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1. “Annexation of this kind, known as conquest in international law, is prohibited by the Charter of the United Nations and the Fourth Geneva Convention." (E/CN.4/2004/6) Article 47 of the Fourth Geneva Convention clearly stipulates: "Protected persons who are in occupied territory shall not be deprived, in any case or in any manner whatsoever, of the benefits of the present Convention by any change introduced as a result of the occupation of a territory ...." The 1995 Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip states that neither party will "change the status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations" and that the integrity and status of the West Bank and Gaza Strip territory "will be preserved during the interim period".”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

2. “The Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights, John Dugard, in his 30 September 2003 report to the Commission on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967 states: "The wall has all the features of a permanent structure. The fact that it will incorporate half of the settler population in the West Bank and East Jerusalem suggests that it is designed to further entrench the position of the settlers. The evidence strongly suggests that Israel is determined to create facts on the ground amounting to de facto annexation.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

3. “The Quartet's peace plan is also based on the principle of Israeli-withdrawal from occupied Palestinian territories, in exchange for the establishment of a durable peace. The separation wall being built in the occupied Palestinian territory, in effect, incorporates substantial areas of the occupied West Bank into Israel. The wall does not follow the Green Line. There is a contention that the wall is a temporary measure being constructed to enhance security for Israel against terrorism. This is not a tenable argument. There would be no terrorism if there were no foreign occupation. The objective we fear is indeed to pre-empt a solution of the Middle East conflict on the basis of the principle of land for peace.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

4. “We have returned to this Chamber once again to discuss a specific and grave aspect of the disturbing situation in the Middle East. Pakistan believes that the construction of the separation wall in the occupied Palestinian territories is illegal. It entails enormous humanitarian suffering for the affected Palestinian people and seriously undermines the prospects for a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestinian dispute. A fundamental principle of international law flowing from the United Nations Charter is the illegality of the acquisition of territory by the use of force. Security Council resolutions 242 (1967) and resolution 338 (1973), and all subsequent international agreements on the Middle East, have been based on this principle and require Israel's withdrawal from Arab-occupied territories.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

5. “We believe the Council must send a signal that it remains serious about ending impunity for war crimes, and that it will be watching closely as the Tribunals proceed further with their work, which has important applications for justice and the rule of law and respect for international humanitarian law. To conclude with a question, we would like to ask what additional steps can be taken to elicit greater cooperation for the prosecutorial work of the two Tribunals.”

   2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

6. “We too are grateful for the comprehensive briefings of the Presidents and Prosecutors of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR). Pakistan fully supports the work of the two Tribunals and attaches great importance to the timely realization of their respective completion strategies. We have noted the statement about the level of cooperation afforded to the ICTY in certain instances. We cannot express enough how important it is for the Tribunal to have full cooperation from all concerned in the prosecution and ultimate conviction of the perpetrators of some of the worst war crimes committed in recent memory. Through resolution 1503 (2003), the Security Council called on States to cooperate with the two Tribunals.”

   2003-10-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4838 (2003) · source

7. “Our support was and continues to be manifested in our conviction that no nation must be victimized because it is weak and vulnerable. No people should be brutalized for their ethno-religious origins, and no people should be denied their inherent right to self-determination and the right to wage a legitimate struggle for freedom.”

   2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

8. “The United Nations, therefore, must also continue to have a role in assisting in the process of restoring peace and prosperity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We should thus promote possibilities for the United Nations - and indeed for other organizations, like the Organization of the Islamic Conference - to work in concert with the European Union and with other European entities to realize their common objectives in Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pakistan extended unequivocal moral, political and financial support to the suffering people of that bold nation. When they were oppressed under unfair sanctions, we acted in the defence of international morality and the principles of the United Nations Charter.”

