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Alimov

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first: 1996-04-09
most recent: 2016-10-28
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“Huge stockpiles of raw opium were used, and these stockpiles were in Taliban-controlled territory. Neighbouring countries, including Tajikistan, which have been trying to block the distribution of drugs from Afghanistan, have suffered because of this. In Tajikistan alone, three times more heroin was destroyed this year than last, and now the amounts of that deadly product are measured in tons. We attach enormous importance to combating illegal drug trafficking, and we consider depriving international terrorism of one of its main sources of financing as one of our main contributions. We hope that United Nations specialized agencies and donor countries will continue to assist us and our neighbours in this struggle.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Immediately after the anti-terrorist operation began in Afghanistan, the Government of Tajikistan took a special decision to declare its willingness to make our country's airspace and infrastructure available for the provision of humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan, who have been suffering for so long under Taliban tyranny. We call on all States and humanitarian organizations to immediately provide the Afghan people with the help they need. The humanitarian disaster threatening Afghanistan must be averted. As indicated by the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention, a significant drop in the opium poppy harvest in Afghanistan this year has not led to a corresponding reduction in the amount of heroin smuggled into neighbouring countries and Europe.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The broadest possible Afghan circles, both within and outside of Afghanistan, must all help to build that foundation. Of course, in the future government there can be no place for the Taliban in the political structure, because that would be fraught with the danger of rebuilding in Afghanistan support bases for terrorism and drug trafficking. We are deeply disturbed over the difficult humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. The Taliban's refusal to implement the demands of the anti-terrorist coalition to extradite the masterminds and organizers of the terrorist attacks against the United States has brought only renewed suffering to the Afghan people and an increase in the number of refugees and displaced persons. With winter coming on, millions of Afghans may die of hunger.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The sine qua non for restoring a peaceful life to Afghanistan is bringing an end to foreign interference and uniting the efforts of the world community under the aegis of the United Nations in order to expedite the process of a political settlement of the Afghan problem and reconstruction in the country. It is also necessary to eliminate all hotbeds of terrorism in Afghanistan, elements of organized crime and, as a matter of great importance, the production capacities of the drug mafia. The territorial integrity of Afghanistan must be ensured. In order to guarantee peace and stability in the country it is necessary to establish an effective government on a broad political and ethnic basis, in accordance with the will and the consent of the Afghan people.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Everything must be done to ensure that, in the future, Afghanistan ceases to be a source of threats to the Afghan people themselves, to neighbouring States and to international security overall. Everything must be done to ensure that Afghanistan respects human rights and basic freedoms, and that there is a halt to the shameful discrimination against women and girls. Everything must be done to restore to the Afghan people hope for a future of peace and prosperity. We consider that deciding the future of Afghanistan is the exclusive prerogative of the Afghan people themselves.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“At the same time, as the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmonov, has emphasized several times, including at United Nations forums, the problem of Afghan does not have only a regional dimension, but a broader, international dimension, too. The tragedy of 11 September highlighted this all too clearly. Under the present circumstances, it seems to us that we have a unique opportunity to help the Afghan people return to peaceful and stable development, to become a fully fledged member of the world community and to change the image that, unfortunately, has been formed of them in the last few years as accomplices to international terrorism and other criminal, destructive and destabilizing forces. Afghan society is on the verge of making a fundamental change, and the international community must help it seize this opportunity.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (spoke in Russian): I would like at the outset to commend you, Madam, on the excellent way you have presided over the Security Council this month. We are glad to welcome Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi to this meeting of the Council. We think that the Secretary-General's decision to reappoint him as his Special Representative for Afghanistan is an extremely timely and good one. We fully support his work. We hope that he, together with the Member States and the Security Council, will be able to work effectively on setting the solution to the Afghan problem on a peaceful political course. Tajikistan is very anxious to see a settlement of the conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan as soon as possible. This would help stabilize further the situation in the country and throughout the region of Central Asia.