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Svilanovic

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2000-12-19
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2004-03-18
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  1. “Finally, I would like to say that we remain supportive of every non-violent action, because we believe in the attitude of non-violence of the Security Council and all of us. The immediate task is to bring more troops in order to prevent any further violence and then to continue the political process that has already been defined.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  2. “I do not want to finish my statement without saying that we are very sorry for what happened in several cities in Serbia yesterday, particularly in Belgrade and Nis. I would also like to say that full control is in the hands of the Government, which has taken the upper hand in further protest demonstrations in order to be sure that there will be no violence. I would also like to mention that in spite of the fact that those mosques have been burned - we are sorry for that and say that it might be that police action was not as accurate and decisive as it should be - there was not a single attack against Bosniacs or Albanians or people of other ethnic background among the incidents yesterday and the day before in Belgrade or other cities. That was not happening against minorities.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  3. “What we would like the Security Council to do is to try to find a mechanism that would also include our side in the joint efforts being made to implement the standards. We want to be part of the process of implementation, and we believe that the Council might be able to find a mechanism that would also include our side. We are not asking for veto power; we want to be part of a process. Secondly, there will be an evaluation process that will see how far and how much the standards have been fulfilled and achieved. We want to be part of that evaluation process also. At certain points we will discuss that status and would appreciate if at that time all options would remain open and not be pre-defined.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  4. “They have been attacked in an attempt to ethnically cleanse Kosovo before we go to the implementation of standards, following the policy of "standards before status". And that must be stopped. In a couple of days it may be too late. Also, attacks against international staff, as far as KFOR or United Nations troops or officers are concerned, are exclusively committed by Albanians. The international officers are only doing their jobs. They are trying to guard the people in villages or houses, and they have been attacked by Albanians. Furthermore, I would like to say that we stay committed to continue the dialogue that was launched in October in Vienna between Belgrade and Pristina. It might be more difficult today, but we are determined to fulfil our international commitments and obligations.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  5. “Mr. President. I greatly appreciate the opportunity you are giving me to speak. I would like to brief the Council on several issues. First, unfortunately the violence is continuing today. Attacks by Albanians have been continuing, and that is why we hope that our joint efforts today will bring us to concrete action that will stop those attacks. I would also like to clarify one thing. There is no violent conflict between Albanians and Serbs at this moment. But it is a permanent violence of the Albanians against the Serbs, who are living there in small numbers. Five per cent of the people living in Kosovo now are Serbs. They live in enclaves, in villages or in several houses grouped within larger cities.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  6. “Otherwise, the objective of creating a multi-ethnic and democratic Kosovo and Metohija will very soon be irreversibly damaged.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  7. “As a matter of urgency and as a minimum, all planned reductions in the composition and resources of KFOR and UNMIK should be cancelled. Also, KFOR should re-establish protection for communities that were gradually deprived of that. Religious and cultural sites must be also protected full time. It is obvious that statements and declarations of good intentions are not sufficient if the issue of Kosovo and Metohija is to be dealt with seriously. Such statements are understood and taken by the extremists, who actually control Kosovo and Metohija, as expressions of weakness, not as a sign of resolve on the part of international community, specifically UNMIK and KFOR. Therefore, concrete and urgent action is required to immediately put an end to the present wave of violence.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  8. “In that regard, decentralization is essential and could be a potential step towards stabilizing the situation of the Serbian community in Kosovo and Metohija. Serbia and Montenegro is ready to participate in the preparation and implementation of a dialogue on the most important matter of institutional guarantees and decentralization. Albanian extremism and terrorism in Kosovo and Metohija has to be condemned. However, that is not enough. The Security Council should define the appropriate political and security instructions and guidelines for the civilian and military missions in the province in these new and difficult circumstances, since organized violence such as occurred yesterday is undoubtedly the single most serious threat to peace and security in the entire region.