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MERIMEE

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first: 1992-01-06
most recent: 1995-09-15
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“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. Members of the Council have before them the further report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 743 (1992), documents S/26470 and Add.1. Members of the Council also have before them document S/26525, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. Operative paragraph 1 of the draft resolution should be completed by adding the following words at the end of the paragraph: "5 October 1993", It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/26525) before it.”
1993-10-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3285 (1993) · source
“UNITED NATIONS PROTECTION FORCE (UNPROFOR) REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 743 (1992) (S/26470 and Add.1)”
1993-10-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3285 (1993) · source
“As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of October, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Adolfo Rail Taylhardat, Permanent Representative of Venezuela to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of September 1993. I am sure that I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Taylhardat for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. It was for me particularly gratifying to witness the performance of this distinguished representative of Venezuelan and Latin American diplomacy. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted.”
1993-10-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3285 (1993) · source
“I can assure the Council, in conclusion, that my delegation will participate actively in all United Nations efforts to improve the security of operations and their personnel, whether it be when resolutions creating or renewing operations are adopted in our Council, or when the drafting of new instruments on the security of United Nations forces and personnel is discussed in the organs of the General Assembly.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“In this regard, my delegation expresses its satisfaction with the Council's decision to formulate here and now those conditions that must be met during the establishment of future operations: measures taken by the host country to guarantee security, the application of these measures to all personnel participating in the operation, and the signing of an agreement on the status of the operation and of all its personnel in the host country.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“In the latter case, the Council will envisage measures that are called for in each situation, without excluding any a priori. This could, for example, involve a reconsideration of the operation in the context of its possible withdrawal or, on the other hand, of its strengthening. France has always hoped that the security of operations would be guaranteed first through practical measures taken at the very moment when such operations are established.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“This interest has been reflected in General Assembly resolution 47/72, in the presidential statement made in the Security Council in March and the subsequent report of the Secretary-General, in the proposals of the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations and, finally, in the inclusion of the item in the agenda of the forty-eighth session of the General Assembly. My delegation welcomes the fact that this interest is today reflected in the adoption of a resolution on the security of United Nations operations. This text clearly shows our Council's will to take appropriate measures to ensure the security of an operation from the very moment that the planning begins, or measures to respond to situations in which the host countries for the operation cannot or will not discharge their obligations in this area.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“Many of those casualties could have been avoided if the parties to the conflicts in which the Organization is intervening had taken the necessary measures to prevent and halt attacks or acts of force against United Nations operations and their personnel. This is a crucial point, and we should remind the host countries of their responsibilities in this area. Over the past year we have seen the growing concern of our Organization and its Member States vis-a-vis the security of United Nations operations.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMBE (France) (interpretation from French): The issue of the security of United Nations operations and the personnel taking part in them is of prime importance for my Government. As members know, France has placed almost 10,000 men under our Organization's flag; 21 of them have lost their lives in the past two years in the service of the United Nations, while another 311 have been wounded - gravely in many cases - in the cause of keeping the peace. Other countries have, unfortunately, had to mourn the loss of their soldiers in United Nations operations, especially in the recent past.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“My country notes the decision to dispatch, for a period of six months, a military construction unit; while not specifically provided for in the Governors Island Agreement, this will help involve the armed forces in the civilian work of rebuilding the country. We can only welcome this. To be sure, the projects to be carried out in this framework will have to be financed by a special fund, which should be funded largely by the participants in the military construction unit. France hopes that the immediate deployment of the United Nations Mission in Haiti will help restore confidence and stability in that country by bringing the endorsement of the international community and the guarantees needed during this transitional period.”
1993-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3282 (1993) · source
“Let me reaffirm that France continues to support very strongly the work that he is doing in Port au Prince. The many positive developments in Haiti since July also reflect a spirit of compromise on the part of the leaders of the various factions. It would be unfortunate if the atmosphere were to deteriorate in an enduring way that would compromise the initial achievements in the process of national reconciliation. France strongly condemns the many recent acts of violence and human rights violations in Haiti. My country calls on those responsible to show restraint and to respect the rules of the game of democracy.”
