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Al-Thani

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“On the contrary, there are various reasons for corruption and conflicts that feed on natural resources: from social and political injustice to the accumulated results of the colonialism era, to the illegal exploitation of natural resources of the countries under occupation, to foreign ambitions and regional variables, to the lack of exploitation of natural resources for development, as well as other factors that must be recognized and addressed. We agree that addressing the root causes of conflict is important and that the good management of natural resources is important too.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The presence of natural resources such as extractive materials is not per se a source or cause of, or an environment conducive to, the outbreak of conflict, threats to international peace and security, or the spread of corruption and human rights violations. It is true that various studies and reports on the causes of conflict in Africa and elsewhere describe a wide range of causes of conflict, where mentions of natural resources often recur. But that does not mean that natural resources are the cause.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“This is consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and is provided for in the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966; the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 1966; varfious General Assembly resolutions, including resolution 1803 (XVII), of 14 December 1962, entitled "Permanent sovereignty over natural resources"; and in the Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States annexed to General Assembly resolution 3281 (XXIX), of 12 December 1974. We also underline that international law obliges occupying Powers not to exploit or harm the natural resources in occupied territories. Ambiguity about the link between natural resources and conflicts must be clarified.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“When the Council held the previous meeting on the issue of natural resources and conflict in 2007 (see S/PV.5705), the State of Qatar - which was then a member of the Council - joined the consensus on holding an open debate on this topic and on the presidential statement adopted at that time (S/PRST/2007/22). However, at that meeting we affirmed a number of principles that we would like to reaffirm today. International conventions emphasize the right of States to permanent sovereignty over and exploitation of their natural resources, and that one of the pillars of the economic and political independence of any State is the full enjoyment of the right to exercise full sovereignty over its natural wealth and resources and to dispose of them according to its national interests.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Al-Thani (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council during this busy month. We are confident that you are up to this task and will lead the work of the Council towards useful results. Allow me at the outset to extend, on behalf of the Government of the State of Qatar, condolences to the victims of the attack on the United Nations compound in Mogadishu today, while expressing the solidarity of the Government of the State of Qatar with the Federal Government of Somalia and stressing the importance of ensuring the safety of United Nations personnel and missions.”
2013-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6982Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We therefore call on the Security Council to provide support to the Syrian people and to use all possible means, including Chapter VII, to protect the Syrian people. In that connection, we stress the need to maintain Syria's sovereignty, independence, national unity and territorial integrity. We have supported in good faith all diplomatic efforts to achieve a comprehensive solution to the Syrian question, in which the whole spectrum of the Syrian people would participate. But at the same time, we call for pressure to be brought to bear on the Syrian regime, so as to translate its words into action. We therefore support the efforts of the Special Representative, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“It is appalling that the Syrian regime is using cluster weapons, which are internationally prohibited, against its own people. What other kind of weapons could that regime use against the citizens of Syria, their villages and cities? The insistence by the Syrian regime to crush the revolt by committing massacre and using force is in vain. It will only enflame the sectarian war in Syria. That is what we have been warning against since the very beginning of the crisis. We have now started to see the impact of the crisis on the security of the entire region. As to the humanitarian situation, the number of internally displaced persons and refugees has risen to over 1 million. That has led to calls for the creation of buffer zones and safe havens to protect Syrians, or for Arab or international forces to intervene to restore peace in Syria.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Israel should lift the embargo placed on Gaza and put an end to the illegal Judaization of Jerusalem and the attempts to obliterate its Islamic and Arab character. In line with all the resolutions adopted by the Council to stop the Judaization ofJerusalem, we reaffirm our view that the solution to the crisis in the Middle East hinges on Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Palestinian territories, the occupied Syrian Golan and the remaining occupied Lebanese territories, including ending its violations of Lebanon's sovereignty. With regard to the Syrian issue, the Security Council has been unable to bring an end to this tragedy. The Syrian regime has drawn on weapons from across the whole spectrum of its vast arsenals, killing tens of thousands of people.