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1995-12-15
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2000-08-24
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  1. “This concerns not only those Governments, but the United Nations as a whole, in the light of the functions carried out by those detained. In conclusion, my delegation endorses the earlier expressions of appreciation to Mr. Kouchner for the constant and tireless efforts he has been making for inter-ethnic coexistence in Kosovo.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  2. “We hope that announcement will contribute to creating the conditions necessary for spurring forward the programme for getting people back to their homes in Kosovo. As to some of the other issues mentioned by Mr. Annabi in his statement, my delegation also expresses its hope, along the lines also indicated by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, that those countries that have received members of ethnic minorities from Kosovo take into account the security interests of those people before they proceed to deport them by force. Finally, we associate ourselves with the comments made by the delegations of the United Kingdom, Canada and the Netherlands with regard to the detention of their citizens by the Belgrade authorities.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  3. “We strongly condemn such acts, which seek only to undermine the efforts of UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR). Also deserving of our denunciation are the recent murders of three members of a Roma family and of a five-year-old Albanian child, and other attacks against ethnic groups. We hope that those responsible for these deeds will be quickly identified and brought to justice. To keep a culture of impunity from taking root in Kosovo, we must have an impartial, independent, multi-ethnic judiciary. To that end, the decision taken by Mr. Kouchner to appoint 139 new judges and prosecutors for the municipal courts of Kosovo is noteworthy. The announcement of the leader of the Serb National Council of Mitrovica, Oliver Ivanovic, of his intention to join the Joint Committee on Returns is a positive development that we appreciate.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  4. “As the date for holding the elections draws closer, new challenges in terms of security may arise. The kidnapping and killing, at the beginning of this month, of the political leader Shaban Manaj of the Democratic League of Kosovo is an act that must be categorically condemned. An atmosphere dominated by intimidation and violence can work against the holding of free and fair elections. We are also concerned with the ever-present tension in Mitrovica, something also highlighted by Mr. Annabi in his presentation. A major political development, such as the recent Declaration issued by the leaders of the Serbian and Albanian communities of Mitrovica exhorting everyone to calm and tolerance, was quickly overshadowed by the actions of extremists from both communities.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  5. “Though it is disappointing that just 1,000 Kosovo Serbs have registered, we believe that one must stress the courage of these individuals because they made that decision notwithstanding the existing difficulties and Belgrade's negative influence in this regard. We hope, moreover, that UNMIK will take all the steps necessary to see to it that these elections will, as faithfully as possible, reflect the will of all of the people of Kosovo. The commitment arrived at by representatives of various sectors of political life in Kosovo in the Airlie House Declaration as to the need to scrupulously respect the outcome of the elections and the need to halt ethnic violence and promote democratic values shows that tolerance is possible and allows us to be optimistic about the prospects for success of the approaching electoral process.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  6. “Mr. Martinsen (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): My delegation associates itself with the previous expressions of thanks to the Assistant Secretary- General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Hedi Annabi, for the detailed report he has given us about the situation in Kosovo and on the work of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK). As we have said before, we believe that communities are the foundation of democracy. The upcoming municipal elections, scheduled for 28 October, will mark a good opportunity for the almost 1 million people who are registered voters to understand the value of full participation in democratic life.”

    2000-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4190 (2000) · source

  7. “A matter for regret was that the High Representative felt obliged to remove the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Forestry of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Director of the Federation Tax Administration from their posts in view of their obstructive behaviour, which was hampering the implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. The Council and the international community as a whole should lend full support to the High Representative as he works to build and consolidate joint democratic participatory institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source

  8. “Another positive fact is that the Council of Ministers has approved the amendment of passport legislation to make possible a single Bosnia and Herzegovina passport. That helps meet one of the commitments made to the Security Council last year by the three members ofthe Joint Presidency. My delegation is particularly pleased at Mr. Miyet's comments on the increased rate of return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes, in particular in areas where there had been the greatest difficulties in this regard.”

    2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source

  9. “Mr. Martinsen (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): I should like to begin by echoing the thanks conveyed by earlier speakers to the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Mr. Bernard Miyet, for the briefing he just gave us on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and on the activities of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH). At present, certain events and facts permit some optimism about the consolidation of political institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina with a View to building a modern democratic State, five years after the conclusion of the Dayton Accords. Those events include the opening of some State Border Service posts, as mentioned by Mr. Miyet, at Sarajevo, Izacic and other locations. We think this is a particularly significant step in the fight against smuggling and illegal migration.”

    2000-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4188 (2000) · source

  10. “In conclusion, we should like to highlight, for the record, that when discord dominated the work of the Security Council the international community was powerless to handle the difficult Balkan crisis. When, in contrast, the major Powers achieved consensus in their decisions, hopes for peace began to appear. God willing, this essential spirit of joint endeavour will be maintained until the obstacles that we have still to overcome together are indeed behind us.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

  11. “This prospect is a source of great concern to us, and we take the View that the Security Council, as well as the bodies and entities that will deal with problems of this kind, will have to be aware of the instability factor which, of course, arises from the possibility that new migratory flows will be triggered as a result of the Dayton accords. I take this opportunity to emphasize the importance that my delegation attaches to the work of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. It is our view that only if those responsible for the atrocities which, until recently, convulsed the entire region are made to face the consequences of their actions, and if justice is done, will the peace be lasting.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

  12. “Our basic assumption is that the outrages suffered recently by personnel of the United Nations Protection Force will pass into history as just a dubious distinction of the parties to this conflict. In our View, it is indispensable that the Force to be deployed in Croatia in due course have a status agreement enabling it to play effectively the role required of it. Once again in history, geographic and political frontiers are being drawn in this part of the Balkan region. This may mean that, as on countless occasions in the past, the migratory movements which have caused so much pain and suffering for the entire civilian population of Bosnia will recommence.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

  13. “However, we are stuck by the fact that the supervision of electoral processes - an area where the United Nations has outstanding and unparalleled experience and aptitude - has been assigned to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Therefore, we support the Secretary-General's offer to that Organization that the invaluable experience of the United Nations in this field might be put to use in Bosnia to ensure that its political institutions are placed swiftly on a secure basis. We consider it of great importance that the parties have entered into the agreements on the status of the peace forces that are to operate in Bosnian territory.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

  14. “In this sense, we take the view that it would be excessively naive to imagine that the signing of a Peace Agreement, of itself, means that peace has been achieved once and for all. There are a number of factors and variables impossible to predict, and these will have to be treated with the greatest care to avoid jeopardizing what was achieved in Dayton. With this draft resolution, we also begin work of the greatest importance to the United Nations in such sensitive areas as the protection of human rights, humanitarian assistance, civil policing and the removal of mines. We applaud the fact that the parties opted for the proposal that these functions be undertaken by the United Nations. In our View, history will judge and experience will show that this was their best option.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source

  15. “Mr. Martinsen (Argentina) (interpretation from Spanish): The draft resolution on which we shall be voting sets in train a decisive phase in the peace process begun in Dayton, in which the entire international community has placed its hopes for the achievement of a lasting peace in the Balkans. As is clearly set forth in one of the preambular paragraphs of the draft resolution, the conflict in the former Yugoslavia remains a threat to international peace and security. This explains the concern of one and all and the fact that, probably, the principal role for the United Nations, through action taken by the Security Council, will be to keep the implementation of the Peace Agreement under permanent review.”

    1995-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3607 (1995) · source