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Belinga-Eboutou

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first: 1998-04-24
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“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): At the outset, I should like to welcome the presence here today of Mr. Xanana Gusmao, President- elect of East Timor. I am pleased to extend our congratulations to him. In a few weeks, he will be sworn in as the President of East Timor. I am sure that he will continue to embody the lines of Horace: "To have begun is to be half done; dare to know. Start!" I should also like to welcome the presence of Mr. Mari Alkatiri, Chief Minister of the Transitional Government and head of the majority in Parliament. We have learned a great deal from his important statement. Our meeting today is historic in more ways than one. It provides us with an opportunity to demonstrate to international public opinion the Security Council's capacity to build and maintain peace and security.”
2002-04-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4522 (2002) · source
“The pursuit and intensification of such activities remain priority issues in that region. We are pleased to see that Mr. Steiner has emphasized them and put them forward as benchmarks. In order for them to be fully implemented, everyone must contribute to the process. That is why we would like to reiterate our appeal that an end be put to the violence and murder in Kosovo. We call also for the effective participation of all political parties in the process of rebuilding Kosovo - a process that now more than ever requires determined generosity on the part of the international community. The United Nations set lofty goals for itself in Kosovo, as enshrined in resolution 1244 (1999). It is in duty bound to achieve them, and that is why we consider that we must now focus fully on the benchmarks outlined by Mr. Steiner.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“We do so because we are convinced that Kosovo will not be able to achieve its potential unless security, fraternity, tolerance and, especially, respect for difference prevail. Without those qualities - as we have often said - there can be no Kosovo, whose survival depends on the recognition of two elements of which Mr. Steiner has just spoken so forcefully: its multi-ethnic nature and the resulting integration. We recall the positive qualities of Mr. Steiner's actions and of the Council's action on the ground because they are fully in line with Cameroon's long- standing concerns with respect to the question of Kosovo. We have expressed those concerns in all our preceding statements: strengthening security, disarming armed groups, encouraging the return of all minorities and reviving lasting economic and social life in Kosovo.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“Steiner and the chance to benefit from his insight. His briefing was particularly illustrative of all the United Nations comprehensive achievements in the region and it will hold a place of honour among the documents that assist our consideration. We have in the past expressed our thinking on the initiatives and, especially, the philosophy for action of Mr. Steiner. We warmly praise his tact and, especially, his ability to listen. I believe that those qualities have counted for much in the resolution of the crisis and in the creation of a conscientious administration in Kosovo. We would also underline and welcome the efforts made and measures taken for the creation of a multi- ethnic society in Kosovo.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): At the outset, my delegation would like to thank you, Sir, for the initiative of convening this meeting. It will be recalled that we said last month that this meeting would provide us with an occasion to make a sort of mini-assessment of the action of the United Nations in Kosovo. We felt it would be appropriate at a given time to measure the distance travelled and, especially, to look to the future by outlining a strategy based on acquired experience and on an unflinching evaluation of that past action. In other words, today's meeting is very important, and we welcome the Deputy Prime Minister to this discussion, all the more so because his important statement contained much valuable information. We also welcome the presence among us of Mr.”
