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Abdel Aziz

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1996-07-12
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1999-03-19
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  1. “It must look at each crisis individually and seek to resolve the African problems overall so that peace and security can be restored throughout the African continent.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  2. “But regional efforts should merely complement the role of the Security Council, which is to maintain international peace and security. The Council cannot reverse the situation and decide that regional efforts are paramount - in this particular case, the efforts of the Organization of African Unity. It cannot be said that those regional mechanisms have priority. The role of the Security Council must not be reduced to one of simply endorsing resolutions adopted by regional bodies. Crises in Africa are becoming increasingly complex: in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Somalia, Angola, the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, as well as in other regions. These conflicts have shown that steps taken by the Security Council have proved to be inadequate. It is now up to the Council to review the effectiveness of the measures it has taken.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  3. “However, the report and the resolutions do not reduce the part that the Security Council must play in resolving individual crises in Africa. The Council has a role to play in resolving crises and protecting international peace and security. The Council must take the decisions needed in order to study the situation in Africa as a whole, as well as in particular subregions. We are sorry to see the emergence of a trend in the Security Council not to take steps to halt crises in Africa. Decisions are taken simply to study them within the overall context of the situation in Africa or to look at them in the context of, for example, the Great Lakes region. It is sometimes decided that the Security Council does not need to play its part when regional efforts are under way to defuse a crisis.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  4. “This point was reaffirmed by the President of the Security Council in a statement to the press on 17 February 1999. The President said that it was necessary to put an end to all military activities and military training activities prejudicial to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and he called for a halt to all such activities. I return now to one basic issue essential to a settlement of this crisis: the role of the Security Council in conflict resolution in Africa. We appreciate the Security Council's initiative calling on the Secretary- General to submit a report on the causes of conflict in Africa and on how to resolve them. We also welcome the decisions the Security Council took when it considered that report.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  5. “The Egyptian delegation has read the letter from the Permanent Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the Security Council concerning violations of human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Egyptian delegation condemns the acts of violence committed against innocent civilians during the crisis, and we reaffirm the need to ensure respect for human rights and to bring to justice those responsible for these crimes. The Egyptian delegation also reaffirms the importance of the political commitment necessary to strengthen the protection of civilians. Weapons, including small arms and light weapons, must not be allowed to circulate. The weakest and most vulnerable sectors of the population must be protected.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  6. “Egypt is also very interested in a pan-African summit meeting aimed at strengthening security in the Great Lakes region. To create the necessary climate for success, this meeting would be held under the auspices of the United Nations and the OAU. Egyptian leaders will do all they can to follow the talks and their outcome. In December 1998 there were talks on this matter in Cairo between Presidents Mubarak and Kabila. In late 1998 and early 1999 the Egyptian Minister for Foreign Affairs Amre Moussa and his Congolese counterpart also met with a view to strengthening regional and international efforts to avert a crisis.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  7. “President Kabila himself recently proposed this with a View to achieving national reconciliation and to restoring the stability and security of his country. Egypt has followed the situation with great interest and has done its utmost to promote a ceasefire, so that there can be a peaceful settlement. We have also participated in all the peace initiatives at the regional and other levels within the context of the OAU and the Central Organ of its Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution; we also were involved in the initiative of President Chiluba of Zambia and in the initiatives of the Southern African Development Community - all with a view to arriving at a peaceful settlement. We also support the efforts of the eight States that met in Windhoek in January.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  8. “In this context, I should like to thank you, Sir, for convening this Security Council debate, thus showing the great importance that China attaches to the problems facing Africa. Egypt is following very closely and with great concern the evolving situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This situation has a negative impact on peace and stability in the entire Great Lakes region. The Security Council, the OAU and the parties concerned must increase their efforts to achieve a settlement as soon as possible, with a view to strengthening the sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and governmental structures of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and leading to the withdrawal of foreign troops. There must be a national dialogue in which all parties are involved.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  9. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today to discuss international and regional efforts to resolve the crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and to look at What the Security Council, the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and other regional and international bodies can do to put an end to the suffering of these African people, who are our brothers. As the Council considers the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at the request of that country itself, we should note that this debate is not intended to offer a platform for invective or for placing blame on any particular party. On the contrary, what we are trying to do is to highlight possible concrete solutions so as to encourage the parties to contribute to stability and security for all.”

