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1. “i thank the representative of New Zealand for the kind words expressed to me, I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Pakistan. I should like to begin by expressing the deep appreciation and admiration of my delegation for the extremely competent, skilful and efficient leadership provided to the Security Council by my illustrious predecessor, Ambassador Terence O'Brien, during March. My delegation welcomes the report submitted by the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ). The report is comprehensive, and presents in an objective manner the delays caused and the difficulties being faced in the implementation of various aspects of Security Council resolution 797 (1992) and the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique.”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

2. “There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution, as orally revised in its provisional form, has been adopted unanimously as resolution 818 (1993), T shall now call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

3. “I thank the representative of Portugal for his kind words addressed to my predecessor and to me. It. is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to vote on the draft resolution before it (S/25591), as orally revised in its provisional form. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken how of hands. In favour: Brazil, Cape Verde, China, Djibouti, France, Hungary, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

4. “I thank the representative of Djibouti for the kind words he addressed to my predecessor and to me. The next name inscribed on the list of speakers is that of the representative of Portugal. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

5. “I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to document 5/25044, which contains the text of a letter dated 30 December 1992 from the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General. The first speaker is the representative of Mozambique, and I now call on”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

6. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security 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 Operation in Mozambique, document $/25518, Members of the Council also have before them document $/25591, which contains the text of a draft resolution which was prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.-5 The following revision should be made to the draft resolution contained in document §/25591 in its provisional form: Add the following at the end of operative paragraph 12: "pursuant to the commitments made under the General Peace Agreement".”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

7. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representatives of Mozambique and Portugal, 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 conformity 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, Mr. Afonso (Mozambique) took a place at the Council table: and Mr. da Costa Pereira (Portugal) took the place reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber.”

   1993-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3198 (1993) · source

8. “The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at_ 6.30 p.m.”

   1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3197 (1993) · source

9. “"Chris Hani actively supported these negotiations and only last week called for an end to violence so the negotiations could proceed in a Climate of peace and stability. In this regard, the Security Council welcomes the announcements by all those who have reaffirmed their commitment to the negotiating process, including the ANC, the South African Communist Party and the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Negotiations leading to non-racial democracy must not be held hostage by the perpetrators of violence. "The Security Council states its determination to remain supportive of efforts to facilitate this peaceful transition to a non-racial democracy for the benefit of all South Africans." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol 8/25578.”

   1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3197 (1993) · source

10. “The Security Council will now begin its By ag consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The assassination of Chris Hani, a member of the ANC's National Executive Committee and the Secretary~General of the South African Communist Party, is a deplorable and troubling event. This brutal murder saddens all who are working for peace, democracy and justice in South Africa. Mr. Hani's murder further underscores the urgent need to end violence in the country and to push ahead with the negotiations which will create a united, non-racial and democratic South Africa.”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3197 (1993) · source

11. “"The Council also calls for unimpeded access to international humanitarian relief efforts in the region, and in particular in all areas affected by the conflict, in order to alleviate the suffering of the civilian population, "The Security Council requests the Secretary-General, in consultation with the CSCE, to ascertain facts, as appropriate, and to submit urgently a report to the Council containing an assessment of the situation on the ground. "The Council will remain seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/25539, The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 7,50 p.m.”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3194 (1993) · source

12. “It expresses the hope that the recent preliminary agreement reached by the Minsk Group will be expeditiously followed by agreements on a cease-fire, a timetable for the deployment of the monitors, a draft political declaration and the convening, as soon as possible, of the Minsk conference. "The Security Council urges the parties involved to take all necessary steps to advance the CSCE peace process and refrain from any action that will obstruct a peaceful solution to the problem.”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3194 (1993) · source

13. “been Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council expresses its serious concern at the deterioration of relations between the Republic of Armenia and the Republic of Azerbaijan and at the escalation of hostile acts in the Nagorny-Karabakh conflict, especially the invasion of the Kelbadjar district of the Republic of Azerbaijan by local Armenian forces. The Council demands the immediate cessation of all such hostilities, which endanger peace and security in the region, and the withdrawal of these forces. "In this context the Security Council, reaffirming the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all States of the region and the inviolability of their borders, expresses its support for the CSCE peace process.”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3194 (1993) · source

