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Alvear Valenzuela

lines on the record: 92
first: 2001-11-13
most recent: 2004-09-22
sittings or episodes: 9
sources: un-security-council

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“In accordance with the understanding reached among Council members, I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than five minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber. As another measure to optimize the use of our time in order to allow as many delegations as possible to take the floor, I shall not individually invite speakers to take seats at the table or invite them to resume their seats on the side. When a speaker is taking the floor, the Conference Officer will seat the next speaker on the list at the table. I thank members in advance for their understanding and cooperation. Before giving the floor to Mr.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898 (2004) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mrs. Carol Bellamy, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite the Executive Director of UNICEF to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them document S/2003/1053, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on children and armed conflict.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898 (2004) · source
“At the invitation of the President, representatives of the aforementioned countries took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations, and in the absence of objection, I shall take it that the Security Council agrees to extend an invitation under rule 39 of its provisional rules of procedure to Mr. Olara Otunnu, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict. There being no objection, it is so decided. I invite the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict to take a seat at the Council table.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898 (2004) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Liechtenstein, Mali, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Norway, Sierra Leone, the Syrian Arab Republic, Uganda and Ukraine, in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2004-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4898 (2004) · source
“The Council should explore the possibility of actively incorporating regional organizations into this task, taking into account their experience and the specificity of each conflict. The United Nations must intensify its action in this area, which represents one of the most notable achievements of the Organization in the promotion of universal values and in the construction of a world in which the rule of law and justice will prevail.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“The possibility should be considered of strengthening the elements that ensure democratic governance in the elaboration of instruments to govern the political process. In that sense, in designing the exit strategy, the follow-up to the political process through indicators of democratic governance can be agreed upon with the host Government in a way that would link the United Nations with the quality of democracy in the country, beyond the formal end of the mission in question. The rule of law offers the Security Council the possibility of basing its work on a concept that embodies the core values of the United Nations in addressing material and moral needs in post-conflict reconstruction.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“That is why Chile welcomed the unanimous adoption on 26 August last of resolution 1502 (2003), aimed at enhancing the protection of United Nations personnel, associated personnel and humanitarian personnel. One of the areas in which the Council can make a contribution to the rule of law and international justice is that of sanctions imposed pursuant to Chapter VII. It is necessary to reduce to a minimum the negative impact which economic sanctions can have on innocent civilian populations and to address the issue of the adverse impact of sanctions on third countries. One interesting model is the Al Qaeda and Taliban sanctions Committee, whose sanctions are not directed at countries but at persons and organizations belonging or related to a terrorist network. This accumulated experience should be reflected in future Council mandates.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“Truth and reconciliation commissions can play a constructive role in this regard, as has been the case in Chile, where our society, in the wake of a divisive past, can now look to the future with a sense of unity and national identity. It is also important for this process to include a gender perspective, as provided for in resolution 1325 (2000), of 31 October 2000, which, inter alia, reaffirmed the need fully to implement international humanitarian and human rights law that protects the rights of women and girls during and after conflicts. The security of humanitarian and United Nations personnel is one of the essential requirements for implementing a strategy of reconstruction that upholds the primacy of law.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“The consensus of the international community today is that comprehensive approaches are required to provide support to a society during the reconstruction phase until it becomes self-sustaining and until the bases for preventing a return to conflict are established. Only then can the United Nations consider its mission complete. To that end, it is necessary to devise an appropriate exit strategy. The post-conflict process requires close institutional cooperation among the various organs of the United Nations system and the international financial institutions. The consolidation of peace in post-conflict situations is a collective effort that involves not only the parties and the United Nations, but also civil society, which also has a key role to play in post- conflict situations to ensure viability of the new institutions.