1993-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3282 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation felt it was a matter of urgency to vote for this resolution under which it is decided to send to Haiti a United Nations Mission that will promote the implementation of the Governors Island Agreement. My country welcomed the signing of that document, which allows for the return of the legal authorities on 30 October next. The conclusion of that Agreement and the implementation of the initial phases provided for in it were achieved through the commitment and tireless work of the representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Dante Caputo, to whom my country would once again pay a tribute. It is particularly shocking that today he should be insulted and threatened in the very country where he is bringing peace and democracy.”
1993-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3282 (1993) · source
“In order to achieve this objective, France calls on the parties to begin without delay the process of cantonment, disarmament and demobilization. I should like to reiterate the great importance we attach to the provision of aid to civilian populations in need, and I call on all those involved to facilitate the delivery of such aid. Finally, I express the hope that the implementation of a peace-keeping operation in Rwanda will receive the same degree of attention from the Council.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3281 (1993) · source
“The United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) will play fully its role of monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cotonou Agreement, while the primary responsibility for actually implementing the provisions of the Agreement will fall to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) . We expect African countries, and members of the Organization of African Unity in particular, to contribute as quickly as possible to the strengthening of ECOMOG. France also calls on the Liberian parties to honour their commitments in good faith, to set aside violence once and for all and, ina genuine spirit of national reconciliation, to prepare themselves for the elections in February and March 1994 that will put this country on the road to peace, Stability and democracy.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3281 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): It was with great satisfaction that my delegation voted in favour of this resolution. It attests to the resolve of the international community to implement a peace agreement in a strife-torn nation and creates a United Nations force that is called upon, pursuant to Chapter VIII of the Charter, to work in close cooperation with the regional organization. This is one of the first instances of a joint peace-keeping operation and could serve as a precedent if it succeeds. Accordingly, we shall be particularly attentive to the way it unfolds.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3281 (1993) · source
“It is clear that in this context UNOSOM soldiers must be able to fulfil the mandate entrusted to them. It is also fitting to recall that the long-term objective of the United Nations in Somalia was a fundamentally political and humanitarian one: the United Nations intervened to re-establish peace and democracy in Somalia and to assist in that country's reconstruction. It seems to us that today the time has come to relaunch the process of national reconciliation and to take the initiative in bringing all Somalis together around a political plan. The role of the United Nations will remain misunderstood and incomplete as long as such an initiative is not implemented.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3280 (1993) · source
“The country is beginning once again to find a certain stability, while debate in political institutions is being reborn thanks to the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the team of the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM II). In this framework also is the establishment of a Somalian police and justice system through the means provided for in this resolution. It should, however, be emphasized that this country will not return to the path of peace and democracy as long as in certain parts of the country heavily armed factions continue their reign of terror and persist in attacking, in the name of purely selfish interests, United Nations soldiers who have come to that country to carry out a mission of peace.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3280 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The development of the situation in Somalia is being followed with continuing interest in France. Humanitarian intervention in this country, where severe starvation is raging, has elicited positive and rapid mobilization from the international community. France, together with numerous other countries, has immediately answered the appeal of the Secretary-General and more than a thousand of its soldiers today are making a contribution to the restoration of peace to the Baidoa region. Today famine has been abolished. This success is indisputably a credit to this operation, a success which cannot be negated by the images of violence which come to us from Mogadishu.”
1993-09-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3280 (1993) · source
“We hope that this team can be sent immediately to its theatre of operations to then prepare for the arrival of a larger United Nations mission. The task of that mission will be to create a new Haitian police force and to render its assistance to the modernization of the armed forces in Haiti. It is therefore important for the Council to be provided quickly with the additional information which it has requested, in order to take a final decision concerning this United Nations Mission in Haiti. My delegation believes that this stage, provided for by the Governors Island Agreement, is a critical point to reinforce progress already made in Haiti on the way towards democracy.”
