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1993-04-20

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1994-02-15

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1. “Failure to enforce the cessation of the indiscriminate shelling of Sarajevo would send a dismaying signal that the international community is prepared to tolerate and accept aggression, as well as systematic violations of international humanitarian law. The Security Council can hardly afford one more failure to enforce its decisions, as this would result ina disastrous loss of credibility for the United Nations, as well as for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.”

   1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

2. “It has declared its support for the efforts of the United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe and other international organizations directed at resolving the tragic and dangerous conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Government of Lithuania welcomes the demand by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization directed at the aggressor forces that they cease shelling Sarajevo and withdraw or hand over their heavy weapons to United Nations forces. This is not an extreme demand. In fact, it is a long overdue step to enforce Security Council resolutions 824 (1993) and 836 (1993) on safe areas, of which the city of Sarajevo is one. The stakes, however, are high for the entire international community.”

   1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

3. “The Government and people of Lithuania are appalled by the protracted aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina and by the arrogance of the aggressor forces in flaunting their disregard for international humanitarian law and customary rules of war. Lithuania's parliament, the Seimas, has condemned the act of terrorism committed in Sarajevo on 5 February 1994 in which many Civilian residents of the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina were killed. The Seimas has appealed to the parliaments of Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia to do everything in their power to end the slaughter of innocent people.”

   1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

4. “Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. I wish you every success in presiding over deliberations concerning extremely difficult and important issues. I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Karel Kovanda, on his successful presidency of the Council, conducted in his elegant manner, during the preceding month. Please allow me, Mr. President, to express my appreciation for this opportunity to address the Security Council, which is entrusted by the Member States of the United Nations with the primary task of maintaining peace and security in our turbulent world.”

   1994-02-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption3 (1994) · source

5. “It is the duty of the nations around this table and the United Nations membership as a whole to ensure that the resurgence of the policy of might makes right does not prevail.”

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

6. “Still, countless cease-fires have been broken in a matter of days or hours, and the decisions of the Security Council are blatantly disregarded. The question arises of whether the policies of aggression and "ethnic cleansing" will be allowed to succeed. If this is the case, how can a small country rely in the future on international organizations and the concept of collective security? We should be aware of the grave implications the Bosnian tragedy poses for the international community. The greatest danger lies in the incompatibility between the emerging prospects for collective security and the failure of international organizations to stop the aggression. The violent and forcible subjugation of a sovereign State Member of the United Nations, if allowed to succeed, will set an ominous precedent for the future.”

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

7. “The Lithuanian people are horrified at such blatant violations of international humanitarian law as the intense shelling of Bosnian cities and towns, unending massacres, rapes and expulsions of the civilian population under the outrageous policy of "ethnic cleansing". This horror has continued for over a year now, and it appears that previously undertaken measures to stop it are failing. As a small State, Lithuania to a large extent relies for its security on the United Nations, the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe and other international organizations. We are convinced that the credibility of these organizations in preventing conflicts and managing crises will depend on their ability to act with resolve and determination in the Bosnian crisis.”

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

8. “Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your asumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I wish you the greatest success as you preside over deliberations on extremely difficult and important issues. I also pay a tribute to the President of the Council for the month of March, Ambassador O'Brien of New Zealand, for his able guidance of the Council's work. Please allow me also to express my appreciation for this opportunity to address the Security Council, which is entrusted with the main tas' of the United Nations: maintaining peace and security in our turbulent world. I wish to convey to the Security Council the great concern of the Government and the people of Lithuania over the tragic situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

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