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“My delegation appeals to States and international humanitarian organizations to provide all the evidence and the information they have in their possession. France, for its part, pledges to communicate to the Commission of Experts all the information that it may be able to gather, especially in the course of the operation it is now conducting in Rwanda with the authorization of the Security Council. The priority in Rwanda now is to put an end to the human rights violations and to the massacres. It is for this sole objective that France has intervened within the framework of "Operation Turquoise", with a United Nations mandate, in order to ensure continuity while awaiting the deployment of the expanded United Nations Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), which my delegation hopes will occur as soon as possible.”
1994-07-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3400 (1994) · source
“That is why France has sponsored the draft resolution on which we are about to vote and which would decide to establish a Commission of Experts to investigate human rights violations in Rwanda. This should make it possible to identify those responsible for these crimes so that the Council can then decide, on the basis of the Secretary-General's recommendations, under which jurisdiction they can be dealt with. My delegation is gratified by the activities conducted by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as by the Special Rapporteur designated by the Commission on Human Rights in respect of Rwanda. We consider it indispensable that their work and that of the Commission of Experts be carried out in close cooperation.”
1994-07-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3400 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): Mr. President, my delegation wishes to associate itself wholeheartedly with the compliments extended to the Ambassador of Oman for the outstanding way in which he conducted the proceedings of the Council last month. My delegation is also very pleased - and this is not a mere courtesy formula - to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council this month. For more than two months, systematic violations of human rights and, indeed, genocide, have been committed in Rwanda. These acts arouse the indignation of the entire world, and it would be intolerable if those who have committed them remained unpunished.”
1994-07-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3400 (1994) · source
“It is in fact necessary that, together with the deployment of the force of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) requested by the parties to maintain the cease-fire in Abkhazia (Republic of Georgia) and to facilitate the return of refugees and displaced persons, a new mandate be rapidly entrusted to UNOMIG to verify all aspects of the implementation of the agreement of 14 May 1994. The Council will not be able to adopt a resolution to that effect until the Observer Mission and the CIS force have concluded the necessary arrangements concerning the coordination of their activities and until the parties have given the assurances that will guarantee full freedom of movement. My delegation expresses the hope that these conditions will be speedily fulfilled.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3398 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation is particularly satisfied that our Council was able to adopt today a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Abkhazia (Republic of Georgia) within the limits of the strength authorized by previous resolutions, for a period ending on 21 July 1994. This extension should enable the members of the Council, in the light of the information and recommendations that will be transmitted to us by the Secretary-General in his next report, to adopt within this period a resolution on the expansion and strengthening of UNOMIG.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3398 (1994) · source
“While the negotiations drag on, France is particularly concerned over the intensification in the military offensives and their consequences for the delivery of humanitarian assistance, which is still being blocked. My country strongly urges the parties to cooperate with UNAVEM II to ensure the distribution of relief supplies throughout the country.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“France therefore calls on UNITA to accept the proposals in their entirety, or new sanctions will be adopted against it. The goal of the Security Council is not to punish but, to the contrary, to contribute to the restoration of peace and democracy in Angola. It is in this spirit that the Council has reaffirmed its willingness substantially to increase the strength of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) once a_ peace agreement has been concluded. My delegation once again pays a tribute to the efforts that have been made for several months now by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Blondin Beye, and by the three observer States to ensure that progress is made in the peace process. We also welcome the action taken by President Mandela and express the hope that it will soon be successful.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): For almost two years now a civil war has been pounding Angola mercilessly, and the Lusaka talks that we had welcomed are not yielding any conclusion, while the suffering of the people increases. On several occasions the Security Council has given more time to the parties to conclude the negotiations. But we have to recognize that new pretexts and new demands are constantly being put forward in order to delay the conclusion of a comprehensive peace agreement. It was therefore necessary for the Council to show in this resolution that its patience was running out and to say very clearly to the parties, particularly UNITA, that they must stop delaying tactics and respond positively to the equitable compromise proposals made by the mediators in the process.”
1994-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3395 (1994) · source
“In conclusion, my delegation would like once again to emphasize the dedication of France to finding a negotiated political solution on the basis of the Arusha Agreements, the only way to put an end once and for all to the fighting and the massacres besetting Rwanda today. The African countries and the Organization of African Unity (OAU) have an essential role to play here, and France will support all their efforts in this regard.”
