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Abulhasan

lines on the record: 254
first: 1992-11-16
most recent: 2003-03-26
sittings or episodes: 25
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“As it confronts these momentous challenges in Iraq, either with regard to establishing peace and stability, or to fulfilling the now urgent humanitarian needs of the Iraqi people as they undergo their current predicament, the Security Council must overcome its divisions and unify its ranks. The Council must set as its objective the interests of the Iraqi people and all that is necessary to bring about their security, stability and development and to compensate for years of deprivation, torture and displacement. History will then credit the United Nations with its expected role in Iraq, as it acts in conformity with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Before withdrawing from Kuwait in 1991, Iraq burned more than 700 oil wells in Kuwait, causing an environmental catastrophe whose consequences Kuwait and other countries in the region still suffer from. It is also regrettable that the Iraqi authorities continue to plant mines in the waters of the Gulf to prevent the use by coalition forces of the harbour of Umm Qasr and to hinder the arrival of humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people in southern Iraq, rather than to facilitate such assistance. There is no doubt that such practices confirm the conviction of the international community that the Government of Iraq is oblivious to the suffering of the Iraqi people and that its main purpose is to stay in power at any price.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Seventh, Kuwait is keen to preserve the wealth and national resources of Iraq and to thwart the desperate attempts of the Iraqi regime to create an environmental catastrophe in the region. Kuwait has dispatched a specialized team from its oil ministry to Iraq to extinguish a number of oil wells that Iraqi forces intentionally ignited in the Rumailah oil field. Two days ago the Kuwaiti team successfully extinguished the fires in one well and currently is working to extinguish fires in other wells. It is regrettable that the Iraqi Government destroys the potential and wealth of the Iraqi people rather than preserve and develop such resources. It is well known that the Iraqi regime has many precedents.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Sixth, the Government of Kuwait has elaborated a comprehensive plan to extend all forms of humanitarian assistance to our brothers, the people of Iraq, directly and through the United Nations and its humanitarian agencies, as well as the other humanitarian organizations. Under these circumstances, Kuwait has established a centre to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people. Kuwait has also provided financial assistance in the amount of $5 million to a number of humanitarian agencies, including the ICRC, the World Food Programme and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. In the coming days, Kuwait will announce more contributions to finance the humanitarian activities of other agencies in Iraq in response to the appeal of the Secretary-General.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Fifthly, Kuwait calls on the Security Council to focus on the future situation of the entire population of Iraq and to attempt especially to avert a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq and elaborate a speedy plan that ensures fulfilment of the humanitarian requirements of the Iraqi people and ensures their right to a decent life. In this regard, we support the proposals and other ideas submitted by the Secretary-General to the Council and presently under consideration, including amendment of the oil for food programme. Kuwait calls for granting the Secretary-General the necessary authority to lead this urgent humanitarian task.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Fourthly, the images recently displayed by the media of coalition forces' prisoners of war (POWs) taken by Iraq, including the inhuman treatment of the POWs by parading them before the media, prompt us to again express to the Council our grave concern for the fate of the Kuwaiti prisoners and nationals of third countries who have been detained by Iraq since 1990. We call on the Security Council, the Secretary-General and the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) to intervene promptly with the Iraqi Government and to demand that it respect the principles of international humanitarian law, especially the Geneva Convention relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War, and to disclose the fate of our prisoners as soon as possible, pursuant to relevant Security Council resolutions.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Kuwait reiterates its unequivocal position, declared before the Security Council in previous meetings, that the Iraqi Government bears full responsibility for the grave consequences confronting it now. All members of the international community have called on the Iraqi regime to try to avert reaching this stage, cognizant as they were of the decisions of international legitimacy, which authorize, according to Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the adoption of all measures to ensure Iraq's observance of relevant Security Council resolutions and ending Iraq's defiance of those resolutions. Some brave and sincere initiatives have been submitted to the Iraqi leadership aimed at sparing the Iraqi people the suffering they are facing today, yet the leadership rejected all of them.