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1. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Japan. Speaking in my national capacity, I wish to state that Japan has on numerous occasions expressed its hope for the early conclusion of an agreement to bring an end to the decades-long conflict in Guatemala. Japan, thus, heartily welcomes the signing by the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG) on 29 December last year of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace. Both parties are to be commended for their courageous and determined efforts in achieving this important and decisive first step towards peace and national reconciliation. I should like to add that this peace Agreement is truly of historic significance in that it puts an end to the last internal conflict in the region.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

2. “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. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first call on those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

3. “I thank the representative of Argentina for her kind words addressed to me and my predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Canada. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

4. “I thank the representative of Spain for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Argentina. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

5. “I thank the representative of Mexico for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Spain, on whom I now call.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

6. “I thank the representative of Norway for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Mexico, on whom I now call.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

7. “I thank the representative of the Netherlands for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Norway, on whom I now call.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

8. “I thank the representative of Venezuela for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of the Netherlands. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

9. “I thank the representative of Colombia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker is the representative of Venezuela. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

10. “The next speaker on my list is the representative of Colombia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make a statement.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

11. “Members of the Council also have before them document S/ 1997/ 18, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Venezuela. Members of the Council have received photocopies of a letter dated 10 January 1997 from the Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, transmitting the text of a letter of the same date from the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala addressed to the President of the Security Council, which will be issued as document S/ 1997/23. The first speaker on my list is the representative of Guatemala, on whom I now call.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

12. “Martini Herrera (Guatemala) took a seat at the Council table; Ms. Ramirez (Argentina), Mr. Fowler (Canada), Mr. Londorio-Paredes (Colombia), Mr. Tello (Mexico), Mr. Biegman (Netherlands), Mr. Aass (Norway), Mr. Laclaustra (Spain) and Mr. De Rojas (Venezuela), took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: 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 the report of the Secretary-General on Central America: efforts towards peace, documents S/l996/ 1045 and Addenda l and 2.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

13. “Central America: efforts towards peace Report of the Secretary-General (S/1996/1045 and Add.1 and 2) The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Guatemala, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain and Venezuela, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

14. “Expression of thanks to the retiring President The President: I should also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to my predecessor, Ambassador Francesco Paolo Fulci, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations, for the service he rendered as President of the Council for the month of December 1996. I am sure I speak for all the members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Fulci for the great diplomatic skill with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

15. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council to be held this year, I should like to welcome the new members of the Council: Costa Rica, Kenya, Portugal, Sweden and Japan. We all look forward with confidence to their participation in the work of the Council, which will be of invaluable assistance in the discharge of the Council's enormous responsibilities as it tackles so many challenges. I should also like to express the Council's gratitude to the outgoing members for their important contributions to the Council's work. The representatives of Botswana, Germany, Honduras, Indonesia and Italy all, in an excellent manner, contributed their talents to the conduct of the business of the Council.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

16. “Japan is prepared to make an appropriate contribution in this regard. Let me conclude my brief statement by reiterating that, while the situation in Afghanistan is a problem that concerns us all, there can be no real progress toward peace until the Afghan parties themselves lay down their arms and bring an end to the hostilities that are devastating their country. The people of Afghanistan should be entitled to have the chance to realize what it is like to live in peace, and to strive for that realization with the help of the international community.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

17. “Japan has been maintaining close and impartial contacts with the various Afghan parties, and is inclined to think that with proper and elaborate preparation, the Afghan parties might be persuaded to listen to the call of the international community to work out a political settlement. Indeed, Japan could consider hosting a meeting among them if and when such an offer would assist in bringing the parties to the negotiating table. It may also be important to consider, in conjunction with such an approach, the possibility of organizing a forum in which to examine what possibilities there are for offering the hands of help and support to the Afghan parties for post-conflict reconstruction and rehabilitation, once the Afghan parties themselves demonstrate the political will to achieve a settlement.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

