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Cabral

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first: 1996-09-20
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“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): Our purpose this evening is not to put Iraq on trial or to go back over international events in recent weeks showing that relations between Iraq and the Special Commission had deteriorated. You, Mr. President, informed the international community, and Iraq in particular, of the Security Council's position through a Council statement in which you recalled certain principles and the need for Iraq to abide by certain Council decisions. Today the Security Council wants to show once again that it draws a distinction between the Iraqi Government and the Iraqi people.”
1997-12-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3840 (1997) · source
“I take this opportunity to say that, in the view of my delegation, if peace in Tajikistan is to be lasting and permanent, all the parties must follow a policy of inclusion, working through dialogue, consultation and negotiation in order to ensure that all the men and women of that great country can work together and build a country that once again becomes the haven of peace they all seek. In conclusion, I would also like to express the hope that every effort will be made by the Government of Tajikistan as well as by the UTO and the other parties that have not yet decided to join the UTO to provide security for UNMOT personnel, whose important role was recognized in the letter of 27 June 1997 from the President of the Republic of Tajikistan and Mr. Nuri to the Secretary- General.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“My delegation will try to ensure that what the Secretary-General has recommended becomes a reality, and it is with that in mind that we join the other members of the Council in adopting this draft resolution, which highlights the arguments put forward by the Secretary- General in favour of expanding the personnel of the United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan (UNMOT) and also authorizes the Secretary-General to extend UNMOT's mandate until 15 May 1998.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“To this end, all members of the international community must rigorously commit themselves, since we have already declared our support for the territorial integrity of Tajikistan to be respected and the inviolability of its borders to become a reality. Tajikistan has unfortunately become the object of many covetous eyes, and we hope that all the neighbouring countries of Tajikistan can work in concert with the rest of the international community to ensure that peace is the only item on the agenda in all the efforts that are made in that country and around it.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“We believe that it is desirable for the Tajik Government and the United Tajik Opposition (UTO) to strive to ensure that this peace - which is still fragile - is bolstered through the establishment of the necessary structures. We refer in particular to consolidation of the ceasefire, the exchange of prisoners, and the creation of a climate conducive to the return of refugees in decent conditions. My delegation wishes to pay tribute to the unflagging work being done by the Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of Iran, whose steadying and animating role should encourage us to emulate them so that the peace we all desire can emerge in Tajikistan.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): The Security Council's consideration today of the situation in Tajikistan and along its frontier with Afghanistan gives us an ideal opportunity to welcome the progress that has been made towards peace - peace that in order to be lasting needs to be bolstered by specific action on the part of the protagonists. This is my delegation's view, as we understand it, and it is what the Secretary-General is working towards in his efforts to support the quest for peace and to create conditions favourable to its consolidation. In his successive reports of 4 September and 5 November, the Secretary-General has given us an appraisal of the status of the negotiations and of the headway made in the right direction, that is to say, the path towards peace through negotiation.”
1997-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3833 (1997) · source
“And I would add that it is our duty to persist in seeking to determine the fate of prisoners of war and persons who disappeared during the occupation of Kuwait, without forgetting the vital need to restore to Kuwait all its records and other illegally seized assets. My delegation desires to see the creation of all the necessary conditions for the Special Commission to continue its work without difficulty or hindrance, with a team that should continue to be distinguished by its ability, impartiality and diversity of national origin, which are the basic, essential and inviolable criteria for any action carried out in the name of and on behalf of the United Nations. This is the goal of the draft resolution. Guinea-Bissau will support its adoption and assist in its implementation.