2002-04-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4518 (2002) · source
“The international community and the region would also win, and, above all, peace would win - peace in people's hearts, peace in their minds and, finally, protection for men, women and children. The search for peace, we feel, should be the guiding line when we examine the Secretary-General's proposal. It is the search for peace that can bring us together to find rapidly the right shape and form for the multinational force. This is an emergency. The situation is a tragedy. The credibility of the Security Council is at stake. Let's make a decision. Let's make a decision to help the Council emerge from what the other day I called the "deafening silence" of its resolutions.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Confronted with the worsening situation, the lack of trust, the hatred that is developing, the language we hear from both parties - which is increasingly war-like and not peaceful - all of this means that the parties will not be able to find their way to the negotiating table by themselves. Hence, there is a need for action by a third party. Not so long ago, when Cameroon proposed that a Security Council mission be sent to the field, we spoke about the need to apply electroshock therapy to the situation. The multinational force, whose mandate has been sketched out, we feel is the solution towards which we should strive. This is a win-win situation. Israel would win, and the Palestine Authority and Palestine would win, too.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Any other kind of solution that the parties might wish to undertake, any other option that the parties might resort to can only lead to a nightmare or apocalypse - such an apocalypse as has been proclaimed so many times in that land holy to three faiths. But if there were such an apocalypse, it would not make any distinction between the winners and the losers, between these people and those people. We have caught a glimpse of this in the escalation of Israeli military violence and the multiplication of Palestinian suicide attacks. It is for all these reasons that Cameroon shares the global vision of the Secretary-General.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Cameroon believes that this multinational force can be deployed without waiting for the parties' full support. However, if it is to fulfil its mission, it must enjoy and be assured of the full cooperation of all parties. The evidence of such cooperation on the part of Israel and of the Palestinian Authority, as well as of other parties directly interested and concerned, would be a sign of their will to commit to the peace process, in which political and security considerations predominate. Therefore, the Secretary-General's proposal, in our view, is an essential contribution in the search for a way to restore confidence between Israelis and Palestinians. Such confidence would assist in the resumption of negotiations towards peace. Only negotiations - no other type of action - can lead to peace.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“That force, which would not be a United Nations force, would be approved and authorized by the Council within the framework of Chapter VII of the Charter. As the Secretary-General informed the Council, it would pursue a quadruple objective: ending the cycle of Israeli-Palestinian violence, creating conditions for the resumption of normal activities in the Palestinian territories, re-establishing the institutions of the Palestinian Authority, and facilitating the resumption of negotiations on a political settlement of the entire Middle East crisis. Once it was made public, the proposal gave rise, not to opposition as such, but rather to a series of questions and reactions aimed at mastering its details. Over the course of negotiations in the coming days, we hope to see such questions and reactions smoothed out.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In the light of those conditions, we understand the great hope raised by recent initiatives and decisions aimed at ending the violence and relaunching the peace process: resolution 1397 (2002), envisioning two States, Israeli and Palestinian, living side by side within secure and recognized borders; the peace initiative of Crown Prince Abdullah; the diplomatic actions in the field by the "quartet"; and the recent mission of the United States Secretary of State to the Middle East. On 18 April the Secretary-General submitted to the Council and defended a new proposal for action by the international community to achieve peace in the Middle East, peace that - one cannot fail to repeat - must be based on settlement of the central question of Palestine. The Secretary-General proposed the deployment of a multinational force in the region.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Thus the objective to be attained is well known and the path for reaching it has been laid out. What we need today is political will - a political will that is strong and clear. It is because such political will has been lacking, and is still lacking, and because the parties have had scant interest in respecting the Council's resolutions, that the settlement of the Palestinian question has been slow to emerge. The spiral of violence is expanding, and, in the face of that growth, there is great risk that discouragement will triumph. Over the past months and days, the escalation of Violence has been particularly dangerous - so many deaths, so much suffering and destruction. It is truly a tragedy.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutu (Cameroon) (spoke in French): The delegation of Cameroon is grateful to you, Mr. President, for having accepted the request of the Arab Group urgently to convene a Security Council meeting to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. That question, which is at the centre of the Israeli-Arab conflict, spanned the twentieth century, unfortunately without a solution being found. However, the Organization, through the Security Council, has envisaged a lasting settlement of that conflict. That is the purpose of resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and, recently, 1397 (2002). Those resolutions are the foundation for the political settlement; they are also the expression of the principle of land for peace.”
