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1. “Under Dayton the entities have received so many powers that the State institutions, such as the Prime Minister and the six ministries, are almost powerless in the face of regional ambitions. There is no political will among the leaders of the large parties to reinforce the institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The major problem, as we see it, is the virtual absence of State revenue. The State depends on financial transfers from the entities, and the entities keep these to a minimum. As a result, the State institutions are almost entirely financed by the international community. The EU statement ends with a reference to considerable challenges that remain. I would like to conclude my statement with the same words.”

   2000-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4245 (2000) · source

2. “Among them, there is little willingness to cooperate to build strong State institutions. The recent elections, held on 11 November, were disappointing, in that they underlined how Bosnia and Herzegovina is divided along ethnic lines. Croats even took the opportunity to hold an illegal referendum about possible independence for their entity. If I am not mistaken, I believe that in this Chamber, whenever Bosnia and Herzegovina is being discussed, most of the criticism is usually levelled at Republika Srpska. But the events I have just referred to, including the election results, have highlighted the unhelpful role played by the Croat side. It is difficult to be optimistic if only the Muslim population seems to take the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina really seriously.”

   2000-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4245 (2000) · source

3. “But because this is presumably the last time that the Netherlands can speak on this subject while on the Security Council, we would like to make a few additional comments. Five years after Dayton we can only conclude that despite generous foreign aid, to the tune of $5 billion, both the political and the economic situations of Bosnia and Herzegovina are disconcerting. Senator Biden spoke of a strikingly positive reality: that is, Bosnia is at peace. Well, there is no more fighting, and the security situation is generally good. But the animosity among the three population groups has hardly subsided since Dayton. People are daily reminded of the war in a country where the borders of the entities reflect the military frontlines of 1995. The Dayton Accords have granted important powers to the two entities.”

   2000-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4245 (2000) · source

4. “My delegation would also like to welcome Senator Biden. We share the views expressed by the representatives of France and the United Kingdom, but we also share what Ambassador Greenstock termed the United States S/PVAZAS Congress' fundamental intentions with regard to United Nations reform. It is precisely because we do so that we always find it encouraging to hear Senator Biden admit that he is aware that a Member State of the United Nations cannot legally attach conditions to the payment of its financial contributions to the Organization. We also welcome Mr. Klein, and we thank him for his interesting briefing. In that regard we subscribe to the statement of the representative of France, which was made on behalf of the European Union (EU).”

   2000-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4245 (2000) · source

5. “We wish to reiterate, however, that in cases where official use of violence is necessary, the response must be proportionate and limited to the requirements of the maintenance of public order. States have a special responsibility to observe international humanitarian and human rights law.”

   2000-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4242 (2000) · source

6. “The Indian draft comprehensive convention that is currently under consideration in the Sixth Committee should, in our View, complement rather than replace the existing instruments so as to ensure that every single act of terrorism is adequately criminalized. The existing Conventions have already attracted a large number of signatories and ratifications, and this possible new instrument should therefore not imperil the support these Conventions have already obtained. S/PV.4242 International legal instruments alone do not suffice. Enhanced cooperation among States, both at the United Nations level and regionally, is essential for effective combating of terrorism. The Netherlands continues to stand ready to fight terrorists. We acknowledge that the struggle against increasingly sophisticated terrorists may require increasingly harsher means.”

   2000-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4242 (2000) · source

7. “It is our view that the General Assembly must remain the principal United Nations platform for initiating efforts to combat international terrorism. The 12 United Nations terrorism conventions elaborated in the General Assembly represent a major achievement of that body. On the other hand, the Security Council has its role to play in special cases. The Security Council's involvement in the Lockerbie affair is a case in point. The Netherlands is currently in the process of ratifying the last two of the 12 United Nations terrorism conventions: the Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism. The sectoral approach in negotiating terrorism conventions has proved to be an effective track to achieving a legal framework.”

