S/1995/279 SC
50
Session
| Draft symbol | S/1995/279 |
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| P5 Positions |
Russia
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United States
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United Kingdom
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China
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France
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Vote Recorded Vote — S/PV.3517
Speeches following this vote (8)
Mrs. Albright
The United States is deeply concerned about the absence of progress towards peace in Liberia. The cease-fire begun on December 28 has largely broken down. There are new reports of massacres and atrocities against civilians and new movements of displaced persons towards Buchanan and across the Ghanaian and Ivoirian borders.
Primary responsibility for the continued bloodshed lies with the armed fa…
Mr. Rudolph
Germany voted in favour of the resolution, which extends the mandate of UNOMIL until 30 June. The situation on the ground and the progress
Nevertheless, we believe that the Council must give the scheduled summit meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to be held in Abuja under the auspices of the Government of Nigeria, the chance to achieve the much-needed positive bre…
Mr. Mérimée
Our Council has just unanimously adopted resolution 985 extending the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia (UNOMIL) to 30 June 1995. Through approving the resolution, France wishes to express its desire to see the implementation of the peace process in Liberia which should have been assured with the signing of the Akosombo, Cotonou and Accra Agreements by all the Liberian par…
Mr. Sidorov
The Russian Federation is seriously concerned by the complex situation in Liberia and by the prospect that the country will slip into the abyss of chaos and civil war, so threatening the civilian population with new disasters without number and the region with further destabilization. We note with regret that, almost four months after the signing of the Accra Agreement, the Liberian parties have …
Mr. Legwaila
The resolution the Security Council has just adopted is of fundamental importance to the peace process in Liberia and to the Liberian people, who have lost control of their country to the rule of the gun. The extension of UNOMIL’s mandate to 30 June 1995 is possibly Liberia’s last chance. It is our sincere hope that the factions and political leaders there will understand the message very clearly…
Mr. Bull
Mr. President, I congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of April. Your vast experience and diplomatic skills assure us that the Council’s deliberations will proceed smoothly and successfully. I also wish to commend Ambassador Li Zhaoxing of the People’s Republic of China for the able manner in which he conducted the work of the Council during M…
The President
I thank the representative of Liberia for his kind words addressed to me.
There are no further speakers. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on the agenda.
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