14. “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 following documents: §/25488, S§/25491, S/25509, S/25525, S/25526 and $/25527, letters dated 29, 30 and 31 March and 2 and 5 April, respectively, from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; 8/25508, letter dated 31 March 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; S/25510, letter dated 1 April 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Armenia to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; S/25524, letter dated 3 April 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; and S/25528, identical letters dated 5 April 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed, respectively, to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council, following other documents: §&/25483, I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the letter dated 29 March 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Azerbaijan to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; and 8/25499, letter dated 31 March 1993 from the Permanent Representatives of France and the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3194 (1993) · source

15. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Azerbaijan in which he 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, Mr. Hassanov (Azerbaijan) took a place at the Council table. .”

    1993-04-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3194 (1993) · source

16. “"The Council is clear that the reference in the resolution that has just been adopted to 'the former Yugoslav Republic' carries no implication whatsoever that the State concerned has any connection with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). It merely reflects the historic fact that the State recommended for admission to the United Nations in the present resolution was in the past a republic of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/25545. The Council has thus concluded its consideration of the matter before it. The m ing r 11.4 m.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

17. “The Council attaches the highest importance to implementing as soon as possible the confidence-building measures referred to in the resolution which has just been adopted. The Council expresses the hope that the initiative of the Co-Chairmen will be pursued expeditiously, that both sides will fully cooperate with the Co-Chairmen, that both sides, and all others concerned, will avoid taking steps that would render a solution more difficult, and that both will accept and implement the outcome. A mutually acceptable solution to these matters would be a major contribution to the maintenance of peaceful and good-neighbourly relations in the region.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

18. “"The Security Council has just recommended that the State whose application is in document &8/25147 be admitted to membership in the United Nations, It is with great pleasure that, on behalf of the members of the Council, I congratulate the State concerned on this historic occasion. The members of the Council look forward to its early admission to the United Nations. "The Council welcomes the initiative taken by the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, at the request of the Secretary~General, in order to set up a mechanism to settle the difference which has arisen over the name of the State, and to promote confidence-building measures among the two parties.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

19. “I therefore declare that the draft resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members (S/25544) has been adopted without a vote as resolution 817 (1993). I shall immediately convey the decision of the Security Council recommending the admission of the State whose application is contained in document §/25147 to membership in the United Nations to the Secretary-General for transmittal to the General Assembly, in accordance with the provisions of rule 60 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council. I will now make a statement in my capacity as President of the Security Council on behalf of the members of the Council.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

20. “In paragraph 4 of the report, the Committee recommends to the Security Council the adoption of a draft resolution on the application of the State whose application is contained in document §/25147 for membership in the United Nations. I should like to congratulate the Committee on its unanimous decision to recommend that the State whose application is contained in document §/25147 be admitted to membership in the United Nations. In accordance with the understanding reached in prior consultations among the members of the Council, I propose that the Council adopt, without a vote,-5 the draft resolution contained in paragraph 4 of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members. As I see no objection, it is so decided.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

21. “Under the agenda item before it, the Security Council will now begin its consideration of the report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application for admission to membership in the United Nations contained in document S/25147. In paragraph 3 of the report, the Committee recommends that the Council should have recourse to the provision of the last paragraph of rule 60 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure in order to present its recommendation to the resumed forty-seventh session of the General Assembly. If I hear no objection, I shall take it that the Council wishes to waive the time~limits set forth in the penultimate paragraph of rule 60. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    1993-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3196 (1993) · source

22. “I would propose that the Committee on the Admission of New Members meet tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 April 1993, at 10 a.m., in Conference Room 7 in order to consider the application for membership in the United Nations contained in document S/25147. The. subsequent meeting of the Security Council to consider and to take a decision on the report of the Committee will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, 7 April 1993, at 11 a.m. The meeting rose at 7,55 p.m.”

