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“Our united, firm and unequivocal response today has a dual objective. On the one hand, we must resist the unjustifiable attitude of Pyongyang and avoid any signal of impunity with regard to the flagrant violation of our decisions; and, on the other hand, we must maximize the pressure on the North Korean regime in order to lead it back to its obligations and to reason. In that context, the third requirement, logically and chronologically, is that of diplomacy, to which the determination we express together today will, we hope, pave the way. France's conviction is that maximal resolve today, in the form of a strengthening of sanctions, is our best leverage for promoting a political settlement tomorrow.”
2017-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8042 (2017) · source
“In particular, I would refer to the very strong reinforcement of the constraints on the sectors of the economy that directly fund the North Korean regime, such as textiles and North Korean workers. I refer also to the important restrictions imposed on oil exports to North Korea. Finally, the resolution strengthens the tools available to us to prevent the circumvention of sanctions, especially in the maritime field. The latest report (S/2017/742, annex) of the United Nations Panel of Experts established pursuant to resolution 1874 (2009) confirms that the North Korean regime is becoming increasingly innovative in avoiding the sanctions imposed on it. Let us know how to make our sanctions correspondingly inventive. This is not a mere show of resolve. The sanctions are neither a leitmotiv without purpose nor an end in themselves.”
2017-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8042 (2017) · source
“The second key requirement today is that of firmness. In the face of the regime's irresponsible headlong dash and its contempt for its international obligations, it was more than ever necessary to act quickly, in unison and with resolve. It was essential to respond to this attack on the norms of peace and security and the legal system on which they are based. The resolution that we have just adopted constitutes an important and necessary step in that regard in order to maximize the pressure on the North Korean regime. In a significant and targeted manner, this robust resolution reinforces and expands several important aspects of the the sanctions regime.”
2017-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8042 (2017) · source
“That is the question that brings us here today to discuss North Korea, and it is why, on behalf of France, I should like today to deliver three messages of a political nature in the form of three requirements. The first requirement is that of clear thinking in the face of the evolution of the threat. Let us not deceive ourselves. Following this year's intercontinental ballistic missile launches, and then the nuclear test of unprecedented scale on 3 September, the threat has changed in dimension and even in nature. From regional, it has become global; from virtual, it has become immediate; and from serious, it has become existential. The threat now compels and brings us together. It demands a strong and united reaction of the Security Council, for which France has called from the beginning and without reservation.”
2017-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8042 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2375 (2017), which reinforces the sanctions imposed by the United Nations against North Korea. I thank the Permanent Representative of the United States, Nikki Haley, and her team, as well as every member of the Council, for their commitment to that end. The tragic anniversary of 11 September 2001, which we are commemorating today, leads me once again to express our deepest sympathy to our American friends and to all countries that have been affected by terrorism. This commemoration and the solemnity surrounding it also call on us to rise collectively to the responsibilities of the Council with respect to the crucial question of war and peace and the conditions of peace.”
2017-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8042 (2017) · source
“What is at stake is much too important, and we know the impact of the situation in Mali for the stability of the entire Sahel region, and the relevant consequences with regard to the security of the rest of the world.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“Time is not on our side, and the implementation of the Malian Peace Agreement is one of the keys to the stabilization of the situation in the Sahel, to which the Council is committed. The establishment of this new sanctions regime today places the actors involved in bringing about peace in Mali before their commitments and sends a strong political message with respect to the determination of the Council to use every means available to it to help Mali achieve peace and stability, and to encourage significant progress in the implementation of the Agreement in the weeks to come. Anyone who impedes this process must realize that the Council will no longer tolerate their action.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“In order to move forward in a gradual and appropriate manner, France has chosen to suggest to its partners in the Council that we take the first step of creating a regime without attaching, at this stage, a list of persons or entities that would be subject to sanctions. That possibility, however, is still fully open if it turns out to be necessary in the future to further bolster the pressure on certain actors that do not adhere to their obligations. We are aware that sanctions alone cannot resolve the situation. We see them as an additional tool to promote the implementation of the Peace Agreement, along with the necessary mobilization of the international community, regional actors and MINUSMA. Today, it is vital that we make as much progress as possible.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“Resolution 2374 (2017), which we havejust adopted, puts in place a sanctions regime that takes the form of a travel ban and assets freeze, under criteria that were designated in keeping with the guidelines set out by the Peace Agreement with respect to violations of the ceasefire and obstruction of the implementation of the Agreement. We have added to that attacks on various institutions that were established by the Agreement, the Malian armed forces, United Nations staff and other forms of international presence, as well as other criteria connected with all forms of trafficking, violations of human rights, obstruction of the dispatch of humanitarian assistance, and the use of children in armed conflict.