18. “On the basis of such cooperation on the part of all the Afghan parties, a further proactive initiative by the United Nations could be envisaged as a constructive step towards the attainment of national reconciliation, with the ultimate aim of establishing a broad-based government in Afghanistan. While the details would have to be considered carefully, Japan would, in principle, be supportive of the idea of holding, under United Nations auspices, an international meeting among concerned countries to exchange views on how to help the Afghan parties work out a peace settlement.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

19. “What can we in the international community do in this difficult situation to help mitigate the suffering of the people of Afghanistan and to bring about a cessation of hostilities that would lead to a more lasting peace? Japan believes that there is a role that the United Nations can and should play, even in this intractable situation. First and foremost, the mediating role of the United Nations has to be re-evaluated and reinforced, in particular through an intensified framework of cooperation by the countries in the region and other interested countries. The Afghan parties should also be urged to work more closely with the mediating efforts of the United Nations Special Mission, led by Mr. Norbert Holl. Japan continues to support those efforts, and recently sent a political affairs officer to participate in the Special Mission.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

20. “The situation also seriously hampers efforts to tackle drug problems and international terrorism. In this situation, it is important that we be clear about the basic principles that we should uphold in our common interest to restore peace and order in that conflict-tom country. First, no infringement of the principle of the territorial integrity and unity of Afghanistan should be allowed. Secondly, no foreign intervention which could render the conflict in Afghanistan even more complex and intractable should be tolerated. Thirdly, no country should attempt to expand its influence by providing arms and money to various factions; rather, they are strongly urged to use their influence with the Afghan factions to help the United Nations facilitate a lasting peace settlement.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

21. “The dire situation that has prevailed in Afghanistan for some years now, and the consequent plight of the Afghan people, cannot but cause concern and a sense of alarm in the international community. We have been closely following recent events in the wake of the Taliban's seizure of Kabul and the counter-offensive by the Rabbani faction to the north of the capital. The Government and people of Japan share the deep concern expressed by previous speakers over the continued fighting and the tremendous suffering that it has caused the Afghan people. Japan is profoundly aware that the continued hostilities among the various Afghan factions threaten the territorial integrity and unity of Afghanistan and pose a threat to Nations neighbouring countries and to the stability of the region.”

    1996-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3705 (1996) · source

22. “Japan, for its part, is determined to contribute in whatever way it can to the creation of an environment conducive to peace. Indeed, it is incumbent upon the international community and its member States to fortify the peace process. Even more critical, however, is the courage, supported by firm political will, of the parties directly concerned. The Government of Japan calls upon them in the strongest possible terms to do everything in their power to resolve the present crisis and, in so doing, to offer the people they represent the hope of a more peaceful and secure future.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

23. “We have also been extending assistance to the parties concerned, including assistance to the Palestinians. All these efforts on the part of Japan have been made in the context of our hope that the peace process will be expedited by our cooperation. It is for this reason that Japan has been following the situation as it has evolved in recent months with a growing sense of concern. In fact, on the occasion of the visit of our Foreign Minister, Mr. Yukihiko Ikeda, to the Middle East last August, Japan made an urgent appeal to the parties concerned to engage in direct and ongoing dialogue without delay. He conveyed that same urgent message to Chairman Arafat when he visited Japan in September. The international community should be seriously concerned at the ominous trend we are witnessing in the occupied Arab territories.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

24. “It is thus essential that they devote themselves to practical confidence-building measures. Japan urges all parties, in particular, to refrain from any action that could provoke further violence. At the same time, on a more fundamental level, it is imperative that the parties directly involved intensify their efforts, in good faith and with steadfast determination, to pursue the peace process in order to restore peace throughout the region. Both sides must summon the courage to take steps to implement, without further delay, the commitments that they have already made in Madrid, in Oslo and thereafter. Japan has been participating actively in the multilateral talks which have proved to be of great value in facilitating the peace process.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

25. “This most recent outbreak of violence is a clear expression of frustration at the lack of improvement in the situation in the occupied Arab territories. In order to salvage the peace process itself, it is essential that the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority engage without delay in direct talks to bring about a cessation of hostilities. Improvements to the present situation should be carried out through a double-track approach. One task is immediate, and the other a more fundamental approach to the basic issues at the root of the problem. The immediate task on which action is required is for the parties directly involved to immediately engage in efforts to bridge the chasm of mistrust that separates them by refraining from any action which could do harm to the prospects of the peace process.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

26. “The clashes in recent days between Palestinians and Israeli troops in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip have aroused profound concern throughout the international community. We in Japan are truly shocked by the recent violence. We extend our condolences to the families of those who have lost their lives and our sympathies to those who have been wounded. Over the course of the past several months, the international community has been watching the deteriorating situation in the region with a deepening sense of crisis. Prospects for a just, lasting and comprehensive peace in the region have grown increasingly dim. There is a danger that the viability of the peace process can be put in jeopardy.”