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Some of these missiles have landed on residential areas in Al-Fuhayhil city in southern Kuwait, which is irrefutable proof that the Iraqi Government possesses proscribed missiles whose range exceeds that allowed by Security Council resolutions. That proves the invalidity of the Iraqi Government's earlier claims that it does not possess such missiles. Thirdly, Kuwait reaffirms that its position on the ongoing military operations against Iraq is in conformity with relevant Security Council resolutions and with the legal obligations on Iraq that proceed from them. This fact has been totally flouted by the Iraqi Government. Security Council resolution 1441 (2002) also included a clear warning to Iraq that it would face grave consequences if it remained in breach of these decisions.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“We believe that Iraqi attacks against civilian targets in Kuwait constitute a flagrant violation of the Charter of the League of Arab States and the Charter of the United Nations. We call on the international community and on the Security Council to condemn these attacks, to demand that Iraq immediately put an end to them, and to stress the need to respect Kuwait's security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. Moreover, these Iraqi attacks involve many important considerations. First, the Iraqi Government is trying to drag Kuwait into the war and to compel it to participate in these operations. However, Kuwait will not be drawn in by desperate Iraqi attempts aimed at achieving such an objective. Secondly, the missiles that Iraq is aiming against Kuwaiti civilian areas have a range that exceeds 150 kilometres.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Secondly, Iraq, since its invasion and occupation of Kuwait in 1990, has continued its aggressive policies against Kuwait, its people and its Government. The most recent of such practices is the launching of Iraqi missiles against inhabited civilian areas in Kuwait since 20 March. Iraq's missile attacks have continued until today, which reaffirms the appropriateness of the defensive measures taken by Kuwait, by fraternal countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council and by other friendly countries to protect Kuwait's security, sovereignty and stability. From this rostrum, I salute the forces of the Al- Jazeera Shield, composed of forces from the Gulf Cooperation Council, which have come to Kuwait to help it protect its security and stability and to stand side by side with its armed forces and those of other friendly countries.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Present media coverage of the military operations and of their effects on the Iraqi people is of an unprecedented scope. Therefore, Kuwait urges the coalition forces to continue to take every possible precautionary measure in order to avoid causing human losses and to avoid exposing civilian lives to danger, pursuant to international humanitarian law and to the relevant Geneva Conventions. With regard to current developments, my country takes the following positions. First, the State of Kuwait reaffirms that it has not participated and will not participate in any military operation against Iraq and that all measures we are undertaking are aimed at protecting our security, safety and territorial integrity.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Those operations have resulted from Iraq's persistent refusal to comply with relevant Security Council resolutions concerning the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. The Council will recall that, in 1990, the Kuwaiti people languished for seven months under a brutal, abhorrent Iraqi occupation that led to murder, torture, the desecration of sanctuaries and genuine suffering as a result of the Iraqi regime's brutal practices. During that bleak period, Iraq, the occupying Power, did not even allow international media or humanitarian organizations - in particular the International Committee of the Red Cross - to enter occupied Kuwait to monitor and convey such suffering to the world through reports and documented images. That situation is unlike what we are witnessing today.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“At the outset, I should like to express our profound sadness, anguish and sympathies with regard to the innocent victims - both the injured and those who have died - among the brotherly Iraqi people, and to those among the coalition forces who have fallen as a result of ongoing military operations. We wish solace and speedy recovery to them and their loved ones. This is war; these are its effects. Therefore, Kuwait joins other countries in stating its position that war must be the last option. Recourse to war should be made only after all other means have been exhausted. The Kuwaiti people, more than others, is fully aware of the effects of the ongoing military operations in Iraq.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): We gather here today in response to a request made by the Group of Arab States in implementation of a decision adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States on 24 March 2003. That decision was issued along with a reservation by the State of Kuwait, because the decision makes no mention of Iraqi aggression directed against the State of Kuwait in the form of missile attacks or of Iraq's violation of relevant Security Council resolutions and of all decisions issued by Arab summits calling for respect for Kuwait's independence, sovereignty and security. Therefore, Kuwait's reservation cannot be attributed to today's Security Council meeting - as can be seen by our active participation in it - but rather to the reasons that I have just cited.”
