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Caballeros

lines on the record: 44
first: 2012-01-31
most recent: 2012-10-17
sittings or episodes: 5
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“In the light of all this, we call on the entire membership to maximize the advantages the Court offers the Security Council as a tool for preventive diplomacy. We hope that this aspiration will extend beyond this debate. The Council can undoubtedly facilitate the Court's work, but its true effectiveness will depend for the most part on broad ratification, proper financing and independence in its functioning. I now resume my capacity as President of the Security Council. I wish to remind all speakers to limit their statements to no more than four minutes in order to enable the Council to carry out its work expeditiously. Delegations with lengthy statements are kindly requested to circulate the texts in writing and to deliver a condensed version when speaking in the Chamber.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We consider cooperation critical if the Council is to at least follow through on its own decisions and adequately follow up on its referrals, especially where there is evident reluctance to cooperate. Such cooperation can also serve as a deterrent against the commission of future crimes. With regard to the third principle, we believe that the Security Council should promote the universality of the Rome Statute. With each State that ratifies the instrument, there will be a diminished need to resort to referrals, which in turn will also decrease the cases of breach of the Court's decisions. Universality would also serve to further other fundamental principles of the United Nations, including respect for the rule of law, human rights and accountability.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“With regard to the first principle, we consider it necessary to support the primacy of national criminal jurisdictions in investigating or prosecuting perpetrators of crimes covered by the Rome Statute. It is not only for reasons of respect for State sovereignty, but also due to the practical constraints of limited resources. The sad reality is that the Court does not have the capacity to take up all the most serious crimes in the world, just as the Security Council cannot remain seized of all crises. It is a Court of last resort, and we should all work to ensure that the situations before it do not arise again. Considering the second principle, it is essential to take the measures necessary to intensify cooperation at all levels in order to end impunity and ensure that those responsible for the worst atrocities are brought to justice.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We also believe that any debate on the use of tools available to the Security Council to fulfil its mandate should not be focus on whether States are or are not parties to the Rome Statute. In our view, the stability of the relationship between the Council and the Court should not depend on what countries take turns sitting at this table every two years. Rather, it needs to be founded upon the universal conviction that some crimes are so heinous that they must not go unpunished. I would therefore underscore three principles that we believe are in the interests of the Security Council to promote: complementarity, cooperation and universality.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We expect that the debate will initiate a dialogue that would draw the Council and the Court closer together, especially noting that 2012 is the tenth anniversary since the Rome Statute entered into force. As a tool of preventive diplomacy, the Court is within the reach of the Security Council, and offers its members a powerful option that serves to restore the confidence of Member States in the ability ofthe United Nations to prevent and resolve conflicts in an efficient manner. It also contributes to reaffirming the primary responsibility of the Security Council in maintaining international peace and security, and it recommits the Council once again to fulfilling that responsibility in cooperation with its partners.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“For our part, we find that it is very practical and relevant in the current state of world affairs. The Rome Statute recognizes the essential link between peace and justice. Every day the Security Council faces situations that demand justice so that a lasting peace may prevail. The concept note (S/2012/731, annex) that we prepared for the Council attempts to identify links common to both bodies, along with challenges and proposals as to how to address them. Today is the first time the Security Council is addressing the relationship between both bodies in a comprehensive manner, even though they have been formally collaborating with each since 2005.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“I will now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Guatemala. It is very encouraging that the important subject we have selected has attracted such great interest and so many participants. Guatemala, as the latest State party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, suggested the topic as a contribution to the fight against impunity and to strengthening the rule of law, particularly in the work of the Security Council. By doing so, we are raising to the international level our own domestic struggle against impunity, an effort in which the United Nations and many donor countries - some represented in the Security Council - have contributed through the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala. We have chosen a topic that seems to some to be philosophical.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Thomas Mayr- Harting, Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document 8/2012/731, which contains a letter dated 1 October 2012 from the Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, and I give him the floor.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“Under rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, Honduras, Japan, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, the Philippines, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Sri Lanka, the Sudan, Switzerland, Tunisia, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania and Uruguay to participate in this meeting. Under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court, and Mr. Phakiso Mochochoko of the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to participate in this meeting.”
