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1. “The next speaker is the Permanent Representative of Portugal. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

2. “The next speaker on my list is the Permanent Representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

3. “The third and last point, but not the least one, is to ensure that East Timor, by the end of the current transition process, can be a viable State, capable, inter alia, of achieving self-sufficiency in agriculture and of developing a number of exports, such as coffee and oil. In this regard, I would like to ask Mr. Vieira de Mello about the state of discussions under way between UNTAET and Australia on the treaty on the Timor Gap. I would also like to ask him about assistance measures to develop the private sector. Does he believe that these measures are adequate? Has specific financing for small and medium-sized enterprises and industries been set up by the major development banks, in particular the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank? I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

4. “In this spirit, we welcome the initial reduction of personnel in UNTAET, confirmed by Mr. Vieira de Mello. We believe the calming of the local situation allows a substantial and gradual reduction of military personnel by the end of the year, and then in the first half of the year 2001- without, of course, jeopardizing the security arrangements on the border. We believe the speedy training and the strengthening of an effective and competent local police force is a matter of priority in order to ensure a smooth transition. UNTAET's abrupt departure at the end of its mandate could be a major destabilizing factor for the newly independent country. We must plan and organize a downsizing of the force over time.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

5. “We welcome the fact that Mr. Vieira de Mello has been able to continue negotiations with all Timorese political leaders so as to establish in the near future an exemplary transition towards a normal system of government. The establishment of a coalition Government and of a genuine legislative body, as well as the organization of elections before the end of next year, will be milestones in that transition. In that context, Mr. Vieira de Mello could perhaps inform us, having had consultations with Timorese political officials, of the choice of a target date for independence. Like others, I wish to emphasize that independence will in no way mean the end of the United Nations family's presence in Timor. It will mean that this will be maintained in other forms.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

6. “France unreservedly supports the continuation of these activities. In this otherwise positive context, the main cause for concern, which is not directly linked to UNTAET activities, is the refugee populations in West Timor. We must allow those who wish to return to East Timor to do so in full freedom. For that reason, it is vital that the Indonesian authorities put an end, as they have committed themselves to do so, to militia activity and perhaps make it possible for those who do not wish to return to East Timor to be able to settle in other parts of Indonesia. Secondly, I wish to point out how important it is to involve the Timorese as much as possible in the ongoing transition process. Steps have already been taken to this end, including the establishment of a National Consultative Committee. Now we must go even further.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

7. “I shall now make a brief statement in my capacity as representative of France. I shall limit myself to just a few comments. In the course of our discussion, the representative of Portugal will in the course of our discussion, make a statement on behalf of the European Union, to which my delegation subscribes fully. My comments will bear on three points. Firstly, I would like to recall France's extremely positive assessment of the considerable work carried out by Mr. Vieira de Mello and his team in East Timor since the establishment of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). Thanks to the United Nations, the situation in East Timor is now stable; progress has been made in the building of the Timorese administration; the national reconciliation process has begun.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

8. “I warmly thank Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello for his outstanding briefing, which was full of information and very clear on the current situation and on the progress achieved. The briefing was full of concrete proposals. Mr. Vieira de Mello has given us an outlook that is both realistic and ambitious.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

9. “At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Transitional Administrator for East Timor. I warmly welcome Mr. Vieira de Mello and give him the floor.”

   2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

10. “Sun (Republic of Korea) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber The President (spoke in French): 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. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Transitional Administrator for East Timor. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Vieira de Mello to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”

    2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

11. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal and the Republic of Korea, 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, Ms. Wensley (Australia), Mr. De Moura (Brazil), Mr. Widodo (Indonesia), Mr. Akasaka (Japan), Mr. Powles (New Zealand), Mr. Kolby (Norway), Mr. Monteiro (Portugal) and Mr.”

