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1. “In considering this issue, major emphasis should be placed on the issues of the rule of law in international relations and the role of the Security Council in securing this rule.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

2. “In this connection, we call upon the members of the Security Council to make a comprehensive examination of its decisions to define the compliance of those decisions with the provisions of universal treaties and other norms of international law. The practice of including in resolutions political elements that contradict existing international law challenges the idea of the supremacy of law. We note in this connection the need for more constructive and comprehensive action on the criteria to be used for the imposition of sanctions by the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Economic and Social Council. In conclusion, allow me to say that I support continuing the practice of holding open Security Council debates on the United Nations role in ensuring the rule of law and strengthening justice.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

3. “A number of important resolutions on suppressing terrorism and preventing non-State actors from acquiring weapons of mass destruction, in particular resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), have been adopted. These resolutions show that the Council has been going beyond mere political enforcement and has been making a genuine impact on setting up norms of international law. Belarus believes that the involvement of the Security Council in forming rules of international law can be justified only by exceptional and extraordinary circumstances that constitute a threat to international peace and security. It is important for the Security Council to become a more democratic and representative organ of the United Nations and to ensure general consent of States with respect to its setting of norms.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

4. “It is the principal United Nations organ legitimizing the use of force for resolving situations posing a threat to international peace and security and the application of other enforcement measures against States under Chapter VII of the Charter. Belarus does not accept any legal conceptual innovations aimed at sidestepping or limiting the power of the Security Council to authorize or limit the use of military force. There should be no double standards in such an important realm of international law as the law of international security. New global challenges have appeared in the twenty-first century and the Security Council has had to respond to these new challenges.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

5. “The United Nations peacekeeping missions are also a key aspect of the Organization's involvement in establishing the rule of law and rebuilding a justice system in conflict and post-conflict societies. The Security Council should focus greater attention on the issue of the safety of the personnel engaged in those missions. The Republic of Belarus understands the topic for consideration during today's open meeting to be much broader than simply "Justice and the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict societies". The Security Council plays a considerable role in strengthening the rule of law in international relations, mainly in the area of its primary responsibility, the maintenance of international peace and security.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

6. “The participation of the Security Council in the exercise of international justice with respect to persons who have committed crimes during conflicts substantially influenced the development of the system of international criminal tribunals and international humanitarian law. At the same time, this participation has generated many critical observations by members of the international community. These critical observations mainly relate to the correlation between Council activities and national efforts to restore justice and achieve national reconciliation in post-conflict societies. The lessons learned through the functioning of the international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda confirm that transitional justice systems must be based to a greater extent on national foundations.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

7. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): First of all, I wish to thank the delegation of the United Kingdom for organizing a discussion in the Security Council on "Justice and the rule of law: the United Nations role". We believe that the discussion of this item is important and timely. We would also like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for preparing a report for today's discussion. It is very important that, in that report, the importance of observing the international norms set forth in the United Nations Charter is emphasized. The Security Council and the United Nations as a whole make a valuable contribution to the re- establishment of national legal systems in post-conflict societies, particularly in the field of transitional justice.”

   2004-10-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5052Resumption1 (2004) · source

8. “We believe that the Secretary-General's idea of a wide-ranging discussion within the Organizations about Kosovo's future- which has not taken place so far- rightly points us towards a fully transparent consideration of the problems of Kosovo and the Balkans as a whole. The conclusion that the crisis in the Balkans began in Kosovo, and that it will end in that part of the Balkans, seems more true today than ever before. The Security Council, and all Members of the United Nations, have no more an important task to carry out than to untangle this web of contradictions. Belarus is willing to participate actively in that work.”

   2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

9. “In implementing the provisions of Security Council resolutions on the Balkans, many essentially new issues have arisen that are in fact unprecedented in the entire history of the United Nations. The most important in this regard was the establishment of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and a mechanism whereby it could operate in the province. Belarus welcomes the regular briefings by leaders of the Mission and the reports of the Secretary- General. But we believe that the experience of a body with such broad powers should be the subject of an exchange of views among all Members of the United Nations, possibly involving a broader circle of academics and political analysts.”