1993-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3272 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The French Government welcomes the fact that the Council, after having met to suspend the Sanctions placed on Haiti, has today adopted this resolution. That resolution allows the international community once again to note its will to ensure the return of democracy to Haiti. The Governors Island Agreement, concluded on 3 July 1993, defines 10 stages which are to be concluded by the return of President Aristide on 30 October. Our Council today is endorsing the fifth of these stages. Half the road, therefore, has now been travelled. This success is explicit encouragement to all the Haitian parties to continue their efforts. The Council today has taken a decision to send to Haiti an advance team of 30 personnel.”
1993-08-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3272 (1993) · source
“My delegation views this decision as explicit encouragement for all the Haitian parties to continue their efforts towards democracy. We earnestly hope that this process will be completed and that the Council will then be able finally to lift the sanctions. We would be delighted at that outcome, which would attest to Haiti's return to normal democratic life. In a more general context, my delegation would be all the more pleased at that result since in that way the Council would be demonstrating to all that it can act in accordance with the developments it observes. Finallly, my delegation feels that Haiti's progress towards democracy is in large part the result of cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of American States. This is an example whose repetition and extension would benefit all.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3271 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The French Government is pleased that the progress of democracy in Haiti has enabled the Security Council to suspend the sanctions imposed on that country by resolution 841 (1993). The Governors Island Agreement of 3 July 1993 provides for President Aristide's return to Haiti on 30 October 1993. To that end it establishes 10 stages to be implemented over a period of several months. The New York Pact, signed on 16 July 1993 by the parties represented in the Haitian Parliament, was the first step. The appointment of Mr. Malval to the post of Prime Minister has been ratified by the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies just a few days ago. Therefore, as set out in resolution 841 (1993) and as stipulated in the Governors Island Agreement, the Council has decided today to suspend the sanctions.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3271 (1993) · source
“The United Nations will also have a role to play in this field. But this can be done only at the request of the new Cambodian Government, to be established in September. Our Council will then have to consider how this expectation can be met. That should be the thrust of a future resolution, which at the same time would take stock of what the United Nations had done in Cambodia over the past 18 months. As for the purely technical resolution we have just adopted, in my delegation's view it adds a useful explanation of the conditions for completing the political role of the United Nations and of the maintenance, for practical reasons, of a residual military presence in Cambodia until 15 November.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): Developments in the situation in Cambodia are a source of satisfaction to my country and a real reason to feel proud of our Organization. It is now virtually an established fact that the United Nations Transition Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) has been a complete success and only a few short stages still separate us from the time when Cambodia, following the transitional period provided for under the Paris Agreements, will regain its complete sovereignty. Thus, now is the time for the international community and the United Nations to draw all the necessary conclusions from this. Cambodia, it is clear, will still need assistance. Indeed, that is the objective of the first meeting of the International Committee on the Reconstruction of Cambodia, to be held in the coming days in Paris.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“The parties have turned to the European Community to guarantee the status of Mostar, and in this connection we welcome the proposal of the Co-Chairmen, in principle. Guarantees will also be needed for Sarajevo. We are prepared, and we hope that the Council will respond to the expectations of the civilian population, which has been so sorely tried for some 18 months. In conclusion, the time has passed for listing of lost opportunities. Let us hope that all the leaders of all the parties involved will finally be able to look to the future, to the re-establishment of peaceful relations between all the peoples of the former Yugoslavia.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“My delegation therefore welcomes the fact that the Council has stressed its readiness to take immediately the necessary measures to implement a political solution. Such action clearly benefits those who are today in a situation of weakness. Obviously, the party that is in a better position militarily is interested in having the weakest commitment by the international community. On the other hand, a massive United Nations presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the best guarantee cof the rights of the weakest. In this considerable effort, which perhaps awaits the international community tomorrow, my country is ready to play its role fully, as it has been doing since the beginning of the Yugoslav crisis.