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1. “In conclusion, I should like to repeat what we were prompted to say on the adoption of resolution 816 (1993), which makes provision for the use of force to ensure respect for the no-fly zone over Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Serbian authorities have a clear choice before them: confrontation with the international community or cooperation and the search for a negotiated solution. They now have nine days to choose the latter path and avoid our implementing the measures we have decided to take. We have heard threatening statements to the effect that the whole of the Balkans was likely to go up in flames in response to the Security Council's decisions. The Belgrade authorities must realize that the international community will not back down.”

   1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

2. “These are not sanctions for sanctions' sake; the draft resolution is part of a global political plan. Our Council's support for the Vance-Owen plan sends a clear signal to the Serbs that there is a path other than conflict open to them, In this respect, section C of the resolution is something new and reflects our desire to see the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and: Montenegro) rejoin the international community provided that it fully respects the relevant United Nations resolutions.”

   1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

3. “In the opinion of my Government, the draft resolution is quite appropriate for the circumstances. After months and months of refusal by the Serbs to cooperate with the international community, their foot-dragging and their encroachments in the field, the draft resolution, by strengthening the provisions of resolution 757 (1992), marks the total economic and financial isolation of Serbia. My country, with its partners in the Twelve, is prepared to take immediate steps to make the implementation of the resolution effective. It is prepared to help establish the necessary controls and is working with its partners in the Western European Union on setting up assistance to the countries along the Danube to suspend all river traffic destined for Serbia.”

   1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

4. “Some in the Council have asked why we want to act today and not wait for the last-minute promises to be carried out. The international community has shown extreme patience and good will. Our Council has seen promise after promise not kept. By agreeing, as a last concession, to postpone the adoption of the draft resolution on strengthening sanctions, we were hoping for same stabilization of the situation on the ground and for progress in negotiating the Vance-Owen plan. We see that none of this has happened; quite the contrary, the Serbian side has taken advantage of our postponement to take control of Srebrenica while at the same time rejecting the peace plan. We think that the Security Council must act by using the means now at its disposal, namely, that it should vote to strengthen the sanctions.”

   1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

5. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): My Goverment took the initiative of today requesting an immediate meeting of the Security Council on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which has worsened dramatically during the lact few days. I therefore welcome the fact that our Council, gathered this: evening, is preparing to take a decision on the draft resolution produced by my delegation and a number of its partners in the Council - a text which is designed 'to strengthen the sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). We hope that the draft resolution will be adopted ina few moments. For the international community, this is the right response, at the right time, to take up the challenge from the Belgrade authorities and the Serbian elements in Bosnia that they are blatantly supporting.”

   1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

6. “The logic of confrontation and distrust must now give way to the logic of peace and reconciliation. The purpose is to give the Mozambican people the possibility of freely choosing their own destiny through free and fair elections. The United Nations has acted at the request of the parties and will perform its allotted task, but establishing peace and confidence is ultimately the primary responsibility of the Mozambicans themselves. We would like once again to stress this point, as we have done for other United Nations operations. We appeal to the Mozambique parties to show wisdom and realism, and to cooperate in order to ensure the success of the peace process and the reconstruction of the country.”

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

7. “We therefore would urge the parties conc2rned to facilitate his task by signing a status-of-forces agreement und by granting ONUMOZ personnel full freedom of movement. The control commission: and machinery created by the Rome Agreements have an important part to play, and they must be made operational as soon as possible. The parties should therefore immediately appoint representatives and cooperate so that these institutions may function effectively. France, which has taken an active part in some of these commissions, will continue to support this process. In order to promote a lasting peace, it is essential that the military arrangements under the Agreement be fully respected. We therefore call upon the parties to begin immediately regroupment and demobilization operations.”

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

8. “My Government would like to pay tribute in this respect to the work done in a few months by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. The restraint observed so far by the Mozambican parties also deserves our mention and encouragement, We feel, however, that this situation should be consolidated, and we should not like to see this initial success jeopardized by a delay in the implementation of the Peace Agreement or by unrealistic demands on the part of the Mozambique factions. We would therefore like to express our whole-hearted support for the determination of the Secretary-General to accelerate the deployment of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ). But the United Nations must be able to work as effectively as possible.”

