President, first of all, allow me to congratulate you on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council and express the expectation that the Security Council will work successfully under your leadership. The delegation of the Russian Federation will be prepared to offer you every possible support in this connection. I would also like to express our profound thanks to the Ambassador of China, Mr. Li Zhaoxing, for the very skilful, precise and effective way in which he organized the work of the Security Council in March. Today, for the first time since 1968, the Security Council is considering the question of security assurances for non-nuclear-weapon States.”
1995-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3514 (1995) · source
“It is in our common interests, and it is part of our common efforts, to ensure that this period, when the States of Europe are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of victory and the end of the Second World War, should become a time when there is a decisive breakthrough away from war and towards peace in the Balkans. We hope that the consensus arrived at in the Security Council on these three resolutions will help towards that end.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“We are also pleased to see - and this is demonstrated in the joint and intensive work carried out on the draft resolutions - that the mood for a constructive political settlement to the Yugoslav crisis is shared also by the caucus of the non-aligned countries and by the other members of the Security Council. Russia, whose soldiers, half a century ago, made a decisive contribution to the liberation of all the peoples of former Yugoslavia, is particularly interested in establishing peace, stability and democracy in this region of Europe.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“We see this as an important condition for ensuring that the new operations operate successfully, and we hope that the work of the United Nations Forces, together with the efforts of all the international actors in the settlement process, will help bring about a final, peaceful solution to the conflict in the former Yugoslavia. These important decisions agreed on within the Security Council bear witness, inter alia, to the Contact Group's resolve to use their collective efforts in promoting progress towards a settlement of the Yugoslav crisis by political means. The Contact Group has shown once again that it is capable of maintaining its unity, even in a situation of great emotional heat between the parties to the conflict.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“We are convinced that the United Nations forces - which are preventive in nature - will continue to help maintain peace and stability in this Republic and overcome many of the problems and difficulties it faces. The conflicts in the former Yugoslavia are very closely interrelated. Complications arising in one place have an unavoidable impact elsewhere. In this connection, we attach particular importance to the fact that the Security Council, in reorganizing UNPROFOR and establishing three independent peace-keeping operations in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, has taken the important decision to maintain a unified political and military command for the three operations.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“The interests of a peaceful settlement, and also the security interests of the United Nations personnel, require that there must be a clamp-down in implementing the arms embargo against all the Republics of the former Yugoslavia provided for under resolution 713 (1991). We believe that the Security Council must pay greater attention to this issue, and that it is essential also that the Committee on Sanctions should finally take up this problem of violations of the military supplies embargo, as it was directly instructed to do by the Security Council. In response to the wishes of the Government of The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the Security Council has decided to deploy the United Nations peace- keeping presence there as a separate operation.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“We urge the parties to abide strictly by the agreements which they voluntarily entered into on a cease-fire and a cessation of hostilities, and to cooperate with UNPROFOR in carrying out the provisions of those agreements. We believe it necessary for the parties to reach agreement on extending the duration of those agreements. Along with the other members of the Security Council, we urge the Bosnian Serbs also to accept the Contact Group plan. The recent flare-up of hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina has a lot to do with the continuing illegal supplies of arms to the region, which are merely hardening the parties' positions and creating a false impression that the conflict can be resolved by military means.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“In supporting the decision to extend the mandate of UNPROFOR in Bosnia and Herzegovina, we should like to emphasize that the prospects for the future development of the situation in that Republic, including the fate of the United Nations operation, depend to a large extent on the good will of the parties to the conflict and on how far they comply with existing agreements. We are concerned about the large-scale offensives by the Government forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina and by the Bosnian Serbs' retaliatory shelling of the safe areas and blocking of humanitarian convoys. This concern is clearly reflected in the draft resolutions.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Of particular importance here is the fact that right now, before the deployment of the new operation, both sides have already reaffirmed their firm commitment to resolving the problems between them by peaceful means, through negotiations. This is also a requirement set forth in the Security Council's draft resolution. In this connection, we are seriously concerned by reports that Croatian units have violated the area controlled by the United Nations Forces, and by the parties' military preparations as a whole. The adoption of the draft resolution must be seen as a clear signal that such actions are inadmissible and as a reaffirmation of the United Nations mandate to stop them.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“The Security Council has now defined, taking account of the recommendations of the Secretary-General, the necessary political and legal foundation, and on this basis the Secretary-General and his representatives now have work of the utmost importance to do on continuing the consultations on the question of the actual implementation of the mandate and the modalities for this operation, all aspects of which have to be acceptable to both parties to the conflict. Both the Government of Croatia and the local Serbian authorities must show a constructive attitude and, with assistance from the international mediators, must come to an agreement on this matter, which is of decisive importance for any settlement of the conflict.