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2002-10-04
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  1. “Analysts and observers agree that the international system is at a crossroads. The Council's decision on this question will have enormous repercussions for international relations in general and for the future of the United Nations in particular. Like all the other States of the region, the Republic of Yemen would like to express profound concern about the tense situation prevailing in the region - the massing of troops, the media war and the constant threat of the use of force against Iraq. In this regard, we would like to make a number of points.”

    2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source

  2. “Your prompt response, Sir, to the request made by the representative of South Africa, on behalf of the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement, for the convening of an open meeting of the Council allowing all States Members of the Organization to participate, rather than restricting participation to Council members only, was an eloquent expression of your recognition of the fact that questions pertaining to global peace and security are not the preserve of certain States alone. Nor do such issues affect the interests of some and not of others. The situation in Iraq is thus of concern to all, making an international consensus indispensable. I am not the first to say that the eyes of the whole world are on the Council to see how it will deal with the situation in Iraq.”

    2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source

  3. “Mr. Alsaidi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): I should like at the outset to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the Presidency of the Security Council at this very sensitive time. I should also like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the special relationship between our two friendly countries, which is daily growing stronger. At the same time, I would like to express our appreciation and admiration for the principled and wise leadership provided by France during its presidency of the Council last month.”

    2003-02-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709 (2003) · source

  4. “We trust in the wisdom and sense of responsibility of the Council. We also wish to highlight the historical importance of Security Council resolutions on this subject in the light of the long-term implications for security and stability in the region, in particular, and for the future of international relations, in general.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  5. “We would say that the States of the region, which are threatened by the expansionist ambitions of Israel, share the view that the Israeli arsenal of weapons of mass destruction represents the real and direct threat to Arab security, especially under the constant threats made by successive Israeli Governments. We wonder how anyone could be convinced that the right approach is to intervene militarily in Iraq in order to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction, given that Iraq has asserted that it has no such weapons and has, in fact, welcomed the return of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission. That approach is even more questionable when one considers that Israel is continuing to produce and stockpile weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, without any deterrent action or accountability.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  6. “Yemen hopes that the reconciliation that took place at the recent Arab Summit in Beirut will lead to implementation of the Summit's resolutions which regard the resolution of the question of Kuwaiti prisoners and detainees as being primarily a humanitarian issue, in addition to being an essential step that would contribute to confidence-building and that would be a demonstration of good faith towards the restoration of normal and brotherly relations between the brothers in Kuwait and Iraq. An Arab proverb says: the people of Mecca know their ravines better than anybody else.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  7. “Yemen adheres to the collective Arab position that rejects any invasion of Iraq and urges instead all parties to demonstrate positive cooperation and to give the United Nations weapons inspectors a chance to fulfil their task, without any attempt to affect the completion of their mission - that is, ensuring the full and simultaneous implementation of all requirements of relevant Security Council resolutions.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  8. “The Republic of Yemen feels that Iraq's invasion of Kuwait represented a threat to regional and international peace and security, but at the end of that invasion Iraq pledged to respect the sovereignty and independence of the State of Kuwait and gave its commitment to implement all relevant Security Council resolutions. In our View, this does not provide any justification for any new military action against Iraq. The Republic of Yemen expresses its grave concern over the current approach to invade Iraq, with all the military mobilization and political alliances that are being shaped in earnest. This constitutes a direct threat to the security and stability of our region.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  9. “Military intervention by coalition States against Iraq was justified in 1991, but the measures taken over a lO-year period after that to implement relevant Security Council resolutions, including the sanctions system, resulted only in humanitarian tragedy suffered by the Iraqi people, tragedies that multiply day after day. The current calls for military action present another admission of the failure of those measures and a consideration of the same error. The Republic of Yemen, which rejects any military action against Iraq, believes that it is not wise for the Council to adopt new resolutions that would complicate the issue and would not contribute in any way to the achievement of a satisfactory solution.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  10. “Foremost among such wise people are Presidents Nelson Mandela and Jimmy Carter, who called for renouncing the option of war and for giving peace a chance. Like many others, we do not concur with those who call for the use of a pre-emptive strike as the only way for eliminating Iraq's ability to produce weapons of mass destruction and to launch aggressive acts against others in the future. Launching war against others solely on the basis of reading their intentions would open the door wide to explode hotbeds of tension and wars whose roots had been lying dormant. Undoubtedly, in many cases resorting to force illustrates a shortcoming more than it provides evidence of the sensibility and rationality of the decision to use force.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  11. “In fact, Iraq went further in allowing inspectors to have access to presidential palaces for this purpose. This in itself is proof of the positive impact of such pressure. If efforts are coordinated and guided well by this Council, they will bear fruit and save the region and the world from war, the consequences of which only God knows. For our part, the question is quite clear and needs no complications. Many peaceful ways and means could be found to compel the Iraqi Government to positive cooperation by implementing Security Council resolutions if some countries abandoned the logic of force and did not restrict their thinking to war as the only option. It is only rational that the Council should adopt the views of wise people and historical experience.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  12. “However, confining discussion to the parameters of military intervention merely to seek justification for the intervention, while at the same time ruling out all other options that could ensure Iraq's compliance with Security Council resolutions, completely contravenes the sense of responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. This will remain a bone of contention and will not achieve unanimity, or even consensus, which constitutes the sole basis for initiating military action on behalf of the international community. We have seen how Iraq responded to Arab and international political pressures. We have heard Iraq's recent announcement that it would re-admit the United Nations weapons inspectors so they could resume their mission without restrictions or conditions.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  13. “It seems that this issue has not merited the attention of the members of this Council, despite the scenes of Israeli terrorism and the trail of destruction and killing left in its wake, as projected by the mass media before the eyes of the international community and people all over the world. In spite of the numerous of areas of conflict and the gravity of situations in many areas of the world today, the Security Council has put the question of its relationship with Iraq as a top priority, ahead of all others. Certainly, no one can deny the great importance the Council attaches to this issue. It primarily affects security and stability in our region and relations among its member States.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  14. “Mr. Alsaidi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, we would like to thank the delegation of South Africa for requesting an open meeting of the Council on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. It is not without significance that this meeting is convened following a request from the current chair of the Non- Aligned Movement, which encompasses the majority of the world's nations in an association whose only purpose is its declared aspiration to achieve security and well-being for all peoples of the world. It is not an overstatement to say that peoples' eyes are fixed on this Chamber in the hope that signals of peace will be heard rather than omens of war and destruction. Above all, it is the Arab peoples who continue to yearn for an end to external interventions that persist in the shadow of the long tragedy of the Palestinian people.”

