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  1. “In this context, we support the decisions of the Organization of African Unity in this matter, and we hope that this draft resolution will provide support for the steps being taken by the OAU. In no way does it interfere with or replace or duplicate the work of that regional organ. We emphatically appeal to the Government of Sudan to comply urgently with the decisions of the OAU in this regard, which are contained in the resolution we will be adopting today. Chile wishes to take this opportunity to reiterate the need for the resolutions of the General Assembly, as well as the various existing international agreements and conventions relevant to the fight against terrorism, to be constantly and effectively promoted and publicized by the United Nations in order to make their implementation ever more effective.”

    1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source

  2. “General Assembly resolution 49/60 states that "The States Members of the United Nations solemnly reaffirm their unequivocal condemnation of all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, wherever and by whomever committed, including those which jeopardize the friendly relations among States and peoples and threaten the territorial integrity and security of States". (resolution 49/60, annex, part 1, para. 1) The unanimous decision of the General Assembly expressed in that resolution is reinforced by the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, which applies particularly in this case involving a Head of State.”

    1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source

  3. “We express our solidarity with the countries of Africa in their revulsion at this act carried out by terrorists in Addis Ababa, which, being the headquarters of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), constitutes the political capital of Africa. In dealing with this matter, I wish to pay special tribute to Egypt and to its President. Fortunately, the attempt failed. But one thing is clear: there are criminals who have not yet been brought to justice. This outright rejection reflects the position of the international community in this matter.”

    1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source

  4. “Mr. Somavia (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): In its report to the United Nations in 1991, my delegation stated that "The Government of Chile unequivocally condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, irrespective of the place in which terrorist acts occur, of the persons who perpetrate them or of the causes or motives for their commission." (A/46/346, p. 9, para. 1) Chile supports the draft resolution before us and vigorously condemns the assassination attempt against a world leader, statesman and legitimate authority of a country that is a friend of Chile's, namely, President Mubarak of Egypt.”

