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Araghchi

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2006-06-30
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2014-09-19
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  1. “The Islamic Republic of Iran is the only country in the region capable ofshowing unqualified determination to help the Iraqi Government and coordinate with it to assist all those threatened by ISIL, and we have done so. We rose to the challenge early on and helped save Baghdad, Erbil and Amerli from ISIL, and we were there with advisers and equipment before any other help arrived on the scene. Likewise, my Government is ready to continue to assist the Iraqi Government and other Governments threatened by ISIL.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  2. “That is important especially in the light of the fact that groups such as ISIL will not be uprooted by air strikes alone. Seven, the Israeli occupation of Arab lands must end, and Israel must not be allowed impunity for its war crimes against the Palestinians, as was recently the case. The reaction of some Western Powers to what can only be called genocide by the Israeli regime against the people of Gaza is a good rallying cause for extremist groups such as ISIL. Finally, it is important to counter Islamophobia, which lumps together violent extremists and true Muslims, directly lending credence to the message of the extremists.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  3. “It was regrettable that the city of Sanjar was left to the mercy of ISIL and that Amerli agonized for more than two months under a ruthless siege that was apparently due only to the fact that its people belong to a different segment of the population. Five, a peaceful settlement to the crisis in Syria can be achieved only by encouraging a political solution to the protracted war in that country and by rectifying the mistakes made in the past. Six, all regional States and international actors must commit to denying extremists access to funds, recruits and other means that they use to spread terror across the region and beyond. That should include resolute actions to halt the moral and financial support for extremists that have flowed from some quarters within certain countries in the region.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  4. “Three, it should encourage all States and tap all capacities in the region to fight the war against extremism and terrorism with the assistance of the international community and it should work to unify and coordinate policies. Any loophole or foot-dragging will leave a vacuum that will be used by extremists. Four, consistency in fighting ISIL is crucial, wherever it is present - in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon or elsewhere - and whomever it threatens. A successful fight against ISIL requires helping the relevant central authorities to deal with that menace. Any strategy that undermines those authorities, including the Syrian Government, which resisted ISIL for several years, or that differentiates between segments of the population in terms of protection, will be a recipe for defeat.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  5. “The international coalition against ISIL that is said to be in the offing has yet to decide to pursue a serious strategy. In our view, to defeat extremism, a comprehensive strategy should address several key points. First, it must fully comply with the norms and principles of international law and the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations with respect to conducting any military actions against terrorist groups. Two, it must expand support for the Iraqi Government as it fights ISIL, helping it to strengthen the national unity and territorial integrity of Iraq and encouraging its all-inclusive political system. That approach requires discouraging centrifugal forces and avoiding any attempt to tinker with Iraq's ethnic and sectarian mosaic.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  6. “I doubt that anybody disagrees with me that extremism is much stronger and more widespread in the Middle East today than it was in 2001. In view of the foregoing, and based on the experience built up over the past decade, we believe that any real and genuine initiative to remedy regional predicaments must originate from within the region and be based on regional cooperation. Combating extremism is not an exception to that rule. Looking forward, we hope that all States in the Middle East have fully realized by this point that extremism is as much of a threat to them as it is to Iraq or Syria. Those who thought otherwise need to reconsider their 11-year-old policies and commit themselves to promoting stability and thwarting extremism.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  7. “With the Syrian crisis and the support they received from certain States and quarters within and outside the region, they found a new breeding ground, fabricated a new false cause and became a monster that now threatens even its own creators. In addition to military interventions, attempts to socially engineer Middle Eastern societies - reflected, inter alia, in the failed initiatives that originated in and were sponsored by certain Western Powers - are another aspect of the illusions held by certain outside Powers over the past decade. The military adventures and non-military interventions in the region, along with the ensuing waves of slaughter and blood feuds, have helped to radicalize vulnerable youth and have created the perfect conditions for vicious bands of extremists to turn to their advantage.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  8. “I could not agree more: that group is neither Islamic nor a State. We utterly reject the stereotypes that attach the name of Islam to the bloody and violent acts committed by such a despicable group, which is nothing more than a terrorist organization that has emerged from the chaos of the past decade and the assistance it has received. While we all have a common interest in defeating the emerging danger of ultra-violent extremist and sectarian groups, we need first and foremost to be aware of the situation and mindset that gave rise to them. The so-called ISIL is not a new phenomenon. It and similar groups developed following the invasion of Iraq and during the years of occupation and ensuing instability.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  9. “Let me begin by expressing my appreciation to you, Mr. President, for convening this debate to discuss the situation in Iraq, which has taken a new and more troubling turn in the past three months. I also thank His Excellency Minister of Foreign Affairs Al-Jaafari for his remarks, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for his briefing. We hope that today's meeting of the Council will help to increase awareness and focus on the veritable and critical crisis in the Middle East, which has major repercussions for the whole world. Violent extremism, mostly embodied these days by the so-called Islamic State in Syria and the Levant (ISIL) and its abhorrent brutality and shocking savagery, is chief among the threats that ravage Iraq and Syria and cast gloom over the horizons ofthe Middle East.