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1. “The next speaker is the representative of Portugal. I invite him to take a place at the Council table and to make his statement.”

   1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

2. “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. Members of the Council have before them the further report of the. Secretary-General on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission, document 8/25840 and Add.1. Members of the Council also have before them document $/25857, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. The first speaker on my list is the Vice-Minister of External Relations of Angola, His Excellency Mr. Joao Bernardo Miranda. I welcome his Excellency and invite him to make his statement.”

   1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

3. “I should like to inform the Council that r have received letters from the representatives of Angola and Portugal, 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. Miranda (Angola) took a place at the Council table: Mr. Catarino (Portugal) took the place reserved for him at the side of the Council chamber.”

   1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

4. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of June, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Yuliy M. Vorontsov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of May 1993. I am sure I speak for all members of the Security Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Vorontsov for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Th nda _w. do . THE SITUATION IN ANGOLA FURTHER REPORT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS ANGOLA VERIFICATION MISSION II (UNAVEM II) (S/25840 and Add.1)”

   1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

5. “"The Security Council stresses the value of high-level meetings of the Security Council and expresses its intention to convene such a meeting on the subject of peace-keeping in the near future." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol §/25859. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda. The meeting rose at 6.25 p.m.”

   1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

6. “For its part the Security Council expresses its readiness to support and facilitate, taking into account specific circumstances, peace-keeping efforts undertaken in the framework of regional organizations and arrangements in accordance with Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter. The Security Council looks forward to the report of the Secretary-General on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. "The Security Council draws attention to the increasing significance of post-conflict peace-building. The Council is convinced that in present circumstances peace-building is inseparably linked with the maintenance of peace.”

   1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

7. “"The Security Council reaffirms the importance it attaches to the 'role of regional arrangements and organizations and to coordination between their efforts and those of the United Nations in the maintenance of international peace and security, The Council welcomes the readiness of Member States, acting nationally or through regional organizations or arrangements, to cooperate with the United Nations and other Member States by providing their particular resources and capabilities for peace-keeping purposes. The Security Council, acting within the framework of Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, calls upon regional organizations and arrangements to consider ways and means of enhancing their contributions to the maintenance of peace and security.”

   1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

8. “"The Security Council underlines the close link which may exist, in many cases, between humanitarian assistance and peace-keeping operations and highly appreciates recent efforts by the Secretary-General aimed at further improvement of coordination among Member States and relevant agencies and organizations, including non-governmental organizations, It reiterates, in this context, its concern that humanitarian personnel should have unimpeded access to those in need.”

   1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

9. “It welcomes United Nations General Assembly resolution 47/120. It notes with satisfaction the increased use of fact-finding missions. It invites Member States. to provide the Secretary-General with relevant detailed information on situations of tension and potential crisis. It invites the Secretary-General to consider appropriate measures for strengthening the Secretariat's capacity to collect ard analyse information. The Security Council recognizes the importance of new approaches to prevention of conflicts, and supports preventive deployment, on a case-by-case basis, in zones of instability and potential crisis the continuance of which is likely to endanger the maintenance of international peace and security.”

   1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

10. “It calls upon all Member States to pay their assessed contributions in full and on time and encourages those States which can do so to make voluntary contributions. "The Security Council expresses gratitude to the soldiers and civilians who have served or are serving in United Nations peace-keeping operations, It pays tribute to the courageous nationals of dozens of States who were killed or wounded while fulfilling their duty to the United Nations. It also strongly condemns attacks on United Nations peace-keepers and declares its determination to undertake more decisive efforts to ensure the security of United Nations personnel in the course of fulfilling their duties. "In accordance with Chapter VI of the Charter, the Security Council notes the necessity to strengthen the United Nations potential for preventive diplomacy.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

11. “"In view of the mounting cost and complexity of peace-keeping operations, the Security Council also requests the Secretary-General in his report to address measures designed to place them on a more solid and durable financial basis, taking into account where appropriate the Volcker-Ogata report and addressing the necessary financial and managerial reforms, diversification of funding, and the need to ensure adequate resources for peace-keeping operations and maximum transparency and accountability in the use of resources. In this context the Council recalls that, in accordance with the Charter and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly, the financing of peace-keeping operations is the collective responsibility of all Member States.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

