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2006-07-06
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2006-07-06
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  1. “Together with a number of other partners, in particular South Africa and Angola, as well as the European Union, Belgium is fully engaged in that sector. We have participated, in particular, in training and equipping nine integrated brigades of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, in spite of those efforts, there is a long road ahead. It is our duty to help the Democratic Republic of the Congo to establish a professional republican army, which it needs if it is to reassert its authority throughout its territory - an army at the service of its people. Let us not waste time drawing up plans that, for the most part, already exist. Let us undertake solid efforts. Let us invest in effective and sustainable reform of the army, the police and the justice sector. That is the essence of peacebuilding.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  2. “Belgium will do everything in its power to contribute to the debate on such proposals, as well as to their implementation, in full cooperation with the Democratic Republic of the Congo and its partners. The messages that the Council conveyed at Kinshasa, in particular with regard to the need to improve governance and turn the page on a tumultuous past in that respect, demonstrate its political resolve to make progress. Belgium remains convinced that structural mechanisms geared towards improving the management of natural resources can provide a meaningful and lasting contribution in that respect. The Secretary-General - and you, Mr. President, in your report - mentioned the efforts that must be made with regard to the reform of the security sector in general and the army in particular.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  3. “In our opinion, the Democratic Republic of the Congo should be able to draw on MONUC support for as long as is necessary to help it to restore State authority for the long term over all of its national territory, in particular in the east of the country. That is in the interests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Great Lakes region and Africa as a whole. The report of the Secretary-General rightly points out that the humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remains worrying and that significant efforts are required in that respect. It also highlights the need to begin reflection on peacebuilding mechanisms in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We welcome those proposals.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  4. “Let us not forget the essential role to be played in that democratic regime by the future parliament, where the representatives of the people will sit, and which will give full expression to the notion of inclusivity for which the Council appealed during its recent visit. We cannot avoid the key issue of our future involvement in the Democratic Republic of the Congo following the elections. The most recent report of the Secretary-General on MONUC (S/2006/390) contains a number of valuable preliminary comments in that respect. Belgium believes that the issue of maintaining troops within the framework of MONUC must be carefully and fully examined.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  5. “President, conveyed during your visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo were very important in that respect. We must reject restrictions on the freedom of the press, promote equal access to the media, prohibit the intimidation of candidates and condemn hateful and xenophobic speech. We welcome the establishment of a committee of eminent personalities. We are certain that that initiative and others will reduce tension and prevent the setbacks that might result from inappropriate actions. Our message must be simple: those individuals who can demonstrate, in free and transparent elections, that they enjoy the full support of the Congolese people may legitimately take up their new responsibilities in a democracy-based Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  6. “Belgium has provided unstinting support for United Nations efforts to meet the real challenges of restoring peace and stability and achieving reunification and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Belgian support in the form of logistics, equipment and training for the deployment of a Beninese battalion in Katanga is the most recent example of such assistance. The electoral process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo represents a major challenge, and we must ensure that it proceeds smoothly. We must demand that the leaders and the candidates adhere to a code of conduct setting the standards aimed at ensuring correct and respectful behaviour by all parties towards other candidates and the electorate. The bold messages that you, Mr.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  7. “I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having provided my delegation with this opportunity to share some thoughts on recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and on what we feel may help guide the Council's future action. First of all, I would like, on behalf of the Belgian Government, to express our appreciation for the work carried out by the United Nations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in recent years through the Security Council, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) and the humanitarian and development agencies.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source

  8. “Mr. Cools (Belgium) (spoke in French): First of all, allow me to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of July. I would also like to thank your predecessor, Ambassador Loj of Denmark. Finally, let me indicate that Belgium fully aligns itself with the statement just made by the representative of Finland on behalf of the presidency of the European Union. Last Friday, the Democratic Republic of the Congo marked the forty-sixth anniversary of its independence and launched its electoral campaign. This campaign will culminate in elections, with the first round of the presidential elections and the legislative elections to be held on 30 July. Therefore, today's Council debate, following the recent mission to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is particularly timely.”

    2006-07-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5482 (2006) · source