    1999-03-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3987Resumption1 (1999) · source

  10. “There are difficult tasks ahead; to absorb 800,000 refugees who are dispersed in neighbouring countries; to reintegrate demobilized combatants into civil society; to build State institutions and infrastructure destroyed by the war, including the Supreme Court; and other tasks. The international community, which stood by Liberia during its wartime difficulties, will certainly support it during peacetime so that Liberia will be able to restore its regional and international position.”

    1997-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3757 (1997) · source

  11. “We hope that this assistance will continue so that ECOWAS and ECOMOG can fully carry out their functions. The Egyptian delegations supports the draft resolution before the Council, which would extend UNOMIL's mandate for three months, to the end of June. We will vote in favour of the draft resolution. We are convinced that the settlement process in Liberia has reached a turning point. We hope that the elections will take place on 30 May, as planned. We hope that the Liberian leaders will cooperate in making the necessary preparations, including the installation of the independent Elections Commission, following the successful example of Sierra Leone. A long road will lie before Liberia even after the holding of elections.”

    1997-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3757 (1997) · source

  12. “We fully support the Secretary-General's recommendation on the means to increase the size and broaden the role of UNOMIL. Over the past six years, the ECOWAS countries have made great efforts which deserve encouragement and support. Their latest decision to increase the size and effectiveness of ECOMOG, despite the difficult economic conditions of those countries, is clear evidence of their determination to go forward to achieve peace in Liberia. It is also proof that regional arrangements have been sufficient to play an important role. However, for ECOWAS to undertake that role, Liberia and ECOWAS need the support of the international community. In that respect, we thank the countries that have lent financial and technical assistance to ECOMOG and to the United Nations Trust Fund for Liberia.”

    1997-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3757 (1997) · source

  13. “The most recent report of the Secretary-General includes positive observations; the military component of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) has been supplemented with new forces from Mali and Ghana; the disarmament of factions continues; ECOMOG intends to continue its serious searches for arms that remain in the hands of the factions and to confiscate them; and ECOWAS is cooperating with the United Nations in establishing the framework for the Liberian elections to take place on 30 May, which will include the revitalization of the political parties. On that last point, we welcome another positive step: the understanding that has been reached between the United Nations and ECOWAS on United Nations assistance in the electoral process.”

    1997-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3757 (1997) · source

  14. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt)(interpretation from Arabic): The Council is discussing the question of Liberia. This is in line with the hopes raised at the last ministerial meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Committee of Nine, held at Monrovia on 13 and 14 February, that the Liberian factions would meet their commitments under the Abuja Agreement on a peaceful settlement in Liberia and that they will give priority to national considerations and to the national interest of the Liberian people.”