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“We are certainly very well aware of all the suffering of the Iraqi people. That is why the Security Council adopted resolution 986 (1995), in order to attest to its sensitivity to their sufferings and demonstrate its awareness of its responsibility to seek appropriate solutions. But the international community cannot forget the reasons that compelled the Security Council to impose sanctions on Iraq in its name. All States have the obligation to comply with and respect the principles set out in the United Nations Charter, in particular that of non-aggression and non-occupation by force. What happened in Kuwait must never happen again.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“In the view of my delegation, it should be possible to resolve the current crisis through dialogue without abandoning certain fundamental principles. The members of the Council have tried hard, and continue to try, to ensure that reason prevails, by favouring direct contact with the Iraqi authorities to reach a solution. The highly commendable initiative of the Secretary-General in sending three personal representatives to Baghdad and the bilateral approaches by many countries to Iraq are eloquent testimony to, and further evidence of, our desire to see the role accorded diplomacy further strengthened. The aim of the Security Council is not and could not be to inflict further suffering on the Iraqi people, who have already been put through so much by so many years of hardship. But we are not responsible for this hardship.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“The Security Council regarded as unacceptable the decision of the Iraqi authorities of 29 October, which challenges the operational capacity of the Special Commission and certain cardinal principles of the Charter of the United Nations, particularly Article 100. For several days, considerable efforts have been made to convince the Iraqi authorities of the need to rescind that decision, a decision which does not respect the established rules and, moreover, does nothing to further the interests of the Iraqi people. It is a decision whose possible consequences must be clear to all. The Special Commission was set up by the Security Council and acts in its name. Therefore, the Council cannot tolerate disregard for its decisions or allow the Special Commission to be prevented from continuing its work to carry out its mandate.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“Given the persistence of serious incidents, and faced with the need to shoulder its responsibilities with regard to not only the Special Commission, but all its personnel and the international community in general, the Security Council concluded after lengthy deliberations that further measures needed to be considered, measures which, by their coercive nature, could persuade the Iraqi authorities to respect their obligation to comply scrupulously with Security Council decisions by removing all the obstacles hampering the Special Commission or preventing it from carrying out its mandate. This was the thinking and purpose of resolution 1134 (1997).”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“The Security Council has several times had to remind the Iraqi authorities how vital it was, as it still is, to cooperate fully with the Executive Chairman of the Special Commission and all the members of his team so as to facilitate their work and ensure that the purpose of the mission entrusted to them by the Security Council is achieved in a satisfactory manner, because this is a precondition for the operation of the mechanisms provided for in resolution 687 (1991). On 21 June 1997 the Security Council renewed its appeal and reiterated the principles underlying its action by adopting resolution 1115 (1997). Unfortunately, this did not have the desired results; it certainly did not lead to any change of attitude by the Iraqi authorities.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“Many presidential statements and Security Council resolutions have recognized this state of affairs and expressed unambiguously the disapproval of the members of the Council with regard to the attitude and conduct of certain representatives of the Iraqi authorities, because in the Council's opinion they had departed from prior commitments and amounted to a serious failure to fulfil obligations.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“Relations between the representatives of the Government of Iraq and the Special Commission have not always been in line with the spirit and the letter of the relevant Security Council resolutions. This is why the Security Council has always studied the successive reports of the Special Commission on the progress of its work with particular attention and has noted with concern the existence and persistence of certain difficulties, and even impediments to the execution of its mandate.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): On 3 April 1991, in resolution 687 (1991) the Security Council decided to establish a Special Commission which "shall carry out immediate on-site inspection of Iraq's biological, chemical and missile capabilities, based on Iraq's declarations and the designation of any additional locations by the Special Commission itself" [resolution 687 (1991), para. 9 (b) (i)] That resolution is the legal and political framework which both defines and guides all the activities of the Special Commission, by clearly laying down its mandate and the obligations of the Iraqi authorities in the carrying out of this mission, decided upon by the Security Council on behalf of the international community.”
