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Alimov

lines on the record: 214
first: 1996-04-09
most recent: 2016-10-28
sittings or episodes: 22
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“We agree with many of the alarming assessments we have heard at today's meeting about the situation in Afghanistan and around it, and we believe that the blame for this impasse - when fulfilment of resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly are being blocked, as are international efforts to resolve the Afghan conflict - lies exclusively with the Taliban. We call upon the leadership of the Taliban movement immediately to give up any hope of military victory, to halt their military action and enter into peace negotiations. Readiness to this was repeatedly confirmed by the United Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan, with the ultimate goal of forming a broadly representative Afghan Government.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“It means massive, systematic and gross violations of human rights as a whole, including the rights of women and girls and the norms of international humanitarian law. And, finally, it means open support for international terrorism and the drug business, which pose a real threat to national and regional security. The leadership of Tajikistan is profoundly alarmed at this turn of events in Afghanistan. We are particularly concerned by the ideological devotion of the Taliban to extremist, religious stereotypes and, as a consequence of this, the fact that they have turned the regions of Afghanistan that they control into a base to organize subversive action against neighbouring and other States. We reaffirm our determination, in cooperation with our close friends, to impede the further spread of this kind of activities.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“To our profound regret, the reality is still very far from what I have described. Afghanistan continues to sink deeper and deeper into the abyss of war and the destruction of the very basis of life for its long-suffering people. Fear and hopelessness, starvation, diseases, poverty - these remain the grim lot of the overwhelming majority of the Afghan population, whose living standards are practically the lowest in the world. Present-day realities in Afghanistan mean a regime introduced by the Taliban, which reminds one of a medieval obscurantist order. It means ethnic cleansing, persecutions on the basis of ethnicity and religion, forcible displacements, repression and other abuses against hundreds of thousands of Afghans.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“We would like to see families separated by war be reunited, and to see Afghan children go to school without any trepidation. We would like mothers able to raise their children together with the fathers of those children. We would like girls to feel that they are full members of their society with some hope of a dignified future. We would like the men to compete not on the field of battle but in creative endeavours to rehabilitate their country. We would like all Afghanis to have equal access to all areas of social and political life. We would like the achievements of the Afghan people in the area of science and culture to become accessible to the whole world, and finally, we would like Afghanistan once again to appear before the international community in all of its beautiful diversity and magnificence.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Our concern also stems from a desire to see relations between Tajikistan and Afghanistan - which are based on the historical, cultural and religious communality of our peoples - oriented not to the past so much as to the future. We sincerely cherish these relations, and we too suffer at what is happening now with the fraternal Afghan people. We want, as soon as possible, to see peace and national concord restored to Afghanistan. We would like to see Afghanistan, which has made a unique contribution to the development of world civilization and which was a founding Member of the United Nations, rise up from the ashes into which it has been turned by this totally irrational protracted internal conflict. We would like to see that, as soon as possible, there be a halt to the suffering of the people living in the rich land of Afghanistan.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (interpretation from Russian ): The Republic of Tajikistan expresses profound gratitude to you, Sir, and to the Security Council for having taken the initiative of holding an open meeting to discuss a new, extremely dangerous development in the situation in Afghanistan and, more importantly, possible actions that the Council might take to ensure unconditional compliance with its decisions, as well as with the resolutions of the General Assembly. As we have repeatedly emphasized in our statements in United Nations forums, Tajikistan is very seriously concerned at the situation that prevails in neighbouring Afghanistan, because the hot breath from the Afghan conflict is something that we feel in our immediate vicinity and all along the 1,500-kilometre border we share with that country.”
