Security Council resolution 1775 (2007) [on extension of the appointment of Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia]
Symbol: S/RES/1775(2007)
Date: 2007-09-14
Meeting record: S/PV.5742
Subjects: Del Ponte, Carla|International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991|JUDGES|APPOINTMENT OF OFFICIALS|INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTS|FORMER YUGOSLAVIA SITUATION
Notes: Issued in: Resolutions and decisions of the Security Council, 1 August 2007-31 July 2008 - S/INF/63 - (SCOR, 62nd year).
Summary: Decides to extend for a final period of the appointment of Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with effect from 15 Sept. 2007 until 31 Dec. 2007.

United Nations                                                                 S/RES/1775 (2007)
               Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                              14 September 2007




               Resolution 1775 (2007)
               Adopted by the Security Council at its 5742nd meeting, on
               14 September 2007

                    The Security Council,
                    Recalling its resolution 1504 (2003) of 4 September 2003,
                    Having regard to Article 16 (4) of the Statute of the International Criminal
               Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,
                     Aware that the term of office for Ms. Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor for the
               International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia expires on 14 September
               2007,
                    Noting the need to ensure a smooth transition between the departure of
               Ms. Carla Del Ponte and the assumption of office of her successor,
                    Having considered the request of the Secretary-General to extend the
               appointment of Ms. Del Ponte from 15 September 2007 to 31 December 2007
               (S/2007/538),
                    Noting the intention of the Secretary-General to submit the name of his
               nominee for the position of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the
               former Yugoslavia,
                    Decides, notwithstanding the provisions of article 16 (4) of the Statute, to
               extend for a final period the appointment of Ms. Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor of
               the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with effect from
               15 September 2007 until 31 December 2007.




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Texto español (official Spanish version): Naciones Unidas                                                                S/RES/1775 (2007)
            Consejo de Seguridad                                           Distr. general
                                                                           14 de septiembre de 2007




            Resolución 1775 (2007)
            Aprobada por el Consejo de Seguridad en su 5742a sesión,
            celebrada el 14 de septiembre de 2007

                 El Consejo de Seguridad,
                 Recordando su resolución 1504 (2003), de 4 de septiembre de 2003,
                  Teniendo en cuenta el párrafo 4 del artículo 16 del Estatuto del Tribunal Penal
            Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia,
                 Consciente de que el mandato de la Sra. Carla Del Ponte en el cargo de Fiscal
            del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia termina el 14 de septiembre
            de 2007,
                  Teniendo en cuenta la necesidad de asegurar una transición sin tropiezos entre
            la partida de la Sra. Carla Del Ponte y la toma de posesión de su sucesor,
                 Habiendo considerado la solicitud del Secretario General de que se prorrogue
            el nombramiento de la Sra. Del Ponte desde el 15 de septiembre hasta el 31 de
            diciembre de 2007 (S/2007/538),
                 Teniendo en cuenta la intención del Secretario General de presentar el nombre
            de su candidato al cargo de Fiscal del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la
            ex Yugoslavia,
                  Decide, no obstante lo dispuesto en el párrafo 4 del artículo 16 del Estatuto,
            prorrogar durante un período final el nombramiento de la Sra. Carla Del Ponte en el
            cargo de Fiscal del Tribunal Penal Internacional para la ex Yugoslavia con efecto a
            partir del 15 de septiembre de 2007 y hasta el 31 de diciembre del mismo año.




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Texte français (official French version): Nations Unies                                                                   S/RES/1775 (2007)
               Conseil de sécurité                                             Distr. générale
                                                                               14 septembre 2007




               Résolution 1775 (2007)
               Adoptée par le Conseil de sécurité à sa 5742e séance,
               le 14 septembre 2007

                    Le Conseil de sécurité,
                    Rappelant sa résolution 1504 (2003) du 4 septembre 2003,
                     Ayant à l’esprit le paragraphe 4 de l’article 16 du Statut du Tribunal pénal
               international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie,
                   Sachant que le mandat de procureur du Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie de Mme Carla Del Ponte expire le 14 septembre 2007,
                    Considérant qu’il convient de faire en sorte que la transition entre le départ de
               Mme Del Ponte et l’entrée en fonction de son successeur s’opère sans heurt,
                    Ayant examiné la demande du Secrétaire général, tendant à voir proroger
               l’engagement de Mme Del Ponte du 15 septembre au 31 décembre 2007
               (S/2007/538),
                    Notant que le Secrétaire général compte soumettre le nom du candidat qu’il
               présente au poste de procureur du Tribunal pénal international pour l’ex-Yougoslavie,
                     Décide, nonobstant les dispositions du paragraphe 4 de l’article 16 du Statut,
               de proroger une dernière fois, du 15 septembre au 31 décembre 2007, l’engagement
               de Mme Carla Del Ponte comme procureure du Tribunal pénal international pour
               l’ex-Yougoslavie.




