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Richardson

lines on the record: 255
first: 1993-02-22
most recent: 1998-07-13
sittings or episodes: 50
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“As President Clinton recently stated, Deng Xiaoping was an extraordinary figure on the world stage. Mr. Deng spurred China's historic economic reform programme and opened his country to the outside world. His historic visit to our country in 1979 laid the foundation for the rapid exchange of relations and cooperation between China and the United States. On behalf of the United States Government and the people of the United States, we offer our condolences to his family and to the Chinese people. He will be sorely missed.”
1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3742 (1997) · source
“We have already responded to the United Nations inter-agency consolidated appeal for Georgia, and we stand ready to consider further assistance.”
1993-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3325 (1993) · source
“It hopes that the parties will heed the message of this resolution and engage in further constructive negotiations when they meet in January. As the Secretary-General has made clear, a further deployment of UNOMIG, beyond that authorized in this resolution, and up to the strength originally envisaged for the Mission, must depend on progress at the negotiating table. Finally, may I note that the resolution rightly draws attention to the humanitarian situation in Georgia. United Nations assistance to that country is not and should not be confined to the provision of military observers. We have all been moved by the plight of the civilian population there as a result of the fighting of the past year. The United Kingdom will continue its efforts to alleviate the plight of the refugees.”
1993-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3325 (1993) · source
“As in all peace-keeping operations, the security of United Nations personnel is a very real concern for my Government: we therefore welcome the expressed willingness of the Government of the Russian Federation to assist in ensuring the security of UNOMIG personnel, and are happy that this is reflected in the resolution. This further deployment of military observers is also a clear Signal of the international community's support for the negotiating process started in Geneva under United Nations auspices and in the presence of the Council on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), and the Russian Federation as facilitator. It is vital that both sides now abide by the cease-fire and seize the opportunity offered to restore peace and establish a lasting political settlement. My Government will do all it can to assist in that process.”
1993-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3325 (1993) · source
“The further phased deployment of United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) observers to Abkhazia in the Republic of Georgia, authorized by the resolution which we have just adopted, is another clear signal of the international community's concern for the situation in Georgia. The mandate is designed to give UNOMIG the opportunity to make a practical contribution to the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed in Geneva on 1 December. It applies to the whole area of Abkhazia, not only to the town of Sukhumi or to the present dividing line between the forces of the two sides, along the Inguri River.”
1993-12-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3325 (1993) · source
“The draft resolution we are about to adopt underlines the Council's determination to see the restoration of the peace process in Angola and an end to the suffering of the Angolan people. It is intended to give further stimulus to the peace process. We very much hope that the Secretary-General will soon be able to report further substantial progress in the peace process.”
1993-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3323 (1993) · source
“The real victims of the tragic conflict in Angola have been the civilian population. The Secretary-General's report makes clear the appalling humanitarian situation that still exists there. We welcome the increased flow of aid into Angola, and to the most vulnerable groups, and call upon the parties to assure unimpeded delivery of humanitarian assistance. My own country is playing its full part in the provision of humanitarian assistance to Angola. Our contribution to relief there this year totals £10 million and includes the provision of medical aid and nurses for assistance in the mass immunization programme of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).”
1993-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3323 (1993) · source
“We also pay a tribute to the invaluable efforts of the three observer countries and to the efforts of many African Governments, particularly the Government of Zambia, in seeking to promote peace in Angola. Although progress has been made in the Lusaka talks, it is absolutely vital that the momentum should be maintained. The negotiations must not be allowed to drag on forever. We therefore urge the parties to continue to negotiate with maximum flexibility and maximum urgency. It is essential that all military actions come to an end and that an effective and sustainable cease-fire be established quickly. While the United Nations clearly has a role to play, it cannot solve the problems of Angola alone. The parties themselves have a crucial role to play, as we have said so many times before.”
1993-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3323 (1993) · source
“Let me first congratulate you warmly, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. And let me thank Ambassador Jesus equally warmly for the skill and courtesy with which he guided us during the particularly busy month of November. My delegation welcomes the encouraging developments in the ongoing negotiations in Lusaka, details of which are contained in the Secretary-General's excellent report of 13 December (S/26872). We pay a tribute to the efforts of the Secretary-General, to those of Mr. Beye and to those of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) in restoring the peace process on the basis of the "Acordos de Paz" and relevant resolutions of the Security Council.”
