Chapter 154 United Nations Meetings

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In the second week of the war, the UN Security Council finally put the resolution on the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina on the agenda of the parliament. Just as the Security Council issued this decision, the Soviet side suddenly stood up and issued an ambiguous statement of war. They expressed sympathy for Serbia's efforts to preserve national unity in their opposition to the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and believed that they needed to resolve the issue at the negotiating table with the Croats and Muslims.

In the eyes of those who are not in the know, it is thought that the Soviet Union is a statement to resolve the turmoil in East Asia, but in the eyes of countries that knew that the Soviet Union provided arms and equipment to Serbia before the outbreak of the war, this statement contains a layer of other meanings. So when the Soviet representative to the United Nations, Kozlovich, walked into the conference hall, he was treated with a different kind of attention from other countries.

Kozlovich was not afraid of representatives of Western European countries, Moscow had already arranged everything, he just had to follow the script. So after the meeting began, Kozlovich just waited quietly for the representatives of other countries to speak first.

Sure enough, at the outset, the representatives of Germany and France expounded on the importance of peace in a clichΓ© and said that the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an ethnic war that violated humanity and had a major impact on world peace. Therefore, at the UN meeting, it was proposed to launch an economic blockade and military strikes against Serbia, which started the war, as well as against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Germany and France focused on military strikes, believing that only a military strike could prevent the spread of war. Other countries, especially those small countries whose internal affairs have been interfered with by rogue powers, are apparently not interested in the German and French arguments, and there should be very little peace.

Kozlovich listened impatiently as the representatives of France and Germany finished reading out the manuscripts in their hands, and it was his turn to speak. Kozlovich, who did not bring any manuscripts, walked directly to the podium and said to the representatives of the Security Council countries in the audience, "Germany and France have just expounded most of our views very well, and I will make a small addition here. ”

When they heard the Soviet representative say this, the German and French representatives looked at each other and smiled, and it seemed that the other side was not here to make trouble today. But what Kozlovich said next made the faces of France and Germany gradually unbearable.

"While economic blockades and military strikes can be a good way to prevent the situation from getting worse, they are ultimately only a palliative solution. As you know, Serbia and Croatia are now almost a family feud, and even if we temporarily suppress the national contradictions and conflicts between the two countries by brutal means, we will not be able to control whether they will continue to break out into a series of conflicts in the future. ”

"Instead of treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, let's use our brains at the negotiating table and let the three tribes directly divide the whole of Bosnia and Herzegovina."

As soon as this remark came out, public opinion in the audience was in an uproar. Blatantly supporting the secession of different forces. The USSR was still the first.

"What the hell is Kozlovich doing?" The French representative said with some doubts: Although France and Germany also believe that supporting national independence is the best choice for the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you, the Soviet Union, took the lead in putting forward this plan from the very beginning, and no matter how you look at it, there is a suspicion of hand-picking.

"I'm sorry, Deputy Kozlovich." The British raised his hand to ask a question, and he was the first to challenge the Soviet representative, "You put forward this plan so early, plus you have previously provided military aid to the Republic of Serbia through some channels. Will it give people the suspicion of collusion with other countries? ”

The meaning of Kozlovich's words is unclear, how it is possible for representatives of other countries to grab a handle from him. Kozlovic waved his hand and said, "Wait, I didn't mean that the Soviet Union wanted the Republic of Serbia to divide up Bosnia and Herzegovina. But you ask, you must feel like asking me. Support for Serbia is not supported. The Bosnian Serbs are now the people who control 70 per cent of the country's territory, how can we not support them? Moreover, the military aid of the Bosnian Serbs that you are talking about is completely out of nowhere, and the USSR will not risk violating international law to help a country that does not benefit itself in any way. ”

"But you did the military aid before the war began, which means that you just stepped on a loophole in the law." The representative of the United Kingdom retorted.

"I want to repeat that it was normal military trade. Not military aid. Could it be that we, the Soviets, are masters of prophecy of the unpredictable prophet and know that a large-scale war will be waged in Bosnia and Herzegovina? You're a rumor out of nowhere, British representative. I don't know who you heard this from, but if you repeat it for him, you are also responsible, you know? ”

For the first time, the British representatives were dumbfounded by Kozlovich's rebuttal, and Kozlovich could not find a loophole in his counterattack in every word, how could the Soviet representative, who was familiar with international diplomacy, be caught by the other side in his cautious rhetoric.

"These are the small proposals put forward by the Soviet Union, and the territorial disputes must be resolved by means of national self-determination, with the demarcation of regional ceasefire lines based on the territory actually occupied by the war. If that doesn't work, the United Nations will intervene militarily in Bosnia and Herzegovina. ”

Kozlovic's statement may seem like a muddy affair on the surface, but in fact it is in the best interests of the Serbs, as long as they can firmly control 70 percent of the territory, then even if the remaining 30 percent are discarded, the ultimate winner will still be theirs.

"I know it's hard for everyone here to accept this decision suddenly, so I don't mind going back and discussing it." At this point, Kozlovic suddenly raised a few tones, "But I also want everyone here to know that in every second of our discussion, an innocent Muslim, innocent Croatian resident or innocent Serbian civilian died in the fighting. We can now hunch our thighs, drink coffee, and have a seemingly never-ending discussion with nothing to do. But do you know the suffering of those who have suffered in war? ”

"I think it's hard for the permanent representatives here to experience that pain and despair, while the other members of the Council, especially those from Africa, the Middle East or South Asia, must have a deeper understanding of war than the pampered guys!" Speaking of which, even Kozlovich himself was emotional, not to mention the group of delegates in the audience who had fallen silent.

Britain, France, and Germany representatives were a little stunned, they did not expect that the Soviet Union, which had always been rude in solving problems, would actually use the emotional card to accuse European and American countries of standing on the moral high ground, and it also succeeded in arousing the resonance of other countries.

"Peace belongs to all humankind, and hope belongs to the future. I hereby call on both sides to resolve the territorial dispute in a peaceful manner, return to the negotiating table, and build their homeland together! ”

As soon as Kozlovich finished saying this, the representatives of the Security Council countries in the audience suddenly stood up and gave Kozlovic the warmest applause. The representatives of several other European and American powers sat in place, their faces a little embarrassed. (To be continued.) )