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De Decker

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  1. “Belgium showed in Libya that it can support its partners effectively. It is critical for every country in the region, including Iran, to mobilize against the terrorist threat that ISIL represents and to contribute to the various components of collective action. This is also a valuable opportunity to overcome regional divisions. It will be essential if we want to succeed in our goal of protecting freedom, democracy, peace, respect for all our cultures and respect for human rights.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  2. “The cooperation that exists between many Belgian institutions is enabling us to develop an inclusive strategy not only to fight this phenomenon but to address its roots as well. We are of course cooperating in this area with many States. Regarding actual military action, Belgium urges that any international action's legitimacy be reinforced, insofar as political conditions permit, by a United Nations resolution. We expect to contribute to the military coalition initiated by the United States in Iraq, whether through air support missions, transportation support, military training or other means. Given the fact that the current Belgian Government is in transition, that contribution will have to be approved either by Parliament or by the new Government, which will soon be in place.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  3. “We will continue, at the national, European and international levels, to mobilize a response adequate to the serious humanitarian crisis in the region. We must also make genuine efforts to combat ISIL, including by ensuring that it cannot benefit financially from petroleum revenues. Belgium is currently analysing how it can best play a role in that area, in close cooperation with its partners. As my colleague from the Netherlands emphasized a short while ago, thousands of Western jihadists are fighting in Iraq and Syria, and Belgium has not been spared. Hundreds of young Belgians have joined the conflict or are considering it, and a murderous attack by a jihadist who had returned to Belgium took place in the heart of Brussels in May.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  4. “But it should be made clear as quickly as possible to the people, in all their diversity, that the Government's policies are and will be inclusive at every level. Restoring social cohesion is a crucial step that devolves primarily on the Iraqi Government but that will require the long-term commitment and support of the entire international community. No political solution has yet emerged in neighbouring Syria, and Belgium supports the work of the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Staffan dc Mistura, who will be responsible for designing one. Along with this political commitment, the international community must demonstrate greater solidarity on the humanitarian front. Belgium has already committed a concrete contribution to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and to delivering aid to Erbil.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source

  5. “Mr. de Decker (Belgium) (spoke in French): I would first like to thank the United States for its very timely convening of today's meeting. Belgium is extremely concerned about the presence in Iraq and Syria ofa terrorist group such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), which has been responsible for kidnappings, heinous massacres and numerous other crimes. This is not only a threat to the region, it is a threat to us all. That is why it requires that the international community mobilize to an unprecedented degree. But while military intervention may be needed to stop ISIL's progress on land, we believe that any long-term solution must be a political one. The establishment of a new Government in Iraq and the appointment of a new Prime Minister are of course steps in the right direction.”

    2014-09-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7271 (2014) · source