2002-04-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4515Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In conclusion, Cameroon would like to insist once again on the need to work effectively towards the adoption of a comprehensive convention against terrorism. As we have emphasized before, only such a convention will be able to fill the current legal vacuum and deal with the enemies of life: the terrorists.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We believe that the appointment of an expert concerned exclusively with assistance requests could be extremely useful in that respect. We stress this point because, on the national level, Cameroon intends to publicize throughout its territory all legal instruments related to counter-terrorism. Naturally, the principal targets are administrative, judicial, military and law enforcement bodies, as well as on decentralized communities and civil society. Such an operation, if it is to be accomplished, will require varied and multidimensional cooperation from our partners. With regard to the Committee's future activities, Cameroon fully endorses the programme of work for the next 90 days submitted by the Chairman and reaffirms its readiness to contribute to the success of the Committee.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“For that reason, Cameroon believes that such dialogue should be intensified and at the same time that the Committee should remain faithful to its mandate. The final point we should like to emphasize concerns the importance of technical assistance to States. As previous speakers have said, such assistance is necessary and indispensable for the setting up and strengthening of national and regional structures and capacities in the fight against terrorism. In that regard, we welcome Norway's offer of cooperation to the Organization of African Unity. We should also like to return to our request with regard to assistance from the Committee and its member States for the organization and holding of regional and national awareness seminars.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Also, the regular briefings organized by the Committee, seem to us the best way to enable all States to be sufficiently informed of its activities. Therefore, those briefings should be continued. Furthermore, the participation of an ever- increasing number of Council members in our debates and the large attendance attest to the interest of States and to their commitment to the fight against this scourge. The third point concerns the Committee's relationships with international organizations. Cameroon believes that the dialogue between the Committee and such universal, regional or subregional organizations that have or intend to have counter- terrorism programmes, cannot fail to facilitate the effective implementation of resolution 1373 (2001).”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We may rest assured that the remaining States will not fail to submit their reports in the coming months, it being understood that they are well aware that the effective fight against this scourge depends largely on the degree of solidarity in the international community. Only sharing and awareness of the national measures being undertaken will enable us to leave these horrible acts behind us. The second point concerns relationships between the Committee and Member States. In our view, the dialogue engaged in since the beginning deserves to be maintained and strengthened. For that reason, Cameroon has welcomed and approved, in form and substance, the letters sent to States following consideration of their national reports.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“For that reason, in the context of the review of the Committee's activities during the first six months, my delegation would like to raise four specific points, concerning national reports, relationships between the Committee and States, relationships between the CTC and international organizations and, finally, a particularly important problem: that of assistance to States. First, national reports: here again, we cannot fail to welcome the major step already taken. Despite the Committee's newness and that of the field of its action, the Chairman told us earlier that 143 countries have already submitted their reports. I believe that is an edifying figure.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“This work was possible thanks to the ambitious strategy of transparency established by CTC and to the professionalism of the six experts and the members of the three Subcommittees, to which we should also like to repeat our encouragement. Cameroon, for its part, will continue to make its contribution to Subcommittee A, of which it is a member, in order to enable CTC to complete its programme for the third 90-day period. It is evident that the Committee cannot effectively accomplish its task unless all States fulfil their obligations under paragraph 6 of resolution 1373 (2001), which calls upon them to submit national reports on the counter- terrorism measures they have undertaken.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“I would like to say right away that, as described to us in the introductory briefing by the Chairman of the Committee, the Committee's present structure and its working methods enjoy the full support of Cameroon. As far as the balance sheet is concerned, if we can in fact draw one up at this moment, I would say that we have been particularly struck by the number of reports the Committee has examined in such a short span of time. Examining 62 out of a total of some 143 reports is really extraordinary, especially given that the Committee had to organize itself and begin to examine reports while it was being set up and while its manual was being written, as it were. That is highly praise-worthy work. We should encourage such swiftness.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Apart from the condemnation voiced at the highest levels of the State, and while awaiting the adoption of more elaborate national legislation in this area, Cameroon already possesses a general legal framework to underpin the effective implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), which Cameroon fully supported from the very beginning. The report transmitted by my country to the Committee is especially illustrative in that regard. We will of course be prepared duly to provide any additional information requested of us. The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) has been in existence for six months. We are here today to try to evaluate the road travelled so far and to look towards the future.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“The tragic events of 11 September 2001 not only had the immediate effect of instilling chilling fear, they also marked the onset of a growing commitment to international peace and security by the international community and the emergence of a sense of mobilization and solidarity in the fight against terrorism, which is indeed a negation of the right to life. The unanimous condemnation that emerged in the wake of 11 September is evidence of the degree of revulsion aroused by acts whose consequences may be eternal. But above and beyond that condemnation, what is important is the individual and collective action of States. That is why we attach great importance to the adoption of tangible measures and to frank cooperation in the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), which we believe to be the best road map available to us in this field.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): I would first like to extend my congratulations and gratitude to Sir Jeremy Greenstock for the detailed, current and enlightening information he has just given us with regard to the work of the Committee whose chairmanship he has assumed with such competency, commitment and skill. I must say that we are becoming accustomed to being spoiled by Ambassador Greenstock. It is always with great pleasure that we rush to the briefings he gives us on the Committee's work. As the Council will understand, it is a pleasure for Cameroon to endorse the well-deserved tribute that was paid to him a few moments ago by the Ambassador of France and others for his vigorous work at the head of the Committee.”