    2002-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4625 (2002) · source

  15. “We were given grounds for optimism with regard to international cooperation through the Committee established by the Council. We affirmed our cooperation with it and presented the requisite national report, which is contained in document S/2002/240. The cooperation that we have affirmed in practice and the actions taken by our Government to confront terrorism and eliminate it within our borders are of utmost importance. The mass media have spared me the need to discuss these efforts. Once again, we reiterate the readiness of the Republic of Yemen to continue promoting international cooperation in order to eliminate the scourge of terrorism and to prevent the risks thereof.”

    2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source

  16. “We cannot envision, nor can we accept, any formula that would deny peoples their legitimate right to resist occupation. We insist on differentiating between "terrorism" and "legitimate resistance by all possible means against foreign occupation". My country was among the first to call attention to the dangers of terrorism, and we called for concerted international and regional efforts early on to tackle these dangers. Arab and Islamic States, including my own, have ratified the majority of relevant conventions. However, my country has been a victim of terrorist acts and their devastating effects, which have adversely affected the development process and have inflicted severe damage on our national economy for more than adecade.”

    2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source

  17. “Resolution 1373 (2001) laid the foundation for legitimate, coordinated international action, but we still need a legal framework that could govern our State policies and Government practices, either individually or collectively. The delegation of the Republic of Yemen has spared no effort in striving for success in the current negotiations on the first draft international convention that India, to its credit, has formulated. We feel that the slow progress of these negotiations is evidence of the desire that the proposed convention reflect the various points of view and serve as a true expression of the collective will. In this regard, we would like to affirm the view of numerous States that the convention must cover all acts of terrorism, whether they are undertaken by individuals, groups or States.”

    2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source

  18. “Those painful events alerted the peoples and Governments of the world to terrorism's devastating effects in all its forms and manifestations. Suffice it to say that international unanimity on combating and eliminating terrorism has become a top priority in the system of international cooperation. However, as far as we know, the dangers posed by acts of terrorism and the way to eliminate the roots of terrorism in all its forms and causes requires clarity of vision, unanimity of views and seriousness of purpose on our part. It is logical that collective will cannot be accomplished outside the framework of international law and legitimacy.”

    2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source

  19. “Mr. Alsaidi (Yemen) (spoke in Arabic): Before taking up the substance of the item, I would first like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. We are fully confident that you will conduct the Council's work wisely. We would also like to express our gratitude to your predecessor for presiding over the Council last month. We would like to commend the activities and vigorous efforts of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001). The Committee is undertaking concrete activities that are undoubtedly commensurate with the gravity of the terrorist crimes that manifested themselves in the most heinous form of criminal attacks on the United States of America in September 2001.”

    2002-10-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4618Resumption1 (2002) · source