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Al-Ashtal

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1998-03-20
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2002-04-09
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  1. “The Republic of Yemen, while roundly condemning the barbaric massacre by the Israeli armed forces, places squarely on the shoulders of Israel and the Barak Administration the responsibility for the deteriorating situation and the escalating feelings of frustration and despair among the Palestinian people. We call on the Security Council to put an end to the aggressive military acts by Israel. We call on the Security Council to reaffirm the need for a comprehensive solution, including a solution to the status of the city of Al-Quds Al-Sharif. Finally, despite the seriousness of these most regrettable events, we must continue to make efforts for peace.”

    2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “Abdul-Qader Ba-Jammal, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen, has declared: "The Government of Yemen has followed with deep concern the bloody confrontations in the courtyard of Al-Aqsa Al-Sharif following the provocative visit by Ariel Sharon to the site with the objective of exploding the situation in the occupied territories and preventing the continuation of the peace process as well as the implementation of all international resolutions obligating Israel to withdraw from all Arab occupied territories." The Government of Yemen believes that the reluctance shown by the Barak Administration and its continuous reneging on its obligations was the reason for the aggressive behaviour by the Israeli extremist right and these acts of provocation and aggression vis-a-Vis the Palestinian people and Islamic shrines.”

    2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “The provocative visit by Ariel Sharon to Al-Haram Al-Sharif was directly responsible for the eruption of violence. However, the acts of war waged by Israeli forces against defenceless Palestinians, including children, have gone beyond anything imaginable. More than 50 Palestinians have been slain through the use by the Israeli forces of live ammunition, heavy weaponry and helicopters. This is undoubtedly a flagrant violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. In this regard, Mr.”

    2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “Mr. Al-Ashtal (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): It is my pleasure to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I also congratulate the Ambassador of Mali, your predecessor, on presiding over the Council last month. May I furthermore express our sincere thanks to you, Sir, for convening this meeting, which returns to the questions of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and the occupied Arab territories in the Security Council once again. Whatever efforts are made to find a solution to the Arab-Israeli dispute outside the United Nations, the resolutions of the Security Council remain the only international legitimacy that must not be violated. Israel's challenge to the Security Council, through a law annexing Jerusalem, Al-Quds, planted the seeds of the violence raging today.”

    2000-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4204Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Attention should be paid to the devastation of natural resources and the looting that has gone on in Somalia. We call on all interested parties to respect the sovereignty of Somalia and to terminate any action that might lead to a transfer of control over these resources.”

    2000-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4166 (2000) · source

  6. “Therefore, we call upon the United Nations and the international community to guarantee a real presence in Somalia, through civil institutions, to help that country resolve its crisis, create its State and institutions and regain its role and status in the international community. I wish here to stress Security Council resolution 733 (1992), which calls upon all external parties to comply with the resolution and to see to its implementation, so that the conflict between rivals outside Somalia does not spill over into Somalia itself. Otherwise, the conflict will go on, to the detriment of all efforts and attempts made by the United Nations and the international community to put an end to this tragic situation, which has gone on for almost two decades now.”

    2000-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4166 (2000) · source

  7. “Ismail Omar Guelleh, for having personally endorsed the initiative and for having held a Conference on national dialogue in Djibouti on Somalia. We believe that his initiative gives grounds for much hope, because it is a real attempt to restore stability and security, not only in Somalia but also in the entire Horn of Africa. I wish to pay tribute to the statement made by the Ambassador of Djibouti, as well as the steps he enumerated for holding a meeting on 15 July. We should also stress one other important thing, as reflected in the Secretary-General's report (document S/l999/882): the people of Somalia are primarily responsible for finding a solution to their situation. No one can help them if they do not help themselves.”

    2000-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4166 (2000) · source

  8. “The Republic of Yemen has already convened a meeting of all Somali parties in Sana'a to negotiate and to find a solution that would restore statehood and government to Somalia, as well as security, peace and stability. At one time or another, we have all tested many different and contradictory initiatives, and sometimes parallel formulas, to try to resolve the crisis in Somalia, but none of them have broken the impasse. That is why the Djibouti initiative was taken and blessed by the Organization of African Unity (OAU), the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the League of Arab States and the Non-Aligned Movement. This initiative should be supported by the United Nations and by the international community. We pay tribute here to the Government of Djibouti and to its President, Mr.”

    2000-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4166 (2000) · source

  9. “Mr. Al-Ashtal (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, Sir, allow me to congratulate you very sincerely on your wise and skilful management of the work of the Council this month. I would also like to thank your predecessor, the Ambassador of China. Our country is concerned at the situation and developments in Somalia because of the historic ties between our two countries. These ties have evolved into a very close family relationship in our community of States. Events in Somalia have an impact on Yemen and its people. We are host to many Somali refugees and are suffering from additional social and economic burdens that are beyond our resources to sustain. My country has therefore consistently contributed to the international community's efforts to resolve the situation in Somalia in a peaceful, democratic way.”

