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  1. “It is in this respect that the OAU Council of Ministers decided to send a delegation to New York. If this opportunity is allowed to slip away, posterity will judge us very harshly. We owe it to the present and future generations of Angolans to do right by them. It is now all in the hands of the Council.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  2. “We believe that this cooperation has facilitated the presentation to the Council of an enabling draft resolution which, whilst possessing some difficult elements here and there, generally takes account of the concerns of all the parties. It has been our concern that the enabling resolution should not have so many conditionalities that it becomes itself an impediment to the advancement of the peace process. We believe that the draft resolution before the Council today can be adopted by consensus and we hope that it will be so adopted. Members of the Council are called upon to take this historic decision, one with enormous implications for the future of political developments in Angola. We believe that time and circumstances have presented the international community with a rare opportunity to help bring about permanent peace in Angola.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  3. “It would also help to secure the prevailing cease-fire, without which the fragile peace process in Angola could collapse, with dire consequences. It is our conviction, therefore, that the speedy establishment of UNAVEM. III is the best way to ensure that, this time around, we can "do it right". Before concluding, I wish to take this opportunity to express my delegation's appreciation and gratitude for the sympathetic understanding and cooperation we have received from all those with whom we have had the chance to hold consultations on the matter before this meeting. We especially appreciate the understanding with which our particular concerns in respect of the enabling draft resolution - which the Council will be considering later today - were received.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  4. “In this connection, we are encouraged by the apparent consensus amongst members of the Security Council on the need for the speedy establishment and deployment of UNAVEM. III. We have taken careful note of the concerns expressed in the light of past experiences, especially in respect of UNAVEM. I, that we must "do it right this time". In this context, reference has been made to paragraph 32 of the Secretary-General's report. Whilst we concur fully with the need to do it right this time, it is our view that the speedy deployment of the mechanisms provided for in the Lusaka Protocol would serve as a confidence-builder and encourage the parties concerned to move forwards even further in implementing the "Acordos de Paz".”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  5. “For example, the military commanders have met several times in the context of the Joint Commission and, as the Foreign Minister of Angola informed us today, the UNITA leader, Mr. Jonas Savimbi, has now unconditionally agreed to meet the President of Angola, Mr. Jose Eduardo dos Santos. There is therefore a need for a clear demonstration of firm international support and solidarity for the people of Angola as they seek to build and consolidate the peace based on the Lusaka Protocol. It is for this reason that my delegation has come to urge the Council to facilitate the speedy establishment and deployment of the enlarged United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III), one of the mechanisms provided for in the Lusaka Protocol.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  6. “We can thus appreciate the concerns of those who urge caution against any increased international involvement until peace has been firmly established in Angola. However, we are convinced that the situation is different this time around and that the Angolan people are tired of war. It is now 80 days exactly since the Lusaka Protocol was signed and 78 since the cease-fire came into effect. In that period, the Angolan people have demonstrated their earnest desire for peace, as confirmed by the generally agreed assessment that, despite minor infractions, the cease-fire is holding. Meanwhile, the two parties - the Government of Angola and UNITA - have continued their efforts to implement the other aspects of the Lusaka Protocol.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  7. “It is in this context that my delegation has been mandated to come and convey to the Security Council Africa's grave concern that, unless urgent and appropriate measures are taken by the international community, particularly the United Nations, to sustain the current momentum, the entire peace process in Angola could be seriously threatened. There is an English saying, "once bitten, twice shy". And in the case of Angola, this saying, vis-a-vis international involvement, would seem a propos. Indeed, we can still recall how, nearly four years ago, when everything seemed to be going well and peace appeared to be holding, suddenly the guns came alive and, in a flash, Angola slid back into a war even more vicious than that previously experienced.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  8. “We have carefully studied the report of the Secretary-General to the Council, which provides a very clear, comprehensive and detailed account of the developments that have taken place since the initialling of the Lusaka Protocol on 31 October 1994. We are particularly encouraged by the Secretary-General's assessment and conclusions indicating that, despite some infringements, the cease-fire provided for in the peace agreement signed on 20 November 1994 is generally being observed by all parties and that significant progress has been achieved in the implementation of the Angolan peace processes. We concur with the Secretary-General's assessment. However, it is the view of the OAU Council of Ministers that these achievements need buttressing if the fragile peace process in Angola is to be sustained.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  9. “I have the honour to speak before the Security Council as leader of a delegation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) Council of Ministers, made up of Foreign Ministers from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Zambia and representatives of Senegal and Guinea-Bissau. In doing so, I should like to declare our full support for the position of the Angolan Government, as so clearly set out by its Foreign Minister, Mr. Venancio de Moura, on the subject now being considered by the Council. However, each of the Ministers in my delegation will be free to address the Security Council individually on the issue under discussion. I wish also to acknowledge the presence in our delegation of the representative of the current Chairman of the OAU, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, who is also a member of our delegation.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source

  10. “Allow me, Sir, to start by congratulating your country on its assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of February. My delegation is particularly pleased to see you in the Chair, and we are confident that the deliberations of the Council will be ably and effectively guided and that fruitful results will be achieved. We wish the representative of your country well as he carries out the many tasks that will come before him during his tenure. My delegation also wishes to congratulate his predecessor in office for a marvellous job done during the month of January.”

    1995-02-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3499 (1995) · source