    1993-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3195 (1993) · source

23. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. In a letter dated 30 July 1992 addressed to the Secretary-General, President Gligorov submitted the application of his country for membership in the United Nations. That letter has been circulated on 22 January 1993 in document S/25147. Under the provisions of rule 59 of the provisional rules of the Security Council, unless the Council decides otherwise, an application for membership shall be referred by the President of the Council to the Committee on the Admission of New Members, Accordingly, unless I hear a proposal to the contrary, I shall refer the application contained in document 8/25147 to the Committee on the Admission of New Members for examination and report. As I hear no objection, it is so decided.”

    1993-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3195 (1993) · source

24. “In this respect, the Council stresses the importance of ensuring a neutral political environment in Cambodia, as well as the cessation of acts of violence and of all threats and intimidation committed on political or ethnic grounds." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/25530. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 6.05 p.m.”

    1993-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3193 (1993) · source

25. “It demands that all hostile acts against UNTAC cease immediately and that all parties take measures to safeguard the lives and the security of UNTAC personnel. "It expresses its condolences to the Governments of Bangladesh and Bulgaria and to the families of the victims; it pays tribute to the latter for their courage and dedication. It requests the Secretary-General to report urgently to the Council on the circumstances of these murderous acts and the responsibility for them. "The Security Council also expresses its determination that the election for the constituent assembly should be held on the dates decided by the Supreme National Council and endorsed by the Security Council in its resolution 810 (1993).”

    1993-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3193 (1993) · source

26. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. - The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council strongly condemns all attacks on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), particularly the recent attacks which have resulted in the death of two Bangladeshi members of UNTAC and the cowardly assassination of three members of the Bulgarian contingent of UNTAC on 2 April 1993. "The Security Council expresses its strong support for UNTAC in carrying out its mandate within the framework of the Paris Agreements.”

    1993-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3193 (1993) · source

27. “"The Security Council recalls the request it made in its statement of 3 March 1993 (S/25361) to the Secretary-General to take immediate steps to increase UNPROFOR's presence in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina; welcomes the action taken already in that respect; and urges the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees to use all the resources at their disposal within the scope of the relevant resolutions of the Council to reinforce the existing humanitarian operations in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. "The Security Council will remain actively seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol §/25520, The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda.”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

28. “It further demands that the Bosnian Serb party honour forthwith its most recent commitment 'to guarantee the free movement of humanitarian convoys and the protection of endangered civilians'. The Security Council also reaffirms that those guilty of crimes against international humanitarian law will be held individually responsible by the world community. "The Security Council commends and strongly supports the efforts of the brave people who have undertaken to deliver urgently needed humanitarian assistance, under extremely trying conditions, to the civilian population in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and in particular the efforts of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR).”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

29. “"Recognizing the imperative need to alleviate, with the utmost urgency, the sufferings of the population in and around Srebrenica who are in desperate need of food, medicine, clothes and shelter, the Security Council demands that the Bosnian Serb party cease and desist forthwith from all violations of international humanitarian law, including in particular the deliberate interference with humanitarian convoys, and allow ali such convoys unhindered access to the town of Srebrenica and other parts in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Security Council demands that the Bosnian Serb party strictly comply with all relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

30. “"The Security Council recalls and reaffirms all its relevant resolutions and statements and condemns the continuing disregard and willful flouting of the relevant Security Council resolutions and statements by the Bosnian Serb party, which once again, in pursuit of its unlawful, unacceptable and abhorrent policy of 'ethnic cleansing' aimed at territorial aggrandizement, has blocked the United Nations humanitarian relief efforts.”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

31. “Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council is shocked by and extremely alarmed at the dire and worsening humanitarian situation which has developed in Srebrenica in the eastern part of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina following the unacceptable decision of the Bosnian Serb party not to permit any further humanitarian aid to be delivered to that town, and to allow only evacuation of its civilian population. The relevant facts are contained in a letter dated 2 April 1993, addressed to the Secretary-General by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (S/25519, Annex).”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

32. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have received photocopies of a letter dated 2 April 1993 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol §/25519.”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

33. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in which he requests 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 that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in conformity 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, Mr. Sacirbey (Bosnia and Herzegovina) took a place at the Council table.”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

34. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of April 1993, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Ambassador Terence Christopher O'Brien, Permanent Representative of New Zealand to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of March 1993. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador O'Brien for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted, THE SITUATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA LETTER DATED 2 APRIL 1993 FROM THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ADDRESSED TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SECURITY COUNCIL (S8/25519) KP/2/4103V S/PV.3192 6”

    1993-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3192 (1993) · source

35. “In the immediate context, however, my delegation expresses the hope that the Council will supplement the action it has so far taken under its relevant resolutions, including the one just adopted, by further authorizing appropriate enforcement measures for the immobilization of heavy weapons in Bosnia and Herzegovina. My delegation believes that this proposed action would be consistent with the relevant provisions of the peace plan relating to military arrangements, would help ensure an immediate cease-fire and would thus contribute positively to the peace efforts made by the Co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

36. “We have witnessed with mounting horror and revulsion a series of massacres, torture, rape, forced explusions, summary executions, the existence of concentration camps, the confiscation of property, the use of siege and the cutting off of supplies of food and other essentials to civilian population centres. All this has been part of a deliberate policy designed to achieve ethnically homogeneous areas and has been executed in flagrant disregard of Security Council resolutions and human-rights obligations. Ever since Pakistan had the honour of joining the Council in January this year, we have been urging swift and decisive action to put an end to the Serbian aggression through a variety of concrete measures, including the imposition of a no-fly zone.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

37. “My delegation warmly welcomes the adoption of resolution 816 (1993) by the Security Council. We believe that the Security Council's actions as envisaged in the resolution will go a long way towards ensuring the enforcement of a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina. While the effective enforcement of a no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina is an important and much desired step by the Council, it is only one element in the series of decisive actions we regard as necessary to end Serbian aggression in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. That aggression is characterized by the abhorrent campaign of "ethnic cleansing" and by a brutality of enforcement unparalleled even in the darkest periods of human history.”

    1993-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3191 (1993) · source

38. “The Council should now take all appropriate steps to ensure that the Bosnian Serb side accepts the peace plan without further delay, thus paving the way for the re-establishment of peace with justice and respect for human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I cannot conclude this statement without paying my delegation' s warmest tribute to the splendid work performed by UNPROFOR in the most difficult of circumstances.”

    1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source

39. “My delegation welcomes the Security Council's adoption of resolution 815 (1993), which, inter alia, reaffirms its commitment to ensure respect for the sovereignty and terriorial integrity of Croatia and the other Republics where the United Nations Protection Force {UNPROFOR) is deployed. We take note of the resolution's paragraph 3, which states that the Council will "reconsider", within a period of 30 days, "UNPROFOR's mandate in light of developments of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia and the situation on the ground". (resolution 815 (1993), para. 3) In this context my delegation expresses its deep appreciation for the fact that the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Bosnian Croat side have now signed all the documents of the Vance-Owen peace plan.”

    1993-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3189 (1993) · source

40. “Pakistan will play a positive role in the precess of implementation and remains deeply committed to the objectives of the resolution in both letter and spirit.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

41. “It is our earnest hope that the Conference will set in motion an irreversible process towards the establishment of a democratic order in Somalia. We applaud the wise decision of the Secretary-General to widen participation in the Conference by inviting representatives of various sectors of Somali civil society. We wish this process every success. My delegation regards today's resolution on Somalia as'a historic document, because it engages the United Nations in a broad range of activities. It is a positive response by the United Nations to a series of challenges which now face the international community. Success in its implementation is therefore a matter of the utmost importance to all of us.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

42. “Thus, besides progress in the reconciliation process, the measures that need to be pursued with equal determination and singlemindedness include the securing of weapons, particularly heavy weapons, under United Nations control, the de-mining of all regions, the earliest possible rehabilitation of displaced persons and the rebuilding of the Somali infrastructure and economy. It is therefore crucial that UNOSOM II and the Secretary-General be provided with a wide enough and a flexible enough mandate to achieve what they are being asked to deliver. In this context, my delegation awaits a positive outcome of the Conference on National Reconciliation in Somalia, which began in Addis Ababa on 15 March. We were concerned at the brief suspension of the Conference; however, its resumption was reassuring.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