    2000-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4165 (2000) · source

12. “I would like to thank Mr. Carl Bildt for having so eloquently drawn the conclusions from a lengthy, high-quality and forward-looking debate. I have noted a feeling of optimism in this debate. I have also taken note of the advice Mr. Bildt has just given us. There will have to be other debates of this nature because the international community as a whole will, for many years to come, have to pay attention to and assist the western Balkan region. The destiny of that region is linked with that of Europe and, first and foremost, with the European Union. 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 4.45 p.m.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

13. “I thank the Permanent Representative of Croatia for the kind words he addressed to me. I believe it is a very fine symbol that the last speaker in this important debate should be the representative of a country that has witnessed particularly encouraging developments. By way of conclusion to our discussion, I wish to give the floor to Mr. Carl Bildt to draw conclusions and respond to the comments and questions addressed to him.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

14. “The next speaker is the representative of Croatia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

15. “The next speaker on my list is the representative of Iraq. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

16. “As I hear no objection from the members of the Council, I readily give the floor to Mr. Prica. It is indeed the finest symbol of the national reconciliation that has emerged in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

17. “The next speaker is the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

18. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Pakistan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

19. “The next speaker is the representative of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

20. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Austria. I invite to take a seat at the Council table and make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

21. “I thank the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Slovenia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

22. “Ten speakers remain to be heard, which is evidence of the importance of this debate. I propose to suspend the meeting now, and to resume our consideration of the item on the agenda at 2.30 pm. sharp. The meeting was suspended at 1.30 pm.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

23. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Japan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

24. “The Council of Europe recognized that such a summit would provide an opportunity for the countries of the region to receive further assurances ofthe solidarity of Europe and would provide an opportunity to study with them ways of speeding up the process of democratic and economic reform. The meeting could be held in Zagreb and would provide the European Union with an opportunity to bring even more influence to bear in encouraging the recent democratic developments. This would also help create new momentum. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. The next speaker on my list is the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway, His Excellency Mr. Raymond Johansen. I welcome him and I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

25. “Solana could speak today, in accordance with our wishes. My third point is that these statements were particularly important and necessary, in that the European Union is very strongly involved in the Balkans in restoring what has been destroyed, in bandaging the wounds that are still open and, above all, in giving a vision of the future to the States of the region. My last point is that in this spirit, France has proposed the holding of a summit between the European Union and the countries of the western Balkans, which, although they are at different stages, are the furthest along in their democratic evolution. The European Council, meeting on 19 and 20 June in Santa Maria da Fera welcomed this idea.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

26. “It is good that the Security Council now has an overall vision for the future of the Balkan region, the very subject of the consistently clear and precise statement made by Mr. Bildt, for which we thank him once again. My second point is that this meeting of the Security Council is an unprecedented one. For the first time, and I welcome this wholeheartedly, the Secretary- General of the Council and High Representative for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Solana, as well as the Presidency of the European Union, spoke in this Chamber. This reflects the institutional evolution of the European Union being brought into the work of this Council. France about to take over from Portugal at the head of the European Union, is pleased that an agreement was able to emerge so that Mr.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

27. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of France. I shall confine myself to making four brief remarks. First of all, this meeting of the Security Council was necessary and is taking place at the right time. In the course of this month of June, the Council has been able to address in some depth the situations in Kosovo and in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has also heard the President and the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, thereby demonstrating its commitment to international justice.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

28. “I thank the Permanent Representative of Portugal for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the Secretary- General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr. Javier Solana. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table, and I welcome him very warmly to speak for the first time before the Security Council.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

29. “The next speaker is the representative of Portugal. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

30. “If there is no objection, the Permanent Representative of Portugal and Mr. Solana will speak immediately after Mr. Bildt and before the members ofthe Council. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now consider the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a statement by Mr. Carl Bildt, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans. I now call on Mr. Bildt.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

31. “I will now make a statement in my capacity as Permanent Representative of France. France voted against the request presented by Mr. Jovanovic', to participate in this Security Council meeting. We believe that Mr. Jovanovie's participation in this meeting is inappropriate. We do not dispute the general principle of Mr. Jovanovie's having an opportunity to participate in a Security Council meeting. This vote is unrelated and has no effect on the status of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in the United Nations, which is a matter of substance governed by the relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