   2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

9. “There are also other political problems at the national and entity levels, some of which are referred to in Lord Ashdown's report. Moreover, the peace process remains under threat from extreme nationalists, war criminals and organized crime networks. Above all, we have not reached a point where the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina can be guaranteed without the presence of foreign forces. Pakistan recognizes that the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina is in Europe, and that the European Union must have a lead role in its political and socio- economic recovery. But it must not be forgotten that Bosnia and Herzegovina is not only European; it has a unique identity and history - an old history and a more tragic recent history.”

   2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

10. “While we support the establishment of a domestic Chamber to try war crimes cases, that should not imply that the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia is no longer responsible for prosecuting high-profile criminals like Radovan Karadzic, who remains at large. The Tribunal must continue its task of trying the major war criminals, leaving the Bosnian special Chamber to deal with the lesser cases. I believe Lord Ashdown would agree that as yet all is not completely well in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He would also agree that the restoration of Bosnia and Herzegovina's pre-war tapestry of coexistence remains an aspiration. Without genuine reconciliation among the country's various communities, durable peace cannot be fully assured. The success achieved much earlier in Brcko unfortunately could not be replicated at Mostar.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

11. “We appreciate the efforts of Lord Ashdown and his staff in promoting the rule of law, in facilitating the return of refugees, in supporting efforts for reconstruction and recovery, and in restructuring the administrative structures of the country and building its capacity for production and employment. All that has contributed significantly to moving Bosnia and Herzegovina further along the path towards peace and national integration. We also support the ongoing reform processes, including the domestic prosecution of war crimes, the legal reforms, the defence reforms aimed at Bosnia's participation in wider international security structures, and the economic reforms necessary to turn around the country's once-vibrant economy.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

12. “Today, almost a decade after that tragic war, Bosnia has become a more peaceful and stable country - a far cry from the killing fields of the past decade. That is in considerable measure, a testament to the sustained commitment of the international community in implementing the Dayton Accords, despite the difficulties that have been encountered. But, largely, the credit for the progress made goes to the resilient and resourceful people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who have demonstrated a determination to rebuild a nation which was torn apart by hate, power politics and international intrigue.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

13. “I welcome Lord Ashdown and thank him for his uplifting briefing. We also thank Judge Meron, President of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, for his presentation to the Council today. In the early part of the past decade, Bosnia and Herzegovina became a victim of a brutal war which was synonymous with "ethnic cleansing", religious hatred and untold brutality against innocent civilians- men, women and children. It took the concerted efforts of the international community, over several years, to bring that unfortunate war to an end. Pakistan played a role as an active member of the Security Council at the time - and as one of the largest contributors to the United Nations Protection Force in Bosnia later - in the restoration of peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

14. “The answer to individual acts of terrorism is not State terrorism, nor is it wanton attacks against other countries, in violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations. State power must distinguish between acts of terrorism and the legitimate struggle of peoples under foreign occupation for self-determination and liberation. Pakistan has officially condemned Israel's attack against Syrian territory as a violation of international law. We urge the Council to speedily adopt a decision to condemn that military aggression and to uphold the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

15. “We welcome the fact that the Government of Syria, instead of retaliating against this wanton attack on its territory, has chosen to approach the Security Council for redress. The Security Council must commend Syria's self-restraint and condemn the Israeli attack against Syria's territory. A few weeks ago, the Secretary-General warned Member States about the danger of the misuse of the "T" word - namely, terrorism - for actions by States designed to suppress peoples and to achieve their own partisan objectives. We believe that the response of Israel in this case is one such example of the exploitation of the campaign against terrorism for other purposes. The problems that Israel faces are problems that arise from its illegal occupation of Palestinian and other Arab territories.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

16. “The first is in exercise of the right of self-defence against a direct act of aggression or use of force; the second is the collective use of force under Article 42 of the Charter, with the explicit authorization of the Security Council. The attack perpetrated by Israel against the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic on 5 October did not meet these strict requirements set out in the Charter with regard to the use of force. This was an arbitrary attack, and in legal and political terms it is clearly a violation of the Charter. It is also a violation of the several resolutions that the Security Council has adopted on the issue of the Middle East - resolutions 242 (1967), and 338 (1973), 350 (1974), 1397 (2002) and others.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

