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  1. “I cannot end without appealing to the proverbial sense of humanity and solidarity of this great institution, the Security Council of the United Nations. Despite the current difficulties confronting them, the peoples of West Africa are determined to be part of the global movement for democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law. They need your patience and assistance at this critical juncture of their history, and I am confident that, in the end, they will not disappoint you. I wish to thank you, President and Members of the Security Council, for your kind attention.”

    2003-11-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4873 (2003) · source

  2. “Indeed and in addition, there appears to be virtual unanimity amongst the principal actors of the Ivorian crisis from the President of the Republic, His Excellency Laurent Gbagbo, and the Prime Minister, Seydou Diarra, through to the former President of the Republic and leader of the Parti democratique de Cote d'Ivoire (PDCI), Henri Konan Bedie, the former Prime Minister and leader of the Rassemblement democratique africain (RDA), Allasane Ouattara, and the Minister of State and leader of the Forces nouvelles, Guillaume Soro, about the need for such a step. Once again, the region is ready to contribute to this peacekeeping force and work closely with the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the implementation of its mandate.”

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  3. “I wish to renew once again our sincere appreciation to the Security Council for all its efforts and attention to the West African region and request that the Security Council consider the possibility of establishing a United Nations peacekeeping force in Cote d'Ivoire and of transforming the ECOWAS mission in Cote d'Ivoire into part of this United Nations peacekeeping force. We strongly believe that this step will be decisive for the peace process in Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  4. “It is vital for peace in Cote d'Ivoire that dialogue, accommodation and reconciliation, and not the resort to force, remain for the parties the means for the resolution of the crisis. All measures should be taken in order to continue to secure the ceasefire and to implement the security provisions of the Linas- Marcoussis Accord. ECOWAS, for its part, continues to work closely with the French troops of Operation Licorne to secure the line of separation between the belligerents. ECOWAS has also decided to deploy immediately 80 additional policemen to augment the personal security of the Ministers of the Government of National Reconciliation. These efforts need now to be supported by a stronger and wider engagement of the international community.”

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  5. “This process of rapprochement has to be warmly welcomed and encouraged for it represents the best way to peace and stability in the region. It is in the same vein that, given the assurances and undertakings that flowed from the meeting, we anticipate the imminent return of the Forces nouvelles to full participation in the Government of National Reconciliation, an event which will give greater impetus to the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Accord. It is worth reiterating that insecurity in Cote d'Ivoire has remained the real threat to the peace process. Various sources have alleged that the various parties are strengthening their positions militarily in the eventuality of a resumption of hostilities.”

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  6. “The Heads of State concluded with the view that the presence of a robust peacekeeping force, capable of securing the entire national territory, would contribute greatly to the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Accord. ECOWAS, unfortunately, does not dispose of the means required to raise and maintain such a force. It had, thus, become necessary for the United Nations to consider the transformation of the ECOMICI into a full-fledged United Nations peacekeeping force. The meeting, involving a frank exchange of views, ended on a positive note, which permitted three days later the Ivorian Prime Minister, Seydou Diarra, to go to Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, to meet with the Faso President, His Excellency Blaise Cornpaore. The meeting was successful.”

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  7. “The Heads of State emphasized the need for the President and the Prime Minister of C6te d'Ivoire to work closely together to ensure that the Government of National Reconciliation is able to function as a team and implement the programme of work drawn up; the need to guarantee the security of the members of the Government of National Reconciliation by immediate strengthening of the ECOWAS Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ECOMICI) VIP Protection Unit; the responsibility of the Ivorian political class for the excesses of the media and the need for the class to contribute effectively together with civil society to the reinforcement of the process of national reconciliation; and the need for close and harmonious relations among the States of West Africa to enhance the security of the region and help hasten the peace process in Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  8. “Concerned by this situation, the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Agyekum Kufuor, convened in Accra on 11 November 2003, a consultative closed- door meeting of some Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, comprising President Mathieu Kerekou of Benin, President Blaise Compaore of Burkina Faso, President Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d'Ivoire, President Tandja Mamadou of Niger, President Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and President Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo in order to consider the security situation in West Africa, and in particular the situation in Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  9. “These difficulties have resulted in the suspension by the Forces nouvelles of their participation in the Government of National Reconciliation, the Council of Ministers and the DDR programme. It has, therefore, become imperative to find a rapid solution to these difficulties to ensure that there is no further deterioration of the situation in Cote d'Ivoire. The social and economic development of the country may then be compromised, the suffering of the people unduly prolonged and the stability of the West African region again jeopardized. There is, thus, a need to reinforce initiatives aimed at facilitating and accelerating the implementation of the confidence- building measures provided in the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra Accords and thereby creating a momentum for the implementation of these agreements.”