2012-10-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6849 (2012) · source
“We hope that role will deepen and broaden in the future, without in any way diminishing the exclusive purview of the Council. In cementing that partnership, the Council can count on the support of Guatemala.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“Therefore, we believe that democracy, development, justice and peace go hand in hand. One additional lesson is relevant to our discussion today and it relates to the second area to which I referred. We value the role played by regional and subregional organizations. In our part of the world, we have over 60 years of experience in benefitting from the institutions of Central American integration to forge a regional economic area and lay the basis for political union. That is why we have supported the increasingly broad alliances that the Security Council has built with regional and subregional entities, both in Africa and in the Middle East. We applaud the presence in this meeting of the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, whose partnership role in addressing the challenges of the Middle East is increasingly significant.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“We have made very important achievements, but there are still some gaps and shortcomings. We know how difficult it is to foster change, but we will persist in that task with regard to our own country. Therefore we naturally desire the same for those nations in the Middle East that have launched processes towards more democratic, participative and inclusive systems of governance. In Latin America, we have seen that freely elected Governments tend to resolve their differences, if they have them, with their neighbours peacefully and through negotiations. That is an important and encouraging lesson for our friends in the Middle East. Another lesson is that the intensity of potential conflicts diminishes when economies offer greater opportunities of well- being to their populations.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“That having been said, despite the worrying developments of the past weeks, which have the potential to even further destabilize an inherently vulnerable situation, we generally welcome the direction of the changes under way in the Middle East, since they stem the grassroots of society and pursue universal goals that we can all share, such as freedom, justice, dignity and greater well-being for all. My own region, Central America, and my own country, Guatemala, underwent important transitions in the 19805 and 19905. The Guatemalan peace accords furthered a more democratic and tolerant society, respectful of human rights, with greater opportunities for all and governed by the rule of law. For more than 25 years, we have been struggling to meet those objectives.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“Consequently, our positions on various specific issues - such as the situation in Syria, the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the situations in Lebanon and Yemen, as well as the so-called Arab Spring - are well known. We have also stated our concern over the inherent risks of nuclear development in some countries of the region, with the possibility of its eventual military use. The International Atomic Energy Agency has a crucial role to play in the elimination of that risk.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“Mr. Caballeros (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): I would like thank your Government, Mr. President, for having convened this ministerial debate and to express my gratitude to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the Secretary General of the League of Arab States, Mr. Nabil Elaraby, for their respective interventions. I am pleased to again participate in a Council debate, especially one that addresses such important a topic as the one you proposed. This topic, in essence, has two aspects. The first deals with peace and security in the Middle East, and the second falls more under developments in implementing Chapter VIII of the Charter - in this case, in the relationship between the Council and the League of Arab States. Our delegation has spoken on many occasions in this Chamber on the first aspect.”
2012-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6841 (2012) · source
“Secondly, we pay tribute to all those involved in peacekeeping operations, past and present, who have undoubtedly been directly responsible for saving millions of lives. It is, however, regrettable that this task is far from being completed.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“However, we believe that the continuing debate surrounding the so-called third pillar of the responsibility to protect should not affect the integrity of the broader concept of the protection of civilians, which is rooted in humanitarian law and which is the subject of today's meeting. In conclusion, I should like to make two points. First, we welcome the training modules for the protection of civilians developed by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, and the fact that these are being offered to the military and police personnel assigned to missions with a mandate to protect civilians. That will allow us, inter alia, to develop further the considerable achievements made by the United Nations in the area of the protection of civilians in conflict situations.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Now that we have acceded to the Rome Statute, we will insist even more forcefully on accountability for Government officials and for non-State armed groups who, in conflict situations, flagrantly violate the relevant provisions of international law and humanitarian law by deliberately attacking civilians. Furthermore, we align ourselves with paragraph 21 of the Secretary-General's report, which basically proposes that we not politicize the noble task of humanitarian assistance. We have made no secret of our support for the norm of the responsibility to protect, which overlaps and has some aspects in common with the issue of the protection of civilians.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“We are also pleased to see certain issues broughtintothemainstreamofourdeliberations-issues that had been insufficiently elaborated on in previous reports, such as the limited access to humanitarian assistance by people in need of food, water and medical supplies; attacks on humanitarian personnel, health centres and ambulances transporting the wounded to such centres; the kidnapping of humanitarian workers; the difficult situation faced by migrant workers and their families in situations of conflict; and the theft of equipment and provisions intended to be used for humanitarian assistance.