    1996-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3627 (1996) · source

  5. “The Security Council's actions must be politically effective, but also financially responsible. This issue, although it is not the direct responsibility of the Council, is in the background and cannot be disregarded. For this reason, Croatia can make a very important contribution to a process whose final result is of great interest to it. Finally, my delegation wishes to reiterate the urgency and importance of the parties' creating the climate of confidence necessary for peaceful reintegration of the region of Eastern Slavonia into the Republic of Croatia, in accordance with the timetable laid down in the Agreement.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  6. “Among the tasks assigned to the civil component of UNTAES, my delegation ascribes a fundamental role to efforts to promote economic development and the speedy reconstruction of the region. In this regard, we appreciate the role that the financial institutions and international cooperators are called upon to play in the normalization of the activities of the people, as well as in the creation of a climate of stability and confidence. My delegation wishes to highlight the importance it attaches to full cooperation with the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, as provided in paragraph 20 of the draft resolution. In adopting this draft resolution, we cannot forget the large total of still unpaid contributions for other peace- keeping operations and the new costs implied in this operation.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  7. “In this draft resolution, the Security Council provides in operative paragraph 13 that Croatia should include UNTAES and the United Nations Liaison Office in Zagreb in the present Status of Forces Agreement with the United Nations. We also believe it is essential that the demilitarization process be fully carried out in accordance with the timetable laid out in the Agreement and that the transition force should therefore be deployed without delay. While it is true that the military aspects of the operation being established today are essential, they are but one component of the main task to be carried out by the Transitional Administration, whose purpose is to achieve the peaceful reintegration of the region into the constitutional system of Croatia through the implementation of the Basic Agreement.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  8. “We agree with the statement in the Secretary- General's report that this new peace-keeping operation is complex and difficult. For this reason, we believe that the proposed safeguard measures are appropriate and that the cooperation of the multinational Implementation Force (IFOR), authorized by Security Council resolution 1031 (1995), is essential. We believe that the success of the tasks carried out by IFOR in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina is closely linked to the tasks that UNTAES should carry out. That, in its turn is closely linked to the security and freedom of movement of United Nations personnel in this peace-keeping operation, which must be guaranteed at all times by the parties.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  9. “The effectiveness of the operation will also depend on the support received by the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium (UNTAES) in the event of difficulties, as spelt out in operative paragraph 14, which states that "Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, may, at the request of UNTAES and on the basis of procedures communicated to the United Nations, take all necessary measures, including close air support, in defence of UNTAES, and, as appropriate, to assist in the withdrawal of UNTAES". (S/1996/23, para. 14) This authorization should be used decisively, but also cautiously, with emphasis on its defensive character.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  10. “We believe it is necessary to take into due account on this occasion the harsh experiences of the military forces of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) in what were until recently called the "safe areas" of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to draw from those experiences the right conclusions. In this respect, we believe that an adequate, well-equipped military contingent, in Eastern Slavonia, meeting the requirement of deterrence, will make the people of the region feel secure while also avoiding exposure of the peace-keeping forces to unnecessary risks.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  11. “In this respect, we welcome measures conducive to the implementation of the Basic Agreement as regards demilitarization, assistance to and return of refugees in conditions of security and the need to guarantee the lasting right of minorities to live in the area and of their right to recover their property or to receive compensation when property cannot be returned. My delegation believes that the draft resolution before us contains the necessary elements and characteristics to allow for a successful deployment of the peace-keeping operation.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  12. “I believe that in the implementation of these responsibilities, lessons learned in Namibia and Cambodia will be very useful. In the last analysis, real and lasting success will depend on the parties concerned. It will depend on their good faith, their mutual trust and their ability to think about the lives of people more than about grand strategic schemes. For this reason, this draft resolution appeals to the parties to continue to take confidence-building measures and make good will gestures and to take small and great steps towards reconciliation. These are practical ways to show their willingness to implement fully the Agreements. The reports we have received from the representatives of the Secretary-General are positive in this regard.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  13. “In theory, the scene is set for a successful intervention. Therefore, there is no reason to refuse. In practice, however, it is not advisable to respond affirmatively without making a few comments. The recent history of the region as a whole is well known. Agreements have not been implemented and, most especially, a lack of respect has been shown for members of the United Nations by the very parties who are today demanding their presence. The success of this provisional administration which is being assigned to the United Nations will depend first and foremost on the leadership qualities, on sensitivity and character of the person and the team that discharge this task. Success will also depend on the credibility of the practical means made available to them for the implementation of the task.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  14. “In this connection, it might be useful to assign the World Health Organization (WHO) the task of dealing with the frame of mind and the psychological state of the residents of the region who have been most affected, in order to help them overcome their own deep-seated doubts and strengthen their ability to get along with those who only yesterday were their enemies. The draft resolution we are going to adopt has importance beyond political and military considerations. It is an effort by the United Nations to help restore normalcy and to create conditions of greater security, greater trust and greater happiness for the entire natural population of Eastern Slavonia. The United Nations goes there at the request of the parties to administer the territory during the transitional period, while the Agreements are being fully implemented.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  15. “Only time will tell whether the understandings reached are sound and honourable. What is clear even now is that there is already a big loser in this whole tragic story - the peoples of the territories involved. The daily lives of thousands upon thousands of families and communities have been shattered, often irreparably. Today in many parts of these regions the agreements notwithstanding, fear, distrust and sadness still reign. Normal life still seems very far away. It takes a great injection of hope for anyone to think positively about the future.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  16. “My delegation would like to pay a sincere tribute to the representatives of the Secretary-General and of the European Union, who have worked so hard for years in the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia, to the negotiators of the Agreements just mentioned, to the humanitarian organizations and particularly to the Blue Helmets and the diplomats who have given their lives in the noble cause of peace. In supporting this draft resolution of the Security Council, Chile welcomes the shifting of the focus of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia from the military realm to the realm of political negotiation. As so often in the past, Governments and the parties involved will do their calculations and determine how successful they were in the negotiations, what they won and what they lost.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  17. “Last November we celebrated when the parties reached a General Framework Agreement for Peace in Dayton as well as the Basic Agreement on the Region of Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium, which is the subject that has brought the Council together today. Politically, the two Agreements are part of the same process. We support the continued verification of the demilitarization process on the Prevlaka peninsula, and we therefore support the adoption today of the draft resolution on this subject.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  18. “Mr. Somavia (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): During the past few years, Chile has been following with close attention and great concern the results of the conflict in the territories of the former Yugoslavia. We have not been untouched, in spite of the geographic distance separating us from the Balkan region, by the pain and tragedy suffered by so many human beings, the victims of a war that is often cruel and always senseless. Today the international community, as never before in this long process of constantly seeking a negotiated political settlement, takes hope that these many years of suffering will fade into the past.”