12. “It believes that bold new steps are required and invites all Member States to make their views known to the Secretary-General and the Secretary-General to submit by September 1993 a further report addressed to all the Members of the United Nations containing specific new proposals for further enhancing these capabilities, including: the strengthening and consolidation of the peace-keeping and military structure of the Secretariat, including creation of a plans and current operations directorate reporting to the Under-Secretary-General for peace-keeping operations to facilitate planning and to enhance coordination; - notification by Member States of specific forces or capabilities which, with the approval of their national authorities, they could make available on a case-by-case basis to the United Nations for the full spectrum of peace-keeping or humanitarian operations; in this context, the Council welcomes the Secretary-General's effort to ascertain the readiness and availability of Member States' Forces or capabilities for peace-keeping operations and encourages Member States to cooperate in this effort; - the feasibility of maintaining a limited revolving reserve of equipment commonly used in peace-keeping or humanitarian operations; - elements for inclusion in national military or police training programmes for peace-keeping operations to prepare personnel for a United Nations peace-keeping role, including suggestions concerning the feasibility of conducting multinational peace-keeping exercises; refinement of standardized procedures to enable forces to work together more effectively; | - developing the non-military elements of peace-keeping operations.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

13. “"In the context of the rapid growth in and new approaches to peace-keeping operations, the Security Council commends the initial measures taken by the Secretary~General to improve the capacity of the United Nations in this field.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

14. “In this context, the Security Council emphasizes the need for the full cooperation of the parties concerned in implementing the mandates of peace-keeping operations, as well as relevant decisions of the Security Council and stresses that peace- keeping operations should not be a substitute for a political settlement nor should they be expected to continue in perpetuity. "The Security Council has studied thoroughly the recommendations of the Secretary-General contained in 'An Agenda for Peace'. It pays tribute to the valuable contributions made by the Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations and other relevant bodies of the, General Assembly. These discussions and consultations make it possible to formulate more clearly the common priorities of the Member States.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

15. “"The Security Council recommends that all States make participation in and support for international peace-keeping a part of their foreign and national security policy. It considers that United Nations peace-keeping operations should be conducted in accordance with the following operational principles consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Charter: a clear political goal with a precise mandate subject to periodic review and to change in its character or duration only by the Council itself; the consent of the Government and, where appropriate, the parties concerned, save in exceptional cases; support for a political process or for the peaceful settlement of the dispute; impartiality in implementing Security Council decisions; readiness of the Security Council to take appropriate measures against parties which do not observe its decisions; the right of the Security Council to authorize all means necessary for United Nations forces to carry out their mandate and the inherent right of United Nations forces to take appropriate measures for self-defence.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

16. “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. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, # have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "In accordance with its statement of 29 October 1992 ($/24728), the Security Council held a special meeting devoted to the Secretary- General's report entitled 'An Agenda for Peace' (S/24111). This meeting concluded the present stage of the examination of this report by the Council. On this occasion, the Council wishes to express once again its gratitude to the Secretary-General for his report.”

    1993-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3225 (1993) · source

17. “In this exceptional case, the Security Council took the decisions it adopted since resolution 687 (1991) in the light of Iraq's aggression against Kuwait in violation of this boundary, an aggression which aroused a legitimate response by the international community. For this reason, the successive resolutions of the Security Council are, in our opinion, fully justified, for they restore the independence and sovereignty of the State of Kuwait and are aimed at maintaining peace and security in the region. We hoped that in the future everyone will respect this boundary, now definitively demarcated.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3224 (1993) · source

18. “Mr, YANEZ BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): We consider that the Security Council's adoption of resolution 833 (1993), which is an extension of last year's resolution 773 (1992) and which approves the work of the Iraq-Kuwait Boundary Demarcation Commission, is particularly important. Now, the boundary agreement has been clearly established, with international effect. As noted in the report of the Secretary-General and in the conclusions of the Commission, the task of the Commission was not to reallocate territory to Iraq or to Kuwait, but was merely the needed technical one of demarcating once and for all the precise coordinates of the boundary as established in existing agreements in effect between the two countries.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3224 (1993) · source