2002-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4512 (2002) · source
“We call once again on the parties to cooperate fully and sincerely with these messengers of peace in order to save the lives of innocent civilians and to work steadfastly for the advent of peace in the region.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Cameroon places great hope in the outcome of the private meetings that the Council continues to hold with the representatives of Israel and Palestine. Through these meetings, the Council has delineated elements that could bring both sides together to the only acceptable avenue that can serve peace - the implementation of Council resolutions. The implementation of these resolutions alone can help resolve the impasse we find ourselves in today. We should pay attention to any balanced, constructive proposal in this regard, if its goal is aimed at peace. We expect much from the visit of United States Secretary of State Colin Powell to the region and we expect much from the efforts of the "quartet".”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“People are part of that. The humanitarian crisis is worsening. People are being sacrificed. Cameroon wishes to restate to the parties that a final solution cannot come from the use of force or terror. The peace which we all desire and to which the people of the region aspire will not be achieved through force. It must be the work of all parties. Cameroon has always said this, and we repeat it today: there will be no peace in the Middle East unless Israelis and Palestinians themselves decide to build that peace, to invent it. The Council has outlined the path to be followed. It is high time that the parties assume equally their responsibilities by immediately implementing resolution 1402 (2002). That is in their best interests because continuing confrontation, as we have stated, serves no one.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“By calling on the parties for an immediate ceasefire, for the withdrawal of Israeli troops and for the cessation of all acts of terrorism and violence, resolution 1402 (2002) creates the conditions for the resumption of negotiations with a View to a final settlement. These negotiations also require the return to calm and tranquillity. Unfortunately, since our meeting and the urgent appeal made to the States to implement the measures I have just referred to, we must recognize that there has been no visible sign indicating the clear will of the parties to take the royal path towards peace, as outlined by the Council in resolution 1402 (2002). That is why the situation remains extremely disquieting. That is why it is deteriorating daily and why the region seems to be moving inexorably towards what we do not want - an apocalyptic end.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Mr. President, my delegation is grateful to you for convening this meeting of the Council at the request of the Arab Group. Four days ago, the Council, following a meeting in which 58 delegations participated, called upon the parties to comply with resolution 1402 (2002) without delay. That resolution, we have said, is the best road-map toward a final political solution for the Arab-Israeli conflict. That solution requires the existence of two States living side by side - the State of Palestine and the State of Israel - within secure, recognized borders.”
2002-04-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4510 (2002) · source
“Inhabitants of Palestine, Israelis and Palestinians, become the inventors of peace, of your peace, of this peace that you always call "Shalom/Salaam", which for you precisely represents the state of people living in harmony with each other and with nature.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is clear that the success of our action is possible only if we all speak with one voice in the Council and if we are united and coordinated. Peace in the Middle East will be the fruit of our solidarity, solidarity that brings efforts and forces together. But Cameroon has always supported this point, and we restate it again today; the reign of peace will come in the Middle East when the Israelis and the Palestinians decide to be the builders and inventors. We have always said this and we restate this point today. Peace has to be invented first in the heart of man and in our relations with each other. Inventing peace means working for a just, fraternal, secure and peaceful society.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Is it not high time that the United Nations, through the Security Council, go beyond that and really engage directly in the peace process in the Middle East? I believe in this regard that the Secretary-General and a delegation of the Council, possibly at the ministerial level, could very soon go to the region to stop the spiral of violence and to re-launch the Israeli- Palestinian dialogue. The context requires this. Indeed, as of today the climate is explosive everywhere. The risk of an uncontrollable situation is all too real. The parties are deeply distrustful of each other. The language they use unfortunately is the language of war. Hence, the proposal to dispatch a mission is becoming highly relevant now. Pending the dispatch of such a mission, Cameroon is open to any strong, balanced initiative that the Council might take right now.