2003-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4726 (2003) · source
“They do everything in their power to bring about such differences, as that is how they can shirk their obligations, weaken the Council's resolve and prevent it from following up and implementing its resolutions.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Finally, Kuwait hopes that the Council will be able to overcome its differences of opinion and its internal divisions that threaten it authority and jeopardize its basic responsibility to maintain international peace and security. We also hope that the Council will be able to reach an agreement that truly reflects the common will of the international community and its firm resolve to confront any political manoeuvring by the Iraqi leadership. The Iraqi leadership commonly employs that sort of manoeuvring whenever political military pressure is intensified. As we have seen in the past, Iraq is the sole winner whenever there is division. In fact, differences of opinion are a goal sought by the Iraqi leadership.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“During those meetings Iraq showed no sincere willingness to follow through on those issues. Again, Iraq dissembled, used delaying tactics and failed to live up to its promises. Superficial and procedural forms of cooperation have been employed by the Iraqi Government for many years when dealing with those humanitarian matters. That flies in the face of the obligations set out in Security Council resolutions 686 (1991), 687 (1991) and 1284 (1999). The same behaviour is evident with regard to restoring Kuwaiti property, documents and archives. Some documents were recently given back, but upon examination it became clear that they were ordinary forms of correspondence, not the official archives of the Kuwaiti State, which were stolen by the Iraqi Government.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“It is unfortunate that the approach taken by the Iraqi Government since 1991 with regard to the inspectors and the task of eliminating its weapons of mass destruction- an approach with which we are all familiar - is the same as that taken by Iraq when dealing with humanitarian matters, such as the issue of the Kuwaiti prisoners of war and detainees, and with regard to returning Kuwaiti property. This shows how evasiveness, procrastination and deceit are a fixed part of Iraq's way of dealing with international resolutions. Iraq has, since, last January, been participating in the Technical Committee, which forms part of the Tripartite Committee presided over by the International Committee of the Red Cross. The Technical Committee has met four times to date in Amman, Jordan. However, no concrete results have yet been forthcoming.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Council unity, backed by concrete will, is the message that must be sent, very clearly, to the Iraqi leadership. Past experience in the Council with respect to Iraq shows that only common will, resolve and a united front on the part of members will be able effectively to bring about the desired results. The obligations imposed on the Iraqi Government by the Security Council are not confined to the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. Although that is an important and crucial aspect of securing international peace and security, it is not the only obligation imposed on Iraq. There are also important matters that have remained unresolved since the liberation of Kuwait from the invasion in 1990.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Fourthly, although we hope that it will not be necessary to use military force, we reaffirm our belief that it is for the Iraqi Government to protect the Iraqi people and the people of the region as a whole from the dangers and other negative repercussions resulting from military action by altering its behaviour and changing the direction in which it is moving as quickly as possible and by actively and substantively cooperating, instead of pretending to do so - merely acting in a procedural and nominal manner. Fifthly, unity within the Security Council must be preserved. Such unity is an indispensable factor for securing the implementation of the provisions of Council resolutions, in particular if they are supported by effective force.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Kuwait hopes that the Iraqi Government will avail itself of that opportunity and accept the international community's appeals, thereby protecting the Iraqi people and the region from suffering the consequences of war. Thirdly, the draft resolution reflects the Council's determination with respect to Iraq's current challenge to the international community, and therefore deserves full support.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“We would like to point out that the resolutions and final declarations adopted at summit meetings of the Non-Aligned Movement, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference not only express a preference for a peaceful settlement of the problem, through the international community, but have outlined the path that is to be followed by asking Iraq to implement all the relevant Security Council resolutions and to cooperate fully, immediately and unconditionally with the inspectors, in implementation of resolution 1441 (2002). Secondly, the draft resolution that the Council is considering would furnish the Iraqi Government with additional time during which it could reveal its weapons of mass destruction and hand them over to the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“The Iraqi people could have enjoyed more pleasant times and directed all their efforts to building peace and prosperity had it not been for those events. Kuwait has already expressed, at the international and regional levels, its clear position with regard to the current crisis between Iraq and the United Nations. Today's meeting provides a further opportunity for us to reaffirm our position, which I would like to sum up in a number of points. First, Kuwait fully supports the efforts being made to find a peaceful resolution of the issue of disarming Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction, in keeping with international law.