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Shkurti

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1992-11-16
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1993-06-29
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  1. “The international community must, in a timely and appropriate manner, act to stop aggressive Serbian nationalism in order to prevent a Balkan war with grave consequences for the region.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  2. “The Security Council must at least lift the arms embargo against the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus giving the unarmed Muslim people the opportunity to defend themselves and contributing to their survival, which is at a critical point today. The adoption of the proposed draft resolution would be a clear signal to the Serbs that the international community is no longer going to tolerate the massacres in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The failure of the international community to bring an end to the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina could on the one hand encourage the Serbs to continue the war to achieve a "Greater Serbia" and on the other encourage them to expand the massacres in other areas of the former Yugoslavia, such as Kosovo, where the situation is extremely grave and explosive.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  3. “The Security Council, however, conscious of its responsibility under Chapter VII of the Charter, should take the appropriate steps, with a view to bringing the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina to an immediate end. We hold that a just solution to the conflict in that country should be based on the following principles: immediate cessation of hostilities; withdrawal from the occupied territories; international guarantees of the return of refugees to their homes; restoration of the territorial integrity and unity of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and the immediate trial of the perpetrators of crimes of genocide and of grave breaches of international humanitarian law. The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina must be allowed to exercise its inherent right to self-defence, as embodied in Article 51 of the Charter.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  4. “Massive killing of Muslims as a result of fighting and the heavy daily shelling of Muslim-inhabited areas; "ethnic cleansing" carried out by force of arms; massive destruction of the homes and property of Muslims; genocide against them; massive rape of Muslim women; the tragic humanitarian situation prevailing in Bosnia and Herzegovina: those are some of the elements and consequences of the tragedy going on in that country. The aggression and the civil war there have put at stake the very existence of a State Member of the world Organization. The efforts of the international community to bring about peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina have proved ineffective. The Security Council has adopted a great number of resolutions concerning the Yugoslav crisis and the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, but they have all been unavailing.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  5. “As this is my first statement before the Council during your presidency, Sir, allow me to congratulate you on your successful work during this month. I should also like to pay a tribute to Ambassador Yuliy Vorontsov of the Russian Federation for his skilful guidance of the Council during its deliberations last month. For a long time the international community has been shocked at what is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since the day the aggression against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina started, the situation on the ground has remained the same.”

    1993-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3247 (1993) · source

  6. “The Republic of Albania attaches particular importance to the fact that the Security Council is dealing with a draft resolution whose aim is just that - to tighten sanctions against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia - and which would, in the long run, lead to the Bosnian Serbs accepting the peace plan. But, to our regret, the adoption of the draft resolution is being postponed, leaving the door open to further atrocities. It is our hope that a resolution providing for the immediate cessation of the war, for sanctions - particularly economic sanctions - against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) to be tightened, and for the heavy weapons of all the belligerents to be put under effective control will be adopted without further delay.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  7. “That is why Albania has given its full support to Security Council resolution 816 (1993) on enforcement of the no-fly ) zone over Bosnia, and also to resolutions 819 and 820 (1993), and has welcomed the commitment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to enforcing the ban on flights over Bosnia in compliance with resolution 816 (1993). It has also welcomed Security Council resolution 808 (1993) concerning war crimes in the former Yugoslavia, and calls for those responsible for the crimes to be brought to trial immediately. Furthermore, my country gives full support to the declaration of the European Community and its member States of 5 April 1993, which stresses that the time has come to take specific steps to tighten sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  8. “The Serbs of Bosnia continue to refuse the peace plan suggested by Lord Owen and Mr. Cyrus Vance, which has already been accepted by both Muslims and Croats at a time when Serbia and Montenegro are cynically talking about their so-called peaceful efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Albania has decisively joined the international community in an endeavour to find a just and rapid solution to the crisis, and it urges that the leaders of the Serbs of Bosnia accept the peace plan; if they do not, they should be forced to do so. It is to be regretted that peaceful efforts have so far proved of no avail. Also, matters being as they are, Albania expresses its legitimate concern about a possible overspill of the war into nearby Kosova and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  9. “The Republic of Albania is particularly concerned about the conflict there, for that conflict is playing havoc with human lives. The war has been accompanied by a large number of crimes: thousands of Muslim women raped and murdered; the mass destruction of houses; and the forcible displacement of people. And all this with the obvious aim of creating ethnically pure Serbian areas. "Ethnic cleansing", carried out through force of arms aqainst the Muslims, has assumed enormous proportions. A great number of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina are being kept besieged, and their suffering populations kept hostage. Serbian paramilitary units are terrorizing Muslim civilians; Srebrenica is a sad example of this. Now there 3s no longer any doubt that the Serbs of Bosnia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia bear exclusive responsibility.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  10. “Mr, SHKURTI (Albania): I extend my congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. Your personal accomplishments and your talents as a wise diplomat have already been reflected in the work of this Council. At the same time, I present my compliments and, thanks to your predecessor, Ambassador O'Brien of New Zealand, for his admirable expertise in guiding the work of the Security Council during last month. The Albanian delegation attaches great importance to this open meeting the Security Council, being convinced that it will, hopefully, make a substantial contribution to the solution of a very serious and urgent problem that of putting an end to the bloody war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1993-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3203 (1993) · source