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  10. “Despite this progress, the peace process has faced certain difficulties such as disagreement over the appointment of certain Government officials and heads of Government corporations; concerns over the personal safety of members of the Government of National Reconciliation; the persistence of provocative demonstrations and inflammatory statements by the various parties; the delay in the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process; the delay in returning the country to normality as a result of the continued de facto partitioning of the country; and the non-delegation to the consensually chosen Prime Minister of the required executive prerogatives for the implementation of the Linas- Marcoussis Accord.”

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  11. “Significant progress has been made towards the restoration of peace in Cote d'Ivoire, notably by: the joint declaration of a cessation of hostilities by the National Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles and the establishment of a Joint Reunification Committee; the formation of the Government of National Reconciliation; the promulgation of the amnesty law by the National Assembly; the progressive re-establishment of State authority in several parts of the country; the elaboration of draft laws relating to the various issues addressed by the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement; and the setting up of a National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration.”

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  12. “We are here today to brief the Security Council on current developments in the peace process in Cote d'Ivoire. You may recall that earlier this year a ministerial delegation of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council that I was privileged to lead had the honour of addressing this august body on the situation in Cote d'Ivoire. Since then ECOWAS has continued to benefit from the support of the United Nations in general, and that of the Security Council, in particular, by its endorsement of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement in resolution 1464 (2003) of 4 February 2003 and the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (MINUCI) by resolution 1479 (2003) of 13 May 2003. Since then, some of the terms of the Linas- Marcoussis Agreement were subsequently clarified by the provisions of the Accra II Accord.”

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  13. “Francois Fall; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ambassador Olu Adeniji, an old friend of this Organization; the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States, Mr. Mohamed Chambas; and myself, Nana Akufo-Addo, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana and Chairman of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council. The delegation is fortified by the presence here in the Council Chamber of Mr. Albert Tevoedjre, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Cote d'Ivoire and Chairman of the Monitoring Committee (Comite' de Saivi), Ambassador Raph Uwechue, Special Representative of the ECOWAS Executive Secretary in Cote d'Ivoire and member of the Monitoring Committee, and Colonel R. O. Sackey, Deputy Commander of the ECOWAS Mission in Cote d'Ivoire (ECOMICI).”

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  14. “I must begin first, Mr. President, by congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of November and to thank you and members of the Security Council for receiving once more a ministerial delegation of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Mediation and Security Council on such short notice. That is yet another sign of the support and concern of the Security Council for matters concerning ECOWAS and we are grateful for that. Today's delegation from ECOWAS is composed of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, Mr. Mamadou Bamba; the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guinea, Mr.”

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  15. “To conclude, I wish to reaffirm the determination of ECOWAS to continue to engage in Liberia even after deployment of the stabilization force, through the office of the Special Representative of the Executive Secretary, and continue to contribute troops to the stabilization force. Permit me once again to express our gratitude to the Security Council and to the Secretary-General for their continued concern and support. I also thank the members of the international community, particularly the United States Government and the European Union, for their pledge to assist ECOWAS.”

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  16. “The international community should also give its full support to the Committee responsible for monitoring the Agreement. Assistance from the international community will enable Liberia to implement the disarmament, demobilization and rehabilitation programme and the reinstallation, rehabilitation and reintegration programme for the combatants - matters of the greatest moment if durable peace is to be obtained in Liberia and in the region. In 1997, a golden opportunity to achieve the disarmament of the combatants in Liberia was lost. The cost of that lost opportunity is all too plain to see. We cannot afford a repeat of that tragic error. We must, all together, find the will and the resources to ensure that, this time, the goals of disarmament and reintegration are fully achieved.”