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“However, they have the merit of preserving what is essential: the continued existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina through a union of three member Republics; a territorial base for each of the three communities, but above all for the most sorely tried community, the Bosnian Muslims, economically viable areas; and finally the Maintenance of Sarajevo as the united capital of that entity. Another essential element, the continued membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the United Nations, is today assured by our Council. Therefore, in my Government's view, such an accord, if scrupulously adhered to, would be a realistic solution, permitting the foundation of a lasting agreement. It is essential that commitments be honoured.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“Either reason will prevail, the agreement conceived in Geneva on Friday will be ratified and the possibilities of peace will thus be preserved, or the irresponsible extremism of a few will yet again dash that hope - unfortunately, statements along those lines are hardly lacking - and Bosnia and Herzegovina is then at risk of being the scene of even more intensive clashes, with its very existence threatened in fighting which will involve renewed suffering for the civilian population. The terms for a comprehensive settlement as defined after the most recent negotiations certainly do not represent an ideal solution.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): Once again our Council has had to take a stand on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is doing so at a particularly crucial time. Unfortunately, the expressions "turning point in the war" and "last chance" have been overused, but in these serious circumstances we fully support the view expressed to the Council yesterday by Mr. Stoltenberg. We are clearly on the eve of an important historical crossroads.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“This type of action poses a number of problems, in particular the problem of delimiting precisely who has what responsibilities. The Secretariat has provided the explanations we desired concerning the mandate of the United Nations military observers in Abkhazia. My delegation welcomes the fact that the resolution adopted today provides for a regular review of the operational provisions for implementing that mandate in the light of the progress made towards establishing a lasting peace. The other essential element, in our view, is the start to a process of negotiating a political settlement. My delegation regrets the lack of precise provisions for convening an international conference under United Nations auspices. In that regard, we expect the parties to make, soon, formal commitments towards that end.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3268 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The situation in Georgia is of concern to the French Government, which is following very closely the efforts of the parties to find a solution to the Abkhaz conflict. The parties have managed, since the Sochi Agreement of 27 July last, to set up their own tripartite machinery to monitor the cease-fire, and we welcome this. The parties have turned to the Security Council to obtain United Nations involvement to provide a form of backing for the peace-keeping operations carried out locally. After Liberia, just recently, the Council is once again faced with a Situation that is new to it, which consists in the United Nations intervening on the ground alongside other, regional players.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3268 (1993) · source
“Finally, while we welcome the prospect of a rapid deployment of United Nations observers to contribute to a settlement of the conflict in Liberia, we hope that the United Nations will demonstrate equal rapidity in contributing to the settlement of another, no less deadly, conflict - that of Rwanda.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“France is, furthermore, concerned about the difficulties related to the provision of humanitarian assistance to Liberia, and especially about the fact that sizeable convoys are now being held back on the border between Cete d'Ivoire and Liberia, in spite of requests by the International Committee of the Red Cross. France attaches the greatest importance to the immediate reopening of these borders so that humanitarian assistance can be provided, along with the establishment of an appropriate monitoring system to ensure that these convoys are indeed humanitarian in nature.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“We should see to it, for this first experiment, that the competences and prerogatives of the two organizations are strictly respected, it being understood that the United Nations must maintain its precedence. This clearly defined sharing of responsibilities should also apply to the area of funding, where confusion should be avoided. United Nations activities should be funded through mandatory contributions, whereas ECOMOG activities should be financed through the special trust fund, contributions to which will be voluntary. France will study the Secretary-General's report in this regard with special attention.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomed the signing of the Cotonou Agreement, which put an end to a deadly conflict. We pay a tribute to the efforts made by the Representative of the Secretary-General, by the OAU and by ECOWAS to foster the process of a peaceful settlement. France now calls upon all the parties to comply fully with the commitments they have entered into. This is one of the first times that the United Nations, in the spirit of Chapter VIII of the Charter, has undertaken a peace-keeping operation in cooperation with a regional organization, and we can only welcome this. France will therefore watch especially carefully the way in which this operation is conducted, and, in particular, the coordination between UNOMIL and the ECOWAS forces contributing to the operation.