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Hence, the Council must explore all avenues to lead the parties to abide by these resolutions, to help the parties renounce the logic of war and to return to the peace process. We must salute the role played by the American, European, Russian and United Nations envoys to try to reweave the strands of dialogue. The current situation, however, requires that we do more than that, that we create an electric shock to stop the escalation of violence so that Israelis and Palestinians can quickly put an end to the current cycle of violence and reprisals that plunge them into a bottomless abyss. That was the thrust of the broad- based, candid and in-depth dialogue that we had yesterday with the representative of Israel and the Permanent Observer of Palestine.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Today the Middle East is a real challenge to peace, a problem for the United Nations, particularly for the Security Council, which since 29 March 2002 has been holding at least one meeting a day on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The decisions that we take, as well as our capacity and determination to implement them, are for the international community, States, public opinion and the media a decisive indicator of the credibility and the capacity, for action of the United Nations in the maintenance of peace. At this time all these observers who welcomed with hope and enthusiasm resolution 1397 (2002) and 1402 (2002) are now wondering about the tragic developments on the ground.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This dynamic, re-launched by the adoption of resolution 1397 (2002) and recognizing the need for coexistence in the region, side by side, of two States, Israel and Palestine, within secure recognized borders, was reinforced through the unequivocal expression by the Arab countries of their willingness to live with Israel and to recognize it, according to the Saudi Arabian peace plan, which was approved at the most recent Arab League Summit. The parties must not hide behind semantics. The question of a sequential implementation of the relevant provisions of resolution 1402 (2002) should not be an obstacle in the implementation of that resolution. A little more than three months ago the United Nations and its Secretary-General, Mr. Kofi Annan, received the Nobel Peace Prize.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This worsening of the situation has two basic causes: the recent suicide bombings carried out in Israel, and the military offensive conducted against the headquarters of the President of the Palestinian Authority. That is the crux of the matter, and that is why the Council calls for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal from the cities under siege and the cessation of all violence and terror. This resolution is crucial, and only compliance with it can halt the escalation of violence and make it possible to safeguard the peace dynamic.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“I am aware that more than ever before, words can stir up or calm feelings, and that the return to calm and tranquillity is a precondition for a climate that would facilitate a resumption of the peace talks. On 29 and 30 March of this year we had an intense debate, which made it possible for us to tackle head-on, as far as possible, the delicate and complex situation prevailing in the Middle East, which verges on being frozen, or even deadlocked. Thanks to the effectiveness and the tact of your predecessor, Sir, we managed to adopt resolution 1402 (2002), which is the best road map towards a political, final solution advocated in resolution 1397 (2002). In that resolution, the Council puts its finger on the problem. The Council has said that it was seriously concerned because of the worsening situation in the Middle East.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is quite natural that the events of recent weeks elicit powerful feelings. I am in a good position to know this. I am firmly convinced that life that is lost is a tragedy and that the life of any human being is of the same value as anybody else's. My thoughts and my prayers go to the families and to the communities that are suffering today on either side. I want to see an end put to violence and the peace process resumed. This is how Secretary-General Kofi Annan expressed himself when he reported back to the General Assembly on 20 October 2000 on his mission to the Middle East. His words haunt me, and while we face this extremely tense situation, Cameroon is speaking in the framework of this Council meeting, which is of particularly decisive importance.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): First of all, I would like to thank you for having convened this meeting at the request of the States of the Arab League and the member States of the Non-Aligned Movement. Given the worsening of the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians, the succession of meetings of the Security Council reflects the hope that the international community places in our body. The community hopes and expects of us that we quickly and decisively contribute to halting the violence in Israel and Palestine. The role of the Council should be decisive in helping to promote the resumption of peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Allow me to convey a few words to the international community as a whole and to you, Ambassadors of Member States.”
