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Vilovie

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first: 2008-06-24
most recent: 2013-06-24
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“Croatia is convinced that the cooperation of Member States, especially those from South-East Europe, remains crucial for the successful accomplishment of the ICTY's mandate and for meeting its completion strategy goals. War crimes are not subject to statutes of limitations, which is why regional cooperation and establishing the impartiality of national courts in all the countries in the region, even after the ICTY lifetime, is so important. Determined to implement the strategy for the investigation and prosecution of war crimes committed from 1991 to 1995, Croatia has introduced measures to reinforce and expand the positive impact of the four existing specialized war crimes courts. With a view to speeding up domestic trials, it has furthermore enabled the evidence collected by the bodies of the ICTY to be used by domestic courts.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“In that context, let me also mention the fifth regional conference of State prosecutors, which was hosted by the State Prosecutor of Croatia - with the participation of ICTY Prosecutor Brammertz, prosecutors from Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro and the war crimes Prosecutor of Serbia- and held on 26 and 27 May in Brijuni, Croatia. The main goal of the conference was to further discuss cooperation in war crimes cases between prosecution offices from the region, the cooperation between the Office of the Prosecutor and national prosecutions and concrete cooperation projects to facilitate the exchange of information related to war crimes cases. Let me reiterate that Croatia continues to fully cooperate with the ICTY.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Over the reporting period, Croatian officials at the highest level remained engaged in direct and open dialogue with the Tribunal and the Prosecutor, who visited Zagreb on 4 May and met with the Prime Minister, the Minister of Justice, the State Prosecutor and members of the Task Force. Furthermore, Croatian judges and prosecutors participated in peer-to-peer meetings and training sessions aimed at transferring the Tribunal's institutional knowledge and specialized skills to Croatian colleagues and at enhancing national capacities and strengthening national institutions. In addition, Croatia welcomes the Tribunal's efforts focused on increasing national capabilities to handle complex war crime trials by providing trial transcripts produced in local languages to the countries of the region.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“During the reporting period, the task force produced three reports on current operations and a separate report summarizing all its activities and findings to date. Let me add that the task force's professionalism and competence were also duly noted and recognized by the Prosecutor in his previous report. With regard to the missing documents that are still "unaccounted for" (S/2011/316, annex 11, para. 57), let me point out that, in its summarizing report, the Task Force provided its professional assessment about the fate of the missing documents and that Croatia went on with its investigation in this matter and is strongly committed to continuing to undertake all reasonable and feasible measures at its disposal.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“The arrest of Ratko Mladic', however, raises the hope that Goran Hadzie, the last remaining fugitive indicted by the ICTY for grave atrocities in Croatia, will also soon be rendered accountable before the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Croatia remains strongly committed to its cooperation with the Tribunal. This unequivocal cooperation was clearly confirmed by the Prosecutor's latest assessment, according to which "Croatia continues to respond in a timely and adequate manner to requests by the Office of the Prosecutor's for assistance and provides access to witnesses and evidence as required" (S/2011/316, annex 11, para. 56). The special task force established by the Croatian Prime Minister continues to actively pursue its investigations.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“We also remember here the victims of the war crimes committed against the civilian population in Croatia, in particular in Skabrnja, Zadar, Sibenik, Kijevo, Vrlika, Sinj and other towns attacked by the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) under orders of Ratko Mladie while he was commander of the Ninth Corps of the JNA based in Knin, Croatia; as well as his orders to launch indiscriminate attacks against civilian objects, knowing that such attacks would cause excessive loss of life or injury to civilians, in particular his attempt of flooding a large populated area by destroying the Peruca Dam. Justice needs to be served in these cases as well. In this sense, we would regret it if Ratko Mladic' were not prosecuted in The Hague for the crimes committed in Croatia.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“At the same time, we are aware of the many challenges facing the Tribunals, and we firmly believe that their widely recognized legitimate objectives should not be pursued at the expense of the mandate under which they were established and that they should not compromise full respect for due process standards. The Tribunals' mandate cannot be considered accomplished until all remaining fugitives accused of the gravest crimes are brought to justice. In this context, Croatia welcomes the fact that, after 16 years, Serbia located, arrested and transferred to The Hague Ratko Mladic, indicted for the worst atrocities committed since the Second World War.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“(spoke in English) Furthermore, we welcome Judge Khalida Rashid Khan as the newly elected President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), and express our full confidence in her ability to successfully master the tremendous task in front of her. Croatia recognizes the efforts made by the Tribunals to implement the previously elaborated strategy for the finalization of their work and the transition to the Residual Mechanism. Croatia actively participated in the creation of the Mechanism and looks forward to its future work aimed at helping safeguard the Tribunals' legacy and successfully fulfilling their residual functions, in particular regarding the processing of remaining fugitives, archives management, witness protection and the serving of sentences.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“Mr. Vilovie (Croatia) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you a successful month. We are certain that, under your able leadership, the Security Council will discharge its great responsibilities successfully. I would also like to express our appreciation to Presidents Robinson and Byron and Prosecutors Brammertz and J allow for their detailed reports on the work of the Tribunals (S/2011/316 and S/2011/317) and the progress achieved in and the challenges facing the implementation of the completion strategy.”
