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Moumin

lines on the record: 50
first: 1992-11-16
most recent: 1993-04-20
sittings or episodes: 3
sources: un-security-council

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“We cannot conclude our statement without touching upon the peace process undertaken on behalf of the international communiy by the two Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Lord Owen and Secretary Vance; I must say that we in the Comoros, while not liking the peace plan very much and recognizing its significant shortcomings, like many others accept the view the Secretary-General expressed in his report that: "The Co-Chairmen's peace package provides the only mechanism available for the re-establishment of peace, with justice and respect for human rights, in Bosnia and Herzegovina". (S8/25479, para. 30): We applaud the two parties that have signed it despite its manifest disadvantages for their peoples,”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“The American people cannot afford to be indifferent to nor tolerate the mass rape of women, the maiming of small children and the crime of "ethnic cleansing". To do so would be un-American. Now that the Europeans have had a welcome change of heart, we of the international community are eagerly waiting for the United States to act with determination. Concerning the caucus of non-aligned members of the Security Council, we have nothing but praise and gratitude for them. We are proud of them for their steadfastness. We support their draft resolution and call upon the Council to adopt it, with the amendments we have suggested. We thank the other non-permanent members of the Security Council for their consistent support for the causes of the weak.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“During the presidential campaign in the United States, peace-loving peoples all over the world, and in particular we of the Islamic Ummah, were very encouraged by President Clinton's firm stand on the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina; also, the recent call by the leaders of both parties in the United States Senate for the selective use of force has given us cause to believe that the Administration will once again take up its leadership role and is ready to fulfil its international responsibility. The United States did so to save Kuwait, and it can do it to save Bosnia and Herzegovina. By doing so it will eliminate the perception of double standards and lend credibility to the concept of the new world order, which is, after all, an American concept.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“Decisive action is needed to prevent further crimes of genocide by the Serbs against the Muslims of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Remember: without Bcsnian Muslims there is no Bosnia and Herzegovina. We should add that the preservation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a vital prerequisite for stabilty and peace in the Balkans and, in the final analysis, in the larger area of Europe as a whole.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“The international community watched helplessly while the warlords in Somalia terrorized their own people. Few countries were willing to send in forces to help secure food for the suffering peop:e of Somalia, but once the United States took the courageous, commendable political decision to do something about the situation, everything changed for the better. A number of countries that were unwilling to provide forces have now joined in the peace- keeping efforts. Once again American leadership has acted as an important 'Catalyst. America needs to stand firm on its principles. Your country, Madame Ambassador, must take the lead by using all means necessary to stop Serbian aggression against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“- and rightly so - to be immoral, because American society is formed of people who themselves had once fled from such persecution. Many a time the American people has sacrificed its loved ones in the defence of justice and just causes and against oppression. It has become clear, since the First World War, that without American leadership nothing can be achieved. During the Second World War the leadership of the United States helped Europe to get rid of nazism. It was their leadership that defeated communism, and recently it was their leadership role that helped to liberate Kuwait and protect the Kurds and the Shi'ites from Saddam Hussein. A.few months ago the people of Somalia were dying daily of hunger by the hundreds, while food was available but could not be delivered to those in need.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“As for the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China, we appreciate your country's consistent, principled position on the authorization of the use of force by individual Members; but we should like your country, because of the brutality and inhuman methods used by the Serbs in their practice of "ethnic cleansing", which is genocidal, to think again and consider what is happening to Bosnia and Herzegovina as an extreme case which warrants your voting in favour of the authorization of the use of force and the lifting of the arms embargo against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As for the only super-Power, the United States of America, we have this to say to Madame Ambassador, who, we realize, is not here: religious intolerance, persecution and bigotry are considered by its people.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“The cold war is over - gone - and with it has gone the time for protecting clients' interests, particularily those of clients who are brutal aggressors and who have utter disregard for civilized international norms. The English have a saying that people are judged by the company they keep. I am sure the people of Russia do not wish to be identified with people who practice mass rape of women and small children for political goals, as the Serbs do. Your country should avoid them es one would avoid a leper. Do not negate your international responsibility for people who, I am sure, are not even going to be grateful to you for doing so. Do not become a defender of the. unjust, lest you become. unjust yourselves. The international community is watching, and history will judge your country's actions. .”