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Aguilar Zinser

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first: 2002-01-30
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“The people of Mexico are friends of the people of Israel, and, on the basis of this friendship, Mexico calls on Israel to place its trust in the United Nations and to have recourse to the Council, seeking here solutions that will lead to a just peace and to the full achievement of its legitimate aspirations to live in an international environment of security and safety. The Palestinian Authority and its representatives have indicated their willingness to act within the framework of international law, deeming it the only way to find a just solution to the conflict. Nonetheless, the suicide bombings that are taking place in Israel are in totally contravention of international law.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“My delegation therefore can find no legal, moral or political justification for the actions undertaken by Israel in the Palestinian territories. Mexico - firmly convinced of Israel's right to security and repudiating as abominable acts the suicide bombings of the Palestinians against the Israeli population - calls on Israel to respect international law; immediately to withdraw its troops from Palestinian cities; and to give the President of the Palestinian National Authority, Yasser Arafat, freedom of movement and respect his integrity. Mexico also calls on the Israeli authorities to cease their military actions against the civilian population.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mexico believes that, on the contrary, Israel is not acting in accordance with the principles of legitimate self-defence recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations. The military actions that Israel is carrying out in the Palestinian territories will not succeed in preventing terrorism. On the contrary, regardless of their military or strategic objectives, the effects and practical consequences of those actions will lead to acts of reprisal and to new extremist actions on the part of the Palestinians. Israel's military actions in Palestinian territory have involved several acts of aggression against the civilian population, which runs totally counter to international humanitarian law.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mexico also endorses the statement made yesterday by the Rio Group that, in keeping with resolution 1402 (2002), both parties proceed immediately with the implementation of a genuine ceasefire and with the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Palestinian cities, including Ramallah. It supports the demand contained in resolution 1397 (2002) for an immediate end to all acts of terrorism, provocation, incitement and destruction. All Security Council resolutions are mandatory for all those involved and in all circumstances, as set out in Article 25 of the Charter. This is not subject to discussion. Nonetheless, despite this obligation, Israel considers that military incursions into Palestinian cities and its virtual siege and kidnapping of the President of the Palestinian National Authority fall within Israel's right to legitimate self-defence.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): The Mexican presidency yesterday expressed its deepest concern over the serious deterioration of the situation in the Middle East and at the continuing lack of implementation of Security Council resolutions. Mexico reiterates its position today that a just and lasting solution to the conflict should be found, based on the implementation of resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002) and 1402 (2002) and strongly supports the concept of a region in which Israel and Palestine coexist side by side within secure and mutually respected borders.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Someone has to take the first step; someone has to plant that seed. The Security Council must take action. If resolution 1397 (2002) is to be effective, the Security Council must act with clarity and break through the deafness. The Council's hands must not be tied by a sterile debate of mutual recrimination or by a competition to identify the guiltiest party at any particular moment. The Security Council must proceed jointly and as one. Its actions must be directed towards exploring mechanisms that will make its resolutions effective and provide genuine and energetic support for those in the Middle East who seek peace.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“We regret that these efforts have not been echoed by those most directly responsible for exercising leadership and acting wisely. Only yesterday, President Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Authority expressed his acceptance of a ceasefire, but his words are not enough. Israel has in turn expressed its intention to seek peace, but its actions contradict its words. Both are locked into the logic of extreme violence, reprisals and intimidation. This is the logic of hatred, death and destruction. There is no exit to this logic; it is endless. Both parties must make an effort to break this vicious cycle. One gesture of generosity, good sense or self-restraint could unleash a similar and concomitant gesture from the other. An olive branch from one side might flower into understanding.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Mexico therefore yet again joins the Secretary-General in his calls on both sides to take measures of effective leadership to end the violence. In this respect, Mexico firmly believes in the Tenet plan and considers that the recommendations in the Mitchell report provide a course of action that the parties can no longer delay in taking. In recent days, world public opinion has placed great hopes in the efforts of the United States Special Envoy to achieve a ceasefire and to relaunch the dialogue. Those efforts must not falter and cannot fail. The summit meeting ofthe League of Arab States in Beirut, and in particular its endorsement ofthe Saudi initiative offering Israel a peaceful arrangement with its neighbours, have also revived hopes that the building of bridges of understanding between Arabs and Israelis has begun.