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Русский текст (official Russian version): Организация Объединенных Наций                                                      S/RES/1775 (2007)
            Совет Безопасности                                       Distr.: General
                                                                     14 September 2007




            Резолюция 1775 (2007),
            принятая Советом Безопасности на его 5742-м заседании
            14 сентября 2007 года

                 Совет Безопасности,
                 ссылаясь на свою резолюцию 1504 (2003) от 4 сентября 2003 года,
                учитывая статью 16(4) Устава Международного уголовного трибунала по
            бывшей Югославии,
                 сознавая, что срок полномочий г-жи Карлы дель Понте как Обвинителя
            Международного уголовного трибунала по бывшей Югославии истекает
            14 сентября 2007 года,
                  отмечая необходимость обеспечить плавный переход между уходом со
            своей должности г-жи Карлы дель Понте и вступлением в должность ее преем-
            ника,
                 рассмотрев просьбу Генерального секретаря о продлении назначения
            г-жи дель Понте с 15 сентября 2007 года до 31 декабря 2007 года (S/2007/538),
                 отмечая намерение Генерального секретаря представить предлагаемую
            им кандидатуру на должность Обвинителя Международного уголовного трибу-
            нала по бывшей Югославии,
                 постановляет, несмотря на положения статьи 16(4) Устава Трибунала,
            продлить назначение г-жи Карлы дель Понте как Обвинителя Международного
            уголовного трибунала по бывшей Югославии на заключительный срок с
            15 сентября 2007 года до 31 декабря 2007 года.




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中文文本 (official Chinese version): 联合国                                                    S/RES/1775 (2007)
               安全理事会                                   Distr.: General
                                                       14 September 2007




               第 1775(2007)号决议

               2007 年 9 月 14 日安全理事会第 5742 次会议通过

                  安全理事会，

                  回顾其 2003 年 9 月 4 日第 1504（2003）号决议，

                  考虑到《前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭规约》第 16 条第 4 款，

                  意识到卡拉·德尔庞特女士作为前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭检察官的任
               期将于 2007 年 9 月 14 日结束，

                  注意到有必要确保从卡拉·德尔庞特女士离职到其继任者就职这段期间的
               顺利过渡，

                  考虑到秘书长要求延长卡拉·德尔庞特女士的任期，从 2007 年 9 月 15 日
               起，至 2007 年 12 月 31 日止（S/2007/538），

                  注意到秘书长打算呈递他提名担任前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭检察官一
               职的人选，

                  决定，尽管《规约》第 16 条第 4 款作出规定，但仍最后一次延长卡拉·德
               尔庞特女士作为前南斯拉夫问题国际刑事法庭检察官的任期，从 2007 年 9 月
               15 日起，至 2007 年 12 月 31 日止。



                                      ––––––––––––––




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النص العربي (official Arabic version): ‫)‪S/RES/1775 (2007‬‬                                                                               ‫ﺍﻷﻣــﻢ ﺍﳌﺘﺤـﺪﺓ‬
‫‪Distr.: General‬‬
‫‪14 September 2007‬‬                                                                         ‫ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‬