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The numerous Israeli policies - regarding Al-Quds Al-Sharif, illegal settlements and the construction of the illegal separation apartheid wall, among other matters 4 all show a lack of good faith, irrespective of the security justifications endlessly invoked by Israelis to reject comprehensive peace based on international law. We believe that, with its mosques and churches, Jerusalem should remain Arab, Islamic and Christian. There is no Palestinian State without Jerusalem, and no Jerusalem without the Al-Aqsa Mosque. We believe that pressure should not be put on the Palestinians, who have already made great concessions, but rather on the Israelis to reach a comprehensive solution for the Palestinian question based on previously agreed upon principles, including the two- State solution.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Regardless of the various points of view on this issue, the ball is indeed in the Israelis' court. We do not find those who believe that the Palestinian people have not done enough reasonable. The Palestinian people have been denied a great number of their rights, but they nonetheless continue to call for peace and negotiate on a tiny part of their historical land. They are calling today for non-member State observer status in the United Nations. We believe that their call should be heeded, as it would contribute to a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the crisis.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Al-Thani (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council this month and to thank Mr. Jeffrey Feltman for his briefing this morning. The Council is one of the central pillars of international peace and security. That is why its credibility is of the utmost importance. Today we are discussing two issues that have a major impact on international peace and security. However, the Council has fallen short of both the trust bestowed upon it by the Member States and the aspirations of most peoples. The Palestinian question is the central question for Arabs and Muslims. It is the main political issue on the international stage. However, there is a lack of political will needed to push the peace process forward towards ajust and lasting solution.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“As to the statement made by the representative of the Russian Federation concerning Saudi Arabia, I note that the King of that country is a true Arab who has always demonstrated his concern for his fellow Arabs by giving priority to their interests and not his own. It was his sincerity that led him to withdraw his observers from Syria because he did not want to be a false witness to what was happening there.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“With respect to Israel, we have no open front with that country, but our position is unequivocally manifested in the support we extend to our Palestinian brothers, be they in Gaza or elsewhere. History will be the judge of that. As for Iraq and the million who have died there, I recall that we all - including Syria, whom we thank - contributed to the liberation of Kuwait from the Iraqi occupation, and participated in all decisions taken by the Arab League and the Security Council. As for Libya, almost 50,000 people have died there, and had Al-Qadhafi remained in power there would have been far more deaths. The League of Arab States adopted a resolution on that issue which Syria endorsed as well.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Qatar was in fact never colonized but had signed a treaty with the United Kingdom that expired in the early 1970s, and had never had to resist colonialism because it and the other Gulf States lived in dire poverty until God blessed us with oil. Today, we are proud to stand by our Arab brothers who need our assistance, and we will help them without reminding them of our generosity. I should also like to raise the question of democracy. We in no way wish to interfere; we wish to work alongside the Syrian people in implementing reforms and relaunching democracy. Democracy in Syria began in 1919, and we hope most earnestly that it will prevail once again and bless the entire Syrian people with its benefits.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Sheikh Al-Thani (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): I apologize for asking to speak once again. I wish to note that our mission here is not to request military intervention from the Security Council or to take a decision in favour of military intervention. Moreover, we are not interfering in Syria's internal affairs. It is a matter for the Syrian people to decide who shall govern them. I do, however, have a comment to make concerning the statement made by the representative of Syria. He referred to a poem by the late poet Nizar Qabbani. We all know that Nizar Qabbani was a bard of liberty, but we do not know what he would have to say about this situation if he were still alive. The representative of Syria talked about the colonialism under which the countries of the Gulf, especially Qatar, had suffered.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Consequently, and since the Syrian regime has continued to use an approach that flies in the face of today's logic and that of the international community, we cannot but resort to the rational solution to the crisis that is set out in the plan that we have presented to the Council. We hope that it will gain the Council's support. Only through this can we hope to do justice to the aspirations of the Syrian people, their aspirations for freedom and for the establishment of good governance. We call on the Council to adopt the draft resolution sponsored by the brotherly Kingdom of Morocco. Otherwise, we will be sending a wrong message to the Syrian regime, one that encourages it to continue oppressing its people. That might have serious consequences for peace, stability and security in Syria and the entire region.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“We are not calling for military intervention; we are advocating the adoption of concrete economic pressure to bring the Syrian regime to understand that it cannot avoid meeting the demands of its people. We are not after a regime change, because this is a matter that we believe the Syrian people should decide. The continuation of the current situation is a threat to the entire region and might lead to grave repercussions if we do not remedy it in a serious and effective manner. We at the League of Arab States have made sincere efforts to find a solution to the crisis and hoped that the Syrian regime would be wise enough to realize that its approach to governance has become obsolete.