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1. “A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, Zimbabwe”

   1992-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3086 (1992) · source

2. “I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to the following documents: S/24093, letter dated 11 June 1992 from the Permanent Representative of Czechoslovakia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General; S/24099, letter dated 15 June, 1992 from the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina addressed to the President of the Security Council; and S/24104, letter dated 16 June 1992 from the representatives of Belgium, France and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addressed to the President of the Security Council. it is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

   1992-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3086 (1992) · source

3. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 15 of Security Council resolution 757 (1992) and paragraph 10 of Security Council resolution 758 (1992), as contained in document S/24100 and Corr.1. Members of the Council also have before them a draft resolution, contained in document S/24114, which has been prepared in the course of the Council's consultations. .”

   1992-06-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3086 (1992) · source

4. “In this connection, the Council urges the Secretary-General to accelerate the deployment of the full UNTAC peace-keeping force to Cambodia and within the country. "The Council calis upon all parties to comply strictly with the commitments they have accepted, including cooperation with UNTAC. It specifically calls upon ail parties to respond affirmatively to the latest demands for cooperation in implementation of the Accords put to them by UNTAC." The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. rhe meeting rose at 12.35 p.m,”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3085 (1992) · source

5. “"The Council reaffirms the importance of the full and timely implementation of the Paris Accords. The Council commends the efforts of the Secretary-General's Special Representative and UNTAC in this regard. It reaffirms that the Supreme National Council under the chairmanship of His Royal Highness Prince Norodom Sihanouk is the unique legitimate body and source of authority in which, throughout the transitional period, the sovereignty, independence, and unity of Cambodia are enshrined. In this regard, Section III of Part I of the Paris Accords should be implemented as soon as possible. "The Council stresses the need that the second phase of the military arrangements should begin on 13 June 1992, as determined in accordance with the Accords.”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3085 (1992) · source

6. “Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "Having read the report of the Secretary-General (s/24090), the Security Council is deeply concerned by the difficulties UNTAC is encountering in the implementation of the Paris Accords, on the eve of moving to the second phase of the cease-fire. In particular the Council notes that during the meeting of the Supreme National Council of 10 June 1992, one party was not able to allow the necessary deployment of UNTAC in areas under its control. It believes that any delay could jeopardize the whole peace process to which all Cambodian parties have agreed under the auspices of the United Nations and the Paris Conference.”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3085 (1992) · source

7. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. - The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. , Members of the Council have before them the special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, contained in document S/24090. I should also like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to the first progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia, contained in documents S/23870 and Corr.1 and 2.”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3085 (1992) · source

8. “There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has therefore been adopted unanimously as resolution 759 (1992). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 11.20 a.m.”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3084 (1992) · source

9. “In favour: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, Zimbabwe”

   1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3084 (1992) · source

10. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cyprus in document §/24050 and Add.1. Members of the Council also have before them documents $/24084 containing the text of a draft resolution which was prepared in the course of the Council's consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shail now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being ne objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    1992-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3084 (1992) · source

11. “There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has therefore been adopted unanimously as resolution 758 (1992). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. the meeting rose at 7 p.m.”

    1992-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3083 (1992) · source

12. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided, A vote was taken by show of hands. in favour: Austria, Belgium, Cape Verde, China, Ecuador, France, Hungary, India, Japan, Morocco, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Venezuela, Zimbabwe”

    1992-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3083 (1992) · source

13. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General pursuant to Security Council resolution 757 (1992), contained in documents S/24075 and Add.l. Members of the Council have before them document S/24078, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's consultations. I should like to draw the attention of members of the Council to documents S/24073 and S/24074, respectively, containing letters dated 5 June 1992 from the Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Permanent Mission of Yugoslavia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”

    1992-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3083 (1992) · source

14. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take this opportunity to pay a tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Peter Hohenfeliner, Permanent Representative of Austria to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of May. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Hohenfellner for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The agenda was adopted. REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL PURSUANT TO SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 757 (1992) (S/24075 and Add.1)”

