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1998-03-31
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1998-10-24
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  1. “These objectives require the direct cooperation and engagement of other organizations, which are duly foreseen in the resolution. To conclude, let me assure you, Mr. President, that the OSCE accords priority to the question of Kosovo and will spare no effort to contribute, in cooperation with other organizations, to its peaceful resolution.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  2. “That is why we must act promptly and with determination. Decisive action is called for also because of the humanitarian factor: the urgent need to avert the impending humanitarian catastrophe among the refugees which may be precipitated by the forthcoming winter. We are disturbed by the reports of renewed fighting in Kosovo, and we urge both sides to refrain immediately from the further use of force and to search for a peaceful solution. We trust that the draft resolution which the Security Council is about to adopt will facilitate the implementation of the agreements signed in Belgrade and, by endorsing and supporting them, help to make them effective and ensure the safety and security of international verifiers.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  3. “Soon after the signing of the agreement, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office dispatched to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia a small, 15-person OSCE technical advance mission to start preparations for the Kosovo Verification Mission operation, the scope of which goes beyond previous OSCE experience. We are pleased to note that this OSCE assessment team has already Visited Belgrade and Kosovo, and we also welcome the establishment of a Kosovo Verification Mission support unit in Vienna. We believe that an effective implementation of the recently concluded agreements must be secured if the process of conflict resolution is to gain momentum. This is but the beginning of an ambitious and difficult undertaking. We are likely to face numerous obstacles and difficulties, possibly even attempts to reverse the process.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  4. “This agreement, together with the agreement on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Kosovo Air Verification Regime, constitutes an important step towards the development of a political framework aimed at ensuring compliance with the demands set out in resolution 1199 (1998). In the talks with Minister Geremek, the leader of the Kosovo Albanians, Mr. Ibrahim Rugova, in spite of some reservations, welcomed the agreement and expressed the view that the Albanian community in Kosovo would cooperate with the Kosovo Verification Mission. He saw that act as an important step towards enhancing the international presence in Kosovo, which should facilitate negotiations for a political solution to the crisis; the recognition of Albanian community institutions, including local police; and deciding the future of Kosovo.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  5. “To mention only some of the international endeavours in this regard, I would refer to the significant activity of the North Atlantic Alliance and the Contact Group as well as the painstaking negotiations conducted by the American Envoy, Ambassador Richard Holbrooke. Thanks to the efforts of the international community, the process of settling the Kosovo dispute entered into a new phase. In a letter to the Secretary-General dated 16 October 1998, issued subsequently as Security Council document 5/1998/978, the OSCE Chairman-in-Office informed you, Mr. President, and Mr. Kofi Annan that on that same day in Belgrade he had signed an agreement between the OSCE and the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on the establishment of the Kosovo Verification Mission.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  6. “In addition, in the process of implementation of resolution 1160 (1998), the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Minister Geremek, regularly forwarded to the United Nations Secretary-General reports on the situation in Kosovo and on measures taken by the OSCE in this regard. We note with satisfaction that the OSCE information inputs were utilized and included in the periodic reports of the Secretary- General to the Security Council. A strong message sent by the Security Council in its resolution 1199 (1998) allowed for the intensification of efforts by the international community to reach a settlement of the Kosovo conflict.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  7. “218 and Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998) and 1199 (1998), the Chairmanship-in-Office undertook a number of concrete actions in cooperation with international organizations and entities, especially the United Nations, the European Union, the Council of Europe, the Contact Group and others. It is not my intention to recall on this occasion a detailed catalogue of those activities. It seems worth underlining, however, that all of them contributed to the build-up of international solidarity, which is indispensable to bringing effective pressure to bear on the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to change their position.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  8. “Among the demands addressed by the OSCE to the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were a cessation of all repression, the initiation of talks on a peaceful resolution of the conflict, international participation in the negotiating process, acceptance of a new mission by the Personal Representative of the Chairman-in- Office for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as well as the return of the OSCE long-term missions in Kosovo, Sanjak and Vojvodina. These demands were included in the OSCE Permanent Council Decision No. 218 of 11 March, which became the platform for the OSCE activities in the Kosovo crisis. In accordance with Decision No.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  9. “The OSCE has taken the position that the solution of the Kosovo problem should be based both on respect for the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and on the standards defined in the United Nations Charter as well as the OSCE documents. The OSCE insists that such a solution should take into account the right of the Kosovo Albanians to autonomy and significant self-government, which would be reflected in a special status of the province within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  10. “Allow me to express at the outset, Sir, my congratulations on your very effective presidency of the Security Council this month. I am taking the floor today mainly to present the views of the Polish Chairmanship-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The reason for doing so is the commitment of the organization, as a regional arrangement under the United Nations Charter, to the active pursuit of a settlement of the conflict in Kosovo. We are concerned as well at the unfolding crisis in Kosovo and its dangerous potential ramifications for peace and stability in the region and in Europe, and at the fact that the provisions of Security Council resolutions 1160 (1998) and 1199 (1998) have not been fully complied with.”

