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first: 1996-02-06
most recent: 2011-07-18
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“The issue of "Ivoirite'" not only has been one of the major sociopolitical problems over the past two decades, but also lies at the heart of the current Ivorian crisis. A definitive resolution of the issue of national identity, which could be achieved within a few weeks' time, would be a historic and strategic step forward. The decision by the Permanent Consultative Framework is intriguing because, for the first time since the signing of the Ouagadougou Political Agreement in March 2007, the Ivorian people and the international community have neither a date nor a period for the elections. Without objectives, all momentum will be lost, including for the organization of an electoral plan, its implementation, logistical organization, a financial plan and even assistance provided by the international community.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“The first concerns the decision taken by the Permanent Consultative Framework, which met in Ouagadougou on 10 November 2008, and the second concerns the signing, on 22 December 2008, of the fourth supplementary agreement to the Ouagadougou Political Agreement, commonly called "Ouaga IV". The Framework's major decision in November was to postpone the presidential election initially planned for 30 November 2008 and to announce that the new date could be set according to the progress made in identifying the population. The Framework's decision is both understandable and intriguing. It is understandable in the light of the historic importance of identification for the Ivorian population.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“The nineteenth progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) 2 (S/2009/21), which members have before them, is an update on important developments that have occurred in Cote d'Ivoire since his previous report on that subject (8/2008/645), issued on 13 October 2008. With your permission, Mr. President, I should like to focus my briefing today on the current pressing issues for C6te d'Ivoire: identification of the population, disarmament and the elections. Those three issues will have a direct and decisive impact on C6te d'Ivoire's future and even on a possible exit strategy for UNOCI. With regard to those three crucial issues, the Secretary-General's report refers to two important events that have taken place over the past three months.”
2009-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6071 (2009) · source
“North Korea should abandon its nuclear weapons and missile programmes once and for all. Working in close cooperation with the international community, my Government will pursue its endeavours to achieve those goals.”
2006-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5551 (2006) · source
“Further, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's action constitutes an unacceptable breach of the Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula that it signed with my country in 1991. In that context, we have made it clear that North Korea's acts will never be condoned and that their impact on inter-Korean relations can only be negative. My Government appreciates the efforts of the members of the Security Council to address this grave common challenge. My Government supports fully the resolution just adopted unanimously by the Security Council. We urge North Korea to heed carefully the united voice of the international community and to refrain from any action that would further aggravate the situation on the Korean peninsula. North Korea should return immediately to the Six-Party Talks without any preconditions.”
2006-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5551 (2006) · source
“Last Monday, 9 October, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea announced that it had conducted a nuclear test. Pyongyang did so in complete disregard of the repeated warnings of my Government and the international community. The action taken by North Korea poses a grave threat, undermining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula and beyond. North Korea also betrayed the hope of the international community to resolve the North Korean nuclear issue peacefully through dialogue. North Korea's conduct constitutes a failure to meet its obligations under the 19 September 2005 Joint Statement, on which all parties to the Six-Party Talks concurred. North Korea's conduct is in outright defiance of Security Council resolution 1695 (2006), adopted on 15 July.”
2006-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5551 (2006) · source
“In the same vein, we look forward to seeing the Angolan leaders devote their energies and wisdom to winning the new battle to build a new country from the ashes of war, make it more prosperous, and ensure that the people enjoy the dividends of peace. This is a new test facing Angola's leaders, and history will judge them on how well they fare at this test.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“We believe that the continued presence of the United Nations in Angola is necessary until the hard- won peace takes firm root through the full implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. For this reason, we will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council. As President Dos Santos stated in his inaugural address, the future of Angola now lies in the hands of the Angolan people. There is a time for all things, and now is the time for peace, the time for concord in Angola. We sincerely hope that the energies and resources of the Angolan people, which were once squandered on the battlefield, will from now on be devoted to the reconstruction of their war-tom country.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“The Republic of Korea is proud of having taken part in the peace effort through its contribution of an engineering unit to UNAVEM. III. As we welcome the dawn of a promising new stage in the long and arduous peace process in Angola, we must not forget that there are still unfinished political and military tasks. We trust that the commitment of the Angolan people and their leaders to peace and reconciliation is strong enough to overcome the last few remaining obstacles in the peace process. We therefore look forward to speedy progress in the normalization of State administration throughout the country, the completion of the formation of the unified armed forces and the national police and the demobilization of ex-combatants.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“The inauguration of the unified Government in Angola is also a triumph for the international community, and for the United Nations in particular, which has invested a significant amount of its scarce resources in the largest United Nations peacekeeping operation in the world. Truly, Angola will go down as another instructive model of success in the annals of United Nations peacekeeping operations. We commend the Secretary- General and his Special Representative, Maitre Beye, as well as all the men and women of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) for their dedication and sacrifice. We also pay tribute to the troika of observer countries, Portugal, the Russian Federation and the United States, for the vital role they have been playing in facilitating the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“Five days ago, on ll April 1997, the people of Angola put behind them two decades of tragic civil war and ushered in a new era of peace and concord. More than anything else, the inauguration of the Government of Unity and National Reconciliation is a historic triumph for the Angolan people. It is a triumph of their long-standing aspirations for peace over the lingering forces of hatred and antagonism. The Republic of Korea extends its warmest congratulations to the people and the leaders of Angola on their achievement. We wish the very best for the people of Angola and for the new Government as it moves forward on the road to healing the scars of war and rebuilding the nation. The Republic of Korea will do its best within its capabilities to assist the Angolan Government in the daunting task ahead.”