   2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

10. “We believe the most important and substantive of those to be the fact that there are not yet equal guarantees of security for the peoples and ethnic groups in a number of areas of the Balkans. We believe that security of person must apply equally to all. However, as in the past, we are still witnessing many incidents of cruelty and violence against representatives of ethnic and religious minorities. A second important factor that must remain on the agenda of the Security Council and the world community is the establishment of legal frameworks for talks among all parties involved in the conflict. Obviously, it is only by respecting this condition that it will be possible to have a productive dialogue and arrive at a compromise. Many difficult issues in Kosovo and the Balkans remain unresolved.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

11. “Belarus believes that the basic element of a Balkan settlement must remain the principle of the territorial integrity of all Balkan States, including the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. All the necessary legal instruments for this exist. The members of the Security Council and the Member States of the United Nations have those instruments available to them. They are, primarily, the Charter of the United Nations, the Dayton/Paris Peace Agreement and the resolutions and decisions ofthe Security Council. We cannot fail today to recognize that efforts by the United Nations have averted the worst: an escalation of the armed conflict in the Balkans. However, we cannot yet say that the crisis has passed. There are still many problems that constantly threaten the fragile stability in the region.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

12. “It is our belief that the Security Council can and must become aware of the whole extent of its responsibility and determine the right strategy for United Nations action in the region over the coming years. Over a year ago, Belarus joined other countries in welcoming Security Council resolution 1244 (1999), which put an end to the military confrontation in Kosovo. Today, we would solemnly declare that it is the United Nations and the Security Council that must remain the guarantors of the political dialogue among all States in the region. Any actions circumventing the Security Council must be regarded as inadmissible and contrary to the norms of international law.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

13. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): At the outset, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for giving us the opportunity to make a statement on the situation in the Balkans. For almost 10 years now, the Balkans have been the focus of priority attention on the part of the world community. In that time, the Security Council has been making efforts to achieve a settlement and stability in that part of the world. My country's Government believes that today's discussion, which is being followed very carefully by all Member States of the United Nations, should not focus on resolving disputes and contradictions.”

    2000-06-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4164Resumption1 (2000) · source

14. “In conclusion, allow me once again to emphasize that the Republic of Belarus always has, does and will strictly comply with all decisions of the Security Council, in accordance with the United Nations Charter and other international legal instruments. The Government of the Republic of Belarus intends to cooperate tirelessly with the Sanctions Committee, the Panel of Experts and the Council as a whole in the hope of achieving a political settlement to the conflict in Angola.”

    2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source

15. “At the same time, we are sorry to see that the Panel's report does not note the unwavering and strict commitment of the Republic of Belarus to comply with the sanctions regimes imposed by the Security Council. Nor does the report reflect the fact that the Panel did not uncover any violations by Belarus of the provisions of the Council's resolutions. In this connection, we would like to note that additional information was submitted on 29 February - exhaustive information on all the questions that had been asked by the Panel - and the Expert Panel's report was issued on 10 March. We hope that subsequent documents from the Panel of Experts and from the Security Council will contain the relevant information in this regard.”

    2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source

16. “I would like to note that the Government of the Republic of Belarus allowed Mr. Mollander's Panel the opportunity to study comprehensively the work of the border and customs authorities of Belarus, the work of the Foreign Ministry and the system of export controls imposed to comply with the provisions of Security Council resolutions involving Angola. The Government of the Republic of Belarus prepared detailed answers in response to the follow-up questions that were asked by the Panel while it was in Minsk. Since the Panel had not set any specific time-frame for the submission of the information, our response was made available to the Chairman of the sanctions Committee and of the Panel Chairman, Mr. Mollander, immediately after the competent authorities in our Republic had prepared this response. Ambassador Fowler discussed this today.”

    2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source

17. “In the view of the Belarus Government, Ambassador Fowler's idea of establishing this panel of experts to thoroughly investigate the implementation of the sanctions against UNITA was a new and unusual step. It will certainly help mobilize further efforts of the international community to ensure strict compliance with the sanctions regimes imposed by the Security Council. The Panel's report presented to the Council today is of fundamental importance. The facts and recommendations contained therein must be studied most carefully, and relevant measures should then be adopted both by the Members of the United Nations and by the Council. At this stage, I would like to offer a few preliminary comments on the report. Belarus is one of the States that the Chairman of the Expert Panel, Ambassador Mollander, visited in early February of this year.”

    2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source

18. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): Allow me first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for allowing us to address the Council on such an important matter. The Government of the Republic of Belarus welcomes the efforts made by Ambassador Fowler of Canada, Chairman of the Security Council sanctions Committee on Angola. We welcome his efforts to establish an effective mechanism for putting pressure on UNITA in the interest of stabilizing the situation in Angola. The importance of today's meeting was underlined by the statements made here by the United Kingdom Minister of State, Mr. Hain, and by the Angolan Minister for External Relations, Mr. Miranda, and by other representatives in the Council.”