17. “As this is the first formal meeting of the Security Council for this month, may I take this opportunity to extend to you, Sir, the warm felicitations of the delegation of Pakistan on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the current month. We will extend our full cooperation to you to ensure the success of your presidency. I would also like to express my delegation's congratulations and admiration to Sir Emyr Jones Parry, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, for a successful presidency last month. The Security Council has been established to defend a world order based on the principles and purposes of the Charter. Our Charter prescribes strict rules for the use of force by Member States, and this is envisaged in two circumstances only.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

18. “For its part, Pakistan will continue to support every effort that takes us closer to the fulfilment of the vision of two States, Israel and Palestine, living in the holy land in peace with each other and with an end, finally, to the epic tragedy of Palestine.”

    2003-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4828 (2003) · source

19. “We would strongly urge the Government of Israel, rather than resort to extreme actions, such as deportation or worse for Mr. Yasser Arafat, the President of Palestine, to join in concerted action to assist the Palestinian people in regaining their rights and to facilitate the end of their dispossession. They deserve to exercise the right of self-determination promised to them by the Security Council. The international community has a clear responsibility to realize this as well. Another unambiguous message that emerged from yesterday's debate is the need for the parties to rededicate themselves to the Quartet's road map and to commence its implementation in good faith. We hope that the parties will take cognizance of the desire and determination of the international community.”

    2003-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4828 (2003) · source

20. “The Secretary-General also noted that "States fighting various forms of unrest or insurgency are finding it tempting to abandon the slow, difficult but sometimes necessary processes of political negotiation for the deceptively easy option of military action" (ibid.). The Secretary-General advised us all to "act with determination to address - indeed, solve- the political disputes and longstanding conflicts that underlie, fuel and generate support for terrorism" (ibid.). It is unfortunate that, rather than heeding the Secretary-General's call, the States which were being addressed are suppressing the right of peoples to self- determination in the Middle East and South Asia and are now joining together in what is advertised as an alliance against terrorism, but what is more likely to emerge as an axis of oppression.”

    2003-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4828 (2003) · source

21. “This will have implications for our actions in other areas. Several Council members tried up to the last minute to evolve a text that would be acceptable to all sides. We thank all those delegations that took part in these good faith efforts. Let me take this opportunity to reaffirm Pakistan's opposition to terrorism in all forms and manifestations anywhere in the world. This includes State terrorism. At the same time, as stated by the Secretary-General during the ministerial meeting of the Council on 20 January this year, the issue of terrorism should not be used "to demonize political opponents" (S/PV.4688, p. 3) and to "delegitimize legitimate political grievances" (ibid.).”

    2003-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4828 (2003) · source

22. “Pakistan sponsored and voted in favour of the draft resolution in document 8/2003/891. We did so because we believed that it was important to send a message to all concerned that any contemplated act of deportation of Mr. Arafat would be illegal and inconsistent with the objectives of the Middle East peace process. This message, clearly, was transmitted yesterday in the open debate held by the Council, with the participation of the wider membership of the United Nations. This draft resolution enjoyed the broad support of the non-aligned members and was sponsored by the Arab Group. The vote we have taken reflects the fact that it also enjoyed the support of the majority of the members of the Security Council. My delegation regrets that it was not possible for the Security Council to move forward in a united way.”