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

9. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): It is an agreeable duty for my delegation to convey to you, Sir, our congratulations on your assumption of the presidency. We should also like to express our warm thanks to Ambassador O'Brien for the manner in which he conducted the proceedings of the Council last month. My delegation welcomes the Council's adoption of this resolution, which testifies to the consistent attention paid by the Council to the implementation of' the Rome Agreements. The situation that has prevailed in Mozambique since the signing of these agreements gives us certain grounds for satisfaction. The cease-fire is, on the whole, being respected. The country is enjoying a period of calm, which has enabled it to begin to embark upon its reconstruction.”

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

10. “If it chooses the second, the resolution that we are to adopt will inevitably be followed by similar resolutions. My delegation, in cooperation with our Security Council partners, is working on a draft resolution that seeks to strengthen the sanctions regime against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which is thus threatened with total economic isolation.”

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

11. “In conclusion, I wish to stress solemnly that the Belgrade authorities and the Serbian leaders taking part in the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina must now make a choice before the international community and before their own peoples. Either the Serbian side quickly signs the entire peace plan proposed by the two Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia or it continues to assume an attitude marked by defiance towards the authority of the Security Council, by adopting delaying tactics with regard to the peace process and continuing "ethnic cleansing". If it chooses the first course, it will be possible to move from a logic of confrontation to a logic of cooperation with the international community, with all that that implies.”

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

12. “As regards the means that the Security Council seeks in order to implement its decision, my delegation wishes to tell you, Sir, how pleased it is that a balance has been struck between the technical necessity of setting up effective military structures and the political need to place them under the authority of the Security Council, in close coordination with the Secretary-General. We believe that these principles should serve as a model for future peace-keeping or peacemaking operations, to be carried out with Member States acting in their national capacity or in the framework of regional organizations or arrangements.”

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

13. “It is in this new context that our Council will today adopt under Chapter VII a resolution authorizing the use of force to ensure compliance with the ban on flights in the no-fly zone established by resolution 781 (1992), the repeated violations of which we have deplored in recent weeks, It is essential that the Serbian side understand that a new stage in the conflict ravaging the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been reached, and that the Security Council has decided to have recourse to force to see that its decisions are respected. The resolution we are about to adopt will mark the involvement in the conflict of new actors - States or regional organizations arrangements - which will intervene in new circumstances, as peacemakers and not simply peacekeepers.”

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

14. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The Security Council is meeting today to adopt a resolution of great political importance. We have reached a turning-point in this tragic crisis, which for 18 months has accompanied the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia. Last week we welcomed decisive progress in the search for a peaceful solution, with the Signing by two of the parties concerned of the entire Vance-Owen peace plan. All that is lacking now is the agreement of the Bosnian Serb side.”

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

15. “France reiterates its full support for the efforts the Secretary-General and his Special Representative are making towards this end, In conclusion, allow me to express the hope that the Somalis will put the interests of their country first by cooperating fully with the actions of the international community, which are aimed at helping them, and by continuing the efforts that have been begun towards national ceconciliation. The success of the actions taken by the Security Council depends on their doing so.”

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

16. “On the subject of the scale of the operation - which is justified by the diversity and difficulty of the tasks to be accomplished - we hope that every possible effort will be made to limit the cost of the Force without harming its effectiveness. Concerning the second factor that I have just mentioned, the absence of government and institutions, it is up to the international community, and in particular the United Nations to continue to lend all its support to the process of national reconciliation, which alone affords hope for a political reconstruction of the country and a lasting return of peace. In this regard, we welcome the recent meeting of the factions at Addis Ababa and hope that, on the basis of the results that have already been achieved, the dialogue will continue.”

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

17. “The French Government is happy that the resolution the Security Council has just adopted is along the lines of these concerns, and in particular that a substantial part of the provisions of the resolution, in accordance with the Secretary-General's recommendations, fall under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter. As it has done up till now, France will continue to contribute actively to United Nations activities for Somalia by continuing to provide humanitarian assistance and by making available to UNOSOM II a military contingent of 1,100 men. In adopting this resolution, the United Nations is undertaking an operation that is unprecedented both in its scope and in terms of the situation in which it is intervening, which is characterized by the absence of governmental authority and institutions in Somalia.”