    2000-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4113Resumption1 (2000) · source

19. “In our view, the General Assembly should set up a special open-ended working group, which could institutionalize discussion and possibly work out general conclusions and recommendations on this matter. One cannot quarrel with the axiom that prevention is better than cure. Today's discussion in the Council is an important link in the chain of building the concept of United Nations preventive diplomacy. Our job is seriously to analyse its outcome and to determine ways for moving further forward in this direction. For our part, the Republic of Belarus is prepared to take an active part in this work.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

20. “A proactive approach is impermissible when one State or a group of States can unilaterally, and particularly in circumvention of existing mechanisms for the maintenance of international peace and security, decide on this question. Today, the generally recognized legal basis for the use of force is the United Nations Charter and the appropriate decisions taken by the Security Council. The Republic of Belarus supports the proposal made by many States during the general debate at this session of the General Assembly regarding the need to discuss within the General Assembly questions of humanitarian intervention. We believe in the need for a just, fair, collective discussion, which is the fundamental basis for the work of the United Nations.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

21. “The history of human society is intrinsically linked with the emergence and existence of nations and States, with their inalienable attributes - their sovereignty and territorial integrity. In this context, the world community must take as a basis the primary respect for the sovereignty of a State as the only mechanism which can most effectively guarantee within the confines of its borders protection of the rights of its citizens. This is the thrust of the existing system of international law and international relations. A new approach to questions of interference in the internal affairs of other States and attempts to bring in humanitarian principles, the defence of human rights, affecting the sovereignty of a State, in my Government's view should be carefully considered and studied by the entire world community.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

22. “However, in order to enhance the speed in reaction to a situation, the members of the Council, together with all other States Members of the United Nations, must continue their intensive search for new diplomatic measures for early warning of conflicts, based on strict compliance with Chapter VIII of the Charter. Belarus supports the concept of preventive diplomacy, whose central point is the human person. People's security is the basis of the security of the entire nation and of the world as a whole. However, the concept of preserving the individual human right to security and making it an absolute principle lying beyond the sovereign borders of States cannot guarantee the required peace and security.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

23. “Of great importance in the context of a comprehensive strategy for conflict prevention are measures to combat the illegal spread of small arms and weapons and to bring about demobilization and the reintegration of combatants into a peaceful life, as well as post-conflict peace-building. Last year was particularly complicated for the Security Council from the point of view of its function in the maintenance of international peace and security. Conflicts in Kosovo, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, East Timor, Sierra Leone and other hot spots have significantly stepped up the Council's search for new ways to prevent violence and armed confrontation.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

24. “This will make possible the early identification of the main areas of danger in the world which could become focal points of conflict and the devising of special actions by the international community to suspend, localize and then fully halt confrontation. An important element in preventing emerging crises is early warning. The role of the peacekeeping potential of the United Nations in this area is hard to overestimate. The peacekeeping contingents of the United Nations, military and civilian observers, United Nations missions and special representatives of the Secretary-General should become central links in this prevention. Other United Nations organs should also be involved. We believe that the interaction between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council is very important.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

25. “Defined as a priority goal for the future development of the United Nations, this should be the basis for our subsequent work. Although at the present time the number of armed conflicts has gone down, the nature of the conflicts is becoming ever more complex, moving away from classic stereotypes and traditional models. However, we feel that a serious analysis of recent confrontations makes it possible to collate the reasons and motives of why they arose thus making it possible to create the basis for working out a systematic approach to the preventive processes. In our View, serious deliberation on the nature of modern armed conflicts should be the basic element in the programme for preventing wars.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

26. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): The delegation of the Republic of Belarus is grateful to you, Sir, for holding today's open debate on the role of the Security Council in the prevention of armed conflicts. Today the universality of local conflicts and the vulnerability of the international community to any outbreak of aggression or violence require the establishment of a reliable mechanism for preventive diplomacy. The delegation of the Republic of Belarus agrees with the conclusions contained on this in the report of the Secretary-General on the work of the Organization. The place and role devoted to this problem in Mr. Annan's report are commensurate with the urgency and magnitude of the item, moving from a culture of reaction to a culture of prevention.”