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“It also sends a very strong and dissuasive political message capable of changing the behaviour of actors on the ground. It will provide credibility to the Council in its support of the effective implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, in favour of which we have been arguing for a number of months without, to date, being able to achieve the desired results. It is also a means of accompanying the work of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) on the political aspect.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“The Secretary-General has often called for such sanctions in his quarterly reports on the situation in Mali, and the Security Council has supported the idea in its most recent resolutions on Mali. The Malian Government believes - and we share that belief- that it is time to take further steps on the issue by implementing a specific sanctions regime on Mali. The peace process is now at a critical juncture, more than two years after the Agreement was signed. Although progress has been satisfactory, political will has been lacking, to some extent, and certain activities pose a serious threat to the gains already made. The sanctions regime will complement in a useful way the range of tools that we have available to us collectively to help Mali with its recovery.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (Spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2374 (2017), which establishes a specific sanctions regime on Mali. The adoption of resolution 2374 (2017) is the result of a request by the Malian Government to the Security Council to establish a sanctions regime, without delay, in order to meet the numerous challenges in implementing the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, and in overcoming serious threats to the fragile gains made thus far. The idea to impose sanctions on those hindering the implementation of the peace agreement is not a new one. It is clearly stipulated in the text of the Agreement and therefore formally endorsed by all signatories. It has been mentioned on several occasions by the Agreement Monitoring Committee in response to the deadlock.”
2017-09-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8040 (2017) · source
“Only through a strict policy and maximum pressure on the regime will we be able to change the course of events, bring the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to the negotiating table, without conditions, and embark on the path to a political settlement to the crisis. Given the acute and extremely serious threat, the Security Council must shoulder its responsibility. Rest assured of France's resolute commitment in that regard, as a permanent member of the Security Council.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“Let us recall that major economic sanctions were adopted by the Council only in 2016, and they are having an effect. Nonetheless, in the light of new developments, we must put maximum pressure on the Pyongyang regime. France therefore supports the swift adoption of new sanctions, in particular economic and sectoral sanctions, by the Council. As I said, we remain resolute and committed to similar efforts within the European Union. In the worrisome spiral of one-upmanship and provocation in which it finds itself, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea must bear the consequences of its unremitting obstinacy. The only response that we can provide is a very stringent, unambiguous policy, with the end goal of a complete dismantling of the Republic's programmes.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“We have stated on multiple occasions that the violation of Council decisions cannot be treated as a commodity. We cannot allow others to dictate our response. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea must end its nuclear and ballistic programme in a comprehensive, verifiable and irreversible manner and meet its international obligations without delay. France also believes that it should join the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty. A firm collective response alone will be effective in successfully bringing the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, without conditions, to the negotiating table. We must remain accountable in fully implementing existing sanctions. They are not an end in themselves, but they are indispensable.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“That is understood to be a major threat to the very foundation of our entire law and security system; one that we cannot accept. We are all responsible for ensuring that that system is respected, preserved and even strengthened; our credibility is at stake. There are those who believe that the international community is not willing to engage in dialogue but, regrettably, the current situation is not at all conducive to negotiations. My country has always supported dialogue. Nonetheless, it must be noted that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has not given us even the smallest sign or assurance that it would perhaps be willing to negotiate on its nuclear and ballistic activities. In the light of such blatant disregard for international law and the authority of the Security Council, there can be no compromise.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“The combination of nuclear capability, to which I referred, and North Korean intercontinental ballistic missiles constitutes henceforth an erga omnes danger everywhere. In that regard, weakness or prevarication is not an option. That is why France calls for a swift, firm and unified response from the Security Council, based in particular on three specific points: the rapid adoption of new sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, very strict implementation of existing sanctions by all actors concerned and the adoption of additional measures by the European Union. Let us be cognizant of the fact that time is running out. We know that Pyongyang does not hesitate and will not hesitate to sacrifice its own people in order to flout the most basic rules we have devised on non-proliferation and so on.