    1992-06-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3083 (1992) · source

15. “We therefore urge the Serbian authorities to comply with the requirements of resolution 752 (1992). That is the condition on which the sanctions could be lifted. In this connection, my delegation noted with interest recent statements by the highest religious authorities in Serbia and by various Serbian opposition political parties. Belgium hopes that the Belgrade authorities will follow the advice coming not only from outside the country but also from its own people to put an end to a war that does dishonour to those who are prosecuting it and seriously compromises their future.”

    1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source

16. “While the Europe of the Twelve has been trying to establish a focus for European unification, where interdependence will transcend national conflicts that have occurred so often in the history of our continent, and while Central and Eastern Europe have been achieving, with hope but also with difficulty, democracy and intra-~European rapprochement, the problems resulting from the break-up of the former Yugoslavia show clearly the path that should not be followed. In this context, we believe it to be essential that our Council act clearly and forcefully. The purpose of the sanctions is less to be punitive than to compel the Serbian authorities immediately to end their interference in Bosnia and to act in a way that will foster an end to the fighting and the resumption of discussions on constitutional arrangements in Bosnia.”

    1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source

17. “The Twelve have come to see the imposition of sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro, as quickly as possibile, as the only solution. Therefore, last Wednesday, 27 May, the Twelve decided to establish a trade embargo and called on "the Security Council of the United Nations also to adopt an embargo on oil and oil products as well as a freeze on assets and financial transactions and payments." Belgium welcomes the fact that our Council has just acted along those lines.”

    1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source

18. “We have had plenty of corroboration of that responsibility from a number of sources, including the Secretariat of our Organization, and there is no need to dwell on it. Faced with the failure of all those attempts, the international community has been powerless to do anything about the escalation of the conflict, which has reached a scale and savagery not seen in Europe for 47 years. The war has thus brought back the worst memories of anything Europe has known this century: the extermination of innocent victims and the forced displacement of populations, on the basis of ethnic and religious criteria, in grave violation of all human rights Conventions. The recognition by the international community and the United Nations of Bosnia and Herzegovina has further emphasized for our Council the importance of dealing with this tragic situation.”

    1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source

19. “Mr. NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): The resolution the Council has just adopted is the outcome of lengthy negotiations initiated by the three members of the European Community sitting on the Security Council, joined by the United States. It represents the end of a iong process during which the European Community, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and the United Nations have spared no effort to try to reach a peaceful, negotiated settlement to the grave crisis in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Unfortunately, all those efforts at mediation have succeeded neither in preventing an escalation of the conflict nor in persuading the Serbian authorities to adopt a reasonable position. Belgium considers Belgrade's responsibility in the Bosnian crisis to be overwhelming.”

    1992-05-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3082 (1992) · source

20. “Belgium also notes that the committee set up by the resolution we have just adopted will be able to consider, on grounds of significant humanitarian need, any request for exemption from the embargo on flights. Given Tripoli's attitude, it was necessary to preserve the credibility of our Council. Belgium hopes that this resolution will convince the Libyan authorities to cooperate actively in complying with resolution 731 (1992). Furthermore, we believe that today's vote should help to deter, in the future, any State from supporting terrorist organizations either directly or indirectly.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

21. “I wish to pay a particular tribute to the efforts of our Secretary-General, the Arab League and the non-aligned countries in trying to seek compliance on the part of the Libyan authorities with resolution 731 (1992). Unfortunately, these efforts have not yet yielded the hoped-for results, a fact which we regret, particularly in respect of the countries neighbouring Libya, which are thus exposed to the effects of a crisis to which they are not party. Belgium is particularly pleased by the fact that the resolution incorporates various amendments submitted during the negotiations that have taken place in recent days. We see that provision has been made for a two-week delay, and we hope that that period will be put to good use by the Libyan authorities in order to respond to the injunctions of the Security Council.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