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Subsequently, in Doha we embarked on the Lebanese reconciliation that with which all here are quite familiar. Today, the League of Arab States comes before the Council to request that it assume its responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations to address the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Syria by adopting a clear resolution that supports the latest Arab initiative endorsed in the resolution of the League of Arab States Ministerial Council in Cairo on 22 January, to which I referred earlier. We also call on the Council to undertake all measures based on the resolutions of the League of Arab States, specifically economic resolutions and bans on travel to Syria.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“It reported extrajudicial killings, arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances and acts of torture, some of which had been carried out in conjunction with acts of sexual violence. The Security Council has taken landmark positions in supporting us, both at the national level in our attempt to find solutions to the problems of Darfur, Lebanon and the conflict between Eritrea and Djibouti, or at the level of the League of Arab States with relation to the war of Lebanon and the war in the Gaza Strip. We look forward, in the same spirit, to the Council's taking a positive stance by supporting the Arab position on the Syrian crisis. Allow me to recall that in the past, I came before the Council with a solution to the Lebanese crisis that did justice to the occupied Lebanese territories.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“A few days ago, UNICEF confirmed that the death toll of children killed in Syria exceeded 384. I do not believe that anyone would accept such a number even if it were described as collateral damage. I do not believe that any one of those children was a member of an armed terrorist group. The Council may well recall that human rights organizations, such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have condemned the acts of oppression committed by the Syrian regime against civilians and called for the International Criminal Court to investigate the perpetrated crimes. The International Commission of Inquiry cited in its report issued in Geneva on 28 November 2011 that the Syrian security forces had committed crimes against humanity.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The Council may well be aware of the adoption by the Human Rights Council of three resolutions at its sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth sessions, strongly condemning Syria for the flagrant and systematic violations committed by Syrian forces that may be considered crimes against humanity. In its resolution 66/176 of 19 December 2011, the General Assembly condemned strongly and by a vast majority the continuation by the Syrian authorities of their serious and systematic violations of human rights. The Secretary-General requested the Security Council to shoulder its responsibilities and to adopt a unified position with regard to the crisis. As for the rate of killing taking place in Syria, the United Nations declared that it was no longer able to keep count of the thousands of victims and would consequently stop doing so.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Many thousands of people have died and many detainees languish in prisons. The Government killing machine continues effectively unabated. Sadly, funeral processions have become scenes of massacres; schools have been transformed into military headquarters and even houses of worship have not been spared from the shelling. Clearly such oppression has reached unimaginable proportions when the throats of slogan chanters have been slashed, as the killers of Ibrahim Qaqoush did in Hama. Fingers of pro-freedom cartoonists have been broken; the fate of Ali Farzat in Damascus is a case in point.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Could it not be that the people are defending themselves after months of killing, detention and torture? Could any leadership continue its rule against the desire of its own people who are calling for reform? We must not forget that the crisis we are discussing was launched through spontaneous, peaceful demonstrations by unarmed citizens calling for rights that are enshrined in international covenants and instruments. Those demonstrators have faced live ammunition, heavy weaponry, widespread detention and flagrant violations of their human rights. 1241919 The Syrian regime is promoting the idea of a hidden agenda harboured by certain States against it. That idea is untrue and belies the position of the international community concerning the events in Syria resulting from the Government's policy.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The reality on the ground bears witness to the fact that the bloodshed has not stopped, that the killing machine is still at work and that violence has continued to spread everywhere. That approach was clearly articulated in the declarations made by the Syrian Minister for Foreign Affairs at the press conference of 24 January. After mocking the League of Arab States' plan as an invitation to internationalization, be confirmed the Syrian Government's rejection of the Arab solution and declared that the security-based solution was a necessity imposed by the situation on the ground. The important question at this stage is: What is the solution for a people that is being slaughtered? The Syrian Government invokes the violence committed by armed groups as justification.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The League of Arab States began to discuss the Syrian crisis six months after it started. We have come before the Council today after five additional months of effort to push the Syrian Government to find a solution to the crisis with its own people, based on the resolutions of the League. Throughout our efforts, we have been eager to preserve the unity and stability of Syria as an important member of the Arab family. Our efforts and initiatives, however, have been completely in vain, for the Syrian Government has regrettably failed to make any sincere effort to cooperate with us. It is unfortunate that its only effort towards a solution have been to kill its own people.