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Our Government aligns itself with the policies that the Council and the Secretariat have been developing over the years. Many of those policies are set out in the presidential statement (S/PRST/2010/25), of 22 November 2010, especially in its detailed annex. We also support the conclusions and recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's ninth report (S/2012/376), presented to us today. We appreciate the updating and further development of the five core challenges identified in previous reports. Looking ahead, we will continue to participate in the work of the informal Expert Group on the Protection of Civilians.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“We find intolerable the images of the dead, the wounded, the crippled, the mutilated, the tortured, those who have been stripped of all their belongings and the displaced. In many cases such people have been the victims of high-powered explosives, mines or direct attacks. But such barbaric acts occur every day in different parts of the world. This is not only a disgrace to humanity; it also reflects a serious failure on the part of sovereign States that do not comply with one of their primary obligations: to protect their citizens. Speaking from my country's perspective, I would like to say that such images offend us. That is why we have participated actively through our troops in peacekeeping operations that have strong mandates to protect civilians, such as in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“In the not-too-distant past, peacekeepers participating in stabilization or peacekeeping missions, unable to intervene, were forced to be the passive witnesses of serious violations inflicted by the parties to a conflict on civilian populations. Today an increasing number of the Security Council resolutions establishing such operations contain very explicit mandates on the protection of civilians. Unlike in the past, the conflicts in question tend to be of an intra-State, not inter-State, nature. Unfortunately, the main victims of those conflicts are always innocent civilians: often boys and girls, and especially women, who suffer the most grotesque abuses against their life, dignity and fundamental human rights.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“However, it could be argued that the prevention of conflicts before they erupt - which is the core mandate of the Security Council - is the most effective manner of protecting civilians from the scourge of war. Thus the issue has underpinned the Council's activities from the outset. Having said that, it is undeniable that starting in 1999 a qualitative leap took place in the work of the Council when it added to its generic mandate - to preserve peace and security at the international level - tangible and specific actions aimed at protecting innocent civilians from armed conflicts when, unfortunately, such conflicts occur.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“The protection of human life in general and the protection of civilian populations from the appalling consequences of armed conflict are at the core of the raison d'etre of the United Nations and were the main sources of inspiration for the adoption of the Charter following the horrors of the two world wars of the twentieth century. The majority of the reports that we have seen regarding the protection ofcivilians in conflict situations and its related aspects, including the protection of women and children as well as humanitarian workers, point to resolution 1265 (1999) as the starting point of a new and prolific stage of the work of the Security Council in that area.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“I would also like to thank the Director for International Law and Cooperation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mr. Philip Spoerri, for his briefing. Their presence underscores the tremendous importance of the strengthening of informal alliances among the United Nations, the ICRC and the community of non-governmental organizations that deal with humanitarian issues and, more concretely, the protection of civilians in conflict situations. The same is, of course, true of more formal alliances in this area among the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“Mr. Caballeros (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): I am pleased that my presence in New York to attend to matters unrelated to the Security Council has also given me the opportunity to join you for the third time since I became Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guatemala five months ago. I also take this occasion to thank the Secretary-General for the presentation of his ninth report on the protection of civilians in armed conflict (S/2012/376). I would also like to thank Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, for her briefing today, as well as, Navi Pillay, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, for her statement, as read by Assistant Secretary-General Ivan Simonovic'.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790 (2012) · source
“That is also why I have deliberately avoided touching on other topics that some would consider obligatory when discussing the Middle East, such as the imperative of ending the conflict between Israel and Palestine or the situation in Syria, since we have addressed those matters in other meetings of the Council.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“It is true that people seek freedom and dignity, but they also demand greater well-being, in particular in societies marked by high levels of inequality. It is interesting to note that, in accordance with the main source of public opinion polling in our region, Latinobarometro, there is a close correlation between economic performance and the level of satisfaction with democracy. Seemingly, the population not only aspires but also demands that more plural and representative Governments generate tangible benefits for the citizens. When that does not happen, the rate of satisfaction with democratic institutions falls dramatically. The so-called Arab Spring evokes feelings that are, overall, of a positive nature. That is why I have concentrated more on the opportunities than on the challenges in my statement.