1999-08-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4039Resumption1 (1999) · source
“The peace process in Tajikistan, established and supported with the invaluable contribution of the United Nations and of the entire international community, is entering a new and extremely serious stage in its development. The forthcoming constitutional reform exercise and elections will be a serious test of the unified nature and sustainability of that process. The sincere desire of Tajik society to show its maturity, its dedication to democratic values and its interest in a peaceful future for its country more than ever needs wide-ranging international support. We hope that we will be able this year through our common efforts to make the decisive breakthrough to a final peace settlement in Tajikistan.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“The Security Council and the Secretary-General have appealed to Member States expeditiously to contribute to the 1999 Consolidated Interagency Appeal for Tajikistan; we hope that these appeals will be heeded, and that the plan for United Nations humanitarian activities in my country will be carried out to the greatest extent possible. We are pleased with the increasing support from the United Nations International Drug Control Programme; by the terms of the agreement signed by the Government of Tajikistan, this support goes to our border forces, who along with their Russian counterparts are carrying out the exceedingly complex task of stopping the flow of drugs across the Afghan-Tajik border. This, we feel, is in the interest not only of Tajikistan and Russia but of many other States as well.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“Our joint work with the United Nations Development Programme and other international humanitarian organizations is also yielding its first results. But the lack of resources for reconstruction and development and for the reintegration into civilian life of former participants in the hostilities, in line with the outcome of the international donor conference held at Vienna in November 1997, has a significant impact on the pace and consistency of the implementation of the General Agreement. Targeted investment in the peace process today would be a critically important contribution to the further normalization of the situation in the Republic and would help bring about speedier solutions to the gravest problems of our transitional period. It would also open the prospect of sustained growth for Tajikistan.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“Emomali Rakhmonov, who is the key guarantor of the irreversibility of the peace process in our country. It is hoped in Tajikistan that donor States will respond appropriately to the sincere determination of the leadership and all the country's healthy political forces to establish peace and stability, which will enable us actively to continue the democratic, social and economic reforms that had been undermined by internal conflict. We must acknowledge that our country, lately emerged from civil war, is not yet able fully to meet the humanitarian needs of its population or to achieve a quick upswing in its economy. We are grateful to the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund for their support of the Government of Tajikistan's efforts to implement structural reform and economic recovery programmes.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“Highways and railroads are being built; as time goes on, these will enable us not only to strengthen our country's transport system but also to ensure that Tajikistan is included in international transcontinental communications plans. Many observers have noted the steady growth of the Tajik economy and increasing interest by foreign investors in joint projects. To meet expectations; to build on what has already been achieved; to retain all the positive and useful things that have been done in recent times; not to allow the growing momentum towards peace and stability to be diverted or reversed: these are the central tasks that are being carried out today, in cooperation with the Commission on National Reconciliation, by the President of Tajikistan, Mr.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“It is important that the spirit of accord and cooperation in Tajik society and among the country's major political forces should continue to prevail over feelings of mistrust and confrontation. Most important of all, we are increasingly seeing an improvement in peoples' frame of mind: their belief in a peaceful future for Tajikistan is growing. This is accompanied by an upswing in the economic and other spheres of Tajik life, as sometimes seen through indirect but nonetheless indicative signs such as the fact that refugees returning to Tajikistan are rebuilding their homes and are living permanently in the areas where they were born.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“We View the draft resolution before the Security Council this evening as an expression of the Council's intention to continue actively to follow the situation in Tajikistan and to bolster the positive trends in the peace process. It is important that the Security Council should advocate protecting the valuable active role played by UNMOT in helping to implement the General Agreement, and to that end should strengthen the organizational and financial foundations of the Mission's activities. As the report of the Secretary-General rightly notes, despite difficulties and isolated outbreaks of tension, "The peace process in Tajikistan has made some progress" [S/l999/514, para. 29]. We have noted essential changes in all aspects of compliance with the General Agreement, in both the political and the military spheres.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“Jan Kubis, and the entire UNMOT staff who, together with the Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and in close cooperation with the members of the Contact Group, notably the representatives of Russia and Iran, are actively promoting the efforts of the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmonov, and the Commission on National Reconciliation, to speed up the practical implementation of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in our country. We express our deepest gratitude to all the staff of the UNMOT, who, in close cooperation with the military personnel of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Collective Peacekeeping Forces and the Russian border forces, continue to make a significant contribution to stabilizing the situation in Tajikistan.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (spoke in Russian): Tajikistan greatly values the constant attention and growing support of the international community for the process of achieving lasting peace, stability and national reconciliation in our country. Today's meeting of the Security Council, and the decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for a further six months, is yet a further clear reaffirmation of the direct involvement of the United Nations in promoting a solution to the very complex tasks facing our people in overcoming the consequences of internal conflict and making progress towards strengthening the basis of the viability of Tajik society and the Tajik State. We greatly value the activities of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Tajikistan, Mr.”