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“The threat is no longer merely regional. It is global. It is no longer merely virtual. It is immediate. It is no longer merely serious. It is existential. This serious and global threat endangers our security, strategic stability and international peace. Through its sixth nuclear test, the Pyongyang regime continues to violate its obligations, and defy us. Every one of the actions taken by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea corresponds to its relentless, continuous and methodical work to make its dangerous obsession into a reality as quickly as possible. I am speaking of the possession of an operational nuclear arsenal aimed at changing not only the regional but the international balance.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“After launching two intercontinental ballistic missiles and placing one ofthe countries of the region in clear and present danger, last night it carried out its sixth nuclear test. The event was immediately detected by the International Monitoring System of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization. Through its highest ranking officials, my country has voiced its most vehement condemnation of that event. In addition to the expression of solidarity that I offer to the countries of the region on behalf of France, with deep concern, I am calling on the countries of the international community to be lucid and firm. Obviously, each one of us is concerned today because each on of us is threatened. Let us make no mistake. In just a few months, the threat has changed in its dimensions and even its nature.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First of all, I should like to thank Egypt for its outstanding presidency of the Security Council last month and to congratulate Ethiopia through you, Sir, for having assumed the presidency for the month of September. You can naturally count on France's full support for the coming month, which looks to be particularly busy. I thank you for having convened this emergency meeting upon our joint request alongside the United States, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Korea and Japan. I also thank Jeffrey Feltman for his very enlightening briefing. Yesterday, North Korea once again crossed a major red line towards escalation.”
2017-09-04 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8039 (2017) · source
“In the face of the regime's irresponsible, unjustifiable stubbornness, today we have no alternative to firmness if we are to bring North Korea back to the path of reason and thereby pave the way for a political and diplomatic outcome of this crisis.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“Of course, they are accompanied by humanitarian exemption clauses aimed at minimizing the consequences for the people of North Korea, who are not targeted by these measures. The new resolution's determined response is also a new warning. This dangerous and irresponsible leap on the part of the regime, whose irrationality is equalled only by its methodical pursuit of its goal, must stop. North Korea must understand that if it continues to choose the road of escalation and provocation, we will have no choice but to ramp up the pressure. And one of the messages that we have unanimously sent today is that we are ready to do that. As we have said a number of times, sanctions are not an end in themselves but a means of forcing Pyongyang to return to a serious dialogue.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“Through today's resolution, and beyond its unambiguous condemnation of North Korea's unjustifiable actions, the Council is articulating two complementary actions - punishing a new group of individuals and entities that are central to the functioning of the regime and its programmes, and imposing an embargo on several key sectors of activity, including the capacity to provide the liquidity that Pyongyang needs to finance its illegal programmes. Clearly, these measures, which will probably cut the regime's income by an amount estimated to be more than $1 billion a year, are likely to change the situation. They emphasize the scope of the tools available to the Council, whose effectiveness is increased tenfold when it takes action and does so unanimously, as it has today.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“In that context, it is more urgent than ever to put an end to North Korea's nuclear and ballistic programmes and bring Pyongyang back to the negotiating table. In recent months, however, despite repeated warnings, North Korea has persistently ignored every injunction by the Council and has defied the international community as a whole. Considering the seriousness of the threat that is currently hanging over all of us, stamping our authority on the situation is a matter of urgency. Bringing to bear the greatest diplomatic and economic pressure possible is the only way to put a stop to these programmes, bring North Korea back to the negotiating table and promote a peaceful solution to the current crisis.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“The launches of the past few weeks have taken us a step further towards the threat posed by North Korean programmes, clearly demonstrating Pyongyang's determination to bring the entire international community within the reach of its missiles. This is an unacceptable situation, which directly challenges the security of us all. Let us not deceive ourselves - the threat is global, and even beyond this grave and direct threat, it is the entire non-proliferation regime that is in danger, even though it is one of the pillars of our system of collective security. That is why weakness is not an option, and why France has been convinced from the outset that only a position of great firmness can open the way to the political and diplomatic strategy that is itself the only possible outcome to this crisis.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): France welcomes the unanimous adoption of resolution 2371 (2017), which reinforces the sanctions imposed by the United Nations on North Korea as a result of the ballistic missile launches that took place on 3 and 28 July. We thank the United States for its leadership in the negotiations, as well as for its unwavering commitment to this issue, which today is more important than ever for international peace and security. For years, North Korea has pursued the forced development of its nuclear and ballistic programmes, initiated at the highest level of the regime. It seeks methodically to acquire an operational nuclear arsenal, at the cost of the sacrifice of its own population.”
