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  1. “It is our hope that this message will be clearly understood by all those who are concerned about the future of Angola and of its long-suffering people.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  2. “That is why we favour renewing the existing mandate of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) at its current manpower level, coupled with provision for its substantial expansion as soon as possible. There is an exceedingly important stabilizing role to be played by the United Nations in Angola today, and we want to see that role continued and strengthened. The continuation of the conflict in Angola poses a political and moral challenge to the United Nations. The choice is between the road of democracy and that of armed conflict. The question to be solved has an indisputably ethical content: whether democratic reconciliation is to be promoted, or whether the use of force is to be rewarded. There is no doubt about what our choice must be, and the draft resolution we are about to adopt makes it abundantly clear.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  3. “Here, as elsewhere, the fact that the task is difficult cannot be seen as a reason to step back from it, but should rather be regarded as an indication that there is a challenge to be met, and that it must be met with our best efforts and our best attention. The Brazilian Government is convinced that, in the current circumstances, it remains essential that the United Nations have a strong presence in Angola, that it be ready to work with the two parties to explore each and every opportunity for resuming the peace process and for imparting fresh impetus to it, and that it signal its determination to support democracy and peace.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  4. “The senseless, fratricidal conflict in Angola resulting from the resumption of attacks by UNITA over the last few months has already taken a heavy toll and is causing enormous destruction, For reasons that we fail to understand, the situation there, which is among the gravest now under consideration by the Security Council, is not receiving as much attention from the international news media as other crises in other regions of the world. That is very unfortunate: we believe that human lives and human dignity are the very same in every country, in every region. The United Nations and the Security Council have a difficult but fundamentally important task to carry out in Angola.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  5. “We believe that therein lies the key to solving the conflict in Angola. Brazil is following the situation in Angola with great alarm. We are especially concerned over the humanitarian consequences of the hostilities, which are bringing unspeakable suffering for millions in Angola. The Brazilian people is linked to the people of Angola by close ties of friendship and by a close historical and cultural kinship. We value those ties highly and will continue to contribute, to the best of our ability, to promoting a peaceful and democratic solution to the conflict in that country.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  6. “, As noted in the draft resolution before the Security Council, the Government of Angola has on various occasions given proof of willingness to work towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict withing the framework of respect for democratic principles and in a spirit of national reconciliation. We highly commend that willingness on the part of the Government of Angola and cannot but regret that UNITA has yet to show evidence of a similar disposition. It is our sincere hope that UNITA will heed the voice of the international community and agree to stop the fighting and work within the framework of the values of legitimacy and democratic participation. One of the main advantages of the democratic system of government is that it allows for coexistence and collaboration between parties with the most divergent opinions.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  7. “To our great dismay, however, the negotiations: were interrupted before the results we had hoped for had been achieved, namely, an immediate cease-fire throughout the whole country, as demanded under Security Council resolution 811 (1993), and the prompt resumption of the peace process, aimed at the full implementation of the Acordos de Paz. Despite the untiring efforts of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Miss Margaret Anstee, and the constructive contribution of the three observer States, the talks could not be concluded in a successful manner because of the refusal of UNITA to sign the Abidjan documents. That situation is extremely deplorable and calls for an appropriate reaction from the international community.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source

  8. “May I, at the outset, express the satisfaction of my delegation at seeing you, Mr. President, presiding over the work of the Security Council. We have no doubt that your skilful leadership will be a most relevant contribution to our deliberations during the month of June. I should also like to express the gratitude of my delegation to your _predecessor, Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation, for the able way in which he guided our work during the busy month of May. It is with deep disappointment that we received the news of the failure of the talks between the Government of Angola and UNITA in Abidjan. Brazil had placed great expectations on the results of those talks, as had other countries: the future of millions of Angolans was at stake.”

    1993-06-01 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3226 (1993) · source