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“The Palestinian Authority needs respect today more than ever, because it is with that entity that Israel will have to sign a peace agreement. The Palestinian Authority must in turn efficiently and consistently prevent any further suicidal acts by Palestinian extremists and it must renounce violence. Israeli troops must not go any further. The reasonable course of action is for Israeli troops to withdraw from Palestinian cities, including Ramallah. This has been reiterated again and again by the international community, but no one has yet responded to its civilizing appeal or paid heed to this or any resolution of the Security Council. Israelis and Palestinians alike are in contempt of and failing their peoples and the international community.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Mexico also supports the right and demand of Israel to live within secure borders. We believe that secure borders are not fortified borders. They are not borders of hate, but of peace and understanding. Security must be understood and built in the Middle East by going well beyond military conceptions and measures. Nothing justifies Israel's disproportionate and sterile use of force and its siege of the civilian population and of the headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority. Israel is wrong, and there is irrefutable proof if it believes that peace can be achieved through flre - fire, as the Secretary-General has repeatedly said, for which the Israeli authorities and the Palestinian Authority bear equal responsibility.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“The suicidal acts of Palestinian militants in Netanya and Jerusalem, which have taken the lives of innocent Israeli civilians during Christian Easter and Jewish Passover, are, in the exact words of the Secretary- General, repugnant acts. Nothing canjustify them. Mexico believes in the cause of the Palestinian people and today reiterates that conviction. We are certain that history will accord a place to a Palestinian State, and we firmly believe, as resolution 1397 (2002) states, that such a Palestinian State and the State of Israel must and will be able to live side by side within secure and recognized borders. However, this vision cannot become reality by means of terrorism and aggression against innocent civilians, those same civilians with whom the Palestinians will have to live in peace.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico wishes to express it most vigorous rejection of and deep concern at the acts of violence and aggression ofthe last few days and hours, which have even further worsened the situation in the Middle East. Security Council resolution 1397 (2002), adopted in this Chamber less than a month ago, is unambiguous. It demands of both parties the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including any acts of terrorism, provocation, incitement and destruction. The Security Council's demand, along with many other appeals from the international community, have gone unheeded by the parties. This disregard is intolerable. Extremism has gained control of the situation.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“We hope that the resolution being drafted will adequately reflect the mandate for achieving these objectives. May I conclude by emphasizing once again that the reconstruction of Afghanistan will not be at all easy. The present momentum augurs well. The Security Council, therefore, must see to it that that momentum is maintained.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“In this regard, the United Nations Mission - for which a concrete proposal has already been made to us by the Secretariat, to be reflected in a resolution that, as the Ambassador of France has pointed out, is now being prepared - must be designed with a very clear idea of combining efforts and producing a real model partnership among all the many agencies of the United Nations system that are participating in the task of reconstructing Afghanistan, so that in the short term their work can be made more effective. That Mission must also be inspired by the capacity and the skill of the international community to transfer, as soon as possible, all the development responsibilities to the Afghan institutions that emerge as part of the economic and social consolidation process.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Finally, we believe that all these measures must also be part of great sustained efforts at economic and social development through the appropriate use of resources and the creation of national capacities in order to make proper use of these resources. All of these are fundamental tasks that are, above all, in the hands of the Afghans themselves. I emphasize that the international community cannot in any way replace the will and the commitment of the Afghan people regarding their own political process and the reconstruction of their country. It is up to the international community to motivate, support and lend coherence and content to the efforts of the Afghan people.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Giving appropriate attention to refugees and displaced persons will be a prerequisite for the stabilization of the country and the advancement of the Loya Jirga political process. It is fundamental that the Afghans recover control over their own communities and that they rebuild those communities in peace and achieve reconstruction on that basis. This must be done with full respect for human rights, promoting civil rights and freedoms in Afghanistan, including the equality of women, which is a very important element. We believe that many difficulties lie ahead in the achievement of these goals, and unfortunately there will be many causes of frustration in the future.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The immediate task is to combine activities to demobilize combatants, form a new Afghan military force that represents the national interests, and form a national police whose peace- building efforts, my country wishes to emphasize, should have as one goal the eradication of the production and trafficking of narcotics. The production of drugs greatly underlies much of the violence and the sources of power in the interior of Afghanistan, and we must make an effort not to lose sight of the issue of combating the production and trafficking of narcotics in Afghanistan. Thirdly, we believe that it is essential to pay due attention to humanitarian issues and not sidestep them.