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  10. “It is very unfortunate - in fact, distressing - that the United States has not been able to fulfil its responsibility and obligations in this regard, particularly as a permanent member of the Security Council. The United States, by use of its veto right, has continuously prevented this Council from acting effectively to protect the Palestinian people. We hope that, recognizing the need to take decisive action in the face of this new escalation in the region, all members of the Council will live up to their responsibilities in properly addressing the grave situation created in the wake of the latest aggression.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  11. “We believe that an end to the occupation, the formation of a Palestinian State with Al-Quds al-Sharif as its capital and the return of all Palestinian refugees to their homeland is the only solution to the enduring Palestinian crisis. This Council has an important role to play in this regard and should act with a View to preventing the occupying regime from continuing to flout the will of the international community, incorporated in numerous resolutions of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement and the Organization of Islamic Conference. As the ongoing aggression seriously threatens international peace and security, the Security Council has an enormous responsibility under the United Nations Charter to take necessary and prompt steps with a view to putting an end to the aggression.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  12. “While strongly condemning this latest Zionist criminal act, we believe that aggression that targets civilians and civilian infrastructures is both an act of collective punishment and war crimes in defiance of international humanitarian law. Thus it is imperative that the international community get involved in an effective manner and prevent the continuation of those terrorist designs against the Palestinians. The impunity with which the Zionists have been allowed to carry out their crimes has undoubtedly emboldened them to continue on the same path. Therefore it is high time for the international community to take effective measures to protect and enforce the most basic rights of the Palestinian people and to help put an end to the vicious cycle of violence brought about by the persistent illegal occupation of Palestinian territory.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  13. “It is very unfortunate that they fail to understand that only the restoration of justice could remedy the grievances and lead to the reinstatement of peace and normalcy in the region. Neither, apparently, do they understand that the oppression they impose upon a whole nation is one of the root causes of many global problems with which the international community is grappling. We are also concerned over the implications of the new aggression for the whole region. Violating Syria's airspace and threatens to hit targets inside that country are equally disturbing. The new aggressive posture stands to create more instability and tension and threatens to further destabilize the situation in the region. Thus the crisis, if unchecked, may tip towards escalation and engulf the whole region.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  14. “The abduction and illegal detention of dozens of Palestinian cabinet ministers and members of the Palestinian parliament who took office as a result of a free and fair election clearly attests to this fact. It is ironic that those who claim to be seeking to promote democracy in the region are now looking approvingly upon this ongoing repression. It is depressing that the occupying forces and the United States as their main supporter have continuously failed to learn from their historic blunder. After more than fifty years they still hope to force the Palestinian people into submission by employing means such as those being currently resorted to in the occupied territory.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  15. “Given the situation in the occupied territory, the excuse invoked by the invaders to justify the enormous suffering that is being inflicted upon Palestinian civilians is devoid of any ground and plausibility. Nothing could justify the acts perpetrated by the invading army, which run grossly counter to the basic tenets of international law. Likewise, it should not be overlooked that thousands of Palestinians, including many women and children, are unjustifiably suffering in the occupiers' jails for extended periods of time. There should be no doubt that the new round of aggression pursues more important political and strategic objectives, which include the undermining of the democratically elected Palestinian Government.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  16. “Warplanes, tanks and thousands of troops, invading the Gaza Strip, have targeted civilians and purely civilian infrastructures, destroying three main bridges, disabling the only power plant, making main roads impassable and bombarding the Strip with heavy artillery fire and fire from the air. The aggressors are thus depriving the civilians of basic necessities and, by severely damaging the water supply system, raising the spectre of epidemics and health disasters. With the Palestinian economy already strangulated under an unjust embargo since January and the Palestinians remaining under siege even after the occupiers' withdrawal from Gaza, the new aggression threatens to inflict further enormous suffering on civilians and exacerbates the situation within the Palestinian territory and in the region.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source

  17. “Madam President, I wish to begin by congratulating you on your assumption of the Council presidency for the month of June. I congratulate Ambassador Ikouebe of the Congo and the Congolese delegation for their able stewardship of the Council in May. I also thank you, Madam President, for convening this open meeting on an issue which truly threatens international peace and security. Once more, the international community is witnessing yet another military invasion by the Zionist army against the innocent Palestinian people, which goes on in flagrant defiance of the most basic principles of international law and the fundamental provisions of the United Nations Charter.”

    2006-06-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5481 (2006) · source