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“The Council's responsiveness demonstrates its concern for transparency in its working methods and its interest in enabling all members to participate in debates on decision-making matters relating to international peace and security. Today's debate is being held at a particularly severe and sensitive time for the Gulf region as a result of the intransigent policies of the Iraqi Government, which has not fulfilled its obligations under relevant Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 687 (1991), 1284 (1999) and 1441 (2002), thereby creating the acute tension that now prevails within the international community. The Iraqi Government alone bears full responsibility for the suffering of the brotherly Iraqi people over the difficult past 12 years.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to say what a pleasure it is to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month. I wish you every success in guiding the work of the Council during this critical period. I would also like to thank your predecessor, Mr. Gunter Pleuger, Permanent Representative of Germany, for his commendable efforts as President of the Council last month. The Council is meeting today to continue its consideration of developments in the crisis between Iraq and the United Nations. This is the third occasion on which such an open meeting has been convened at short notice in response to a request by the chairman of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2003-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717 (2003) · source
“Such a war will certainly affect all citizens of the region, who aspire to live in peace and tranquillity and to devote all their energy towards meeting economic, social and cultural challenges. All of us should live up to our responsibilities and acquire wisdom and far-sightedness. God entrusted us with the present and all its potential in order to build the future with all its requirements. Without peace, we shall not be able to use the present for our own sake, nor can we ensure the future for our children.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“For, in the end, all efforts of the United Nations system, and the Council in particular, aim at protecting human life, human dignity, families and communities. That function constitutes the first step towards global security and stability. In closing, let me reiterate Kuwait's clear position. We invite the Government of Iraq to heed the appeals of the international community and all nations in our area, especially those in the Gulf region, and to make every possible effort in a spirit of sincerity to comply with all relevant Security Council resolutions. Furthermore, Iraq should strictly abide by the will of the international community, represented by the Council, in order to avoid a war and its consequences and the additional suffering that it will cause the brotherly people of Iraq.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“I request that the Council ensure that the question of Kuwaiti and third country prisoners held in Iraq be a key element in any Council resolution adopted on the current situation between Iraq and the United Nations. Indeed, this is the most propitious time to break the deadlock on this humanitarian question. The Security Council and the United Nations system cannot be true to themselves unless they honour their commitments, demonstrate respect for human rights and address human suffering effectively. In that context, we expect the Council to give as much attention to the suffering endured by the people of Kuwait since 1990 as it devotes to saving the region from the evils and horrors of weapons of mass destruction.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Nor is the issue suited to be considered by a regional organization, as the Government of Iraq currently seeks to have done. Rather it is an issue of international commitment, as stressed in a number of Security Council resolutions. The Council has been seized of this matter from the very beginning and has been holding consultations on the issue once every four months. Kuwait takes this opportunity to call on the international community and the Council to maintain pressure on Iraq to persuade it that its cooperation in resolving this issue should arise from explicit political will and not from a sense of fear that will dissipate as soon as threats of the use of force are dropped.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“We demand that Iraq respond with regard to this issue in order to resolve it once and for all. We expect Iraq to give concrete demonstration of the good intentions it expressed at the Beirut Arab Summit when it pledged to find a quick and definitive solution to the question of Kuwaiti and third country prisoners and hostages. To that end, we are awaiting Iraq's participation in the coming meetings of the Tripartite Commission on 24 October in Geneva under the chairmanship of the International Committee of the Red Cross. Iraq must abandon its worn-out pretexts and justifications, which are totally unacceptable in form and content. The question of Kuwaiti and third country detainees in Iraq is not a bilateral issue between Kuwait and Iraq.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Regarding the argument that there are no dossiers on nationals from either the United Kingdom or the United States, I wonder how Iraq can accept inspectors of all nationalities, individuals who have the required technical qualifications and experience in the area of weapons of mass destruction, while the same criteria of technical qualifications and knowledge of the military operations to liberate Kuwait are not applied in the case of the missing persons issue. Both United States and United Kingdom forces were major parties in the war to liberate Kuwait. Therefore, those two countries are quite familiar with all the events during that difficult period. In fact, that is all the more reason why those two countries should participate in the meetings of the Tripartite Commission.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Following Iraq's acceptance of the unconditional and unrestricted return of inspectors, my delegation wonders how Iraq can seek to bar individuals of any nationality from participating in the inspection teams. Would the Council permit such exclusions? I am confident that the Council will not condone such a position. Also, I am sure that the Government of Iraq will not make such a request. Following that line of reasoning, how could the Government of Iraq refuse to cooperate with the Tripartite Commission because of the involvement of nationals from certain States, while allowing those same States to participate in the inspection operations?”