2011-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6545 (2011) · source
“They include, on the one hand, maintenance of the level of cooperation reached in the area of the provision of documents and access to witnesses and the archives, and, on the other hand, the location, arrest and transfer of the two remaining fugitives to the Tribunal. The fulfilment of those goals will be of exceptional importance for the realization of international justice and the successful completion of the Tribunal's mandate, while certainly contributing to the further normalization of the situation and the improvement of relations between the States established on the territory of the former Yugoslavia.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“In addition, Serbia continues to give its full support to the implementation of the Tribunal's completion strategy, including issues related to the archives, as well as the establishment of the residual mechanism, which should have the power to prosecute the persons indicted by ICTY who are still at large. In that connection, Serbia reiterates its position submitted to the Security Council in October 2008 and March 2009, and it is ready to continue to actively participate in all future discussions on this matter. In conclusion, I would like to emphasize that the goals of Serbia and of the Tribunal are identical.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“We consider it very important that the Prosecutor states in his report that the prosecution maintained regular and close contact with the Serbian agencies in charge of locating and arresting the fugitives, and that this interaction had intensified in recent months. This kind of interaction will certainly continue in the future. It is also significant that the Prosecutor has recognized Serbia's efforts to implement the recommendations presented in his previous report (see S/2010/270). These facts, along with the unambiguous determination of Serbia to bring the two remaining fugitives to justice, as was the case with the 44 individuals it transferred to the Tribunal, give us reason to expect that the results awaited by both the Tribunal and Serbia will be achieved.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“There are no outstanding requests for assistance in regard to the provision of documents to the Tribunal, while the requests pertaining to witnesses and access to the State archives are being processed on time and without difficulties. In other words, during the reporting period, Serbia fully respected the recommendations of the Prosecutor to continue responding effectively and in a timely manner to the his Office's requests for assistance. The level of cooperation achieved in this area will undoubtedly continue in the coming period. As far as cooperation relating to the arrest of the two remaining fugitives is concerned, it is evident that political will to resolve this problem exists in Serbia and has been expressed by the country's highest- ranking officials.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“At the outset, allow me to express the satisfaction of the Republic of Serbia with all the efforts of the President and the Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY), Judge Patrick Robinson and Mr. Serge Brammertz, related to the cooperation of Serbia with the Tribunal, and with their thoroughly professional approach in submitting their reports to the Security Council. At the same time, allow me to take this opportunity to pay my respects to the President and the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Judge Dennis Byron and Mr. Hassan B. Jallow. As on previous occasions, the cooperation between Serbia and ICTY described in the reports of the President and the Prosecutor (see S/2010/588) is in line with the assessment by Serbia of the level of cooperation achieved so far.”