2017-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8019 (2017) · source
“It is also essential that sanctions and embargoes, whether targeting arms or other products, be fully respected and implemented by all actors present in the territory to which they apply. There are often exemption mechanisms that provide flexibility for specific cases. It is necessary to remind and educate everyone of the need to respect the procedures laid down for that purpose. France will, of course, continue to fully play its part in such efforts.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Since 2008, it has only targeted non-State entities. Individual sanctions against armed groups have also had to be adapted to developments in the situation. France also attaches great importance to strengthening respect for the rules for a fair hearing with regard to sanctions decided by the Council. Considerable progress has been made in that area, with the creation of a focal-point mechanism and, above all, the Office ofthe Ombudsperson in 2009. In that respect, France wishes to recall the importance of ensuring a rapid and effective transition following the departure of Ms. Marchi-Uhel, who is to take on other functions. It is essential that we continue to improve the functioning and transparency of sanctions regimes.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Implemented in the 1990s, sometimes indiscriminately, sanctions regimes have since undergone considerable change, taking into account both the humanitarian needs and the rights of individuals. In its practice, the Council has ensured that such schemes have been targeted as precisely as possible to reach the persons, entities or sectors that directly affect the stability of States, and that such schemes have no negative consequences for the population. No one can say in good faith that, in a context of active armed conflict and large-scale violence against civilians, an arms embargo is a measure that would negatively affect the population. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for example, it was possible to adapt the sanctions regime to changing circumstances. Introduced in 2003, the arms embargo there has been continually adjusted.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“The second way is by intervening in support of States weakened by insecurity, the presence of armed groups in their territory, deficiencies in the political process, the prevalence of weapons, or human rights violations, factors that have triggered the majority of the Security Council sanctions regimes. Sanctions regimes can make a significant contribution to advancing a political process. The adoption of targeted measures against individuals or entities impeding the peace process is an important lever for stopping such behaviour or for weakening those who do so. That was particularly the case in Cote d'Ivoire at the height of the post-election crisis there. In Somalia, the embargo on charcoal undermines one of Al-Shabaab's sources of funding. These are just a few examples.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First of all, I should like to thank the Egyptian presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important meeting, as well as the Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Mr. Taye-Brook Zerihoun, for his very informative briefing. With 13 active sanctions regimes, sanctions have become a crucial tool available to the Security Council. Although they are never an end in themselves, sanctions can be an essential instrument for preserving international peace and security in two ways. The first is by targeting terrorist groups or individuals. Collectively, the sanctions regime against Al-Qaida and Da'esh represents more than half of the entities and individuals sanctioned by the Security Council today.”