1994-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3392 (1994) · source
“My delegation recalls that it regards UNAMIR's immediate deployment under resolutions 918 (1994) and 925 (1994) as being of the utmost importance. It is not the objective of the French initiative to replace UNAMIR. On the contrary, the action of France and the countries which join it has only one purpose: to fill a gap which is having disastrous consequences. It will end as soon as the troops of General Dallaire, to whose courage under these difficult conditions we pay tribute, have obtained their long-awaited reinforcements, at the latest within two months, as the resolution we have just adopted states. France therefore encourages the Secretary-General to continue his efforts unrelentingly to bring about the effective deployment of the expanded UNAMIR as soon as possible.”
1994-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3392 (1994) · source
“It will not be the mission of our soldiers in Rwanda to interpose themselves between the warring parties, still less to influence in any way the military and political situation. Our objective is simple: to rescue endangered civilians and put an end to the massacres, and to do so in an impartial manner. France earnestly hopes that other countries will associate themselves with this initiative and will respond to the Council's appeal. We welcome the fact that Senegal has already stated its decision to join us. We also note with satisfaction that the Western European Union has decided to support these efforts and to coordinate the contributions of its member States, some of which have confirmed that they are ready to associate themselves with the operation.”
1994-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3392 (1994) · source
“Faced with this tragic situation, and in the light of the delay in the deployment of an expanded United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), France has deemed it its duty to propose to the Secretary- General intervention in Rwanda, in the framework of a multinational operation, to protect these defenceless civilians and save these numerous endangered lives. In so doing, we are merely responding to the urgent appeals which the Secretary-General has been making for two months to all Member States. I should like to pay tribute to his perseverance in this matter. The goal of the French initiative is exclusively humanitarian: the initiative is motivated by the plight of the people, in the face of which, we believe, the international community cannot and must not remain passive.”
1994-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3392 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomes the adoption of the resolution, which we hope -that is why we took the initiative - will very quickly contribute to alleviating the sufferings of the people of Rwanda. For two months now, the population of Rwanda has been the victim of unprecedented massacres, of such magnitude that one no longer hesitates to describe them as genocide. Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their country to escape an appalling death and have found refuge in camps in neighbouring States. Others, sheltered in churches, medical centres and improvised camps, priority locations for humanitarian organizations, try to escape death, but these havens no longer offer them more than precarious protection. Even orphanages are the targets of attacks and abuses by the militia.”
1994-06-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3392 (1994) · source
“In adopting resolution 903 (1994) on 16 March last, the Council showed its readiness to accompany the peace process in its initial phase if there was a solid agreement between the Government of Angola and UNITA, and that readiness is reaffirmed in today's resolution. My country, for its part, will not hesitate to reconsider the United Nations presence and the deployment of supplemental "Blue Helmets" if the parties cannot manage to agree. Last week the Council adopted a resolution lifting sanctions against South Africa. Years ago it assisted Namibia in its accession to independence. In Mozambique, there will soon be elections that we hope will put a definitive end to the division of that country so long torn by war. Southern Africa, thus, has in recent years seen significant developments that will consolidate its stability and progress.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3384 (1994) · source
“France wishes to congratulate Mr. Blondin Beye and the three States observers to the negotiations for their unwavering efforts to achieve this result. We now hope that the proposals will be considered by UNITA in a spirit of openness and with a desire for conclusion. We await with interest the report on this subject to be submitted by the Secretary-General by the end of June. My country hopes that the Government of Angola and UNITA will now, at this decisive moment, prove their responsibility by reaching a complete and definitive agreement that can be speedily implemented. For this reason we call upon the parties to put an end, as soon as possible, to the hostilities that have been resumed in different parts of the country, seriously impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3384 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation voted in favour of resolution 922 (1994), which extends the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) for one month, until 30 June 1994. My delegation wishes to express the urgency it attaches to the parties' conclusion of the negotiations between the Government of Angola and UNITA, which began more than six months ago. We understand that those negotiations are nearing an end. We also understand that the last remaining points of discussion are of particular difficulty, since they concern UNITA's participation in the government and administration of the country. We are pleased that the Government of Angola has decided today to accept the proposals of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in order that an agreement can soon be reached.”