32. “If no other member of the Council wishes to speak before the voting, I shall take it that the Council is now prepared to vote on the request submitted by Mr. Jovanovic'. It was so decided. A vote was taken by a show ofhands. In favour: China, Namibia, Russian Federation, Ukraine Against: Bangladesh, Canada, France, Malaysia, Netherlands, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Argentina, Jamaica, Mali, Tunisia The President (spoke in French): The result of the voting is as follows: 4 in favour, 7 against and 4 abstentions. The request made by Mr. Jovanovie has not been approved because it failed to obtain the required number of votes. I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

33. “Gournaris (Greece), Mr. Kobayashi (Japan), Mr. Johansen (Norway), Mr. Ahmad (Pakistan), Mr. Monteiro (Portugal), Mr. Petric (Slovenia), Mr. Calovski (the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Mr. Vural (Turkey) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): Secondly, do I hear any objection to extending an invitation to Mr. Carl Bildt and Mr. Javier Solana under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure? There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Carl Bildt to take a seat at the Council table. I now invite Mr. Javier Solana to take the seat reserved for him at the side ofthe Council Chamber. Do I hear any objection to our giving a favourable response to the request for participation submitted by Mr. J ovanovic'?”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

34. “First, do I hear any objection to giving a positive response to the requests to be invited to participate submitted by the representatives of Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council? There being no objection, I invite the representatives of Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey to take the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council chamber. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Nesho (Albania), Mr. Pfanzelter (Austria), Mr. Sychov (Belarus), Mr. Sacirbey (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mr. Sotirov (Bulgaria), Mr.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

35. “In favour: China, Namibia, Russian Federation, Ukraine Against: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, France, Malaysia, Mali, Netherlands, Tunisia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Jamaica The President (spoke in French): The result of the voting is as follows: 4 in favour, 10 against and l abstention. The proposal of the Russian Federation has not been adopted because it has failed to obtain the required number of votes. As I announced before the voting, I shall now invite the Council to consider successively the requests under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council, next those referring to rule 39 and, finally, that of Mr. J ovanovic'.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

36. “In the present circumstances, I feel it is necessary to put the proposal of the Russian Federation to the vote. I therefore request the Council to determine whether it wishes, as proposed by the Russian Federation, to take a single decision on all the requests, considered as a whole, which would mean that the Council would either accept all the requests or reject them all. If the Russian Federation's proposal does not receive the required number of votes, I will follow the procedure that I myself have proposed. If no member wishes to take the floor, I shall take it that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the proposal ofthe Russian Federation. It was so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

37. “I note that the procedure I have proposed to follow is not acceptable to the delegation ofthe Russian Federation. I have proposed that the Council should not take a decision, whether positive or negative, on all the requests as a whole. Bearing in mind that disagreements arose during the prior consultations on one of the requests, I have proposed that the Council should decide, successively and separately, on the requests under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council, next on those referring to rule 39 and, finally, on Mr. Jovanovie's request. The delegation of the Russian Federation has proposed another method, which consists of taking a single decision on all the requests, considered as a whole. Under this method, the Council would be called upon either to accept all the requests or to reject all of them.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

38. “Javier Solana to participate in the debate on the agenda item under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council. During the third stage, I shall ask if there are any objections to giving a positive response to Mr. Jovanovie's request, which refers to neither rule 37 nor rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council. If there is an objection to any of the requests to be invited to participate, I shall submit the request to a vote of the members ofthe Council. May I take it that the Council agrees to proceed in this manner?”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

39. “I therefore propose that the Council decide successively, first on the requests for participation under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure, next on those referring to rule 39 and, finally, on Mr. Jovanovie's request, which refers to neither rule 37 nor rule 39. I shall thus proceed in three stages. During the first stage, I shall ask if there are any objections to giving a favourable response to the requests referring to rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure- namely, those submitted by the representatives of Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Japan, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Slovenia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. During the second stage, I shall ask if there are any objections to inviting Mr. Carl Bildt and Mr.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

