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2001-03-22
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2001-06-15
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  1. “Klein is also very much responsible; that is one of many accomplishments because of which we would like to express our deepest appreciation and gratitude to all the women and men of UNMIBH for their tireless efforts in implementing their difficult mandate. In particular we would like to congratulate Mr. Klein and to thank him for his wise, energetic and impartial leadership.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  2. “Until such time as the conditions are created for the safe and secure return of refugees, resulting ultimately in the reestablishment of a democratic, stable and sustainable Bosnia and Herzegovina, we consider that the international presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina- especially the United States presence - is indispensable. It is for that reason that we fully and strongly support the adoption of a draft resolution by which the Security Council would decide to extend the mandates of UNMIBH and of SFOR. I would like to finish this statement on a positive note. As members know, since April 2000, Bosnia and Herzegovina, once a recipient and a host country to United Nations peacekeepers, is now a troop- contributing country. For that, Mr.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  3. “Although significant progress has been made in that area, more than 1.135 million people are still waiting to return. One of the biggest impediments to their return is the presence in Bosnia and Herzegovina of indicted war criminals. Therefore, we cannot stress strongly enough how important it is to arrest those war criminals, who are a consistent and unnecessary source of instability and fear and who threaten the fragile stability of the country. Full cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia must be a conditio sine qua non.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  4. “A very significant and encouraging step in the direction of combating illegal migration and organized crime has been the trilateral agreement among Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. We welcome that step, and we would like to congratulate Mr. Klein and UNMIBH on that major achievement. We would hope that, with generous contributions from the international community, the State Border Service will be established on the remaining 35 per cent of the State border in the near future. The key issue for the successful implementation of peace and respect for human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina is full implementation of annex VII of the Peace Agreement, which relates to the return of all refugees and internally displaced persons to their pre- war homes.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  5. “Also, through police reform it will be possible to establish good foundations and criteria for the repossession of real property. The recruitment and participation of minorities in local police, both in the Federation and in the Republika Srpska, is behind schedule. Since minority representation in local police is of the utmost importance for the return of refugees and internally displaced persons to their homes of origin, we would like to appeal to donors for additional assistance to resolve financial problems that impede the recruitment process. The establishment of the State Border Service is well under way, enhancing the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina and contributing to the reduction of illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings and to the collection of revenue.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  6. “Let me mention a few of those accomplishments. In the area of police reform, it is encouraging that training programmes are almost complete. With the enhanced monitoring capacity of UNMIBH, we believe that the performance of local police will be improved. That is especially important in the light of the recent failure of local police to maintain public order during the ground-breaking ceremonies for the rebuilding of destroyed mosques in Trebinje and Banja Luka. We all should do everything in our power to prevent such incidents from happening. But we should also take note of the positive effects of the active role played by the local police in implementing the decision on the inter- entity boundary line in Dobrinja.”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  7. “It is indeed an honour and a great pleasure for me, Sir, to address the Security Council under your presidency. I would like to thank you for arranging this meeting and for giving me the opportunity to speak on behalf of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Allow me also to thank Mr. Jacques Paul Klein for his comprehensive briefing, presented in a way that is typical of Mr. Klein: eloquent, straight to the point and very realistic. I would also like to express our sincere appreciation to Mr. Klein and to the members of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH), which he heads, for their excellent work in implementing the mandate entrusted to them by the Security Council. A lot has been achieved in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the assistance extended to us by UNMIBH, and in particular by the International Police Task Force (IPTF).”

    2001-06-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4330 (2001) · source

  8. “Given the transnational nature of most of those crimes, this would contribute to successfully combating them not only in Bosnia and Herzegovina but in the region as a whole. Finally, I would like to express our deep appreciation to the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch, and, indeed, to all those who are providing aid to Bosnia and Herzegovina in support of peace and of the implementation of the Peace Agreement, subsequent declarations of the Peace Implementation Council, and the New York Declaration.”

    2001-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4303 (2001) · source

  9. “That is why we should do everything in our power to accelerate returns throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina, particularly to minority areas. Secondly, the full deployment of the State Border Service, established pursuant to the New York Declaration, is of the utmost importance if we want to be successful in combating the problems of drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, illegal migration, corruption, smuggling and customs evasion. With approximately 60 per cent of the State border controlled, and only for a month, it is almost impossible to effectively and successfully combat those crimes. In this context, I would like to underline the importance of the rapid and full establishment of the State Border Service on all border crossings with neighbouring countries.”

    2001-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4303 (2001) · source

  10. “Petritsch's report, "progress has been made in the field of refugee return," (S/2001/219, p. 3) and 67,000 so-called minority returns were registered in 2000 throughout Bosnia and Herzegovina. One the one hand, this is encouraging, but, on the other, more than five years after the signing of the Peace Agreement, the number of people still waiting to return is incomparably larger. This might be the consequence of many factors, ranging from fear for personal safety to lack of job opportunities. But one thing is certain: the return of all displaced persons and refugees, in accordance with the Peace Agreement, should be accelerated, or time will become a major factor, and too many refugees and internally displaced persons will simply accept the fact that ethnic cleansing has been successfully completed.”

    2001-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4303 (2001) · source

  11. “Wolfgang Petritsch, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement, for all his efforts and the work he has done in Bosnia and Herzegovina. I thank him for the comprehensive and up-to-date briefing we have just heard. In my statement, I would like to focus on two issues which are crucial to the full and consistent implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement and, in the long run, to the establishment of a stable, democratic, multi-ethnic and multireligious State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as it once was. The first issue is the return of refugees and internally displaced persons, which is stipulated by the provisions of annex 7 of the Peace Agreement, pursuant to which each and every internally displaced person or refugee has the right to return to his or her prewar home in safety and dignity. As pointed out in Mr.”

    2001-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4303 (2001) · source

  12. “It is my honour and pleasure, Sir, to address the Security Council under your presidency. Since this is the first time I am making a statement before the Security Council in my new capacity as Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations, allow me to express my gratitude to the Security Council for all of its efforts to strengthen peace and assist Bosnia and Herzegovina on its path to full and consistent implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. I should like also to convey my appreciation for the kind words of welcome expressed to me and for the support for my future work in this Organization, and to offer my unreserved cooperation and state my preparedness to work closely with the members of the Security Council. Allow me also to express our appreciation to Mr.”

    2001-03-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4303 (2001) · source