2017-08-03 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8018 (2017) · source
“France will continue to play its full part in the international community's efforts to prevent terrorists from acquiring their means of attack. That means, among other things, that we must continue to be absolutely determined in the fight against every kind of traffic that is fueling terrorist groups, whether in weapons, narcotics or human beings.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Such measures include developing adequate national legislation, reducing illicit stocks in circulation through collection and destruction campaigns, improving the security and physical management of arms and ammunition stocks and strengthening police and customs controls. Importantly, resolution 2370 (2017) encourages States to redouble their efforts in this area. At the international level, it is crucial to ensure that countries accede to and ratify the principal related international instruments, and France urges all countries to accede to the Arms Trade Treaty as soon as possible. I would like to conclude, Mr. President, by thanking you once again for giving us the opportunity to have this enriching and complex exchange on an issue that is a big priority for my country.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“It is in the interests of all States Members of the United Nations to promote comprehensive mobilization on the political and administrative fronts, and of all civil-society stakeholders, with a view to combating the spread of small arms and light weapons in as many States as possible. That commitment is essential if we are to do as much as we can to prevent terrorist groups and individuals from acquiring the means for violent action. We should work on a number of different kinds of action on trafficking, both upstream of it - in order to prevent the distribution of weapons in the first place 4 and downstream, so as to interrupt existing flows.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“We are also working within the framework of the Arms Trade Treaty to improve regulation of the legitimate arms trade, and also through the Palermo Convention - under which France has begun its process of acceding to the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Their Parts and Components and Ammunition - as well as through the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the European Union and bilateral cooperation. With regard to IEDs in particular, France has also been very active in the General Assembly and in the context of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, as well as through bilateral cooperation.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“The Programme of Action is an appropriate framework for guiding our collective action that has already resulted in significant progress whereby many States have improved their small- arms legislation, assistance programmes have been established and regional organizations are taking better account of the problem. Despite those advances, however, many challenges remain. The Review Conference will provide an essential opportunity for making concrete progress in the fight against the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, including by ramping up the mobilization of all stakeholders in the security, arms control and development sectors, and by exploiting all the potential synergies between existing instruments.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“There are two types of such materials that have turned out to be particularly sensitive because they are well suited to the commission of terrorist acts - small arms and light weapons and improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Resolution 2370 (2017), which we have just adopted unanimously, emphasizes them. France is taking special action regarding these weapons at various levels. The first is in the framework of the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, whose third Review Conference, which France will chair, will be held in New York in 2018.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Current events constantly remind us of the urgency and severity of the problem of the illicit arms trade, which, besides constituting a serious threat to international peace and security, fuels terrorist groups and provides them with the means to act that they need. France has had to confront it directly in the form of the terrorist attacks that have been occurred on its territory in the past few years, several of which were committed with small arms obtained through illicit transnational trade, and many other countries have been similarly affected. Beyond that, we are dealing with threats to the stability and development of many entire regions 4 the Sahel and the Middle East, to mention only two - as well as the viability of national reconciliation processes and people's full exercise of their human rights.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): First of all, allow me to extend our welcome to the new Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, Ambassador Vassily Nebenzya. We would also like to thank China for the remarkable way in which it conducted itself during its presidency of the Council in July. I would also like to thank Egypt for assuming the presidency for the month of August. We thank Egypt for having organized today's important meeting and for having taken the initiative to put forth resolution 2370 (2017), which tries to tackle the problem of preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons. Lastly, I would also like to thank the representatives of the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, the Office of Counter-Terrorism, INTERPOL and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for their informative briefings.”
2017-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8017 (2017) · source
“Emmanuel Macron, said to the Palestinian President and to the Israeli Prime Minister, whom he hosted in Paris in recent weeks, France will remain firmly committed to this issue and will fully contribute to the efforts, which are more necessary than ever, to restore a credible and dynamic policy.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“The path to achieve that is not easy; sacrifices will be required on both sides. However, there is no alternative to internationally agreed parameters: two States living in peace and security along secure and recognized borders, based on the 1967 lines, with mutually agreed- upon territorial exchanges, with Jerusalem as the capital of the two States. France is a friend of both Palestinians and Israelis. That is why we will speak truth and steadfastly call for a return to the negotiation table. We will never throw in the towel. Faced with the temptation to put off addressing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict or to lose sight of the need for a final status agreement, it is essential to reaffirm the two-State framework. As President of the Republic, Mr.