    2003-09-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4828 (2003) · source

23. “Pakistan has participated in over 25 United Nations peacekeeping operations in the past four decades, including the most dangerous missions in Somalia, Bosnia and Sierra Leone. Thousands of Pakistani troops have donned blue helmets and 64 of them have made the ultimate sacrifice for peace. When we speak on peacekeeping, we speak not only as a member of this Council, but also as a major stakeholder with a considerable peacekeeping interest and experience. Pakistan will continue to contribute as it has always done, both inside and outside the Security Council, to supporting United Nations peacekeeping operations and to making them more effective.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

24. “A strengthened UNMOGIP operating on both sides of the Line of Control in Kashmir can and should be utilized not only to observe and report on the ceasefire along the Line of Control, but also to monitor allegations of cross-Line movement which are often advanced by one party; to observe and report on the implementation of confidence-building measures which may be agreed by the two sides; to report on the massive violations of human rights which are taking place in Jammu and Kashmir; and to address the root cause of the conflict - that is, the demand of the right of self-determination by the people of Kashmir, which has been promised to them by the Security Council in several of its own resolutions. Pakistan is one of the oldest, largest and most consistent contributors of United Nations peacekeeping troops.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

25. “The observance of Security Council resolutions is an obligation on all Member States, including the obligation to accept United Nations peacekeeping missions authorized by those resolutions and to cooperate with them. It is also a duty of the Council to carefully consider the reports submitted to it by the peacekeeping missions. These requirements are not fulfilled in the case of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). Nor can the mandate of United Nations peacekeeping missions be reduced to the bare minimum. UNMOGIP's mandate is, no doubt, to observe the implementation of the ceasefire in Kashmir, but the larger purpose of the operation and the larger purpose of the Security Council are to ensure conflict prevention and to promote conflict resolution.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

26. “Liberia is a new mission which has its own requirements. It is essential that the operation in Liberia be carefully planned and executed. It needs to benefit from the lessons learned from past missions. The ghosts of Somalia, Bosnia and Rwanda still haunt us today. We must not repeat Liberian history, in which two periods of chronic instability were punctuated by a brief period of peacekeeping in-between. The asymmetry in the way the Security Council approaches peacekeeping could not be more vivid than it is in Kashmir. Only 45 observers, as I have pointed out, are expected to maintain the most tenuous of ceasefires in that dangerous flashpoint.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

27. “Similarly, Iraq also requires a stabilization force. However, such a force obviously will have to be based on the consent of the Iraqi people. It must be visibly seen to be promoting the interests of the Iraqi people. The force must also have the support and consent of regional States, as well as of those that have affiliations with Iraq and a legitimate national interest in ensuring stabilization and improvement in the security of Iraq. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most complex peacekeeping operations. In fact, many have likened it to three peacekeeping operations - in Kinshasa, in Ituri and in the Kivus. Here, the key element is flexibility - not just operational, but also political and structural - to address the complex issues and rapidly emerging developments in different parts of the Congo.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

28. “While upholding general principles, the Security Council must also show flexibility in its operational approaches to peacekeeping missions. Each operation must be tailored according to its requirements, in accordance with the nature of the crisis and its political and security context. In Afghanistan, for example, the requirement is one of stabilization, not traditional peacekeeping. Security in Afghanistan is not achievable in the immediate future without the geographic extension of the mandate of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). There can be no extension of the ISAF effect without the expansion of ISAF itself. The troops required would be far fewer than those currently deployed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in either Bosnia or Kosovo and less than the number in UNAMSIL at its peak.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

29. “The Council, in authorizing peacekeeping mandates, must also be consistent in upholding cardinal principles for which this Organization stands, such as human rights, addressing the root causes of conflicts and the implementation of the resolutions of the Security Council. Some peacekeeping operations encompass this comprehensive and integrated approach - for example in East Timor, where self- determination was promoted, and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where human rights violations are investigated. In other operations, such endeavours to address the root causes of conflict and to create conditions for political solutions are, however, studiously avoided.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

