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1. “Terrorism is a cruel and cowardly weapon. France has been its frequent victim and will fight it tirelessly. Seven years after the adoption of the first resolution on these two attacks, this debate also allows us to assess the situation. With regard to the UTA incident, the French Government, on 6 November 1997, transmitted to the Secretary-General of the United Nations the text of a letter addressed to the French Minister for Foreign Affairs by the Examining Magistrate, Mr. Jean-Louis Bruguiere. In his letter, which was distributed as an official document of the Security Council, the Judge indicated that the investigations conducted following the attack led to the issuance of four international arrest warrants against Libyan nationals.”

   1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

2. “In its first resolution on this matter, the Security Council urged the Libyan Government to provide a full and effective response to the requests for cooperation in order to establish responsibility for the two attacks in question. This request was not satisfied and the Council therefore decided in resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) to impose sanctions on Libya. These sanctions are tough but limited to specific areas. A Security Council Committee was established to authorize exemptions to the Councils proscriptions in order, in particular, to allow urgent medical evacuations and to accommodate the religious obligations of the Libyan population. This debate is useful because, after so many years, it helps us recall the fact at the origin of the Council's decisions: the deliberate murder of 440 people chosen at random.”

   1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

3. “Mr. Dejammet (France) (interpretation from French): Allow me to say once again how honoured we are that you, Sir, are presiding over this debate. It is a useful debate. For almost seven years now, the Security Council has been seized by three Governments, including that of France, of the attacks against Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772. Four hundred and forty people lost their lives in these attacks. We paid tribute earlier at this meeting to the victims, whose family members participated in that tribute. Following the investigations carried out by the competent authorities, the Governments concerned became convinced that Libyan nationals were involved in these acts, which clearly were terrorist acts.”

   1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

4. “Nothing will be possible without constant vigilance, without strict respect by each and everyone for the Memorandum of Understanding and without also giving extensive and dispassionate thought to the lasting means to bring back peace and stability to the Gulf region and to the Middle East as a whole. For the neighbours of Iraq must not live in insecurity. Kuwait must regain confidence. The Middle East must regain peace with justice. Nothing will be possible without the constant involvement of the Secretary-General in our work and in our deliberations.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

5. “It is important that the Council should have met today to decide, unanimously and solemnly, that it will remain actively seized of the matter in conformity with its responsibilities under the Charter. Today's meeting is taking place in the presence of the Secretary-General. We have passed through a time of serious crisis which it has been possible to settle peacefully. That peaceful outcome would have been impossible without the courageous action of the Secretary-General, without his determination, without his negotiating talents, without his firmness. France was happy to support him. But the best tribute we can pay him is to see to it that his work endures.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

6. “I shall not dwell on those paragraphs; their meaning is clear to the reader. Our objective is, of course, to ensure respect for Council resolutions, including those relating to sanctions against Iraq. But it is also to underscore the prerogatives of the Security Council in a way that excludes any question of automaticity. Most of the preceding speakers made reference to this, and it was stressed quite firmly by the representative of Japan on behalf of the sponsors of the draft resolution; I thank him for that. The Council is justified in debating certain measures because of their gravity. It is the Security Council that must evaluate the behaviour of a country, if necessary to determine any possible violations, and to take the appropriate decisions.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

7. “But the Council also backs UNSCOM's commitment to respect the legitimate concerns of Iraq regarding national security, sovereignty and dignity. The draft resolution requests the Secretary-General to report to the Security Council as soon as possible with regard to the procedures for presidential sites. This too is important, because the recent crisis concerned access to the presidential sites. Here the Council acknowledges the overriding competence of the Secretary-General. One reason for this draft resolution - apart from its indispensable tribute to the Secretary-General - is to address a serious warning to Iraq about complying with its obligations, as well as to dispel any ambiguity about the duration of the sanctions. This dual objective is achieved in paragraphs 3, 4 and 5.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

8. “While affirming its determination to ensure immediate and comprehensive respect for obligations under resolution 687 (1991), the Council reaffirms in the preambular part the commitment of all Member States to the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of Iraq, Kuwait and the neighbouring States. There is a point to reaffirming that commitment at this time. In the operative part, the Security Council quite rightly commends the initiative by the Secretary-General and endorses the Memorandum of Understanding. The Council places on record Iraq's commitment to accord immediate, unconditional and unrestricted access to the Special Commission and the International Atomic Energy Agency.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

9. “Nevertheless, in order to dispel any hint of interpretations of or reservations about the content of the 23 February Memorandum of Understanding, it was a good idea for the Council - on the initiative of the United Kingdom and Japan - to seek to confirm the authority of the Memorandum through a particularly forceful decision taken under Chapter VII of the Charter. The draft resolution upon which we shall be taking action is thus welcome and worthwhile. The draft resolution before us meets what we view as the indispensable criteria: it is brief and it cleaves to the text of the Memorandum of Understanding, which it ratifies. It does not seek to rewrite it or to modify its scope.”