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  9. “The international presence must regain full control on the ground. In that regard, it is of utmost importance that urgent measures be taken to secure the international border between Serbia and Montenegro and Albania and Macedonia in the area of Kosovo and Metohija. According to our information, that border is completely unguarded now and groups of armed terrorists are coming into Kosovo and Metohija with large quantities of arms and other military equipment. That could lead to further deterioration of the security situation in the province. Most recent events clearly highlighted the fact that political extremism - in terms of both demands and methods - cannot lead to resolution of the problem. Additional efforts are required, as well as additional institutional guarantees.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  10. “On the contrary, everybody involved should approach the problem responsibly. First and foremost, a resolution should be adopted condemning Kosovo Albanian extremism and terrorism. A political and security framework for further action by the civilian and military missions in these new and grave circumstances should be defined. International forces should be strengthened and should adopt a much more resolute stand. Extraordinary measures are needed to physically protect the Serbian population, which is already preparing to flee to central Serbia. Authorities and security forces of Serbia and Montenegro are ready to provide any assistance and cooperation to the United Nations Mission in applying those measures. The situation in Kosovo and Metohija calls for urgent and complete security stabilization.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  11. “In the near future the Security Council was supposed to finally receive the standards implementation plan. Instead, we all received the signal that I have just mentioned: Serbs should leave; after that it will be much easier to fulfil standards. Secondly, just after the Special Representative of the Secretary-General announced the date for the upcoming province-wide elections, the Serbian community was given notice that they should not think about participating in the elections, but instead should pack and go. Thirdly, is the situation now really conducive to continuing the long-awaited dialogue that just recently started? The current crisis is extremely serious and may have far-reaching negative consequences. Nobody should take it as yet another incident in a long sequence of incidents over the past five years.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  12. “To KFOR and UNMIK, the signal is that they have no real authority and power in their area of operation. To the Security Council, the signal - or rather the challenge - is that its resolution 1244 (1999) will not be implemented, especially with regard to the return of all refugees and internally displaced persons and the creation of a secure and safe environment for all communities in Kosovo and Metohija. Another signal from the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government and Kosovo Albanian political leaders to the international community is that they cannot or do not want to go out in the streets to prevent that kind of mass violence from happening. They want authority, and a lot of authority was transferred to them. However, they ignore the responsibilities that come with authority. The timing of the attacks is also indicative.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  13. “It is particularly distressing that such an outbreak of violent attacks on such a wide scale by Kosovo Albanian extremists against the Serbian community in the province has happened almost five years after the establishment of an international presence there. Many people have been killed; many more have been wounded and injured. In the process, a number of Serb patrimonial sites have been set ablaze. On behalf of the Government of Serbia and Montenegro, I would like to express our deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of all the victims. The attacks on the Serbian community in Kosovo and Metohija are sending more than one signal. To the Serbs, the signal is that there is no life for them in the province and that they should leave.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  14. “I wish to express my appreciation to you, Mr. President - and, through you, to all other members of the Security Council - for responding so quickly to my Government's request urgently to convene this meeting. Indeed, yesterday's extremely grave developments in Kosovo and Metohija warrant immediate and resolute action by the Security Council. The violence committed against the Serbian population in Kosovo and Metohija on 17 March is jeopardizing the United Nations Mission there. All efforts by the international community aimed at a peaceful resolution of the problems of this southern Serbia province are endangered. The Serbian population has suffered a purge whose objective was its ethnic cleansing from Kosovo and Metohija. KFOR and the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) have failed so far to stop that action.”