22. “Mr. NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): Two months ago, Belgium voted in favour of resolution 731 (1992). Our vote today is part of the same logical pattern. Belgium has always condemned international terrorism in all its forms, whatever the attempts made to justify it. It therefore intends to give strong, constant support to all the efforts undertaken by the international community to combat the scourge of international terrorism. It is within this context, and this context alone, that the positive vote of my delegation has its motive. Indeed, the sanctions enacted today are clearly limited in scope; they are directly related to the acts of air terrorism behind resolution 731 (1992) and will remain in force only so long as the Libyan authorities do not comply with that resolution.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

23. “With its partners in the European Community Belgium is prepared to continue its actions designed to contribute to the recovery and development of a pluralistic and stable Angola.”

    1992-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3062 (1992) · source

24. “They are referred to in the Secretary-General's report ~ to whom I should like to tender special thanks - and most of them are mentioned in the draft resolution: the demobilization of troops and their assembly in billeting areas, the formation of a unified national armed force, the effective operation of joint police monitoring units, extension of the central administration throughout the whole of the Angolan territory and the implementation of the preparations for the elections. Belgium would like to make an earnest appeal to both parties to the "Acordos de Paz" to make the necessary efforts to overcome the problems and to respect their commitments. We urge them to cooperate fully with the Secretary-General and his Special Representative.”

    1992-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3062 (1992) · source

25. “For it must be clear that the United Nations is intervening in Angola only at the explicit request of the parties and in-a precise context, namely, that of the "Acordos de Paz" signed at Estoril concluded on 15 May 1991 between the Government of the People's Republic of Angola and UNITA. It is in- the context of those Accords that the parties have committed themselves to the holding of free, fair and - it goes without saying - multiparty elections before the end of the month of September. Thus, the parties must ensure that that timetable is respected. We are all aware that the task will not be an easy one, given the obstacles that remain to be overcome.”

    1992-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3062 (1992) · source

26. “Mr. NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): Belgium fully supports the broadening of the mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) to include the monitoring of the elections in Angola. Following the creation of the United Nations Protection Force in Yugoslavia (UNPROFOR) and the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), the United Nations has once again had its mission of restoring and maintaining international peace and security in all parts of the world confirmed. "Obviously, my country welcomes this development. We earnestly hope that the Angolan parties will be able to take advantage of this new effort made by the international community. . .”

    1992-03-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3062 (1992) · source

27. “In conclusion, I would emphasize the importance my delegation attaches to the role which is being played - and should continue to be played - by the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the League of Arab States. My delegation cannot but approve of paragraph 9 of the draft resolution, in which the Secretary-General is called upon to cooperate closely with the regional organizations with a view to convening a conference for national reconciliation and unity in Somalia. Furthermore, Belgium welcomes the Secretary-General's intention to involve those organizations in an eventual United Nations monitoring mechanism in Somalia.”

    1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source

28. “This mission should, among other things, determine whether the security conditions in Somalia are sufficient to make it possible to dispatch a team to verify the cease-fire. The second objective of the technical team is to study the ways and means of ensuring the unhindered distribution of humanitarian assistance to displaced persons in Mogadiscio. In view of the distress of the Somali people, my delegation has no difficulty in endorsing what the Secretary-General has personally called "innovations". I should nevertheless like to point out that in the eventual implementation of a United Nations operation in Somalia a clear distinction should be drawn between the political and military aspects and the humanitarian aspect, especially because of their specific budgetary implications.”

    1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source

29. “James Jonah, which resulted in the signing of cease-fire agreements by Ali Mahid Mohamed and Farah Aidid on 3 March. These agreements provide for the establishment of a United Nations monitoring mechanism with a view to establishing a durable cease-fire that "would also apply to uncontrolled armed elements. However, the establishment of such a mechanism implies that the parties to the agreement will take certain measures that are set forth in paragraph 40 of the Secretary-General's report. It is primarily to see to it that these provisions have effectively been implemented that the dispatch of a technical team, proposed by the Secretary-General, is particularly useful.”