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“In establishing the new United Nations Confidence Restoration Operation in Croatia (UNCRO), the Security Council - and this is reflected in the draft resolution - states that UNCRO's mandate should be directed primarily towards meeting the main challenges: preventing a resumption of war, protecting the civilian population and promoting efforts towards a political settlement through strengthening trust between the parties on the basis of the progress that has already been made. The Council affirms its commitment to the provisions of the Vance plan, in all their urgency, in accordance with the recommendations in the Secretary- General's report. The adoption of a new mandate for this operation in Croatia is absolutely necessary, but is only a first step.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“It was of the utmost significance that the Security Council and the entire international community regarded this notion of withdrawing United Nations forces as unacceptable and insisted on maintaining a United Nations peace-keeping presence in Croatia, the alternative to which would have been the unavoidable resumption of hostilities. It is a good thing that the Government of Croatia finally agreed, and reconsidered its original position.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Important specific results of UNPROFOR's efforts include the achievement of a cease-fire and the conclusion of an economic agreement between the Government of Croatia and the local Serb authorities. This has helped create the climate of trust between the parties that is so essential for further dialogue on political matters. Unfortunately, into the process of normalizing the situation in Croatia, which had been advancing albeit rather slowly, a destabilizing element was introduced with the statement by the Government of the Republic of Croatia on ending UNPROFOR's mandate in Croatia.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Over the past three years, and still today, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) has played an irreplaceable role in limiting the conflict, providing humanitarian assistance to the civilian population and putting in place the necessary conditions for progress towards a political settlement. Like other members of the Council, we pay tribute to the courage and selflessness of the soldiers, officers and all other personnel of the United Nations Protection Force - including Russians - who have endangered their lives to do their duty in the former Yugoslavia. The presence of UNPROFOR has helped stop a cruel war in Croatia and prevent a resumption of hostilities there; it has protected the civilian population.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): Today is the Council's first full formal debate in the month of March, so we finally have the opportunity officially to convey, through you, our congratulations to the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations on China's presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to thank him for his able guidance of the Council's work. The draft resolutions before the Security Council, which the Russian Federation has joined in sponsoring, bear witness to the international community's unwavering determination to reinforce peace and stability in the territory of the former Yugoslavia as quickly as possible.”
1995-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3512 (1995) · source
“In this connection, we place our hopes in the personal meeting between the President of Angola, Mr. dos Santos, and the leader of UNITA, Mr. Savimbi; that meeting, as the draft resolution notes, could build the necessary political momentum for the successful implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. For its part, the Russian Federation, which has already seconded military observers to the United Nations Mission in Angola, will continue to do all it can, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to promote the process of restoring peace and stability in Angola, a country with which Russia has strong ties of friendship and cooperation.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Accordingly, the Russian delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution. The success of the peace-keeping operation in Angola will be critically dependent not only on the timely deployment of adequate United Nations forces in Angola, but also and especially on the Angolan parties' taking consistent and constructive positions and on their resolve to follow the timetable for implementation to the letter. The Angolan parties, especially UNITA, must demonstrate the necessary political will to fulfil the obligations they have entered into in the interests of strengthening the peace and achieving national reconciliation so sorely needed by the Angolan people, who have experienced the horrors and suffering of two decades of fratricidal war.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“This decision by the Security Council will make it possible to reinforce the cease-fire and the atmosphere of trust in Angola and will give a new and powerful impetus to the settlement process within Angola that should completely transform it for the better. The draft resolution agreed on in prior consultations is realistic, balanced and fully in keeping with the goals of strengthening peace and stability in Angola, and also meets with the criteria for launching a new peace-keeping operation. It is significant that the draft resolution has been drawn up strictly in accordance with the timetable agreed on by the Government of Angola and UNITA within the framework of the Lusaka Protocol, that it contains no preconditions and that it creates the necessary basis for the most rapid possible phased deployment of UNAVEM. III's basic force.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“The participation in this Security Council meeting of such a representative delegation from the African regional organization underlines the importance, not only for Angola but for Africa as a whole, of the issue before us today. As one of the troika of observer States, Russia supports the immediate transition from the second United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. II) to the third (UNAVEM. III), which will have a broader mandate for implementing the measures set out in the Lusaka Protocol. The further consolidation of the still very fragile peace in Angola requires the Security Council's immediate approval of the mandate of UNAVEM. III with a phased and effective deployment of the peace-keeping operation. This should be done, of course, as economically as possible with regard to financial, material, human and other resources.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): I am pleased to welcome you, Sir, as the representative of the country that occupies the presidency of the Security Council this month, and I am pleased to wish you, as well as the Permanent Representative and the delegation of Botswana, every success in the important undertaking at hand. We are grateful to the Permanent Representative of Argentina for the large amount of work he did as President of the Security Council last month. I am also happy to welcome here the ministerial delegation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which includes Ministers for Foreign Affairs, in particular, the Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of Angola, Mr. Venancio de Moura.”