1997-04-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3767 (1997) · source
“Finally, it must be emphasized that the international community's efforts towards a lasting and comprehensive political settlement can succeed only when the Afghan parties themselves demonstrate the political will to resolve their differences through dialogue. The ultimate responsibility for the destiny of Afghanistan lies, after all, in the hands of the Afghan people and their leaders. We earnestly hope that this spring will truly breed lilacs out of the dead land and not bring a new flash of gun barrels.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“In the case of Afghanistan, impartiality and international credibility are the most badly needed assets in brokering peace, and no other player can compete with the United Nations on this score. We also attach great importance to the coordination of all activities of United Nations agencies in Afghanistan by the United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan. Furthermore, the Afghan warring parties, in particular the Taliban, must be reminded of the need to commit themselves to preventing the areas under their control from being used for the training and sheltering of terrorists. In the same vein, they should also prevent drug trafficking in the territories they control.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“We believe that the United Nations and the international community as a whole can do several things to facilitate a settlement on the basis that I have just outlined. While international initiatives to achieve a political settlement of the conflict should be welcomed, particular importance should be attached to the central role and responsibility of the United Nations in trying to achieve a just and lasting settlement. Previous experience has shown that the number of diplomatic initiatives and peace brokers involved in a conflict is not necessarily proportionate to the speed or chances of that conflict's resolution. This is especially true if such additional efforts are not well coordinated with those of the Secretary-General or his special representative.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“First, any political settlement of the conflict should involve an immediate ceasefire, the demilitarization of Kabul and the establishment of a broad-based transitional Government of national unity and reconciliation. Secondly, the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of Afghanistan, and the inviolability of its borders, should be fully respected by all States. Outside interference, including the open flow of arms to the parties, undermines peace efforts and only adds to the complexity and intractability of the conflict. We therefore believe that an arms embargo is in order if the peace process is to have any chance of success. Thirdly, the political and military realities on the ground should be duly taken into account in working out a comprehensive political settlement by actively engaging the parties concerned.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“The dire humanitarian situation is a matter of grave concern for all of us. We also share deep concern over the ongoing human rights violations attributable to the religious intolerance of the Taliban, including their discrimination against women. After almost two decades of armed conflict, the Afghan parties must realize that a military solution to their differences is impossible and that there is no alternative to a negotiated political settlement. It is time to spare the Afghan people the misery and suffering that the fighting has brought upon them. Having said that, my delegation wishes to outline three principles upon which we believe a political settlement of the Afghan conflict should be based.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“Afghanistan has been engulfed in internal armed conflict for more than 17 years. Those long years have exacted a heavy toll in innocent civilian casualties and untold human suffering, and have devastated the nation's physical infrastructure. The conflict has been made worse by clashing religious convictions, ethnic divisions and outside interference. Despite strenuous diplomatic efforts, in particular by the Secretary-General and his special representative, Mr. Nobert H011, to broker a ceasefire and engage the warring parties in a peace process, the fighting has been raging unabated, with even greater intensity in recent months. Peace in Afghanistan remains as elusive as ever. The Republic of Korea deplores the continuing bloodshed, and calls for an immediate end to the hostilities.”