40. “Javier Solana, Secretary-General of that Council and High Representative for the European Union Common Foreign and Security Policy, to participate in the meeting under rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, document S/2000/615. Finally, I have received a letter from Mr. Jovanovie in which he requests to be invited to participate in the debate on the agenda item. No reference is made to either rule 37 or rule 39 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Council in this request. Prior consultations with the members of the Council have not made it possible to reach an understanding on how to respond to these requests.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

41. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Iraq, Japan, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey, requesting to be invited to participate in the debate on the item on the Council's agenda under rule 37 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council. The Council is also called upon to decide on the invitation to Mr. Carl Bildt, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Balkans, and on the request, transmitted by the Permanent Representative of Portugal, representing the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, to authorize Mr.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164 (2000) · source

42. “It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2000/591) 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, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America Abstaining: Russian Federation The President (spoke in French): The result of the voting is as follows: 14 votes in favour, none against, and l abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1305 (2000). I shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

    2000-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4162 (2000) · source

43. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution 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 will first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

    2000-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4162 (2000) · source

44. “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 Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina, document S/2000/529. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2000/591, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2000/586, letter dated 14 June 2000 from Portugal, transmitting the text of the declaration of the Ministerial meeting of the Peace Implementation Conference, held in Brussels on 23 and 24 May 2000.”

    2000-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4162 (2000) · source

45. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Germany and Italy, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance 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 procedures. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Kastrnp (Germany) and Mr. Talo (Italy) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2000-06-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4162 (2000) · source

46. “I thank Judge Jorda for giving us specific, well-reasoned and enthusiastic answers to the various questions that have been asked of him. We have taken good note of his suggestion concerning the pace of work of the working group that will now certainly be established by the Security Council. We have also taken due note of his suggestion that the informal working group keep in contact with his Tribunal. As Judge Jorda suggested, I am sure that we will have the honour and pleasure of welcoming him back here once again. I certainly hope so. There are no speakers remaining 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. of course. remain seized of the matter. The meeting rm m 1.30 pm.”

    2000-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4161 (2000) · source

47. “But it is up to us primarily, right here in this very Chamber, to promote political solutions to current conflicts, which increasingly are complex ones whose internal aspects are dominant. Justice is a necessary dimension, but it is only one dimension of the complex comprehensive settlements that we need to work out. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I call on Judge Jorda to respond to the many comments made and questions raised.”

    2000-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4161 (2000) · source

48. “Here I am thinking of Cambodia and perhaps also of Sierra Leone. The Security Council took a decision to create ad hoc courts in cases where the States concerned were either unable or unwilling to prosecute criminals. We have the responsibility to help guarantee the effective functioning of this international system of justice that we have created. We must also keep in mind the idea of the reform and strengthening of national judicial systems, which one day will have to take over. Finally, we must never consider that the existence of the International Criminal Tribunals makes it possible for the Security Council to abdicate its primary responsibilities for the maintenance of peace. Criminal justice is a powerful instrument for the punishment and the prevention of atrocities.”

    2000-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4161 (2000) · source

49. “Victims can transmit information to the Prosecutor in order to open proceedings, and also are entitled to be informed of how a trial is going and to speak in an autonomous capacity during a trial. It is probably not possible to guarantee perfect conformity between the provisions of the International Criminal Court on victims, which are very well developed, and the Statutes of the Tribunals. The Prosecutor of the Tribunals has, however, drawn our attention to this subject, and we must revisit it. In conclusion, we must bear in mind the fact that States have the primary responsibility for combating the most serious crimes. Our objective is not to deprive States, even those that are just emerging from a conflict, of the possibility of doing the work ofjustice and recollection which is necessary for national reconciliation.”

    2000-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4161 (2000) · source

50. “This reflects the way the Rules of Procedure and Evidence have evolved in the two Tribunals, and these have been repeatedly amended to give the judges better oversight over trials and to prevent these from lasting too long. The third area relates to participation by the victims. The Statutes of the Tribunals contain only articles on the protection of victims and on the return of their property. The Statute of the International Criminal Court, on the other hand, contains specific provisions that give victims the right to participate in the proceedings, set up a system for the protection of threatened or traumatized witnesses, and, above all, create machinery to compensate them.”

    2000-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4161 (2000) · source