   1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

10. “Mr. Dejammet (France) (interpretation from French): I wish first of all, Sir, to say how pleased and honoured we are to begin our deliberations this month under the guidance of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia. I also wish to convey sincere congratulations to your predecessor, our friend the Permanent Representative of Gabon, and to his entire delegation. France will vote in favour of the draft resolution before the Security Council, whose central purpose is to endorse the Memorandum of Understanding signed on 23 February by the Secretary-General, for the United Nations, and by the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, for Iraq. This draft resolution is not necessary either legally or politically to give effect to the Memorandum of Understanding, which gained the assent of the Council on 24 February.”

    1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

11. “I would recall that, according to information provided by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, infant mortality rose from 24 per thousand in 1990 to 168 per thousand in 1996. That is a sevenfold increase. Monthly deaths of children under the age of five tripled, from 1,500 to 4,500, in 1996. The mortality rate has tripled since 1990 among people over the age of 50. I shall stop there. The decision we are to take today is therefore important; however, only the lifting of the embargo, which in turn depends upon the full implementation of paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 687 (1991) will truly make it possible to resolve the present humanitarian situation. Iraq's cooperation with the Special Commission and, in the immediate term, the success of the Secretary- General's mission in this regard are essential.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

12. “Otherwise, today's exercise will have been in vain and in retrospect will appear more political and less realistic. The Council will soon have to take a position on the Secretary-General's report on the electricity sector, which, according to the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Development Programme, plays a key role in stabilizing the situation. If external financing from international donors cannot be found, it will then be necessary to reintroduce the electricity sector, which is modestly addressed in the provisions to be adopted today, into the distribution plan. I believe it is necessary to bear in mind how catastrophic the humanitarian situation is in Iraq.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

13. “It will then be for the Iraqis to present a distribution plan before this draft resolution can enter into force. This draft resolution is only one stage. Others must follow. The Council has not taken a decision on the means to be granted to Iraq to achieve its quota. It has stated its position only on the principle and on the basis of a report. We would have wished the text to go farther at this point. This was not possible. We shall therefore have to get back to work. Everyone knows that, in the view of international experts and of the principal country concerned, Iraq, that country cannot have exports worth more than $4 billion every six months. Thus, as soon as the report is submitted, the Council must enable Iraq to achieve its quota.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

14. “The Council expresses its readiness to implement their recommendations and to authorize the sanctions Committee to approve the contracts pertaining to the spare parts needed to maintain oil pipelines and oil wells. This text is only one stage. Its implementation will require the conclusion of arrangements between the Secretary-General and the Iraqi Government. Those arrangements must be in keeping with the spirit of the memorandum of understanding reached between Iraq and the Secretary-General in 1996. The sovereignty of Iraq must be preserved, and the temporary nature of the distribution plan should be underlined. The discussions between the Iraqis and the Secretary-General will provide an opportunity to spell out several of these recommendations more clearly, to test their feasibility. They will enable us to review priorities.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

15. “After seven years of embargo, the humanitarian situation in Iraq can no longer be treated like a natural disaster: sending medicine and food is not enough. Iraq must be able to have a minimum of agricultural production; the population must have drinking water; and children must be able to go to school. The important role of the electricity sector is being recognized. Without electricity there are no hospitals worthy of the name; vaccines cannot be preserved; and healthy living conditions cannot be maintained. We await with great interest the report of the Secretary-General on this sector and on the means of financing that he may propose to us. The last principle is that consideration of the means necessary for Iraq to achieve its oil quota has begun. A report from a group of experts is being requested promptly.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

16. “Mr. Dejammet (France) (interpretation from French): The text that we shall be adopting today represents an important step in the right direction. Before the Secretary-General's important visit to Baghdad it was essential for us to be able to express our support for his report and his recommendations for improving the arrangements provided for in resolution 986 (1995). Four basic principles emerge from this draft resolution. The oil quota has been raised to the highest level of Iraqi pre-war production. Iraq, therefore, will be able to export its main resource without restrictions. The utilization of funds has been rebalanced to the advantage of infrastructure. This was the desire expressed by United Nations agencies and humanitarian organizations in the field.”