1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499Resumption1 (1995) · source
“This became an important component in the consolidation of stability and security in the southern African region as a whole. The success of the complex and large-scale Operation in Mozambique is one of the most impressive examples of the real capacities of the United Nations in the field of peace-making. During the three-year mandate of ONUMOZ, a great deal of meaningful and useful experience has been gained, which we believe deserves thorough study in order to further enhance the effectiveness of United Nations peace-keeping operations. In this connection, we look forward to the presentation of the Secretary- General's report containing an analysis of the lessons learned from the United Nations Operation in Mozambique. We are quite certain it will be an important contribution to our future work.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“An important and instructive role in this regard was played by President Chissano and the leaders of the Mozambican political parties, who, displaying a rare degree of political courage and statesmanlike wisdom and restraint, were able, for the sake of the higher interests of their country, to rise above the differences that had separated them for years and embark on the course of national reconciliation. We are convinced that this approach is the most reliable guarantee of success in carrying out the difficult tasks of the post- conflict stage in Mozambique. We would also like to express our gratitude to the personnel of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ) and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ajello, for their skilful and determined efforts to bring the peace process in Mozambique to success.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“The Russian Federation actively promoted the peace process in Mozambique and wishes the people and the Government of that friendly country, to which we are solidly linked by many years of fruitful cooperation, further success in creating a stable, democratic and flourishing State. The successful implementation of the large-scale and complex task of effecting a political settlement in Mozambique was made possible by the consistent support of the international community and the staunch resolve of the Mozambicans themselves to break out of the vicious circle of violence and confrontation.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): It is a great pleasure for me to welcome the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Mozambique, His Excellency Mr. Leonardo Simao, and to thank him for his important and interesting statement to the Security Council. We sincerely congratulate the people and the leaders of Mozambique on the successful holding of the first multi- party elections in the history of that country and the creation of a democratic coalition Government. This important event is a worthy culmination of Mozambique's progress along the difficult road to peace and consent and has marked the end of a lengthy period of destructive internecine conflict that brought untold suffering to the people of that country.”
1995-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3494 (1995) · source
“This would eventually help us to direct the available limited resources to issues that pose a real challenge to peace and security and to refrain from using funds where no such threat exists or where the parties themselves have for decades been reluctant to seek a political solution. The Russian delegation believes that the discussion begun today on the Secretary-General's report will be continued, allowing the Security Council to take substantive and useful decisions on the future role of the United Nations in these matters.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“Undoubtedly, in all instances of regional peace-keeping carried out on the basis of voluntary regional agreements and arrangements in accordance with Article 52 of the Charter, United Nations involvement should be on the basis of voluntary, equitable cooperation without any monitoring or attempt to interfere in the settlement process, without having responsibility - political and financial - for the outcome of that process. As to financing, we support the report's ideas on a thorough evaluation of human, material and financial resources available for pursuing current operations or establishing new ones. In considering this sensitive issue in the future we might take an inventory of all United Nations peace-keeping activities.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“Sharing responsibilities among these levels will allow the United Nations to retain its flexible, efficiently operating structure. In this connection, we support the further strengthening of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter, maintaining the statutory role and responsibility of the Security Council. We support the continued practice of the Secretary-General's convening meetings of the leaders of regional organizations with a View to broadening their experience of cooperation with the United Nations and between themselves. We believe that it is particularly important to establish working relations between the United Nations and the Commonwealth of Independent States, which is one such regional organization.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“The report also indicates the urgent need to consider the problem of sanctions and to take concrete measures, particularly in connection with Article 50 of the Charter. We are prepared to consider the creation of a special mechanism within the Secretariat, with well-defined functions and tasks, to address sanctions issues. In such work, it is also important to call upon both the Department of Humanitarian Affairs and, at the intergovernmental level, the Economic and Social Council, taking into account the possibilities afforded by Article 65 of the Charter. The future international security system will be truly stable only if we can find effective machinery for resolving problems at all their levels: national, regional and global.