   2000-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4242 (2000) · source

8. “We join other delegations in thanking the Russian presidency for its initiative to discuss in the Council measures to eliminate international terrorism. We also thank the Legal Counsel, Mr. Hans Corell, for his comprehensive briefing on the significant developments in international law that have occurred over the past few years. In this connection, an important contribution was made by the Security Council during the previous Russian presidency, when it adopted resolution 1269 (1999), in which it unequivocally condemned all acts, methods and practices of terrorism as criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, in all their forms and manifestations, wherever and by whomever committed, in particular those which could threaten international peace and security.”

   2000-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4242 (2000) · source

9. “In favour: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1329 (2000). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 12.30p.m.”

   2000-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4240 (2000) · source

10. “As agreed among Council members, I will make a brief statement before the adoption of this draft resolution. During the consultations on this draft resolution it became apparent that four urgent issues remain to be addressed by the informal working group of the Security Council on the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, namely, the issue of equitable geographical distribution; the issue of compensation of victims, as contained in document S/2000/1063; the issue of compensation of Victims of miscarriages ofjustice and of persons unlawfully arrested or detained, as contained in documents 8/2000/904 and S/2000/925; and the issue of gender balance. I now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2000/1 13 l. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    2000-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4240 (2000) · source

11. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2000/865, which contains the text of identical letters dated 7 September 2000 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the General Assembly and the President of the Security Council. Members of the Council also have before them document 8/2000/1131, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    2000-11-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4240 (2000) · source

12. “There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.20 p.m.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

13. “I thank Ms. McAskie for her comments. I shall now call on Ambassador Andjaba, but I know that Ms. McAskie has to leave at 5.15 pm, and she should feel free to go if she wants to catch her plane.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

14. “Delegations that insist on these adjustments must therefore know what they are doing. It may be true that Lusaka requires an update. There seems to have been a consensus from the outset that the task Lusaka allotted to the United Nations by way of tracking down members of the former Rwandan armed forces and Interahamwe was hardly realistic. But an update of Lusaka is, of course, conceivable only if it is acceptable to at least all the signatory States. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I call on Ms. McAskie to respond to comments and questions from members of the Council.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

15. “Ever since the Security Council was invited to endorse the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, some delegations on this Council have tried to give our involvement a slightly different slant by, on the one hand, introducing the distinction between invited and uninvited troops - also characterized as "allies" and "aggressors" - and, on the other, glossing over President Kabila's reluctance to implement the national dialogue. It goes without saying that every delegation is perfectly entitled to try and effect that adjustment, but we would like to point out that if the distinction between invited and uninvited troops had been made in Lusaka, and if the national dialogue had been deleted from the draft text, the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement would simply not have been concluded.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

16. “Of course, the Council addressed this issue as early as February this year and, on that occasion, issued a presidential statement. Given the present situation of an apparent deterioration in the security conditions of United Nations personnel, however, Iintend to circulate, as a Security Council document, the petition that I received from the Coordinating Committee for International Staff Unions and Associations of the United Nations System and the Federation of International Civil Servants' Associations, which appeal to the Security Council to look into this issue further. Switching to another subject, it is difficult to respond to a humanitarian briefing without talking politics. Some of the statements we have heard in this meeting bear this out. My delegation would like to make just one observation of a political nature.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

17. “I shall now make a statement in my national capacity. The Netherlands, too, would like to thank Ms. McAskie for her straightforward briefing, depressing as it was. Apart from the misery heaped upon the Congolese people themselves, reference was made around this table today to the appalling circumstances in which humanitarian workers have to do their work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the very acute dangers they face in this context. As recently as two weeks ago, we heard the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees make the case for improving the safety and security of United Nations personnel, especially in situations of conflict, in the face of the increasing risks they encounter in the field.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

18. “The President: In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Ms. Carolyn McAskie, Emergency Relief Coordinator ad interim, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Ms. McAskie to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by the Emergency Relief Coordinator ad interim of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Ms.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

19. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Ileko (Democratic Republic of the Congo) took a seat at the Council table.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4237 (2000) · source

20. “I thank Mr. Vieira dc Mello for his answers, comments and clarifications. There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 1.25 pm.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