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“However, the news we hear from your respective capitals gives us reuson to hope that it has at last dawned on those who make decisions that the time for serious action has come. We welcome the change of attitude. As the English would say, "Better late than never," Act now, before history judge: you severely. As for the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, we would kindly remind you that your country, as one of the permanent members of the Security Council, has an obligation to fulfil its international responsibility, which in this case is the preservation of peace and security in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a matter of top priority.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“How could it, when even the most adamant Opponent of the use of force, the Co-Chairman of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, Lord Owen, has come to the Same conclusion we reached long ago - that only the use of force can bring the Serbs to. the negotiating table? As for the five permanent members of the Security Council, need we remind you that the honour and privilege bestowed upon you by the founding fathers of this Organization go hand in hand with responsiblity and sacrifice on your Part? As for the Permanent Representatives of France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, your share of the responsibility cannot be over-emphasized, and your countries' hesitation in taking courageous but difficult political decisions is difficult to comprehend.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“President - has the moral obligation, after the recent despicable actions of "ethnic cleansing" by the Serbs in Srebrenica and their continued contempt for the international community, to take, at minimum, the following measures by adopting, with immediate effect, the Non-Aligned draft resolution, which should contain the following: measures to place under effective United Nations control all the heavy weaponry of all sides; authorization for Members, individually or collectively, to use force against those who refuse to lay down their arms; and immediate authorization for the lifting of the arms embargo imposed against the victims of aggression, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Council cannot do less than that.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“In a powerful, moving opinion published recently, a prominent European commentator stated: "The unpunished aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina has put the whole moral foundation of the United Nations into jeopardy." That is a very strong criticism of the Council and the United Nations. The time has come for the Council to redeem itself and the United Nations and to restore the confidence which the small and the weak have placed in this body. The Council - your Council, Mr.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“Although the delegation of the Comoros welcomes resolution 820 (1993) on the tightening of the economic sanctions against the aggressors, Serbia and Montenegro, we are concerned that these sanctions, because of the insistence of a permanent member, will not have the immediate effect of protecting the Bosnian Muslims from continuing heavy Serbian bombardment of populated civilian centres, particularly Sarajevo and Bihac, and will still leave Bosnian Muslims vulnerable to Serbian attacks and interruptions of United Nations relief supplies to other areas.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“As for this Organization, and particularly for this important organ entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security, can its members, particularly its permanent members, in all honesty and in clear conscience, look straight into the eyes of the 50,000 raped women of Bosnia and Herzegovina and into the eyes of the children and parents and say they have done all they could do to stop the savagery of the Serbs? And what about the victims of Srebrenica, whose plight seems at last to have touched a nerve in the conscience of the European capitals, as evidenced by a number of statements in the Council yesterday and the adoption of resolution 820 (1993) on 17 April. Can the Council explain why it took that much loss of life for it to act?”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“But I must state that my delegation speaks today with a very heavy heart, disappointed in ourselves for our inability to help in any way to stop the brutal massacre of women, children and innocent civilians of Bosnia and Herzegovina, The Serbs' barbarity and callous disregard for human life and the thought that this is taking place in so-called civilized Europe make us quiver with disdain and contempt for those who have always tried to give ac lessons on civilized behaviour. Let us hope that after this they will acknowledge that civilization and the values of human rights originated with us, and that they have no lessons whatsoever to teach us.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“The delegation of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros joins delegations that have spoken before it in extending its warmest congratulations to you, Sir. on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of April. We are confident that the Council, under your able guidance, will successfully carry out its responsibilities. My delegation would also like to thank Ambassador O'Brien, Permanent Representative of New Zealand, for his remarkable stewardship of the Council during the month of March, My country's position on the aggression by Serbia and Montenegro against the Muslim population of Bosnia and Herzegovina ic well known to Council members and to the general membership of the United Nations. Consequently we do not intend to bore the Council with repetitions.”