1993-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3323 (1993) · source
“We continue to hope, however, that it will be possible before long for the Secretary-General to report to the Council that the situation in Georgia merits a further deployment of UNOMIG, and we therefore welcome the request that the Secretary-General should now take planning steps to allow any such future deployment to take place without delay.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“Let me add that we are very much aware of the concern of the Government of Georgia to highlight the need for respect for human rights in Georgia. We fully endorse this, and believe that paragraph 3 of the resolution makes very clear the importance that the international community attaches to this point. We believe that the onus is now on the parties to work harder and quicker for a peace settlement. We are very glad that the two parties have agreed to meet in Geneva in November. The international community expects to see concrete evidence of a serious attempt to make progress. None of the parties should interpret operative paragraph 5 as implying that UNOMIG will in practice remain deployed whatever happens at the negotiating table.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“First, Sir, our congratulations go to you on assuming the presidency of the Council for this month, together with our warmest thanks to Ambassador Sardenberg of Brazil for the very skilful way in which he presided over the Council in the extremely busy month of October. My delegation was glad to be able to support the resolution which has just been adopted. We believe it is entirely right that the Security Council should be devoting such close attention to the situation in Georgia. It is also right that the action taken by the United Nations should take the form not just of resolutions and discussions in New York but also of practical action in the form of the continued limited deployment of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG), with the revised mandate that the Council has just authorized.”
1993-11-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3304 (1993) · source
“It is not the end of the story, and I have a nasty feeling that we shall be revisiting this subject in the months and years ahead.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“Taking the longer-term view, however, we also wish to welcome the initiative brought by New Zealand to the General Assembly this autumn, which aims at the elaboration of a new international convention which will deal with the prosecution of those who attack persons engaged in United Nations operations. We hope that the General Assembly, through the Sixth Committee, will work speedily on this subject with a view to the adoption of a convention in the near future. This New Zealand initiative follows the earlier initiative in the Council, which led to a presidential statement here in March. I end as I began. I want to thank the delegation of New Zealand once again for bringing this matter to our attention. I think today's resolution is important.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“But it is only a first step. What we now have to do is to put it into practice. Here, I believe, we have to distinguish between the short term and the long term. In the short term, we particularly welcome the emphasis of the resolution on the need to ensure that security is an integral part of the planning of an operation and that it extends, as I have said, to all persons engaged in the operation. We also welcome the emphasis on the need for the prompt conclusion of a status-of-forces agreement. It just is not acceptable any longer that host countries should drag their feet on this matter, as has happened in some recent cases, to the knowledge of us all.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“We have to have proper arrangements for the investigation, trial and punishment of those who commit attacks on persons engaged in such operations. It is not only vital for the protection of the individuals concerned - it is also vital if we are to maintain political support for our peace-keeping efforts. I wish to say in this connection that I am particularly glad that the Secretary-General made it clear that safety and security issues are not just a question of protecting United Nations staff, narrowly defined, but of protecting all personnel who work for the Organization - volunteers or those on contract. They share the same risks and they should receive the same degree of protection. The resolution we have just adopted will heighten awareness, we hope, on the part of host Governments and others of their responsibilities in this field.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“Our own consciousness of this problem has been heightened just in the past 24 hours, when we were notified by the United Nations Secretariat that two more British soldiers had been wounded in Bosnia following a mortar attack. The subject is very alive for us, as for many others in this room. It is true that peace-keepers have always been at risk; by definition, they are always operating in a tense and unstable environment. But, as the Secretary-General has pointed out, there is a new phenomenon: United Nations personnel are being attacked just because they are working for the United Nations. This is not only worrying, but frankly completely unacceptable. We have to take all possible steps to ensure the safety of United Nations operations.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“First and foremost, I should like to join others in warmly welcoming the presence amongst us of the distinguished Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, and I wish to thank him, his Government and his delegation for bringing to the Council's attention and sharpening its focus here on a subject which I believe is of growing concern not only to Council members but, more generally, to troop contributors and many other delegations in the wider membership of the United Nations. I should also like to thank and warmly commend the Secretary-General for his excellent report. Not only is it well written; it contains a number of extremely important and very concrete proposals.”