43. “The role of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the League of Arab States, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Non-Aligned Movement also deserves recognition, The main causes of the tragic situation the Somali people have endured over the last two years are to be found in the internal politics of Somalia. It is nevertheless true that the introduction of modern weapons from outside and their wanton use served to give an internal struggle for power the dimensions of a catastrophe.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

44. “My delegation also commends the commitment shown and the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General and his team of dedicated officials, by the various multilateral agencies, by United Nations bodies and by non-governmental organizations; all of them, despite very daunting odds, have provided relief and succour to the suffering Somali people and have helped ameliorate the situation in Somalia. We also owe a debt of gratitude to the peoples and the Governments of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, which have faced with fortitude and courage the problems created for them and the burdens imposed on them by the internal strife in Somalia. Indeed, without Ethiopia's active assistance the reconciliation process under way in Addis Ababa would not have been possible.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

45. “We look forward to the Secretary-General's continuing initiative and leadership in the implementation process. Despite competing demands on its limited resources, the Government of Pakistan has actively and materially supported United Nations efforts in Somalia, as demonstrated by our participation in the initial United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM I). We hope to continue that cooperation and even to increase our commitment. The important, indeed crucial, role played by the United States contingent and the United Task Force (UNITAF) in restoring a semblance of normality in Somalia deserves the gratitude and approbation of the entire international community. Without their effort, we would not have reached the stage where we could have adopted today's resolution.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

46. “Let me begin, Sir, by placing on record my delegation's profound appreciation of the skill, the supreme efficiency and the sagacity with which you have been discharging your duties as President for the current month in innings characterized by a judicious blend of initiative and patience. I would also wish to express my delegation's admiration for the competence and wisdom which my brother, Ambassador Ahmed Snoussi, displayed during his tenure as President in the previous month. Our only regret is that last month had only 28 days. My delegation welcomed, and we deeply appreciate, the Secretary-General's comprehensive report of 3 March 1993 on Somalia, submitted in pursuance of Security Council resolution 794 (1992). It is obvious that a great deal of effort and constructive thinking has gone into the preparation of the report.”

    1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source

47. “Pakistan supports the laudable efforts being made by the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Miss Margaret Anstee. We commend the Secretary-General for preparing the excellent, realistic and thought-provoking report on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission. We also salute the members of the Mission for working under extremely difficult and dangerous circumstances. It is our hope that with the adoption of the draft resolution before us, the peace process in Angola will be set firmly in the desired direction.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

48. “My delegation supports the renewal of the mandate of UNAVEM II because of our belief that the United Nations has a major role to play in bringing the two sides together, in helping them to reach an agreement and in supporting the implementation of the peace arrangements. It is our hope that appropriate conditions will be created in Angola to allow UNAVEM II to discharge its responsibility in full in accordance with its mandate. Angola has suffered for far too long. It is time that the Government and the people of that country get an opportunity to concentrate on nation-building and reconstruction. Towards that end, the United Nations has a major contribution to make, and it should not absolve itself of that responsibility.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

49. “Unfortunately, UNAVEM II was compelled to withdraw from more than 45 locations, and losses in terms of equipment are estimated at a staggering $5.2 million. We welcome the meeting between the Government and UNITA, held in Addis Ababa yesterday under United Nations auspices, to discuss the cease-fire and other political matters. However, we are deeply disturbed by the latest reports indicating an intensification in the fighting. We call upon all parties to immediately give up the path of violence, resolve to settle their differences through dialogi.e and allow the peace process to proceed unhindered.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

50. “It chose to attack and occupy by force some provincial towms and municipalities, thus jeopardizing the fragile peace process. The high-level meeting between the Government of Angola and UNITA, held on 26 November 1992, and the issuance of a Joint Declaration reaffirming the adherence of both parties to the Peace Accords was very encouraging, but the dialogue, unfortunately, was short-lived. The renewed fighting between the Government and UNITA severely limited the relevance and the mediating role of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) and threatened the lives of its personnel. It was tragic that one police monitor, a Brazilian police officer, lost his life in the performance of his duty, and we convey our sincere condolences to his bereaved family and companions.”

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