1999-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4004 (1999) · source
“We announce our firm intention to do all in our power to implement its provisions relating to the Government of Tajikistan.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“We are grateful to the Security Council, the Secretary-General and the States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - Russia first and foremost - for their timely and clear political assessment of the rebels' subversive and destabilizing activities and for their determined and unequivocal moral support for the Government and people of Tajikistan in this very difficult time. We are counting on continued cooperation with our partners in the CIS in order to ensure Tajikistan's security and to prevent any new attempt by destructive forces to strike a blow against the process of national reconciliation. We consider the new draft resolution on Tajikistan before the Security Council today to be a reaffirmation of the Council's unswerving support for the peace process in the country.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“All of this is typical of the anti-popular nature of the rebels and their leaders, who enjoyed the external support of those who wish to disrupt the Tajiks' constructive rhythm of life and to strike a treacherous blow to the consolidation process of Tajik society. In this connection, President Emomali Rakhmonov of Tajikistan has resolutely embarked on a course of protecting the unity and territorial integrity of the country and the existing constitutional system. He has firmly stated that the peace process in the Republic is moving ahead and that no force can stop it. Tajikistan is firmly committed to building a democratic society of law and no one can compel it to turn from its chosen path.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“Abdullo Nuri, are unquestionably the key to overcoming existing and possible future difficulties on the complex path to national reconciliation. The dedication to the peace process of both parties to the General Agreement and of the entire Tajik people was severely tested during the recent hostilities, which erupted as a result of the attempt made by an armed group of rebels in northern Tajikistan to seize power by force. Homes and administrative buildings were destroyed, there was considerable loss of life, particularly among the civilian population, and people's lives were ruined.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“The peace process, and the gradual involvement in it of the entire people of Tajikistan, is slowly but surely gaining momentum. There is no need here to enumerate the obvious achievements reached during the course of implementation of the General Agreement. At the same time, I can state with full responsibility that the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan is fully aware that a great deal remains to be done, jointly with the leadership of the United Tajik Opposition, to resolve existing difficulties and to achieve the goals stated in the General Agreement. The regular and fruitful contacts between the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov, and the Chairman of the Commission on National Reconciliation, Mr.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“We are deeply distressed at the murder in July of this year of four staff members of the United Nations Mission and are taking all possible measures to prevent this tragic incident from having consequences for our future relations with the United Nations and with other international organizations. The leadership of Tajikistan has already taken serious measures to improve security conditions for international personnel working in our country and is firmly committed to close cooperation with the leaders of the United Tajik Opposition to successfully complete the investigation of all circumstances surrounding the incident in July. We share the basic assessments and conclusions of the report of the Secretary-General regarding the situation in Tajikistan, and we note their objectivity and realism.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“We would particularly like to take note of the efforts of Russia, Iran and other members of the Contact Group of Guarantor States of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan, signed in June last year in Moscow, to assist the progressive development of the peace process in our country. We note with satisfaction the contribution to stabilizing of the situation in Tajikistan that is being made by the military personnel of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States and the Russian border forces. We see the activity of UNMOT and the staff members of other international and non-governmental organizations as a specific demonstration of the desire of the entire international community to render assistance to the peace process in Tajikistan.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“We are also grateful to the entire international community for rendering invaluable assistance to Tajikistan at the critical stage of the formation of its statehood and of the foundations for the normal functioning of civilian society. The ongoing assistance from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, which together with the United Nations are coordinating the efforts of the international community of donors, has already yielded positive results in Tajikistan and, most importantly, gives us hope for a gradual and full restoration of the basis of the activities of daily life of the population of our country, a basis which has been destroyed by many years of conflict.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (interpretation from Russian): It is a great honour for me to speak at today's Security Council meeting devoted to consideration of the question of the situation in Tajikistan and the further activity in our country of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), and I welcome the opportunity to draw the attention of Council members to the vitally important problems of the present stage of development of Tajik society. First of all, I should like to express our sincere gratitude to the United Nations for its unfailing support of the efforts of the Government of Tajikistan to overcome the consequences of the armed conflict and to return the country to the path of civilized development, which is fully in keeping with the historically proven and recognized interests of the Tajik people.”