1993-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3283 (1993) · source
“No one hopes more sincerely than we do that the measures will not prove necessary and that UNITA will promptly agree to a cease-fire and take all related action. But if even the measures in this resolution do not achieve the ends which we have set ourselves, we for our part will not shrink from the adoption of other, stronger steps to achieve our goals. We would have been ready at this stage to agree upon measures to restrict travel outside Angola by senior members of UNITA, and if the situation does not develop favourably by 1 November - it will, of course, be for the Secretary-General to make that assessment to us - we hope that the Council will consider the measures I have just mentioned and further restrictions on the supply of goods and services to UNITA.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“The Secretary-General's report of 13 September was terrifying, and what it said was amply reinforced by the statement of the Foreign Minister of Angola, whom we are very glad to see here today. My Government has already pledged £2 million for emergency humanitarian relief, and we shall continue to do all we can to help to alleviate the terrible human suffering in Angola. But we have to face the fact that the surest means of achieving our humanitarian objectives would be a cease-fire and in the longer term a settlement. Whether or not the measures set out in the resolution we have just adopted come into force in 10 days' time depends entirely upon UNITA. These measures are not intended to punish the movement but to persuade it to negotiate seriously on the basis of the agreements into which it freely entered.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“The international community has to act to curtail UNITA's ability to pursue this appalling conflict any longer. The political priorities are, I think, very clear. We strongly support all the intensive efforts of the Secretary-General and of his new Special Representative to restart the peace talks under United Nations auspices and on the basis of the Bicesse Peace Accords and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. In the same spirit, we welcome the continuing efforts of the three observer nations, and we likewise welcome the continuing willingness of the Government of Angola to reach a peaceful settlement of the current tragic conflict. But the humanitarian priorities are equally clear.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“The hour is late, and I shall try to be brief, but I should just like to say that I think we can all take satisfaction from the fact that under your presidency, Sir, we have reached unanimous agreement on a detailed and indeed far-reaching resolution, the more so Since we considered it in a relatively short space of time. The unity the Council has demonstrated is important in itself, and I hope that it will also send an unequivocal message to Mr. Savimbi. The resolution we have just adopted reflects the Council's continuing determination to support the democratic process in Angola. That is an objective which my Government fully shares. We are sending a clear signal to UNITA that we will not allow it to set aside the freely expressed democratic decision of the Angolan people.”
1993-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3277 (1993) · source
“The first thoughts on this subject, set out in the Secretary-General's reports, are welcome to my Government. The focus for the international community in future must be the reconstruction of Cambodia, and we look forward, as the Ambassador of Japan has already mentioned, to participating in the meeting of the International Committee on Reconstruction of Cambodia in Paris on 8 and 9 September, which will provide a forum in which to review progress already made and to consider the way ahead.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“Under the terms of this resolution, UNTAC will be withdrawn by 15 November, in accordance with the proposals of the Secretary-General and in line with the provisions of the Paris Agreements. The Secretary-General and the Special Representative are to he congratulated on the way in which this massive operation is being wound up on schedule, having completed its task. In this, UNTAC is a model for other United Nations peace-keeping operations, both present and future. The withdrawal of UNTAC does not mean that the United Nations and the international community can afford to turn their backs on Cambodia, but the relationship will in future be of a different kind, and must depend on the wishes of a new Government of Cambodia in the first instance, and only thereafter on the decisions of the United Nations.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“We look to the Constituent Assembly, formed as a result of the elections held in May, to complete as soon as possible the drafting of the country's new constitution along the lines set out in the Paris Agreements so as to permit this. The people of Cambodia still face enormous challenges. It is a matter of Satisfaction to my Government that British personnel have participated in the work of UNTAC and that we have been able to assist so far in the rebuilding of Cambodia. But the point is rapidly approaching when the people of Cambodia will themselves take responsibility for the government of their country, for its reconstruction and for peace and security.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“The resolution we have just adopted is essentially technical in nature: to confirm the continuation of the mandate of the United Nations Transition Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) until the formation of a new Government in accordance with the Paris Agreements and to approve formally the arrangements set out in the Secretary-General's report of 15 July for the withdrawal of UNTAC. But with the adoption of this resolution we are nearing the completion of one of the most important peace-keeping endeavours undertaken by the United Nations, and I join the Ambassador of France and others in congratulating UNTAC warmly on the excellent work it has done. We look forward to the final fulfilment in the course of the coming month of a mandate upon the formation of a new Government representative of the will of the Cambodian people.”