21. “We are relieved to note that in this respect there has been a striking change of heart. We welcome the new atmosphere of realism. Only by being both committed and realistic can we hope to bring the East Timor operation to a successful conclusion. I will now resume my function as President of the Council and give the floor to Mr. Vieira de Mello to respond to comments and questions from members of the Council.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

22. “We therefore fully agree with the draft presidential statement submitted by the United Kingdom - which statement underlines the need for a strong international commitment to East Timor after independence, inter alia, through the provision of financial, technical and security assistance. This month the Dutch presidency has devoted special attention to exit strategies - that is, to the question of how to wind up a peace operation after its objective has been realized. It is clear that the theme is also very relevant for East Timor. Not so long ago my delegation expressed its concern about the tendency of some of us - both Member States and those within the Secretariat - to underestimate the time it will take for East Timor to be able to face all the challenges of an independent State, including external security, on its own.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

23. “I will now make a brief statement in my national capacity. It is specifically on behalf of the Netherlands that I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Sergio Vieira de Mello. It is probably the last time that the Netherlands as a member of the Security Council will hear him report on East Timor, and he and his staff of dedicated people are doing a superb job in the face of enormous challenges which, as Ambassador Soderberg pointed out, are rarely reported in the press because the operation is going so well. It is clear from the report of the Security Council mission and from Mr. Vieira de Mello's briefing today that the international community will have to sustain its commitment to East Timor for some time to come.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

24. “Members of the Council have also received photocopies of a letter dated 27 November 2000 from Indonesia, which will be issued as document 8/2000/1125. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Transitional Administrator for East Timor. I call on Mr. Vieira de Mello.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

25. “In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Transitional Administrator for East Timor. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite Mr. Vieira de Mello to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Security Council mission to East Timor and Indonesia, document S/2000/1105.”

    2000-11-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4236 (2000) · source

26. “The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 6.10 p.m.”

    2000-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4235 (2000) · source

27. “In connection with the resolution just adopted on the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, I have been authorized to make the following complementary statement on behalf of the Security Council: "As is known, the report of the Secretary- General on the United Nations Disengagement the Observer Force (S/2000/1103) states, in paragraph 11: 'Despite the present quiet in the Israel-Syria sector, the situation in the Middle East continues to be potentially dangerous and is likely to remain so unless and until a comprehensive settlement covering all aspects of the Middle East problem can be reached.' That statement of the Secretary-General reflects the View of the Security Council." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2000/36.”

    2000-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4235 (2000) · source

28. “In favour: Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President: There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1328 (2000).”

    2000-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4235 (2000) · source

29. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, document S/2000/1103. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2000/1124, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution (S/2000/1124) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”

    2000-11-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4235 (2000) · source

30. “"Fully aware of all the measures already taken to provide security for all inhabitants of that region, the Council calls on KFOR and UNMIK to continue to make all necessary efforts, including along the ground safety zone, to prevent further attacks. "The Council demands that all those concerned refrain from any act of violence, in particular against ethnic minorities, and cooperate with KFOR and UNMIK. "The Council will continue to follow the matter closely." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2000/35. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.20 pm.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4232 (2000) · source

31. “The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council. "The Security Council expresses its shock at, and strongly condemns, the criminal attacks perpetrated on the home of the Head of the liaison committee of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in Pristina on 22 November 2000, as well as on Serbian policemen in the south of Serbia on 21 November 2000, both of which resulted in several deaths and injuries. "The Council calls for an immediate and full investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4232 (2000) · source

32. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Mladenovie (Yugoslavia) took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4232 (2000) · source

33. “There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 7.10 pm.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

34. “I thank the representative of Jordan for the kind words he addressed to me and to my predecessor. The next speaker is the representative of Cuba. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

35. “The next speaker is the representative of Jordan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

36. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Cuba, Egypt and Jordan, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Rodriguez Parrilla (Cuba), Mr. Aboulgheit (Egypt) and Mr. Al-Hussein (Jordan) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President: The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Egypt.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

37. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of South Africa. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

38. “The international community should not fuel the conflict by inflammatory statements or actions, but should help both sides achieve a just peace that brings real benefits to both peoples. I acknowledge with appreciation all the compliments addressed to the Dutch presidency for having convened this meeting, but the Netherlands delegation insists that activities of this Council must not be allowed to interfere with the work done in the context of Sharm el-Sheikh, both by the Secretary- General and by the fact-finding commission. I now resume my function as President of the Council. The next speaker is the representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

