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  1. “What is needed is practical cooperation to improve living conditions, to promote the return of refugees and internally displaced persons and to encourage economic growth for the benefit of all the people of Kosovo.”

    2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source

  2. “Notwithstanding those low turnouts, the generally successful conduct of the election should create a good basis for further progress. The United Kingdom strongly condemns the subsequent murder of the President of the Municipal Assembly and of two other persons in Suva Reka. The perpetrators of those acts must face justice. Such acts of criminal and extremist violence are a challenge to the international community. The British Foreign Secretary visited Belgrade and Pristina over the past two days. He met political leaders in both places. He underlined our strong support for Special Representative Steiner's "Standards before Status" approach and the need for all sides in Kosovo to work together.”

    2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source

  3. “We believe that it is important that the parallel structures be dismantled in north Mitrovica and that UNMIK be able to establish its authority. Of course, the United Kingdom regrets the low turnout of Serb voters in Mitrovica in the recent elections. Hard- liners ignored advice from Belgrade and from their own people, and they have lost an opportunity as a result. We support decentralization because we want to see a truly multi-ethnic, democratic Kosovo, and we believe that local people need to take on greater responsibility for their everyday lives to achieve that reality. So, like others, we were pleased that elsewhere Serbs and other minorities did turn out to vote, even if in lower numbers in some places than we would have liked to see.”

    2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source

  4. “I thank Mr. Guehenno for his briefing. The United Kingdom supports the statement to be made by Denmark on behalf of the European Union; I have only a few comments to add in my national capacity. We believe that the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the other pillars are achieving steady progress in Kosovo, in difficult circumstances. We welcome the recent visits by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Steiner, to Belgrade and the intensifying cooperation between him and Mr. Covic on Kosovo issues, because we believe that cooperation among Belgrade, UNMIK and the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government is essential. We strongly support Michael Steiner's initiatives, both on Mitrovica and more generally on decentralization.”

    2002-11-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4643 (2002) · source

  5. “There have been rumours that Ivanic has done a deal to enter into coalition with the Serb Democratic Party (SDS) and the Socialist Party of Republika Srpska (SPRS). How much does the shape of the future coalition, in fact, matter to implementation of the reform agenda set out in "jobs and justice"?”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  6. “But, as both Special Representative of the Secretary-General Klein and the High Representative have spelt out, the low turnout will be reversed only if the future Government proves it is capable of making progress on the reform agenda. On the election results, the international community needs to continue to hammer home the message that this was a protest vote against the slow progress of reform made by the moderate Government and not a vote per se for the nationalists. The High Representative and his Office have done well to convey this message so far. To conclude with a few questions, does the High Representative or Jacques Paul Klein think it possible still to form a moderate coalition in the Republika Srpska?”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  7. “The United Kingdom remains committed to that both nationally and through the European Union. The High Representative has our strong support for the "making Bosnia work" reforms. In particular, it is essential to increase State funding though State-level value-added tax (VAT) and the creation of a State-level customs agency. Clearly, for that, both reform of justice and economic reform will be essential. Finally, on elections, we agree with the High Representative that the Bosnian Electoral Commission did a superb job organizing the elections. This is indeed a good sign that democracy is taking root in the country. The low turnout and the comparatively strong showing by nationalists against moderate parties is, of course, disappointing.”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  8. “We need to continue to ensure that that transition process continues to run smoothly, and we agree with both the High Representative and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General that the international community needs to continue to provide practical support for the rule of law. On reform, we completely agree with the High Representative that the reform agenda must now speed up. The future Government, whatever configuration it eventually takes, will need to be fully committed to the reform process, and must sign up to the "Jobs and Justice" agenda agreed by the previous Administration. The High Representative is right that the international community must support that agenda and stay with the process through appropriate practical support.”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  9. “On the first point, it seems to us that the rule of law is and must be the international community's number-one priority in Bosnia. The High Representative was therefore right indeed to reform the immunity laws following the elections. It is proper for the Bosnian courts to decide whether an individual is fit to serve in the Government, and we must see war criminals brought to justice through the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY). The smooth transition so far from the International Police Task Force (IPTF) to the European Union Police Mission (EUPM), as described by Jacques Klein, is very welcome.”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  10. “I thank the High Representative and Special Representative Klein for their briefings. We congratulate them on what they have achieved both individually and, as the High Representative pointed out, jointly. We would also like to take this opportunity to applaud the achievements of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) and the leadership of UNMIBH by Jacques Klein. The United Kingdom supports the remarks to be made by the presidency of the European Union (EU). I will therefore not attempt to be comprehensive. I have a couple of comments and a couple of questions under three headings. The first is the rule of law, the second is economic reform and, finally, I have a point or two on the recent elections.”