1997-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3831 (1997) · source
“I should like to say that my delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution because it is the expression of our condemnation of the military coup and the unambiguous expression of the rejection by the international community, and by the Security Council in particular, of faits accomplis. It represents our refusal to accept the fact that a military group can seize power by force and destroy a democratic process that was the free expression of the wishes of an entire people.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“I would like here to pay tribute to the African countries that are members of the ECOWAS mediation committee, who have been working tirelessly in this collective effort which the Security Council is asked to join today. I would like to thank them in particular for agreeing to receive, in the dignified manner traditional to Africa, hundreds of thousands of refugees at a time when we know that those countries, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and even Liberia, are facing socio-economic difficulties. I think that this is an expression of African solidarity, and it goes without saying that it will be up to the international community - as indeed the draft resolution we are about to adopt indicates - to lend every assistance in exercising this very African solidarity.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“It is of course with some reluctance that we adopt a draft resolution that imposes sanctions on Sierra Leone. We too, like some other members of the Council, are concerned about the possible humanitarian impact on an innocent population which, as I have said, is already experiencing the horrors of a power that has no respect for the most elementary humanitarian principles. I believe, however, that the people of Sierra Leone will agree with us as we try once again, through these sanctions, to lend assistance to them and that they will be prepared to accept these additional sacrifices, to the extent that the sanctions will, we hope, help to bring about a speedy return of peace and democracy.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“The draft resolution before us both reflects our concerns and gives unambiguous expression to the will and determination we all feel to work to consolidate peace in Sierra Leone - through negotiations, certainly, but also through resolutions that will remind the junta that it must compromise and listen to reason. The draft resolution we about to adopt will, we hope, be a clear expression of our resolve, and we hope that the military junta in Freetown will not interpret it as just another Security Council statement like those made here in the past. As we have said, it is an appeal to reason. It is an appeal for negotiations. It is an appeal for the return of the democratically elected Government of President Kabbah and for a return to the peace that the people of Sierra Leone so ardently desire.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“Today, having noted that stubborn refusal and in light of the evasiveness we have witnessed - and here we base ourselves on the summit communique of the ECOWAS heads of State held at Abuja on 28 and 29 August 1997 - our Council has decided to help in the subregional effort that is being made by ECOWAS once again to categorically reject any decision that would allow any illegal perpetuation of unconstitutional power following the coup d'etat perpetrated by the putschists in May and to contribute, through firm and appropriate action, to a return to constitutional order in that country. Given those considerations and the various discussions we have had in the Security Council on this subject, Guinea-Bissau finds this meeting today timely, necessary and wholly appropriate.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“The failure of the negotiations conducted at Abidjan on 29 July between the mediation committee and the junta proved once again that the members of the junta are not prepared to cooperate in good faith in establishing conditions that would permit the return to constitutional order, by which I mean the return of President Kabbah, a President democratically elected to the head of his country.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“They came not only to tell Council members of their concern at the seriousness of the crisis prevailing in Sierra Leone but also to remind the Security Council of its obligations stemming from the Charter, that is, our commitment to defend the principles that the Secretary- General reiterated in his letter dated 7 October addressed to the Council. We feel that today's meeting responds to our need to contribute to a quest for peace through negotiations. However, the stubborn refusal of the military junta to relinquish power and to accept the restoration of constitutional order, notwithstanding the efforts of the international community and particularly of the mediation committee of ECOWAS, obliges us today once again to express strong condemnation and, we hope, to take steps that will be a clear response to that stubborn refusal.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“Following the ministerial meeting held in Conakry on 26 June, the Committee of Four Foreign Ministers - Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Nigeria, and later Liberia - was set up to implement the decisions taken at that meeting through an ongoing search for ways and means to undertake negotiations with the putschists, because negotiations were never set aside during this process. I believe that we should stress here both the devotion and the determination of those five countries, which, as I said earlier, have spared no effort to negotiate a settlement that would be acceptable to all. The Security Council twice - on 11 July and 19 September last - received a delegation led by the Foreign Ministers of Nigeria, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana and Liberia.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“The Government of President Kabbah went to Abidjan, where an agreement was signed that acceded to certain claims of the opposition. That agreement was to constitute the political and juridical framework which was to enable the consolidation of democracy in Sierra Leone. The international community, through the President of the Security Council, welcomed that agreement, which gave rise to hopes that this was to be the start of a new era in Sierra Leone - an era of peace, national reconciliation and democracy. Unfortunately, the perpetrators of the coup destroyed the hopes of the people of Sierra Leone. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), in keeping with the spirit of solidarity of our peoples, spared no effort in helping to bring about a return to democracy in that fraternal country.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“It indicated that the era of coups d'etat was long since over and that it was inadmissible for the military to decide to perpetrate them in order to claim the right to lead their country against the wishes of the people, as expressed freely through the ballot box. The Government of President Kabbah has distinguished itself by a democratic approach since its accession to power, to the extent that the President and his colleagues have striven to carry out a policy of national reconciliation that includes all the vital forces and the political parties of their country, with a view to creating a secure foundation for democracy and for the exercise of power by the people. Unfortunately, all of those efforts were inconclusive.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“The Security Council pronounced itself in favour of the restoration of constitutional order to Sierra Leone and has consistently stated its readiness to consider appropriate measures to help to bring about a return of constitutional order to Sierra Leone. Today we are asked to respond in practical terms to the appeal made to us by the people of Sierra Leone. That appeal is a distress call because 18 months ago, when the people of that country were for the first time asked freely to express themselves, they unanimously chose President Kabbah to lead their country and to preside over the destiny of their homeland. The Organization of African Unity (OAU), at its thirty-third summit, held in Harare in June, solemnly condemned the coup d'etat.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“It mobilized to unambiguously condemn the coup and to demand the return of constitutional order and the unconditional restoration of the Government of President Kabbah. The military junta has distinguished itself by atrocities that we condemn, by systematic human rights violations and by actions that run counter to the most basic human rights. That is why we are here today to express clearly our solidarity with the people of Sierra Leone and once again to reject any policy of fait accompli. The Security Council has three times now made it clear in presidential statements that it rejects the exercise of political power by force.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): My delegation is pleased that we have in our midst today legitimate representatives of the Government of Sierra Leone - a Government that was elected democratically through a process, recognized and commended by us all, which was followed from beginning to end by the international community. I will not go into the circumstances that prompted the Security Council today to discuss the question of Sierra Leone. I will limit myself to noting, along with other members of the Council, that on 25 May, that the democratic process in Sierra Leone was brutally interrupted following a coup d'etat perpetrated by a military junta. The international community did not hesitate for a minute.”
1997-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3822 (1997) · source
“We could never understand their being abandoned or left to fend for themselves, for it is our moral duty to continue to deal with their fate and to try to mitigate their suffering. We hope that it will be possible to surmount the difficulties of the past, to overcome the effects of the Somali syndrome so as to make it possible for the Somali leaders to be rehabilitated publicly by striving and succeeding in restoring peace and in taking charge of the destiny of their people in a reunified Somalia, for it is their primary responsibility to secure the well-being of their people.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“At a time when a part of the country is stricken by drought and a cholera epidemic has joined the already numerous horrors afflicting the population, Somalia needs humanitarian assistance, which should be sent as quickly as possible, without any impediment or restriction. The city of Mogadishu must be reunified in order to make possible a broad and equitable distribution of food and medical supplies. We, as Africans, are devoted to Somalia and are thus determined to participate in all endeavours to restore peace to that country. We encourage the international community to explore ways and means to set up an appropriate mechanism which would respond to the most urgent needs of the Somali people. That people must not be held responsible for the vile acts committed by the faction leaders.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Certainly no one can take the place of the leaders of the Somali factions in deciding the destiny of their nation and their people. But it is important for us to emphasize the role of the international community in the pursuit and implementation of the objectives of the peace process in Somalia. This role cannot be played effectively unless the embargo on the delivery of weapons is strictly applied, and unless a clear decision to put an end to hostilities is taken by those who are fomenting strife and who persist in warfare. We expect to see a positive attitude from the clan leaders vis-a-vis the humanitarian organizations, for which they have the obligation to ensure both free access to the needy population and security. The reopening of the Mogadishu airport and seaport in this connection is, we think, a prerequisite and a litmus test.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“They have long shown strong and determined interest in achieving a solution to the Somalia crisis. The persistent efforts of the Italian Government are praiseworthy because they contribute to a continuation of dialogue and the establishment of a climate of confidence among the Somalis and the rest of the international community. We hope that the recent initiatives undertaken by the Egyptian Government, under the aegis of the League of Arab States, will result in the organization of a framework of cooperation with the participation of all the Somali parties. The results achieved at the 3 January 1997 meeting in Sodere must be consolidated so as to make possible the convening of a National Reconciliation Conference on an expanded basis in Somali territory.