                                                                               ‫ﺍﻟﻘﺮﺍﺭ ‪(٢٠٠٧) ١٧٧٥‬‬
             ‫ﺍﻟــــﺬﻱ ﺍﲣــــﺬﻩ ﳎﻠــــﺲ ﺍﻷﻣــــﻦ ﰲ ﺟﻠــــﺴﺘﻪ ‪ ،٥٧٤٢‬ﺍﳌﻌﻘــــﻮﺩﺓ ﰲ ‪ ١٤‬ﺃﻳﻠــــﻮﻝ‪/‬‬
                                                                           ‫ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪٢٠٠٧‬‬
                                                                                       ‫ﺇﻥ ﳎﻠﺲ ﺍﻷﻣﻦ‪،‬‬
                             ‫ﺇﺫ ﻳﺸﲑ ﺇﱃ ﻗﺮﺍﺭﻩ ‪ (٢٠٠٣) ١٥٠٤‬ﺍﳌﺆﺭﺥ ‪ ٤‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪،٢٠٠٣‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻀﻊ ﰲ ﺍﻋﺘﺒﺎﺭﻩ ﺍﳌﺎﺩﺓ ‪ (٤) ١٦‬ﻣـﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻈـﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳـﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤـﺔ ﺍﳉﻨﺎﺋﻴـﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴـﺔ‬
                                                                                 ‫ﻟﻴﻮﻏﻮﺳﻼﻓﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻌﻠــﻢ ﺃﻥ ﻓﺘــﺮﺓ ﻭﻻﻳــﺔ ﺍﻟــﺴﻴﺪﺓ ﻛــﺎﺭﻻ ﺩﻝ ﺑــﻮﻧﱵ ﺑــﺼﻔﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﺪﻋﻴــﺔ ﻋﺎﻣــﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤــﺔ‬
                                   ‫ﺍﳉﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻴﻮﻏﻮﺳﻼﻓﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺗﻨﺘﻬﻲ ﰲ ‪ ١٤‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪،٢٠٠٧‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻼﺣﻆ ﺿﺮﻭﺭﺓ ﺿﻤﺎﻥ ﺍﻻﻧﺘﻘﺎﻝ ﺍﻟﺴﻠﺲ ﰲ ﺍﻟﻔﺘﺮﺓ ﺍﻟﱵ ﺗﻔـﺼﻞ ﺑـﲔ ﻣﻐـﺎﺩﺭﺓ ﺍﻟـﺴﻴﺪﺓ‬
                                                                ‫ﻛﺎﺭﻻ ﺩﻝ ﺑﻮﻧﱵ ﻭﺗﻮﱄ ﺧﻠﻔﻬﺎ ﳌﻨﺼﺒﻪ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻭﻗـــﺪ ﻧﻈـــﺮ ﰲ ﻃﻠـــﺐ ﺍﻷﻣـــﲔ ﺍﻟﻌـــﺎﻡ ﲤﺪﻳـــﺪ ﺗﻌـــﻴﲔ ﺍﻟـــﺴﻴﺪﺓ ﺩﻝ ﺑـــﻮﻧﱵ ﻟﻠﻔﺘـــﺮﺓ ﻣـــﻦ‬
                             ‫‪ ١٥‬ﺃﻳﻠﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪ ٢٠٠٧‬ﺇﱃ ‪ ٣١‬ﻛﺎﻧﻮﻥ ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬ﺩﻳﺴﻤﱪ ‪،(S/2007/538) ٢٠٠٧‬‬
             ‫ﻭﺇﺫ ﻳﻼﺣــﻆ ﺍﻋﺘــﺰﺍﻡ ﺍﻷﻣــﲔ ﺍﻟﻌــﺎﻡ ﺗﻘــﺪﱘ ﺍﺳــﻢ ﻣﺮﺷــﺤﻪ ﻟﺘــﻮﱄ ﻣﻨــﺼﺐ ﺍﳌــﺪﻋﻲ ﺍﻟﻌــﺎﻡ‬
                                                          ‫ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤﺔ ﺍﳉﻨﺎﺋﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴﺔ ﻟﻴﻮﻏﻮﺳﻼﻓﻴﺎ ﺍﻟﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ‪،‬‬
             ‫ﻳﻘــﺮﺭ‪ ،‬ﺑــﺎﻟﺮﻏﻢ ﻣــﻦ ﺃﺣﻜــﺎﻡ ﺍﳌــﺎﺩﺓ ‪ (٤) ١٦‬ﻣــﻦ ﺍﻟﻨﻈــﺎﻡ ﺍﻷﺳﺎﺳــﻲ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤــﺔ‪ ،‬ﺃﻥ ﳝــﺪﺩ‬
             ‫ﻟﻔﺘــﺮﺓ ﻬﻧﺎﺋﻴــﺔ ﺗﻌــﻴﲔ ﺍﻟــﺴﻴﺪﺓ ﻛــﺎﺭﻻ ﺩﻝ ﺑــﻮﻧﱵ ﺑــﺼﻔﺘﻬﺎ ﻣﺪﻋﻴــﺔ ﻋﺎﻣــﺔ ﻟﻠﻤﺤﻜﻤــﺔ ﺍﳉﻨﺎﺋﻴــﺔ ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻟﻴــﺔ‬
             ‫ﻟﻴﻮﻏﻮﺳــــﻼﻓﻴﺎ ﺍﻟــــﺴﺎﺑﻘﺔ ﺍﻋﺘﺒــــﺎﺭﺍ ﻣــــﻦ ‪ ١٥‬ﺃﻳﻠــــﻮﻝ‪/‬ﺳــــﺒﺘﻤﱪ ‪ ٢٠٠٧‬ﻭﺇﱃ ﻏﺎﻳــــﺔ ‪ ٣١‬ﻛــــﺎﻧﻮﻥ‬
                                                                                       ‫ﺍﻷﻭﻝ‪/‬ﺩﻳﺴﻤﱪ ‪.٢٠٠٧‬‬



