UN General Assembly
1999

agreement was reached to deploy a multinational force. We welcome this development. We urge the Indonesian Government to cooperate fully with the multinational force. In the meantime, the Indonesian Government remains responsible for the security of the population. It must make it possible for the humanitarian organizations to provide assistance for the large number of displaced persons in East Timor. We all share the responsibility for enabling the international community to address these issues and for enabling the United Nations to act. Where force has to be resorted to, we have to look to countries possessing that capability. In practical terms, this means that we often have to rely upon countries and organizations in the region. The Security Council must do its utmost to live up to its primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace, security and humanitarian decency — a primary responsibility that all the Member States have vested in the Security Council in accordance with Article 24 of the Charter. The Council's permanent members should apply the veto only in matters of vital importance, taking into