1993-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3270 (1993) · source
“That is why the Council has emphasized its readiness to consider whatever measures might be necessary to help those concerned in carrying out these difficult tasks. Lord Owen, I think, can well reply for himself, but I want in any case to say a final word about the Co-Chairmen and about their efforts over the last few months. They have spared no effort to bring the three parties together. They have worked patiently in the face of every disappointment and every obstacle put in their way, and they, not we, have to deal with the parties on a day-to-day basis. Far from criticism, they deserve our encouragement and our support.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“A great deal of the planning undertaken by the United Nations and by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the Vance-Owen plan will still be relevant, and NATO Governments have indicated their willingness to take part in the implementation of a durable settlement under the authority of the Council. Civilian resources will also be needed. As Mr. Stoltenberg has pointed out, international guarantees are an essential part of the agreements that have emerged from Geneva. These include provision for the demilitarization of the country under the supervision of the United Nations. They also include arrangements for the protection of human rights, for the freedom of movement within the country, and for the right of all displaced persons to return to their homes.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“We were informed by the Secretariat an hour or two before this meeting that an arrangement has been made for the provision of assistance, with the agreement of the parties, into Mostar tomorrow. We expect that agreement to be maintained, It may be rash to look ahead, but if a settlement were to be accepted the United Nations and other international organizations would have a vital role to play in ensuring its prompt and effective implementation so that the people of Bosnia can begin the task of reconstruction of their shattered country.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“Work to restore basic utilities to Sarajevo continues, but the situation is very far from acceptable. We are deeply concerned in particular by the conditions in and around Mostar, and I echo what my Spanish colleague has said. It became clear earlier today that the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) convoy of desperately needed food and medicines were still being denied access to the city. We call on all the parties to cease hostilities without delay, and we call upon the Bosnian Croats in particular to allow UNHCR and UNPROFOR personnel immediate and unconditional access to all parts of Mostar. There is no time to lose.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“But, as he pointed out, it is now up to them to decide whether their dissatisfaction is such as to justify a decision to continue the war - because that is the only real alternative: a resumption and an intensification of the conflict, together with the massive suffering that that would involve. Having said that, I want to make it absolutely clear that my Government can only accept a settlement which has been freely entered into by all the parties. An imposed settlement would not be acceptable. The humanitarian situation is closely linked with the prospects for an overall settlement. With winter drawing near, we all have to remember that over 2 million people depend on this relief effort, in which British elements of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) have taken part from the very outset.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“The draft settlement aims to bring an end to this appalling conflict which has threatened - and which continues to threaten - peace and security in the region. The Co-Chairmen have made it clear that the draft settlement ensures Bosnia's sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence within its existing international borders. This was a key requirement agreed at the London Conference on the Former Yugoslavia. They have also emphasized that this settlement ensures continuation of Bosnia's membership of the United Nations, something that is explicitly confirmed by the Council in the resolution that we have just adopted, as is the maintenance of Sarajevo as a united capital city. The Secretary-General's Special Representative told Council members yesterday that none of the parties is satisfied with the map.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“Like others, I welcome the adoption of this resolution by consensus, and, like others, I welcome this demonstration that the unity of the Council has been maintained. We meet at what may prove to be a turning-point in a tragic and bloodstained war that has tested the United Nations to its limits. The decision for peace or further fighting now rests with the Bosnian parties to the conflict. The Secretary-General has transmitted to us the text of an overall package of agreements which has emerged from negotiations held between the three parties under the guidance of the Co-Chairmen. This package has been given to the parties, and they have been asked to return to Geneva on 30 August for a final meeting.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3269 (1993) · source
“It is not the first time that this has happened, and it probably will not be the last, but it helps to explain why my delegation attaches the greatest importance to the early initiation of negotiations for a comprehensive political settlement, and I very much hope that we shall all be able to encourage the parties to meet as rapidly as possible. Suggestions have been made for meetings in Geneva in September, but whatever the time, venue or format the Council should be aiming to encourage the rapid conclusion of a comprehensive political settlement, without which a cease-fire agreement may well not work over time.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3268 (1993) · source