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Draft resolution (S/2007/541):
United Nations                                                                          S/2007/541
            Security Council                                               Distr.: General
                                                                           12 September 2007

                                                                           Original: English




            Draft resolution

                 The Security Council,
                 Recalling its resolution 1504 (2003) of 4 September 2003,
                 Having regard to Article 16 (4) of the Statute of the International Criminal
            Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia,
                  Aware that the term of office for Ms. Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor for the
            International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia expires on 14 September
            2007,
                 Noting the need to ensure a smooth transition between the departure of
            Ms. Carla Del Ponte and the assumption of office of her successor,
                 Having considered the request of the Secretary-General to extend the
            appointment of Ms. Del Ponte from 15 September 2007 to 31 December 2007
            (S/2007/538),
                 Noting the intention of the Secretary-General to submit the name of his
            nominee for the position of Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for the
            former Yugoslavia,
                 Decides, notwithstanding the provisions of article 16 (4) of the Statute, to
            extend for a final period the appointment of Ms. Carla Del Ponte as Prosecutor of
            the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia with effect from
            15 September 2007 until 31 December 2007.




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Meeting record:
United Nations                                                                                                    S/PV.5742
               Security Council                                                                                                  Provisional
               Sixty-second year

               5742nd meeting
               Friday, 14 September 2007, 10.15 a.m.
               New York




President:     Mr. Ripert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (France)

Members:       Belgium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Verbeke
               China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Liu Zhenmin
               Congo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Biabaroh-Iboro
               Ghana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     Mr. Christian
               Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       Mr. Natalegawa
               Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Mantovani
               Panama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Arias
               Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    Mr. Chávez
               Qatar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Mr. Al-Qahtani
               Russian Federation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .            Mr. Rogachev
               Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      Mr. Bartho
               South Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        Mr. Maqungo
               United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland . . . .                                Ms. Pierce
               United States of America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .              Ms. Wolcott Sanders


Agenda

               International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious
               Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the
               Former Yugoslavia since 1991
                       Letter dated 31 July 2007 from the Secretary-General addressed to the
                       President of the Security Council (S/2007/538)




               This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of
               speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records
               of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They
               should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the
               delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-154A.

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S/PV.5742



     The meeting was called to order at 10.15 a.m.               I shall now give the floor to those members of the
                                                            Council wishing to make statements following the
Adoption of the agenda                                      voting.
     The agenda was adopted.                                      Mr. Rogachev (Russian Federation) (spoke in
                                                            Russian): The Russian Federation shares the
International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons       understanding reached in the Security Council on the
Responsible for Serious Violations of International         need to defer until the end of the present year the
Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of              consideration of the question of the appointment of a
the Former Yugoslavia since 1991                            new Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal
                                                            for the former Yugoslavia. There were several possible
     Letter dated 31 July 2007 from the Secretaryways to resolve this generally technical issue.
     General addressed to the President of the
                                                            However, the option introduced in the Security Council
     Security Council (S/2007/538)
                                                            seems to us to be the least successful one.
      The President (spoke in French): The Security
                                                                  The Russian delegation has frequently expressed
Council will now begin its consideration of the item on
                                                            doubts as to whether Ms. Del Ponte understands her
its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with
                                                            mandate properly. Instead of carrying out the
the understanding reached in its prior consultations.
                                                            professional duties of a jurist employed by the
      Members of the Council have before them               international community to support an impartial
document S/2007/541, which contains the text of a           prosecution in the Tribunal, the current Prosecutor’s
draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council’s    priority has become assuming the functions of some
prior consultations. I also wish to draw the attention of   kind of quasi-political player having the audacity to
the members to document S/2007/538, which contains          write a prescription in the area of international
a letter dated 31 July 2007 from the Secretary-General      relations. This has been significantly assisted by the
addressed to the President of the Security Council.         fact that, in our eyes, the Tribunal has increasingly
                                                            assumed features of a non-transparent, biased and
      It is my understanding that the Council is ready
                                                            costly organ of international justice.
to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution. Unless I
hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to           The situation regarding the International Criminal
the vote now.                                               Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia requires urgent
                                                            correction. We must pin our hopes on the new
     There being no objection, it is so decided.
                                                            Prosecutor of the Tribunal, who will assume the post in
     A vote was taken by show of hands.                     three and a half months’ time.
In favour:                                                        Mr. Liu Zhenmin (China) (spoke in Chinese): In
      Belgium, China, Congo, France, Ghana,                 accordance with the two resolutions we have just
      Indonesia, Italy, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Slovakia,      adopted, Mr. Jallow will be reappointed as Prosecutor
      South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain         of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda for
      and Northern Ireland, United States of America        another four years and the mandate of Ms. Del Ponte as
                                                            the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal
Against:
                                                            for the former Yugoslavia will be extended for three
     None
                                                            months. I would like to express our congratulations to
Abstaining:                                                 them.
     Russian Federation
                                                                  In their respective work over the past few years,
      The President (spoke in French): There were           the two Prosecutors have worked diligently. Faced with
14 votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention. The      the completion strategies of the two Tribunals, their
draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1775        responsibilities will be more demanding. We hope that
(2007).                                                     the two Prosecutors will continue to strive for greater
                                                            efficiency, fairness and justice in their work.