    1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source

30. “Mr. NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): All the information emanating from Somalia coincides on one point: the humanitarian situation there is a tragic one. The number of dead, injured and displaced persons continues to increase, and famine is taking a firm hold. Moreover, the extremely complex political and military situation is impeding - indeed it is making impossible - the provision of the assistance that the Somali people so sorely needs. We should therefore like to pay a tribute to all the members of international, regional and non-governmental organizations, who, often at a risk to their lives, continue to lend assistance to the people of Somalia. My delegation should also like to thank the Secretary~General for his report and, above all, for the efforts made through his representative, Mr.”

    1992-03-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3060 (1992) · source

31. “It is therefore now up to the Iraqi Government to dispel this distrust by formal and clear commitments demonstrated through specific acts. Belgium hopes that the present meeting of the Security Council will be an opportunity for Iraq finally to undertake the commitments flowing from the relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

32. “While the most recent information is that there has been a general improvement in the food situation, it also confirms the existence of an economic blockade imposed on the north of Iraq, as a result of which the Kurdish population of Iraq is receiving only half the daily rations distributed in the rest of the country. This unacceptable situation must end. In this context, the United Nations security officials in Iraq are making an invaluable contribution to the work both of humanitarian agencies of the United Nations and non-governmental organizations. My delegation pays tribute to them. We shall regard extending their mandate as one of the guarantees of the Iraqi Government's good intentions. The policy pursued so far by the Iraqi authorities has for us been only a source of deep distrust.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

33. “Thus the Iraqi Government has available the means for improving the humanitarian situation of its population. It is up to that Government, and to it alone, to use them or not to use them. My country therefore urgently calls on it to take advantage of those two resolutions. Having the necessary resources, the Iraqi Government would then also have responsibility for guaranteeing the fair distribution of food and humanitarian products to the Iraqi population as a whole, without any discrimination. Unfortunately, we must note that that is not always the case and that entire sections of the Iraqi population are disadvantaged. We expect Iraq to put an end to these discriminatory practices.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

34. “Belgium has always emphasized the need to grant humanitarian assistance to the population of Iraq, regardless of any other considerations. That is why we welcomed the provisional lifting of the food embargo by the Committee on sanctions. We were then pleased by its final lifting through the adoption of resolution 687 (1991). We have worked constantly for the effective maintenance of the policy of extending a hand to the population of iraq. Based on the same humanitarian concern, Belgium supported resolutions 706 (1991) and 712 (1991), which allow Iraq to acquire revenue needed to finance its food and humanitarian imports. A few days ago Belgium supported the adoption in the Committee on sanctions of a gentlemen's agreement which should allow for even more flexible and rapid consideration of requests concerning a series of products.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

35. “The information we have received over the past few months concerning the brutal armed repression by the Iraqi regime of its population and the discriminatory measures applied to certain groups add to our concern. During the consideration by the General Assembly of the situation in the Middle East the States members of the European Community once again repeated, in their statement of 26 November 1991, their concerns in this respect. As long as those violations of human rights continue Iraq will still be far from having effectively fulfilled its international obligations. Belgium's sharing in the Council's firm position does not mean that my country is insensitive to the suffering of the Iraqi people, who have unfortunately been held hostage by their own authorities since the beginning of the crisis.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

36. “Secondly, Iraq must fully and unconditionally dismantle its potential for mass destruction. It was the accumulation of weapons of mass destruction by Iraq and the intransigent and warlike attitude of the Baghdad authorities that forced the Security Council to establish disarmament machinery and a military embargo against Iraq. Belgium hopes that the implementation of those measures will be a first step towards re-establishing international peace and security throughout the region. Thirdly, the Government of Iraq must respect human rights. Here I should like to note my Government's great concern on reading the report on the human rights situation in Iraq prepared by Mr. van der Stoel, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