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“It provides for the formation of a national unity Government within two months, to be chaired by a mutually agreed figure and to include members of the opposition. One of its tasks would be to prepare for free and pluralistic parliamentary and presidential elections, under a law stipulating the conduct of such elections under Arab and international supervision. The resolution extended the Arab observer mission mandate by one month despite the fact that the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States announced on 28 January the suspension of the activities of the observer mission, pending review of the matter by the League's Council of Ministers, given the serious deterioration of the security situation as a result of the escalation of the security-based option.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“At the last meeting of the Arab Ministerial Committee in Cairo on 22 January, a comprehensive review was conducted of the tasks accomplished by the observer mission based on its findings. That meeting adopted unanimously a resolution that included a unanimously endorsed initiative on an integrated plan for a peaceful settlement of the Syrian crisis that would be acceptable to and implemented by all parties in good faith and without stalling or reluctance. That resolution has been circulated among the members of the Security Council. The plan constitutes a road map that is consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and is aimed at a rational, democratic, political solution to the crisis and a peaceful transition of power.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Immediately thereafter, the Arab observer mission - the first of its kind in the history of the League of Arab States - was deployed. It is not unlikely that the purpose behind the Syrian Government's signing the protocol is to enforce the military solution under cover of its commitment to the protocol. In fact, the Syrian Government has failed to implement major provisions of the protocol, notably those related to the immediate implementation of the Arab plan of action that it had agreed to. In briefing the Council on the Arab efforts, I wish to take fully into account the Council's continuing follow-up of developments in the Syrian crisis, so that the Council will understand the reasons that prompted the Arab States to adopt their resolution, which we have been entrusted to convey to the Council.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Despite all those efforts, including contacts with the Syrian Government, the Syrian side resorted to introducing one amendment after the other to the draft protocol, and asking all kinds of questions, to which 3 the League of Arab States provided answers and clarifications, for more than a month. It was clear that the Syrian objective was to stall and prevaricate in order to avoid taking the responsibility of implementing its commitments, which reflected the Syrian Government's lack of political will to sign the protocol and commit to implementing the provisions of the Arab plan. Once the fear barrier came down and the people started defending themselves in the face of military and security oppression, the Syrian Government signed the protocol on 19 December 2011.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The resolution was communicated to the Secretary-General of the United Nations and requested him to take necessary action in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations to support the League's efforts. On 27 November 2011, the Ministerial Council adopted a package of sanctions, including halting flights to Syria, that would not directly affect the Syrian people. At a meeting held in Doha on 3 December 2011, the Ministerial Committee agreed on the details of the sanctions and relevant action. It is worth mentioning that the Arab Ministerial Committee continued its meetings aimed at following up on developments in the Syrian situation; it met in Doha on 17 December 2011 and in Cairo on 8 January 2012.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“After the idea of dispatching an Arab observer mission to Syria took shape - not to give any party an opportunity to buy time but rather to stop the Violence and the bloodshed - the Ministerial Council approved, at a meeting held in Rabat on 16 November 2011, a draft protocol on the legal status of the mission, whose mandate was to verify the implementation of the Arab plan in order to solve the crisis and protect civilians. Should the Syrian Government fail to sign the protocol or Violate any of its provisions - including those calling for an end to the violence and killing and the release of detainees - the resolution called for convening the Economic and Social Council of the League of Arab States to consider imposing economic sanctions on Syria.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The plan called on the Ministerial Committee to conduct, in parallel with 12-21919 concrete progress made by the Syrian Government towards meeting its commitments, necessary contacts and consultations with the Government and various factions of the Syrian opposition with a View to convening a national dialogue conference within two weeks of the date of the adoption of the resolution. Unfortunately, the Syrian Government did not fully or immediately meet its commitments to the League's initiative of 2 November 2011. Consequently, the Ministerial Council decided on 12 November 2011 to adopt a host of measures, including the imposition of economic and political sanctions on the Syrian Government and calling on all opposition factions to meet in Cairo for three days to agree at a forthcoming conference on a transitional phase for Syria.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The plan confirmed the official Syrian approval of the following: first, to end all acts of violence committed by all sources in order to protect the lives of Syrian citizens; secondly, to free detainees held as a result of the current events; thirdly, to withdraw all military elements from the cities and residential neighbourhoods; and fourthly, to provide the relevant agencies of the League of Arab States and Arab and international media free access throughout Syria in order to report on developments there and monitor the situation.