2010-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6434 (2010) · source
“The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia should not be declared complete without bringing to justice the two remaining fugitives, Ratko Mladie and Goran Hadzie, who were indicted for the most atrocious crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Croatia. It is also important that national courts fulfil their lasting responsibility and address their war crime cases.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“Thirdly, as we have stated on many occasions, there cannot be a Bosnia and Herzegovina without Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their political and cultural survival is vital for the continued existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as these two elements are closely intertwined. Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina are the smallest and most vulnerable group. Their voice should be considered on the basis of equality, both ethnic and civic, as guaranteed in the Constitution and as stemming from the history of the country. Croats should have the equal right to participate in the decision-making process and should not be out-voted, especially at the level of the Federation. Finally, the fight against impunity for war crimes is crucial for the normalization of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“Therefore, we are particularly pleased with the recent decision of the Council of the European Union on the abolition of the visa requirement for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina holding biometric passports. This is a welcome step that not only brings real benefits to the people, but may also reverse the trend of Bosnia and Herzegovina lagging behind other countries in the region in its rapprochement to the European Union. On the other hand, we regret that the invitation extended by NATO to Bosnia and Herzegovina to join its membership action plan, a step that Croatia strongly and actively supported, has not been followed by the start of its annual national programme. We call on the authorities of Bosnia and Herzegovina to take all the necessary measures in order to fulfil requirements regarding State property.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“The high-level visits of both President Josipovie and Prime Minister Kosor represent strong encouragement to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina, including as regards their viable return to their country, primarily to Republika Srpska. In the same vein, Croatia strongly supports the clear and unambiguous European and Euro-Atlantic perspective of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We firmly support all the countries of the region in their reforms. We have invested a lot of effort in offering them our assistance and experience on the European Union and NATO integration path. We believe that membership in the European Union represents the most suitable framework for the overall development of all countries of South-East Europe.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“For Croatia, the territorial integrity, sovereignty and equality of Bosnia and Herzegovina's three constitutive peoples are the basic preconditions for the country's stability and sustainability. Croatia therefore advocates for constitutional amendments that provide full equality for all constitutive peoples and citizens throughout the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Secondly, Croatia's strategic interest is the stability, security and progress of South-East Europe. We are pleased that the report recognized the improved political environment in relations between countries in the region. I would like to reiterate that Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoy a close and friendly relationship in many aspects.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“Croatia believes that elected individuals and political parties should enter into constructive dialogue on the formation of new Governments at all levels so as to continue, as soon as possible, with the process of reforms needed for Euro- Atlantic integration. Negotiations on constitutional reform should be continued in the post-electoral period. Croatia reiterates its call to political leaders in Bosnia and Herzegovina to find strength and reach compromise on key issues. Assisting Bosnia and Herzegovina in reaching sustainable stability and functionality is one of our regional priorities. However, there will be no progress without consensus, which has to originate from within and enjoy the support of regional actors and the international community.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“Bearing in mind the existing shortcomings in addressing the remaining objectives and conditions, as well as the continuing challenges to the very foundations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as established by the Dayton Peace Agreement - the fifteenth anniversary of which we will mark shortly - we agree with the assessment that it would be premature to begin the closure of the Office of the High Representative this year. I would like to make three brief points. First, we welcome the fact that the October elections were free, fair and generally organized in accordance with democratic principles and international standards.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“At the outset, allow me to extend my welcome to His Excellency Mr. Nebojsa Radmanovic', Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. We are also pleased to see again among us His Excellency Mr. Valentin Inzko, High Representative and Special Representative of the European Union, and thank him for his briefing. The report (see S/2010/575, annex) that he presented accurately reflects recent developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and we share the concerns that he expressed in his report and his briefing. I would like to take this opportunity to reaffirm Croatia's full and continued support for him and his Office.”