    1998-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3937 (1998) · source

  11. “The threat of violence still present in Kosovo has to be removed. We understand that this is one of the main objectives of the resolution that was adopted a short while ago by the Council. By its adoption, the Security Council sent an appropriately strong signal that the international community is determined not to allow further deterioration of the situation in Kosovo and that it expects the parties concerned to implement the steps leading to a genuine, lasting and peaceful solution to the crisis, as stipulated in the relevant documents of the OSCE and the Contact Group.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  12. “It is imperative that both sides promptly convene talks in order to agree on a framework for a substantive negotiating process, with the participation of an outside representative or representatives. We support the Kosovar Albanians' right to enjoy a substantially greater degree of autonomy, including meaningful self-administration within the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Any attempt to suppress this right, especially by using force, deserves condemnation. At the same time, my country unequivocally opposes all terrorist activities. The only way to resolve the situation in Kosovo is through peaceful dialogue and negotiation. Violence leads nowhere: this is true with regard to extremist elements among the Kosovar Albanians, and it is also true with regard to the excessive and indiscriminate use of force by the police in Kosovo.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  13. “My country fully shares the assessment of the situation in Kosovo formulated at the London and Bonn meetings of the Contact Group, held on 9 and 25 March 1998 respectively, and supports the ensuing conclusions. I refer in particular to paragraph 6 of the Bonn statement, according to which Belgrade has not yet fully complied with the requirements of the Contact Group. May I emphasize at this point that consent for the mission of Mr. Felipe Gonzalez, as Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office and European Union Special Representative, is long overdue. We also deem it important to add our voice to those calling for the urgent start of the process of unconditional dialogue with the leadership of the Kosovar Albanian community, involving the federal Yugoslav and Serbian republican levels of government.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  14. “During the last 10 days the Head of the OSCE, together with other members of that Organization's Troika visited Albania, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The main conclusion drawn from the extensive talks with leaders of the countries bordering the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is that they perceive the situation in Kosovo as a real threat to the stability of the whole area and, consequently, that they expect the international community to play a role in resolving the crisis. As for the talks in Belgrade, it is clear that the decisive steps remain to be taken by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Serbian authorities in order to make the peaceful resolution of the Kosovo dilemma a reality.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  15. “On 10 March 1998, Professor Bronislaw Geremek, the Polish Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Chairman-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), presented "The Action Plan for Kosovo". It was later endorsed by the Permanent Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in its Decision 218 of 11 March 1998, which contains a number of concrete measures that, if implemented by the parties concerned, could help in decreasing existing tensions and creating the climate necessary for starting meaningful dialogue between the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the Albanian community in Kosovo.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  16. “Speaking on the last day of your term as President of the Security Council, Sir, I would like to convey our appreciation for the leadership you have provided to the Council during the month of March. May I also congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Dangue Rewaka of Gabon, on his successful conduct of the Council's work in the month of February. I should also like to associate myself unequivocally with statement made on behalf of the European Union by Mr. Richmond. Like other members of the international community, Poland is seriously concerned at the situation in Kosovo. Without being addressed in an adequate way, contained and eventually resolved, the crisis is bound to adversely affect the still fragile peace and security in this part of Europe.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source