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Risoluzione 1160 (1998) sulla situazione in Kossovo (FRY)
adottata dal Consiglio di Sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite on the Letters from the United Kingdom (S/1998/223) and the United States (S/1998/272) Pubblicazioni Centro Studi per la Pace |
The Security Council ,
Noting with appreciation the statements of the Foreign
Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the Russian Federation, the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United
States of America (the Contact Group) of 9 and 25 March 1998
(S/1998/223 and S/1998/272), including the proposal on a
comprehensive arms embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia,
including Kosovo,
Welcoming the decision of the Special Session of the Permanent
Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE) of 11 March 1998 (S/1998/246),
Condemning the use of excessive force by Serbian police forces
against civilians and peaceful demonstrators in Kosovo, as well as
all acts of terrorism by the Kosovo Liberation Army or any other
group or individual and all external support for terrorist activity
in Kosovo, including finance, arms and training,
Noting the declaration of 18 March 1998 by the President of
the Republic of Serbia on the political process in Kosovo and
Metohija (S/1998/250),
Noting also the clear commitment of senior representatives of
the Kosovar Albanian community to non-violence,
Noting that there has been some progress in implementing the
actions indicated in the Contact Group statement of 9 March 1998,
but stressing that further progress is required,
Affirming the commitment of all Member States to the
sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia,
Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,
2. Calls also upon the Kosovar Albanian leadership to condemn
all terrorist action, and emphasizes that all elements in the
Kosovar Albanian community should pursue their goals by peaceful
means only;
3. Underlines that the way to defeat violence and terrorism
in Kosovo is for the authorities in Belgrade to offer the Kosovar
Albanian community a genuine political process;
4. Calls upon the authorities in Belgrade and the leadership
of the Kosovar Albanian community urgently to enter without
preconditions into a meaningful dialogue on political status
issues, and notes the readiness of the Contact Group to facilitate
such a dialogue;
5. Agrees , without prejudging the outcome of that dialogue,
with the proposal in the Contact Group statements of 9 and
25 March 1998 that the principles for a solution of the Kosovo
problem should be based on the territorial integrity of the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia and should be in accordance with OSCE
standards, including those set out in the Helsinki Final Act of the
Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe of 1975, and the
Charter of the United Nations, and that such a solution must also
take into account the rights of the Kosovar Albanians and all who
live in Kosovo, and expresses its support for an enhanced status
for Kosovo which would include a substantially greater degree of
autonomy and meaningful self-administration;
6. Welcomes the signature on 23 March 1998 of an agreement on
measures to implement the 1996 Education Agreement, calls upon all
parties to ensure that its implementation proceeds smoothly and
without delay according to the agreed timetable and expresses its
readiness to consider measures if either party blocks
implementation;
7. Expresses its support for the efforts of the OSCE for a
peaceful resolution of the crisis in Kosovo, including through the
Personal Representative of the Chairman-in-Office for the Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia, who is also the Special Representative of
the European Union, and the return of the OSCE long-term missions;
8. Decides that all States shall, for the purposes of
fostering peace and stability in Kosovo, prevent the sale or supply
to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including Kosovo, by their
nationals or from their territories or using their flag vessels and
aircraft, of arms and related matériel of all types, such as
weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment and spare
parts for the aforementioned, and shall prevent arming and training
for terrorist activities there;
9. Decides to establish, in accordance with rule 28 of its
provisional rules of procedure, a committee of the Security
Council, consisting of all the members of the Council, to undertake
the following tasks and to report on its work to the Council with
its observations and recommendations:
(b) to consider any information brought to its attention
by any State concerning violations of the prohibitions imposed by
this resolution and to recommend appropriate measures in response
thereto;
(c) to make periodic reports to the Security Council on
information submitted to it regarding alleged violations of the
prohibitions imposed by this resolution;
(d) to promulgate such guidelines as may be necessary to
facilitate the implementation of the prohibitions imposed by this
resolution;
(e) to examine the reports submitted pursuant to paragraph 12 below; 10. Calls upon all States and all international and
regional organizations to act strictly in conformity with this
resolution, notwithstanding the existence of any rights granted or
obligations conferred or imposed by any international agreement or
of any contract entered into or any license or permit granted prior
to the entry into force of the prohibitions imposed by this
resolution, and stresses in this context the importance of
continuing implementation of the Agreement on Subregional Arms
Control signed in Florence on 14 June 1996;
11. Requests the Secretary-General to provide all
necessary assistance to the committee established by paragraph 9
above and to make the necessary arrangements in the Secretariat for
this purpose;
12. Requests States to report to the committee established
by paragraph 9 above within 30 days of adoption of this resolution
on the steps they have taken to give effect to the prohibitions
imposed by this resolution;
13. Invites the OSCE to keep the Secretary-General
informed on the situation in Kosovo and on measures taken by that
organization in this regard;
14. Requests the Secretary-General to keep the Council
regularly informed and to report on the situation in Kosovo and the
implementation of this resolution no later than 30 days following
the adoption of this resolution and every 30 days thereafter;
15. Further requests that the Secretary-General, in
consultation with appropriate regional organizations, include in
his first report recommendations for the establishment of a
comprehensive regime to monitor the implementation of the
prohibitions imposed by this resolution, and calls upon all States,
in particular neighbouring States, to extend full cooperation in
this regard;
16. Decides to review the situation on the basis of the
reports of the Secretary-General, which will take into account the
assessments of, inter alia , the Contact Group, the OSCE and the
European Union, and decides also to reconsider the prohibitions
imposed by this resolution, including action to terminate them,
following receipt of the assessment of the Secretary-General that
the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, cooperating
in a constructive manner with the Contact Group, have:
(b) withdrawn the special police units and ceased action
by the security forces affecting the civilian population;
(c) allowed access to Kosovo by humanitarian organizations
as well as representatives of Contact Group and other embassies;
(d) accepted a mission by the Personal Representative of
the OSCE Chairman-in-Office for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
that would include a new and specific mandate for addressing the
problems in Kosovo, as well as the return of the OSCE long-term
missions;
(e) facilitated a mission to Kosovo by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights; 17. Urges the Office of the Prosecutor of the
International Tribunal established pursuant to resolution 827
(1993) of 25 May 1993 to begin gathering information related to the
violence in Kosovo that may fall within its jurisdiction, and notes
that the authorities of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have an
obligation to cooperate with the Tribunal and that the Contact
Group countries will make available to the Tribunal substantiated
relevant information in their possession;
18. Affirms that concrete progress to resolve the serious
political and human rights issues in Kosovo will improve the
international position of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and
prospects for normalization of its international relationships and
full participation in international institutions;
19. Emphasizes that failure to make constructive progress
towards the peaceful resolution of the situation in Kosovo will
lead to the consideration of additional measures;
20. Decides to remain seized of the matter. |
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