2010-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6421 (2010) · source
“In that context, we welcome the strengthening of a strategic partnership between the United Nations and the World Bank and expect with special interest the World Bank Conflict, Security and Development Report 201]. Let me conclude by saying that Croatia - working together with other Member States and the United Nations as a whole, and acting with the same enthusiasm and spirit that clearly accompanied our ambitions some five years ago - stands ready to play its due part in the revival of the peacebuilding architecture and the thorough implementation of its core functions.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Today we are sharing our knowledge and experiences with countries in the region, as well as with other countries in crisis, where our post-conflict experience in nation- building is particularly relevant. Accordingly, Croatia assists in the development of civil society, reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction, as well as in building functioning administrative capacities in the social realm. Finally, let me mention that as a co-founder of the Peacebuilding Fund, Croatia fully recognizes the critical role that timely and sustainable peacebuilding funding plays as an early investment towards peace and development, and in that regard strongly supports the Fund's new simpler structures and its efforts to introduce predictable, flexible and sufficient funding schemes through revisited terms of reference and guidelines.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The interdependence of today's world - in which, on the one hand, national crises easily evolve into global problems and in which, on the other, global problems inevitably prowl within national borders - requires enhanced sensitivity to regional considerations and their successful integration into overall peacebuilding efforts. In that context, Croatia considers the further improvement and deepening of cooperation between the Peacebuilding Commission and regional and subregional organizations, as well as the appropriate engagement of various United Nations entities active in particular regions, to be crucially important. Croatia's transition from recipient to donor country has been fairly short and effective.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In that regard, Croatia particularly welcomes the new United Nations system- wide guidelines for the integrated missions planning process, which set standards for field-based integrated strategies and planning. We also welcome the post- conflict needs assessment adopted by United Nations Development Group, the World Bank and the European Union. Starting from the premise that building local capacity is the ultimate priority of peacebuilding, we strongly support the establishment of the Senior Advisory Group tasked to undertake a review of international civilian capacity in order to strengthen the availability, deployability, coherence and appropriateness of civilian capacities based on an assessment of existing capacities.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Peacebuilding is a complex long-term effort that unites development, peace and security and human rights, reflecting their interlinked and mutually reinforcing nature. As has been said many times before, there can be no development without genuine security and vice versa, or, as we are reminded in the co-facilitators' report, "conflict remains the single most important impediment to development" (5/2010/393, annex, para. 3). Likewise, in harsh, insecure and brutal conditions in the underdeveloped world there can be no real respect for or protection of human rights and human dignity. Bearing all this in mind, it is obvious that only coordinated, coherent, sustainable, mutually accountable national and international efforts, adequately encompassing security, human rights and development, will bear fruit.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“If I were to identify just two of the most important features that we perceive as imperative preconditions for any successful peacebuilding exercise, they would certainly be, first, national ownership and, secondly, predictable and sustainable multidimensional action by the international community, encompassing imperative regional considerations. We strongly believe that peacebuilding should be built on clearly established national priorities, but, equally, that it should lead to full reconstruction and further improvement of national institutions, capacities and capabilities. In that context, we particularly welcome ongoing efforts within the United Nations to further strengthen and mainstream national capacities, including conflict management capacities.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“On that basis, Croatia strongly supports further strengthening peacebuilding operations through further implementation of the Secretary-General's ambitious agenda for action and careful consideration of the requests, proposals and recommendations contained in his recent reports. Simultaneously, we call for appropriate consideration and adequate implementation of the many valuable recommendations contained in the report of the three co-facilitators (S/2010/393, annex). We believe that the time for a new balance within the United Nations peace architecture has definitely arrived.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Equally, we appreciate the Secretary-General's report on women's participation in peacebuilding (S/2010/466) and the strategic, seven-point action plan introducing necessary practical suggestions for women's more active engagement in peacebuilding processes, which we wholeheartedly support. At the same time, Croatia welcomes the excellent report on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture (S/2010/393, annex), presented by the three co-facilitators. The report adds substantially to our comprehension of the complex issue of peacebuilding and further confirms our perception that urgent action in this field is necessary.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It is obvious, and not only from this debate, that broad cross-regional support for stronger peacebuilding is growing, encompassing not only Governments, but also many international organizations, as well as civil society. We are grateful for the Secretary-General's detailed overview of the progress achieved in the implementation of his agenda for action set out in the report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of the conflict he issued a year ago (S/2009/304). In particular, we find valuable the many diverse examples from the field used to further clarify and support the report.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My delegation aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, which we strongly support. However, in the light of the particular importance of this timely and exceptionally relevant debate, allow me to add a few remarks in my national capacity. The contemporary world is increasingly faced with a rapidly changing international environment that constantly adds new challenges to the international peace and security agenda. In that context, peacebuilding, as an effort to strengthen and consolidate peace in countries immediately after they emerge from conflict, represents an important tool at the disposal of the United Nations to confront those challenges and, at the same time, one of its core functions.