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“We are convinced that in the field of "macro-disarmament", particularly with respect to non-proliferation, the United Nations and the Security Council can make a more active contribution. We hope that it will be possible to study the Secretary- General's ideas on these matters as well. The report's analysis of the consequences of resort to sanctions reflects the concerns expressed by most members of the United Nations. Other speakers have already referred to this. On this issue, it is important that we be clear about the goals of the sanctions imposed, the need for a timely agreement on precise conditions and machinery for lifting them once they have fulfilled their purpose, the inadmissibility of tightening sanctions if that would hinder the process of a political settlement, and the vital need to consider humanitarian factors.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“We also noted the new variation of this major issue proposed by the Secretary-General, described in the report as preventive peace-building. We believe that this is a very far-sighted and justifiable approach. As the report indicates, it would be desirable to carefully study the whole range of possibilities open to the United Nations to carry out both preventive and post-conflict peace-building, based on major improvements in coordination and on the division of labour between all relevant organs and institutions, taking into account the sphere of competency of each. We should also encourage the Secretary-General's efforts to implement "micro-disarmament". To this end, we could make use of the machinery of the Register of Conventional Arms, among others.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“The influence on public opinion and political decisions of information disseminated about conflicts is too great for this problem to be underestimated. The current definition of security cannot be separated from the idea of sustainable development. From this point of view, it seems to us that the Secretary-General is right to want further to develop the concept of post-conflict peace-building and to create structures that will make it possible to consolidate peace after the achievement of a political settlement. A certain impetus might be given by drawing up parameters and practical arrangements for post- conflict peace-building, whose tasks and significance can be compared in scope to the post-war international Trusteeship system.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“In this case it is particularly important that we should give the Military Staff Committee, which is intended to advise and assist the Security Council on all questions relating to the Security Council's military requirements, not only formal, but substantive work. It would also be useful to analyse the Committee's potential to further the work of the Secretariat in developing the Agenda for Peace. The Russian delegation would like to express its support for the proposals in the report on ways to resolve problems relating to the material and technical supply of peace-keeping operations, the proper training and preparation of personnel, and the creation of effective information capacity when planning future operations.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“The proposal to create rapid reaction forces involves a number of fundamental issues which will require very thorough consideration, both conceptually and practically. This consideration would obviously require us to take into account the provisions of Article 43 of the Charter. As President Yeltsin stated at the forty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Russia is prepared to conclude an agreement with the Security Council to provide national military contingents for United Nations operations. If this example is followed by a sufficient number of other States, we could move towards realizing the concept of United Nations armed forces.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“Of course, we are not talking about the micro-management of purely practical issues, such as the deployment of contingents, their establishment in the field, their field headquarters and so forth. We have noted the disappointment expressed by the Secretary-General over the recently adopted concept of stand-by arrangements. We believe, none the less, that it is important to try to perfect the system of such arrangements, particularly as many countries, including the Russian Federation, have shown interest in it. Perhaps it would be a good idea, to this end, to hold a high-level meeting under the presidency of the Secretary-General to encourage action on this very useful idea.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“We assume in this connection that the Secretary-General, when taking executive leadership and command, will be ruled by the political instructions of the Security Council, will keep the Security Council fully abreast of developments and will consult it on any steps that are political rather than technical. At the same time, the Governments of contributing countries should be kept informed about all aspects of the operation at all times. As regards the trend towards the immediate conduct of operations by the Security Council, referred to by the Secretary-General in his report, we would like to emphasize the Council's exclusive authority under the Charter and the need to more carefully weigh the pros and cons when elaborating the mandates for such operations.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“This was particularly true in instances connected with conflicts in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. Such a practice gives us every reason to speak about double standards. Of course, we appreciate that the United Nations capacities are limited, but it is precisely for this reason that they must be properly used in settling conflicts in various parts of the world, including the CIS region. There should not be situations in which, to paraphrase Orwell's aphorism, some conflicts are more equal than others. We share the views expressed in the report regarding the need to observe the principle of unity of command and to determine three levels of authority in carrying out operations.