1997-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3765 (1997) · source
“The other is the lack of progress in bringing indicted war criminals to justice. In our View, these lamentable facts are perhaps the greatest obstacles to far- reaching peace and social stability for the war-weary people of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and can only be overcome through the demonstrated will and determination of their leaders. With these remarks, my delegation supports the draft resolution before the Council today, and will vote in favour of its adoption. In closing, my delegation would like to pay high tribute to the dedicated men and women of IFOR, UNMIBH and all the other international agencies operating in the region whose commendable dedication has paid off through the burgeoning peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”
1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source
“However, these international commitments and burden-sharing are contingent upon the active participation and full cooperation of all the authorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina in rebuilding a unified and harmonious multi-ethnic society. This linkage must be clearly understood. On the eve of the next stage of the peace process, my delegation urges all the leaders of Bosnia and Herzegovina to intensify efforts to match the resolve and commitment of the international community. That having been said, we wish to underscore two critical problems calling for immediate and resolute action by the parties directly concerned. One is the disturbing trend of ethnic separation, manifested in the ever-worsening conditions surrounding freedom of movement and the return of refugees and displaced persons, as well as the ongoing harassment of minorities.”
1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source
“Furthermore, relations among all the successor States to the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have greatly improved. What has been achieved thus far must not be squandered, but rather consolidated. To that end, we firmly believe that the support of the international community must continue. In this context, my delegation welcomes the decisions taken at the recent Paris and London Conferences designed to strengthen the peace process by encouraging reconciliation and economic, political and social rehabilitation. In the same vein, we fully support the establishment of the multinational Stabilization Force (SFOR) for a period of 18 months, the extension of the United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) mandate for another year and the continued coordinating role of the High Representative.”
1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source
“By dint of the concerted and unstinting efforts of the international community, including United Nations agencies, the Implementation Force (IFOR) and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), significant progress has been made during the past year towards peace and stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The guns have fallen silent. The terrible bloodshed that has plagued the Balkan region for four years has finally stopped, and life is slowly returning to normal. The long and difficult healing process of reconciliation among the warring parties and ethnic reintegration can at last get under way. On the basis of the Peace Agreement for Bosnia and Herzegovina, elections were held, and common institutions are taking shape.”
1996-12-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3723 (1996) · source
“We believe, therefore, that close scrutiny of the situation on the ground will be necessary to help consolidate peace in Angola with the adequately restructured presence and assistance of the international community. We wholeheartedly welcome, in this regard, the idea of sending a Security Council mission to Angola at an appropriate time to assess the situation and better decide on the pace of withdrawal of UNAVEM. III and the modalities of a follow- on United Nations presence. In conclusion, we support the extension of the mandate of UNAVEM. III until the end of February 1997 and its subsequent reduction, as suggested in the draft resolution on the basis of the Secretary-General's recommendation. Therefore, my delegation will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Council.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“At the same time, we are not oblivious to the ever- increasing need for socio-economic stability in Angola. The pressing and costly tasks of demobilizing and reintegrating the 10,000 ex-combatants, and relieving and rehabilitating over a million displaced persons, will have to be addressed through hard work by the Government, with the help of the international community. Angola is also facing many other challenges in the areas of State governance, public accountability, and law and order. The consolidation of peace in Angola cannot be forthcoming without the Government and the international community continuing to make their best efforts to tackle these issues.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“The establishment of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation is the next crucial step in the long- overdue peace process. Needless to say, success can be guaranteed only when the Government and UNITA mutually cooperate and compromise. While the establishment of a Government of National Unity and Reconciliation is not to be linked with other political issues, we believe that all outstanding political issues can be best and most expeditiously settled through a tete-a-tete between the President of Angola and the leader of UNITA. We urge both parties to show a spirit of maximum cooperation and flexibility for the realization of this meeting and the settlement of all outstanding political issues. In this regard, we place special emphasis on paragraphs 10 through 12 of the draft resolution before the Council.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“We would like to underline, however, that the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol and other commitments between the Angolan parties have yet to be finalized. With the completion of the mission of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM III) two months away, as envisaged in Security Council resolution 976 (1995), it is time for the Angolan parties to build on past achievements and further accelerate efforts to complete the final stages of the peace process. We sincerely hope that the implementation of crucial military tasks will mark the initiation of genuine reconciliation through political negotiation between the Angolan parties. As the military commitments are being fulfilled, the political aspects of the peace process will loom larger in the coming months.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“Angola has trodden the rocky road of peacemaking for the past two years, following the signing of the Lusaka Protocol in November 1994. Although we cannot be totally satisfied with the slow pace of the peace process during this period, or with its pattern of intermittent fits and starts, we believe that the efforts made by the Angolan parties and the international community have indeed been necessary and worthwhile. Among recent developments, we welcome the fact that today UNITA formally declared the completion of the ever-pressing task of quartering all its troops and that the Government has initiated the actual incorporation of UNITA troops, beginning with the nine generals currently residing in Luanda.”