  11. “The United Nations and the Security Council must act to stop the genocide and take the situation under control, If they fail to do so, their reputation and their ability to face post-cold-war situations will be seriously compromised. For many a small people - like tho Albenian people - what is in jeopardy is not only the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina per se but the biggar question of trust and confidence in the United Nations and its concept of collective security. The success of the United Nations in maintaining international peace and security is dependent on the Council's ability to act to uphold the rule of law on a non-selective basis.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  12. “Albania supports the proposals for the creation of safe areas under military protection within Bosnia and Herzegovina itself as a possibility for solving the problem which should be implemented with the consent of all the parties to the conflict and with a reasonable number of additional peace-keeping troops. Safe areas may also change the dynamics of the conflict by creating a movement towards the achievement of peace. The constitutional proposals put forward by Mr. Cyrus Vance and Lord Owen as a basis for negotiation deserve the full support of the Security Council. The restoration of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the only basis for an acceptable peaceful solution.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  13. “Actually, we expect the Security Council to take drastic measures to stop the genocide at once. Serbia and Montenegro have undertaken a territorial conquest. The Republic of Albania appeals to all parties to comply immediately and fully with the call for a cease-fire and for an end to all hostile activities directed against the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The international community, and the Council in particular, must make it very clear to all those engaged in territorial conquest by the use of armed forces, or through "ethnic cleansing", that it will not tolerate such acts and will not recognize in one way or another any eatity so established or any arrangement that would be detrimental to Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  14. “The lack of political will and appropriate force appear to indicate that what is going on is in keeping with the Government's policy. But the impression is that the Federal Government is cosmetic Gecoration and that the real power is in the hands of Serbia. Furthermore, the involvement of unauthorized forces from outside is a violation of international law and has to be punished. All parties must refrain from taking initiatives which might further destabilize the situation in the ares. What is happening at the end of our century is absolutely inconceivable. It 4s a real holocaust. What is happening in the former Yugoslavia beggars description. The Organization should react vigorously by punishing the perpetrators of "ethnic cleansing", thus giving a clear signal to aggressors.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  15. “One can hardly say that the present leadership of Serbia and Montenegre bears no responsibility for these acts. One cannot imagine that the Federal authorities are incapable of getting the activities of the Serbian and Montenegran authorities under control, However, so far they have admitted no responsibility for the crimes of "ethnic cleansing", genocide and other grave human rights violations. The responsibility for what is happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina rests with the Federal Government in Serbia and Montenegro. They are also indirectly engaged in the bombing of Sarajevo. There is significant evidence of their active complicity in the "ethnic cleansing" going on. The use of massive force is directed primarily against civilians in parts of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  16. “During the past week, the situation in the southern Balkan region deteriorated considerably, and most anslysts have begun to refer to the increased likelihood of wider conflict involving Kosovo, Macedonia and others. At a time when the blood bath of "ethnic cleansing" is going on in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the danger of a new horror is arising: Serbia may spread the war to Kosovo. Many facts prove beyond any doubt that massive violations are occurring 4n areas of the former Yugoslavia, and that the Serbian leadership is responsible for what is happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Many soldiers of the Yugoslav Army are still in Bosnia and Herzegovina and are now killing people in Bosnian cities by carrying out large-scale military assaults.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  17. “Those violations should be brought to the attention of the Commission of Experts mentioned in resolution 780 (1992). The Republic of Albania, as a neighbouring country, remains very much concerned about the continuing conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a conflict which threatens international peace and security. At the same time, Albania would' like to share with this authoritative organ its grave concern chat the next major target could be Kosovo, whose population has an Albanian majority that has been deprived of its basic human and national rights. Arbitrary arrests, political killings or disappearances have occurred in Kosovo. Taking advantaga of tha failure to stop the aggression in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia is preparing to start a new wave of "ethnic cleansing" by Griving out the Albanian majority in Kosovo.