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Here, I would like to emphasize that no one else can comprehend the intransigence of the Iraqi position regarding this purely humanitarian issue, which should not have been allowed to drag on for the past 12 years. The Government of Iraq has been attempting to justify its non-participation in the Tripartite Commission, despite the fact that Iraq was one of the States signatories to the Riyadh Agreement of 1991, and despite the fact that such participation was set forth as a specific obligation in section B of resolution 1284 (1999). Iraq's argument for refusing to sit down with the representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom is that those two countries launched military attacks against it in 1998 and that there are no dossiers on any nationals from those two States.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Those obligations are set forth in Security Council resolutions 686 (1991), 687 (1991) and 1284 (1999), all of which require Iraq to cooperate fully with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in order to ensure a speedy resolution of the matter. Regrettably, since 1998 the Iraqi Government has been boycotting the meetings of the Tripartite Commission, chaired by the ICRC and charged with accounting for those innocent victims. All of the worthy efforts of the Secretary-General and his High- Level Coordinator on this issue, Ambassador Yuli Vorontsov, as well as the repeated calls made by the Council after every four-month periodic review of the Coordinator's reports, have thus far been in vain.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Fifth, Kuwait maintains that the Secretary- General's 1998 concept of diplomacy backed by force aimed at ensuring the necessary compliance with Security Council resolutions has been shown to be valid once again in the context of seeking a peaceful solution to the Iraqi question. Ongoing efforts to ensure compliance by Iraq with the provisions of relevant Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq should not be confined to the question of the return of inspectors to Iraq and the elimination of weapons of mass destruction. Despite the paramount importance of that matter, it is still only one of the major obligations that Iraq must fulfil. Iraq has other key obligations, including some that relate directly to my country, Kuwait, most importantly the question of Kuwaiti prisoners of war and third country nationals held in Iraq.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Fourth, force must be used only as a last resort after all other available means have been exhausted, and must be within the United Nations legal framework. The Kuwaiti position is completely in line with those of the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Arab Summit that took place at Beirut last March and the ministerial meeting of the League of Arab States, held at Cairo last September. All of those forums rejected the use of military force outside the United Nations framework against any Arab State, especially Iraq, as well as any measures that might jeopardize Iraq's sovereignty and territorial integrity.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Third, ever since the early clouds of war began to gather as a result of Iraq's persistent rejection of the return of inspectors, Kuwait has declared that it was not in favour of the use of military force against Iraq because we feared serious negative consequences that would exacerbate the suffering and hardship of the brotherly people of Iraq, who have already endured so much. We in Kuwait are very sensitive to the suffering of the Iraqi people. That is why we have called on the Government of Iraq time and again to save the people of Iraq from their grave situation by fully implementing all relevant Security Council resolutions without selectivity or procrastination, and by putting the welfare of the people ahead of all other narrow interests.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Second, we consider that full compliance by the Government of Iraq with all the operational procedures, rules, controls and requirements set out by the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission to ensure an effective and fruitful inspection process within the time frame that has been set out to be the only yardstick for evaluating Iraq's seriousness and credibility with regard to the unconditional and unfettered readmission of the inspectors.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Kuwait hopes that the current international momentum can be maintained so as to ensure that Iraq fully implements all relevant resolutions. The unity of the Security Council is essential; without it, the message from the Council will not reach Iraq with full force and the Council will not achieve its true objective- full compliance with the relevant resolutions. Only such compliance will ensure peace and security throughout the region and allow the dark clouds of war that are looming on the horizon to dissipate. I would like to sum up the position of the State of Kuwait regarding the current situation. First, we welcome the steps taken by the Iraqi Government to readmit United Nations weapons inspectors without restrictions or conditions. My Government considers that to be a move in the right direction.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Indeed, we consider it as further evidence that the current situation with regard to Iraq must be resolved between Iraq and the United Nations, not between Iraq and any particular country or group of countries. Over the past few months the Security Council has been involved in intensive efforts to find a peaceful solution to the current crisis, which arose as a result of the rejection by Iraq of resolution 1284 (1999) by blocking the return of United Nations weapons inspectors to Iraq. That position prompted the international community to insist that the United Nations continue to play its essential role and that the Security Council's credibility be reaffirmed through the implementation of its relevant resolutions, as required by the Charter.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“That position can be considered as an endorsement of joint international action within the framework of the United Nations, which must characterize any approach to issues relating to international peace and security. Kuwait feels very strongly that any action taken must be taken within the United Nations legal framework. Without such a framework, Kuwait would probably not have been liberated from Iraqi occupation early in 1991. Furthermore, the issues that emerged as a result of that occupation, and which are still unresolved with regard to Iraq, would not have assumed such great international significance. In this respect, my delegation supports the convening of this open debate in the Security Council.