1994-05-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3384 (1994) · source
“France urges the Secretariat to follow the example of these institutions particularly the United Nations Development Programme, which is already working in El Salvador, to take action which will allow for a takeover from ONUSAL in El Salvador during the stage of consolidating peace. The United Nations is today in demand throughout the globe. The Organization's resources are scarce and valuable. We need to preserve them for those situations which are truly relevant to peace-keeping. Therefore, the Security Council needs to know how to put an end to an operation when circumstances no longer justify its continuation. This will very soon be the case in El Salvador, and we are gratified, since this is a sign of success.”
1994-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3381 (1994) · source
“We understand that ONUSAL has the full confidence of the parties to supervise certain aspects of the Chapultepec Accords, in particular, the deployment of the Naional Civil Police and the demobilization of the present National Police. France regrets that in this last area the initial timetable laid down by the Peace Accords has not been fully respected. We ask the parties to commit themselves to strictly comply with the new timetable established on 19 May 1994 to apply essential points of the Accords. On the other hand, we believe that the economic and social aspects of the Peace Accords, some of which may be concluded after 1995, can be dealt with from now on by specialized agencies of the United Nations. Resolution 920 (1994) explicitly provides for this.”
1994-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3381 (1994) · source
“Shafick Handal, leader of the FMLN, for their restraint and determination in bringing the peace process to this point. We hope that the new President and the democratic opposition will continue to cooperate for full implementation of the Chapultepec Accords. The United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) played a very important role in observing the implementation of these Accords. This is why France decided to vote in favour of this resolution, which extends ONUSAL's mandate for six months, until 30 November 1994. However, my country believes that there will soon be a need to put an end to this peace-keeping operation.”
1994-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3381 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (intepretation from French): My delegation welcomes the recent events in El Salvador. After a very bloody conflict, which tore Salvadorian society apart for many years, democratic elections were held for the first time, allowing the country to acquire a new Government and a new Parliament, within which the former warring parties are now seated side by side. In going to the polls, the citizens of El Salvador have demonstrated that they wish to turn a page in their history. They have shown their will to live in peace rather than to continue to wage war. They have preferred the path of reconciliation and progress to that of division and recession. France wishes warmly to congratulate the outgoing President, Mr. Cristiani, and Mr.”
1994-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3381 (1994) · source
“We hope that South Africa will very quickly recover its place in the family of nations and, more particularly, in Africa. It has already become the fifty-third member of the Organization of African Unity. 25 Finally, our Council is also showing today that it is able to respond to the political evolution of certain situations by putting an end to sanctions when circumstances permit. France, for its part, will continue to give the people of South Africa its full cooperation in assuring their country of stability and development so that democracy and progress can take a firm and lasting hold in southern Africa.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Following the first multiracial elections held in South Africa, in April 1994, that country was able, on 10 May, to inaugurate a united, democratic and non-racial Government. My delegation warmly welcomes President Nelson Mandela's election to lead South Africa, for he has devoted his life to the abolition of the odious regime of apartheid and his very existence to the establishment of a multiracial democracy, of which South Africa is now an example for the whole world. France also wishes to praise the efforts of former President De Klerk to promote this turn of events which only a few years ago seemed highly improbable. By lifting the sanctions that the Council placed on South Africa long ago, the United Nations is entering a decisive and symbolic stage on the way to that country's full reintegration into the international community.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My Government welcomes the recent events in South Africa that have led to this meeting of the Security Council in circumstances that we can describe without exaggeration as historic. Indeed, it is Africa's day, and it is also the day when the Security Council has lifted the sanctions it imposed on South Africa almost 20 years ago. Today's resolution has been adopted in the presence of the First Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, whom we are pleased to welcome here. Finally, the Council enjoys the privilege of being presided over by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria. In truth, it would be difficult to gather together in one place more symbols than those we have here.”
1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source
“My delegation also pays tribute to the courage and determination of the UNAMIR troops, who, under the authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and of the Force Commander, have endeavoured to protect the civilian populations, to obtain a cease-fire agreement and to contribute to the resumption of dialogue between the parties. France urgently appeals for an end to the massacres. It urges the parties to conclude a cease-fire and to cooperate with UNAMIR to restore peace to the country.”