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  18. “According to the information and reports made available, aeroplanes, tanks and heavy artillery belonging to the Yugoslav Army are being used in the attacks ~ small bands of paramilitaries could aot keep such a long front under control - and Yugoslav ~oldiers are involved in running the concentration camps. What is happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina has aroused the indignation and preoccupation of the Albanian people because it is a question of atrocities and unmatched barbarity. Shocked by the information and reports on the crimes perpetrated by Serbian forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania strongly condemns them as grave violations of international humanitarian law, including the Geneva Conventions. The persons who have committed or ordered the perpetration of grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions are individually responsible.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  19. “Many cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been besieged for several months, and their population is under constant artillery fire and left without food, electricity, water supply and medicine. All this will certainly leave a scar on the population for several generations, and the evil is beyond remedy. Albania has called for a political settlement consistent with the principles of the Charter and of international standards on human rights. We have strongly condemned forcible expulsions, illegal detentions and all attempts to change the demographic composition of territories. International public opinion, as well as officials and experts, has repeatedly stressed that the authorities and nationals of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) are responsible for the violence in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  20. “People have been unlawfully arrested, tortured and killed; masses of the population have been forcibly displaced, their property stolen and destroyed and their cultural and historical heritage ruined. In some places virtually entire populations have been killed. "Ethnic cleansing" has become an official policy carried out in the interest of Serbia. "Ethnic cleansing" has been carried out systematically and methodically and to such an extent as to make it obvious that there is a comprehensive plan aimed at exterminating the non-Serbian population. Serbian policy has made it impossible for the different ethnic groups to live together, and "ethnic cleansing" seems to be a logical consequence of that policy.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  21. “Mazowiecki, Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights; from the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia and the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE); and from a number of non-governmental erganizations, including the Helsinki Watch, the World Campaign to Save Humanity, and Amnesty International, indicate that the aggressor not only has committed manifold crimes against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but also has violated international law. Apart from violating the territorial integrity and the sovereignty of the Republic, the aggressor has systematically caused enormous destruction and has committed multiple crimes against civilians as well.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  22. “Ogata, High Commissioner for Refugees, for her report to the Council. The former Yugoslavia constitutes one of the most serious and, at the same time, most tragic challenges faced by the international community and the United Nations. The information received from the Governments of Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, the Russian Federation, the United States, Venezuela, Yugoslavia - Serbia and Montenegro - and others, as well as information from United Nations sources, including Mr.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source

  23. “I take particular delight in extending my heartfelt congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of duties ag President of the Security Council for the current month. That is a tribute to your personal gualities and a credit to your country. At the same time, I should like to express my esteem for your predecessor, Ambassador Jean-Bernard Merimee, whose chairmanship was clear evidence of his accomplishments, so indispensable for this Council in the fulfilment of the objectives to which the international community aspires. I also wish to thank Mr. Vance and Lord Owen, Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committees of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, as well as the Special Rapporteur, Mr. Mazowiecki, for their briefings of the Security Council. Likewise, my heartfelt thanks go to Mrs.”

    1992-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3136 (1992) · source