    1999-11-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4072 (1999) · source

27. “We are convinced that solely on the basis of the provisions of the United Nations Charter, which ascribes the priority role to the Security Council for resolving questions of the maintenance of international peace and security, can the United Nations and the world community as a whole properly discharge the truly historic tasks facing them at this stage.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

28. “But here the will of all interested parties, inside and outside East Timor, is particularly important, their will to respect the results of the popular consultation. In this context, the provisions of the Agreement between Indonesia and Portugal on the question of East Timor, and the Agreements between the United Nations and the Governments of Indonesia and Portugal signed on 5 May 1999 must be fully complied with. In View of events taking place in East Timor, there is a priority need to consider all further steps by the United Nations, which is becoming the only guarantor of the peace process in East Timor.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

29. “It marks the beginning of a long, complicated path of building statehood, in which the assistance and support of the United Nations must play an important part. Unfortunately, events of recent days in East Timor give many grounds for concern for the international community. The peaceful transition to independence has turned out to be a rather complex matter. Belarus welcomes the balanced and well-considered approach adopted by the Security Council, which we believe makes it possible for the Government of Indonesia and the people of East Timor themselves to resolve all the complexities of the transitional stage and to guarantee the political stability of the country. We believe that the possibility for a political and diplomatic solution of any, even the most complex crisis, is always present.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

30. “First, allow me to thank you for having convened this meeting of the Security Council. The Government of the Republic of Belarus has been closely following events in East Timor. We sincerely welcome the fact that the holding of the popular consultation of the people of East Timor became possible thanks to the efforts of Indonesia and Portugal, and that it took place with the efficient and active participation of the United Nations. Our delegation agrees with assessments of the Secretary-General made at the meeting of 3 September immediately after the ballot results were announced. We also believe that the results of the popular consultation of the East Timorese do not give grounds either for the celebration of victory or for the declaration of failure.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043 (1999) · source

31. “The Republic of Belarus does not feel that a world without war or conflict is a utopian ideal. We see in it the most important objective and an imperative need for the international community and the United Nations in the new century.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

32. “In this respect, as we see it, the Security Council must make special exemptions of a humanitarian nature to minimize, in a targeted way, the impact of measures of economic coercion. We find continued relevance in the idea of including in the reports of the Secretary-General and the resolutions of the Security Council special sections proposing preventive measures regarding the rights of minors, starting with measures to disarm armed youth and to prevent their participation in hostilities, and ending with humanitarian activities in the post-conflict period. It is perfectly obvious that the problem of the tragic involvement of children in conflict will remain topical, to a greater or lesser extent, until mankind is able to muster the strength and political will to seek peaceful solutions to disputes.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

33. “Belarus, which has ratified all of these Conventions, is prepared to contribute to the process of establishing a more effective mechanism for their implementation, binding - and this is especially critical - on all subjects of international law. The most important step in this direction is further work to strengthen the status of the International Criminal Court, which will be endowed with the relevant competences to consider all types of crime against children. Particular attention should be devoted to sanctions, which continue significantly to affect the representatives of the most vulnerable sector of the civilian population: children. A recent and most convincing confirmation of this fact is the UNICEF report on the situation of children in Iraq and Angola.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

34. “In other words, there must be a new strategy that, to the greatest possible extent, will mitigate the impact of conflict on children; exclude minors from the ranks of armed combatants; ensure the priority access of children to humanitarian assistance; and provide for the design of effective mechanisms to prevent Violence towards child victims of armed conflict. Among the most important elements of such a strategy must be the further improvement of the legal basis for the protection of the rights, needs and interests of the young victims of hostilities. We are convinced that this year, as we commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the four Geneva Conventions, pillars of humanitarian law, and the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, this question is of growing and particular relevance.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

35. “Unfortunately, despite the significant efforts of the United Nations, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and other international institutions and organizations, we cannot detect today any substantive improvement in the situation of children in regions of conflict throughout the planet. Indeed, children remain the principal and most vulnerable victims of armed conflict in various regions of the world. Statistics continue to attest to growing child mortality as a result of direct hostilities or the ruinous consequences of such actions. Clearly, the Security Council has minutely analysed the reasons for and consequences of the participation of children in armed conflict in the twilight of this century. Today, there is a need for practical action to implement the conclusions and recommendations that have been drafted.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

