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Castaneda

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  1. “Enrique ter Horst; the Security Council, of course, and especially the Ambassadors of the friendly countries that have most closely supported the peace process in El Salvador - Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela and the United States of America - as well as all the other countries that have made important contributions. One chapter is coming to a close, but on turning the page a new chapter of hope begins, the chapter of the definitive institutionalization of peace in El Salvador. We are sure that in this new chapter we can continue to count on the support and understanding of the United Nations.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  2. “The lessons of these years have been invaluable, for both El Salvador and the world Organization. It has been shown that frank and fruitful cooperation between a small country and the most important international Organization in the world is possible. Beyond that reality, the Salvadoran peace process is an extraordinary model in an era of profound international change. The list of those for whom thanks are in order would be endless. I shall mention only Mr. Javier Perez de Cuellar and Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Secretaries-General of the Organization; their outstanding colleagues Mr. Alvaro de Soto and Mr. Marrack Goulding; the Secretary-General's Representatives and heads of the ONUSAL mission, Mr. Iqbal Riza, Mr. Augusto Ramirez Ocampo and - the current head - Mr.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  3. “These issues must not be seen in the narrow framework of the implementation of specific points, for this could become reductionist and risk falling into formalism. From now on, it is a matter of bringing to a proper conclusion, through the Peace Accords, the specific issues still pending - such as the granting of land to ex-combatants and landholders - and of fulfilling with a lesser sense of urgency the timetable that has been set for the more institutional aspects. One point that we always consider worth stressing is that the process is continuing to unfold and that speculation on whether or not it is reversible is a Byzantine exercise. There may well be obstacles and times of tension, but to imagine that El Salvador will return to the past is nothing more than a fantasy.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  4. “The Government is no longer a party, but, rather, a manager responsible for everything; and the FMLN is, of course, no longer what it was. Neruda's famous line, "We of that time are the same ones no more", can be rightly applied here. No one in El Salvador is the same as he or she was during the war, and those intent on staying the same are fading from view, left behind. A new timetable has been set for implementation of the few aspects of the Peace Accords still pending. What is sometimes not analysed clearly enough is that at this point, in many instances, implementation is closely linked to the efforts for institutional development that the process requires in order to continue moving ahead, as is the case with judicial and electoral reforms, which are well under way.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  5. “The success of ONUSAL and of the peace process in El Salvador is so exemplary that it deserves to be cared for as much as can possibly and responsibly be done. On the eve of the termination of ONUSAL's mandate, even though a small, high-level verification office will remain, there is a natural concern in El Salvador, shared by various sectors, that once ONUSAL has left El Salvador it will be up to the Salvadoran institutions to take charge not only of the work of verifying compliance with the agreements, but also of looking out for the overall health of the process. The former negotiating parties are inclined to concentrate their attention on the agreements. In a way, this leads them away from the role they played in the initial stage of the process, when it had barely taken shape. Today the concept of parties belongs to the past.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  6. “The initial perception that the United Nations or some of its representatives were leaning towards one side or the other was dispelled to a great extent, both because the focus was on the problems of Salvadoran society itself and because the old negotiating parties, in their capacity as such, have been fading away. The same reality placed ONUSAL in a real and perceived position of impartiality, unbound by interests or sympathies. This is its greatest capital, and it must not be wasted, for it still has to be invested in the process. We therefore commend the Secretary-General's effort and initiative to maintain a truly significant high-level presence in El Salvador, a presence capable of generating the support that circumstances call for.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  7. “In the case of El Salvador, the war would not have turned out as it did if circumstances within the society had not been propitious - however much international pressure had been brought to bear- and, similarly, it would be a mistake to think that an effort like the Salvadoran one could be sustained without El Salvador's own great resolve and capacity for action, however keen international vigilance might be. The United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) was saved by the growing credibility it enjoyed with the various sectors of Salvadoran society.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  8. “All realistic data indicated that history no longer had any place for the conflict. But the task of searching for a way to reach the necessary political solution was arduous and complicated. Two concurrent realities made it possible to find the best path: the will of both parties to forge decisively ahead towards peace and the effective, active mediation of the United Nations. In any kind of process, especially one so complicated and delicate as the Salvadoran process, the guarantee that it will be lasting and well-aimed depends ultimately on the internal strength of the society where the process unfolds.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  9. “Therefore, we find it appropriate to make a statement as the Council prepares to consider the report (S/ 1995/220) of the Secretary-General dated 24 March 1995 and the report (S/1995/281, annex) submitted by the Director of the Human Rights Division of ONUSAL, dated 18 April 1995, which surely will be the last reports that this Council will consider with respect to ONUSAL. The United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL) constitutes a successful management operation by the United Nations and a historic landmark for El Salvador and the United Nations. This experience in a founding State Member of our Organization enriches it and provides an example of the peaceful settlement of an internal and internationalized armed conflict. In 1990 the Salvadoran war was at a crucial point.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  10. “Mr. Castaneda (El Salvador) (interpretation from Spanish): Allow me first to congratulate you, Sir, on the outstanding manner in which you have discharged your duties as President of the Security Council for the month of April. Your skills as an experienced diplomat have once again become evident in the important work accomplished by this supreme body responsible for international security. It is a particular honour for my delegation to see you, Sir, presiding over this meeting of the Security Council as it prepares to adopt a resolution on the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL). On 30 April 1995 ONUSAL's mandate will come to an end, in accordance with resolution 961 (1994) of 23 November 1994.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source