1994-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3377 (1994) · source
“By voting today in favour of resolution 918 (1994), which decides to expand UNAMIR up to 5,500 troops, my delegation is expressing its will to help the Rwandese people to find peace and security once again. The objective is first of all humanitarian. It is a question of ensuring the protection of the civilian population and allowing the delivery of humanitarian assistance. The longer-term objective of the United Nations is, however, political. The United Nations is determined to contribute, in due course, to the resumption of the peace process within the framework of the Arusha Agreement, which remains the only way to resolve the crisis in Rwanda. France pays tribute to the peace efforts being made by the countries of the region and especially the Tanzanian Facilitator.”
1994-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3377 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): Rwanda is experiencing one of the most tragic periods in its history. Tens of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of civilians have been massacred. None of the traditional safe havens - churches, hospitals or headquarters of humanitarian organizations - have been spared in this unleashing of violence. Faced with a humanitarian catastrophe of such magnitude the international community could not fail to react. The Security Council had been compelled to make troop reductions in the United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda (UNAMIR), which had been prevented from fulfilling its mandate. My delegation took that decision reluctantly and underscored at the time that it was a temporary measure.”
1994-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3377 (1994) · source
“It is also up to all the protagonists in the Haitian democratic arena to contribute to ensuring that this is done. France for its part is prepared to spare no effort to achieve this result and to make sure that Haiti, in regaining democracy, embarks again on the path of harmony and progress.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“In our view, there is also a new dimension to be introduced to take into account the forthcoming expiration of the mandate of the Parliament - that is, the forthcoming legislative elections, which are an element essential to the restoration of democracy in Haiti. There can obviously be no question of allowing the putschist circles to profit from the institutional vacuum in order to manipulate this election to their own advantage. My country believes that the restoration of democracy in Haiti, while it presupposes the return of the duly elected President, also requires the existence of a parliamentary institution designed and functioning in accordance with full respect for democratic constitutional principles. These two elements are inseparable. It is up to us to see to it that they are translated into fact.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“The sanctions should induce the military and those who support them to agree to step aside and, if need be, leave the country. The military and their allies thus have no choice. France firmly calls upon them to take all the measures required of them so that the political, economic and social deterioration of the situation in Haiti, for which they bear full responsibility, ceases and that country regains the President it has democratically elected. To be sure, the sequence of events provided for under the Governors Island Agreement as signed on 3 July 1993 can no longer be implemented in accordance with the exact timetable agreed upon almost a year ago. At the very least, there are reasons to review the deadlines and to shorten them.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“For my Government, the effectiveness of the sanctions will depend, to a large extent, on the manner in which the Dominican Republic applies this Council resolution. We are certain that the Dominican Government will take to heart the international community's wishes in this regard. My delegation, furthermore, considers it very important that the economy of Haiti not be brought to collapse by the sanctions regime to be imposed on it in the days to come. That is why we have ensured that there are several exceptions to the sanctions. The Committee charged with the application of the decisions we are adopting will strictly monitor the use to be made of these humanitarian exceptions, to ensure that the putschist circles do not try to take advantage of them.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“The objective we seek is clear: to ensure that democracy regains its course in Haiti and to foster the return of President Aristide to his own country. The Council has seen to it that that objective will not be achieved at the cost of the infliction of intolerable suffering on the Haitian people, which has suffered too much already. The Council intends to censure a minority, including through the use of measures that are exceptional in that they are aimed at individuals. In so doing, the Council has also made sure that the poorest people will not be crushed even more. It is in this spirit that the Security Council will conduct a regular review of the implementation of the sanctions, especially in regard to the humanitarian situation in that country. Regarding the implementation of sanctions, there is one point that should be emphasized.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation is pleased that the Council has adopted resolution 917 (1994), which establishes a complete and stringent sanctions regime against the putschist military authorities in Haiti, who continue, in total disregard for the rule of law and international morality, to oppose the return of democracy to a country brought to total ruin through their excesses and those of their minions. France ventures to hope that, through the determination thus expressed so unanimously by the international community, the Haitian military authorities will be compelled to apply the commitments they themselves entered into almost a year ago. France has wished to ensure that the imposition of new sanctions are seen first of all as a means to achieve a political result, and not as an end in itself.”