1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3202 (1993) · source
“The restoration of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only basis for an acceptable peaceful solution. Wa cannot end our statement without paying a deserved tribute to the United Nations Protection Force, from its commander to its base units, and to ali those who are helping to alleviate suffering in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“The time has come for the Council to send a firm and unambiguous message to the Serbs that the patience of the international community has run cut, and to do so by adopting measures that will deter the Serbs from their aggressive behaviour, with the clear mandate of enforcing those measures by all means available, including the use of force. Realizing that the Council might ignore our pleas. and in line with its international responsibilities, my Govarnment will continue to support all efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. We firmly support the new proposal for a constitution for Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the principles of democracy, the protection of human and minority rights and the rejection of all plans based on ethnic or religious separation.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“The fatal hour is upon us, and therefore we must take decisions that will not allow history to judge us harshly. The credibility of the Security Council aud that cf the United Nations is being tested. For more than six months, we have allowed the Serbs to kill and displace Bosnian Muslims. A catastrophic war has been raging in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the conflagration threatens to spill over to the other parts of the former Yugoslavia, all because of the Serbs' desire for a greater, "pure" and homogeneous Serbian territory.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“In the name of the dead and dying heroes of Bosnia, in the name of the future martyrs of Bosnia, in the name of the young children and women, in the mame of the orphans and tthe widows of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the name of all those who suffer morally because of their inability to alleviate the plight of their brothers and sisters in Bosnia, and to all those for whom we are duty-bound to speak out because their voices cannot be heard, we urge and call upon the Security Council to lift without further delay the arms embargo on the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We further request that those who ara 4B & poss & heave the will to provide srrrovriate acalietanee. which will help the Bosnians to deter Serbian aggression, hasten in doing so. In conclusion, we have to state that time is running out for this lofty body to act.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“What moral justification does the Council - which is the organ entrusted with the maintenance of peace and security and which is supposed to protect the weak from the strong - have to withhold from the weak, aggressed people of Bosnia and Herzegovina the right to defend themselves, particularly when the Council lacks the political will te help them?”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“Deep inside, aii members are convinced, a8 we are, that the only language the Serbs understand is force. Have then the courage and the political will te take decisions towards that end. It is only when the Serbs realize that their goals are unattainable by ferce that they will have an incentive to search for a peaceful solution to the problem. The only language bullies and aggressors uaderstand isn brute force, and since, as Lord Owen remarked, those who have the power to deter aggression by massive military intervention do not have the will to act, does not the Council then have th. moral responsibility and obligation to give a fighting chance to the victims of aggression? We have no right to put the aggressor and the victim on an equal footing, particularly when we all agree that the aggressor happens tu be the one with heavy wasponry.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“However, in the case of aggression such as is taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the aggressor outguns its victim, it cannot but have a positive impact on the morale of the victim of aggression and be dissuasive to the aggressor ~ particularly when tho two Co-Chairmen have not informed us that they perceive even an atom of desire on the part of the Serbian aggressor to settle the matter at the negotiating tabie. The Serbians always sign cease-fire agreements and become the first to break them. From what wo have heard during this debate, we are further convinced that the Serbian aggressors have as their single goal the elimination of Muslims from Bosnia at any cost. Therefore, we should not fool ourselves into believing that the Serbs will understand the civilized language of negotiations.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“My delegation was highly impressed by their well-presented arguments against the partial and selective lifting of the arms embargo on Yugoslavia imposed by Security Council resolution 713 (1991). Because of their position as co-Chairmen of the International Conference, we appreciate their sentiments on the issue. However, we beg to differ with them and with those who share their analysis of the subject. We are firmly convinced that the Council is duty-bound to lift the embargo in order to allow the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina to import the heavy arms it needs to defend itself. It is true that in most cases prohibiting arms sales tends to dampen conflict, while pushing arms sales deepens it.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for the truly magnificent efforts she and her dedicated staff have made for the benefit of the millions of people who have been rendered homeless in the former Yugoslavia. We listened with great intorast to the statements of Mr. Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen, co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, who presented us with two outstanding reports. We cannot but be grateful for their untiring efferts to find a peaceful solution: to the tragedy in Yugoslavia. They should be commended for their efforts and useful suggestions. We wish them well in their most difficult and thankless task.