    1997-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3757 (1997) · source

  15. “In the light of these considerations, and given the importance of continuing the uninterrupted implementation of the provisions of the Peace Agreement, Egypt has decided to contribute forces to SFOR. We have decided to continue providing police officers to the International Police Task Force in the next phase. Within the same context, the Egyptian delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  16. “The sixth consideration is that the highest level of respect for internationally agreed human rights and fundamental freedoms must be ensured, without religious or ethnic discrimination. All parties must ensure the right of all refugees and displaced persons to return freely and in safety to their original homes or any other place of their choice in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Finally, the reconstruction and development of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the creation of a civil society there take on special importance at this stage. Such activities will lessen tensions in the region. Therefore, international financial institutions and donor States have a great responsibility to provide as much as possible in this field.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  17. “It must be a continuing incentive to implement all the provisions of the Peace Agreement. It must not be used in a way that might cause some parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina to fall victim to the irresponsible behaviour of others. The fourth consideration is the importance of the municipal elections to be held in 1997 under the supervision of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) through its mission, which will continue its duties in the next phase. The fifth consideration is the utmost importance of implementing arms-control measures in the region, fully and without any further delay. This must be done with goodwill, without seeking ways to avoid it. Full transparency must be ensured in such an implementation in order to establish mutual confidence.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  18. “I should like also to underline the role that the Stabilization Force (SFOR) must undertake in carrying out the arrest orders of the indictees as well as the need for the international community to exert as much pressure as possible to ensure full compliance with the Tribunal's orders. The third consideration is the principle of conditionality underlined in operative paragraph 4 of the draft resolution, which links the availability of international financial assistance and the degree to which all the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina implement the Peace Agreement, including cooperation with the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and cooperation with the Action Plan that has been approved by the London Conference. That principle must be implemented so as to differentiate between those who cooperate and those who do not.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  19. “The second consideration is the importance of the commitment of all parties to full cooperation with all the entities participating in the implementation of the Peace Agreement, as well as with those entities charged with special missions by the Security Council, particularly the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and its orders for the arrest of those accused of violating the principles of international humanitarian law. In this context, I should like to pay tribute to the central Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina for having carried out such orders, and to express our condemnation of the continuing refusal by other parties in the region to do so.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  20. “The first consideration is the importance of the resolve of the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina to commit themselves fully and without exception to follow up the peace process, on behalf of the three peoples that make up Bosnia and Herzegovina, in order to achieve full implementation of the Peace Agreement and to maintain the sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina and its territorial integrity.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  21. “This is a new phase, based on the conclusions of the meetings of the Ministerial Steering Board and of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina held in Paris, which adopted the Action Plan for the next 12 months to promote the civilian implementation of the peace process. As we stand on the threshold of this new phase, my delegation would like to reaffirm a number of considerations that we believe should receive priority attention within the framework of the full implementation of the provisions of the Peace Agreement. These considerations are the following.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  22. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The Security Council is meeting today to adopt a draft resolution that reaffirms a serious international resolve to achieve peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina through a commitment to the full implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Annexes thereto. The draft resolution before the Security Council today is the beginning of a new phase, following the elections that took place according to Annex 3 of the Peace Agreement, and the beginning of the establishment of civilian institutions.”

    1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source

  23. “In conclusion, I would express our conviction that the optimum solution to Haiti's problems will, in the long run, be found only through social and economic development, which will bolster the efforts being made by the Government of Haiti to rebuild the country's infrastructure and achieve the consolidation of democracy and the rule of law to replace the culture of violence under which the people of Haiti had suffered for many years of its history. We therefore strongly support the draft resolution's request to all States, particularly donor States, and international financial institutions to provide the necessary technical and financial support, through bilateral and multilateral channels, for the realization of Haiti's objectives in the sphere of development. The delegation of Egypt will therefore vote in favour of the draft resolution.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

  24. “We also support the Secretary-General's keeping the force under constant review, in the event that further reductions in the strength of the mission can be made without impairing the performance of its tasks. In this connection, the delegation of Egypt would like to express its appreciation for the voluntary contributions made by Canada, the United States of America and other countries to enable the Support Mission to do its work.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

  25. “Based on our solidarity with the Government and people of Haiti, we would like to enhance their ability to preserve these achievements and to give State institutions, the judicial system and the Haitian National Police an appropriate chance to reach a certain degree of development that would ensure self-sustainment and Viability after the United Nations withdrawal. Since the Government of President Preval considers the continued presence of the United Nations in Haiti necessary during this period fraught with danger, the delegation of Egypt supports the reinforcement of UNSMIH's success by extending its mandate for an additional period, as noted in the draft resolution.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

  26. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Support Mission in Haiti (UNSMIH) is a source of general satisfaction. It provides a positive indication that the wave of violence which reached its peak last summer has subsided, and that the security situation is improving steadily due to the continued improvement of the capabilities of the Haitian police and its enhanced effectiveness in dealing with attempts to breach security and stability. Such positive developments furnish practical proof of the success of UNSMIH in carrying out its mandate. They also provide further proof of its real value in supporting stable and secure conditions and in consolidating the newly born democracy and the rule of law in Haiti.”