1998-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3943 (1998) · source
“In our View, the resolution being adopted today by the Security Council contains a powerful political momentum which should exert the appropriate impact on all of the Afghan parties and on the States on which it has a bearing. We hope that the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Lakhdar Brahimi, and the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan, with the support of interested States, will convey this message to those to whom it is addressed so that the peace process at last will replace the endless round of wars and conflicts on the land of the brotherly Afghan people.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“Tajikistan, as a member of the group of neighbours and friends of Afghanistan, the Six plus Two group, is ready to support those efforts and to do everything in its power to see that the Afghan groups immediately reach agreement on a ceasefire and engage in serious negotiations under the aegis of the United Nations on ways to achieve a peaceful settlement to the conflict on the basis of the decisions of the Security Council and the General Assembly. In our view, there is now a need to hold in the region high-level meetings of representatives of States members of the Six plus Two group, at which it will be possible to consider a concrete plan for a settlement to the conflict. Tajikistan could render the necessary assistance in holding such a meeting.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“For our part, we would like to emphasize that the recent events in Afghanistan have time and again clearly highlighted the impossibility of resolving the Afghan conflict by force. No matter how impressive military victories of one or another of the parties to the conflict may seem, they can only lead to a new, more dangerous and even harsher spiral of armed confrontation and make even more remote the prospects for the establishment of peace and stability in Afghanistan. We believe that in the present situation, the United Nations must, in fact, reaffirm its leading role in efforts to settle the Afghan crisis. There is a need for urgent, practical steps on the part of the United Nations aimed at stepping up assistance for a peaceful settlement in Afghanistan.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“We are convinced that the recent events in the north of Afghanistan confirm the timeliness of the decision to establish a Russia-Tajikistan-Uzbekistan "troika" to counteract religious extremism. Support from the territory of the Islamic State of Afghanistan of various types of extremist forces in Tajikistan can have a highly negative effect on the peace process in our country. The Government of Tajikistan, based on the fact that the external threat must not undermine the process of national reconciliation, has undertaken measures to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border in those areas in particular danger. In cooperation with partners from the Commonwealth of Independent States, we are doing everything in our power to protect our common interests and security. We agree with many of the assessments of the present situation in Afghanistan.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“The leadership of the Taliban movement has been banking on a military solution to the Afghan problem with the direct and massive support from outside, and this cannot fail to be a source of apprehension regarding possible armed actions by the Taliban on the Tajik-Afghan border. We are profoundly concerned over the reports from Afghanistan regarding new, glaring violations of human rights and international law there, including international humanitarian law. We do not exclude the possibility of an uncontrollable surge of Afghan refugees into our country. We are seriously concerned by the genuine transformation of Afghanistan into an exporter of terrorism and drugs.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (interpretation from Russian): The Republic of Tajikistan has actively supported the idea of the adoption of a special resolution of the Security Council on Afghanistan and is one of the co-sponsors of the draft. We welcome the Council's readiness to discuss the dangerous development of the situation in Afghanistan and possible steps to redress it. It is by no means a matter of indifference to Tajikistan as to the kind of situation that has existed recently in neighbouring Afghanistan in connection with the approach of hostilities directly to our border. Our concern derives from an analysis of the real facts.”