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The rich, centuries-old history of the Tajik people, the vast intellectual and spiritual heritage bequeathed to us by our ancestors, and our enormous human potential are an earnest of that.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Our peoples will never forget the Russian peacekeepers and border troops who laid down their lives in the cause of the security and stability of both Russia and Tajikistan. The people and the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan are overjoyed and highly elated that, with the support of the entire international community, it has been possible for us, at the turn of a new millennium, to break the vicious circle of fratricidal enmity and to channel the development of our State and our society into a civilized course of peace, democracy and a flourishing society. In Tajik society today there is growing confidence that Tajikistan possesses all the components of a modern, democratic, economically viable State.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“We wish to single out Russia among those States, and to convey our special gratitude for its decisive contribution to all stages of the inter-Tajik settlement process. Russian military personnel, moreover, were the backbone of the collective peacekeeping forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), which from 1993 to the present have been playing an important stabilizing role in our country. Russian border troops, who at the request of the Government of Tajikistan are serving on the Tajik-Afghan border, are demonstrating sterling qualities, carrying out their duties in a selfless, highly professional way through the difficult years when they protected Tajikistan from infiltration from neighbouring Afghanistan, which was torn apart by conflict, terrorism, criminal elements, drugs and weapons.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“The efforts of the United Nations to restore peace and stability in Tajikistan were actively promoted by other international organizations as well, in particular the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and also other friendly guarantor States for the implementation of the General Agreement - Russia, Iran, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Pakistan and Afghanistan. All of these States and organizations, which were part of the Contact Group, served as reliable guarantors of the implementation of the General Agreement. The experience of the work of this group will no doubt be applicable and useful in the settlement of other crisis situations.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“To a great extent they were responsible for the restoration of some 29,500 of nearly 38,000 homes destroyed during the course of the hostilities, for the finding of jobs for 133,000 of 140,000 families that suffered from the war and for the return of Virtually all of the illegally occupied houses to their former owners. A great contribution was made to alleviate the drastic problems facing Tajikistan, and active work is continuing in our country on the part of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and the International Financial Corporation.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“We are grateful to all States - and there are some 30 of them - that sent their staff members to the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan, staff members who demonstrated outstanding professionalism, courage and self-abnegation in carrying out their duties. To our great regret, there were also tragic losses. Four citizens of Austria, Poland, Uruguay and Japan gave their lives for the cause of peace in Tajikistan. Their names will for ever remain in our hearts and in the memory of the Tajik people. Impressive work was also carried out in Tajikistan by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mrs. Sadako Ogata, and the agency she heads.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“I should also like to mention all of the Special Representatives and Special Envoys of the Secretary- General and leaders of the United Nations groups and missions who dedicated their talents and in fact gave themselves body and soul to the cause of peace in Tajikistan: Liviu Bota, Ismat Kittani, Ramiro Piriz-Ballen, Darko Silovic, Gerd Dietrick Merrem, Jan Kubis and Ivo Petrov, who is participating in our meeting today. Separate mention should be made of the staff members of the United Nations Secretariat who dealt daily with and successively resolved the complex problems involved in Tajikistan.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Today's meeting provides us with an outstanding opportunity to express our deepest gratitude to all of those who have made contributions to the cause of peace in Tajikistan. These are first and foremost the more than 40 States that have been members of the Security Council during the years of the Council's consideration of the issue of Tajikistan. Thanks to the unfailing and constant attention of members of the Council, it has been possible to design the major parameters and coordinated actions of the international community for successfully moving the peace process in our country forward. Superb professional and human qualities were demonstrated in this respect both by the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali and by his colleague who is now the highest official of the Organization, Mr. Kofi Annan.