    1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698Resumption1 (1996) · source

27. “In conclusion, my delegation strongly hopes that the present formal consultation in the Security Council will give a powerful momentum towards establishing a truly effective framework for working towards a global ban on this reprehensible weapon.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

28. “Thus, it would seem reasonable and appropriate that, when considering future peace-keeping operations, we should keep in mind this aspect of the situation under consideration and include in their mandates, as appropriate, a demining function, in addition to strictly peace-keeping functions such as the observation of disengagement of forces and of cease-fires. This would have the added advantage of contributing to peace-building activities through the creation of a safe environment to work in, during the phase of continuum leading towards full-fledged post-conflict reconstruction and development. With this in mind, my delegation is supportive of the German proposal to consider the demining function within the framework of the peace-keeping activities of the United Nations.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

29. “Indeed, land-mines can present a major hindrance to establishing lasting peace, which is a prerequisite for national reconstruction and rehabilitation in the post-conflict situation. But at the same time, they can also seriously compromise the safety and security of personnel involved in United Nations peace- keeping operations. As we have seen in Cambodia, the Golan Heights and Rwanda, demining efforts are sometimes indispensable to enabling peace-keeping missions to fully discharge their mandates.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

30. “In this spirit, the Government of Japan wishes to cooperate with like-minded countries in joining efforts towards a global ban on anti-personnel land-mines. It is important to recall in this connection that if we are to be serious about our efforts, the problem of commercial transfer of land-mines from the manufacturing countries to the areas of conflict will have to be the subject of our careful scrutiny. Japan has been strictly adhering to the policy of refraining from the export of land-mines; it strongly urges other countries to follow this example. Let me turn now to a specific point raised by the Federal Republic of Germany. Until now, the problem of land-mines has been discussed chiefly as a humanitarian issue and in terms of the obstacles mines pose to national reconstruction and development.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

31. “The Government of Japan has decided to support such international efforts. In fact, Japan announced last June that it had decided to undertake the following initiatives on its own, pending an agreement to be reached on a global ban: Japan will appropriately advance necessary measures to modify its anti-personnel land-mines into self-destructing ones; Japan will not plan new acquisitions of non-self-destructing anti- personnel land-mines; Japan will not make operational use of non-self-destructing anti-personnel land-mines, even in cases where their use is permitted by the strengthened Protocol on land-mines; and Japan will promptly pursue the study of such alternatives to anti-personnel land-mines as will not inflict damage on civilians.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

32. “But our efforts should go further than that. We must tackle the root cause of the problem: the use of this inhumane weapon called the anti-personnel land-mine. It is important that demining activities be coupled with swift and determined action to prevent a further proliferation of land-mines. Otherwise, the money and efforts that the international community puts into demining will be largely wasted. At the Review Conference of the States Parties to the Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva this spring, it was decided to strengthen restrictions on the use and transfer of anti-personnel land-mines within the framework of the CCW. It should be noted in this context that there is emerging within the international community a new momentum towards the global ban on the use of anti-personnel land-mines.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

33. “In particular, Japan emphasized at the Geneva Conference that the international community, in tackling the issue of existing land-mines, must address this intractable problem in a comprehensive way, focusing its efforts in three interrelated directions: first, strengthening the mine-clearance activities of international agencies, with the United Nations as the centre of coordination; secondly, promoting the development of new technologies for land-mine detection and clearance; and, thirdly, strengthening international assistance for the rehabilitation of land-mine victims. At the G-7 Summit in Lyons earlier this summer, the Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto, proposed convening an international conference to discuss this three-pronged effort at the senior official level in Tokyo early next year.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