2002-04-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4506Resumption1 (2002) · source
“That is why, in addition to the deterioration ofthe situation and because of it, the Security Council must, more than ever before, end its deafening silence and reaffirm forcefully, today, resolution 1397 (2002) and call for its implementation without delay. That is what the peoples of the United Nations who live in the Middle East expect ofthe Council.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Are the measures of laying siege, the attacks and the actions that hamper the normal activities of the Palestinian Authority truly in keeping with the new momentum that we wish to see in the search for peace in the Middle East? We must recall that peace in the Middle East means the creation of the Palestinian State and the recognition of Israel, its right to existence within secure, recognized borders. As Cameroon has always stressed, this means that all parties must strictly implement Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973) and 1397 (2002). These put forward the immediate and strict application of the fundamental principle of land for peace. These are the elements and conditions for a just and lasting peace.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“This situation concerns and greatly saddens us, particularly because it has come about at a time when at the Beirut summit the League of Arab States was sending a strong signal to the peace process through the adoption of the plan proposed by Saudi Arabia. Now all of our hopes have been dashed by the new cycle of violence and reprisal in the region. It is clear to Cameroon that terrorism cannot be accepted on any pretext. We wish to reaffirm here our condemnation of acts of terrorism, particularly those against innocent civilians. We must encourage both sides to resume the path of negotiation towards a lasting peace. In order to negotiate, there must be two; they must acknowledge, accept and respect each other. That is a necessary precondition, which prompts me to ask the following question.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“It set out a vision of a region in which two States, Palestine and Israel, live side by side within secure and recognized, borders, with the immediate cessation of all acts of violence, including all acts of terror, provocation, incitement and destruction, and the implementation of the Tenet plan and the Mitchell report recommendations with the aim of resuming negotiations on a political settlement. Cameroon fully supported that resolution, because its provisions were in keeping with what we have always believed. We pinned great hope on it, and we still do. The situation prevailing now on the ground, which has justified the convening of this meeting, could, unfortunately, divert us from the spirit in which we had committed ourselves.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): Cameroon would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on having convened this meeting of the Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, at the request of the League of Arab States. We welcome the Secretary-General here today and once again commend his tireless efforts for peace in general and in the Middle East in particular. We thank him for his important statement, which was well-balanced and made points that were commensurate with what is at stake: peace, which has been greatly threatened in the Middle East. Cameroon shares his Views. On 12 March 2002, the Security Council, at the initiative of the United States, adopted resolution 1397 (2002). That was a historic resolution because of the fundamental provisions that it contained.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“We take this opportunity to deplore the violence and crime that continue to cause terror and despair among the people. Here, we welcome the anti-crime campaign put in place by UNMIK regulation 2002/6 of 18 March 2002. In addition to the second weapons amnesty, we welcome the transfer of prisoners to Kosovo. Those were the points we felt we needed to make at today's open meeting on the question of Kosovo.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“That was indeed of great importance, and showed that the message sent by the 17 November 2001 elections has finally been heeded. Every time we have addressed the question of Kosovo, we have consistently said that the message is that what is needed to govern Kosovo is inclusion, not exclusion. What is needed is definitely to work together, and a coalition bringing together all segments of society. That is why we call on all parties, including the Kosovo Serb Return Coalition, to participate in the Government by nominating representatives. We congratulate Mr. Steiner on his efforts, and especially on the wealth of imagination he has drawn on to achieve these results. We call on all States in the region to respect all territorial agreements. That is essential for the maintenance of peace and security in the region.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Cameroon's position on the question of Kosovo was outlined here on 21 January and 25 February. On those occasions, we stated our conviction that certain actions had to be undertaken as a matter of priority if we wished to consolidate the few achievements that had been made towards the revival of life in Kosovo. Those actions, we felt, were threefold: the strengthening of security, the disarmament of all armed groups and encouraging all minorities to return. We insisted on the point that these actions were top priorities and we still deem them to be so today because they can preserve Kosovo's very existence, which entails preserving its unity. We welcome the progress mentioned by Mr. Annabi as having been made this month in those priority areas, the most important being the formation of a coalition Government.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Mr. Belinga-Eboutou (Cameroon) (spoke in French): My delegation wishes in turn to thank you, Sir, for convening this third meeting of the year on Kosovo. My delegation wishes to express its support for the very relevant points made by the Ambassador of Singapore regarding the need in due course for a comprehensive survey ofthe situation. We welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia. We listened very attentively to his message. Cameroon has taken due note of his request for multilateral assistance to establish a multi-ethnic society in Kosovo - in other words, multilateral assistance from the international community to preserve the existence of Kosovo. We thank Mr. Annabi for his very detailed briefing at the start of the meeting on the latest developments in Kosovo.”
2002-03-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4498 (2002) · source
“Peace can come about only if the Ethiopians and the Eritreans act together to transform the current situation, which is dominated by discord and violence, into a culture of peace, of solidarity and of development.”
2002-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4485 (2002) · source
“Peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea is possible, and the recent meeting between the religious leaders of the two countries bears witness to this. May the seeds that have now been sown germinate and bear fruit. Today more than ever the Ethiopians and the Eritreans, having learned well from the past, have the option of building the future with optimism. In this regard, and bearing in mind the profession of faith and hope of Antonio Machado, who said that the future is no more fixed than is the past, let me say that it is true: the future is not yet written. The building of a future of peace between Ethiopia and Eritrea cannot be the result of chance. Peace can come to that region of Africa only if all Ethiopians and all Eritreans agree to make peace and non-Violence their primary ethical values - their motto for life.”
2002-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4485 (2002) · source