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“Consequently, they have a moral duty to protect the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by all means, including the use of corce. Act now before it is too late, lest your hesitations come back to haunt you in the future. Those who suffered under Nazism should know full well that "ethnic cleansing" can neither be acquiesced to nor tolerated. My delegation is grateful for the statement of Mr. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Special Rapporteur of the Commicsion on Human Rights. His revealing report on the human rights situation in the former Yugoslavia has helped us all to comprehend the true nature of the problem we are dealing with. We should also like to pay homage to Mrs.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“At this juncture I believe it would be proper for me to quote from Lord Owen's statement before the Council last Friday: "The Islamic world, rightly, would accuse us of racism against the Bosnian Musiims and hold it against us for centuries to come." (8/PV.3134. page 24) It is now up to the Security Council to take bold steps to stop Serbian aggre3sion against the Bosnian people in order to put to rest and eliminate that perception by the Islamic umma, which represents more than a billion human beings. We believe that in this crisis, the States members of the Europcan Community have a moral obligation to protect the territorial integrity and the unity of the States that were part of the former Yugoslavia. They encouragud the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, and thus they should protect those who decided to break away.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“Our less educated brothers who are not well versed in the intricacies of international affairs are justifiably puzzled by the apparent double standards. The same Powers that were so compassionate and understanding and eager to enforce the no-fly zone in Iraq in order to stop Muslims from killing Muslims - a commendable attitude for which we are grateful - do not seem to have the same compassion and eagerness when it comes to stopping the Serbs from killing Muslims. Unfortunately this kind of attitude can be wrongly construed in the minds of the Islamic Umma to mean that the international community is silently conspiring or acquiescing in the final elimination of the Muslims from the corner of Europe.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“However, it is our opinion that it has failed to addresa the fundamental issue, which ts aggression. Most of the resolutions adepted by the Council deal with the humanitarian aspects of the problem, which, although very important, are not at the core of the problem. The main issue of the aggression by Serbia and Montenegro against the people of Bosaia and Herzegovina has not been adequately addressed by the Council. Our people fail to comprehend the attitude of some members of the Security Council who are adamantly opposed to the forceful implementation of iy sone in Bessie and Hersenovina. whare the Serbs use fighter planes to decimate the people of Boania, in spite of the fact that this is a erucial element of the London Accords.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“We are convinced that if the Council had adopted Ambassador Perkin's tone from the beginning of the crisis, instead of the piecemeal, toothless, half-hearted measures it adopted, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be what it is today. We can only hope that time is still on our side, and that the Council will have the political will to take the serious steps that are necessary to reverse the situation. The moment has arrived for the Security Council, acting on behalf of the international community, to prove wrong the perceptions held by our uninformed Muslim masses on the double standards of the United Nations in dealing with aggression. The impression is that the Council has not done enough to stop the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is true that the Council has devoted considerable time to the question.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“In doing so, we will at times use expressions that are less diplomatic, and language that might be offensive or unpalatable to some. To those we might offend, we ask their forgiveness, understanding and sympathy. It is proper for us to begin by expressing our deep gratitude to Ambassador Edward Perkins, the Permanent Representative of the United States of America, for the tone and the contents of his statement to the Council last Friday. Mr. Ambassador, the people for whom we speak appreciate the steadfast position of your Government, that of the United States of America, on the crisis of the Balkans.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“The human suffering caused by the aggression carried out against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Serbia and Montenegro through its puppet Serbian nationalists, with the object of "ethnic cleansing", has been allowed to continue too long. It is about time Member States were given the opportunity to air the deep feelings of their peoples on an issue that has caused too much pain and suffering and aroused deep emotions, anxiety and @esperation in the Islamic community throughout the world. It is our intention to air the innermost feelings of the defennceless victims of the aggression - the young, the women, the weak and all those who are suffering and whose voices cannot be heard, and the feelings of many Muslims who helplessly witness the unjustifiable elimination of their brothers and sisters.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“'The delegation of the Federal Isismic Republic of the Comoros joins the delegations that have preceded it in extending congratulations to you, Sir, as the President of the Council for the month of November. We are confident that, uader your able guidance, the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities. My delegation would also like to thank Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee, the Permanent Representative of France, for his remarkable stewardship of the Council during the month of October. My delegation is pleased thac at long last the Council has agreed to the request of the member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference for the holding of these meetings, which we consider to be very important. We regret the delay; however, it is better late than never.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3137 (1992) · source