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Truly effective and meaningful action should therefore be driven by a sense of our common destiny in the face of a threat that is blind to nationality, religion, race and culture. This, perhaps, explains the overwhelming international support for the statement made by the Secretary-General when on 12 September last he introduced his annual report on the work of the Organization at the beginning of the General Assembly's general debate. In that introduction, he stressed the need to strengthen collective action to ensure respect for international law and to abide by the legality of the United Nations in confronting any threat to international peace and security. The President of the United States of America, speaking on the same day and from the same rostrum, stated that the United Nations should take on that obligation.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“The debate has taken on even greater significance in view of the complex and difficult situation of the international community as it endeavours to channel substantial energies and resources to the combat against terrorism and to identify its underlying causes, uproot it and resolve any problems that might be perceived as justifications or pretexts for the commission of such heinous crimes. In the face of this common threat, the world must be united in its goals, in shouldering its responsibilities and in taking action. This should be done only within the framework of the United Nations system, because unilateral actions taken as a result of being in a position of power could prove, down the road, as ineffective as a reluctance to pitch in due to weakness.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): My delegation is pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council during the current month. We are confident that your skills and experience will ensure a successful stewardship. We wish also to thank your predecessor, Stefan Tafrov of Bulgaria, for his able leadership of the Council last month. The Security Council is debating today the current situation between Iraq and the United Nations against the sombre backdrop of ominous precursors of an imminent war in one of the most sensitive and strategic regions of the world, which would have a direct impact on the crucial lifelines of the world economy and subsequently on global stability.”
2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source
“In conclusion, let me say that we should emphasize the importance of the Security Council's following up the question of the conflict in the Middle East until a definitive solution is found that puts an end to Israeli occupation of all occupied Arab territories, including the Syrian Golan and the rest of Lebanese territory, and leads to the creation of a Palestinian State, with Jerusalem as its capital, since any arrangement that does not include these particular measures would be a threat to peace throughout the region.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Kuwait believes that the Council should shoulder its responsibilities and urge Israel to implement all the relevant resolutions of the Council as quickly as possible, with a view to lifting the blockade imposed by the Israeli forces on Palestinian towns and holy sites, as well as the siege on the legitimate Palestinian leaders, and to ensure that the Israeli Government complies with all the agreements concluded with the Palestinian Authority. In this connection, we call on the "quartet" and the international community to continue their efforts to bring pressure to bear on Israel so that it will comply with the relevant resolutions and with international law.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“The political timing of that heinous operation and the use of combat aircraft to kill civilians, including women and children, shows the true nature of Israel's policy, which is to negate international efforts by the "quartet" and by the Arab countries to arrive at a comprehensive and just peace on the basis of implementation of international law, including Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and 338 (1973), the Arab initiative approved at Beirut, the Madrid Conference and the principle of land for peace. Kuwait fully supports the claims of the Palestinian people.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“It did all of this under the pretext of preserving Israel's security and combating terrorism, even though it is actually Israel that created and nurtured terrorism throughout the region. Israel has continued its inhuman practices, resorting to indiscriminate violence against unarmed civilians. Israel's violations of international humanitarian law continue, even after the entry into force of the International Criminal Court earlier this month. State terrorism by Israel falls within the mandate of the Court. The fact that Israel is making a mockery of the international community is a matter that should be taken up by the Court.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“The aerial bombing carried out by Israel two days ago in the middle of the night took the lives of 15 martyrs, including those of nine children, injured more than 150 innocent civilians and destroyed many houses. It is clear evidence of the policy of collective punishment and indiscriminate use of force by the Israeli forces against unarmed Palestinian civilians. Israel's continued application of its systematic policy of destroying the infrastructure in the occupied Palestinian territories and its killing of innocent people is destroying the lives of the people of the region. Israel's imposition of a curfew further exacerbated the suffering of the people there.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source
“Mr. Abulhasan (Kuwait) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I should like to extend my great appreciation to you, Mr. President, for your distinguished role in guiding the Security Council this month. I should like also to thank Ambassador Wehbe of Syria for having led the work of the Council last month. It is indeed deplorable that the Government of Israel is continuing to engage in inhuman practices and repeated violations of international humanitarian law against the Palestinian people in the occupied Arab territories, despite the international efforts made to consolidate stability and to put an end to the tragedy of the conflict in the Middle East, which has now assumed a very tragic dimension under critical and complex international conditions.”
2002-07-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4588 (2002) · source