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  1. “It is Romania's fervent hope that a'just and lasting solution can be achieved, in harmony with the aspirations of all peace-loving nations.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  2. “On 16 April 1993 Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-~Ghali stated, (spoke in French) "No doubt in recent years we have found cause for hope, especially when the collapse of the Berlin Wall simultaneously shattered the bloc mentality, of which it was the sad symbol. Some actually saw the end of this confrontation as the dawn of a world at peace and even, ingenuously, as the culmination of history. "Developments have rapidly made us more realistic again. In a very short time, the outlook has become singularly overcast". (SG/5M/4979, ps 2) (spoke in English) We trust that the clouds will vanish and that the situation in the former Yugoslavia will return to normalcy, thereby restoring peace and stability to that troubled area.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  3. “At present the Romanian Government is considering the possibility of receiving a limited number of refugees, in particular children, -from the conflict areas. We are in contact in that regard with the Geneva Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. We continue to be confident that through new and perseverant efforts viable solutions can be found to halt a conflict whose continuation is absurd. As in the past, when Romania was a member of this body, we believe that the unity of the Security Council on this important matter is a basic prerequisite for the success of its endeavours. We are also convinced of the value of the efforts to be undertaken by the Secretary-General and will be awaiting hopefully his report to the Security Council, as requested in paragraph 8 of resolution 820 (1993).”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  4. “We are encouraged in this respect by recent decisions on that issue taken by the Security Council and hope that the forthcoming consultations under Article 50 of the Charter will be fruitful for Romania, We find great merit in the Security Council resolutions dealing with the humanitarian dimension of the Yugoslav crisis. We are deeply concerned at the great number of innocent victims and displaced persons who have been forced to abandon their homes and property. In this respect we share the opinion expressed before the Council by Mr. Cyrus Vance that everything possible must be done to bring humanitarian relief and assistance to the suffering communities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also believe that the serious violations of international humanitarian law and basic human rights are intolerable.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  5. “The position of Romania on the subject under consideration is fully consistent with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Our conduct will continue to be the same in spite of the ample negative consequences on the course of economic reforms in Romania deriving from the observance of Sanctions. The implementation of resolution 820 (1993) is going to engender further economic hardships for my country. Having invoked Article 50 of the United Nations Charter, the Romanian Government expresses its hope that it will have the support of the international community in identifying specific forms of compensation to solve the economic difficulties entailed in compliance with the sanctions regime.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  6. “As to the resolutions of the Security Council, my country observes in good faith the sanctions adopted against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro). It should be noted that Romania was the first country which asked for international monitoring of the observance of the embargo, along our Danube border with former Yugoslavia. Very recently, Romania has expressed its willingness to increase the number of Sanctions Assistance Mission observers. In the same field, Romania is grateful to the United States of America for dispatching to us some patrol boats as assistance for monitoring the embargo on the Danube. Consultations are under way with the Western European Union on conditions for technical assistance it has offered Romania and other countries along the Danube.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  7. “(spoke in English) In a recent statement by the Government of Romania it is emphasized that while understanding the point of view of the leadership of the Bosnian Serb party, for which the acceptance of the Vance-Owen plan would mean new sacrifices, such sacrifices would be incomparably smaller than the heavy loss in human lives caused by the continuation of the conflict. By the same token the, Romanian Government has launched an appeal addressed to the neighbours of former Yugoslavia, to States of the area and to other countries concerned to exercise all their influence on the parties in conflict to make a positive contribution to halting the acts of violence, to prevent the danger of the expansion of the conflict and to promote the political settlement of existing problems.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  8. “It is relevant to recall that 64 years ago the great Romanian diplomat Nicolae Titulescu said: (spoke in French) "It is my deep conviction based on observations that war is never - never - the solution of a conflict. At the best of times - that is to say when you are victorious - war can only change the terms of the problem: tomorrow's discontent replaces today's. A war in the name of justice is followed by another war in the name of justice, ad infinitun. And at what price? It is an enormous price paid by the entire international community for the subjective reasons of one or several of its members".”