“That is why my delegation attaches particular importance to the provision in our resolution whereby the Council decides to keep under constant review the operational arrangements set out in this mandate, and to revert to them if necessary in the light of any recommendations the Secretary-General may make. The various agreements may need some fine tuning and might benefit from greater precision as to who does what. Thirdly, and perhaps most important of all we have a cease-fire agreement, but we do not yet have a comprehensive political settlement.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3268 (1993) · source
“I will make only three brief points. First, we warmly welcome the passage of this resolution, and we look to the earliest possible dispatch of the main body of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) to Georgia. We are encouraged that the parties concerned have already made much progress in implementing the cease-fire agreement, and we look to the arrival of UNOMIG to consolidate the cease-fire agreement and achieve its full implementation. Secondly, the cease-fire agreement itself contains a number of detailed provisions for the interaction of UNOMIG, the tripartite monitors and the Joint Commission. The relationship between these three bodies is not always entirely clear, but will no doubt become so in the light of experience.”
1993-08-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3268 (1993) · source
“We look forward to a report from the Secretary-General on how the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) might best be deployed. The ending of this conflict will reveal the full extent of the damage caused to Liberia. But it is already clear that the need for humanitarian relief and, in the longer term, for reconstruction will be considerable. My Government will continue to provide humanitarian relief - since 1990, we have already provided 8.8 million pounds both bilaterally and via the European Community - and we look forward to consulting with our European Community partners on Liberia's other needs. We hope that as many States as possible will be able to look positively at the case for support.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“We must not let pass this opportunity to bring the conflict to a close, As a first step, it is vital that the cease-fire should hold. We were therefore pleased to support the dispatch of an advance group of 30 military observers for the Cease-fire commission. For this process to move further forward and proceed to elections and a new government, it is evident that the ECOWAS regional force, the ECOWAS Cease-fire Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), will have a continued crucial role in maintaining internal security. We strongly support the efforts ECOMOG has made so far in very difficult circumstances. The proposals put forward at Cotonou to widen the circle of contributors and to supplement ECOMOG with United Nations observers are a valuable opportunity to build confidence.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“Trevor Gordon-Somers, President Soglo of Benin and Mr. Canaan Banana of the Organization of African Unity (OAU). This agreement is an excellent example of cooperation between the United Nations, the OAU and ECOWAS. We recall, however, that previous agreements have failed to last. The new ingredients introduced this time are a clear determination of the parties to the conflict to end the tragedy inside Liberia and the willingness of the international community to provide active support for the peace process. The signing of the Cotonou Agreement is only the beginning, not the end, of that peace process. It is essential that all parties should seize this opportunity for peace and cooperate fully in the implementation of the Agreement.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“First and foremost, I want to welcome warmly the presence in our midst today of the Foreign Minister of Liberia. I thank him for his dignified statement. I share his view that the Cotonou Agreement represents a victory for the Liberian people, and I also share his hope that the present resolution may prove a milestone on the road to peace. The United Kingdom warmly welcomes the agreement reached at Cotonou on 25 July. The resolution which we have just adopted is a testimony to the efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to resolve a conflict which has claimed some 150,000 lives and which has wrought terrible damage on Liberia and brought instability to its neighbours, such as Sierra Leone. We congratulate in particular the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr.”
1993-08-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3263 (1993) · source
“They are a source of objective information, they promote security and dialogue between the communities there and above all, we hope, they will avoid any spread of the already-terrible conflict to other parts of ex-Yugoslavia. We regret very much that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has not yet lived up to its obligations. We hope it will now do so without delay, and we associate ourselves with remarks made earlier, in particular by the Japanese and Spanish delegations, that this is not a matte: for bargaining between the CSCE and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“Let me first say, Madam President, how delighted we are to see you in the Chair in this month of August. We hope you have a successful time and we offer you our full cooperation. It is a matter of great concern to my delegation that the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have refused to allow the missions of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) to continue their work in Kosovo, Sandjak and Vojvodina. I must remind the authorities in Belgrade that they continue to be bound by obligations whith were entered into in the context of the CSCE and the binding commitments under the so-called Moscow mechanisms. I also note, <<s others have done before me, that the authorities in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have themselves acknowledged, in document S/26234, the positive results of CSCE missions.”