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  17. “It is our expectation that the ECOWAS vanguard force will, on 1 October, be blue-hatted as the first elements of the United Nations peacekeeping mission, which will be subsequently strengthened by contributions from other United Nations Member States. We believe that the follow-up Security Council resolution called for by resolution 1497 (2003) of 1 August to give effect to the 1 October deadline for the start-up of the United Nations operation will reflect that expectation. It is vital that the Security Council adhere to that deadline and ensure that it is met if the momentum for peace in Liberia is to be maintained. Similarly, the regional, continental and international communities should work in unison to ensure that the various parties fulfil their obligations under the Accra accord.”

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  18. “Much will depend on the following: the adherence of the combatants to the ceasefire, the commitment of the parties to fulfil their obligations under the Accra accord and the support of the international community. The deployment of the international stabilization force and the return of humanitarian agencies and of displaced persons and refugees - some of which have begun in earnest - will all depend on the success of the ceasefire. Consequently, every effort should be made to help ECOWAS to maintain the vanguard force in Liberia until the international stabilization force is deployed so as to secure the ceasefire.”

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  19. “The Accra Agreement covers the cessation of hostilities; the containment, disarmament, demobilization, rehabilitation and reintegration of combatants; security sector reform; restructuring of the security forces; the release of prisoners and abductees; human rights issues; humanitarian issues; post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction; the settlement of disputes; political issues such as, inter alia, the establishment of a governance reform commission, electoral reform, the organization of elections, the interim Government and the establishment of a Transitional Government; and, finally, the conduct of credible elections in Liberia in October 2005. What are the prospects for successful implementation of the Peace Agreement?”

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  20. “That is why, at the insistence of the ECOWAS Chairman and with the agreement of broad sections of Liberian society, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Transitional Government, due to take office on 14 October 2003, came from civil society, not from the insurgents.”

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  21. “The signing of the Accra Agreement marked a significant step towards peace in Liberia. ECOWAS and its partners on the African continent and in the rest of the international community should, therefore, work together to ensure effective implementation of the Agreement. The Agreement, comprehensive in nature, provided an opportunity to reaffirm a number of principles that are very dear to ECOWAS, the most of significant of which is the determination of the Community to uphold the conduct of legality in the affairs of member States and to avoid - despite any practical accommodations that may be necessary for peace - the conferment of any reward for insurgency.”

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  22. “The interposition force was deployed with the assistance of the United Nations and the United States of America. Peace is gradually returning to Liberia as the guns begin to fall silent. I should also like to take this opportunity to commend the Secretary-General, my compatriot Kofi Annan, and the President of the United States of America, George Bush, for their personal commitment to the cause of peace in Liberia. It is for that reason that we view with considerable anxiety recent measures by the Government of the United States, including the withdrawal offshore of the Marines in Liberia and yesterday's statement that the United States Government will pull out of direct involvement in the resolution of the Liberian crisis on 1 October, when the United Nations peacekeeping operation is scheduled to begin.”

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  23. “That day, Charles Taylor honoured his pledge, turned over power to his Vice-President - now President - Moses Blah, and left the country for voluntary exile in Calabar, in the great Federal Republic of Nigeria. I should like to take this opportunity to express once again the gratitude of the entire ECOWAS community to Nigeria, and particularly its President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, for his generous act of statesmanship, not only in offering political asylum to President Charles Taylor, but also in deploying a vanguard force of two Nigerian battalions to Liberia to help begin the process of stabilizing that country. The first troops belonging to the interposition force were deployed on 4 August 2003. The force is currently made up of 1,696 men, but its total strength is expected to increase to about 3,500 by 4 September 2003.”

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  24. “One factor that contributed significantly to the conclusion of the Accra accord was certainly the departure for Nigeria of Charles Taylor, whose exit had been vociferously sought by a wide spectrum of Liberian opinion and by powerful forces within the global community as a necessary condition for the restoration of peace in Liberia. His departure took place at a historic ceremony in Monrovia on 11 August 2003, witnessed by leading dignitaries of the continent: Joaquim Chissano, President of Mozambique and current Chairman of the African Union; Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa and immediate past Chairman of the African Union; and John Kufuor, President of Ghana and current Chairman of ECOWAS.”