19. “In this case, what we are involved in is what the Secretary-General, in his Agenda for Peace, so rightly terms "post-conflict peace-building", which involves the strengthening of governmental institutions, national reconstruction and, in a word, all efforts to leave confrontation and its after-effects behind. This requires not only commitment by the parties concerned, but also the active and continuing assistance of the international community. In this respect, we should like to reaffirm the willingness of the Spanish Government to continue supporting, both individually and collectively with other countries that are friends of the Secretary-General, efforts to ensure full compliance with the Accords and the consolidation of peace in El Salvador.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

20. “The supervision of the electoral process that will culminate in the national elections must be included in ONUSAL's mandate, which is to be extended until 30 November 1993, and then reviewed in the light of the recommendations to be submitted by the Secretary-General, so that the United Nations can closely follow and assist the entire process until after the elections of March 1994. The coming months will, therefore, be decisive for progress towards fulfillment of the undertakings made by the parties in the Accords. We therefore call on the Salvadorian people, their Government and all political and social forces in El Salvador to act with the greatest restraint and in the most constructive Spirit in order to bring the process of national reconciliation to a successful conclusion.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

21. “As the Secretary-General points out in his report, only when the Salvadorian people has been able to elect their President, their representatives in the National Assembly and their mayors in free, clean and internationally observed elections will peace ~- and democracy - have been consolidated in El Salvador. For this reason, we believe that the draft resolution before the Security Council - which, we trust, will be adopted unanimously - is of special importance. We support the recommendation of the Secretary-General that, in extending ONUSAL's mandate, we should give ONUSAL an electoral division.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

22. “The fact that, at a time of serious difficulties for other United Nations operations elsewhere in the world, ONUSAL can be cited as a model of a successful United Nations operation is a source of special satisfaction to my country, which has spared no effort to contribute to peace and national reconciliation in El Salvador. In this context, and without overemphasizing the importance of Spain's participation in ONUSAL, we should like to reiterate the willingness of the Spanish Government to continue, to the fullest extent of its ability, to contribute to this operation until all its objectives are attained. The holding of general elections in £1 Salvador in March 1994 will surely be the culmination of the entire peace process.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

23. “On this occasion, we cannot fail to refer to the problems remaining on the path to national reconciliation in El Salvador that are described in the Secretary-General's report. My Government believes that it is of the utmost importance for us to forge ahead with the transfer of land programme, the reintegration of the former combatants and war-wounded into civil society, the deployment of the new National Civil Police - to the creation and maintenance of which my country is contributing - and thus the gradual dissolution of the existing National Police, as well as towards full compliance with the recommendations made by the Ad Hoc Commission on the purification of the armed forces and the Commission on the Truth. On the whole, the peace process in El Salvador has a distinctly positive outlook.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

24. “We fully agree with the Secretary-General's assessment and, like him, we welcome the facts that the cease-fire agreement has been respected in the 16 months in which it has been in effect, that significant progress has been made towards full compliance with the other agreements, and that both the Government of El Salvador and the FMLN have shown their desire and "getermination to resolve El Salvador's problems peacefully and democratically. The main credit goes undoubtedly to the two parties, the entire Salvadorian people, and the political and social forces representing them. At the same time, we should pay a tribute to the work accomplished by ONUSAL. In this connection, we should like to stress the role of the former head of ONUSAL, Mr. Riza, and of the Chief of the Military Division, General Suanzes, whose mission is coming to an end.”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

25. “Mr. YANEZ BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): First, I should like to express my delegation's appreciation to the Secretary-General for the report he submitted to us in document S/25812. The report, in our opinion, deserves special praise not only for its accuracy and its attention to details on all aspects of operations carried out by the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) but also for its balanced and accurate description of the evolution of the process of implementing the agreements signed by the Government of El Salvador and the Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN).”