36. “Just over a year ago, when the Security Council was considering a similar question, the overwhelming majority of participants in the discussion took note of the alarming situation. In the statements made by representatives of member States, pessimism sometimes prevailed over optimism. In that connection, our delegation takes particular note of the fact that the Security Council is now devoting ever closer attention to the problem of the tragic link between childhood and armed conflict. We are convinced that, in the final analysis, the entire international community will become fully aware of the highest priority to be accorded to the eradication of conflicts, above all as the cause of the deaths and ruined lives of children, who have the most direct impact on the future progress of humanity.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

37. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): I wish first of all to join other delegations, Mr. President, in thanking you and the other members of the Security Council for your initiative to debate the question of children and armed conflict. The Belarus delegation believes, Mr. Minister, that your presiding over this meeting will promote the formulation of new approaches to resolving this complex problem. We also wish to note the important role of and efforts undertaken by the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Children and Armed Conflict, Ambassador Otunnu. We believe that his initiatives and recommendations deserve the most assiduous attention and implementation in the practical activities of the United Nations.”

    1999-08-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4037Resumption1 (1999) · source

38. “The complexity of the Balkan situation lies in the fact that some political and military leaders of NATO are playing the Kosovo card, not acting at all in the interests of the Albanian or the Serbian people, but only in their own self-interest through the assertion of their superior force in the practice of inter-State relations. In this connection, we once again call upon the Council to take the necessary steps as soon as possible to halt the military aggression and bloodshed so that political means can be used to find a way out of the situation acceptable to all sides, a situation fraught with irreversible consequences for the fate of all mankind.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

39. “There are victims among the civilian population as a result of the use of cluster bombs, in violation of international norms. Once again we hear from NATO that supposedly this was a mistake. The world community cannot remain indifferent, simply accepting the mounting catastrophe. The Republic of Belarus believes that the humanitarian crisis cannot be stopped in the context of continuing military escalation. This contradicts the very logic of peacekeeping. We sternly condemn the aggression against a sovereign State.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

40. “There is a great deal of evidence for this today, and I think that members of the Security Council and the representatives of other United Nations Member States present in this Chamber know this full well. There is aggression today against a sovereign State which is having serious consequences. The latest graphic example of this was the attack on the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade, which resulted in the loss of diplomatic lives and significant material damage. Every day we see new evidence of the destruction of the national economy and infrastructure of Yugoslavia and the suffering of victims among the civilian population. Today the victims amount to more than 1,000 killed and approximately 4,500 injured.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

41. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): The Republic of Belarus, as a State whose history is connected to destructive wars and environmental catastrophes, highly values and welcomes the fact that the Security Council is giving priority attention to this question. Indeed, a solution to the humanitarian crisis in Kosovo and the neighbouring regions is the key to the establishment of stability not only in the area of the conflict, but in the Balkan region as a whole. In evaluating the situation in Kosovo, we continue to believe that the major reason for the worsening humanitarian situation and the massive influx of refugees was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military action undertaken, outside the Security Council and in violation of generally accepted norms of international law, against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”

    1999-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4003 (1999) · source

42. “The President of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of my country have frequently declared their commitment to a peaceful settlement of this conflict. We believe that today it is still possible to find a diplomatic solution to the situation with regard to Yugoslavia. In this respect, the Security Council has a key role to play in accordance with its powers under the Charter of the United Nations. The United Nations must show the entire world that the ideals of its Charter are paramount.”

    1999-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4000 (1999) · source

43. “The bombing of the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Belgrade took human life and brought suffering to completely innocent people. I would like to take this opportunity to convey condolences to the Government of the People's Republic of China, to the families of those who died and to the Chinese diplomats who suffered. The military actions of NATO are contrary to many international instruments and to the generally recognized norms of international law. In this connection, we call for a halt to this senseless aggression and for an end to this violation of international law by NATO. As we enter the third millennium, the international community has a special responsibility for the future of our planet.”

    1999-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4000 (1999) · source

44. “Mr. Sychov (Belarus) (spoke in Russian): Mr. President, I would like to thank you for convening this meeting, to which my Government attaches great importance. I also thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak here. The Republic of Belarus strongly condemns the illegal, aggressive military actions by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Belarus, which lost every fourth inhabitant in the years of the Second World War, is deeply disturbed to see that the flames of war are heating up again in the centre of Europe. Further escalation of military action, barbaric bombings of industrial, social, cultural and civilian targets and the peaceful population are all assuming horrible proportions. Yesterday we saw that a diplomatic embassy was hit.”

    1999-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4000 (1999) · source