34. “At the International Meeting on Mine Clearance held in July last year in Geneva, Japan pledged an additional $2 million to the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance. This had already been disbursed by March this year. Speaking on that occasion, I underscored the need to enhance United Nations-based international cooperation in clearing land-mines that remain in areas where armed conflict has been settled and in strengthening efforts to deter the use of land-mines in the future.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

35. “The United Nations, for its part, has been addressing this problem since 1994 through, for example, the establishment of the Voluntary Trust Fund for Assistance in Mine Clearance, through the convening of a Conference to review the 1980 Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, as well as through the International Meeting on Mine Clearance in Geneva. My delegation believes that the United Nations must mobilize its strength to continue and reinforce such efforts. It expresses its appreciation to the Federal Republic of Germany for its initiative in holding this formal meeting of the Security Council. The Government of Japan has contributed more than $20 million to the mine-clearing activities of the United Nations in Cambodia, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Herzegovina and elsewhere.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

36. “The indiscriminate use of land-mines is among the most pressing and dangerous problems confronting us today. The numbers are staggering: there remain more than 100 million uncleared land-mines in 68 countries around the world, primarily in areas of conflict; and between 2 million and 5 million additional land-mines are being laid each year. They are a grave humanitarian problem, causing unspeakable suffering among innocent civilian populations, and they continue to pose a serious obstacle to post-conflict national rehabilitation and development. It is essential that the international community as a whole address this dire situation, because war-ravaged countries simply do not have the wherewithal to deal with it on their own.”

    1996-08-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3689 (1996) · source

37. “At the same time, Japan intends to continue to extend its cooperation to Palestinians for their economic and social development, which is essential to the creation of conditions for lasting peace in the region. Finally, I would like to express the deep condolences of the Government of Japan to the families of those who died in the attack, and its sympathy to all those who were injured.”

    1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

38. “Japan fully endorses the resolution just adopted by the Security Council as an expression of the common will of the international community. My delegation strongly urges the parties concerned to comply fully with the resolution as a first step towards the normalization of the situation. Japan renews its firm commitment to remain actively involved in international efforts to support the Middle East peace process. The Summit of Peacemakers in the Middle East condemned terrorism unequivocally. As a participant in that Summit, Japan is determined to join international efforts to combat terrorism and to work to ensure that the peace process is put back on track.”

    1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

39. “Japan was greatly alarmed over the attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah and by the Israeli counterattacks on Lebanese soil, which have resulted in a large number of casualties, and has called for all the parties concerned to exercise the utmost self-restraint. It is particularly deplorable therefore that today's shelling by Israeli forces on the position of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon has added tragically to the number of casualties, including many civilians and UNIFIL personnel. This is a development which cannot be justified, whatever its background may have been. In order to prevent the further deterioration of the situation, Japan once again urges all the parties concerned immediately to cease their hostilities and to exercise the utmost self-restraint.”

    1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

40. “In its previous intervention, at the formal meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the occupied Arab territories, held on 15 April, the delegation of Japan expressed its grave concern over the recent developments in Lebanon. These developments are detrimental not only to the interests of those parties directly involved in the Middle East peace process but also to the cause of peace pursued by the international community as a whole. The recent violence in Lebanon is exacerbating the already tense situation in the region; there is a very real danger that it could jeopardize the peace process itself. We in the international community must do our utmost to prevent the situation from sliding into a vicious circle of violence and retaliation.”

    1996-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3654 (1996) · source

41. “Japan will continue to extend its active assistance to the Palestinian people in the conviction that such support will help strengthen the peace process and ultimately contribute to the stability of the entire region.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

42. “Japan strongly urges both the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to remain firmly committed to the peace process. This will require that they redouble their efforts to build mutual confidence and also proceed with the faithful implementation of the agreement expanding Palestinian interim self- government on schedule. The international community, for its part, must support such efforts by the parties concerned and do its utmost to help create an environment conducive to peace by cooperating actively for the suppression of terrorism and for the improvement of the social and economic conditions of the Palestinian people.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