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“We have responded with gratitude to the proposal of the Secretary-General to establish a United Nations office to assist in post-conflict peace-building in Tajikistan. I am confident that the new United Nations office will also meet with a positive response from the Government and the people of Tajikistan, who are looking to it for energetic coordination of international efforts to bring about the social and economic rehabilitation of the country. We are convinced that the provision of carefully targeted assistance to Tajikistan by the international community will play an important role in assisting the strengthening of peace and stability throughout the entire region of Central Asia.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“The Government and the people of my country are deeply and fully aware of the plethora of extraordinarily complex difficulties facing them, and in resolving them we are counting on the continuing noble support of the international community. The success, achieved through the assistance of the United Nations of achieving a peaceful life has enhanced confidence on the part of ordinary people of Tajikistan in the United Nations and raised it to new heights. To maintain that confidence without dashing the hopes of these people is something the Organization can do only by reasserting its authority through specific actions designed to strengthen peace and stability in our country.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“The United Nations can rightfully and proudly chalk up as a peacekeeping success its assistance to Tajikistan in achieving a political settlement to the armed conflict and in resolving the humanitarian and socio-economic problems of the country. With the support and assistance of the international community in Tajikistan, the bases began to be laid down for building a modern, democratic State of law with a socially focused market economy. A philosophy of peace and constructive thinking won out over a philosophy of enmity and destruction. Today in Tajikistan the reign of peace is becoming ever stronger.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“These circumstances further aggravated an already critical economic and social situation in Tajikistan. The restoration of destroyed social and cultural sites, the revival and reform of the economy of the country, the strengthening of State institutions, the establishment of social conditions conducive to a dignified life for each member of society - all of that, along with the objectives of achieving a political settlement, was the daily concern of the Government of the country. It is understandable that Tajikistan, acting alone, could not cope with these and other enormous problems. Comprehensive international assistance and support played a critically important role in overcoming the crisis phase of the development of T ajik society.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“One of the major achievements of the inter-Tajik settlement was that virtually all of the approximately 52,000 refugees in Afghanistan returned to their homes, and more than 180,000 returned from the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States, as well as more than 680,000 internally displaced persons. It is well known that during the many years of armed confrontation more than 50,000 perished, and the total value of material losses, in an already poor country, amounted to more than $7 billion. This was compounded by the requirements for the settling, psychological adaption and full-fledged integration into the social, economic and political life of the country of these refugees and displaced persons, who accounted for nearly one fifth of the population of the country.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Agreed amendments have been made to our fundamental law, the Constitution of the Republic, through the national referendum. A Government for the country has now been formed on a broad national political basis with the participation of representatives of the former armed opposition. Through a direct secret ballot, on an alternative basis, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan has been elected. Taking into account the amendments made to the Constitution of the country, for the first time in the modern history of Tajikistan there have been multi-party, pluralist elections for the Republic's organs of legislative power. As a result of this, a bi-cameral parliament has been formed and has begun its work.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“All of the key provisions of the General Agreement have been implemented. The major functions of the Commission on National Reconciliation, which was established in accordance with the Agreement, have been carried out. The United Tajik Opposition has announced the disbanding of its armed units, which has become one of the most important stages in the implementation of the Protocol on Military Issues. Some 7,000 former fighters of the opposition have had the appropriate registration carried out. More than 6,000 have been integrated into the military forces of the Republic, and the others have been demobilized and have returned to civilian life. For the most part, the process provided for by the general amnesty has been completed.