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Bedjaoui

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2005-10-31
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  1. “Let us ensure that the blood selflessly shed by Rafik Hariri provides a life force for Lebanon as it serves as an example of harmony and unity, as well as for the Middle East of peace, justice and security that the deceased so cherished and dreamed of. It is only in that way that Rafik Hariri's memory will truly be honoured.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  2. “At this stage, it is of the utmost importance - regardless of what reading one gives the report before the Council - that Syria, a State Member of the United Nations, be considered a part of the solution and not a part of the problem. Let us therefore accept the promise to cooperate with the Investigation Commission that Syria's head of State has just made. Let us place our trust in the moral rigour, professionalism and impartiality of the Commission, thereby demonstrating to the entire international community that the Security Council has firmly placed itself in the service of justice and law. Let us also thereby cultivate in the hearts of all people, especially in the Middle East, which has too often been subjected to indiscriminate Violence, the hope and promise of equal justice for all without political motivation.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  3. “In this matter, the Security Council had a valuable opportunity to end its association, in the collective consciousness of the Arab people, with the hasty adoption of decisions that have immeasurable negative consequences when it comes to preparing a case involving an Arab party, in contrast to its inertia when it comes to using its authority to support an undeniably just Arab cause. At the same time, it is with the same vigour that the collective Arab consciousness, already wounded by so much upheaval in the Middle East, has spontaneously risen up against yet another abscess on the body of an Arab nation already overburdened by so much conflict and frustration.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  4. “Secondly, the threat of sanctions against Syria under Article 41 of the Charter has been removed. Such provisions would have been both premature and superfluous, since the resolution was adopted in the context of Chapter VII of the Charter and is, therefore, in and of itself already binding. Thirdly, the fact remains that the Council has given the Inquiry Commission excessive power in terms of the letter and spirit of resolution 1595 (2005), since, as already recognized, the Commission has the ability to submit directly to the Council the names of suspects with a View to imposing sanctions on them or even of deciding on the venue and modalities for the interrogation of Syrian or other officials.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  5. “It would have been just as inappropriate and illogical for the resolution to have called on Syria to cease all support for terrorist actions. Such issues, which would disrupt the internal consistency of the resolution, could be dealt with in a completely different context than the one with which we are dealing today. Many of our concerns were taken into account by the sponsors of the resolution just adopted, for which I am very grateful. I would, however, like to outline our position on the resolution, which has been unanimously adopted and which we welcome. First, political elements that have no direct or indirect connection with the inquiry and that incriminate Syria prematurely and in the absence of compelling evidence, thereby disrupting the internal consistency of the resolution have, fortunately, been avoided.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  6. “Its most important duty at this procedural stage is to increase the resources of the Inquiry Commission so that it can carry out its mandate. In that specific context, it rightly called on Syria to cooperate fully and honestly with the Inquiry Commission. The Council's urgent invitation has already been heeded. In this regard, we welcome the reaffirmation by Syria at the highest level of State of its willingness to cooperate fully with the Commission. The adoption of the resolution under Chapter VII was sufficient to ensure the full cooperation of Syria. Similarly, we have consistently believed that the resolution should focus on ways to help the Inquiry Commission to complete its work and not go beyond that judicial framework, in particular by prematurely brandishing the threat of sanctions.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  7. “That is why it is important that the quest for the truth, which the Council unanimously supports, has the clear stamp of a fair, objective legal process and be absolutely precise and impartial. According to the Commission itself, the inquiry is not yet complete. Clearly, the report is not yet final. That is why the Security Council must at this stage ensure - as it has done - the necessary prudence when reviewing the evidence and initial circumstantial findings or leads, taking care that the presumption of guilt does not replace the presumption of innocence. The Security Council must be mindful of the Commission's credibility and respectful of its professionalism by avoiding hasty or premature substantive decisions.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  8. “We would also like to express our earnest hope that the act of absolute evil that led to our meeting today will be the last in a long series of misdeeds that have sorely tried the region and led to a culture of injustice and impunity. The Arab State member of the Council that I have the honour of representing - which is also privileged to hold the chairmanship of the Summit of the League of Arab States - would like to state, loudly and clearly, that the cowardly assassination of the late Rafik Hariri must not under any circumstances go unpunished. This solemn meeting of the Security Council must reflect the aspirations of the Lebanese people to ensure the triumph of justice in order to punish those who planned and carried out that horrible terrorist crime, and their accomplices, with respect for the rule of law and human rights.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  9. “I am convinced that Lebanon will be able once again - as it has always been able to do when faced with various challenges throughout its troubled history - to summon the necessary resources to enable it to move beyond current difficulties to regain its place in the community of nations and open up real prospects for economic recovery and development, thereby contributing to the promotion of stability and security in that key region of the Middle East. In that regard, I would like to reaffirm the unswerving commitment of Algeria to Lebanon's unity, independence and sovereignty, all of which have been attained at great cost.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source

  10. “Mr. Bedjaoui (Algeria) (spoke in French): The Council has before it the report of the United Nations International Independent Investigation Commission established pursuant to resolution 1595 (2005) on the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri. I would like first of all to pay tribute to Mr. Detlev Mehlis and to the members of the Commission for their efforts to shed light on the heinous assassination of Rafik Hariri and thereby enable the Lebanese people to move beyond their terrible ordeal so that the work of rebuilding by consolidating the bases of democracy - of which he was one of the most eminent architects - can continue.”

    2005-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5297 (2005) · source