    1998-02-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3855 (1998) · source

17. “France supports the Secretary-General's recommendations. That is why it will vote today in favour of the draft resolution before the Council. This draft resolution will, in effect, allow the Secretariat to prepare operational proposals on which the Security Council will decide on 16 March. We are confident that, in response to the expectations of Africa, you, Sir, and the Secretary- General, the Council's decision at that time will be unanimous and positive. We feel certain that it will also be so today.”

    1998-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3853 (1998) · source

18. “It is thanks to MISAB that significant progress has been achieved. The situation in the Central African Republic remains precarious nonetheless and continues to threaten stability and security in the region. Persistent efforts must therefore be pursued in support of national reconciliation in the Central African Republic. Indeed, it is necessary to prepare for the forthcoming legislative elections in September, to restructure the security forces and to implement vigorous measures in the economic and social spheres. These activities can be undertaken only if security is preserved and safeguarded by a peacekeeping operation. The Secretary-General has made recommendations for a possible follow-up to MISAB. These recommendations provide, inter alia, for the establishment of a peacekeeping operation.”

    1998-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3853 (1998) · source

19. “The Inter-African Mission to Monitor the Implementation of the Bangui Agreements (MISAB) has supported this process. France pays tribute to the action taken by the President of the Gabonese Republic, Mr. Bongo, Chairman of the International Mediation Committee. He has constantly striven to ensure respect for the Bangui Agreements. We also pay tribute to efforts made by the States that have contributed troops to MISAB: Burkina Faso, Gabon, Mali, Chad, Senegal and Togo. Finally, we also commend the Secretariat, which has tirelessly supported MISAB's activities. That Mission is a quite remarkable example of preventive diplomacy, which is the very objective of much United Nations effort to prevent conflict and the deterioration of situations that threaten regional or international security and stability.”

    1998-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3853 (1998) · source

20. “Mr. Dejammet (France) (interpretation from French): I am of course very grateful, Mr. President, for the kind words that you addressed to my country. Allow me to also tell you how honoured we feel to be meeting today under your presidency, as you are the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Gabon, an African State whose very practical, imaginative and energetic diplomacy forms an integral part of the constant quest for peace and security in Africa and throughout the world, thus providing a vibrant example of the manner in which we should all endeavour to serve the principles of the Charter. After the many troubles faced by the Central African Republic, the Bangui Agreements of January 1997 established a process for peace and national reconciliation.”

    1998-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3853 (1998) · source

21. “"The Security Council takes this opportunity to express its appreciation for the continuing efforts of the Secretary-General and his staff in this regard. The Council notes with deep concern the high level of casualties which UNIFIL has suffered and pays a special tribute to all those who gave their life while serving in UNIFIL. It commends UNIFIL's troops and troop-contributing countries for their sacrifices and commitment to the cause of international peace and security under difficult circumstances." This statement will be issued as a document of the The Security Council has thus concluded the present Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/1998/2. stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.30 p.m.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3852 (1998) · source

22. “"As the Security Council extends the mandate of UNIFIL for a further interim period on the basis of resolution 425 (1978), the Council again stresses the urgent need for the implementation of that resolution in all its aspects. It reiterates its full support for the Taif Agreement and for the continued efforts of the Lebanese Government to consolidate peace, national unity and security in the country, while successfully carrying out the reconstruction process. The Council commends the Lebanese Government for its successful effort to extend its authority in the south of the country in full coordination with UNIFIL. "The Security Council expresses its concern over the continuing violence in southern Lebanon, regrets the loss of civilian life and urges all parties to exercise restraint.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3852 (1998) · source

23. “Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council has noted with appreciation the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of 20 January 1998 (S/ 1998/53) submitted in conformity with resolution 1122 (1997) of 29 July 1997. "The Security Council reaffirms its commitment to the full sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and national unity of Lebanon within its internationally recognized boundaries. In this context, the Council asserts that all States shall refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any State, or in any other manner inconsistent with the purposes of the United Nations.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3852 (1998) · source

24. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to vote on the draft resolution (8/1998/80) before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (interpretation from French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1151 (1998).”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3852 (1998) · source

25. “The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), document S/1998/53. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1998/80, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/1998/7, which contains the text of a letter dated 6 January 1998 from the Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3852 (1998) · source

26. “In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (interpretation from French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1150 (1998). The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 3.20 pm.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3851 (1998) · source

27. “I should like to draw the attention of the members of the Council to document S/ 1998/25, which contains the text of a letter dated 12 January 1998 from the Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting the text of a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia. It is my understanding that the Security Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution [8/1998/79] before it. If I hear no objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3851 (1998) · source

28. “The President (interpretation from French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General concerning the situation in Abkhazia, Georgia, document S/ 1998/51. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1998/79, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3851 (1998) · source

29. “I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Georgia and Germany in which they request to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Chkheidze (Georgia) took a seat at the Council table; Mr. Eitel (Germany) took the seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber.”