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“Chile reaffirms its commitment to the purposes and principles of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, an institution that embodies this universal aspiration to the rule of law and the achievement of justice. Post-conflict situations pose a challenge to the United Nations, but they also represent an opportunity to rehabilitate societies fractured by war and to contribute to the moral and material reconstruction of their institutions. The Brahimi report has already recommended that elements of the rule of law be mainstreamed into complex operations in post-conflict situations.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“In response to that demand, the Security Council created two important institutions to ensure respect for the law and, ultimately, the maintenance of international peace and security. We refer here to the international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda, created to prosecute and punish those guilty of the grave crimes committed in those territories. The Council must continue its work in this field, using the tools that the international community has given it. An important function was assigned to the Council in this regard when it was given the power to refer situations to the International Criminal Court in order for the Court to try cases involving crimes over which it has jurisdiction.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“In other words, as a distinguished Latin American jurist has ably argued: "In organizing itself freely, a State is limited by the rights of free people, which must always be respected, based on the principle that the State is at the service of men and of the universal morality that infuses and gives meaning and foundation to any legal order." The international community, therefore, cannot remain passive in the face of massive violations of human rights, ethnic cleansing or humanitarian crises, and must act both to put an end to such violations and to prevent those responsible from going unpunished. The achievement of international justice is a requirement in an international society that rejects the commission of crimes against humanity.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“The concept of sovereignty has evolved from a supreme, absolute and unlimited jurisdictional authority to an authority that is equal to that of any other independent State, but limited by international law, humanitarian law and human rights law and based on the free will of the people of the territory in question.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“In the Millennium Declaration, our heads of State and Government reiterated their commitment to promoting respect for the rule of law in international and national affairs. One of the most important principles enshrined in the Charter of the Organization seeks to ensure the rule of law through the peaceful settlement of disputes. That is one of the cornerstones of contemporary international law. Under Chapter VI, the Charter gives the Security Council broad responsibility in the settlement of disputes. One current challenge is how to adapt the application of that principle to intra-State conflicts, which are gaining increasing importance on the international agenda over inter-State conflicts.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“Mrs. Alvear Valenzuela (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Chile would like to thank the British presidency of the Security Council for its initiative in convening this meeting to deal with an issue vital to the work of the United Nations, namely, how to provide the world with more stability, peace and security. The rule of law, democracy and human rights are the core values of our Organization and the guiding principles of the international system. The drafters of the Charter assigned to justice and the rule of law a pre-eminent place in an international system that aspires not only to be predictable, but also to make real the idea ofjustice. The rule of law stands as a bulwark against arbitrariness on two levels: first, with regard to relations between States and, secondly, with regard to relations between States and individuals.”
2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source
“We are convinced that this last opportunity for peace must embrace a strengthening of inspections with Iraq, with clear deadlines and concrete demands, in keeping with the sense of urgency expressed in resolution 1441 (2002). The Iraqi regime, which has exposed its own people to great suffering, has the political and moral responsibility to achieve total disarmament. Chile wishes to reiterate its vocation for peace. The Government and people of my country aspire to finding a solution to this crisis consonant with that vocation and in the framework of the United Nations, an Organization that we helped to found in 1945. We hope that every single member of this Council will do everything within its power to reach the agreement that humankind expects from us.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“In recent days, we have noted a greater degree of flexibility that has attenuated the rigidity observed early in this process in the Council, which was characterized by an insufficient readiness to engage in dialogue, reconcile differences and open avenues of understanding and negotiation. Chile has repeatedly affirmed in this forum, as well as in its consultations with permanent and elected members of the Council, its conviction that, through unity and collective responsibility, we can reach an agreement. The statements we have heard lead us to believe that a solution which reconciles the yearning for peace with disarmament remains possible.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“This is a principle that we have historically upheld and we are determined to continue working to achieve it. We, as those responsible for putting an agreement together, are at a critical moment. In recent months, Chile has made every effort to contribute to an agreed decision leading to the peaceful disarmament of Iraq. That is why we have appealed to the five permanent members and, on that basis, endeavoured to find a point of convergence among widely divergent positions. To that end, we have advocated the continuation of rigorous inspections subject to a time limit. That would respond to the urgency underlying resolution 1441 (2002). We have also pointed out that the use of force contemplated in Chapter VII can be invoked only when all peaceful means of disarming Iraq have been exhausted.