1998-08-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3921 (1998) · source
“Based on the positive forces in its society and with the assistance of the international community, the Guarantor States and all of the friends of Tajikistan, the Government will do all that is necessary to ensure that an atmosphere of confidence, peace and stability reigns throughout the country.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“In this respect a significant role is being played by the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan, with which my Government is maintaining the closest contacts. We value highly the work of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Tajikistan, Mr. Gerd Dietrich Merrem, who is soon to retire. His personal efforts made a significant contribution to the breakthrough in the inter-Tajik settlement and to the signing on 27 June 1997 in Moscow of the General Agreement. The Government of Tajikistan is ready to continue constructively to cooperate with the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan, whose personnel is rendering effective assistance and support in the implementation of the peace agreements. Tajikistan is firmly convinced that there is no reasonable alternative to national accord.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“This assistance is extremely important and urgent now, as unprecedented heavy rains and destructive landslides have killed dozens of people, left hundreds homeless and done enormous material damage to the national economy and to the social infrastructure. The immediate losses from the natural disaster are assessed at $24 million. It has been nearly a year since the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan was signed in Moscow, putting an end to the bloody civil conflict and opening the way to building a new and peaceful life. Much has changed over that period of time. Despite the fact that the implementation of key agreements on military issues has been unjustifiably delayed, thus holding back the progress of the entire peace process, that process is moving forward, albeit slowly, at a steady pace.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“We value highly the contribution that is being made to the implementation of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan by the States and international organizations that form the Contact Group of guarantors. We note the stabilizing role of the Collective Peacekeeping Forces of the Commonwealth of Independent States in Tajikistan. The Government of Tajikistan expresses its sincere gratitude to the donor States and to all the agencies and non-govemmental organizations that supplement the humanitarian efforts of the United Nations as well as its rehabilitation and development activities.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“It is no secret that the recent incidents and armed clashes were initiated by people whose natural environment is lawlessness and chaos. They clearly represent the death throes of those few forces that have not yet freed themselves from the illusion that they can undermine the implementation of the Moscow agreements and drag the long-suffering people of Tajikistan into a new spiral of a fratricidal war. The President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmonov, is firm in his position that there is no reasonable alternative to the peace agreement, that progress towards national accord is irreversible, and that the Government of the country is unswerving in its dedication to the cause of moving the peace process forward.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“The assistance of the international community to the efforts of the Government of Tajikistan aimed at a further stabilization of the situation and the continued progress of the country towards peace and national accord is particularly important at this time, when embers of mistrust still glow in the ashes of the civil conflict - embers that ignited flames of tension in March and April of this year, resulting once again in the loss of human life. The Government of Tajikistan has expressed its profound concern at these local conflicts, which were initiated by individual field commanders of the United Tajik Opposition. We fully agree with the assessment of these events given earlier by the Security Council and by the Secretary-General.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“The conclusions of the Secretary-General regarding the need for comprehensive international support for the peace process and for the provision of financial assistance to Tajikistan to achieve the goals of reform and development inspire the hope that the United Nations and its specialized agencies will continue to make their important contribution to the stabilization of the situation in the country and will energetically and consistently promote the rehabilitation of the economy and the social sphere in Tajikistan. We are counting on positive results from the meeting of the Consultative Group of donor States, to be convened next week in Paris by the World Bank, which will play a significant role in strengthening the peace process and the stable economic development of Tajikistan.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“It is a great honour for me to express, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmonov, our profound gratitude to the Security Council and the Secretary-General for their unflagging attention to the problems related to an inter-Tajik settlement and for their solidarity with the Tajik people in such a difficult period of post-conflict reconstruction.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“Mr. Alimov (Tajikistan) (interpretation from Russian): At the outset, Mr. President, allow me to express our gratitude to you for guiding the work of the Security Council during the month of May and to wish you success in carrying out this extremely important and significant task. Today's meeting of the Security Council, which is devoted to the consideration of the question of the extension of the mandate of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) for an additional six-month period in accordance with the recommendation of the Secretary-General, is extremely important for the intensification of the peace process in the Republic of Tajikistan.”
1998-05-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3879 (1998) · source