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

18. “In such circumstances, it is essential that UNOSOM II should have the necessary mandate and resources, in the first place in order for it to carry out its mission in a situation that remains unstable, and in the second to take the necessary steps to improve security. This presupposes that disarming the factions is carried out in a resolute manner and that the Task Force is deployed over more and more territory until the whole of Somalia is covered. It is also essential, if the gains already achieved by the Task Force are to be held on to, that the transition from the Task Torce to UNOSOM II is carried out cautiously, stage by stage, and taking the situation in each area into as complete account as possible.”

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

19. “France for its part has spared no effort to contribute to the operation, both by providing hwsanitarian assistance and by sending a contingent of about 1,500 men to Somalia, Despite the encouraging results I have just mentioned, there is still much to be done. The events of the last few weeks have confirmed, in particular, that satisfactory security conditions have not yet been restored; this has also been noted by the Secretary-General in his report to the Council. The factions still have large quantities of arms at their disposal, and serious incidents are still occurring, such as, for example, the recent resumption of confrontations between factions at Kismayo. We are also concerned about the risk of a deterioration in the situation in the north of the country arising particularly from the Task Force's absence from the area.”

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

20. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): Since the Security Council adopted resolution 794 (1992) and deployed the Unified Task Force on the ground, the situation in Somalia has developed in an encouraging manner. There has been a tangible improvement in the humanitarian situation because of a substantial increase in the assistance provided to those affected and because distribution has improved, and dialogue between Somalis with national reconciliation in view has been begun. France welcomes these instances of progress, which have been made possible thanks to an unprecedented mobilization on the part of the international community.”

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

21. “We trust that the Security Council will then act with the authority and unanimity that it has just strikingly displayed in adopting resolution 808 (1993) in order to impose respect for the law.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

22. “It should be set up.through a further decision of the Security Council under the provisions of Chapter VII, which establishes its competence in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security. In that respect, we expect from the Secretary-General some concrete proposals of a practical nature that will allow our Council to respond to the urgency of the situation facing us. The results of all the efforts and contributions made by France and other countries and in other forums will be available to him. We have every confidence that Mr. Boutros~Ghali and his colleagues will succeed in this task, which is of such far-reaching significance.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

23. “We already know from the interim report of the Commission of Experts established pursuant to Security Council resolution 780 (1992) and through the considerable evidence that has come in that these atrocities take many forms, from the systematic rape of women to the sinister practice of "ethnic cleansing" and wholesale massacres, and that they are committed in many parts of the territory of the former Yugoslavia. The Security Council has today taken the solemn decision that it will not allow these crimes to go unpunished and will not countenance their continuation. The tribunal that we have just decided to create should be established as soon as possible.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

24. “The report concludes in particular that the creation of an international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia could be decided on by the Security Council within the framework of its powers under Chapter VII of the Charter to maintain or restore international peace and security. France has endorsed this conclusion and has taken the initiative of proposing to the Security Council a draft resolution for its implementation. By adopting unanimously resolution 808 (1993) in pursuance of this initiative, the Security Council has just taken a decision of major Significance. For the first time in history, the United Nations will be setting up an international criminal jurisdiction - one that will be competent to try those who have committed serious violations of international humanitarian law in the territory of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

25. “It is with these considerations in mind that the French Minister for Foreign Affairs asked a group of jurists to draw up a report on setting up an international criminal tribunal that could prosecute persons responsible for the serious violations of international humanitarian law that have been committed in the territory of the former Yugoslavia since the beqinning of that State's process of dissolution. The report, which contains specific proposals for the establishment of such a tribunal, was concluded in record time - three weeks. It was made public by the French authorities and published as a Security Council document.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

26. “The atrocities committed by all sides in the Yugoslav crisis have given rise to an intolerable situation which is fanning the flames of conflict and therefore constitutes a threat to international peace and security. Prosecuting the guilty is necessary if we are to do justice to the victims and to the international community. Prosecuting the guilty will also send a clear message to those who continue to commit these crimes 'that they. will be held responsible for their acts. And finally, prosecuting the guilty is, for the United Nations and particularly for the Security Council, a matter of doing their duty to maintain and restore peace.”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

27. “Mr. MERIMEBR (France) (interpretation from French): When the first news and accounts of the atrocities committed on the territory of the former Yugoslavia began to come in, the collective memory of our peoples had to relive the horror of times we had thought long past. But there are lessons to be learned from history. Conditions have changed since the Second World War. The United Nations now has the responsibility of maintaining and restoring international peace and security. Indeed, through the Security Council, the United Nations has firmly committed itself to this cause in the former Yugoslavia since the adoption on 25 September 1991 of resolution 713 (1991).”