    1998-01-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3851 (1998) · source

30. “In favour: Bahrain, Brazil, China, Costa Rica, France, Gabon, Gambia, Japan, Kenya, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Sweden, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America The President (interpretation from French): There were 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 1149 (1998). There are no further speakers on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council will remain seized of the matter. The meeting rose at 5.40 pm.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

31. “On the basis of observations and recommendations to be submitted to us by the Secretary-General early in March, the Security Council will consider how, if necessary, to restructure the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola and adapt it to circumstances. In the current phase, however, the three-month extension of the Mission's mandate, as proposed by the Secretary-General, will contribute to strengthening the positive trend. That is why France will join all the other members who will vote in favour of the draft resolution. I resume my function as President of the Council. I shall now put to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/1998/62. A vote was taken by show of hands.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

32. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of France. In that capacity, I fully associate myself with the statement made by the representative of the United Kingdom on behalf of the States members of the European Union and associated countries. However, I feel it would be useful briefly to confirm publicly France's support for the draft resolution under consideration. The situation in Angola has seen some positive developments, in particular the signing of an agreement on 9 January on a timetable to complete the tasks of the Lusaka Protocol. We cannot but encourage the Government of Angola and UNITA to achieve the goals set in the timetable. We hope in particular that the planned meeting between President dos Santos and Mr. Savimbi will take place.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

33. “I thank the representative of the Gambia for the kind words he addressed to me and to other past and present members of the Council.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

34. “It is my understanding that the Council is ready to vote on the draft resolution before it. Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall first give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements before the voting.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

35. “The next speaker is the representative of Cape Verde. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

36. “The next speaker is the representative of Namibia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

37. “The next speaker is the representative of Zimbabwe. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

38. “Alioune Blondin Beye, and the countries of the troika of observers for their tireless efforts in pursuit of peace in Angola. We wish also to thank the countries that did not hesitate to provide troops for the United Nations peace mission in my country. With these few remarks on the part of my Government, the draft resolution to be adopted today has our support. We hope it will contribute to the rapid conclusion of the peace process. The President (interpretation from French): I thank the representative of Angola for his kinds words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Mozambique, on whom I now call.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

39. “The implementation of the community rehabilitation programme approved at the Brussels International Conference of Donors for Angola is conducive to economic and social recovery, laying the ground for the development of the country. To this end, the Government would like to renew its appeal to the countries and institutions which pledged to contribute to this programme to honour their commitments. I would like to express once again the gratitude of the Angolan people and Government to all Governments, non- governmental and international organizations for the humanitarian aid provided to the populations and regions most affected by the war. In concluding, I wish to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General, his Special Representative, Mr.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

40. “will dedicate special attention this year to the preparation and realization of agricultural and pastoral projects in the localities with a greater concentration of demobilized military personnel and will continue as well with the registry of the demobilized communities and their families. Another important initiative of social impact that is worth noting here, is the professional reintegration of demobilized personnel into the health and educational sectors. As the Council is aware, as a result of decades of armed conflict, Angola faces a serious social and humanitarian crisis which requires the continued assistance of the international community.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

41. “In this respect, we take particular note of the appeal made by the Secretary-General in paragraph 40 of his report regarding the need to increase financial and in-kind contributions to the activities associated with the Lusaka Protocol. I must recall that very recently my Government made available, through the Instituto da Reintegracao Social dos ex-Militares (IRSEM), in the province of Huambo, 402.24 billion readjusted Kwanzas for the demobilization of more than 1,400 members of the UNITA military, as well as the payment of special subsidies. Other efforts have been made in other provinces where the demobilization process is under way: food rations have been delivered to the demobilized residents in Bailundo, Lumduimbali, Alto-Hama, Cahala, Cuima and so forth. In perspective, given the successful experience with these actions, IRSEM.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

42. “We want to reiterate our appeal to all Governments to continue to develop efforts to ensure full compliance with all Security Council resolutions on Angola, and to the Committee on sanctions to reinforce its action. UNITA must also be pressured to abide by those resolutions, as well as by the clauses of the Lusaka Protocol. Notwithstanding the difficulties of the road still ahead, the Angolan Government remains optimistic regarding the successful conclusion of the peace process in the near future. The extension of the mandate of MONUA for another three months indicates that this optimism is also shared by the international community. We should now concentrate part of our efforts on the mobilization of the necessary resources for the implementation of the final actions of the Lusaka Protocol.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