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  25. “On 17 June 2003 - two weeks after the talks had begun - a ceasefire agreement was concluded among the Taylor Government of Liberia, LURD and MODEL, the combatants of the Liberian conflict. Following the signing of the ceasefire agreement, negotiations continued and culminated in the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Accra - the Accra accord - on 18 August. The process was undoubtedly painstaking and long, having taken more than three months, during which the mediator had to crisscross the region to meet leaders of the rebel movements who were not present at Accra and a number of heads of State in the region whose countries play crucial roles in resolving the crisis.”

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  26. “Following meetings among the Contact Group; the current ECOWAS Chairman, the tenacious President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor; the Taylor Government of Liberia; Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD); the Movement for Democracy in Liberia (MODEL); civil society organizations; and various political groups, aimed at ensuring the widest representation possible, the Liberian peace talks finally began at Accra on 4 June 2003. Chaired by General Abdulsalami Abubakar, former head of State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as ECOWAS-appointed mediator, the peace talks were aimed at obtaining a ceasefire agreement and at bringing the parties involved to sign a comprehensive peace agreement.”

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  27. “These include the meeting organized in Abuja on 15 and 16 March 2002, preparatory to the national reconciliation conference on Liberia; the eighth meeting of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council, held in Dakar on 29 March 2002; the summit of ECOWAS heads of State and Government, held in Yamoussoukro, Cote d'Ivoire, on 17 May 2002; the meeting between the Liberian Inter-Religious Council and ECOWAS; the Liberian Leadership Forum, held in Ouagadougou from 8 to 11 July 2002; and the Security Council workshop on the Mano River Union. Following those meetings, a decision was taken to establish an International Contact Group on Liberia to assist ECOWAS and the United Nations in their efforts to restore lasting peace to Liberia and the Mano River Union area through political dialogue.”

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  28. “We have come here today to brief the Council on the situation in Liberia and, more particularly, on the efforts ECOWAS has made, with the assistance of the African Union and the international community, to ensure that peace returns to that country, which has been so ravaged by war and is facing a disastrous humanitarian situation. ECOWAS is resolutely committed to the search for lasting peace in Liberia with a View to ensuring stability not only in that country, but also in the entire Mano River Union area and the ECOWAS community at large. In this regard, I wish to express our gratitude to the United Nations for the extensive contributions it has made to the peace in Sierra Leone. As members of the Council will recall, several initiatives have been taken to promote lasting peace in Liberia.”

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  29. “On our part, it was with great pleasure that we played host to the very important mission that the Security Council sent to our region in 2001, which led to the establishment of the United Nations Office for West Africa. Another important Security Council mission visited West Africa as recently as June 2003 to get a first-hand view of events in our troubled region. All these actions convinced us that the West African region continues to be at the centre of the Security Council's preoccupations and ECOWAS is indeed grateful for the initiatives taken by the Council.”

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  30. “Mamadou Bamba, the Foreign Minister of Cote d'Ivoire; Mr. Oluyemi Adeniji, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and a well- known figure to members of the Council; and the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Mr. Ibn Chambas - is here in execution of directives by the authority of the heads of State and Government of ECOWAS that the Security Council should be constantly briefed on activities undertaken by ECOWAS as part of efforts to promote peace. It is a double honour for me, since, as late as 28 April, I was privileged to lead another such delegation to brief the Council on developments in Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  31. “Allow me at the outset to express to the United Nations through you, Sir, the deep condolences of our entire delegation over the recent tragic loss which the United Nations suffered in Baghdad. May the souls of Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello and the others rest in perfect peace. On behalf of the ministerial delegation and the executive secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I want to express our appreciation for the opportunity given us at such short notice to address this most august of bodies. This, I believe, is another indication of the interest the Security Council has always shown in ECOWAS and its efforts to promote lasting peace in the West African region. The delegation I have the honour to lead - which includes a former member of this Council, Mr. Francois Fall, the Foreign Minister of Guinea; Mr.”

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