S/1994/610 SC
Draft resolution
49
Session
| Draft symbol | S/1994/610 |
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The Security Council
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Vote Consensus — S/PV.3379
Speeches following this vote (15)
The President
I thank the representative of the United Kingdom for his generous recognition of my country’s contribution to the subject under discussion.
Mr. Mérimée
My Government welcomes the recent events in South Africa that have led to this meeting of the Security Council in circumstances that we can describe without exaggeration as historic. Indeed, it is Africa’s day, and it is also the day when the Security Council has lifted the sanctions it imposed on South Africa almost 20 years ago. Today’s resolution has been adopted in the presence of the First E…
The President
I thank the representative of France for the very kind sentiments he expressed.
Mr. Gnehm
May I begin by warmly welcoming the attendance of the First Executive Deputy President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki. It is indeed an honour for us all that he and his delegation could be with us today, a day that is indeed historic.
Today’s vote in the Security Council is timely recognition of the dramatic changes that have taken place in South Africa, changes that this Organization helped bring…
The President
I thank the representative of New Zealand for his very kind sentiments.
Mr. Kovanda
My delegation congratulates Nigeria on having seen fit to have you personally, Sir, preside over this particular meeting of the Security Council with this particular agenda, though I assure you that we equally enjoy seeing our good friend Ambassador Gambari in the chair.
Sitting at the table with the First Executive Deputy President, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, is a particular honour and pleasure, and my d…
The President
I thank the representative of the Czech Republic, and assure him that he will continue to enjoy the company of the Permanent Representative of Nigeria in this chair, effective tomorrow.
Mr. Yañez Barnuevo
The delegation of Spain is very gratified to have you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, presiding over our work today. There could be nothing more appropriate on a day such as this than your presence, as an outstanding representative of Nigeria, a country that has distinguished itself in all the international action that has led to the result that we celebrate today. In this context,…
The President
I thank the representative of Spain for his kind words addressed to me and the Permanent Representative of Nigeria.
Mrs. Cañas
The delegation of Argentina wishes to say, Sir, how pleased it is to see you presiding over this historic meeting of the Security Council. We are also very pleased to have with us the First Executive Deputy President of South Africa, Mr. Thabo Mbeki, whom we thank for his important message.
Our delegation commends the achievements made, in a framework of prudence and moderation, by all the peopl…
The President
I thank the representative of Argentina for the kind sentiments she expressed.
Mr. Marker
It is a great honour and pleasure, Sir, for my delegation to greet you today, Africa Day, and to convey our sincerest congratulations on your presiding over the deliberations at this important meeting, of the Security Council, important both in terms of symbol and substance. Not only are you the Foreign Minister of a great country with which Pakistan has the closest and most brotherly relations, …
The President
I thank the representative of Pakistan for his very generous personal tribute.
I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Nigeria.
The adoption today of a resolution lifting the mandatory arms embargo and related measures imposed by this Council against the Republic of South Africa brings to an end the series of measures imposed on a pariah regime which, from any perspecti…
Mr. Mbeki
I thought it might be appropriate, without taking up too much of the Council’s time, to express our thanks for statements by members of the Council and members of the United Nations generally, including statements made today, and for the tributes that have been paid to our President Nelson Mandela, to Deputy President de Klerk and to our people generally for the manner in which they have conducte…
The President
I thank the First Executive Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa for his expression of appreciation addressed to the Council.
There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda.
Draft resolution text UNBench dataset (Liang et al.) ↗
The Security Council,
Recalling its resolutions on the question of South Africa, in particular resolutions 282 (1970), 418 (1977), 421 (1977), 558 (1984) and 591 (1986),
Welcoming the first all-race multiparty election and the establishment of a united, democratic, non-racial government of South Africa, which was inaugurated on 10 May 1994,
Taking note of the letter of 18 May 1994 from President Nelson R. Mandela of the Republic of South Africa (S/1994/606, annex),
Stressing the urgent need to facilitate the process of reintegration of South Africa in the international community, including the United Nations systems,
1. Decides, acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, to terminate forthwith the mandatory arms embargo and other restrictions related to South Africa imposed by resolution 418 (1977) of 4 November 1977;
2. Decides also to end forthwith all other measures against South Africa contained in resolutions of the Security Council, in particular those referred to in resolutions 282 (1970) of 23 July 1970, 558 (1984) of 13 December 1984 and 591 (1986) of 28 November 1986;
3. Decides further to dissolve the Committee of the Security Council established by resolution 421 (1977) concerning the question of South Africa, in accordance with rule 28 of the provisional rules of procedure of the Security Council, effective from the date of the adoption of the present resolution;
4. Invites all States to consider reflecting the provisions of this resolution as appropriate in their legislation.
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