1993-08-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3262 (1993) · source
“That is why this resolution is so valuable: because it both provides firm backing for the CSCE process and includes the essential elements of a draft statement which could not be agreed upon at Prague because of the opposition of one party.”
1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source
“But if the parties choose instead to continue the conflict they are condemning themselves to years of economic and social misery and forsaking the historic opportunities that are offered by their hard-won independence. The CSCE Minsk process is widely accepted - here at the United Nations and elsewhere, both by the European Community and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - as the right vehicle for negotiations. We welcome all the efforts of the Italian Chairman of these consultations, Mr. Raffaele, to find common ground between increasingly bitter adversaries. We regret that at the meeting of senior officials of the CSCE earlier this week the participants in that meeting were unable to agree upon a statement which would have permitted the early resumption of talks.”
1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source
“In that connection I should like to mention that my own country has given over £900,000 for these efforts in the past six months, most recently a grant for the emergency relief programme of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for new refugees from the Kelbadjar region. We see no alternative to a peaceful solution, but this is going to need historic compromises on both sides and modifications of their stated positions. My delegation believes that the only realistic solution, given United Nations and CSCE principles, is for continued Azerbaijani sovereignty over Nagorny~Karabakh, with real autonomy for the local Armenian population.”
1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source
“Any military solution to the conflict is going to have appalling human consequences; the Secretary -General's latest report indicates the level of suffering that has already been inflicted. The number of displaced people already far exceeds the population of the region on which the conflict is centred. The humanitarian situation is therefore of great concern, and my delegation welcomes the efforts of various United Nations Agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross, as well as a number of non-governmental organizations, to alleviate the suffering.”
1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source
“The recent escalation of the fighting in the area is a very serious development, a development that in my delegation's view fully justifies the resolution that we have just adopted. There has been a depressing trend of military offensives, and at the same time an unwillingness on the part of a side which apparently is winning on the ground at any given moment to make any effort to compromise. The latest offensive has again coincided with renewed attempts within the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) to get talks re-started. My delegation condemns unreservedly the recent offensive in Kelbadjar and Fizuli and the regions around them, and calls for an immediate withdrawal of forces from there.”
1993-04-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3205 (1993) · source
“My own Government has been a major contributor to the relief effort, both nationally, and, as my Spanish colleague mentioned, within the framework of the European Community. Finally, the unity of the Security Council in adopting what others have rightly called a historic resolution is itself an important factor, and I hope a decisive factor. We shall need to maintain this unity of action in what are bound to be difficult times ahead as the operations of UNISOM II unfold.”
1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source
“I think we all recognize, as indeed the report of the Secretary-General does, how difficult the task of political reconciliation will be and how much we shall need to build upwards from the grassroots. I think things are going in the right direction, and I pay tribute again to the efforts of all those involved in the United Nations so far. The resolution rightly underlines the contributions that must be made by the humanitarian organizations in Somalia. Like others, I pay tribute to all the United Nations agencies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, which are operating in a difficult and still, unfortunately, dangerous environment. I think it will be important in the future to achieve an ever closer coordination of the humanitarian effort in Somalia, and I am pleased that efforts are being made in that direction.”
1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source
“Secondly, I think the great merit of the resolution we have just adopted is its mixture of firmness and sensitivity - firmness in the sense that UNISOM II will be endowed with a robust Chapter VII mandate. We believe that to be necessary. The process of disarming must continue, as the Secretary-General has pointed out. It is also important that UNISOM II will Operate throughout the territory of Somalia. As others will know, my delegation attaches great importance to that point. In mentioning sensitivity I have in mind particularly the Secretary-General's invaluable work in promoting the task of political reconciliation. Like others, I want to pay him a warm tribute for the conferences that have been organized in Addis Ababa and for handling them so carefully and sensitively.”
1993-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3188 (1993) · source