    1993-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3175 (1993) · source

28. “At the same time, it would send to the parties concerned a signal of its determination to, ensure respect for its decisions.”

    1993-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3174 (1993) · source

29. “It was in that spirit that my delegation proposed a substantive and ambitious draft resolution that places UNPROFOR within the framework of Chapter VII of the Charter and suggested a series of concrete measures aimed at ensuring greater stability in the areas where UNPROFOR is deployed. As to the reference to Chapter VII, I reiterate once again that our idea is not to change the nature of the Force, that is, to move from peace-keeping to peacemaking. We are moved solely by considerations of preventive security. Indeed, this is reflected in the text of the draft resolution before us. The French delegation hopes that the Council will take this approach and do so unanimously. It would thus provide a striking demonstration of its solidarity with the soldiers of UNPROFOR who are implementing the its decisions in the field.”

    1993-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3174 (1993) · source

30. “I would therefore, at the outset, like to pay a tribute to the courage of all the Blue Helmets of UNPROFOR and to the memory of those who have fallen. These preliminary comments illustrate why the security of the forces were a priority consideration to my Government when the question of renewing the mandate of UNPROFOR arose. The tragic events of the past few weeks in Croatia have only strengthened our feeling that there is an overriding need to endow this Force with both the legal basis and the military means effectively to ensure its self-defence. We would have preferred that this be done on a lasting basis. Considering the circumstances, recognise that the six-week extension is the Council's only possible option. But even for a brief interim period, it was unthinkable to us that we extend the present mandate in its current form.”

    1993-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3174 (1993) · source

31. “Mr. MERIMBE (France) (interpretation from French): For the past year, the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) has striven to keep the peace in Croatia under extremely difficult conditions. For the past six months, it has, in a hostile environment, protected the delivery of humanitarian aid in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For the past few weeks, it has been preventing the conflict from spreading to Macedonia. Thus, the tasks assigned it are immense. Regrettably, the results are not always up to the expectations of the international community. This mixed picture should not allow us to forget the exemplary manner in which the men committed to this operation have been serving. They do so every day at the risk of losing their lives. For our part, we are well aware of the dangers, since the French contingent has lost 12 members.”

    1993-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3174 (1993) · source

32. “It is no less important that the Council calls upon the parties to cooperate with UNPROFOR to resolve questions related to the implementation of the United Nations peace plan and that it calls upon them to refrain from any action or threat that might undermine current efforts for peace in Geneva. In the territory of the former Yugoslavia, the United Nations is involved in a complex, cumbersome, difficult and dangerous operation. Peace in what is historically one of the most sensitive regions in Europe is at stake. France has spared neither its resources nor its personnel, and 11 French soldiers have already died in the service of UNPROFOR. My country will continue to do what it believes to be its duty in order tirelessly to promote, within the framework of our Organization, the chances for peace.”

    1993-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3163 (1993) · source

33. “My delegation particularly wanted the Council to express its solemn condolences to the families of the soldiers who have lost their lives as a result of actions while they were carrying out their tasks in an increasingly exposed environment. My Government is very pleased that the Council is. demanding that the parties respect the safety of United Nations personnel and that it is inviting the Secretary-General to take all necessary steps to ensure their safety. This fundamental obligation is, unfortunately, too often disregarded by parties involved in conflicts, but it is one to which our Organization should scrupulously attend. This concern is shared by the Secretary-General, as he has made manifest in his report "An Agenda for Peace".”

    1993-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3163 (1993) · source

34. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): This morning my Government requested that the Security Council meet immediately to consider the situation created by the attack by the Croatian Army in the region of Maslenica, at a particularly important point in the ongoing peace process in Geneva. This offensive, which has cost the lives of two French soldiers of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in Croatia, can only further jeaopardize the implementation of the United Nations peace plan in that region. In the circumstances, it was very important that the Security Council react today to these events, condemn these deliberate attacks against UNPROFOR and demand the cessation of military activites by the Croatian Army directed against UNPROFOR in the United Nations protected areas.”