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  9. “At the international level, Romania supports the relevant activities and decisions of the United Nations concerning the Yugoslav crisis. We consider that the resolutions of the Security Council should be implemented in good faith by all the parties involved and others concerned, as well as by ail States Members of the United Nations in accordance with the Charter of the world Organization. The Romanian Government, for its part, gives full backing to the Vance-Owen plan, which appears at present to be the only way out of the crisis and whose clear and unambiguous acceptance in full by all parties could mark a crucial turning-point in the overall efforts leading to a peaceful political settlement.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  10. “We are also of the view that a solution will be viable only to the extent that it takes into full account the tragic realities in the former Yugoslavia. Indeed, Yugoslavia's neighbours, the other European countries and the United Nations have to do everything in their power to help the parties involved come to a valid and lasting agreement. Recent experience has illustrated the fact that the attitude of Romania - of equal rapprochement towards all State entities of the former Yugoslavia - facilitates the establishment of contacts with all political representatives who can make a meaningful contribution to the process of consensus building and who can illuminate the human responsibility of politicians to stop the tragic events in the area.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  11. “By making that demand, the Council has demonstrated its commitment to a peaceful settlement and its resolve to end this conflict, which has been filled with tragedy from the start. Convinced that the international community has a duty to encourage the parties to reach a political settlement, Romania is determined to continue its non-involvyement in the conflict and to strengthen its role as a factor for stability in the area. We believe that all neighbouring countries should act in the same spirit and manner. We in Romania are very sensitive to the dangerous developments in the former Yugoslavia and we are of the opinion that the neighbouring countries have the great responsibility to act in such a way as to prevent exacerbation of the conflict and to further a political solution.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  12. “Those efforts should guarantee a lasting halt to the fighting and must galvanize and focus the trend against the emergence of new elements of tension which could lead to the escalation of a crisis of extreme complexity. For Romania the absolute priority is the political settlement of the Yugoslav crisis. As the first non-European-Community neighbouring country represented on the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia last year and also at present, Romania has consistently stressed that a political settlement is the only alternative acceptable to all parties to the conflict. Therefore we fully support the demand expressed by the Security Council that all the parties and others concerned continue to observe the cease-fire and refrain from any further hostilities.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  13. “Romania is deeply alarmed and concerned about the magnitude of the plight of innocent victims of the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and is therefore in favour of attracting the cooperation of all realistic and responsible factors from the area, whose contribution is essential for creating conditions which could ensure political dialogue and the identification of viable compromise solutions in the interest of all parties, At the same time efforts should, in our view, be channeled towards the prevention of the expansion of hotbeds of tension under circumstances in which some analysts warn of a global epidemic of conflict.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  14. “In the same context, Romania backs the activity of the Security Council on this important subject, as well as the measures undertaken by the European Community in cooperation with the Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) and the recent decisions of the Western European Union. Romania welcomes the political initiatives of the United States in this respect and shares its hope that the gravity of the situation in the area will develop a consensus among the members of the Security Council. That hope is particularly topical today, after the adoption of Security Council resolution 820 (1993) of 17 April 1993.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  15. “Our perceptions and attitude are burnished by history and are in no way biased by territorial or other interests of any kind. As a State providing constant and full evidence of balanced conduct and good relations with all the former Yugoslav republics, Romania is determined further to support the intensive efforts of the international community to solve the tragic Yugoslav crisis, and to halt the military confrontation throughout the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Government of Romania supports the peace plan for Bosnia and Herzegovina set out in the report of the Secretary-General on the peace talks held by the Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source

  16. “I should like first of all to extend to you, Sir, and to Pakistan our congratulations on your assumption of the high office of President of the Security Council for the month of April. Your tremendous diplomatic ability, vast experience and fine leadership are the best assurances that the Council will successfully perform its mandate this month. We wish also to express our appreciation to Ambassador O'Brien of New Zealand for the excellent way in which he guided the work of the Council during March. The major concern of Romania about the situation in the former Yugoslavia has been made manifest in many instances and circumstances, including in the Security Council on 25 September 1991. Romania is a country with a unique position in our area, because it never waged war against any of the peoples of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1993-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3201 (1993) · source