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“Multilateral diplomacy prevails, as has been pointed out here, and this Council is the competent body to address matters of international peace and security. We reaffirm the centrality of the United Nations and the Security Council in that process. Their resolutions must be complied with fully. Such compliance is indispensable to the credibility of the United Nations and to the prevalence of the decisions of this main organ. We support a solution in keeping with international law and with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. This is the only source of legitimacy for our collective agreements and decisions. We emphasize the need to adopt collective measures to prevent and eliminate threats to peace. We actively search for every way to reach a peaceful solution.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“While they may be important steps, the signs of progress in specific areas that have been indicated in recent reports, such as the destruction of the Al Samoud 2 missiles, do not detract from the general conclusion. Chile reaffirms the need to achieve the immediate, full and effective disarmament of Iraq. In that context, we reiterate our urgent appeal to Iraq to actively and unconditionally cooperate with the inspectors, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Council. At this stage of our deliberations, I wish to reiterate the guiding principles of our foreign policy, on which the position of Chile in respect of the crisis in Iraq is based. Multilateralism is a permanent interest of Chile's.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“I should like to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for their presentations on the inspections carried out by UNMOVIC and IAEA. Their reports contain detailed accounts of the work of inspection and verification undertaken in various areas. We value their contributions highly in today's task of assessing Iraq's degree of compliance with resolution 1441 (2002). The two reports allow us to infer that Iraq's attitude of cooperation, even at this late stage in the multilateral process, is inadequate. If we compare it to the categorical language of resolution 1441 (2002) and the sense of urgency underlying it, we can only conclude that this cooperation is not full. That fact is of deep concern to my country.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“Mrs. Alvear Valenzuela (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): I too would like to start by congratulating Guinea on its assumption of the presidency for this month, at a time when very important decisions are going to be made. I would also like to congratulate Germany on its brilliant handling of our affairs last month. Chile is attending this Council meeting to hear once again reports of the inspectors of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Committee (UNMOVIC) and of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). We do so with a positive mindset, despite the critical nature of the moment. We are convinced that we must arrive at an agreement in this body on how to demand Iraq's effective disarmament. We are all united by the common will to responsibly apply the principles that the Charter requires this body to safeguard.”
2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source
“It is only in this spirit that we can turn the affirmation on which we all agree into a reality: that of exhausting all means to settle this conflict peacefully and reserving the use of force until the moment when it becomes clear to all that peaceful means have failed.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“Its measures must be seen as firm, effective, credible and reasonable not only by the Council members, but by the public at large." We therefore agree with the Secretary-General that unity of the Council is the basis of any international action that seeks to be both legitimate and effective. Only a united Council could credibly adopt the appropriate decisions for achieving the objective of the disarmament of the Iraqi regime. We therefore wholeheartedly accept the Secretary-General's invitation to us to take the necessary time to continue to seek the broadest possible consensus for achieving a comprehensive solution that would restore to the Iraqi people, who have suffered for so long, the opportunity to participate fully in the international community.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“Thirdly, Chile considers that the United Nations and the Security Council have a key role to play in this crisis. We believe that careful thought must be given to this issue. We wish clearly to affirm that we have noted with dismay over the past month a growing division within the Council. This alarming development, while rooted in positions towards the crisis that are legitimately different, has been fuelled by a lack of willingness to listen and to propose. We wish to contribute to the effort to return to the path of debate and to a method of work that combines conviction with respect for the concerns of others, the capacity of persuasion with tolerance and, above all, patience. As the Secretary-General recently stated in his review of the current situation, "The Council should proceed in a determined, reflective and deliberate manner.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“The resolution clearly states that Iraq will face serious consequences as a result of its violation of its obligations. Secondly, my country believes that, in keeping with the categorical and urgent tone of resolution 1441 (2002), the inspection process must be continued, strengthened and expanded to make it accurate, intrusive and capable of thwarting any effort at deception or evasion that the Iraqi regime might attempt. In this connection, we await with interest the opinions of the inspectors on the usefulness and applicability of the proposals put forward by France. It is evident, however, that the time available to us is not infinite. The gravity of the situation requires immediate and definitive responses from the Iraqi regime to the inspectors.