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Contacts already established between the representatives of the United Nations and the leaders of the Somali factions must be continued, because they offer an encouraging sign for the re-establishment of the climate of confidence necessary for fruitful cooperation. We support the idea of the Secretary-General's dispatching a Special Envoy on a fact-finding mission to expand our knowledge of the situation. In fact, it would be useful to create a situation that would lead all parties to accept an effective presence in Mogadishu of the United Nations that could give appropriate consideration to the recommendations that the Secretary-General made in his report of last 17 February. We must also commend the initiatives of the regional leaders, in particular that of President Arap Moi of Kenya.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Ethnic pluralism must become the cement to build a strong and unified nation. The Somali people look to the Security Council today, following with interest and emotion our deliberations. They wait impatiently for hands to reach out and extricate themselves from the vice in which they have been trapped for years. Of course, our television screens no longer confront us with the horrible pictures to which we were accustomed. The international press has left, and no one remains to bear immediate, direct witness. And yet, is it possible not to hear the cries of distress of those who continue to suffer? In this connection my delegation welcomes the decision of the Secretary-General to reactivate the United Nations Political Office for Somalia, the role of which is vital in the coordination of the international community's assistance.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“They must break the cycle of violence they have put in motion and admit without delay that no faction can long impose itself through force, despite the nature and size of the allegiances and alliances it may have. Those who fight today for claims of ethnic supremacy must understand that the future of Somalia depends first and foremost on their capacity to assume their responsibility to ensure the national unity and territorial integrity of their country. A divided country has no future. It is indispensable for the leaders of the Somali factions to show greater interest in the destinies of their people. They should take a careful look at the rest of the world - particularly at the countries and political leaders who have been able to overcome internal conflicts and strife so as to restore social peace and promote national reconciliation.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Somalia continues to distinguish itself by the existence in its territory of so many political factions and armed groups - clans that refuse to stop fighting and destroying each other in attempt to reign unopposed in a galaxy characterized by a constellation of tribes. Each of the forces that has been formed to overthrow the established regime is seeking to impose its authority. The unbridled power struggle is thus nourished by rivalries among the leaders of various clans and by their unquenchable thirst for political power commensurate with their moral and religious domination of the members of their respective communities. The leaders of the Somali factions bear complete and inescapable responsibility for the misfortune that has been visited upon their people and the destruction of their country.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“But it is certainly difficult to refer to the present situation in Somalia without recalling the tragedy and painful circumstances that led the United Nations, despite its positive and beneficial work on behalf of the Somali people, to leave the country in 1994. How many pictures of desolation, misery and atrocity still live in our memories! Many, too many, Blue Helmets lost their lives in a mission whose lofty purpose cannot be overemphasized, because it reflected our humanitarian instinct and our moral responsibility to rush to the aid of people in distress. No, we cannot forget. But it is to the Security Council's honour that it has today devoted an open debate to Somalia, whose people have fallen victim to a situation over which they have no control and do not deserve to be abandoned to their sad fate.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): Since the fall of former President Siad Barre in January 1991, chaos - even anarchy - has reigned in Somalia, leading to the destruction of all political and administrative structures indispensable for the functioning of the State. Deadly clan warfare ravaged the country, one of the world's poorest. An unprecedented famine afflicted a large segment of the population, compelling millions of people to live in subhuman conditions. The international community could not have failed to react. The course of subsequent events is too well known for us to dwell on.”
1997-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3770 (1997) · source
“Savimbi, in their wisdom and great magnanimity, will respond to the appeal of their people who, together with the rest of the international community, are calling upon them to meet together in a spirit of give and take so that national reconciliation in Angola can be sealed once and for all.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“This Mission will also help the Angolans to perfect their new system of government, one of whose major responsibilities will be to guarantee to all citizens the full enjoyment of their civil and political rights. In this respect, therefore, the international community will have to continue to support the efforts of the United Nations in both the humanitarian and financial spheres. We have said how much we welcome the progress achieved in the peace process in Angola. My country, Guinea-Bissau, has, at every stage of Angola's long march towards liberty and peace, continued to display solidarity with the Angolan people - a brotherly people to which we are linked by many affinities and historic ties. We hope that President Dos Santos and Mr.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“We believe that extending the mandate of UNAVEM. III until 30 June 1997 is essential in order to consolidate what has already been achieved and to ensure the completion of the objectives laid down in the Lusaka Protocol. We hope that the timetable established for the gradual withdrawal of the military component will be respected, without in any way damaging the peace process as a whole. The proposal of the Secretary-General with regard to the establishment, on 1 July 1997, of a United Nations Observer Mission in Angola, is worthy of all our consideration, as it takes into account the need to maintain the political balance that has already been established and to create the necessary conditions for the Angolans themselves to take charge of their future.