    1993-05-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3223 (1993) · source

26. “It is our hope that this crucial step that was taken today by the Council will also serve to encourage the speedy completion in the General Assembly of the work leading to the establishment of an international criminal tribunal of a permanent kind and with universal jurisdiction, the need for which is becoming increasingly imperative, as demonstrated by the conflicts not only in the former Yugoslavia but also in similar situations elsewhere that also call for justice to be done by the international community.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

27. “In the final analysis, the Council, by adopting resolution 827 (1993) is seeking to make a reality of the determination contained in the preamble of the Charter to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, and indeed to establish conditions for the maintenance of justice and respect for international law in so tragic a situation as that unfortunately still being experienced by the peoples of the former Yugoslavia.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

28. “A particularly important feature of this obligation is the primacy accorded the International Tribunal over national courts, Lastly, the resolution creates an ad hoc body with a jurisdiction limited not only geographically and temporally but also materially, in that it will be circumscribed to applying the international law in force. In fact, with the establishment of the Tribunal, we are not seeking not to create new | international law or to change existing law but to quarantee effectively respect for that law.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

29. “Its jurisdiction encompasses all of the territory of the former Yugoslavia and actions by all parties involved in the conflict or conflicts in that area. Moreover, its activity is governed by the general principles of law, in particular respect for the guarantees of due process and the rights of the accused. We should especially emphasize that the Statute rules out any trial of the accused in absentia or the imposition of the death penalty. Thirdly, we are creating a body that we wish to be effective. To that end, it is indispensable t>> impose upon States an obligation to cooperate with the Tribunal that is based upon Chapter VII of the Charter. That obligation implies the duty to promulgate any domestic legal measures that may be necessary.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

30. “Indeed, although the Statute lacks express provisions in this respect, the Tribunal does appear as a clearly independent organ. This derives both from the qualifications required of its members and from the procedure for their selection, which includes the participation of the Security Council and the General Assembly. It derives above all from the autonomy of its machinery, which is not subject to any external review. In this connection, we should recall that this independence is not at all incompatible with its formal character as a subsidiary organ of the Council, as is borne out by the jurisprudence of the International Court of Justice with respect to the United Nations Administrative Tribunal and its relations with the General Assembly. Secondly, we have here an impartial body governed by the law itself in fulfilling its duties.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

31. “Nevertheless, we have preferred to retain the form proposed by the Secretary-General in its entirety for several reasons. First, certain clarifications can be found by reading the Statute in the light of the explanations provided in the Secretary-General's report with respect to each Article. Other clarifications can be contributed by the Tribunal itself when it drafts its rules of procedure and begins carrying out its judicial activities, which will consist in applying abstract rules to concrete cases, thus spelling out their content. Finally, and most importantly, the goal of restoring peace in the territory of the former Yugoslavia requires prompt action, which might have been compromised through a prolonged and detailed discussion of a Statute which satisfies the fundamental prerequisites for ensuring the achievement of that goal.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

32. “Spain has already expressed its support in principle for the establishment of the International Tribunal and has now confirmed its support for that establishment in co-sponsoring and voting in favour of resolution 827 (1993). The Secretary-General's report and the Statute of the Tribunal that it contains in its annex respond to a great extent to the concerns of the Spanish Government in this area as expressed in the comments and suggestions which it transmitted to the Secretary-General pursuant to the provisions of resolution 808 (1993). Naturally, the Statute can be improved upon and we might have benefited from certain particular improvements, especially in determining the substantive subject matter and temporal jurisdiction of the Tribunal and the characterization of crimes and penalties.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

33. “Mr, YANEZ BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): Resolution 827 (1993), which the Council has just adopted, is the logical consequence of resolution 808 (1993), adopted last February. On that occasion, the Council decided to establish an international tribunal to bring to trial those charged with serious violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated since 1991 in the territory of the former Yugoslavia. It also urged the Secretary-General to submit a report containing specific proposals for the implementation of that decision. The Secretary-General, with the efficient assistance of the Legal Counsel, has completed that task and submitted an excellent report. On that basis, the Council is now proceeding to establish the Tribunal.”

    1993-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3217 (1993) · source

34. “Spain trusts that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will give careful attention to the content of Security Council resolution 825 (1993), that it will understand the gravity and import of the appeal being addressed to it by the Security Council and that it will accordingly take the appropriate action to respond to the concerns of the international community. The Spanish delegation expresses the hope that, in the next few weeks, the Security Council will have good news concerning the results of the consultations to be pursued by the Director General of the IAEA with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. We offer our full cooperation to that end with a view to achieving an appropriate solution preserving the integrity and effectiveness of the international non-proliferation regime.”