    2004-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4928 (2004) · source

  15. “In that context, the Government of my country reiterates its readiness to sign at an early date an agreement on the status of UNMIK and KFOR, so that mutual cooperation can be enhanced. The Government of my country is also ready to consider, in cooperation with UNMIK and KFOR, possible changes in the regime in the zone, as well as its scope, convinced that it would facilitate the normalization of the situation in the area. My Government is prepared to take all necessary measures to integrate the local Albanian population and help them participate actively and be represented in local and central authorities, as well as in other walks of life, in particular police work, health care and education.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  16. “Let me point out that my Government stands ready to take all necessary measures, under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and in accordance with the relevant international documents, to protect its citizens and defend the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. This is our duty, as well as our obligation. Before I conclude, let me point out that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia welcomes the statements of the Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to the effect that KFOR and NATO will act vigorously to stop the violence of armed Albanian terrorists and that they will expand cooperation with the Yugoslav Army and police within the framework of the joint commission entrusted with the task of implementing the military- technical agreement.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  17. “It is of utmost importance now that Albanian terrorists pull out immediately from the ground safety zone and that the regime established by the military- technical agreement be fully respected. On behalf of my Government, I call on the Security Council to pledge its authority to bring about that end. KFOR and UNMIK should take effective measures to stop further incursions by Albanian terrorists from Kosovo and Metohija that could result in the spread of armed incidents. In these efforts, UNMIK and KFOR will enjoy full support and cooperation from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  18. “On the other hand, the recent local elections in Kosovo and Metohija brought to the fore moderate forces among the Albanians in Kosovo and Metohija. These developments made it incumbent on all of us to make sure that that positive momentum is not wasted. After all, no solution can be achieved without dialogue and negotiation, and the loss of the momentum may bring about a deterioration of the situation and lead to unforeseeable consequences. Such a course of events may not only aggravate the situation in Kosovo and Metohija; it may also jeopardize the democratic processes in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and affect the stability of the region as a whole. The latest incidents in Leposavic are also a cause of added concern, and we hope and believe that they will not be repeated in the future.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  19. “Unfortunately, it is precisely this commitment of ours to peace, dialogue and tolerance that has been a cause of concern and anxiety to those who resort to force and violence in order to further their extremist goals. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia therefore expects the Security Council to take appropriate measures this time around to address the situation in a proper way. The timing of these incidents is of particular concern. On the one hand, the fundamental democratic changes in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have created the conditions for dialogue with the Albanian side and paved the way for all-round cooperation with UNMIK and KFOR, which we hope will lead to a generally acceptable political solution.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  20. “They also impede the efforts of the international community and the new democratic Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to normalize the situation in Kosovo and Metohija. The new Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia bases its policy on constructive cooperation and dialogue with the international community. Consequently, it addresses the question of Kosovo and Metohija with immense responsibility and a firm commitment to full respect for Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and the military-technical agreement. Faced with the escalation of violence in the zone and the fact that violence has become a daily occurrence in Kosovo and Metohija, the Yugoslav Government continues to be committed to dialogue and a quest for a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the S/PVAZA') problem.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  21. “More than 1,000 terrorists from Kosovo and Metohija, often equipped with heavy weapons, have entered the zone and are still there. They present a potent threat to the lightly armed Yugoslav policemen, the only ones allowed by the military-technical agreement to police the zone. The safety and security of its population are under attack, and the major roads in southern Serbia are constantly threatened, while tens of thousands of Serbs living in Kosovo and Metohija close to the zone are cut off from the rest of Serbia. The actions of Albanian terrorists further instigate the ethnic cleansing of the remaining Serbian and other non-Albanian population and constitute an enormous impediment to the return of internally displaced Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  22. “The highest representatives and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia expect the international community to respond to the serious events in the zone, in accordance with the obligations to which it committed itself by Security Council resolution 1244 (1999) and the Kumanovo Military-Technical Agreement, in order to protect and secure the administrative boundary of Kosovo and Metohija and to prevent armed Albanian terrorists from entering the zone, which is the main cause of the present tensions. Since 10 June 1999, Albanian terrorists have committed more than 400 armed attacks on Yugoslav police personnel and residents of the zone, killing 19 people, 11 of them police officers and 8 civilians, and wounding 39 police officers and 3 civilians.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source

  23. “In addressing the Security Council for the first time, I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency and to express my conviction that, under your able stewardship, it will continue to conduct its affairs fruitfully and constructively. I would also like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Hedi Annabi for his briefing. In taking up the issues at hand, let me recall that, in the past several weeks, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia has addressed the Security Council on a number of occasions, drawing its attention to the serious situation in southern Serbia, specifically the ground safety zone, which includes parts of the territories of the Serbian municipalities of Bujanovac, Medveda and Presevo.”

    2000-12-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4249 (2000) · source