Mr. President, let me first thank you for the exemplary way in which, on this and other subjects, you conduct the work of the Council, taking care also of the interests of non-member States as far as channels of communications are concerned.
For the last two weeks new acts of aggression by the Bosn…
A year has passed since the General Assembly last discussed the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. In these 12 months the situation has certainly not improved, but rather has deteriorated dramatically. Despite intensive and ongoing efforts, in particular within the framework of the International C…
"They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." (Isaiah 2:4)
That is an urgent appeal voiced in a region thousands of years ago, in a region that has not been spared war, viole…
Since the end of the cold war the importance of the Security Council for the maintenance of world peace has increased significantly. As a non-permanent member of the Security Council during the years 1991 and 1992, Austria experienced the new cooperative spirit of international relations which has e…
Austria welcomes the initiative of the European Community in having the question "Assistance in mine clearance" added to the agenda. We are pleased to be co-authors of the draft resolution with that title, which has
The Austrian delegation is extremely alarmed by the growing presence of mines and o…
Austria fully concurs with the Secretary-General’s view, expressed in "An Agenda for Peace", that
"regional arrangements ... in many cases possess a potential that should be utilized". (A/47/277, para. 64)
Over the last year we have witnessed a considerable increase in cooperation between the Unit…