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“The first is, undoubtedly, the political integration of Afghanistan through the Loya Jirga process. We believe this to be the most vital task, on which the success of all the other tasks depends. Nothing can replace the will of the Afghan people themselves in the reconstruction of their country, and nothing can help them to express their will better than a Government in which everyone can participate - a representative Government with the capacity to ensure that the rule of law prevails throughout Afghan territory. Undoubtedly, the second topic, which other members of the Council have already referred to, is security in the country.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Past experience in the case of Afghanistan shows that any loss of sustained effort can give rise to a new cycle of problems, which the international community afterwards bemoans. The Security Council must thus ensure that the reconstruction effort under way in Afghanistan represents a commitment that must be fulfilled - an effort that will involve tasks being accomplished over time in a sustained fashion. Secondly, my country believes that the task of reconstructing Afghanistan is fundamentally one of coordination among all international efforts by all the nations and organizations that have expressed their readiness to become involved. In this connection, we fully agree with the comments made earlier by Ms. Frechette in identifying four major challenges that must immediately be met in a coordinated and concerted way.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“My Government would also like to associate itself with the satisfaction expressed by other members of the Council about the progress that has been made in recent months in the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, and we commend all of those who have participated actively in that endeavour. My Government believes, however, that the message delivered by Ms. Louise Frechette contained a warning that we must heed. This is no time for complacency, because the task ahead of the international community and, in particular, the task that lies ahead for the Afghan people, is extremely difficult and complex. In this regard, two basic criteria must be taken into account. The first is that the efforts of the international community must be sustained.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I would like, first of all, to express my Government's condolences in connection with the loss of life and the other consequences of today's earthquake, which struck the Baghlan region of Afghanistan, in particular the city of Nahrin. I would like to express my Government's satisfaction at seeing you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. Not only does your presence bear witness to your interest in the situation in Afghanistan, but it is a clear demonstration of the serious approach and sense of responsibility of your Government in participating in the work of the Security Council.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497 (2002) · source
“As a backdrop to this we already have at our disposal the 10 rules of personal conduct to which Blue Helmets commit themselves. But this effort must go far beyond that. My delegation would like actively to participate in promoting this task. Before concluding, I would like to note the presence in the Mexican delegation of the Under- Secretary for Foreign Affairs for Human Rights, Ms. Mari Claire Acosta Urquidi, who is taking part in this meeting precisely because of the importance that my country attaches to the subject of human rights in general, and in this instance to the human rights of civilians in armed conflict.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“I would like to highlight the issue of a code of conduct for all United Nations personnel working to care for the victims of armed conflict. My delegation has on a number of occasions, both here and in other forums, expressed its views regarding the urgent need to establish a code of conduct for all United Nations personnel and, as was stated here by the delegation of the United Kingdom, for all others who work under the United Nations flag. This is a matter whose importance for the Organization is growing daily. Recent reports of possible serious abuses committed by staff associated with the United Nations doing humanitarian work in West Africa has drawn the attention of Members of the Organization to the need to formulate such a code of conduct as soon as possible.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“For example, how can this effort be linked with the specific work being done by the United Nations Children's Fund, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, the World Food Programme and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict? Once progress is made on the aide-memoire - and we are pleased at the work done on it - we would be interested in knowing the status of the progress made in the other two areas in which the Secretariat is working: the road map and improving cooperation between the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, as well as the cooperation that other bodies of the system are providing.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“In this respect, we must commit ourselves to revising and updating the aide-memoire in the light of all the experience gained. In responding to your recommendation, Mr. President, in convening this meeting, that we should have an interactive debate and raise issues in order to consider, together, what course of action to take, I would like to stress the need to set out specific time frames and mechanisms for updating the aide- memoire so that it will be an instrument in constant flux - a living tool. It would thus be appropriate to establish a specific time frame within which this process can be carried out. I would also like to raise the question of how that tool is to be incorporated into the work of the Organization and of other bodies that can play an important role in protecting civilians in conflict situations.