“The restoration of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only basis for an acceptable peaceful solution. We caunot end our statement without paying a deserved tribute to the United Nations Protection Force, from its commander to its base units, and to all those who are helping to alleviate suffering in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“The time has come for the Council to send a firm and unambiguous message to the Serbs that the patience of the international community has run out, and to do so by adopting measures that will deter the Serbs from their aggressive behaviour, with the clear mandate of enforcing those maasures by all means available, including the use of force. Realizing that the Council might ignore our pleas, and in line with its international responsibilities, my Government will continue te support all efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. We tirmly support the new proposal for a constitution for Bosnia and Herzegovina based on the principles of democracy, the protection of human and minority rights and the rejection of all plans based on ethnic or religious separation.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“The fatal hour is upon us, and therefore we must take decisions that will not allow history co judge us harshly. The credibility of the Security Council and that of the United Nations is boing tested. For more than six months, we have allicwed the Serbs to kill and displace Bosnian Muslims. A catastrophic war has been raging in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the conflagration threatens to apili over to the other parts of the former Yugoslavia, all because of the Serbs' desire for a greater, "pure" and homogeneous Serbian territory.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“In the name of the dead and dying heroes of Bosnia, in the name of the future martyrs of Bosnia, in the name of the young children and women, in the mame of the orphans and the widows of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the neme of all those who suffer morally because of their inability to alleviate the plight of their brothers and sisters in Bosnia, and to al] those for whom we are duty-bound to speak out because their voices cannot be heard, we urge and call upon the Security Council to lift without further delay the arms embargo on the State of Bosnia and Horaegovina. Wo further request that those who are in @ position te and have the wil? to provide annrorriata assiatance. which will help the Bosnians to deter Serbian aggression, hasten in doing so. In conclusion, we have to state that time is running out for this lofty body to act.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“We have no right to put the aggressor and the victim on an equal footing, particularly when we all agree that the aggressor happens to be the one with heavy weaponry. What moral justification does the Council - which is the organ entrusted with the maintenance of peace and security and which is supposed to protect the weak from the strong - have to withho:4 from the weak, aggressed people of Bognia and Herzegovina the right to defend themselves, particularly when the Council lacks the political will to help them?”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“Therefore, we should not fool ourselves into ths civilized ianguage vf negotiations, Deep inside, all members are convinced, as we are, that the only Language the Serbs understand is force. Have then the courage and the political will to take decisions towards that end. It is only when the Serbs realize that their goals are unattainable by force that they will have an incentive to search for a peaceful solution to the problem. The only language bullies and aggressors understand is brute force, and since, as Lord Owen remarked, those who have the power to deter aggression by massive military intervention do not have the will to act, does not the Council then have tht moral responsibility ane obligation to give a fighting chance to the victims of aggression?”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“However, in the case of aggression such as is taking place in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the aggressor outguns its victim, it cannot but have a positive impact on the morale of the victim of aggression and be dissuasive to the aggressor - particularly when the two Co-Chairmen have not informed us that they perceive even an atom of desire on the part of the Serbian aggressor to settle the matter at the negotiating table. The Serbians always sign cease-fire agreements and become the first to break them. From wiat wo have heard during this debate, we are further convinced that the Serbian aggressors have as their single goal the elimination of Muslims from Bosnia at any cost.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“We wish them well in their moet difficult and thankless task. My delegation was highly impressed by their well-presented arguments against the partial and selective lifting of the arms embargo on Yugoslavia imposed by Security Council resolution 713 (1991). Because of their position as co-Chairmen of the International Conference, we appreciate their sentiments on the issue. However, we beg to differ with them and with those who share their analysis of the subject. Wa are firmly convinced that the Council is duty-bound to lift the embargo in order to allow the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina to import the heavy arms it needs to defend itself. It is true that in most cases prohibiting arms sales tends to dampen conflict, while pushing arms sales deepens it.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“His revealing report on the human rights situation in the former Yugoslavia has helped us all to comprehend the true nature of the problem we are dealing with. We should also like to pay homage to Mrs. Sadako Ogata, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, for the truly magnificent efforts she and her dedicated staff have made for the benefit of the millions of people who have been rendered homeless in the former Yugoslavia. Wa listonad with great interest to the statements of Mr. Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen, co-Chairmen of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, who presented us with two outstanding -eports., We cannot but be grateful for their untiring efforts to find a peaceful solution to the tragedy in Yugoslavia. They should be commended for their efforts and useful suggestions.