    1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source

35. “The acts and decisions of the IAEA, which were taken in accordance with its Statute and the safeguards agreement itself and in which Spain participated, have my country's full support. I should like to point in particular to the IAEA Board of Governors' resolution of 1 April 1993, which states, as reflected in the resolution we have just adopted, that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is in non-compliance with the safeguards agreement now in force. The resolution we have just adopted sends a clear message from the Security Council and calls upon the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to reconsider its withdrawal from the non-proliferation Treaty and to honour its obligations to the IAEA in accordance with the safeguards agreement, as specified in the IAEA Board of Governors' resolution of 25 February 1993.”

    1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source

36. “The Spanish Government wishes to place on record the profound concern it has already expressed on other occasions at the decision of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, reported to the Security Council and the depositary States on 12 March 1993, to withdraw from the non-proliferation Treaty, a step which, if not revoked before as we would wish, would take effect three months after notification in accordance with Article X of the Treaty. We are also concerned about the lack of full cooperation between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) with regard to the full implementation of the safeguards agreement that came into force on 10 April 1992.”

    1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source

37. “Mr. YANEZ BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation co-sponsored and voted in favour of the resolution that has just been adopted by the Security Council. Spain believes that the proliferation of nuclear weapons poses a grave threat to world peace and security and that universal compliance with the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the complete fulfiiment of the obligations it imposes are the best guarantee of the non-proliferation of such weapons.”

    1993-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3212 (1993) · source

38. “In conclusion, the Government of Spain wishes to emphasize the need for unanimity among the members of the international community in the difficult course of action that lies ahead of us. The Security Council has set an example today by acting swiftly and unanimously. We hope that in the coming days -- tomorrow if necessary - we will continue in the same spirit and with the same unanimity. '”

    1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source

39. “That is to say, it is not a question of finding an alternative way, but of anticipating certain aspects of the implementation of the peace plan along the lines laid down by the Security Council and with the use of UNPROFOR and the other means made available by the United Nations Secretariat. We are convinced that it will be necessary to keep up the pressure, especially on the Bosnian Serbs, without ruling out other measures in the coming days and weeks, in crder to ensure that the Bosnian Serbs will ratify the signature of the peace plan. This has not been confirmed, but confirmation must be explicitly made. In particular, the various provisions of the peace plan must be implemented fully and in good faith.”

    1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source

40. “We must go further in order to bring peace to the entire Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and to put an end to the threat to that entire region. For that reason, we are convinced that we must, come what may, put into effect the peace plan developed as a result of the great efforts by Mr. Owen and Mr. Vance and, now, with the cooperation of Mr. Stoltenberg and with the support of the European Community and the United Nations. We would like to point out that this resolution - as the text itself states, both in the preambie and in the operative part - falls within the framework of what has been provided for in the peace plan.”

    1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source

41. “We are indebted to the mission sent by the Security Council - coordinated by Ambassador Arria of Venezuela and composed of representatives of Russia, France, Hungary, New Zealand and Pakistan - for the detailed report on the general situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, more specifically, on those regions and towns most affected. The report also includes recommendations on the establishment of safe areas, which requires the cooperation of the parties. In addition, the cooperation of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) is anticipated within its mission of humanitarian protection. This task - protecting individuals threatened by the conflict - has been a priority at all times, but now more so than ever. This can no longer suffice, however.”

    1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source

42. “Mr. YANEZ BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): As this is the first time that my delegation has spoken this month, we should like to express to you, Sir, our congratulations and our admiration for the job that you are doing. I should also like to join you, Mz. President, and other delegations in expressing thanks to our outgoing President, Ambassador Marker of Pakistan. The delegation of Spain not only joined in the adoption of the resolution . but also considers this resolution extremely timely and important. The situation continues to deteriorate in various areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, requiring, in our opinion, determined action by the United Nations in order to protect the civilian population of those towns and areas that are currently most exposed to the consequences of the armed conflict.”