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      With regard to the Prosecutor of the International    question over the support of the Security Council for
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, the views               its work. I say that particularly in the light of certain
expressed by the representative of the Russian              statements from one country in the region,
Federation are understandable. However, given the fact      undermining the work that the Tribunal has been doing.
that the three-month extension is merely a transitional
                                                                  One of the particular concerns we have is that we
arrangement, we are ready to respect the Secretaryhope that the two most prominent indictees
General’s nomination. As the Tribunal is under the
                                                            outstanding — they are, of course, Karadzic and
pressure of time with regard to the completion strategy,
                                                            Mladic, who are indicted for the murder of over 7,000
it is even more imperative that the Prosecutor press
                                                            Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica in 1995 — will not
ahead with the prosecution, while managing all the
                                                            gain any succour from the result today, or believe that
work related to the transition. She is also expected to
                                                            they can continue to challenge with impunity the will
cooperate in ensuring the success of the completion
                                                            of the Chamber, the will of this Council and the will, I
strategy and to establish a solid groundwork for her
                                                            think, of the international community that they be
successor.
                                                            transferred speedily to The Hague.
      Ms. Pierce (United Kingdom): I had not intended
                                                                  I would just like to recall that, in 2003 and 2004,
to take the floor today, but in the light of the previous
                                                            we in this Chamber adopted two resolutions under
explanations of vote, I wanted to place on record the
                                                            Chapter VII, making clear that, should Karadzic and
United Kingdom’s very strong support for the work of
                                                            Mladic be transferred or apprehended at whatever stage
the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
                                                            of the completion strategy, or even after the completion
and of all its Prosecutors, and in particular for Ms. Del
                                                            strategy, they will be tried by the International Tribunal
Ponte.
                                                            for the Former Yugoslavia.
      Under Ms. Del Ponte’s stewardship of the
                                                                  The President (spoke in French): I should like to
International Tribunal, the number of outstanding
                                                            make a statement in my national capacity simply to
fugitives has been reduced to a handful. I think that
                                                            reaffirm France’s support for the work of Ms. Carla del
that handful is actually numbered at four, though I am
                                                            Ponte, its appreciation for her achievements at the
open to correction. She has been responsible for seeing
                                                            Tribunal, and its firm resolve to continue to cooperate
delivered to the Tribunal some of the most prominent
                                                            fully with the Tribunal in the pursuit of its tasks.
indictees, including ones mentioned by name in this
Chamber. I am thinking in particular of General                  The Security Council has thus concluded the
Gotovina of Croatia. She has also been instrumental in      present stage of its consideration of the item on its
ensuring the voluntary surrender of Haradinaj from          agenda.
Kosovo. Those are very important achievements.
                                                                 The meeting rose at 10.20 a.m.
      We do not believe that it helps foster widespread
or regional support for the Tribunal for there to be any




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Voting Summary
Yes: 014 | No: 000 | Abstentions: 001 | Non-Voting: 000 | Total voting membership: 015
Y BELGIUM
Y CHINA
Y CONGO
Y FRANCE
Y GHANA
Y INDONESIA
Y ITALY
Y PANAMA
Y PERU
Y QATAR
A RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Y SLOVAKIA
Y SOUTH AFRICA
Y UNITED KINGDOM
Y UNITED STATES