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“The decision of the Belgrade authorities to discontinue the missions is therefore unacceptable. As the resolution adopted today emphasizes, the activities of the missions are in no way aimed at affecting the sovereignty of a State, but are designed to ensure respect for the fundamental principles to which all the member States of the CSCE, including the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) have committed themselves. Their presence contributes to avoiding any extension of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia to Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina, where there are real risks. We are therefore gratified that the Council is making this solemn appeal to the Yugoslav authorities to reconsider their refusal to allow the continuation of the activities of the CSCE long-term missions on their territory.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The delegation of France would like to add its congratulations to those that you, Madam President, extended to the Ambassador of the United Kingdom for the remarkable way in which he presided over our work during July. I should also like to say how pleased we are to see you guiding the Council's work this month; we know that the Council is in good hands. My delegation is pleased that the Council is giving its firm support to the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) so that the activities of its long-term missions in the former Yugoslavia can continue. Their positive contribution is recognized by all. As stated in letters from the Chairman-in-Office of the Council of Ministers of the CSCE, it is a question of ensuring the stability of the region.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“That is why, while understanding the motives of the sponsors of the draft resolution, my Government cannot support such a text, which runs counter to the policy of seeking a peaceful, lasting settlement to the conflict. That is the line we follow, which was affirmed in the Washington statement of 22 May and the statement of the European Council of 22 June. I should like to add one point, inspired by certain statements. France does not limit itself to merely talking. It acts. We have sent soldiers to Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the beginning of July my country will have 6,300 men on the soil of the former Yugoslavia. We have already lost ll men. If the whole world had done as much the representative of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina would have had less to include in his plea. The situation would be different.”
1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source
“There woulda then be a real danger of a massive and possibly decisive offensive by the Serbs, and even by the Croats, against the Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina. That would mean even greater losses, new territorial conquests and even the disappearance, pure and simple, of that State. The alternative prospect, if the Muslims managed to contain the offensive, would be of an internationalization of the conflict. Can we, by what would amount to incitement to war, assume the crushing burden of contributing to an expansion of the conflict? Should we take a decision whose inevitable consequence would be the withdrawal of United Nations troops and an end to humanitarian aid? We do not opt for those very serious prospects.”
1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source
“According to information from the Secretariat, more than 6,000 men can be made available by the contributing countries at this stage. As the Council knows, France has just taken on new commitments to strengthen the protection of the areas. I should like finally to refer to the reasons of substance why my Government is opposed to lifting the arms embargo. Such a decision could have very dangerous consequences for the very existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and therefore consequences that are contrary to the goal of the authors of the draft resolution. That is all the more true since the eletion of the former paragraph 4 of the draft resolution, which envisaged the possibility of air strikes against heavy weapons in order to support the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source
“So long as it is continuing we have reasons for hope and we have the duty to encourage the search for agreement between the parties - all the parties. Moreover, by its resolutions 836 (1993) and 844 (1993) the Security Council decided to establish safe areas and guarantee their protection. It is clear that the safe areas and lifting the arms embargo reflect totally opposite rationales. Such a decision on the embargo would put an end to those areas. The French Government believes that the safe areas, however imperfect, must be given the maximum possible chance. In the very serious situation prevailing in Bosnia and Herzegovina any action that may save human lives must have priority. It is true that these are temporary measures, but they can be implemented.”
1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): My Government believes that the draft resolution should not be adopted, for reasons of principle, timing and substance. I begin with the reasons of principle. The role of the United Nations and the Security Council is not to organize for war or to wage war. According to the Charter, it is to contribute to the settlement of conflict by peaceful means. Deciding to lift the arms embargo selectively would mean, contrary to the principles of the Charter, setting out on the path of war and not of peace. The inapportune timing also militates against the draft resolution. The proposed decision could only interfere disastrously with the Geneva talks. A negotiating process is now under way.”
