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  1. “Finally, I should like to emphasize that Bosnia is a small paradigm of the global village, and the international community has an obligation to save it.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  2. “Remnants of the Serbian forces within the boundaries of the safe area are a threat to the safety and well-being of civilians in that area. Fifthly, the newly formed Contact Group on Bosnia formed by the United States, the Russian Federation, the United Nations and the European Union should include a representative of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). The OIC has shown genuine interest in the developments in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and it could positively influence the peace process. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina remains committed to a multicultural and multireligious Bosnia. We welcome any positive initiatives that are based on existing Security Council resolutions and that are in compliance with that basic principle.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  3. “Yet we have to point out that resolution 913 (1994) calls for the withdrawal of Serbian forces from the safe area of Gorazde and its surroundings, as specified under the terms of resolution 824 (1993), by which Gorazde was declared a safe area. Therefore, it is not a question of either a three-kilometre or a 20-kilometre exclusion zone. The withdrawal of the Serbian forces has to be carried out in terms of Gorazde's boundaries as a safe area according to resolution 824 (1993). The United Nations has an obligation to ensure that resolution 913 (1994) is implemented based upon resolution 824 (1993) and that the boundaries of the safe area existing prior to the Serbian offensive are restored pending the final outcome of the negotiations.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  4. “Under the present circumstances, of such a gross military imbalance between the aggressor and the victim, peace negotiations are nothing other but diktat by the aggressor. Thirdly, the peace process must be based on two important principles: respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the reversal of "ethnic cleansing" - that is, the return of territories seized by force. Recent developments in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina lead us to believe that the peace process could and should take that direction. The recent agreement on a federation of Bosnians and Croats reaffirms the validity of that direction. Fourthly, we welcome the letter of the Secretary- General addressed to NATO, and the decisions that the North Atlantic Council has taken recently.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  5. “In the nine opstinas of Sarajevo, "demilitarization" is seemingly workable since it lays the ground for a full reintegration of the city, and the lifting of the two-year-long siege of Sarajevo. But by freezing the situation of safe areas we must not allow the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina to be effectively consigned to ghettos, where the United Nations would unwittingly guarantee not the protection of civilians, but, rather, the territorial conquests of the fascist Serbian regime. One such ghetto has already been created in Gorazde. If Bosnians are required to demilitarize in other safe areas, that will lead to further ghettoization and to the concentration of the defenceless population in a small area. That would be nothing other than a modified concentration camp.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  6. “We in Bosnia are defending the universal principles of human rights, the immunity of borders and the right to live in a multicultural society. To be prevented from defending such values is unjustifiable. The destruction or withdrawal of the Serbian war machine is a sine qua non condition for peace in Bosnia. NATO had an opportunity to destroy it. Regrettably, Mr. Akashi did not authorize the air strikes, although all the conditions were met for their application. He therefore carries the full moral responsibility for all the lives that could have been saved had he consented to the NATO request. Secondly, a process of the neutralization of weaponry, as we have seen in Sarajevo, might be workable.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  7. “No less important is the question of what to do with the heavy weapons employed by that war machine. We demand that they be withdrawn to Serbia. The concept of Serb weaponry moving from one target to another is totally unacceptable. Effective withdrawal of Serbian weaponry is required under the terms of resolution 752 (1992). If that weaponry is not withdrawn, it will remain as a destabilizing factor for any future peace process. Furthermore, we request that the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina's right to self-defence in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations Charter be reinstated. Thus, we call for the lifting of the de facto illegal arms embargo imposed against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  8. “These principles have been violated in the most brutal fashion for the past two years in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Whenever Europe has violated its own principles, the world has witnessed catastrophe. It was neutrality on the eve of the Second World War that took the lives of millions of innocent civilians. We therefore call for a decisive approach by the United Nations towards the Republic of Bosnia and 22 Herzegovina. The recent ultimatum issued by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations has shown what can be achieved when the international community shows resolve and will for action. Therefore, we want to stress the following points. First, the withdrawal of the Serbian war machine from the safe areas and their surroundings is of the highest priority.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  9. “If the French resistance to one such quisling State could be described as a civil war, we could also name the war in Bosnia a civil war. Fortunately, that is not the case. The case in Bosnia is a case of Serbian aggression against a sovereign State, in which specific fascist methods have been applied: concentration camps, "ethnic cleansing" and genocide. The international community is obliged to respond to this nazism. Unfortunately, due to the ill-conceived perception that this is a civil war, peace efforts undertaken thus far have been unable to achieve peace. The lack of resolve of the international community has taken a death toll of more than 200,000 civilians. I would like to recall two basic principles of modern Europe: respect for human rights, and the immunity of borders.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source

  10. “I thank you, Mr. President, for taking your post of leadership for this important meeting, and for exhibiting your nation's concern on this matter. We also thank the caucus of the Non-Aligned Movement for all its efforts and contributions. The blood-soiled curtain of current events in Bosnia and Herzegovina has very often covered up the essence of the conflict in Bosnia and Helzegovina. Allow me to remind the Council of that essence. The formation of quisling para-States within the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a State Member of the United Nations, is the first tactical step towards the annexation of territories of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Serbia. Similar quisling para-States were created by Hitler in various countries of Europe during the Second World War.”

    1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3370 (1994) · source