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“First, the resolutions of the Security Council must be fully implemented without a selective approach to their provisions. That is not what Iraq is doing. We therefore recognize that maintaining pressure on the regime of Saddam Hussain has proven to be the only mechanism capable of bringing about a certain openness and respect for the decisions of the Council. That pressure must therefore be maintained relentlessly and without relaxation. We reiterate that, in accordance with paragraphs 4 and 11 of resolution 1441 (2002), failure by Iraq to comply or any interference by Iraq with inspection activities that is reported to the Council by the head of UNMOVIC shall be considered by the Council with a view to determining whether all of its resolutions on the matter are being fully respected and to ensuring international peace and security.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“While there are indications of progress that could still raise some hopes for a decisive change in attitude on the part of the Iraqi regime towards the demands of the international community, negative and dilatory attitudes remain, revealing an intention not to cooperate and giving rise to suspicions about the presence of weapons of mass destruction in the territory of Iraq. In the light of the information given us by the head of UNMOVIC and by the Director General of IAEA this morning, it is our hope that the Government of Iraq will step up its cooperation without delay by providing the information required by the inspectors in order to allow the effective implementation of the resolutions of this Council. Given this situation, I wish to reiterate today the points upon which Chile has based its position since this debate began.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“We listened attentively to their reports, in the constructive spirit of a country that sincerely believes in the value of the multilateral system, in the binding nature of Security Council resolutions and in the correctness of the decision to explore all possible ways to maintain peace. My Government will study these reports over the coming days with the care that is needed for us to participate responsibly in the debates in which the Council will consider the evolution of this process, seeking to adopt decisions that are based on facts and not on mere hypotheses. However, what we have heard this morning shows that the regime which governs Iraq still has an ambivalent attitude towards the inspection process.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“Mrs. Alvear Valenzuela (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I wish to thank Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei for the detailed and careful reports that they presented to the Council this morning on the progress of the inspection teams of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Iraq. The reports reflect the professional integrity that has characterized the work of the inspectors and the honesty with which the truth has been uncovered and reported in a situation that is not free of complexities and obstacles.”
2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source
“If there is no radical change in Iraq's cooperation, this Council must use every means available in order to preserve the governing principles of international law. Chile once again appeals to Iraq to consider its responsibility with regard to the main objective of this Organization and of those who make up this Council: the preservation of peace and international security.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“Therefore, we see the need to persevere in the effort to build a common position, which, in our opinion, would be the measure of the international community's success in achieving the objective of the disarmament of Iraq. We are entering a crucial stage in a situation that involves many fears for the region and the stability of the world. As a peace-loving country, we must express our concern at the consequences of ending the diplomatic channels - consequences for the world, for the region and, in particular, for the security of the Iraqi civilian population, who have suffered so long from the effect of sanctions with a high human cost. We cannot fail to reiterate that, as history often teaches us, more than the leaders, whose actions give rise to war, it is their peoples who suffer the direct consequences.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“In this regard, the accusations levelled a few moments ago by United States Secretary of State Colin Powell require urgent, precise clarification by Iraq. It is Chile's understanding that the Security Council, in exercising its responsibilities with regard to collective security, must use and promote the mechanisms of cooperation and multilateral consultation. For this reason, we support maintaining multilateral control of this crisis in the framework of the principles and purposes of the United Nations Charter, international law and the relevant Security Council resolutions. The adoption of resolution 1441 (2002) demonstrated the unity of which this body is capable.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“We believe that it is up to the Executive Chairman of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), in accordance with the provisions of operative paragraph 11 of resolution 1441 (2002), "to report immediately to the Council any interference by Iraq with inspection activities, as well as any failure by Iraq to comply with its disarmament obligations, including its obligations regarding inspections under this resolution". This Council's decision-making capacity will gain if the inspections immediately focus on the main unresolved disarmament issues. In this regard, it is indispensable to present Iraq with demands for action and information, demands that do not allow any delay or distortion whatsoever. That can define the course of the inspections and their viability.