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“The same will certainly be true for the democratization processes under way in the Middle East. Sixthly, in the case of Latin America, in general, and Central America, in particular, the transition to democracy was accompanied by a strong boost to interregional cooperation. The emergence of Governments with shared values facilitated agreements and fostered regionalism. In our case, cooperating to resolve common problems and promoting mutual support strengthened democracy in each country and contributed to its joint defence. We believe that that phenomenon of cooperation is relevant to the countries that are the subject of our debate today, which is already taking shape in the increasing role played by the League of Arab States. Lastly, let us not forget the imperative of promoting economic and social development.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“Also, representative democracy requires that citizens have confidence in the Governments that they elect. Fifthly, today it is fashionable in the United Nations to talk about the rule of law - a topic that did not figure as prominently on our agenda a few years ago. From the perspective of my own country, I would like to affirm the crucial importance of having solid institutions that combat impunity and lack of transparency in the management of public finances and, in general, the administration of justice. We foresaw that in our peace accords, but state it more directly in addressing the threat posed to the rule of law in our country by the appearance of transnational criminal cartels. Combating that scourge requires strengthening our capacity in criminal prosecution, our judicial system, our civil police and even our prison system.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“What is important is to persevere and trust that age-old cultures that have contributed so much to the civilized world will find the strength, creativity and leadership to bring their democratization to fruition. That brings me to my fourth point. Democratization processes must respond to the aspirations, and have the consent of, the peoples and national societies concerned. They must be the product of a sense of ownership akin to national consensus, not something imposed from outside. Achieving a model with which the citizenship feels comfortable often involves long periods of trial and adjustment, which only confirms my previous points that we are dealing with long-term processes. Those processes only respond to the wishes of their own citizens.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“I am pleased to affirm that such values have been established and strengthened in our region, and trust that the same will happen in the countries that are the subject of our debate. Thirdly, progress is clearly not linear. It is not easy to build plural and participatory systems of governance where there is no fully established democratic culture. It requires the strengthening, and sometimes the creation, of institutions in various areas, including a firm constitutional and legal basis, the development of representative political parties and the guarantee of freedom of expression. The agenda is complex. It involves vested interests, often gives rise to unforeseen consequences and from time to time requires changes of direction.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“That is why, although it sounds trite to say that there are no universally valid formulas for transitions, while democratic values are similar everywhere, their concrete expression in terms of internal organization, juridical and institutional arrangements and forms of popular participation can vary greatly from one situation to another. Secondly, cultural values matter, in particular in multi-ethnic societies that seek to build a nation where mutual respect and tolerance prevail. Such cultural values must be compatible with democratic societies and commitments to economic and social development. By way of example, it is important that everyone, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, local affiliation, race or creed, has access to the same opportunities.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“President, with a brief comment on lessons learned from our own experiences that may contribute some tangible inputs to today's debate. With a certain modesty and aware of the great historical, cultural, religious and political differences existing between our respective regions, even within them, I draw on the changes in my own country to mention seven points. First, each case in Latin America was unique, and certainly each situation in the Middle East will also be so. For example, in my own country, we faced the need to adopt a project for a multi-ethnic, pluricultural and multilingual nation, responding to the specific realities of Guatemala, which are not necessarily the same as those of other countries in Latin America.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“It would be presumptuous on our part to offer interpretations on the significance of what has come to be called the Arab Spring, whose model vision, which captured the world's attention, took place in Cairo's Tahrir Square in January 2011. The people's extraordinary courage, their calmness, their solidarity, the persistence of their demands and their peaceful nature, in particular, were a source of inspiration for all humankind. While taking note of the huge difference between those singular events compared to the transitions that occurred in my own region between 1980 and 1990, from authoritarian regimes to democratically elected civilian Governments, I would like to respond to the challenge that you have posed to us, Mr.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“Mr. Caballeros (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): We thank the United Kingdom for having organized this meeting and we appreciate your gesture, Mr. President, in presiding over it. We are also grateful to the Secretary-General for his presentation to us. I must say that the theme chosen for our debate today, while captivating, poses a great challenge. Unlike other very specific topics that we have discussed in the past and that give rise to more or less definite reactions, on this occasion the United Kingdom has proposed to us a more general topic that runs the risk of diluting any message that we would wish to convey.”