    1993-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3163 (1993) · source

35. “France sincerely hopes that with their assistance and that of. the international community, the parties in Mozambique will abandon once and for all the use of force and will cooperate to ensure the complete success of the peace process in Mozambique.”

    1992-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3149 (1992) · source

36. “The serious difficulties encountered recently by the United Nations in other operations that seek to implement the rules of peace seem to justify the particular emphasis placed on this element. As it did during the negotiations that led to the signing of the peace agreement, the Government of France will continue to lend its assistance to the pacties to impiement the agreement. France thus intends to take an active part in the various Commissions established by the agreement to supervise its implementation. It will also continue to support the United Nations action in Mozambique, in which French military observers already participate. In conclusion, allow me to thank the Secretary-General and his interim Special Representative for the efforts they have made and to assure them of the full support of my Government.”

    1992-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3149 (1992) · source

37. “By adopting the draft before us, the Council will be committing once again major resources - both human and material - to help to implement the peace process. My Government is aware of the magnitude of the task to be carried out in Mozambique and of the consequent need to make a great effort in this respect. However, this effort will be meaningful and fruitful only if the United Nations can count on full compliance by the parties with all the commitments undertaken in the Peace Agreement, in particular the cease-fire. Here, the French Government fully associates itself with the appeal made in paragraph 4 of the draft, as well as with the statement that appears in the same paragraph, whereby full respect by the parties of their commitments constitutes a necessary condition for the fulfilment by ONUMOZ of its mandate.”

    1992-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3149 (1992) · source

38. “The Government of France believes that the Organization, and in particular the Security Council. should reapond vositiveiv to that reauest. as we did in other situations. Accordingly, last October, when France was President of the Security Council, we acted with determination to facilitate the speedy adoption of resolution 782 (1992), which authorized the Council to dispatch a first contingent of military observers to the country. It is in the same spirit that my delegation will support the draft resolution, which seeks to authorize, on the basis of the recommendations of the Secretary-General, the establishment of the United Nations Operation in Mozambique (ONUMOZ). We hope that this text will coimand wide support in the Council and that the international community will show how highly it values the restoration of peace in Mozambique.”

    1992-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3149 (1992) · source

39. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): The signing in Rome on 1 October of the General Peace Agreement for Mozambique has at last given that long-suffering people the hope that they can live in peace and devote their energies to development. The Government of France welcomes the fact that Mozambique has finally, after so many years of civil war and destruction, embarked on the road to peace and national reconciliation. This aavelopment is major progress for stability in southern Africa, and we wish to pay tribute to all those who have made a contribution here. As an observer of the peace process, France has spared no effort in that regard. The parties in Mozambique wanted the United Nations to assist in implemonting several essential elements of the Peace Agreement.”

    1992-12-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3149 (1992) · source

40. “However, it is always possibie that such force may be required, and that is why the resolution makes reference to Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. Finally, in tandem with United Nations intervention and humanitarian action, France appeals to the international community, and above all to the States of the region and to the African States, to work together for a political settlement in Somalia and for the re-establishment of a State, which reguires national reconcilation. France will cooperate in any initiativo along those lines. France expects boldness and imagination from the United Nations.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

41. “No one will be surprised that, given the unprecedented situation prevailing in Somalia, the Council has at this stage determined upon an approach different from the usual form of peace-keeping operations. By this resolution the United Nations has demonstrated its capacity to adapt to new challenges and is acting directly in line with the proposals put forward in the Secretary-General's report "An Agenda for Peace". We hope that the Somali parties and all who possess weapons in Somalia will take due note of the international community's determination and that they will choose to. cooperate in ensuring that the humanitarian goal of our action may be achieved without resort to force.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

42. “The operation that will now begin, with tho assistance of a number of Member States, will be carried out in close liaison with the United Nations and clearly as part of the Organization's humanitarian and political sphere of action. Thus, the role devolving upon the Secretary-Goneral throughout the operation, in terms of its establishment, its follow-through and its implementation through UNOSOM - which will eventually take it over - is essential. Similarly, we are pleased that the resolution provides for regular reports to the Security Council, not only by the Secretary-General but also by an ad hoc commission composed of some Council members.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