30. “In Bosnia and Kosovo, with a combined population of less than 6 million people, the Security Council authorized the deployment of multinational forces, each of which was originally 30,000 strong. In contrast, it took the United Nations three years to deploy 10,800 of its own peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a country of over 52 million people with an area the size of Western Europe. In Liberia, the Council had to wait two weeks to deploy a few thousand troops, while hundreds of people died in the streets of Monrovia. Only 45 military observers are deployed in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been called the most dangerous place on Earth.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

31. “My delegation has consistently cautioned, both inside this Council and outside, against any premature withdrawal of any peacekeeping mission, regardless of any political or financial considerations, such as in the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) and the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor. We will continue to emphasize the principle that, once deployed, no peacekeeping operation should be disbanded without completing the tasks assigned to it. The Council needs to carry out a cost-benefit analysis as to where and how political attention, resources and forces should be deployed among the series of conflicts across the world. The Council's response needs to be more symmetrical and commensurate with the threat posed to international peace and security.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

32. “The international community therefore needs to ensure that a peacekeeping mission is provided with adequate financial and other necessary resources to complete its assigned tasks. We need to improve the triangular cooperation between the Council, the Secretariat and troop- contributing countries. The troop-contributing countries are an essential element of any peacekeeping operation. It is they who put their sons and daughters in harm's way and it is they who need to be heard at all stages - planning, implementation, modification or termination - of peacekeeping mandates. In authorizing a peacekeeping mandate, the Security Council needs to provide a clear, realistic and achievable mandate. This mandate must be fulfilled before the deployment of any peacekeeping mission.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

33. “The Security Council therefore needs to explore how it can work with other organs of the United Nations, especially the Economic and Social Council, to develop composite mechanisms for the purpose of ensuring that the initial steps taken towards peace when peacekeepers are deployed will eventually lead to permanent peace. Peacekeeping is also an expensive task requiring resources as well as manpower. While the requirements of peacekeeping, along with its complexity, are ever increasing, the will to provide the necessary resources is, unfortunately, on the decline. Yet the success of any peacekeeping operation depends as much on the quality of troops as on the amount of resources available to it.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

34. “Those include not just peace-enforcement but also the facilitation of humanitarian assistance, disarmament, demobilization, reintegration, support for the rule of law, electoral assistance and even the monitoring of human rights violations and the creation of the necessary environment for economic reconstruction. The role of civilian police and civilian expertise in many of those fields is also becoming essential in such operations. The transition from conflict to peace and from peace to stability - encompassing peacekeeping, peace-building, political and socio-economic recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction - is a task that the Security Council cannot accomplish alone, and one that requires a more composite and comprehensive approach.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

35. “While ceasefires remain central to any peacekeeping operation, imposing them has been difficult - as we saw in Sierra Leone, cote d'Ivoire and Liberia - especially without the intervention of major and regional Powers. Enforcing ceasefires requires a robust and sustained peacekeeping presence on the ground. Experience has shown that it is essential that a robust posture be accompanied by equally robust rules of engagement that are uniformly applicable across the mission. Those are the best deterrents against any spoilers or would-be attackers, and the key to maintaining security. However, peacekeeping in many parts of the world is becoming more complex and broader in scope. The military aspects of peacekeeping, as crucial as they are, need to be augmented by a host of tasks aimed at ensuring that a fragile peace becomes a permanent one.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

36. “There has been a greater tendency of late to authorize peacekeeping missions in intra-State, rather than inter-State, conflicts. The question we must ask is, why? - especially when inter-State conflicts pose a greater threat to international peace and security than inter-State conflicts do. We believe that the Security Council has a responsibility to address all threats to international peace and security and, at the very least, to prevent potential armed conflicts from turning into actual ones. Traditionally, peacekeeping has meant the insertion of a military force to separate warring parties and to create the necessary political space for peace to emerge.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