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“The aide-memoire will strengthen the link between those two organs, holding them responsible for working together on this issue. Furthermore, the document will help make the work of the Security Council more open and transparent. It will thus be a useful tool for consultation, making it much easier to observe the Council's work on issues such as the effects of conflict on the most vulnerable and fragile human beings caught up in situations of violence - who are often, of course, women and children. The fact that the aide-memoire is to be applied on a case-by-case basis, rather than as a prescription for every situation, should also be emphasized. We must take into account the specific circumstances of each conflict.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“This must be - indeed, in the experience of the United Nations, it has been - one of the fundamental grounds for the establishment of peacekeeping operations. Mexico therefore acknowledges the efforts made by the Secretary-General in preparing and submitting the aide-memoire - a document that was produced in close cooperation with Member States. In this context, my country acknowledges the special work carried out by Norway to promote the preparation of that document, and to accord priority to this matter and establish its importance within United Nations peacekeeping activities. We hope that this work will be ongoing, and not just an isolated effort. Mexico is in favour of greater contacts and exchanges between the principal bodies of the Organization, in particular the General Assembly and the Security Council.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Mexico welcomes the fact that the Security Council's work includes discussion of the significant matter of the protection of civilians in armed conflict. We are pleased that this is a priority issue of fundamental importance in the work of the Council. The protection of the lives and the human dignity of all individuals must be the ultimate goal of international action in preventing and resolving conflicts. That is why my country believes that is it necessary to reassess the way in which we think about the victims, according that issue due importance in dealing with conflict. The central focus of United Nations peace operations and of the steps that must be taken to prevent conflict must be the protection of innocent civilians.”
2002-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4492 (2002) · source
“Though we agree with the Secretary-General's assertion that peace cannot be imposed on the parties to a given conflict if they do not seek it actively and do not in fact want it, we maintain that, wherever a process is required for achieving peace, it is the duty of the United Nations to guarantee that this is done and that, wherever obstacles are encountered to progress in this respect, it is our duty, as members of the Security Council, to work tirelessly to help ensure that such obstacles are overcome.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“This is an opportunity for the countries involved to demonstrate their commitment to peace and stability in the region while respecting the will of the Somali people themselves. In this sense, we endorse the support voiced here for the initiative to create two groups of friends of Somalia - within the region itself and here in New York, at United Nations Headquarters. In conclusion, I should like to place on record the fact that Mexico has all along maintained that the United Nations must play an active and direct role in efforts to keep the peace in Somalia.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“We will therefore pay close attention to developments related to, and the results that will emanate from, the upcoming National Reconciliation Conference set for April, which is to be convened under the auspices of the lntergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD). We also invite all Somali groups to participate in that meeting in a constructive spirit. We trust that at that Conference solutions will be found that are based on the principle of respect for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalia and that will create conditions conducive to governance and to the sharing of authority and power in the country. We support the decision taken at the IGAD Summit recognizing that consensus among Somalia's neighbours is essential for progress to be made in the quest for a peaceful settlement and an orderly transition.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“We are aware that, as pointed out by the Secretary-General in his report, the security situation in Somalia is highly fragile and that the Transitional National Government does not enjoy full recognition throughout the territory. Therefore, we hope that the reconciliation efforts carried out by the Government and promoted by the international community will be successful and that they benefit all domestic groups. We believe that the Security Council, the international community and international agencies as a whole must coordinate their efforts to see to it that the parties give up violence and achieve a national reconciliation in which the various actors and groups accept the need to share power.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“We also note once again the Secretariat's affirmation that this is one of the most dangerous environments in which the United Nations operates, and thus we welcome all the efforts that the Organization can undertake to control arms and the financing of arms trafficking and to deal with the possible links between these and terrorist groups as one of the central tasks of the Organization. We support the Transitional National Government and believe, as said earlier today, that it is the starting point for achieving peace and reconciliation in Somalia. We wish the Government every success in its efforts to bring about peace in the country and to establish the basis for reconciliation and conditions of governance that would include the participation of all groups and factions in the country.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“We must confront the prevailing conditions of insecurity that caused the withdrawal of United Nations personnel and that today put at risk the safety and security of locally hired personnel in the areas where the United Nations carries out its sorely needed and urgent tasks. Closely connected to the problem of security is that of worsening humanitarian and food security conditions and, in its turn, the trafficking in and proliferation of small arms and light weapons. We recall that there is a United Nations sanctions regime imposed by the Security Council that includes an embargo on small arms and light weapons. Nevertheless, the conflict continues and the sanctions regime has been unable to operate effectively. Therefore, we welcome and firmly support the Bulgarian delegation in its efforts to restructure that regime.