37. “To achieve the objectives that the Council has set, the Iraqi Government must therefore respect all its international obligations. I am thinking specifically of three areas. First, Iraq must remedy the ravages which its aggression has caused. The liberation of Kuwait by the legitimate use of armed force was not sufficient to avoid the consequences of a brutal and bloody occupation consisting of pillage, destruction and extortion. That was why there was a need to impose on Irag a number of measures linked to the exchange of prisoners and the return of property stolen from Kuwait. Moreover, the establishment of a compensation fund would seem to be an essential innovation, designed to obtain from Irag a just contribution to making good the damage resulting from the invasion and illegal occupation of Kuwait.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

38. “Kuwait was liberated and our Council laid down conditions for the cease-fire. Moreover, Iraq notified the Council of its unconditional acceptance of resolution 687 (1991), and that acceptance was reaffirmed by a decision of the Iraqi National Assembly. Unfortunately, by its deeds Iraq continues to trample underfoot several provisions of resolution 687 (1991) and of other relevant resolutions of the Security Council. The Secretary-General's report is most eloquent in this respect. Thus for our efforts concerning international law to remain credible the Council must see that Iraq strictly respects its obligations. I should like to add that this firm attitude does not make us unaware of the plight of the Iraqi population held hostage by its own Government.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

39. “Mr, NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): First, Sir, I should like to take this opportunity to welcome you as President of the Security Council. I assure you of my delegation's full cooperation. I also wish to congratulate Ambassador Pickering on the outstanding work he did over the past month and to thank him for it. Allow me aiso to say how much we appreciate the presence in the Council of Mr. Petrovsky and to thank his predecessor Mr. Safronchuk, with whom we worked so well. Throughout the Gulf crisis Belgium's policy and objectives were based on respect for international law. The goal was to obtain the liberation of Kuwait, to avoid a recurrence of such aggression and to lead Iraq once again to play a positive role in the international community.”

    1992-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3059 (1992) · source

40. “It should above all represent a first step towards a more transparent system within which it would become increasingly difficult, and ultimately impossible, for terrorist organizations to benefit from the collusion and support of certain States.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

41. “First and foremost, Belgium wishes here again to pay a tribute to the innocent victims of these two attacks, including a Belgian national. Those are extremely serious indications of the responsibility of Libyan officials in the destruction of these two aircraft in flight and the death of all their passengers. It is Libya's responsibility to cooperate fully with the legal authorities of the States directly concerned in these two attacks, so that responsibility can be determined once and for all. Over and above these two particular cases, the resolution that the Council has just adopted should, in my country's opinion, constitute a clear-cut reaffirmation by the international community of its condemnation and total rejection of international terrorism.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

42. “In accordance with the preventive approach, we should also cut off potential terrorists from their command centres. Clearly, terrorist actions are more often than not possible only with the active or passive support of certain States, in flagrant violation of the legal commitments and moral values which they profess. Belgium denounces and condemns any relationship between States and terrorist groups and hopes that the States about which allegations are made in this respect will unambiguously reaffirm their commitment to ending any form of collusion with international terrorism, More specifically, our Council has had before it today a draft resolution relating to the in-flight destruction of Pan Am and UTA aircraft.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

43. “Mr. NOTERDAEME (Belgium) (interpretation from French): Belgium has always condemned recourse to international terrorism in all its forms and whatever attempts are made to justify it. This attitude is based on international law and the principles of the Charter. Moreover, it has been repeatedly confirmed by the Security Council. The recent upheavals in the world political context provide the international community with possibilities for action to attempt to control this phenomenon. Belgium believes that all States must cooperate in developing and implementing measures to prevent all acts of terrorism. In many cases, these actually represent a threat to international peace and security. Accordingly, they must be resolutely combated.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source