    1993-05-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3208 (1993) · source

43. “The time allowed by the Council as a gesture of goodwill has in fact been used to create de facto situations in the field which are directly contrary to the objectives sought by the international community as embodied in the Vance-Owen plan, Given this situation, my Government has reached the conclusion that the draft resolution before us must be put to a vote without further delay. we trust that, through the adoption of this draft resolution, the Serb leaders will finally understand that the acceptance of the good will of the international community, represented by the Council, is the only way to put an end to the spiral of suffering and destruction afflicting Bosnia and Herzegovina and threatening the entire region.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

44. “On the contrary, the Bosnian Serbs have exploited the time since the postponement of the vote to continue and even step up their military pressure on Sarajevo and on eastern Bosnia, particularly on the people of Srebrenica, the hapless victims of cruel attacks. The Serbian party has not really made any progress towards the signing of the Vance~Owen peace plan either, and thus far we have seen nothing, unfortunately, to allow us to hope for any positive developments in that direction.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

45. “If, on the contrary, the Bosnian Serbs do not desist from their current policy, they and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia will remain isolated from the rest of the international community and will suffer the full effects of the Council's sanctions. The Council postponed the adoption of this draft resolution in order to give the Bosnian Serbs another opportunity to end their attacks and, at the same time, to allow extra time in which to redouble the efforts to convince the Serbian side of the need to endorse the Vance-Owen plan. Here, we wish to express our appreciation for the efforts made by the United States and the Russian Federation to attain that objective. Unfortunately, that did not - occur.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

46. “With its adoption, the Security Council will be sending a clear and forceful message to the Bosnian Serbs and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to abandon once and for all the language of force and accept the hand being extended to them by the international community, or be faced with the serious consequences of persisting in their current intransigent attitude. Indeed, if the Bosnian Serbs accept the peace plan and implement it fully and in good faith, it will make possible a gradual easing of the pressure brought to bear on them and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; it will pave the way for a review of the sanctions and their eventual lifting.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

47. “Indeed, the draft resolution which the Council has before it, in addition to endorsing the Vance-Owen peace plan, strengthens the sanctions regime now in force. It incorporates essential elements for a package prepared by the European Community with a view to increasing the effectiveness of the sanctions imposed on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and at the same time opens up other prospects if there is a radical change in the attitude of the Bosnian Serbs. My delegation participated actively in the writing of this draft resolution, which Spain is co-sponsoring, and wishes to draw attention to its great political importance.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

48. “Unfortunately, the Bosnian Serbs have not abandoned their obstinate rejection of fundamental aspects of the plan, and they continue to resort to force to achieve their military and political objectives. The European Community and its member States have clearly expressed on repeated occasions, most recently in its statement of 5 April 1993, that: "Non-acceptance of the peace plan would entail the gravest consequences and lead to the total isolation of Serbia and Montenegro at the international level." Convinced that the time has come to take concrete measures to that end, and as members of the European Community, we have helped to elaborate a series of measures to deal with the current situation within the framework of the responsibility incumbent upon the Security Council.”

    1993-04-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3200 (1993) · source

49. “It is necessary for this war to end. To that end, the Spanish Government believes that the peace plan proposed by the two Co-Chairmen of the Steering Committee of the International Peace Conference on the Former Yugoslavia represents the only fair and viable alternative for achieving stable and lasting peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Here, I wish to pay a tribute to the presence of Secretary Vance, who has once again shown us the clarity of his thinking. That is why the Spanish Government has defended the the Vance-Owen plan. It will have to be supported firmly, unequivocally and without further delay by the Security Council. In a gesture whose bravery we hail, the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina has finally lent its support to the peace plan, as has the Bosnian Croat party.”

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50. “Mr. YANEZ-BARNUEVO (Spain) (interpretation from Spanish): My delegation wholeheartedly shares the sentiments of condolence expressed by you, Sir, on behalf of us ail, on the sudden death of the President of the Republic of Turkey, Mr. Ozal. The atrocious war that has been waged for over a year in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with devastating effect upon that Republic, is of deep concern to Spain. My country has been doing everything possible to relieve the suffering of the civilian population of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the main victim of this cruel conflict, and has contributed an infantry battalion to the United Nations Protection Force for the protection of the humanitarian convoys organized by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. But it is no longer enough merely to attend to humanitarian needs.”

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