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Above all, an economic recovery that would enable improvement in the welfare of the Somali population is needed. Our attention must be immediate and, of course, include the assessment of how various United Nations programmes in Somalia can be reinforced, how we can establish a fund to support the process of peace that may be achieved in that country, and how to coordinate peacemaking and humanitarian efforts. There is a close link between security conditions in the country and food security for the Somalis, and this is a priority that the United Nations must address. The context in which humanitarian and development activities must be undertaken is precisely that of improving security.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Winston Tubman, recently appointed by the Secretary-General as his Representative to direct that Office, will have to begin its work from another country. I should like to add here that we wish Mr. Tubman every success in the difficult task for which the Secretary-General has singled him out. We also give him our vote of confidence. Upon arriving in the region, Mr. Tubman will confront a very complicated situation in which, in Mexico's View, what is most urgent is to concentrate efforts on humanitarian assistance, supplying ample aid to the Somali population, who need it for distinct reasons. This population faces, in addition to inter- ethnic problems and the armed conflict between opposing groups, grave conditions of malnutrition and endemic diseases that require medical attention.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“However, this must not be a reason for the Security Council and the United Nations to excuse themselves from their responsibilities and commitments in Somalia. The evaluation undertaken by the inter-agency security assessment mission that went to Somalia is not promising. Quite simply, the analysis of the conflict situation that the country is living through underlines the necessity that this issue remain a matter for the Council's attention. Last week, in the private consultations held by the Council, Assistant Secretary-General Ibrahim Fall reiterated the feeling of the Secretary-General, expressed in his letter of November 2001, that so long as security conditions do not permit the return of the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, it will have to continue performing its functions from Nairobi. Thus, Mr.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“Mr. Aguilar Zinser (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): I join the expressions of congratulations to you, Mr. President, on your convening of this meeting on Somalia. On behalf of my country, I should also like to thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahim, for presenting his statement to the Council in a frank and precise manner. At this meeting, we return once again to the issue of Somalia, which has been a source of concern to the United Nations and the Security Council for more than 10 years. During this period, the initiatives presented have not taken hold or achieved their fundamental purpose: peace, development, harmony and understanding in the country.”
2002-03-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4487 (2002) · source
“In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Spanish) There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1395 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.30 pm,”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4481 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/206, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4481 (2002) · source
“In favour: Bulgaria, Cameroon, China, Colombia, France, Guinea, Ireland, Mauritius, Mexico, Norway, Russian Federation, Singapore, Syrian Arab Republic, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (spoke in Spanish) There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1394 (2002). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 5.25 pm.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4480 (2002) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara, document S/2002/l78. Members of the Council also have before them document S/2002/201, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. If I hear no objection, I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show ofhands.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4480 (2002) · source
“I thank Mr. Prendergast for his comprehensive briefing. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, I should now like to invite Council members to informal consultations to continue our discussion on the subject. The meeting rose at11.05 am.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4479 (2002) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs. It is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. At this meeting, the Security Council will hear a briefing by Mr. Kieran Prendergast, Under-Secretary- General for Political Affairs. I welcome Mr. Prendergast and I give him the floor.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4479 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Yemen for his kind words addressed to me. The last speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of the Sudan. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Saudi Arabia for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Yemen. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Turkey for his kind words. I now give the floor to the representative of Saudi Arabia, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Argentina for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Turkey. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I thank the representative of Iraq for his kind words addressed to me. I now call on the representative of Argentina. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The next speaker on my list is the representative of Iraq. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2002-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4478Resumption1 (2002) · source