    1996-12-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3721 (1996) · source

  27. “However the international community, which stood by Liberia's side in its plight and during the war, will surely lend support in time of peace until Liberia' s regional and international status is restored.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  28. “As has been rightly said by many, this may be its last chance. We hope that future developments will reinforce the hope that elections will take place on the 30 May 1997, as decided, and that the Liberian leaders will cooperate in preparing appropriately for the elections, including by establishing an independent national committee similar to the one successfully established in Sierra Leone. In conclusion, I would like to note that Liberia has a long way to go, even after elections. Daunting tasks lie ahead, the most important of which are the reintegration of demobilized soldiers into civilian life and the reconstruction of the country's structure and infrastructure, which have been devastated by the war.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  29. “During the last six years ECOWAS countries have made efforts that deserve encouragement and support. The latest resolution to increase the strength and effectiveness of ECOMOG, despite the difficult circumstances in which these countries find themselves, furnishes ample evidence of their determination to proceed in their endeavour to establish peace in Liberia. In this context, we must thank the countries that provided technical and financial support to ECOMOG and the United Nations Trust Fund for Liberia. We must also express the hope that ECOMOG and the Fund will receive further financial contributions to help them in future tasks. The Egyptian delegation supports the draft resolution before the Council and will vote in favour of it. We are convinced that the Liberian people need another chance.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  30. “James Jonah, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, firmed that the ECOWAS countries have taken a number of measures to ensure the good conduct of the faction leaders, including the creation of a list of sanctions that may be imposed on their factions and their families in the event they renege on their commitment to elaborate a code of conduct to govern relations between factions. We are also pleased at the election of Ms. Ruth Perry to preside over the Council of State, which will ensure its autonomy and enhance its authority. The measures taken by the ECOWAS countries, which are in harmony with similar measures taken by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the clear position the OAU took on this subject, emphasize the extreme importance of the African regional arrangements aimed at restoring peace and stability in Liberia.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  31. “Despite some positive indicators, most importantly respect for the cease-fire and the redeployment of the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) in Monrovia, the record of the peace process in Liberia is still replete with well-known setbacks, most seriously the interfactional combat last April. These regrettable incidents, which have frustrated the international community, prevent us from having a great deal of optimism or hope today, and from counting on the seriousness or good intentions of the faction leaders. We were pleased that some days ago Mr.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  32. “Mr. Elaraby (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): The result of the latest Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Summit, held on 17 August, which concluded with the signing by faction leaders of the revised timetable to implement the Abuja Agreement on national reconciliation in Liberia, has revived hopes once again that the faction leaders will this time fulfil their commitments and rise above personal differences and narrow ambitions, and that national interests and the interests of the people of Liberia will prevail over all other considerations.”

    1996-08-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3694 (1996) · source