39. “I will now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of the Netherlands. My delegation associates itself with the statement of the European Union quoted earlier by the Permanent Representative of France. The Netherlands expresses its deep concern and intense sorrow about the latest escalation of violence which we are discussing today. We consider every life lost a tragedy. That is why we want to see an immediate end to the violence on both sides. There can be no more palpable evidence of the senselessness of the cycle of violence gripping the region than the horrific bomb attack on innocent children in a school bus and the collective punishment for this act meted out against the Palestinian civilian population. We call upon both parties to show courage, not by fighting but by daring to break this vicious cycle.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

40. “At the invitation of the President, Mr. Al-Kidwa (Palestine), took a seat at the Council table. The President: The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in response to the request contained in a letter dated 21 November 2000 from the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council, document S/2000/llO9. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/2000/1107, which contains the text of the identical letters dated 20 November 2000 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General and to the President of the Security Council. I call on the Permanent Observer of Palestine.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

41. “The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter dated 22 November 2000 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, which will be issued as document S/2000/1112, which reads as follows: "I have the honour to request that in accordance with its previous practice, the Security Council invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations to participate in the meeting of the Security Council to be held on Wednesday, 22 November 2000, with regard to the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, including Jerusalem." I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observe of Palestine to participate in the current debate, in accordance with the rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

42. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Israel, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and South Africa, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Lancry (Israel) took a seat at the Council table and Mr. Dorda (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) and Mr. Kumalo (South Africa) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber.”

    2000-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4231 (2000) · source

43. “The Council calls on the parties to cooperate with UNMEE in this regard. "The Security Council expresses its continuing support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Special Envoy, the Organization of African Unity, the President of Algeria and his Special Envoy, and concerned Member States to find a peaceful and lasting solution to the conflict. "The Security Council underlines the importance of the full compliance of Member States with the arms embargo imposed by resolution 1298 (2000). "The Security Council remains actively seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2000/34. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter.”

    2000-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4230 (2000) · source

44. “"The Security Council underlines the important role which confidence-building measures could play in dispelling the remaining distrust between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and encourages both States to agree on a package of such measures. In particular the Council encourages the parties to agree on the immediate release and voluntary and orderly return of interned civilians under the auspices of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); the opening of land and air corridors for UNMEE; an exchange of maps showing mined areas; the prompt release of prisoners of war and their return under the auspices of the ICRC; and a moratorium on expulsions. "The Security Council reaffirms the need for both parties to fulfil all their obligations under international humanitarian, human rights and refugee law.”

    2000-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4230 (2000) · source

45. “"The Security Council notes with appreciation the commitment of both parties towards a final and comprehensive peace settlement. The Council also notes with appreciation the rounds of proximity talks that have taken place and, pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1320 (2000), calls on the parties to continue negotiations and to conclude without delay a final and comprehensive peace settlement. The Council emphasizes that the deployment of UNMEE should contribute to a positive climate for negotiations and that it does not replace the need for such a peace settlement. "The Security Council reiterates its strong support for the Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the State of Eritrea signed in Algiers on 18 June 2000 (S/2000/601).”

    2000-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4230 (2000) · source

46. “The Security Council will now continue its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council reaffirms its resolutions regarding the situation in Ethiopia and Eritrea, in particular resolutions 1298 (2000) of 17 May 2000, 1312 (2000) of 31 July 2000 and 1320 (2000) of 15 September 2000, which established the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE). "The Security Council reaffirms the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of Ethiopia and Eritrea.”

    2000-11-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4230 (2000) · source

47. “I thank Mr. Kouchner for the clear and comprehensive answers he has provided. There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 1.40 p.m.”

    2000-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4225 (2000) · source

48. “The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Albania. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4225 (2000) · source

49. “The next speaker is the representative of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4225 (2000) · source

50. “The next speaker is the representative of Austria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    2000-11-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4225 (2000) · source