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“We believe that in this crisis, the States members of the European Community have a moral obligation to protect the territorial integrity and the unity of the States that were part of the former Yugoslavia. They encouraged the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, and thus they should protect those who decided to break away. Consequently, they have a moral duty to protect the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by all means, including the use of force. Act now before it is too late, lest your hesitations come back to haunt you in the future. Those who suffered under Nazism should know full well that "ethnic cleansirg" can neither be acquiesced to nor tolerated. My delegation ig grateful for the statement of Mr. Tadeusz Mazowiecki, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“Unfortunately this kind of attitude can be wrongly construed in the minds of the Islamic Umma to mean that the international community is silently conspiring or acquiescing in the final elimination of the Muslims from the corner of Europe. At this juncture I believe it would be proper for me to quote from Lord Owen's statement before the Council last Friday: "The Islamic world, rightly, would accuse us of racism against the Bosnian Musiims and hold it against us for centuries to come." (S/PV.3134. page 24) It is now up to the Security Council to take bold steps to stop Serbian aggression against the Bosnian people in order to put to rest and eliminate that perception by the Islamic umma, which represents more than a billion human beings.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“Our people fail to comprehend the attitude of some members of the Security Council who are adamantly opposed to the forceful implementation of the ne-fly sone in Resnia and Herzegovina. where the Serbs use fighter planes to decimate the people of Bosnia, in spite of the fact that this is a crucial element of the London Accords. Our less educated brothers who are not well versed in the intricacies of international affairs are justifiably puzzled by the apparent, double standards. The same Powers that were so compassionate and understanding and eager to enforce the no-fly zone in Iraq in order to stop Muslims from killing Muslims - a commendable attitude for which we are grateful - do not seem to have the same compassion and eagerness when it comes to stopping tho Serbs from killing Muslims.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“The moment has arrived for the Security Council, acting on behalf of the international community, to prove wrong the perceptions held by our uninformed Muslim masses on the double standards of the United Nations in dealing with aggression, The impression is that the Council has not done enough to stop the aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is true that the Council has devoted considerable time to the question. However, it is our opinion that it has failed to address the fundamental issue, which is aggression. Most of the resolutions adopted by the Council deal with the humanitarian aspects of Che problem, which, although very important, are not at the core of the problem. The main issue of the aggression by Serbia and Montenegro against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina has not been adequately addressed by the Council.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“Ambassador, the people for whom we speak appreciate the steadfast position of your Government, that of the United States of America, on the crisis of the Balkans. We are convinced that if the Council had adopted Ambassador Perkin's tone from the beginning of the crisis, instead of the piecemeal, toothless, half-hearted measures it adopted, the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina would not be what it is today. We can only hope that time is still on our side, and that the Council will have the political will to take the serious steps that are necessary to reverse the situation.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“It is our intention to air the innermost feelings of the defennceless victims of the aggression - the young, the women, the weak and all those who are suffering and whose voices cannot be heard, and the feelings of many Muslims who helplessly witness the unjustifiable elimination of their brothers and sisters, In doing so, wa will at times use expressions that are less Giplomatic, and language that might be offensive or unpalatable to some. To those we might offend, we ask their forgiveness, understanding and sympathy. It is proper for us to begin by expressing our deep gratitude to AnbassadGr Edward Ferkins, the Permaneat Representative of the United States of America, for the tone and the contents of his statement to the Council last Friday. Mr.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“The human suffering caused by the aggression carried out against the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Serbia and Montenegro through its puppet Serbian nationalists, with the object of "ethnic cleansing". has been allowed to continue too long. It is about time Member States were given the opportunity to air the deap feelings of their peoples on an issue that has caused too much pain and suffering and aroused deep emotions, anxiety and desperation in the Islamic community throughout the world.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source
“The delegation of the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros joins the delegations that have preceded it in extending conaratulations to you, Sir, as the President of the Council for the month of Nevember. We are confident that, under your able guidance, the Council will successfully carry out its responsibilities. My delegation would also like to thank Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee, the Permanent Representative of France, for his remarkable stewardship of the Council during the month of October. My delegation is pleased that at long last the Council has agreed to the request of the member States of the Organization of the Islamic Conference for the holding of these meetings, which we consider to be very important. We regret the delay; however, it is better late than never.”
1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source