43. “J efferies Nille, flight engineer, a South African national; Mr. Vander Willem Hans, reserve pilot, a South African national; Mr. Steyn Johannes, civil construction worker, a South African national; Mr. Gert Allen, civil construction worker, a South African national; and finally, Mr. Swanepole Rudier, civil construction worker, a South African national. My Government will make available, as soon as possible, to the members of this Council further details of this incident. The perpetrators of this action, which violates the Security Council resolutions on sanctions against UNITA and is a blatant Violation of Angolan sovereignty, will be brought to justice and punished in accordance with Angolan law.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

44. “As members might have learned from the press, last 20 January our air force intercepted in Angolan airspace, over the province of Kuando-Kubango, a DC-4 cargo aircraft belonging to a company registered in South Africa, carrying supplies to UNITA-controlled areas. Following a preliminary investigation, it was disclosed that the plane belonged to Interstate Airways, a private company owned by Mr. Johanney Porfirio Parreira, a national of South Africa, involved long ago in trade links and transportation of supplies to UNITA-controlled areas, including its headquarters. Besides the owner of the company, the occupants of the plane were Mr. Peter Karl Bitker, captain, a South African national; Mr. Shuku Watu, co-pilot, a national of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Mr. Antoine Sternberg, co-pilot, a German national; Mr.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

45. “However, this should not constitute a motive for any relaxation of the pressure exerted upon UNITA by the international community and by this Council in particular. Otherwise, we will face the risk of new delays and even setbacks. A11 Security Council resolutions and other decisions must continue to be enforced. Restrictive and mandatory measures, particularly those contained in the Council's resolutions 864 (1993), 1127 (1997) and 1135 (1997) must continue to be observed by all Member States and strictly monitored by the Committee on sanctions. In this way, incidents such as the one that occurred recently in the south of Angola will be prevented.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

46. “These include, among others, UNITA's complete demilitarization, the normalization of State administration throughout the areas UNITA still occupies, installation of UNITA leadership in the capital - Luanda - and UNITA's transformation into a true political party. It is undeniable the peace process has made important and substantial progress. Consequently, the risks of a return to hostilities have been significantly reduced, and a general climate of relative peace is still prevailing. The spirit of national reconciliation and tolerance is gradually being consolidated. All these achievements clearly indicate that we are on the right track. The Angolan Government welcomes the recent positive developments in the peace process, particularly the advance in the normalization of State administration.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

47. “The adoption by the Security Council of resolutions 1127 (1997) and 1135 (1997) has yielded results by having a positive impact on the peace process. The overwhelming support these resolutions have enjoyed, both from the Angolan people and the international community at large, provides hard evidence that the measures contained in them are capable of persuading UNITA to meet its obligations, thus speeding the conclusion of the remaining tasks under the Lusaka Protocol. Today, more than ever, we are close to this goal. The Joint Commission recently approved the final timetable for the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol. We want to believe that this time UNITA will comply fully and unconditionally, and within the new time-frame, with the responsibilities it assumed in the Joint Commission.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

48. “We are sure they will be able to live up to the confidence placed in them by the Member States in the difficult task of helping the international community in the search for solutions to the problems affecting international peace and security. As we enter the fourth year of the implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, we can conclude that the transition from war to a long and lasting peace in Angola, despite being a difficult and complex task, is, after all, a goal that can be achieved, provided that all those involved in the peace process comply fully and in good faith with their obligations. We also have reasons to conclude that a cohesive and firm stand by the international community is an appropriate means to oppose all attempts to reverse the path to peace and stability in Angola through the derailment of its peace process.”

    1998-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3850 (1998) · source

49. “The first speaker on my list is the representative of Angola, on whom I now call. Mr. Van Dunem "Mbinda" (Angola) (interpretation from French): First, may I, on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Angola and on my own behalf, extend a very warm welcome to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of this important body for the month of January. Through you, I would also like to congratulate your predecessor, the representative of Costa Rica, Ambassador Fernando Berrocal Soto, on his successful work during the previous month. (spoke in English) I also take this opportunity to salute the new members, namely, Brazil, Gabon, the Gambia, Slovenia and Bahrain.”

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50. “Mapuranga (Zimbabwe) took the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. The President (interpretation from French): The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Members of the Council have before them the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola, document S/ 1998/17. Members of the Council also have before them document S/1998/62, which contains the text of a draft resolution prepared in the course of the Council's prior consultations. I should like to draw members' attention to document S/ 1998/56, which contains the text of a letter dated 21 January 1998 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council.”

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