43. “It has, in fact, already implemented this assistance, and is ready to participate actively in the subsequent efforts. Thus it welcomed the emergency plan designed to improve the economic situation in the West Bank and Gaza which was announced at the Washington follow-up meeting to the Summit of Peacemakers. It is Japan's earnest hope that the smooth implementation of the Plan will rapidly improve the economic situation in these two areas, and that the parties directly involved will likewise make every good-faith effort to improve the situation. The peace process that has been pursued so courageously by the parties concerned during the past few years is the only realistic option for bringing to an end, once and for all, the long and tragic history of conflict in the Middle East.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

44. “Measures to maintain order in the two areas must take due account of the socio-economic realities of the Palestinian inhabitants. Japan fully understands the need for Israel to have peace and security ensured in the West Bank and Gaza. However, if the economic and social environment in which the Palestinians live continues to deteriorate, with rising levels of unemployment among Palestinian workers and severe shortages of basic commodities, I am afraid that Israel's counter-terrorism measures could very well be self-defeating and could undermine the overall peace process. That is exactly what those who are trying to sabotage the peace process are hoping for. At the Summit of Peacemakers, Japan announced its decision to provide an assistance package for creating employment, valued at approximately $10 million.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

45. “It is thus incumbent upon both the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to discharge their respective responsibilities by taking genuinely effective measures to protect their peoples against terrorist attacks. Those measures must be assisted and supported by the international community, since terrorism, which does not respect national boundaries, can only be suppressed through concerted international cooperation. The recent events in the Middle East demonstrate yet again that poverty and unemployment provide a fertile breeding ground for terrorism. If we are to bolster the foundations of the peace process and help to build a society that is free of terrorism, it is essential that the economic and social environment of the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza be improved.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

46. “There is no question that, in order to prevent further acts of terrorism and to get the peace process back on track, efforts by the parties concerned, with the support of the international community, are of primary importance. It is significant in this regard that the Summit of Peacemakers in the Middle East, which was held in Sharm El Sheikh under the co-sponsorship of Egypt and the United States, condemned terrorism unequivocally. The Summit sent two important messages: that further progress in the peace process is imperative, and that the international community will cooperate to fight terrorism to ensure that such progress is made.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

47. “The vicious circle of terrorism and countermeasures is creating a dangerous situation that could jeopardize the positive developments that have been made in the West Bank and Gaza. The same applies to the situation in Lebanon. I cannot but express alarm over the recent developments in southern Lebanon, where the attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah and the counter-attacks on Lebanese soil by Israeli forces, have resulted in a large number of casualties. The plight of innocent citizens cannot but arouse our humanitarian concern. Japan is deeply concerned that all these developments will be detrimental to the peace process, and calls for all the parties concerned to exercise utmost self-restraint.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

48. “I am referring in particular to the successful elections held last January for the Palestinian Council; a total of 650 election monitors, including 77 from my own country, participated in the orderly administration of those elections. This is just one example of the efforts which the international community is making to ensure that progress towards stability and prosperity in the Middle East is irreversible. In the light of that progress, the situation as it is now evolving is all the more disturbing. Japan joins the other countries that have expressed in this Council their grave concern over recent developments in the region. There is a very real danger that the chain reaction triggered by the recent terrorist bombings in Israel, which killed and wounded scores of innocent citizens, could threaten the peace process itself.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

49. “At the 3650th meeting of the Security Council, earlier this month, the delegation of Japan expressed its gratitude to the departing President of the Council, the Permanent Representative of Botswana, for his service, and congratulated you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would like to add my own words, and to say how happy I am to see you sitting in that position to preside over this meeting. In recent years we have witnessed steady progress in the Middle East peace process. This progress has been achieved through the best efforts of the parties directly involved and with the support of many other members of the international community who are committed to the restoration of peace in the Middle East.”

    1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source

50. “I should like to conclude my brief intervention by expressing my gratitude to the delegation of Argentina for taking the important initiative of having this meeting convened. Japan looks forward to working closely with like-minded countries and with the members of the Council towards our common goal of creating a Security Council that can be more effective.”

    1995-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3611 (1995) · source