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“It should be remembered that we must promote a culture of peace and forgiveness in that country. How much destruction has been provoked by all those years of confrontation and combat? How many widows, orphans and people mutilated by exploding mines bear witness to the horrors of which men are capable? Do they not need a hand to be stretched out to them to help them to regain their proper place in society? International assistance will therefore be necessary for a long time to come. That is why we endorse the analysis and the recommendations contained in the two most recent reports of the Secretary-General. He has proposed initiatives and structures that my delegation believes are commensurate with the challenges of the present and take full account of the new realities to which the Angolan people will have to adapt in the future.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“That demonstrates what a great responsibility we now bear for ensuring that everything continues as planned for the full implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. Much remains to be done, particular in completing the incorporation of UNITA soldiers into the Angolan Armed Forces and training the National Police. It will also be essential to strengthen the links of solidarity between Angolans by ensuring that, throughout the national territory, there will be an effective and equitable State administration that is capable of imbuing every citizen with a sense of belonging to a single country. The international community must help Angolans to learn to live together again and to trust, understand and help each other. Many psychological obstacles remain to be overcome.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“We will never be able to express how much we owe to the civilian and military personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) for having so perfectly accomplished their mission. It is fitting to pay tribute here to the memory of those many among them who are, unfortunately, no longer with us and to whom this great Victory should be dedicated. We should also like to thank the troika countries for their contribution. The international community committed itself wholeheartedly to the search for a solution to the Angolan crisis. The United Nations undertook there the most important peacekeeping operation that it has carried out to date. A great deal of financial support was necessary to ensure that it proceeded smoothly.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“If peace in Angola is to be consolidated and to endure, it will require the contribution of all the vital forces of the nation, in a burst of national energy, to bring together in perfect synergy all the skill at the country's disposal. A decisive phase has just been completed in Angola. We share the pride felt by all those who accompanied the Angolan people in their long quest for peace. I am thinking in particular of the Secretary-General of the United Nations who, as soon as he assumed office, took charge of the issue and succeeded, in particular as a result of his visits to Luanda and Bailundo last March, in promoting a salutary thaw in the situation, to which end his Special Representative, Maitre Blondin Beye, worked tirelessly.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“That is why nothing should be done that would check this new surge of mutual recognition or stifle this bold spirit of good- neighbourliness, which will, it seems, from now on dwell in the hearts of the men and women of that country. Every necessary step must be taken to respond to the cries of distress of the thousands of victims of an atrocious war that has continued for too long. Every corpse that lines the path of peace should serve as a beacon that lights the way for erstwhile enemies in their efforts to move towards national reconciliation. It is proper, therefore, to remember their sacrifices, heal their wounds and concern ourselves with their future.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“The Angolan people wish to have confidence in their leaders and in their capacity to out-do themselves, to stand up to present challenges by concerting their efforts and working together, tirelessly, towards building their future - a future which, even yesterday, was uncertain and remote because it was obscured by so many years of confrontation, destruction and bereavement. The Angolans are convinced that it is possible that their nation can be reborn from the ashes of war. Angolans are a courageous people who do not shrink from any ordeal, provided that they are assured that the road before them is the right one to follow, that the sacrifices of the present are worth making, and that destiny - their destiny - which they have placed in the hands of their political leaders, will be protected and defended with honour.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“This is assuredly a great Victory for the Angolans, a victory whose political scope transcends the national frontiers of Angola, because it corresponds to the wish of the entire international community to see this country emerge from the Vicious cycle of Violence and devote itself to working for the well-being of all its citizens without distinction. The Angolans have many reasons to rejoice and to demonstrate their happiness, which many of us will be pleased to share. Yes, the Angolan people believe that a new day has dawned, that a new point of departure has been reached, that a new hope has risen. We hope that nothing will frustrate or destroy this.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“Mr. Cabral (Guinea-Bissau) (interpretation from French): This debate is marked with particular distinction because it is taking place just a few days after important political events in Angola. In addition, by a fortunate combination of circumstances, our deliberations are taking place under the presidency of the representative of Portugal, a friendly country whose history is closely linked with that of Angola and of Guinea-Bissau, my own country. It is significant and gratifying that this is so. The Angolan Government and UNITA finally proceeded to form a Government of Unity and National Reconciliation on ll April.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“Kamal to give up their debate, however, useful it may be, so that we can find our way by using the points we have already heard, which seem sufficiently clear for us to fashion the elements to be contained in the draft statement we intend to submit to the members of the Council for approval.”
1997-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765Resumption1 (1997) · source