  33. “We hope that the international community, the neighbouring African States and international mediators will pursue their efforts to lay the ground for convening a regional conference on security and development in this region. Proper timing and good preparatory work for such a conference are crucial factors for an effective outcome. Obviously, the success of this conference will largely depend on the genuine desire of the participants to reach a lasting political solution to the problems in Burundi. Finally, the delegation of Egypt would like to take this opportunity to put on record its appreciation for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his aides, particularly his Special Representative for Burundi.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  34. “The citizens of Burundi must be able to put aside the tragic events of both the distant past and the present, and to embark on building mutual trust in place of distrust and fear. We hope that the current Government will recognize the expectations of the international community in this regard. In this context, we hope that the recent meeting between Major Buyoya and former President Nyerere proves to be a step in the right direction. Egypt maintains that the problems of the Great Lakes subregion of Africa do not lend themselves to viable solutions unless the regional dimensions of such problems are taken fully into account.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  35. “Hence, we maintain that it is essential to continue contingency planning for a rapid humanitarian response, in the event the international community has to intervene to save innocent lives. In this context, we feel that differences over the definition of the entity to be entrusted with the contingency planning have sent the wrong signals, in view of the seriousness of such endeavours. This must be avoided in the future when addressing such complex crises. We sincerely hope that all parties to the conflict in Burundi will overcome the psychological barrier that prevents them from recognizing the impossibility of imposing a situation that is unjust to some parties.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  36. “These include the unbanning of all political parties, the restoration of the National Assembly, the initiation of businesslike and unconditional negotiations between all political and military powers in the context of the mediation efforts pursued by former President Nyerere, guarantees for the security and safety of members of the former Government, the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, ensuring the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the targeted needy groups throughout Burundi and ensuring the safety and security of personnel of regional and international humanitarian agencies. Egypt agrees that it is wrong to rule out the possibility of the perpetration of further ethnic massacres.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  37. “In point of fact, those States have a better sense of the root causes and dimensions of the problems. After all, it is those neighbouring States that would eventually bear the spillover consequences and risks of a festering crisis. Furthermore, such endeavours supplement the mediation efforts pursued by former President Nyerere and other mediators. In the same vein, Egypt subscribes to the efforts made and positions adopted by the OAU, which deployed an observer Mission in Burundi over three years ago and was the first body to address the crisis there. Egypt maintains that several measures should be immediately taken to restore constitutional legality and order in Burundi.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  38. “Developments in Burundi - the most serious of which are ethnic killings and massacres as related by Amnesty International, which documented the killing of over 4,000 unarmed civilians in Gitega Province - prove that there is indeed no alternative to a political formula for power-sharing to safeguard the rights of both the majority and the minority communities, while taking into account the lessons learned from the shortcomings of the Convention on Governance of 1994. It has become abundantly clear that the parties to the conflict in Burundi are incapable of reaching an agreement among themselves and that they are indeed in need of help from outside. Hence, Egypt subscribes to the efforts undertaken by the neighbouring States to achieve a peaceful settlement to the crisis.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  39. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): Egypt has followed with deep interest and concern the developments in Burundi since the events of last 25 July, as well as the response of the neighbouring African States. We have followed them not only in view of their potential repercussions on the stability of this important subregion of the African continent, but also because of the movement of the Burundi armed forces to take political power and the installation of a new President which, in effect, pre-empts the arrangements reached at the first Arusha summit. Under those arrangements, a multinational African force would have been dispatched to enforce security and stability in Burundi, a notion that was initially put forward by the Government of Burundi and was later endorsed by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in Yaounde.”

    1996-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3692 (1996) · source

  40. “Furthermore, we support the idea that the expenditures for that office should be covered in the United Nations budget for Georgia. We will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council.”

    1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

  41. “Egypt shares the concerns of the Secretary-General, as expressed in paragraph 56 of his report, concerning how serious the parties are in the quest for peace. These apprehensions are reaffirmed in the light of the letter from President Shevardnadze addressed to the President of the Security Council. We are in agreement with the Secretary-General on the financial crisis of the United Nations, which does not allow him to allocate major resources to situations which are making only weak progress. We cannot obligate the United Nations to continue the presence of its troops in such cases. Egypt supports the establishment of a United Nations office within the framework of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) because of its important role for the protection of human rights.”

    1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

  42. “Moreover, it endangers Mission personnel and displaced persons, and hampers the work being carried out there. Despite the fact that the United Nations intends to send a group of demining experts and despite the agreement that has been reached, there remains a need for increased demining efforts. These efforts are of particular importance in the light of the United Nations financial crisis, which will not allow the Organization to assume large technical or financial commitments in demining if the laying of mines continues in the future. That is why we should like to welcome the constructive cooperation that exists between the United Nations Mission and the forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) to cope with this important problem, and the implementation by the United Nations of its tasks in all areas.”

    1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

  43. “The Council of Heads of State of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the OSCE have undertaken positive initiatives, not to mention those of the group of "Friends of Georgia" in May, followed by other demarches in June. These have helped to move developments forward by trying to persuade the parties, and in particular the Abkhaz side, that the status quo could not continue. We hope that such initiatives will continue to be launched until a final settlement is achieved. At the same time, Egypt expresses its deep concern at the continued indiscriminate laying of mines on roads, which has led to changes in the deployment of the United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UN OMIG) and in the nature of operations in the Gali region.”

    1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source

  44. “Mr. Abdel Aziz (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): I should like to thank the Secretary-General for his report on the situation in Abkhazia, which emphasizes the sincere efforts being made by his Special Envoy, Ambassador Edouard Brunner, and his resident Deputy, Mr. Bota, to find a solution to the political status of Abkhazia within the Republic of Georgia, with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. Since the Secretary-General's last report, despite the efforts of the Special Envoy, the Russian Federation as facilitator and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to make progress towards a solution to this problem, a political settlement is still not in sight.”

    1996-07-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3680 (1996) · source