    1996-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3619 (1996) · source

  19. “Although the Security Council meets far away from the scene of the events we are discussing today, and although we are not subject to the difficulties faced by the people in the field, I believe it is important that the personnel of the United Nations - civilian and military - should be aware of our solidarity with them and understanding of the difficult tasks and living conditions that they have to face.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  20. “Likewise, we are confident that, at meetings to be held in the coming days by the Special Envoy and his resident Deputy with the authorities of the Russian Federation and their colleagues to review the situation and consider how to move forward in the political process, new light will be cast on how to overcome the present stagnation in the peace process. For all those reasons, the delegation of Chile voted in favour of the draft resolution extending the mandate of United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia for a period of six months, until 12 July 1996. I wish to thank all United Nations personnel for their outstanding work, and to convey to the Secretary-General our wish that he be so kind as to transmit to the people on the ground the gratitude of my delegation and of the many others who have also expressed such gratitude.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  21. “Despite the pending problems, we believe that, as the Secretary-General indicates in his report, there are some factors that could give reason for hope and that should enable the parties to overcome the present deadlock in the negotiations between Georgia and Abkhazia. In that connection, President Shevardnadze has offered Abkhazia a broad political status and its own Constitution compatible with that of the Federal State, in which what he calls the "Republic of Abkhazia" would have its parliament, supreme court, national anthem, state emblem and other symbols. We believe that these factors should be most seriously considered by the Abkhaz party with a view to making progress in the peace process. We hail the willingness of the Government of Georgia to undertake dialogue at all levels and indeed to engage in bilateral negotiations.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  22. “Ayala Lasso, as well as for the cooperation in this regard of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which is developing a programme specifically to deal with these urgent tasks. We acknowledge and are grateful for the important work carried out in recent years by the United Nations and by the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS); this has made it possible to contain the conflict, which could otherwise have had even more serious consequences for the entire region. We wish also to stress the special responsibility of the Russian Federation in the matter before the Council today, and to express special thanks for the persistent efforts that country has been making in the search for a solution acceptable to the parties.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  23. “As we express our concern today at the humanitarian situation and at the situation of refugees, we echo the concern expressed by the Government of Georgia last September during the fiftieth session of the General Assembly, when it warned that the harsh conditions endured by more than 300,000 displaced persons scattered throughout the territory of Abkhazia - apart from constituting a heavy burden upon the entire country - are a factor for instability that blocks the consolidation of the peace process. Thus, aware of the delicate situation in this regard faced by the Republic of Georgia, we wish to express our firm support for the activities of the Special Envoy and his resident Deputy, and for the initiatives of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  24. “We regret even more that the situation on the ground remains tense and unstable, that ethnic killings and human rights violations by Abkhazia continue - the Council condemns these in paragraph 7 of the resolution it has just adopted - and that displaced persons and refugees continue to endure hardship. We condemn also incidents related to restrictions on the freedom of movement of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Unreserved respect for the laudable work of the "Blue Helmets", for their safety and for their freedom of movement must be preserved under all circumstances.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  25. “I welcome the presence here of the representative of Georgia and I thank him for his comments today. We wish to express our complete support for the resolution the Council has just adopted. We are grateful too for the recent report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, which is before the Council today. We believe that, as other delegations have noted, it is deeply disturbing to note that despite the efforts made in recent years the peace process remains bogged down: as the Secretary-General says in his report, it is "at an impasse" (S/I996/5, para. 40).”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source

  26. “Mr. Somavia (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): This my delegation's first speech at a formal meeting of the Security Council since becoming a non-permanent member of the Council for the period 1996 to 1997. I thank all those representatives who have addressed words of welcome to the new members of the Council. I wish also to put on record Chile's particular pleasure and complete confidence at seeing you, Sir, guiding the delicate work of the Security Council this month; we have already said this in an informal setting, but wished to reiterate it most emphatically in today's formal meeting. Before becoming a member of the Council we were able to witness the outstanding presidency of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and his delegation last month.”

    1996-01-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3618 (1996) · source