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“This is why, in his report on 27 January, Mr. Hans Blix affirmed that "Iraq appears not to have come to a genuine acceptance - not even today" of disarmament (S/PV.4692, p. 3). My country has expressed the need to continue with the inspection process so that the inspections can, with the sense of urgency required under resolution 1441 (2002), arrive at conclusions that allow the Council to adopt appropriate measures at the proper time, in accordance with that urgency. Furthermore, we have stated that the inspections can impose their logic of peace only if a high degree of pressure is kept on the Iraqi regime regarding the consequences that it might suffer because of an attitude of sustained non- compliance with Council resolutions.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“My Government reiterates its conviction, as a fundamental point, that the Security Council's resolutions must be complied with fully. Attempts at partial compliance with the demands of an unequivocal text, at following a piecemeal approach in cooperating with the inspection process, at negotiating every piece of information as though this were a voluntary concession, or, worse yet, at attempting to watch over, deceive or thwart the process - all such attempts are violations of the resolution and open challenges to the international community. It is our understanding that such an attitude derives from the totalitarian nature of an oppressive regime that has subjugated its people for decades and unjustly deprived them of access to opportunities appropriate to their proven wisdom and cultural richness.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“It points to a pattern of defiance and resistance on the part of Iraq with regard to fulfilling the demand contained in resolution 687 (1991) of 3 April 1991 - that is, its unconditional, immediate and verifiable disarmament. After more than 12 years of resolutions by this Council reiterating that demand, resolution 1441 (2002) gave Iraq, in terms that allow no double interpretation, a final opportunity to fulfil its disarmament obligations. We cannot, therefore, fail to express our dismay at the fact that the Iraqi regime - which has dragged its people into two bloody wars and has already impassively sat by while its people have suffered from prolonged sanctions - is now exposing those people to the risk of new and greater suffering.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“Mrs. Alvear Valenzuela (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Mr. President, may I first of all congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. At the same time, may I express our appreciation to France for the work accomplished in the presidency in January. I am also grateful for the timely convening of this important meeting. We express our appreciation to Secretary of State Colin Powell on his initiative. At the same time, I want to reiterate to the Secretary of State the condolences of the Chilean Government on the tragic accident of the space shuttle Columbia. First of all, I want to express our concern at the grave information that we have just received.”
2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source
“The anti- terrorist coalition must elaborate development policies for those areas that seem to remain on the margins of globalization and of progress. Chile trusts that the United Nations and the Council will continue to make an effective contribution, so that the Afghan people can recover their legitimate right to live in conditions of dignity, tolerance and peace.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It is crucial that, once we set up a democratic government, the complex political efforts that will be made by the Afghans themselves be accompanied by a sustained commitment on the part of the international community to help to alleviate the humanitarian crisis; to allow for the return of refugees; and to lay the foundation for sustainable economic and social development, which is crucial for political stability. It is clear, however, that resolving the difficult situation prevailing in Afghanistan is but a step along the path to defeating international terrorism. As Ambassador Brahimi stated this morning, the international community cannot allow the development of new, destitute and collapsed states that will reproduce the cycle of the terrorist threat.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“It is a reflection of the central role of the United Nations in this process - a role that should be intensified when it becomes necessary to adopt measures aimed at creating conditions for national stability in Afghanistan and, as a result, in the region. That is the way to maintain international peace and security, which is the primary responsibility of this Council. Chile supports the proposals of Ambassador Brahimi designed to establish a transition process that would allow the people of Afghanistan to decide their own fate and establish a democratic Government with full respect for the rule of law, human rights and fundamental freedoms. We would like to thank him for his tireless efforts to find a negotiated and lasting solution to an extremely complex situation. Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Ms. Alvear Valenzuela (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): Chile emphatically and unequivocally condemned the terrorist acts of 11 September. The President of Chile, Mr. Ricardo Lagos Escobar, said in his statement in the general debate that it was an attack against our values and our faith in a better world based on dialogue and cooperation. Such values became the target of terrorist fanaticism, leading to the military action that is being carried out in Afghanistan. The Council and the General Assembly both adopted resolutions aimed at creating effective cooperation mechanisms between countries in order to tackle international terrorism. We welcome that.”
2001-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4414Resumption1 (2001) · source