YouSaid · the spoken record

Selakovie

lines on the record
11
first
2013-06-12
most recent
2013-06-12
sittings or episodes
1
sources
un-security-council

Every line below is reproduced as it was said and linked to the record it came from. Nothing here is summarised or generated. Directory · Search · Corrections

  1. “To conclude, let me say that the Republic of Serbia would be grateful if the members of the Council would re-examine the recommendation made by the then Secretary-General 20 years ago and would allow Serbia to be placed on the list of countries that have indicated to the Council their willingness to accept convicted persons under the full supervision of the Tribunal.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  2. “Even if that position could have been considered justified in 1993, when the winds of war ripped through the former Yugoslavia, it is clear that it long ago lost its validity. Today the Republic of Serbia is a democratic country. It has on numerous occasions demonstrated its commitment to, and capacity to comply with, its international obligations, including the punishment of those responsible for crimes as well as the enforcement of sentences in accordance with European standards. I wish to point out that, as it has done in the past, the Republic of Serbia will continue to comply with its obligations, both in its cooperation with the ICTY and with the International Residual Mechanism, the ICTY branch that is expected to begin its work on 1 July 2013.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  3. “Since 2009, the Republic of Serbia has insisted on signing an agreement on the enforcement of sentences and is actively working on the initiative to have those sentenced by the Tribunal serve their sentences in their own country. Serbian officials of the highest rank have repeatedly appealed to United Nations and ICTY officials, but there has , regrettably, been no breakthrough of scope or significance in that regard. The Republic of Serbia believes that the main reason for the stalemate is the Secretary-General's May 1993 recommendation to the Council to the effect that "the enforcement of sentences should take place outside the territory of the former Yugoslavia" (S/25704, para. 121).”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  4. “The countries that emerged on the territory of the former Yugoslavia, including the Republic of Serbia, are not in a position to conclude agreements with the Tribunal on the enforcement of sentences, even though ICTY President Theodor Meron said in his report that the Tribunal had signed such agreements with 17 countries and emphasized the need for continued efforts towards signing a number of new agreements sufficient to enable successful completion of the Tribunal's mandate. President Meron also noted in his report that those States that had concluded such agreements were praised in resolution 1993 (2011) and urged those that had not done so to conclude them.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  5. “That is the main cause of complaints addressed to the Government of the Republic of Serbia by prisoner families. Let me also point out that all the results of my country's years of cooperation with the Tribunal indicate, writ large, the seriousness of the Republic of Serbia and its readiness to accept international supervision of sentences being served and to provide firm guarantees that sentenced persons will not be paroled without the requisite decisions of the ICTY, the International Residual Mechanism or some other organ or body of the United Nations to be charged with those issues in future.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  6. “I would also like to stress that Serbia is the first country in Eastern Europe to have signed such an agreement with the International Criminal Court; the only other countries to have done so before Serbia are the United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Finland. Bearing in mind that punishment is also intended to encourage resocialization of the persons sentenced, my country believes that that goal becomes more elusive if prisoners serve their sentences in countries whose languages they do not speak or understand, which further hampers their ability to communicate with their surroundings. Furthermore, it should not be forgotten that most of the countries in which sentences are being served are geographically far from Serbia, which makes family and relatives' visits much more difficult and, in some cases, impossible.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  7. “On a number of occasions, the Republic of Serbia has shown its readiness to allow its own nationals, as well as other willing persons tried by the ICTY, to serve their sentences in Serbia. It is also prepared to provide full security guarantees regarding the locations in which those sentences would be served. 1 would like to emphasize that on 20 January 2011, the Republic of Serbia signed an agreement with the International Criminal Court on the enforcement of its sentences. Under that agreement, persons sentenced by the Court for the commission of war crimes, crimes against humanity or genocide may serve their prison sentences in the Republic of Serbia.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  8. “The painful memories of the tragic events of the 19905 still gnaw at the sensitivities of many in the countries of our region. Yet time and again those countries have demonstrated their resolve to proceed along the road of good-neighbourliness, cooperation and reconciliation. Therefore, I must point out that the Republic of Serbia places great importance on the initiative that would enable persons sentenced by the ICTY to serve their sentences in the countries that emerged on the territory of the former Yugoslavia whose nationality they hold. The basic motivation for that initiative is my country's determination to assume responsibility for overseeing prison sentences handed down to its nationals by The Hague Tribunal.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  9. “At the same time, 398 persons have so far been tried in the courts of the Republic of Serbia for criminal offences committed against international humanitarian law. Consequently, the Republic of Serbia showed a firm commitment not only to complying with its international obligations, including punishing those responsible for committing crimes, irrespective of their ethnicity, but also to establishing the whole truth about crimes committed during the armed conflicts in the territory of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The Republic of Serbia is convinced that it is thereby contributing to the establishment of justice and the process of regional reconciliation. This meeting is being held 20 years after the establishment of the ICTY under resolution 827 (1993).”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  10. “We note that the Prosecutor and the President of the ICTY have positively assessed the results that the Republic of Serbia has achieved in its cooperation with the ICTY. They pointed out that there were no outstanding or unmet assistance requests, that all summonses had been served on time, that ICTY orders had been carried out in a timely fashion and that witnesses had attended the Tribunal without delay or difficulties. The Republic of Serbia has also shown its full commitment to cooperation with respect to access to documentation, archives and witnesses. Further, it refused no access request by either the ICTY Prosecutor or defence teams. Waivers were granted to all witnesses for whom they had been requested, which made it possible for them to testify before the Tribunal.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source

  11. “Let me begin by expressing my satisfaction over this opportunity to participate in the proceedings of this body. At the outset, I would like to thank the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the two Tribunals and of the International Residual Mechanism for presenting their reports (S/2013/308, S/2013/310, S/2013/309). The Republic of Serbia has accorded continued and undivided importance to its cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). As confirmed in the most recent report (S/2013/308) of the President and the Chief Prosecutor of the ICTY, that cooperation has yielded significant results. In July 2011, my country completed its cooperation with respect to all indictees whose transfer had been requested by the Tribunal.”

    2013-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6977 (2013) · source