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1994-02-14

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1998-12-23

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1. “Mr. President, let me first thank you for the exemplary way in which, on this and other subjects, you conduct the work of the Council, taking care also of the interests of non-member States as far as channels of communications are concerned. For the last two weeks new acts of aggression by the Bosnian Serb forces directed against the city of Gorazde have led to further tragedies of untold dimensions inflicted on innocent civilians and have again confronted the international community with the gruesome reality of the war waged in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the reality of which the representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina has reminded us this afternoon so vividly. The Bosnian Serb offensive also includes civilian targets in the vicinity of Gorazde leading to the systematic destruction of a large number of villages.”

   1994-04-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3367 (1994) · source

2. “Thus we would hope that the current cease- fire arrangement, as well as the concentration of heavy weapons under the control of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), which has at least begun to be implemented, are signs of a sincere change of attitude. Otherwise, military force exerted in the name of the international community will be the only recourse remaining.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

3. “This political settlement must be based on all the fundamental principles of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) and the relevant Security Council resolutions. Any other course of action would only engender further conflicts in the future. The humanitarian assistance which has been provided by the international community under the most difficult circumstances, as essential as it is, must not become a fig leaf for our conscience. The political endeavours that have been undertaken so patiently over the past months must now yield results if they are not to become an end in themselves. The peoples of former Yugoslavia have endured untold suffering. In this eleventh hour, a determined effort towards peace is called for.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

4. “The now apparent resolve actually to enforce previous resolutions, if necessary through concrete measures taken in conformity with those resolutions, inaugurates a new phase of active involvement by the international community to stop the carnage in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Austria supports this new stance of the international community, and we fully acknowledge the major role played in this regard by the Governments of France and the United States, as well as the clear position taken by the Secretary-General. We hope that this resolve will convince the parties concerned that they all stand to gain from a process of serious negotiations leading towards a political solution.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

5. “As a first and vital step in this direction, the Security Council's decision designating Sarajevo and other Bosnian towns as safe areas should be enforced. This would at last give a sign of hope to the suffering people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Events over recent months have proved beyond any doubt that it is simply not enough to adopt resolutions and declare safe areas, but that a concrete and firm willingness to follow up on those resolutions is necessary. The siege of Sarajevo and other towns and villages, and the constant attacks on them, resulting in tragic loss of civilian life - for which the Bosnian Serbs undoubtedly bear primary responsibility - must be brought to an end.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

6. “Thus, fundamental principles of international conduct as enshrined in the Charter of this Organization have been gravely and repeatedly violated. This unfortunate tendency to disregard basic norms of international law is also seen with regard to other crises, a fact which only underlines the seriousness of the situation. The horrible images of the Sarajevo massacre, combined with the knowledge of tragedies caused by war and internal strife in other regions of the world, remind us forcefully of the need to restore the credibility of the international system to which we all adhere. This can only be achieved through full implementation of and compliance with all relevant decisions adopted in competent international forums.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

7. “On 25 September 1991 the Security Council met for the first time to discuss the situation in the former Yugoslavia, and, deeply concerned by the ongoing fighting, it appealed to all parties to settle their disputes peacefully and through negotiations. Since then the Security Council, after careful consideration, has adopted a great number of resolutions and statements which, again and again, emphasize basic principles such as the need to respect the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force, the condemnation of the practice of "ethnic cleansing" and the need for an immediate cessation of all hostilities and for the unhindered flow of humanitarian assistance. Most of these important decisions have been ignored.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source

8. “Mr. President, I am glad to see these important Security Council proceedings taking place under your most able guidance and leadership. The brutal shelling of innocent civilians in Sarajevo, to which most previous speakers have referred and which culminated in the horrible massacre we all had to witness on our television screens, has sent shock-waves throughout the world. We can only concur with the statement of the Chairman of the Commission on Human Rights that this deliberate and indiscriminate killing is part of a pattern of despicable and outrageous violations of international humanitarian law and human rights.”

   1994-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3336Resumption1 (1994) · source