1994-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3376 (1994) · source
“In this connection, my delegation commends the efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary- General, who has succeeded in convincing all concerned that the only option is a peaceful political outcome. It is desirable that the Council should regularly consider the situation in Mozambique, especially with respect to areas in which we have noted delays. For its part, my delegation will spare no effort to ensure that, when they go to the polls very soon, Mozambicans will be able to endorse the reconstruction and democratic development of their country.”
1994-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3375 (1994) · source
“In principle, voter registration should begin in about 20 days. With a view to this result, the parties have continued to display responsibility and restraint. Since the signature of the Rome accord, the cease-fire has been respected. More recently, the demobilization of forces and the transfer of weapons have begun. To be sure, disturbing delays have been noted, for the most part concerning implementation of the process. It is to be hoped that, the assembly areas having been created as contemplated, the two parties will abide by the timetable and complete the demobilization, which is central to the implementation of the peace agreements. All this shows that the parties are determined to succeed.”
1994-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3375 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): The French delegation, Sir, is pleased to see you presiding over the Security Council; we assure you of our full cooperation. We thank your predecessor, Ambassador Keating, for his excellent work last month, when he presided over the Council at a difficult time. My delegation welcomes the progress achieved by the parties with a view to the full implementation of the General Peace Agreement concluded between the Government of Mozambique and RENAMO. A number of stages in the process have been completed, which suggests that the original timetable for elections will be met. On 11 April President Chissano announced that the elections would take place on 27 and 28 October 1994. The National Elections Commission and its provincial offices have been established.”
1994-05-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3375 (1994) · source
“As Bosnia's fate seems to hover between the dynamics of peace and a spiral of violence, this is no time for professions of faith, but, rather, for concrete commitments on the ground. In conclusion, I would once again like to pay tribute to the soldiers of UNPROFOR, and salute their courage and the memories of the new victims we have had to mourn in the last few days. We also wish to take this occasion to reaffirm our faith in the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and the Force commanders.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“In being forced to procrastinate in this way, the Council, from a political standpoint, did not reflect the clear determination which we feel the circumstances required. Nor has it shown the support which the soldiers of UNPROFOR have a right to expect from it at a time when, faced with a constant shortage of personnel, they are given additional missions in an increasingly dangerous environment. Increases in personnel having been authorized, Member States must now respond to the earnest requests of the Secretariat; the resolution adopted today should result not in blue helmets on paper, but, rather, in blue helmets on the ground. France, which contributes the most men to UNPROFOR, therefore solemnly appeals to all States able to do so to strengthen their contingents or to decide to participate in the Force.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): My delegation welcomes the fact that by adopting resolution 914 (1994) today the Council has finally granted to the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) the reinforcements requested by the Secretary-General. I say "finally" because we feel that this decision has come late and that for a month there has been an urgent need to give the Force the means to carry out the new tasks entrusted to it under resolution 908 (1994). Indeed, the decision should have come at the end of March, when the Force's mandate was extended. We can only regret this delay, which we feel is completely unjustifiable in view of the situation on the ground.”
1994-04-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3369 (1994) · source
“It is clear that UNAMIR will enjoy continued support only if the parties wholly and promptly implement the Arusha Peace Agreement. Therefore, the parties should understand that henceforth they are under an obligation to produce results. France hopes that this appeal will be heeded and that, as soon as differences are overcome, the parties will undertake to assure the people of Rwanda, and most particularly displaced Rwandans, that they will be able to return to their homes in safety and with the promise of lasting peace and true national reconciliation for the future.”
1994-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3358 (1994) · source
“The only difficulty which remains, we wish to note, is the participation of the Coalition for the Defence of the Republic (CDR) in the Transitional National Assembly. We have joined in the appeal issued in Kigali by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and the representatives of the main countries concerned to ensure that that political group will participate in the process of national reconciliation. We have also noted that President Habyarimana has committed himself to establishing the transitional institutions as soon as that obstacle is overcome. There is no reason why this should not be done within the six-week period provided for in the resolution. If no progress is noted during that time, the Council may proceed to a reassessment of the Organization's commitment to Rwanda.”