    2000-06-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4166 (2000) · source

  10. “Ever since the extremist Government in Israel came to power, it has relentlessly sought, in all seriousness and enthusiasm, to distance itself from the Oslo accords and to undermine and impede the peace process. All of this has taken place at a time when opportunities to establish peace have arisen. The Palestinian Authority has demonstrated its adherence to the peace process by discharging its responsibilities vis-a-vis that process. We urge this Council to reassume its role in accordance with resolution 242 (1967), the essential basis for achieving a just and comprehensive settlement in the Middle East.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  11. “The Security Council has adopted 16 resolutions on Jerusalem and repeatedly affirmed that any legislative or administrative measure taken by Israel to alter the legal status and the demographic composition of the city is null and void. The Council has also affirmed that the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949 is applicable to all territories occupied by Israel since 1967, including Jerusalem. My delegation invites the Security Council, the organ responsible for maintaining international peace and security, to fulfil its obligations and duties under the Charter by adopting practical and tangible measures to prevent Israel from repeatedly violating the Council's resolutions. The Council should enact urgent and expeditious measures to prevent the Israeli Government from implementing its decision on Jerusalem and its settlement policy.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  12. “On 21 June, the Israeli Government, the occupying Power, took the very serious decision to expand the municipal boundaries of Jerusalem, to undertake new construction projects, to include Israeli settlements and to annex significant territories of the West Bank to Jerusalem. This is a clear attempt to efface the character of the city, alter its demography to create a Jewish majority, do away with its Arab identity, and destroy the legal and natural status of Jerusalem, a city that belongs to all three monotheistic religions. My Government strongly condemns this decision of the Israeli Government, which blatantly violates the Madrid peace framework, all relevant Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949, and challenges international legitimacy.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  13. “Mr. Al-Ashtal (Yemen) (interpretation from Arabic): As this is the last meeting to be held under your presidency, Sir, I should like sincerely to congratulate you on the remarkable manner in which you have presided over the Council's work this month. At the outset, I also wish to thank you for having convened this special meeting to address the situation in Jerusalem, despite the reluctance and opposition of some. Jerusalem is the symbol of the Arab-Israeli conflict and is at the heart of the Palestinian question. It will remain so until comprehensive peace is reestablished in the Middle East, including in the Holy City.”

    1998-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3900Resumption1 (1998) · source

  14. “That has occurred in the case of Libya, and it is tantamount to a collective punishment inflicted on the fraternal Libyan people. We hope that the Judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice will be a turning point for the working methods of the Security Council, leading to a harmony between political positions and legal requirements based on the Charter. In this vein, we hope that the Security Council will respect the Judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice and decide to lift or suspend the embargo imposed on Libya, while deferring the entire question to the consideration of the competent authority, in accordance with the Montreal Convention, which is the legal framework for this question.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  15. “The Judgment handed down by the International Court of Justice in this case in which the Security Council has taken a definitive position, including the imposition of an embargo, was very timely, as the Security Council has recently begun to veer away from respecting international law and has tended to take such interested political positions that some have rightly wondered whether the Security Council has been transformed into an instrument in the service of certain States. We have recently noted that the Security Council has resorted to imposing the sanction of embargo without any precise criteria or legal bases and without defining a time-frame or a specific objective leading to the review or lifting of the embargo.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  16. “While the Security Council has refused to reconsider the embargo it imposed on Libya, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has responded positively to regional organizations, including the League of Arab States, the Organization of African Unity, the Organization of the Islamic Conference and the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries, expressing its readiness to cooperate in holding a fair trial of the suspects in the Pan Am explosion. By way of continuing its diplomatic efforts, Libya resorted to the International Court of Justice, which handed down two Judgments on 27 February, affirming that the dispute is a legal one, that the competent authority is the International Court of Justice and that the legal frame of reference for this dispute is based on the 1971 Montreal Convention.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  17. “The truth of the matter is that the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has shown a remarkable degree of flexibility and cooperation by agreeing to a trial for its suspected citizens, while rightly insisting that the trial be held in a neutral and just manner, and anywhere other than the United States of America or Scotland. The only response Libya received was insistence on the extradition of its citizens to be tried in the United States or Scotland. Thus, the unjust embargo from which the Libyan people have been suffering has remained in effect until now.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  18. “We express anew our full sympathy for and condolences to the victims of those two painful incidents and their families, affirming the importance of continuing investigations to identify the perpetrators so they can be punished for committing those terrorist acts, provided that the trial is held in accordance with the law and due process, which has not been the case so far. On 21 January 1992 the Security Council, basing itself on Chapter VII of the Charter, adopted Security Council resolution 731 (1992), imposing sanctions on the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, including an air embargo, because two Libyan citizens were suspected of being involved in the explosion of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  19. “Mr. Al-Ashtal (Yemen)(interpretation from Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your delegation's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are confident in your statesmanship and your ability to guide the work of the Council in an exemplary manner, as did your predecessor, to whom we extend sincere thanks and appreciation. I commend your decision, Sir, to convene this open formal meeting to discuss the question of the embargo imposed by the Security Council against the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya unjustly and without a convincing legal reason. There is no doubt that the entire world strongly denounces the terrorist acts that resulted in the explosion of Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772 and we, too, condemn them.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source