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Enormous credit for this goes to the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the leaders of the former United Tajik Opposition, which demonstrated the capacity to raise their sights, transcend the interests of the moment and direct their political will at resolving issues that directly affected the fate of the Tajik people. The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, headed the peace process with personal courage, goodwill, political insight and organizational ability. To this day, he remains the major driving force of the process, while relying on the support of the absolute majority of the population of the country. The long journey to national reconciliation begun seven years ago under the aegis of the United Nations has today reached its logical conclusion.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“The path from armed confrontation to national reconciliation was long and onerous, but it turned out to be the only correct path that was in fact consonant with the fundamental interests of Tajik society. The long-awaited hope for the restoration of peace to the land of Tajikistan returned with the conclusion of the Moscow General Agreement, and once again the highest national priorities were proclaimed to be cooperation and the unity of all citizens regardless of their nationality, religious faith or political allegiance. The gloomiest chapter in the tragic modern history of our country was closed, and the Republic entered a new era.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“As a direct party to that process, I can attest to the fact that those were years of intensive, constructive and collective work dedicated to the achievement of a most noble objective: the restoration - with the assistance of the international community - of peace and tranquillity to the land of Tajikistan. The venues for the holding of negotiations changed: Moscow, Tehran, Islamabad, Ashgabat, Almaty and Bishkek. The members of the delegations of the Tajik sides changed, as did the intermediaries who were acting on behalf of the Secretary-General. However, what remained unchanged was the goal: overcoming all obstacles to find the road that led to peace, stability and democracy in Tajikistan.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“In the course of over three years, the incredibly complex negotiating process first led to the conclusion, on 17 September 1994 at Tehran, of the Agreement on a Temporary Ceasefire and the Cessation of Other Hostile Acts on the Tajik-Afghan Border and within the Country for the Duration of the Talks. Ultimately, that led to the signing at Moscow, on 27 June 1997, of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. The length of that period meant that the path we followed was genuinely one that lasted an entire epoch.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Forces linked to international terrorism, religious extremism, illegal trafficking in narcotic drugs and weapons and other criminal activities attempted to exploit this set of circumstances. A real danger emerged that threatened Tajikistan's very existence as an independent and sovereign State and its territorial integrity. We faced a clear and ever- increasing threat to regional stability and security. It was no easy task to find the only reasonable formula, the only correct path to peace. Against that backdrop, on 5 April 1994 at Moscow, under the aegis of the United Nations, a difficult inter-Tajik dialogue began. That dialogue continued for 1,171 days.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“It is appropriate today to recall the situation that existed when, more than seven years ago - on 21 January 1993 - the United Nations, on the request of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, began its peacekeeping activity in our country by opening its small political mission in Dushanbe. During that period, the merciless flames of internal conflict were raging throughout the country. In conditions of what was essentially a civil war, the moral and psychological atmosphere of society was poisoned by the venom of enmity and mutual distrust. The situation on the Tajik-Afghan border was critical. There were almost daily Violations, accompanied by casualties. All of this continued to grow.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“They provide much food for thought and serve as guidelines for further action. We are deeply grateful to all members of the Council for the wishes they have addressed to the people and Government of Tajikistan in their sincere desire to see us achieve a lasting peace and flourish in stable democratic development in the post-conflict peace- building period. My delegation would like to thank all members of the Security Council for their genuine and warm interest, as expressed in their statements, in a further strengthening of the success achieved during the peace process. We are particularly inspired by the fact that the members of the Council have once again shown their solidarity with Tajikistan and its efforts to move towards building a democratic and secular State of law.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (interpretation from Russian): First of all, Mr. President, allow me to say that my delegation is extraordinarily gratified to see you, an outstanding representative of the People's Republic of China - a great State that is a neighbour and friend of Tajikistan - presiding over this meeting of the Security Council, which is an important and truly historic meeting for my country. Your diplomatic experience and talent provide all grounds for confidence in the successful work of the Council under your leadership this month. Allow me to express our satisfaction at the highly substantive discussion that has just taken place on the final report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Tajikistan and at the valuable comments made by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Tajikistan, Mr. Ivo Petrov.”
