United Nations Security Council Resolution 1021
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United Nations
Security Council Resolution
1021, adopted on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia
, particularly resolutions 713
(1991) and 727
(1992), the Council set a date of March 13, 1996, for the suspension of most aspects of the arms embargo
on the former Yugoslavia. Resolution 1074
(1996) terminated the remaining measures of the embargo.
A commitment to a peaceful settlement of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia was reaffirmed and the initialling of the General Framework Agreement
in Dayton, Ohio
between Bosnia and Herzegovina
, Croatia
, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro
) and other parties was welcomed.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
, the Council decided that the arms embargo against the former Yugoslavia would be terminated beginning from the day the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
notified the Council that the General Framework Agreement was signed and noted that:
all provisions of the embargo would remain in place for the first 90 days; all provisions of the embargo would be terminated–except for the delivery of heavy weapons and ammunition, land mine
s, military aircraft and helicopter
s during the second 90 days; all provisions of the embargo would be terminated 180 days after receiving the report of the Secretary-General unless the Council decided otherwise.
The Council reaffirmed its commitment to regional stability and arms control
, while the Committee established in Resolution 727 was instructed to amend its guidelines accordingly.
Russia
abstained
from the voting on Resolution 1021, which was approved by the other 14 members of the Security Council.
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1021, adopted on November 22, 1995, after recalling all resolutions on the situation in the former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
, particularly resolutions 713
United Nations Security Council Resolution 713
United Nations Security Council Resolution 713, adopted unanimously on September 25, 1991, after receiving representations from a number of Member States and commending the efforts of the European Community in the region, the Council decided to impose, under Chapter VII, an arms embargo on the...
(1991) and 727
United Nations Security Council Resolution 727
United Nations Security Council Resolution 727, adopted unanimously on January 8, 1992, after reaffirming resolutions 713 , 721 , 724 and considering a report by the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the Council welcomed the recent signing of an agreement in Sarajevo regarding a ceasefire...
(1992), the Council set a date of March 13, 1996, for the suspension of most aspects of the arms embargo
Arms embargo
An arms embargo is an embargo that applies to weaponry. It may also include "dual use" items. An arms embargo may serve one or more purposes:# to signal disapproval of behavior by a certain actor,# to maintain neutral standing in an ongoing conflict, or...
on the former Yugoslavia. Resolution 1074
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1074
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1074, adopted unanimously on October 1, 1996, after recalling all resolutions on the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and in particular Resolution 1022 , the Council terminated all remaining measures against the former Yugoslavia from previous...
(1996) terminated the remaining measures of the embargo.
A commitment to a peaceful settlement of conflicts in the former Yugoslavia was reaffirmed and the initialling of the General Framework Agreement
Dayton Agreement
The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol or Dayton-Paris Agreement, is the peace agreement reached at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio in November 1995, and formally signed in Paris on...
in Dayton, Ohio
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
between Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro
Serbia and Montenegro was a country in southeastern Europe, formed from two former republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia : Serbia and Montenegro. Following the breakup of Yugoslavia, it was established in 1992 as a federation called the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia...
) and other parties was welcomed.
Acting under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace. It allows the Council to "determine the existence of any threat to the peace, breach of the peace, or act of aggression" and to take military and nonmilitary action to "restore international peace...
, the Council decided that the arms embargo against the former Yugoslavia would be terminated beginning from the day the Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Boutros Boutros-Ghali is an Egyptian politician and diplomat who was the sixth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1992 to December 1996...
notified the Council that the General Framework Agreement was signed and noted that:
all provisions of the embargo would remain in place for the first 90 days; all provisions of the embargo would be terminated–except for the delivery of heavy weapons and ammunition, land mine
Land mine
A land mine is usually a weight-triggered explosive device which is intended to damage a target—either human or inanimate—by means of a blast and/or fragment impact....
s, military aircraft and helicopter
Helicopter
A helicopter is a type of rotorcraft in which lift and thrust are supplied by one or more engine-driven rotors. This allows the helicopter to take off and land vertically, to hover, and to fly forwards, backwards, and laterally...
s during the second 90 days; all provisions of the embargo would be terminated 180 days after receiving the report of the Secretary-General unless the Council decided otherwise.
The Council reaffirmed its commitment to regional stability and arms control
Arms control
Arms control is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction...
, while the Committee established in Resolution 727 was instructed to amend its guidelines accordingly.
Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
abstained
Abstention
Abstention is a term in election procedure for when a participant in a vote either does not go to vote or, in parliamentary procedure, is present during the vote, but does not cast a ballot. Abstention must be contrasted with "blank vote", in which a voter casts a ballot willfully made invalid by...
from the voting on Resolution 1021, which was approved by the other 14 members of the Security Council.
See also
- Bosnian WarBosnian WarThe Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...
- Breakup of Yugoslavia
- Croatian War of IndependenceCroatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
- List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1001 to 1100 (1995 – 1997)
- Yugoslav WarsYugoslav warsThe Yugoslav Wars were a series of wars, fought throughout the former Yugoslavia between 1991 and 1995. The wars were complex: characterized by bitter ethnic conflicts among the peoples of the former Yugoslavia, mostly between Serbs on the one side and Croats and Bosniaks on the other; but also...