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Settlement- building, which is illegal under international law, directly threatens the preservation of the two-State solution on the ground and the prospect for a fair and lasting peace for both the Palestinians and the Israelis. The announcement at the beginning of the month of the construction of 1,500 new housing units in East Jerusalem is unprecedented. It is a very bad sign and will only fuel tensions on the ground. It is therefore necessary to provide a genuine political horizon to both Israelis and Palestinians. France welcomes and encourages all initiatives undertaken to that end, in particular by the United States. It also recalls the fact that all attempts to partially address the conflict have failed. Economic development and security arrangements can make sense only in the context of a comprehensive agreement.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“The crisis calls for an urgent response, both from the parties involved and from the international community. But beyond that immediate demand, we must restore the prospects for a just peace, in which Palestinians and Israelis are ever less inclined to believe. Violence is proliferating in the current political vacuum, and that violence is unacceptable. The recent deaths of 10 people in attacks and clashes in Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories serve as a new tragic illustration of that. We condemn all violence, and the well-known, horrendous murders of three members of an Israeli family in a settlement in the West Bank, must be firmly repudiated. In that context, it is essential to return to the negotiating table. Such negotiations are of course incumbent on the parties, but their outcome must not be pre-empted by faits accomplis.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“The energy crisis is paralysing medical, sanitary and water treatment infrastructure. It strikes the weakest in Gaza, not the leaders of Hamas. If nothing is done, the ongoing tensions could lead to a new deadly conflict of the sort seen three times in the Gaza Strip in less than a decade. That would be unacceptable. Israel must fully assume its responsibilities as the occupying Power by, inter alia, alleviating restrictions on the movement of goods and persons to and from Gaza. It is also critical that the Palestinians reach a reconciliation agreement. We know that there can be no viable Palestinian State without Palestinian unity, based on the principle of the two-State solution. More critically, a lasting political solution must be found for Gaza, predicated on the lifting of the blockade and robust security guarantees for Israel.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“We hope that it will open the way to a lasting settlement of the situation. France also recalls that such appeasement requires respect for the historical status quo of 1967 and cooperation among the Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian parties. We continue to monitor the situation with the utmost attention and reiterate our call for the utmost restraint. As Mr. Mladenov rightly stressed, there is a need to avoid transforming the political conflict, which can and must be subject to agreement and compromise, into a religious conflict that would make any compromise impossible. In Gaza, the continuing humanitarian crisis for 2 million Palestinians has suddenly deteriorated due to cuts to the electricity supply, that have lasted more than three months. The inhabitants of Gaza live today with two to three hours of electricity per day on average.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“For that reason, we cannot resign ourselves to a false status quo that conceals a daily regression, both on the ground and in peoples' minds. The end of the current path is clear. The idea of a two-State solution will disappear like a mirage in the desert. That would represent a leap into the unknown and the risk of a worst-case scenario. The crisis in Jerusalem shows that a surge in violence can occur at any time in the region and beyond, given the spiritual, religious and symbolic weight of the Temple Mount. In the light of the alarming rise in tensions and violence in recent days, France has expressed its extreme concern and stressed the imperative for a return to calm. In that regard, we have taken note of the removal of the metal detectors, which is an encouraging signal.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“There is no alternative to the difficult path to peace based on respect and negotiations. Time does not make the Israeli-Palestinian conflict less dangerous. The rise in regional crises has neither normalized nor marginalized it. On the contrary, the lack of a solution to the conflict, which is particularly serious in and of itself, constitutes an ongoing threat to international security. Given its gravity, its symbolic dimension and its place in the collective imagination of the parties involved, the impact of this unresolved conflict has structural dimensions and goes beyond the borders of Israel and the Palestinian territories. Any escalation in the conflict carries with it uncontrolled regional destabilization.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Mr. Delattre (France) (spoke in French): I would like to begin by thanking Special Coordinator Nickolay Mladenov for his comprehensive and detailed briefing. Over the past two weeks, the Council has conducted two urgent series of consultations on the crises in Gaza and Jerusalem. The crises are localized, but they are not local. Each threatens to unleash a new escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine, as well as beyond the region. These acute crises only confirm the warning that many of us have regularly delivered to the Council. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will not resolve itself. Let us be fully aware of the fact that the solution to the conflict does not lie in the principal actors acting on autopilot, on the basis of outdated software, nor on delusional shorcuts.”
2017-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8011 (2017) · source
“Summer 2016 was one of disillusion and violence, with the Juba crisis in July. This summer must be one of sustainable progress; we owe it to the people of that country, who have suffered for far too long.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source
“France supports the efforts of all of these players, and it should be noted that effective coordination among them is a key condition for ensuring the success of their work. This mobilization must make it possible to achieve progress in the implementation of the 2015 peace agreement, which remains the cornerstone of the political process. The national dialogue must be truly inclusive so as to create a positive and lasting dynamic. Nor must we lose sight of the need to fight impunity or of the imperative of ensuring accountability for those who have committed human rights violations. This means establishing, as soon as possible, a hybrid court, with the African Union playing a leading role therein. Summer 2015 was one of hope, with the signing of the peace agreement.”
2017-07-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8008 (2017) · source