1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source
“We support United Nations action to induce the Iraqi Government to moderate its behaviour and, fulfilling all the obligations imposed on it by the resolutions of the Security Council, to renounce all aggressive and terrorist conduct and cease to be a threat to the security of the region and of the world. My delegation reiterates that it has no other objective, but that, in close cooperation with the other members of the Council, it will pursue that objective with unfailing determination.”
1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source
“I wish also to stress the importance my Government attaches to the explanation we have just received regarding the fact that the United States response was proportionate to the action of the Iraqi secret service. The French Government fully understands the reaction of the United States and the reasons for the unilateral action by United States forces, in the circumstances under which it was carried out. Having always condemned ali forms of terrorism, my Government approves polici2s that combat it. I wish to take the opportunity of this formal meeting to recall France's policy towards Iraq - quite apart from this episode. The French Government seeks neither the destabilization nor the dismemberment of the Iraqi State, whose territorial integrity is a factor for regional balance.”
1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): At the outset, my delegation wishes to thank the Permanent Representative of the United States for the explanation she has just given the Security Council regarding the action taken in the name of the right to self-defence set out in Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. My delegation appreciates the fact that the United States Government has set before the Council the elements that led it to conclude that the Iraqi Government was directly involved in the preparation of an attempt against the life of a former President of the United States during his recent visit to Kuwait, an attempt that my country's Government has condemned.”
1993-06-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3245 (1993) · source
“France hopes that the process of national reconciliation will proceed actively in Rwanda, and we appeal to the parties to conclude the Arusha agreements, which will make it possible to restore peace and stability to Rwanda.”
1993-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3244 (1993) · source
“These agreements were reached under the auspices of the Organization of African Unity and the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania; to them we pay a tribute. My Government thinks it important to consider in due course the contribution the international community might make to the implementation of the agreements. We think that the presence of UNOMUR, which is a first confidence-building measure aimed at easing tension, could create a favourable climate and enhance the implementation of this overall peace agreement. Indeed, we think that United Nations intervention, now requested by both parties, is a precondition for the success of a lasting settlement of the conflict in Rwanda. Morecver, it is perfectly in keeping with the Secretary-General's approach of support for the efforts of regional organizations.”
1993-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3244 (1993) · source
“My Government is eager to preserve stability in Rwanda and throughout the region, and to forstall a resumption of hostilities, which could result in further massacres in view of the persistent mistrust and ethnic rivalry; we consider that the Council's decision today sends the parties a clear signal regarding the international community's commitment and its determination that this conflict should be resolved by non-military means. I should like to say that my Government, which has consistently advocated a political solution of the conflict in Rwanda, can only welcome the coming signing of the Arusha agreements between the Government of Rwanda and the Rwandese Patriotic Front.”
1993-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3244 (1993) · source
“Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 846 (1993), by which the Council decides to establish the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda-Rwanda (UNOMUR), and thus, at the request of the Governments of the two countries, to send observers to the Rwanda-Uganda border to verify that no transit of military equipment takes place. I pay a tribute to the positive attitude and desire for peace of the Government of Uganda, which has agreed that in view of the circumstances the observers should be deployed only on its side of the border.”
1993-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3244 (1993) · source
“We think that those means, coupled with the threat of air strikes, can deter attacks against the safe areas, in conformity with resolution 836 (1993). Clearly, speedy implementation of that resolution depends on Member States. That is why the new resolution calls upon Member States to contribute forces, including logistic support and equipment. In that connection, we hail the generous offer of the Government of Pakistan and that of the Government of Bangladesh. We hope other States will follow their example. We are certain that the expressions of solidarity with Bosnia and Herzegovina by so many delegations will be concretely in the provision of the means that UNPROFOR requires.”
1993-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3241 (1993) · source