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1996-12-12
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1996-12-12
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  1. “It would be tragic, to say the least, if hostilities were to resume in Bosnia simply because one side or the other had received enough weapons from outside Bosnia to give it the courage to try and wrest from others, through the use of force, what it could not obtain at the negotiating table. We therefore want to appeal to Member States to heed the arms provisions of the Peace Agreement and desist from supplying any of the sides in Bosnia with weapons. My delegation fully supports the conclusions of both the Paris and London Conferences, and will therefore vote in favour of the draft resolution before us.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  2. “In this respect, the human rights provisions of the Peace Agreement should be fully implemented and all the indicted war criminals rounded up and handed over to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in The Hague for prosecution. The authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina must also create the necessary conditions for the early return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes of origin. We are concerned at the report of the re-arming of the parties. It is important for the parties to commit themselves once and for all to the disarmament provisions of the Peace Agreement.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  3. “They should assume greater responsibility for the establishment of peaceful conditions in their country, and they should do so with utmost dispatch. They should not assume that the international community will baby-sit Bosnia indefinitely. Certainly, the process of reconstruction and development will require generous support from the international community, but, as the draft resolution rightly points out, the link between the availability of international financial assistance and the degree to which all the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina implement the Peace Agreement cannot be overlooked. The differences that impede the implementation of the Peace Agreement must be resolved as a matter of urgency.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  4. “Over 1 million internally displaced people do not feel secure enough to return to their communes because of ethnic intolerance and harassment. In addition, 1.2 million people still live outside the country as refugees. The great majority of the people of Bosnia want to live in peace, but it is their political leaders, from all sides, who continue to prevent them from putting the horrors of the recent past behind them. They continue to exploit and fuel ethnic tension for their own personal benefit. We want to appeal to those concerned, in the interest of peace and national reconciliation, to put aside their personal interests in favour of the common good in Bosnia. It is time for the people of Bosnia to begin to realize that they have a common destiny.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  5. “Botswana has consistently maintained that the ultimate responsibility for lasting peace and stability in Bosnia rests with none other than the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina themselves. The international community can only help them to help themselves. It is most regrettable, therefore, that the parties have continued to lag behind schedule in the implementation of the various aspects of the Dayton Peace Agreement. The most troubling delays concern the return of refugees, the free movement of people, respect for human rights, cooperation with the war-crimes tribunal, the arbitration of the Brcko Area and the disarmament process. We are particularly concerned at reports of local incidents caused by ethnic tension and intolerance throughout the country.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  6. “Despite the progress, the overall situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina is not what we would have liked it to be. This does not, however, come as a surprise because we have always known that, after four years of bitter civil war, the path to lasting peace and stability would be strewn with formidable obstacles. To our regret, there are ominous signs that some in Bosnia still continue to pursue the aim of communal separation. The draft resolution we are about to adopt gives the multinational peacekeeping force and the IPTF new mandates. It is yet another important demonstration of the international community's continuing commitment to support the process of national reconciliation and reconstruction in Bosnia. It is important that the people of Bosnia not misuse this support.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  7. “We wish to pay special tribute to all the international personnel on the ground in Bosnia, and in particular to the High Representative, Mr. Carl Bildt, who, along with others, has helped to ensure the substantive progress towards peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina that we celebrate today. We welcome the substantial progress achieved in the last 12 months towards restoring order and tranquillity to the State of Bosnia. Most of the military provisions of the Dayton Peace Agreement have been implemented. The national elections were held on schedule on 14 September 1996 in a relatively calm atmosphere, though there has been an unwelcome delay in the establishment of the new institution of Government. In addition, the International Police Task Force (IPTF) has made substantial progress in the implementation of its mandate.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source