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The resolution also called for the establishment of necessary contacts with the Syrian Government and opposition in order to prepare for a conference of inclusive national dialogue at the headquarters of the League of Arab States and under its auspices that would realize the legitimate aspirations of the Syrian people. On 26 October 2011, the Ministerial Committee held discussions in Damascus with President Bashar Al-Assad. In a meeting held with the Syrian side in Doha on 30 October 2011, the Committee agreed on a plan of action that was welcomed at the resumed extraordinary session of the League of Arab States, held at the ministerial level at the League's headquarters on 2 November 2011. The agreement was annexed to the resolution.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The resolution called on the Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States to establish, at that session, an Arab Ministerial Committee - under my chairmanship and with the Foreign Ministers of Algeria, Egypt, the Sudan and Oman and the head of the Arab League as members - mandated to liaise with the Syrian leadership in an effort to halt all acts of violence and killing. The Committee requested the Sudan and Egypt to persuade the Syrian leadership to withdraw all military presences and launch a dialogue between the Syrian people and opposition in order to implement political reforms that would meet the aspirations of the people.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“12-21919 On 26 October 2011, at its extraordinary session in Cairo, the League of Arab States reiterated the Arab position in a resolution calling for an immediate and complete end to the violence and killing, the elimination of armed elements, and the rejection of a security-based solution in a bid to avoid further casualties and exacerbating the conflict among the various factions of the Syrian people, preserve the civil peace, protect civilians, and maintain the unity of the Syrian people.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“On 27 August 2011, the League of Arab States adopted an initiative to end the violence in Syria, launch an inclusive national dialogue with the opposition to prevent the situation from deteriorating further, and introduce reforms in a secure and controlled environment. The provisions and mechanisms of the initiative were balanced, transparent and objective. It was the only way to achieve a peaceful settlement of the crisis based on the aforementioned goals.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“We meet today under the watchful eyes of bereaved orphans, widows, thousands of wounded, detainees, displaced children, young people, the elderly and women who continue to hope for the support of the Security Council and thus to live a decent, free life based on right, justice and good governance. It is up to the Security Council - and its responsibility under United Nations Charter - to realize the hopes of the Syrian people. Indeed, we are entrusted with such a burden by virtue of our humanitarian responsibility. At the League of Arab States, we have worked diligently, patiently and responsibly to find solutions that will help us settle the Syrian crisis peacefully.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“I wish to stress that our first and ultimate goal is to serve the interests of Syria, which entails protecting its sovereignty, political independence and territorial integrity and ensuring its stability. I further stress the importance of ensuring the solidarity and unity of the Syrian people, harmony among its various components, and the protection of all its ethnic, religious and social groups. With its unique social fabric and intellectual and cultural authenticity, Syria is dear to the hearts of all Arabs. I address the Council today to brief it on the resolution adopted by an organization representing all Arabs.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Sheikh Al-Thani (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I thank you and the members of the Council for convening this meeting to allow us to report on the mission with which we were entrusted. At a meeting held in Cairo on 22 January, the Council of Ministers of the League of Arab States adopted a resolution requesting that I, in my capacity as Chairman of the Arab Ministerial Committee on Syria, and the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States brief the Security Council on the plan adopted under that resolution and that we request the Council to endorse the plan.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“The Arab League asked the President of the ministerial committee and the Secretary-General to inform the Security Council and to ask for its support for the plan. While we commend the request made by the Secretary-General to the Council to shoulder its responsibilities, we specifically believe that the Arab League's request to the Council to adopt its plan, in accordance with the resolutions of the Arab League, was in line with the demands of the Secretary-General and the international community. We stress the importance of supporting the efforts of the Arab League as part of energizing regional solutions in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“At the same time, we stress the need to protect the cohesion and unity of the Syrian people and Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Arab League has spared no effort in playing a positive role in order to resolve the Syrian crisis in a regional framework through the Arab League initiative, devoid of any violence or military intervention. That initiative included the deployment of a mission of observers to Syria to monitor its implementation. On Sunday, after the Arab ministerial committee in charge of the Syrian crisis reviewed a report of the Arab observers in Syria and made its recommendations to the meeting of the Arab Foreign Ministers, the ministerial committee developed an Arab League action plan for an Arab solution to the Syrian crisis, similar to the solution proposed for the crisis in Yemen.