37. “It is a timely resolution, given the backdrop of the recent events in Baghdad and the threats faced by humanitarian personnel in various war zones all over the world. Peacekeeping is an essential tool for maintaining international peace and security. While the recent history of peacekeeping has not been without anguish and pain, we must not forget our successes. United Nations peacekeepers have successfully assisted in the transition of both Cambodia and East Timor from war- torn societies to viable States, as well as in restoring a semblance of order and stability in various parts of the world, such as the Balkans. Most recently, Sierra Leone has become an encouraging success story of United Nations peacekeeping, despite initial setbacks. Pakistan is proud to have been associated with each one of those peacekeeping missions.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

38. “But you are going to a place that is not only beautiful and serene; it will also require the deployment of your great energies and vigour when addressing issues pertaining to disarmament, trade and human rights. We wish you well and look forward to seeing you often at that location. At the outset, I would like to convey the sympathies of the Government and the people of Pakistan over the tragic incident of 19 August that claimed the lives of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues, the servants of the United Nations. Pakistan deplores such attacks carried out against United Nations peacekeeping and humanitarian officials, in Baghdad and elsewhere. We would like to welcome the recent adoption of resolution 1502 (2003), initiated by Mexico, on the protection of humanitarian personnel in armed conflicts.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

39. “When the Syrian presidency commenced, we were promised that this would be a slow month, enabling us to take vacations. Unfortunately, Mr. President, it has been anything but slow. We, of course, know that this is not your responsibility. But I would like to congratulate the Syrian presidency, as well as you yourself and Mr. Mekdad, for the effective and efficient way in which you have guided the Council through some very difficult issues. The news that you, Mr. President, will soon be moving to Geneva can be received with mixed feelings. We will be sad because you have been a colleague who has demonstrated both firm convictions and complete integrity in our every exchange. We will certainly miss you.”

    2003-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4818 (2003) · source

40. “All international endeavours in Iraq should be pursued within the framework of the applicable international principles: respect for the unity, territorial integrity and political independence of Iraq; respect for the right of the Iraqi people to choose their own political destiny and form of government; respect for the right to control their own resources; and respect for the religious and cultural traditions of the Iraqi nation.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

41. “Secondly, we are convinced that the United Nations will have to assume a larger and wider role in Iraq, in order, inter alia, to enhance legitimacy and the acceptability of the endeavours of the international community to bring stability and progress to Iraq. Paragraphs 98 to 99 of the report of the Secretary- General (S/2003/715) outlines the tasks that need to be undertaken. Thirdly, we need a clear, inclusive and indigenous political process in Iraq, with a clear sequence leading to a fully representative Iraqi Government that should assume increasing responsibility for all aspects of governance in Iraq. Finally, let me reiterate a point that Pakistan has made consistently in the Council.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

42. “Obviously, terrorism has come to Iraq and terrorism must be condemned in all its manifestations and must be combated in Iraq as in other parts of the world. But we believe that to combat terrorism in Iraq or elsewhere, it will be essential to win the hearts and the minds of the Iraqi people. Winning the hearts and the minds of the Iraqi people will require several parallel steps by the international community. First, we hope that the Coalition Provisional Authority will continue the process, with the growing support of the United Nations, to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, revive the Iraqi economy and improve the social conditions in that war- devastated country. We hope that Iraqi institutions will be rebuilt in response to the needs and wishes of the Iraqi people.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

43. “This is a requirement under resolutions 1472 (2003) and 1483 (2003), which devolves at the moment on the Coalition Provisional Authority. Without security, the objectives with which the United Nations has been entrusted to fulfil, as well as the other objectives of promoting peace and stability in Iraq, cannot be realized. We must, therefore, examine this tragedy and see what steps are required and can be taken to provide more effective security to the United Nations and its operations. There are various options, and we must explore them. Their acceptance will, in our view, depend first and foremost on their acceptance by the people of Iraq. It is their concurrence that we must also seek.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