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“We consider the determination of the primary conditions for conducting peace-keeping operations to be of fundamental importance. We are particularly anxious about the fact that, despite decisions taken by the Security Council, it has so far been impossible to adopt standard criteria and conditions for involving the United Nations in extinguishing various hotbeds of tension. Sometimes this means that certain conflicts whose threat to international stability is not obvious swallow up considerable funds, with large contingents of peace-keeping forces being sent immediately, whereas in other instances we believe the Security Council is slow to act, sometimes taking months to study a situation and limiting itself in the final analysis to sending small groups of observers, despite the direct request made by the leaders of the States concerned.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“We agree with the Secretary-General's conclusion that there should be greater use of preventive diplomacy; this will require broad support by Member States. In view of the concern expressed by the Secretary-General, Moscow is prepared to consider the possibility of having eminent personalities with considerable political and diplomatic experience perform various peace-keeping missions on behalf of the Secretary-General, as his special representatives. We also see some rationality in the idea of creating small field missions for the purposes of preventive diplomacy, provided of course that the consent of the host country has been obtained. We also believe it would be useful for the Secretary-General to define the general criteria for establishing and making use of such missions.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“In this period of evolution in international relations, the time is now ripe for a thorough dialogue on all aspects of peace-keeping and for reconsidering activities in this area. The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Mr. Kozyrev, referred to this when he spoke in the Security Council on 17 October last year. In our view, the Secretary-General' s report quite accurately describes the qualitative changes that have occurred in the nature of the United Nations peace-keeping activities, most of which now involve threats to international peace and security caused by conflicts within States. Resolving such disputes is more complex, more costly and more dangerous for international personnel than conducting traditional peace-keeping operations, though, naturally, they do not follow the same pattern in all situations.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): The Russian delegation would like to express its gratitude to the Secretary-General for the important report he has prepared on peace-keeping. This document is quite rightly considered a great contribution to studying the peace-keeping practices of the United Nations, an endeavour begun in 'An Agenda for Peace', in response to the decision taken by the high-level meeting of the Security Council on 31 January 1992. The assessments contained in the report and the recommendations based on the Organization's various successes and failures also need to be carefully studied and taken into account in the Organization's daily activities.”
1995-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3492 (1995) · source
“For that reason we view as most important the provisions in the resolution for strengthening the potential of ECOMOG, including through the help of the international community, and the provisions on convening a summit of the leaders of the ECOWAS States with a View to harmonizing their policies on Liberia and promoting the implementation of the Accra Agreement, through, among other things, tightening the embargo on the supply of arms to Liberia. If this agreement is carried out, then the crisis in Liberia can be overcome, and this, in our opinion, can serve as an example of the successful settlement of a conflict situation on the African continent by forces of the Africans themselves and as an example of the effective interaction of the international community, as represented by the United Nations, and regional peacemaking mechanisms.”
1995-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3489 (1995) · source
“We wish to single out the constructive role of the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Mr. Rawlings, President of Ghana. We consider that the countries that are participating in ECOWAS and in the ECOWAS Military Observer Group (ECOMOG) are playing a key role in preventing Liberia from sliding into complete military and political anarchy and in preventing the breakup of the country - which, without any doubt, would have serious negative consequences for the entire region.”
1995-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3489 (1995) · source
“To judge by the latest information from Accra, the sides have not yet fully realized the importance of consistent actions in that specific direction. We therefore call upon them, as a first step and without delay, to set up the Council of State and to resume negotiations to that end. In this context, and taking into account the experience of the past few years, we consider appropriate the linkage in the resolution of the establishment of the former level of UNOMIL personnel with the existence, first and foremost, of a stable cease-fire in Liberia. Russia has always considered that the active participation of African countries in the achievement of a settlement in Liberia is important in principle for that country's return to the path of peaceful, democratic development.”
1995-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3489 (1995) · source
“Mr. Lavrov (Russian Federation) (interpretation from Russian): In Russia we are greatly concerned by the complex military, political and humanitarian situation in which Liberia finds itself. We share the assessment and recommendations set out in the Secretary-General's report of 6 January 1995, which in our view adequately reflects the situation in Liberia. The draft resolution that the Council has adopted today provides for the optimum period for which in present conditions the mandate of the United Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) can be extended. It sends all the Liberian sides a clear signal that they must strictly implement all the provisions of the peace agreement relating to the timetable for their implementation.”
1995-01-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3489 (1995) · source