43. “In adopting resolution 794 (1992) on the basis of the Secretary~Generai''s report, which envisages action under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council has demonstrated its determination to put an end to the suffering of the Somalis, We consider this decision, reached after very careful consideration, to be of major importance. For us, the commitment is part of the principle of establishing access to victims and of the right to emergency huvanitarian assistance, which my country has so often stressed in recent years. Thus, the President of the French Republic has decided that France will make a substantial contribution to this operation.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

44. “Given the intolerable situation prevailing in Somalia, the international community must react vigorously. In this connection the French Goverament expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for the letter he addressed to members of the Security Council and for the guidelines he suggested therein. We also welcome the offer by the United States Government, which will make possible a broad-scale international operation to establish, 4n a lasting manner, conditions in which humanitarian assistance can be deiivered without hindrance.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

45. “The international community has, however, given outstanding humanitarian assistance to Somaiia, and Prance has spared no efforts, both in terms of substantial food assistance and by the establishment of a daily airlift, Unfortunately, that mobilization has not been enough. The measures adopted by the Security Council to mako it possible for international assistance to be delivered have not led to the attainment of that goal. With regard in particular to the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM), its contingents have not yet been deployed in most of the regions where thoir presence had been envisaged, owing to a lack of cooperation on the part of the Somali parties, Where they have been deployed, personnel of the Operation, to whom we wish to pay a tribute, are encountering major difficulties in carrying out their mandate.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

46. “Mr. MERIMEE (France) (interpretation from French): It is a great Pleasure to extend to you, Mr. President, the congratulations of the French delegation upon your assumption of your office and to thank the Ambassador of Hungary for the manner in which he guided the Council's proceedings last month. The situation in Somalia has continued to worsen in recent days, notwithstanding the efforts by the international community, and particularly by the United Nations, to bring relief to the people of that country. Owing to the insecurity caused by the continuing confrontations between Somali factions snd the acts of violence committed by the large number of armed, uncontrolled groups, only a fraction of the humanitarian assistance actually reaches those who desperately need it, and tho number of victims is constantly increasing.”

    1992-12-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3145 (1992) · source

47. “In conclusion my country, as Co-Chairman of the Paris Conference, would like to reaffirm its commitment to these Agreements and its readiness - demonstrated by Mr. Dumas, Minister of State for ioreign Affairs, on his recent visit to Beijing - to assist, whenever requested, in making possible the effective implementation of the peace Agreements.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3143 (1992) · source

48. “It indicates the consequences of the refusal of one of the parties to cooperate: the Council demands that the Party of Democratic Kampuchea fulfil ail its obligations and invites all the States concerned to implement the military provisions of the Paris Agreements. The Council also undertakes to take new measures if the party that has not thus far cooperated should really obstruct the implementation of the peace process. At the same time, the resolution excludes nune of the signatories of the Agreements and allows them to proceed along the path of dialogue and understanding. France appeals to the Party of Democratic Kampuchea to show restraint and to commit itself to cooperation.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3143 (1992) · source

49. “The successful repatriation of refugees and the voter-registration operations are successes that should be noted; these make it possible to be confident about the holding of elections in May 1993. The basic aim of the Paris Agreements is to permit the Cambodian people freely to determine their own future through free and fair elections. sty @elegation therefore welcomes the Council's determination, already expressed unambiguously in its resolution 783 (1992), which was adopted unanimously, to maintain that date for the elections. There is one point with respect to the elections that France particularly wanted to see in the resolution. I refer to the coming presidential election. My Government believes that it will strengthen national reconciliation and stability in Cambodia. We consider the resolution we have just adopted to be balanced.”

    1992-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3143 (1992) · source

50. “In that connection, my delegation would note that the United Nations Traositional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) made efforts to find fair solutions to all the concerns expressed by that party. France regrets that that party continues to disregard those efforts. As Co-Chairman of the Paris Conference on Cambodia, France is strongly committed to compliance by all signatories with their commitments. No party can assume the right to call into question the process initiated by the Paris Agreements, a process that has yielded many positive results. My Government wants to pay a tribute to the decisive action of tke President of the Supreme National Council, Prince Sihanouk, and to the work carried out in just a few months by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and by the entire UNTAC team.”

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