2000-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4140 (2000) · source
“We believe that the Secretary-General, in preparing his proposals, will base himself on the real needs of our country, whose peace and stability can best be consolidated by helping to revive and develop the socio- economic sphere.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan is prepared to continue to cooperate with the United Nations on the basis and in development of the joint experience we have gained in leading the country out of a most difficult internal conflict. We feel that this experience deserves a thorough analysis and assimilation. It should help enhance the United Nations authority and serve the interests of all its States Members. We hope that we still have some time to address this question very seriously. Right now, it is important to identify in a precise and balanced manner the United Nations tasks at this new phase in the development of the situation in Tajikistan. It is important to bear in mind the depth of the respect of the Tajik people for the people in blue helmets and to plan United Nations activities so as to further deepen that respect.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“This hope is bolstered by the concerned and active work being undertaken in our country by the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Children's Fund and many other specialized agencies of the United Nations. Moreover, the country's transition to the peaceful path of development and the socio-economic reforms being carried out by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan are gradually leading to increased confidence in us on the part of investors, who are devoting growing attention to the opportunities offered them by participation in the revival and development of our country. We believe that the Secretary-General will soon submit recommendations on the new role of the United Nations in Tajikistan once UNMOT fulfils its mandate.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“We are grateful to the Security Council, the Secretary- General, his Special Representative, the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) and the Contact Group of Guarantor States and International Organizations for the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan for their constant attention to our problems, assistance and support, which we have appreciated, appreciate and, I am sure, will continue to appreciate in the future. Tajikistan now has special need of all kinds of international support. We have reason to hope that this support will grow.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“This law was adopted on the basis of the amendments to the country's Constitution endorsed in the course of the popular referendum. We consider the main achievement of the elections to be the fact that the T ajik people themselves decided the direction our society should take in the twenty-first century. This direction can be characterized by the following central points. Tajikistan is resolutely moving towards the development of a democratic, secular and pluralistic society that respects the views of the people and observes fundamental human rights and freedoms. To use the image cited by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, the outcome of the parliamentary elections has cemented the achievements of the peace process and laid solid foundations for the sustainable development of the country.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“For the first time in the country's history, six political parties took part in the establishment of the representative organs through elections and every mandate in the various constituencies was contested, on average, by five candidates; in some, there were as many as 10. All of this took place not long after the recent civil conflict in my country. Preparations for and the holding of the elections in a free, democratic atmosphere were not a victory solely for our burgeoning Tajik democracy as a whole. We may candidly and, in our opinion, must attribute it to each individual participant in this process, from the rank-and-file voter to the political parties and movements. It is important to note that the elections took place in accordance with the law, reflecting the current state of Tajik society.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“Decisive steps have been taken to consolidate all the achievements made during the almost three-year peace process in my country. For the first time in the history of newly independent Tajikistan, pluralistic, multiparty elections were held. For us, this was not just another routine election campaign. The elections were a very serious test of the strength of the peace process unfolding under United Nations auspices and brought it to the conclusion envisaged in the General Agreement signed in Moscow in June 1997. This was a very serious, qualitatively new step towards the further democratization of our society. We can say in all certainty that this democratic breakthrough was truly won by the suffering of the people of Tajikistan.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (spoke in Russian): I should like to take this opportunity first of all to congratulate you, Sir, on your exercise of your very important duties as President of the Security Council for March and to sincerely wish you every success in your difficult and very responsible job. Allow me also to express gratitude for the important proposals and comments made during this exchange of views on the report submitted by the Secretary-General under this agenda item on the situation in Tajikistan. Every comment and proposal made here is of great value to us and my Government will certainly study them with care. Since the submission in November 1999 of the previous report of the Secretary-General on Tajikistan, major political events have taken place in Tajik society.”
2000-03-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4115 (2000) · source
“I wish in conclusion to emphasize that Tajikistan is sincerely grateful to the United Nations and to the Security Council for the attention they have devoted to our problems and for their efforts to resolve them. We are grateful that the international community is increasingly focusing its efforts not so much on dealing with the direct consequences of the past internal conflict in our country but rather on providing comprehensive assistance to the consistent implementation in Tajikistan of socio-economic and democratic reforms, which are strongly supported by the leadership of our country.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“The Government of Tajikistan is sincerely resolved to create all conditions necessary for ensuring that the forthcoming elections to the two-chamber Parliament will constitute a new milestone in our progress towards strengthening the democratic basis for the viability of the whole of Tajik society, so that we can enter the twenty-first century in step with the rest of the international community. Tajikistan has high hopes that the international community will increase its efforts to support democratic change in our country, inter alia, by responding with due generosity to the consolidated inter-agency appeal for 2000. We View comprehensive international support as an important, indeed vital, factor for ensuring that the peace process in our country is irreversible.