    2002-10-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4631 (2002) · source

  11. “The will to change course, however, must come from the Governments in the region. If they are listening to their people, it will.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  12. “Within Central Africa, it is perhaps in the Great Lakes region that we see most clearly the appalling waste of conflict, the waste of human life and of a beautiful, diverse and resource rich region. Peace agreements have been signed, and step-by-step we are seeing implementation. But I fear that the mentality of conflict - of mistrust, blame and competition - remains. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi, the first steps must be to end armed conflict, while in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to establish transitional Government, and in Burundi to strengthen it. But peace-building will depend on wider regional cooperation. The United Kingdom supports the proposal for an international conference on peace, security, democracy and development in the Great Lakes. This can help provide the framework.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  13. “Looking at the lack of economic and physical security of so many of the people of the region, this is patently untrue. But it will take more than just new structures to break the cycle of mistrust and narrow opportunism. What Central Africans needs first and foremost is a vision, a vision of the mutual benefit that could come from peace and cooperation and of the potential impact of just and far-sighted strategies for the development of the region's vast natural resources. This must form the glue of regional cooperation. It is then that we can look at how the international community can best assist. International input must also be coordinated, across national boundaries and different functions. There is an important leadership role here for the United Nations, especially through the Special Representatives of the Secretary-General.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  14. “The Council has welcomed efforts by the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) to address the tension between the Central African Republic and Chad by deploying an international observer force. This is a very concrete demonstration of political will. We hope that the force will work closely with United Nations mechanisms on the ground. Above all, we welcome efforts to revive cooperation in the Central African region, because the problems and the potential of the countries of the region are so clearly inter-linked. But expanding regional mechanisms or broadening their remit cannot help unless there is a real common purpose underpinning such mechanisms. In too much of the region, neighbourly relations are still seen as a zero sum game - my neighbour's economic or security gain must be my loss.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  15. “In the other direction, NEPAD and the African Union can provide a context for subregional and national efforts, as well as a framework for international support. The United Kingdom would also welcome direct input from the region to the work of the Security Council and ECOSOC working groups on Africa. At the same time, we need to be sure that each part of the system is playing to its strengths and not duplicating. The Central African subregional organizations need to define their role according to where they can best add value. How can they feed into the NEPAD initiatives and into the NEPAD peer review mechanism, and how can the different subregional organisations interact?”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  16. “It is unsurprising that the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) and the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) are redefining their roles to take account of collective security, because the economic development of the region cannot be addressed without tackling conflict. There is another set of linkages that we need to consider i those between subregional, regional and international efforts to address conflict and development. I think there is a two-way exchange to be had here. Efforts at the sub-regional level can give substance and shape to the NEPAD initiative, and effective sub-regional organizations will be building blocks for an effective African Union.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  17. “This coordination is important in itself and an illustration of what I think is now a commonplace in our theory, if not always our practice: peace, security and economic development are fundamentally linked and must be addressed in parallel. This linkage is certainly a reality that the people of many African countries experience in their daily lives and that African Governments have encapsulated in two of the key initiatives of the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), in the areas of peace and security and of political and economic good governance.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source

  18. “Thank you, Mr. President, for the background paper and for the initiative of organizing this open meeting and thus helping keep Central Africa at the forefront of the Council's attention. The United Kingdom supports the statement by the presidency of the European Union. We welcome the presence of the Ministers here and their contributions to the debate. Like the previous speaker, I am very pleased to see the President of the Economic and Social Council, Mr. Simonovie, here today. As earlier interventions have borne out, we see today's meeting as essentially about making effective operational linkages. My delegation has said on many occasions how important the United Kingdom considers it to be to have greater coordination between the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council.”

    2002-10-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4630Resumption1 (2002) · source