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Araujo Castro

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2001-11-15
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  1. “Brazil stands ready, as it always has, to assist the Secretary-General and the Security Council in their efforts to promote peace in Angola.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  2. “For the Angolan Government, the main interlocutor able to discuss peace is clearly seen as justifiably unacceptable. UNOA has been instrumental in helping Angola, step by step, in its path to peace. Brazil believes that the setting of measurable objectives can foster improvement the situation in the country. The upcoming visit of Ambassador Gambari can be another element in helping time. The United Nations should listen to the Government, political parties and representatives of civil society, as well as to interested States, so that possible alternatives to resolve the Angolan conflict are shared by all. We look forward to hearing from Mr. Gambari on the results of his tour, if possible in an open meeting like this one.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  3. “Although it is true that the conflict in Angola has seen some positive movement, thanks to sanctions and the international isolation of UNITA, we are still far from stability. Nevertheless, the experience of the Security Council in Angola must not be a sequence of frustrated expectations. It has been said that only time resolves conflict, but time needs help. We have serious doubts that UNITA wants to resolve the conflict, let alone help time. But the Government and the United Nations can certainly push in this direction. The United Nations and the Security Council know that bringing peace to Angola is a great challenge - a hard but achievable goal. To accomplish this task, we must not overlook the sensitivities and difficulties involved.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  4. “We support Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his decision to send Ambassador Gambari to Angola shortly to consult on how the United Nations could further help in the search for peace in the country. Today, the main asset of the United Nations in Angola is having the confidence of Luanda. It took skilled work on the part of the Secretary-General, his Special Adviser and United Nations Office in Angola (UNOA) to bring the United Nations relationship with Angola to its current level. Brazil trusts the diplomatic ability of Mr. Gambari and hopes that his visit will enhance the mutual confidence that the United Nations and Angola have been building lately. In the same vein, we hope that the Special Adviser will be received in Angola, once again, with an open spirit.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  5. “Brazil is confident that the Government of Angola will make the best of the situation, in the benefit of the people and the future of the country. For the people of Angola, peace is more than the end of hostilities. It is having better living conditions, security and opportunities. It is essential that the Government assume on a priority basis the responsibility for providing these improved conditions for the Angolan people. The United Nations has a role to play. Some potential areas of interaction have been identified both by high-level contacts with the Government and by the multidisciplinary team that visited Angola in September. Beyond those immediate areas, there is more room to cover, and it is not fair to expect the United Nations to be a bystander, as the future of Angola is being defined by the actions taken today.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  6. “The perspective of presidential elections opens a unique opportunity for a demonstration of commitment to stability. It is not the first time that elections are expected to bring peace to Angola. Having rejected democracy and the results of the past election, Mr. Savimbi may try to influence the process through violence and intimidation. This has to be denied by pushing for peace. For the next election process to be perceived as free and fair, and for the full recognition of legitimacy in the authorities elected, the international community expects a stable environment, where fundamental rights can be guaranteed, where freedom of movement and expression is assured and where democracy can indeed be exercised.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  7. “The international community needs to maintain the pressure in order to avoid breaches that could be exploited by the rebels. It should also continue to expose those individuals and countries that violate the sanctions. Curbing the illicit traffic in diamonds and arms, closing UNITA's sources of financing and cutting its representation and its lines of supply will hopefully lead Mr. Savimbi to comply with Security Council resolutions. We acknowledge with satisfaction that genuine efforts are being made by the Angolan Government to improve the situation in the country and to promote political openness and national reconciliation. It is as clear for the Government as it is for Member States that it is in the best interest of Angola that peace prevail as soon as possible.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  8. “UNITA must abide by its own commitments to peace and national reconciliation. Brazil recognizes that the Lusaka Protocol and the Acordos de Paz contain the basis for stability in Angola. They have been negotiated and agreed. They need to be implemented. It is to those documents that we should turn in the search for a peaceful future for Angola. Sanctions have proved to be a useful means to deprive UNITA of the tools of war. We strongly support the firmness of the Security Council in demanding strict compliance with the sanctions regime imposed against UNITA. In this regard, Brazil commends the work done by the Monitoring Mechanism, under the leadership of Ambassador Juan Larrain of Chile, and the sanctions Committee, led by Ambassador Richard Ryan of Ireland.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  9. “It is clear that a comprehensive and long-lasting solution to the humanitarian question is directly related to the end of the conflict. Such a solution depends on a process that leads to the disarmament and demobilization of Savimbi's UNITA and its transformation into a political entity fully committed to tolerance, democracy and pluralism. How to get there is the question that the Security Council has been grappling with for a long time. UNITA needs to be convinced that there is no alternative to peace. It has to end its military action and enter into dialogue with the Government on how to implement the Lusaka Protocol. Today it is clearer than ever that the use of force will not bring peace to Angola. UNITA's fight is even more senseless and condemnable if it has no serious intention to achieve peace.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  10. “As President Fernando Henrique Cardoso stressed in the General Assembly last Saturday in the opening statement of the general debate, "it is urgent that a lasting solution be found to the conflict in Angola, which deserves the opportunity to get back on the road to development." (A/56/PV44) Angola cannot afford to see this situation unchanged for long. The alarming humanitarian situation in the country must be addressed on a priority basis. We are all very much aware of the large number of displaced people, of civilian victims of UNITA's violence and of Angolans in need of assistance. Much needs to be done to be able to deal with the humanitarian situation. The security environment must be improved for the provision of dramatically needed humanitarian assistance.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  11. “We also listened with attention to the briefing by Under- Secretary-General Ibrahim Gambari and wish him success in his upcoming trip to the region. For many years, peace has been an elusive goal in Angola. With the persistence of instability, development and prosperity have continued to be postponed realities for the people of Angola. Many opportunities for breaking this sad cycle have been lost because of the behaviour of UNITA, which is, as is widely recognized, primarily responsible for the continued fighting. We hope that this meeting, and Mr. Gambari's contacts, will provide a renewed basis for the end of hostilities in Angola.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source

  12. “I would like to express our appreciation for the convening of this open debate on Angola, a country to which Brazil feels very close. I also congratulate you, Madam President, on the way Jamaica has been conducting the business of the Security Council during this important month. In 1993 and 1994, a period during which we were also constantly and acutely concerned about the situation in Angola, I had the honour of being Brazil's deputy representative to the Security Council. It is with pleasure that I return to the Chamber today to speak before an increasingly transparent and inclusive Security Council. Brazil welcomes the participation here today of Angolan Foreign Minister Joao Bernardo de Miranda, and thanks him for the statement that he made.”

    2001-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4418 (2001) · source