44. “The loss of Sergio Vieira de Mello and other friends and colleagues in Baghdad is indeed a deep blow to those of us who work at the United Nations. Pakistan has welcomed the statement of the Secretary-General that the United Nations will stay on in Iraq and will fulfil the mandate that has been entrusted to it. We are deeply impressed at the examples of heroism of international civil servants in the aftermath of this attack. We must remember the decision of many who have decided to stay on in Iraq despite this attack and the danger they face. Those who have died and those who have been injured must be honoured because they reflect the greatest spirit of selflessness and sacrifice which epitomizes the spirit of the United Nations. It is obvious that security for the United Nations, its personnel and its programmes must be improved.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

45. “This meeting had been scheduled to hear the briefing by the representatives of the United States and the United Kingdom, in accordance with the provisions of resolution 1483 (2003). We thank them for the report they have presented, which will be studied carefully by our authorities. Sadly, this meeting has coincided with one of the most serious tragedies to affect the United Nations in its history. In Baghdad the United Nations was an innocent victim, a victim that was present in that country to help the people of Iraq under a specific mandate that was provided by the Security Council. Pakistan has expressed its deep sorrow over these tragic killings and injuries in Baghdad and has conveyed its sympathy to the bereaved families and the United Nations.”

    2003-08-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4812 (2003) · source

46. “But all the parties concerned bear a responsibility to reach an agreement and to resolve their differences in Kosovo. Nationalist rhetoric - on all sides - does not help. Hate must be discarded as a political currency in Kosovo, as elsewhere.”

    2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source

47. “In the Democratic Republic of the Congo we waited three years to be able to deploy 10,800 troops. And the most classic example is that in Jammu and Kashmir, an area populated by 10 million people, only 45 United Nations observers were able to be deployed to contain the situation in what has been recently called the most dangerous place on earth. My delegation is of the view that the brutal murders that took place in Gorazdevac should be a wake-up call. Our assessment is that, although this is one in a series of incidents, it is indicative of the fact that the underlying political issues relating to Kosovo remain to be resolutely addressed and resolved. Of course, the slogan "standards before status" sounds good, and we hope that it will be fulfilled.”

    2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source

48. “We have committed over 100 police personnel to UNMIK, including a special police unit. Our Minister for the Interior visited Kosovo last week and reiterated Pakistan's resolve and commitment to the maintenance of peace and security in Kosovo. We stand by that commitment. It should be recalled that in Kosovo, a province of 2 million people, there is a protection force of 17,000 troops led by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in addition to the presence of over 4,000 UNMIK police personnel deployed there. I believe that the Security Council, in considering such emergency situations, must make an overall cost- benefit analysis of where and how forces should be deployed. Let us not forget that the Council waited for weeks to be able to deploy a few thousand forces in Liberia, where hundreds of people were dying every day.”

    2003-08-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4809 (2003) · source

49. “We have repeatedly stated that, without security, there can be no freedom of movement, no protection of minorities, no sustainable return of refugees and no economic recovery. The rule of law is essential to progress towards justice, reconciliation and self-governance. These are the essential pillars on which the success of the Provisional Institutions and the future political stability of Kosovo depend. We hope that the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), under the new and able leadership of Mr. Holkeri, will give these issues the highest priority. We believe that something must be done urgently to put an end to such ethnically motivated crimes as have happened recently. Pakistan is fully committed to do all it can to assist UNMIK efforts in that regard.”

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50. “Like other speakers, I would like to welcome the participation in this debate of Deputy Prime Minister Covic of the Republic of Serbia. We have heard his statement with great interest. I would also wish to add my voice to express the profound sadness of the Government and people of Pakistan at the recent brutal murders in Gorazdevac. As it has done in the past, Pakistan unreservedly and unequivocally condemns all ethnically motivated crimes in Kosovo. We have consistently called for an end to impunity and we will continue to urge that all those who have committed such crimes in Kosovo over the past four years be brought to justice. The establishment of the rule of law and security is the most essential element in almost all post-conflict transitional administration situations. Kosovo is no exception in this regard.”

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