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The Syrian issue is no less urgent, in terms of the high and unfortunate number of victims of violence in Syria, as stated in the briefing of the Assistant Secretary-General, or in terms of the nature of the situation in the country, with its complex composition and regional dimensions, and in terms of the risk of seeing the country slide towards a greater level of violence. We, like other countries, are concerned about the continuing serious crisis in a brotherly Arab country. We are keen to stop the bloodshed that has befallen the Syrian people. We have demanded an end to violence, murder, violations of fundamental freedoms and bloodshed. We also urge the Syrian Government to discharge its responsibility.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In that regard, we would like to stress our firm opposition to such measures by Israel and its attempts to change the Arab identity of the city, its demographic composition, its legal status and its religious character. We stress also that these attempts are null and void and have no legal effect. We urge the international community to express its rejection of the attempts by Israel to damage Islamic and Christian holy sites, demolish homes and expel the Arab population, including cancelling their identity cards. Such attempts violate the obligations of Israel, the occupying Power, as well as international law, are contrary to the relevant United Nations resolutions and undermine the foundations of a peaceful solution to the Palestinian issue and the Arab-Israeli conflict.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In so doing, we call on the Council to shoulder its responsibility towards the Israeli actions that undermine the two-State solution by imposing a fait accompli situation that makes it impossible to build a viable Palestinian State in the territories occupied by Israel in 1967, including East Jerusalem. It goes without saying that the solution to the crisis in the Middle East depends upon Israel's withdrawal from all occupied Palestinian land, the remaining Lebanese territory and the Syrian Golan, as well as on abiding by the resolutions of the United Nations. What is of concern to us in particular is the escalation of the illegal measures taken by the Israeli authorities aimed at the Judaization of occupied Jerusalem.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In that regard, it is necessary that the States that sponsored the Quartet's proposal and that believe in a negotiated solution act to bring the required political pressure to bear for the success of this endeavour. In that context, some have suggested that the Palestinian side has not been acting in a manner conducive to the implementation of those steps. The Palestinian attempt for recognition of the State of Palestine as an independent State does not undermine the two-State solution at all. That is why we will not shy away from calling on the Council to support it.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Those settlements are illegal and constitute a real threat to the peace negotiations and the two-State solution and are a blatant violation of international law. A few days ago, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos briefed the Council on the grave humanitarian impact of the presence of illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories. When one thinks about the fact that Israel has already exceeded all limits, the Government of Prime Minister Netanyahu surprises us with unprecedented transgressions. A few days ago, by proposing the construction of new housing units in the West Bank, the Israeli Government attempted to legitimize not homes currently inhabited by settlers in the settlement of Migron, but settlements that even Israel itself considers illegal.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“On previous occasions we emphasized that the work of the Quartet should not be limited to setting dates and timetables, but should ensure the appropriate conditions for their implementation. However, as expected, the Government of Israel did not remove the main obstacle to the success of the negotiations, which is illegal settlement activity. Although it recently held meetings with the Palestinian side in Amman, those meetings are not enough to break the vicious circle experienced by the Palestinian cause as long as the Israeli Government has no real intention to make peace. That Government continues to ignore all international calls urging it to halt and dismantle its settlements in the territories occupied since 1967.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Al-Thani (Qatar) (spoke in Arabic): I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your country's presidency of the Security Council and on your efforts so far to successfully manage the Council's busy programme of work this month. I also thank you for convening this open meeting. I wish to thank Mr. Fernandez-Taranco for his briefing this morning. When the Quartet proposed a timetable for the activation of direct negotiations between the Palestinian and Israeli parties in its statement last September (see SG/2l78), with a view to reaching an agreement that included key issues before the end of 2012, we supported that proposal and hoped for its success in achieving the goal desired by everyone, although the past positions of the Israeli side were not encouraging.”
2012-01-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6706Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Here we would like to highlight the relevant General Assembly resolutions and Security Council resolution 497 (1981), which emphasizes that the Israeli decision to annex the Syrian Golan is null and void and without legal effect. The Arab Group calls for Israel to withdraw from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967 and to stop its aggressive practices, which violate international humanitarian law, in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention of 1949. The Arab Group demands that the international community compel Israel to implement its obligations under resolution 1701 (2006) so as to prevent violations of Lebanese sovereignty by land, sea and air; to withdraw from the northern part of Ghajar village, Shaba'a farms and Kfar Shuba hills; and to accelerate the demarcation of the Blue Line.”
2011-10-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6636Resumption1 (2011) · source