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“This important work is being done with assistance from the joint OSCE/United Nations assessment mission, which will soon visit Tajikistan. We are pleased to note that by the draft resolution, the Security Council would welcome the signing on 5 November 1999, at Dushanbe, by the President of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali S. Rakhmonov, and by the Chairman of the Commission on National Reconciliation, Mr. Abdullo Nuri, of the Protocol on political guarantees for the preparation and conduct of the parliamentary elections. We are glad that members of the Council view this as a necessary basis for the careful preparation of those elections, which will meet international standards.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“We view the Security Council's intention to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for a further six months as reflecting the Council's deep interest in strengthening and consolidating the vitally important results that have already been achieved, with United Nations assistance, in the peace process in Tajikistan. The full and active support of the United Nations will be decisive as Tajik society faces another very important political issue: the holding of the first parliamentary elections under the new conditions. The Commission on National Reconciliation is already drafting a law on elections to the Majlis-i Oli, the Parliament of our republic. The draft law is to be submitted to the President by 20 November.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“The successful implementation of these political measures and the further progress in implementing the General Agreement were helped to a large extent by the continuing generous support provided by the guarantor States, the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and other international organizations directly involved in carrying out the work of strengthening peace in Tajikistan. I would like to take this opportunity to convey my sincere thanks to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Tajikistan, Mr. Ivo Petrov, and to all the personnel of UNMOT, who in close cooperation with members of the Contact Group are continuing actively to help in the practical implementation of the General Agreement.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“Despite the existing political, philosophical and religious differences in Tajik society, as a whole it thereby voiced its strong support for Emomali Rakhmonov and the policy that he has adopted for moving forward and strengthening the process of peace and national reconciliation. The presidential elections were an important step forward towards establishing lasting peace and stability and reliable conditions for further democratic development in Tajikistan.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“The presidential elections convincingly demonstrated that the main political forces in our country do indeed desire to find a constructive solution to their differences in the interests of moving the peace process forward on the basis of the implementation of the General Agreement. The elections were exceptionally important, not least because they were the first to be held in Tajikistan under the new conditions of political pluralism. The Islamic Revival Party, a political and religious opposition party, participated in the election campaign after having resumed its legal activities. As the Council knows, an absolute majority of voters throughout the country voted in favour of the current President of the Republic of Tajikistan.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (spoke in Russian): Today's meeting of the Security Council is taking place at a time of crucial importance for Tajikistan. On 6 November 1999, our country held presidential elections, with a choice of candidates. This was the most important and outstanding event in the political life of Tajikistan since the signing in June 1997 in Moscow of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. I should also like to recall that the elections took place after the successful holding, on 26 September this year, of a national referendum on changes and amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Tajikistan.”
1999-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4064 (1999) · source
“In this connection we again reaffirm the proposal that was made earlier by the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, regarding the need to convene an international conference on Afghanistan, the purpose of which would be to encourage the Afghan parties to enter into serious talks on fundamental problems of an Afghan settlement and to give them every possible assistance in obtaining practical results in this respect.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We believe that members of this group, having departed from their understandings achieved within the framework of that group, and also from the obligations that were adopted at the Tashkent meeting, are obliged to agree as soon as possible on a specific formula for resolving the crisis in Afghanistan, which would be most in keeping with the aspirations of the people of that country and would not harm the interests of other States of the region - of course, in full compliance with the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. Tajikistan is prepared to do everything it can to support any international efforts under the aegis of the United Nations to bring about a radical change in the situation in Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We urge the Council to give a second wind to international efforts to promote normalization of the situation in that country and in the region as a whole. We believe that the Council should give an objective assessment of the action of those who are undoing those efforts, and that it should take concrete measures to force the initiators and the perpetrators of the short-sighted, destructive policy on Afghanistan to heed the clear demands in the resolutions of the Council relating to the Afghan settlement. We believe that the group of neighbours and friends of Afghanistan - the so-called "six plus two" group - should make a more important contribution.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We call upon the Taliban movement to heed the demands of the international community and put an end to their policy of the physical and moral destruction of their own people, to put an end to their barbaric attitude to their own historical, cultural and religious traditions and, on the threshold of the twenty-first century, finally to give their people some prospect of their returning to international relations as a full participant. We also emphasize the need to halt direct foreign military interference in the internal affairs of Afghanistan, which seeks not to develop that country on the path to peace and prosperity but to push it further into the abyss of total destruction. Tajikistan is firmly convinced that the United Nations and its Security Council should not disregard what is now occurring in Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source