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In that context, we welcome the strengthening of a strategic partnership between the United Nations and the World Bank and expect with special interest the World Bank Conflict, Security and Development Report 201]. Let me conclude by saying that Croatia - working together with other Member States and the United Nations as a whole, and acting with the same enthusiasm and spirit that clearly accompanied our ambitions some five years ago - stands ready to play its due part in the revival of the peacebuilding architecture and the thorough implementation of its core functions.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“Today we are sharing our knowledge and experiences with countries in the region, as well as with other countries in crisis, where our post-conflict experience in nation- building is particularly relevant. Accordingly, Croatia assists in the development of civil society, reconciliation and post-conflict reconstruction, as well as in building functioning administrative capacities in the social realm. Finally, let me mention that as a co-founder of the Peacebuilding Fund, Croatia fully recognizes the critical role that timely and sustainable peacebuilding funding plays as an early investment towards peace and development, and in that regard strongly supports the Fund's new simpler structures and its efforts to introduce predictable, flexible and sufficient funding schemes through revisited terms of reference and guidelines.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“The interdependence of today's world - in which, on the one hand, national crises easily evolve into global problems and in which, on the other, global problems inevitably prowl within national borders - requires enhanced sensitivity to regional considerations and their successful integration into overall peacebuilding efforts. In that context, Croatia considers the further improvement and deepening of cooperation between the Peacebuilding Commission and regional and subregional organizations, as well as the appropriate engagement of various United Nations entities active in particular regions, to be crucially important. Croatia's transition from recipient to donor country has been fairly short and effective.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“In that regard, Croatia particularly welcomes the new United Nations system- wide guidelines for the integrated missions planning process, which set standards for field-based integrated strategies and planning. We also welcome the post- conflict needs assessment adopted by United Nations Development Group, the World Bank and the European Union. Starting from the premise that building local capacity is the ultimate priority of peacebuilding, we strongly support the establishment of the Senior Advisory Group tasked to undertake a review of international civilian capacity in order to strengthen the availability, deployability, coherence and appropriateness of civilian capacities based on an assessment of existing capacities.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“Peacebuilding is a complex long-term effort that unites development, peace and security and human rights, reflecting their interlinked and mutually reinforcing nature. As has been said many times before, there can be no development without genuine security and vice versa, or, as we are reminded in the co-facilitators' report, "conflict remains the single most important impediment to development" (5/2010/393, annex, para. 3). Likewise, in harsh, insecure and brutal conditions in the underdeveloped world there can be no real respect for or protection of human rights and human dignity. Bearing all this in mind, it is obvious that only coordinated, coherent, sustainable, mutually accountable national and international efforts, adequately encompassing security, human rights and development, will bear fruit.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“If I were to identify just two of the most important features that we perceive as imperative preconditions for any successful peacebuilding exercise, they would certainly be, first, national ownership and, secondly, predictable and sustainable multidimensional action by the international community, encompassing imperative regional considerations. We strongly believe that peacebuilding should be built on clearly established national priorities, but, equally, that it should lead to full reconstruction and further improvement of national institutions, capacities and capabilities. In that context, we particularly welcome ongoing efforts within the United Nations to further strengthen and mainstream national capacities, including conflict management capacities.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“On that basis, Croatia strongly supports further strengthening peacebuilding operations through further implementation of the Secretary-General's ambitious agenda for action and careful consideration of the requests, proposals and recommendations contained in his recent reports. Simultaneously, we call for appropriate consideration and adequate implementation of the many valuable recommendations contained in the report of the three co-facilitators (S/2010/393, annex). We believe that the time for a new balance within the United Nations peace architecture has definitely arrived.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“Equally, we appreciate the Secretary-General's report on women's participation in peacebuilding (S/2010/466) and the strategic, seven-point action plan introducing necessary practical suggestions for women's more active engagement in peacebuilding processes, which we wholeheartedly support. At the same time, Croatia welcomes the excellent report on the review of the United Nations peacebuilding architecture (S/2010/393, annex), presented by the three co-facilitators. The report adds substantially to our comprehension of the complex issue of peacebuilding and further confirms our perception that urgent action in this field is necessary.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“It is obvious, and not only from this debate, that broad cross-regional support for stronger peacebuilding is growing, encompassing not only Governments, but also many international organizations, as well as civil society. We are grateful for the Secretary-General's detailed overview of the progress achieved in the implementation of his agenda for action set out in the report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of the conflict he issued a year ago (S/2009/304). In particular, we find valuable the many diverse examples from the field used to further clarify and support the report.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“My delegation aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, which we strongly support. However, in the light of the particular importance of this timely and exceptionally relevant debate, allow me to add a few remarks in my national capacity. The contemporary world is increasingly faced with a rapidly changing international environment that constantly adds new challenges to the international peace and security agenda. In that context, peacebuilding, as an effort to strengthen and consolidate peace in countries immediately after they emerge from conflict, represents an important tool at the disposal of the United Nations to confront those challenges and, at the same time, one of its core functions.”
