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Abibi

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11
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1994-05-25
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1996-03-05
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  1. “That is the fraternal message which we send once again to our brothers in Burundi on the occasion of the Security Council's adoption of a draft resolution which, in our opinion, takes into account every aspect of the current situation in Burundi.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  2. “But any lasting solution, if it is to survive the challenges facing Burundi and other countries of the subregion, will need close cooperation between the international community, the OAU, the subregional institutions and the countries concerned. My country welcomes the efforts of the Secretary- General and his Special Representative and strongly supports the initiatives of the OAU, former President Nyerere and others of good will to promote political dialogue between our brothers in Burundi despite all the odds against them. The path of dialogue is indeed the only course that will allow Burundi to renounce once and for all the mindset of confrontation, violence and exclusion and promote true national reconciliation and guarantee the stability and security necessary to improve living conditions for the people.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  3. “My country is of the View that this is still a valid analysis and believes that the primary responsibility for the maintenance of peace and security in the subregion rests with the peoples and Governments of the countries concerned. That is why we have always encouraged efforts along these lines, specifically, in the case of Burundi, those which help our brothers in that country to consolidate the process of national reconciliation and the restoration of peace. From this point of view, in our opinion the Convention on Governance remains, in the current circumstances, an essential element in laying the foundations of an effective national reconciliation.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  4. “This was the principal concern of the representatives of the States of our subregion when they met a few months ago in Brazzaville within the framework of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, a Committee currently under the chairmanship of the Foreign Minister of the Congo. In the statement - the Brazzaville declaration - which they adopted then, the States members of the Committee expressed their deep concern at the ongoing tension and violence in the central African subregion. They noted that the situation has caused immense loss of human life and undesirable suffering for the population, including massive flows of refugees. The resulting insecurity is undermining the development efforts of the Governments and peoples of the subregion, despite their wealth of resources.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  5. “My delegation endorses the statement just made by the Permanent Representative of Tunisia on behalf of the African Group. Burundi and Congo have many common ties; our location on the same continent and in the same subregion, central Africa. Our mottoes are the same: "Unity - work - progress". Congo, like other countries of the subregion, stands behind the efforts of the people of Burundi, with the active support of the international community and the Organization of African Unity (OAU), to overcome their current difficulties and to start out on an authentic process of national reconciliation.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  6. “Mr. Abibi (Congo) (interpretation from French): The delegation of the Congo, Sir, has many reasons to be pleased to see you presiding over the work of the Security Council this month. Among these reasons we would highlight your qualities as a seasoned diplomat, your wisdom and your extensive experience and understanding of United Nations affairs, as well as the very warm fraternal relationship between our two delegations. We are convinced that under your leadership the Security Council will do remarkable work. We wish also to convey to your predecessor, Ambassador Madeleine Albright, hearty congratulations on the highly professional manner in which she conducted the Council's business and on the results achieved during the month of February.”

    1996-03-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3639 (1996) · source

  7. “The Group wishes the Republic of South Africa prosperity, peace and success in the endeavour of national reconstruction; we once again reaffirm the readiness of the countries of Africa to reinforce their cooperation in all realms of activity with that fraternal country, which today is a bearer of hope for a continent in need of it. The "odious monster" has been slain; a day of justice and tolerance has dawned for South Africa with the birth of a free nation, relegating the long night of oppression of which poets have sung to the depths of memory. As the battle-lines of new struggles begin to become apparent, we are convinced that the presence in the heart of the great African family of a democratic South Africa represents a decisive advantage to our continent in the face of the numerous challenges that we face.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  8. “The free and peaceful conduct of the multiparty elections and all the initiatives since undertaken to consolidate national unity are striking examples for the other peoples of Africa and of the rest of the world who suffer from fanatical ethnic or nationalist hostilities. In resuming its place in the international community, South Africa thus becomes a deciding factor in the stabilization of the region and a model of wisdom and maturity. In order to enable South Africa to make use of all the resources necessary for its development, the African Group lends its full support to the draft resolution aimed at lifting the embargo and all the other restrictions imposed by the relevant resolutions of our Organization.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  9. “Africa hails the emergence of the new South Africa and pays tribute to the men and women of all races, all persuasions and all ethnic origins who, inspired by the resolve to put an end to an iniquitous system which damaged both the oppressed and the oppressor, have, by their sacrifices, made this event possible. With unflagging determination, unswerving courage and boundless love for their country, the political leaders who faced resistance from an ideology of exclusion have finally managed, as a result of their exceptional qualities, to join in the accomplishment of a noble work, the birth of a great democratic and multiracial country.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  10. “It represents the culmination of the struggle waged by the people of South Africa under the strong leadership of their organizations, particularly the African National Congress (ANC), to eradicate apartheid with the active support of the front-line States, the Organization of African Unity, the United Nations and the whole of the international community. The African countries are glad to have participated to the utmost of their ability in this general mobilization of national and international forces in combating the anachronistic system which is today a thing of the past.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  11. “Mr. Abibi (Congo) (interpretation from French): On this day, when we are celebrating the anniversary of the Organization of African Unity, which recalls so many memories of struggle for the dignity of the individual, including that of the peoples of our continent, the African Group sincerely appreciates the fact that this historic meeting of the Security Council should be taking place under your wise and skilful guidance, Mr. President. We should also like to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of New Zealand, for the excellent work he accomplished last month. The inauguration on 10 May 1994 of Mr. Nelson Mandela as first President of the new South Africa is an historic event of which the international community, and particularly the peoples of Africa, may be proud.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source