2012-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6734 (2012) · source
“In its absence, Governments that flagrantly violate those norms naturally expose themselves to the consequences, whose precise shape and scope are susceptible to a wide spectrum of possibilities. In summary, we appeal to all parties to make a last effort to find a way out of the Syrian crisis. The initiative of the League of Arab States, or variants thereof, offer the potential for such a way out. Should it fail, the escalation of violence, which has assumed dramatic proportions in recent days, has not left many options to this Council to carry out its own responsibility in accordance with the Charter.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Non-intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign States and respect for their territorial integrity are cardinal principles of our foreign policy, but we also acknowledge the obligation of all States to observe certain norms of conduct in relations to their own populations. We understand that peacefully expressed popular demands cannot be equated with a Government that uses force to address those demands. That is why, in an era when the principle of the responsibility to protect is being called into question, we are not ashamed to affirm that, with some nuances that we have explained in other forums, we support that principle. Our position is far from inviting interventions; what we demand is the strict observation of the norms of conduct to which I have referred.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Some question whether this initiative is realistic, given the immediate rejection it provoked from the Government of the Arab Republic of Syria, but for our part we are willing to give the League of Arab States the opportunity to pursue its initiative within a predetermined time frame. Should this initiative not bear fruit, we believe that, whether we like it or not, we would be failing in our obligation if we were to permit an already grave situation to deteriorate even further, with the foreseeable domestic and international repercussions on peace and security. We are more than aware of the serious dilemmas to which this gives rise.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“First, the toll of human life and the general suffering imposed on the population are on the rise. Secondly, the spiral of violence points at the real possibility of a civil war between Syrians. The immediate task at hand, then, is to put an end to violence and to reverse the trend towards even greater misery. The League of Arab States must be commended for occupying the front lines that pursue these two objectives. We also sympathize with that organization's initiative to seek what is termed an "Arab solution" to the crisis. Our delegation is prepared to accompany the League of Arab States in the fulfilment of said solution, whose prime objective is humanitarian in nature, but whose broader goal is viewed in the framework of a firm and longer-term political solution.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“We commonly affirm that those changes are the sole and exclusive purview of the citizens of each country, but it is undeniable - and events confirm this to be the case - that the wave of change does not recognize borders, and that whatever happens in one nation has an impact on the rest. This explains the presence of the League of Arab States in the case we are addressing today - the situation in Syria. We have listened attentively to the different narratives offered on the matter, which, among other aspects, try to assign quotas of responsibility to different actors, domestic and foreign. While the facts of what actually is happening are sorted out - a task made more difficult by the lack of access to the media, and in spite of the presence until a few days ago of the mission of observers - two realities overshadow the rest.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“All of this has improved our capacity to understand what is happening on the ground, and has at the same time contributed to our growing alarm at a clearly deteriorating situation. The events of the past few days, and the decision of the League of Arab States to suspend its mission, have only served to heighten our apprehensions. Once again, the Council is addressing the possible management on the part of the community of nations of the amazing changes occurring in the Middle East and North Africa. As with all change, especially when it arises from the grass roots of society, its final outcome tends to be unpredictable.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Nabil Elaraby, Secretary- General of the League of Arab States, as well His Excellency Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin J abr Al-Thani, Chair of the current session of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level. We also listened attentively to the statement made by Ambassador Bashar J a'afari of the Syrian Arab Republic. In addition to the information provided today, we have previously had access to the decisions adopted in recent weeks by the Council of Ministers, the protocol concluded between the League of Arab States and the Government of Syria on 19 December 2011, and the text of the report prepared by the head of the observer mission, General Mustafa Al-Dabi.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source
“Mr. Caballeros (Guatemala) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to begin my statement on a personal note. I represent the Government of President Otto Perez Molina, who took office barely two weeks ago. My presence here today reflects our commitment to the United Nations and our intention to responsibly carry out our role as a recently elected member of the Council. We have come here fully committed to building consensus for the maintenance of international peace and security. We appreciate the convening of this important meeting in response to the request made by the League of Arab States in its letter dated 22 January addressed to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (S/2012/71). We are especially pleased at the presence of and information provided by Mr.”
2012-01-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6710 (2012) · source