1994-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3358 (1994) · source
“The Rwandese parties have continuously reaffirmed that they are deeply committed to implementing that agreement, which was concluded scarcely eight months ago. This is demonstrated by the fact that the cease-fire has been generally observed, in contrast to other African issues of which the Council is seized. For this reason, as the Secretary-General points out in his report of 30 March 1994, it is essential for the United Nations to continue to support the process under way. My Government believes that the parties must now show responsibility by overcoming the disagreements relating to the establishment of the transitional institutions, which are necessary for the continuation of the peace process.”
1994-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3358 (1994) · source
“Mr. Merimee (France) (interpretation from French): Mr. President, I am extremely touched by the expressions of gratitude you have addressed to me on behalf of the members of the Council. The French delegation is pleased to see you guiding our work this month and assures you of its full cooperation. The leadership of the Council is certainly in good hands. The Security Council, by adopting this resolution, has extended the mandate of UNAMIR for a period of four months. My delegation welcomes that decision to assure the continuity of the United Nations commitment in Rwanda. The deployment of UNAMIR, indeed, has significantly contributed to stability in that country since the signing of the Arusha peace agreement.”
1994-04-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3358 (1994) · source
“"The Council appeals to those Member States engaged in dialogue with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to continue that dialogue in accordance with the agreement reached on 25 February 1994. "The Council decides to remain actively seized of the matter and that further Security Council consideration will take place if necessary in order to achieve full implementation of the [AEA-Democratic People's Republic of Korea safeguards agreement." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1994/13. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 8 p.m.”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source
“"The Council invites the Director General of the IAEA to report further to the Security Council on the question of completion of the inspection activities agreed between the IAEA and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 15 February 1994 when the Director-General is scheduled to report on the follow-on inspections required to maintain continuity of safeguards and to verify that there has been no diversion of nuclear material required to be safeguarded, as noted in the Director General's report to the Council (S/1994/322). "The Council requests the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea to renew discussions whose purpose is implementation of the Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source
“"The Council takes note also of the findings of the IAEA Board of Governors concerning the matter of compliance and the [AEA Director General's report to the Security Council of 22 March 1994 (S/1994/322), and expresses its concern that the IAEA is, therefore, unable to draw conclusions as to whether there has been either diversion of nuclear material or reprocessing or other operations. "The Council calls upon the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to allow the IAEA inspectors to complete the inspection activities agreed between IAEA and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 15 February 1994, as a step in fulfilling its obligations under the IAEA-Democratic People's Republic of Korea safeguards agreement and in honouring non-proliferation obligations of the Treaty.”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source
“"The Council welcomes also the agreements reached in February 1994 between the IAEA and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States. "The Council takes note that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has accepted in principle IAEA inspections at its seven declared sites, following its decision to suspend its withdrawal from the Treaty on 11 June 1993, and of the statement by the General Department of Atomic Energy of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (S/1994/319).”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source
“"The Council reaffirms the importance of the joint declaration by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea on_ the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, and of the parties to the declaration addressing the nuclear issue in their continuing dialogue. "The Council welcomes the joint statement of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States of 11 June 1993, which included the decision of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to suspend the effectuation of its withdrawal from the Treaty, and the understanding reached between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the United States in Geneva in July 1993, and the progress achieved on that basis.”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source
“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 recalls the statement made by the President of the Council on 8 April 1993 (S/25562) and its relevant resolution. "The Council reaffirms the critical importance of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards in the implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (the Treaty) and the contribution which progress in non-proliferation makes to the maintenance of international peace and security. "The Council notes with deep appreciation the efforts of the Director General of the IAEA and the Agency to implement the [AEA-Democratic People's Republic of Korea' safeguards agreement (INFCIRC/403).”
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“I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the following other documents: S/1994/204 and S/1994/358, letters dated 21 February and 29 March 1994, respectively, from the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary- General; S/1994/319, S/1994/327, S/1994/337 and S/1994/344, letters dated 21, 22, 24 and 25 March 1994, respectively, from the Permanent Representative of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council; and S/1994/340, letter dated 24 March 1994 from the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”
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“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 documents S/1994/254 and S/1994/322 containing the notes by the Secretary-General dated 4 and 22 March 1994, respectively, transmitting the letters dated 1 and 21 March, respectively, from the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.”
1994-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3357 (1994) · source