1996-12-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3722 (1996) · source
“It is in this spirit that my delegation fully endorses paragraph 7 of the draft resolution, which urges all States which have not yet done so to ratify as soon as possible the Protocol adding article 3 bis to the Chicago Convention, and to comply with all the provisions of the article pending its entry into force.”
1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source
“The draft resolution before us upholds in clear terms the principles of international law concerning the safety of civil aviation, to which my Government is fully committed. The draft resolution rightly condemns the use of weapons against civil aircraft and reaffirms the obligation of all States to take measures to prevent the misuse of any civil aircraft. My delegation, therefore, will vote in favour of the draft resolution. In conclusion, my delegation would like to express our sincere condolences to the families of the victims of the incident. Indeed, what is most important at this juncture is to prevent the recurrence of similar incidents in the future and to secure the safety of civil aviation. To that end, the principles reaffirmed in the draft resolution must be fully complied with by all States.”
1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source
“My Government has maintained a firm and consistent position in emphasizing the safety of civil aviation. We are convinced that the use of weapons against unarmed civil aircraft in flight is unacceptable under any circumstances. Such an act constitutes a violation of the rules of customary international law governing international civil aviation, as now codified in article 3 bis of the Chicago Convention. In keeping with this view, my delegation joined the Council's consensus last February in adopting the presidential statement, which strongly deplored the shooting down of the two civilian aircraft. At the same time, my delegation considers it very important for the Security Council to reaffirm the principle that all States shall take appropriate measures to prohibit the misuse of civil aircraft.”
1996-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3683 (1996) · source
“However, the continued presence of UNOMIL makes sense only if the Liberian parties demonstrate by concrete actions their commitment to the peace process, and only as long as ECOWAS maintains its mission to monitor its implementation and the safety of UNOMIL personnel is assured. In concluding, my Government appeals to the leaders of the warring factions in Liberia to stop further bloodshed and return immediately to the peace process. It is high time for them to rise above their personal greed and ambition for power and to settle their differences through democratic processes.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Finally, my delegation believes that the arms embargo put in place by resolution 788 (1992) should be more effectively implemented. Without a cutting off of the supply of arms to the factions, the success of the peace process cannot be ensured. Regarding the Secretary-General's recommendation to extend the mandate of UNOMIL for three months, my delegation supports it with the conviction that the very presence of UNOMIL in Liberia, even at a minimal level, carries symbolic significance as a token of the United Nations commitment to the restoration of peace and stability in Liberia. It will help foster a climate of confidence conducive to reviving the peace process.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Given that Liberia is the first case in which a regional organization has been leading peace-keeping operations in cooperation with the United Nations, the failure of ECOMOG's mission could have adverse consequences for the future role of regional or subregional organizations in Africa in dealing with intra-regional conflicts. Thirdly, the faction leaders should be stemly warned of the possible consequences of their misbehaviour. They should be held personally responsible for serious violations of international humanitarian law. Moreover, they should be served a clear warning that any faction leader who takes power by any means other than the democratic process will be denied international recognition. We welcome the decision of the ECOWAS Foreign Ministers in Accra to this effect.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Secondly, the international community can make a difference in Liberia by strengthening the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) peace-keeping capability. While much has been said about ECOMOG's controversial role recently, especially in responding to the latest eruption of fighting in Monrovia, we believe ECOMOG remains the only effective deterrent force to bear upon the Liberian factions. With greater international assistance and logistical support, we believe ECOMOG can perform better. On its part, ECOWAS also has its own share of effort to make to enhance ECOMOG's capability and effectiveness through an improved force and command structure, strict neutrality and strengthened discipline. What is at stake here goes beyond the success or failure of the Liberian peace process.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“First, the Abuja Agreement should remain the basis for any effort to restore peace and stability in Liberia, although its implementation schedule will require adjustment in the light of latest developments. In this regard, we welcome the adoption of the Mechanism for Returning Liberia to the Abuja Agreement by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Foreign Ministers in Accra early this month. We urge the Liberian factions to faithfully fulfil the conditions set out under the Mechanism, as referred to in paragraph 7 of the Secretary General's report (S/ 1996/362). The commitment of the Liberian factions to the peace process will be tested by how faithfully and expeditiously they carry out these conditions. We also underline the importance of the Council of State's working within the spirit of the Abuja Agreement.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“It was made clear once again that the good will of the international community cannot be a substitute for the political will of the parties to help themselves in resolving any conflict. The resumption of fighting has undone much of the hard-won progress in the Liberian peace process. It has further deepened the mutual mistrust among the faction leaders, exacerbating the already daunting challenges facing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and UNOMIL. The Abuja Agreement has lost much of its credibility and, thus, its chances of being implemented in its original form. The question now is: what can the international community do about all this? The following are my delegation's observations.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“What has been particularly disturbing to my Government was the disrespect that the Liberian factions have shown towards the United Nations in the massive and systematic looting of United Nations property, including most of the United Nations Observer Mission in Liberia's (UNOMIL) vehicles and equipment. My Government takes this opportunity to express its appreciation to the United States Government for its assistance in evacuating international personnel from Liberia to safety in neighbouring countries. The latest turn of events in Liberia indicates the limits of the international community's ability to help restore internal peace and stability in the failed State, where the warring factions are determined to use any means to seize power, even at the risk of destroying the whole country and holding the entire population hostage.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“The tragic situation of Liberia was encapsulated by the media images of teenage soldiers rampaging through the streets of Monrovia toting deadly weapons and the ordeal of the refugees aboard the freighter Bulk Challenger earlier this month. The Republic of Korea expresses its strong indignation at the atrocities committed by the warring Liberian factions, the wanton killings, the looting and the destruction which have plunged Monrovia into total anarchy for nearly two months. The dire humanitarian situation resulting from the carnage is also cause for serious concern among all of us.”