2010-10-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6396 (2010) · source
“As noted in the High Representative's report, over the past months both President Josipovie and Prime Minister Kosor visited Sarajevo, while the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina visited Zagreb. The Government of Croatia and the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina are preparing a joint session, which should take place next month. We therefore believe that the observation made in paragraph 20 of the High Representative's report, implying strained political relations, is surely inadvertently imprecise.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“In this regard, Croatia is concerned by the general sense of fatigue in the international community and believes that a strong international commitment is still very much needed in order to help improve conditions that will move the current situation forward and help remedy the remaining fundamental problems. Before closing, I would like to reiterate that Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina enjoy a very close, friendly and cordial relationship on many levels. Strong Croatian support has been duly recognized by Bosnia and Herzegovina and is manifested by our intense and frequent communication at the highest level, underscored by a number of visits exchanged.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Croatia firmly believes that the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia cannot be declared complete without bringing to justice the two remaining fugitives, Ratko Mladic and Goran Hadzic, indicted for the most atrocious crimes committed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and in Croatia. It is also important that, at the same time, national courts fulfil their lasting responsibility and address other war crime cases. In such circumstances, Croatia believes that it would be premature to begin the closure of the Office of the High Representative this year.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Given the singular position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina as the smallest and most vulnerable group, it is all the more important that their voice be considered on a basis of equality, both ethnic and civic, as guaranteed in the Constitution and as arising from the history of the country. All three peoples must feel that Bosnia and Herzegovina is their country, and they should feel safe and protected throughout its entire territory. Their fundamental rights and freedoms, as well as their civic and ethnic rights, should be protected throughout, and their right guaranteed to return safe and protected to their pre-war homes. The fight against impunity for war crimes is yet another important factor in the normalization of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Croatia advocates constitutional amendments that would provide full equality for all constituent peoples, as well as for all citizens, applied throughout the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this process, the political views of the representatives of the three constituent peoples should be valued equally, as the country's stability depends on respect for the constitutional principle of the collective equality of all three constituent peoples - Bosniaks, Serbs and Croats - and all citizens. We have stated on several occasions that there cannot be a Bosnia and Herzegovina without Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Their political and cultural survival is vital to the continued existence of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as these two elements are closely intertwined.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Croatia urges the political leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to find strength and reach compromise on issues key to a sustainable future for the country, its peoples and citizens. There will be no progress without consensus - which has to come from within - and which Croatia, together with other friends of Bosnia and Herzegovina, strongly advocates. Croatia calls for negotiations on constitutional reform to be continued as soon as the new authorities are formed after the October elections. Further delays on constitutional reform could have long-term consequences for the country's future, constitutional reform being a key precondition for successful Euro- Atlantic integration.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Thus, we look forward to the upcoming conference to be held in Sarajevo on 2 June - marking the tenth anniversary of the Zagreb summit and bringing together ministers of foreign affairs of the EU and the region - as an additional impetus for Bosnia and Herzegovina to continue more energetically with the necessary reforms and to further its efforts towards Euro-Atlantic integration. However, Bosnia and Herzegovina continues to face considerable problems, some of which are challenging its very foundations as established by the Dayton Peace Agreement. Regrettably, we have heard that in most other areas only limited progress has been noted and that some serious challenges have been raised by the authorities of Republika Srpska to State institutions and their functioning, as well as to the authority of the High Representative.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source
“Any delay would only benefit those advocating the status quo, and the peoples and citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina would continue to bear the consequences beyond their direct responsibilities. The stability, security and progress of South-East Europe are in Croatia's strategic interest. We firmly support all the countries of the region in their reforms, and we offer them our assistance and experience on their EU and NATO integration paths. Following the success of the Zagreb summit, we believe that the time is ripe to re-energize the process.”
2010-05-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6319 (2010) · source