“Also important in this context is the decision of the Commonwealth of Independent States to extend and expand the mandate of its collective peacekeeping force in Tajikistan, whose job at this stage will include the provision, as and when necessary, of assistance in ensuring the safety of the personnel of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and other international organizations. We express the hope that joint efforts will be successful and effective and that international personnel will receive from the Tajik people adequate support and hospitality, and will thus be able vigorously and fully to discharge the broad range of responsible and important tasks included in the updated UNMOT mandate.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“Merrem, for his invaluable contribution to resolving the inter-Tajik conflict. We hope that he, together with his associates in the United Nations mission in Tajikistan, will continue to fulfil their difficult and often dangerous duties. We take very seriously our commitments to the host country agreement and are profoundly mindful of our responsibility for the security of United Nations personnel. Our Government, together with the United Tajik Opposition, has begun to develop a joint guard unit, which will be established upon decree of the President. We hope that this unit will discharge its responsible mission and set an example for others in the reintegration process.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“We highly commend the very valuable political contribution made in implementing the General Agreement by States and international organizations members of the Contact Group of guarantors. The Tajik Government commends the work done by the international humanitarian and non-governmental organizations, which have successfully supplemented the noble efforts of the United Nations in meeting the urgent humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable people, particularly in regions to which refugees from Afghanistan have been returning, and in carrying out the large-scale programme financed by the United Nations Development Programme for the rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of Tajikistan. The Government of Tajikistan expresses profound gratitude to the Secretary-General's Special Representative, Mr.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“Resolutions of the Security Council and statements of its Presidents have had a decisive impact on resolving the inter-Tajik conflict by stressing the main responsibility of the Council for the maintenance of international peace and security, pursuant to the United Nations Charter. The Council's authority has been enhanced by the individual efforts of a number of members who have sought to move the peace process in Tajikistan forward. The Government and people of Tajikistan are sincerely grateful to the Russian Federation and the Islamic Republic of Iran, which have played an exceptionally important role in promoting and successfully concluding the inter-Tajik talks, and for their having provided substantial assistance in the post-conflict period.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“It is a great honour for me, on behalf of President Emomali Rakhmonov of the Republic of Tajikistan, to express profound gratitude to the Secretary-General for his unflagging attention and support to the Tajik people in this difficult period for us. We express the hope that the United Nations and its specialized agencies will continue to make an important contribution to the consolidation of the country's stabilization process and that they will consistently and decisively help to restore Tajikistan's economy and social sphere in this post-conflict period. My Government offers words of special gratitude to the Security Council for its constant attention to the situation in Tajikistan and on the Tajik-Afghan border.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“The war has left in its wake not only material destruction, which, for the foreseeable future, can be restored; but also deep mental wounds that will long make themselves felt in society as a whole and in each of its cells. The toxins of mutual distrust continue in some areas to poison the general atmosphere and to befuddle the minds of individuals in our country. Certain people, playing out outmoded scenarios, are trying to use terrorism and bandit-like attacks to derail the peace process and to nudge it off the high road and onto slippery, twisting byways. However, the country's shift towards comprehensive and just settlement of the conflict and the establishment of genuine civil peace and concord is irreversible. A grim page of the history of the ancient Tajik people has been turned forever.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“This will soon allow each country to join the post-conflict-building; to take part in strengthening the bases of an independent democratic State; to demonstrate their individuality in their work, irrespective of their own political, philosophical or religious views and ambitions; and to contribute to the development of the emerging new socio-economic and political relationships. Support from the international community will help us not merely to stabilize Tajikistan's economy and to create favourable conditions for normal, stable development in the post-conflict period, but also to attain stability in Central Asia and beyond.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“It is expected that more than 120 delegations will attend the conference, representing Governments, international financial institutions and non- governmental organizations. The delegation of Tajikistan will take part in that conference, headed by the President of our country, Mr. Emomali Rakhmonov. The results of the work of such a representative international forum are being awaited in Tajikistan with a high level of emotion. We hope that the participants in the conference, on behalf of their Governments and organizations, will come out in favour of substantial support for the Tajik people in consolidating the peace process.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“Yet it is also true that our own efforts are clearly not enough, either to assist the least protected strata of the population in the near future to free themselves from the grip of poverty or, particularly, to restore the socio-economic infrastructure of the south of the country that has been destroyed by the war. The people of Tajikistan would be grateful to the international community if it could give us the assistance that it so sorely needs at this critically important stage. We are grateful to the Secretary-General of the United Nations for convening, on 24 and 25 November 1997, in Vienna, the capital of Austria, a donor conference to provide international support for peace and reconciliation in Tajikistan.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“The emerging new political reality in the Republic is allowing less and less space for the opponents of the peace process and obliging everyone to adapt to the new conditions. Tajikistan realizes that the national reconciliation that has started is just the first, although a very important, step on the long path to the establishment of a civil society. It should be followed by another step - a much more difficult and lengthy process of national and State construction aimed at the organic integration of the country into today's mutually linked and mutually dependent world. The Government of the Republic of Tajikistan understands that the main responsibility for the country's future lies on the shoulders of the Tajik people itself.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“They have been impatiently awaited in their homes, towns and villages where each returning family, particularly old people, women and children, is surrounded by warmth and attention and given as much assistance as possible from the authorities and State and private enterprises. The regular meetings between the country's President, Emomali Rakhmonov, and the Chairman of the Commission on National Reconciliation and Leader of the UTO, Abdullo Nuri, have become an important factor for strengthening international confidence. They are actively stimulating the process of complying with the provisions of the General Agreement on the Establishment of Peace and National Accord in Tajikistan. All this shows that Tajikistan is witnessing an actively developing process of consolidation of its society.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source