1996-05-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3667 (1996) · source
“Savimbi to engage in serious political dialogue with a View to achieving national reconciliation based on mutual confidence, respect and tolerance. It must not be forgotten that the ultimate responsibility for bringing lasting peace and stability to Angola rests with the Angolan parties themselves. The international community's assistance can succeed only when the Angolan parties have the political will to help themselves. In conclusion, we call upon the Government of Angola and UNITA to cooperate fully with UNAVEM. III for the successful implementation of its mandate.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“The peace process in Angola now stands at a very critical juncture. Its future hinges on the successful completion of the most immediate task, that of quartering UNITA troops. In this regard, we note Mr. Savimbi's commitment to complete the quartering of 16,500 UNITA troops by 8 February. The fulfilment of Mr. Savimbi's pledge will be the test of UNITA's sincerity and political will to abide by the Lusaka Protocol. We sincerely hope that Mr. Savimbi's commitment will become a reality within the next few days. We also call upon UNITA to release all remaining prisoners without further delay. We believe that the deep-seated mutual distrust between the two parties lies at the heart of the problems impeding the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. In this context, we urge President dos Santos and Mr.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“The agreement between the Angolan Government and UNITA on 21 December last to resume fulfilling their respective obligations under the Lusaka Protocol and the subsequent agreement on a new timetable for implementation have put the stalled peace process back on the right track. The steps taken by the Angolan Government in the last few weeks to implement its obligations under the Protocol are encouraging. We welcome in particular the start of the quartering of the rapid-reaction police and the release of all registered prisoners by the Government of Angola. We encourage the Angolan Government to continue its efforts in good faith towards implementation of its obligations under the Lusaka Protocol, and we urge UNITA to reciprocate by fulfilling its share of obligations under the Lusaka Protocol.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“This initial jubilation at the long-awaited conclusion of the Lusaka Protocol gave way to a more sober mood as the Angolan parties entered the stage of grappling with the practical difficulties of implementing the Protocol. The frequent breaches of the cease-fire, delays in the quartering and disarming of UNITA troops and many other problems referred to in the Secretary-General's report have resulted in a serious setback for the peace process. We express our disappointment at the lack of progress in the implementation of the Protocol. None the less, in the positive new developments referred to in paragraphs 3 and 5 of the Secretary- General's report we see chances of moving the peace process forward.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“III for the indispensable role it has played in consolidating peace and stability in Angola since its inception one year ago. My delegation expresses its appreciation to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, the Organization of African Unity, the Joint Commission and the three observer States for their efforts to assist and facilitate the process of national reconciliation in Angola. The Republic of Korea is strongly committed to the achievement of lasting peace, reconciliation and reconstruction in Angola. This commitment is evidenced by the participation in UNAVEM. III of an army engineering unit from my country. When this Council presided over the inauguration of UNAVEM. III one year ago, it was unanimously welcomed.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source
“Let me begin, Madam President, by extending to you my delegation's sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We are confident that under your presidency the Council is in good hands. I also wish to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Sir John Weston, for his efficient and successful conduct of the business of the Council during January. We appreciate the President's initiative to hold this open orientation debate on the situation in Angola. We are sure that this kind of debate on key issues of common interest to the Member States will contribute to enhancing the transparency of the Security Council's work. We also highly commend the Secretary-General's comprehensive report on the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III). We pay tribute to UNAVEM.”
1996-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3628 (1996) · source