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Denktaş

lines on the record: 41
first: 2017-06-28
most recent: 2022-05-19
sittings or episodes: 7
sources: un-security-council

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“Finally, we support the strengthening of financial and in-kind assistance mechanisms for the benefit of vulnerable countries and conflict areas. Yesterday Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey, announced a package of measures in support of the Global Food Security Call to Action. Turkey will continue to work to strengthen peace and eradicate global food insecurity. We look forward to working with our partners on delivering what needs to be delivered as the international community.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Fourthly, we must strengthen the agricultural capabilities of the countries facing hunger. We want most to leverage science and technology to innovate our way out of food insecurity. Fifthly, the international community must place global food security at the top of its agenda. That is why we welcome today’s initiative. We also welcome and will co-sign the new global initiative that the United States launched yesterday. We will continue to back inclusive and multilateral efforts to find solutions to the worsening crisis. We have been supportive of the Group of 20 multilateral declaration as well as the Food Systems Summit. We also welcome the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance, established by the Secretary-General.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Global food insecurity, for its part, is planting the seeds for destabilization and unrest across the globe. We need to find ways to break this vicious circle. First, we need to pursue all possible avenues of diplomacy to prevent and end armed conflicts. Turkey, with its trademark role in mediation for peace, aims to do just that. Secondly, we need to respond to humanitarian needs, including through effective measures to combat conflict-driven food insecurity. That requires respect for international humanitarian law and unhindered humanitarian assistance. Thirdly, we need to ensure transparency in agricultural commodity flows and combat protectionism. Preventing speculative food prices in marketing and trade and supporting the continuation of supply chains will be essential.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Keeping dialogue alive is necessary to save lives and prevent further destruction. The war in Ukraine is likely to lead to significant import shocks and disruption of global agricultural supply chains, further driving up food prices. Forty- five African countries import at least one third of their wheat from Ukraine or Russia, while 18 of them import more than half their wheat from those two countries. If the war drags on, many countries will face immediate food shortages, and we will all be affected by the rising food prices. And that is why we are discussing with the World Food Programme and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs how to move forward on the passage of ships carrying grain out of Ukraine. Ongoing armed conflicts are a major cause of the current risks of famine.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Our position is clear and firm: this war is an unjustified, illegal and illegitimate act of aggression against a founding Member of the Organization and a blatant violation of the Charter of the United Nations, and it needs to end. Since the outbreak of the war, we have been working on two tracks, the first of which involves actively supporting efforts to ease the humanitarian situation. We are working together with the United Nations on establishing a humanitarian contact group. The second track involves facilitating the efforts for a negotiated settlement. Unfortunately, the atrocities in Bucha, Irpin and Mariupol have complicated the diplomatic process. The momentum has been lost, but the talks have not fully collapsed. We cannot give up on the hope of peace. Diplomatic channels need to remain open.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Food insecurity in parts of Afghanistan has also reached catastrophic levels. Almost 20 million Afghans are facing high levels of acute food insecurity, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Conflict remains the primary underlying driver of hunger in Yemen. Some 17.4 million people in the country are now in need of food assistance. Across Yemen, 2.2 million children are acutely malnourished. Members can imagine what that means for the future of that country. As many as 15 million people in the Horn of Africa suffer from severe drought and need life-saving assistance. And now, with the war in Ukraine the world is faced with a severe crisis.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Since then, that resolution’s effective implementation remains essential, particularly in humanitarian settings such as in Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan and parts of Africa and in Ukraine. Figures speak loud and clear in each setting. In Syria, the humanitarian situation is as grave as ever. Some 14.6 million people across the country are in need of humanitarian assistance. The use of starvation continues to be a frequent tactic of war in Syria. For too long, the Syrian regime has left civilians without access to food and made them suffer. Under those conditions, the United Nations cross-border mechanism has proven to be a life-saving instrument. The members of the Security Council have a job to do: renewing the Council’s mandate on Syria. The Council should take action to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“Mr. Denktaş (Turkey): I wish to start by thanking the United States for initiating this critical discussion on conflict and food security. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General and the other briefers for their remarks. In adopting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, we collectively committed to ending hunger and all forms of malnutrition. Yet multiple integrated factors have caused serious setbacks. Among them are the pandemic and related economic shocks, the climate crisis and extreme weather conditions, armed conflicts and now the war in Ukraine. In adopting resolution 2417 (2018), the Security Council recognized for the first time the inherent connection between conflict and food insecurity.”
2022-05-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9036Resumption1 (2022) · source
“The best way of keeping children from harm's way is prevention in the first place. With that understanding, we will also continue to support the Secretary-General's focus on prevention and the protection of children. We commend the Polish presidency for convening this important open debate, and the Secretary-General for his report. My country will continue to do everything it can to prevent and end all violations against children.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“We will continue to work closely and in complete transparency with the Special Representative's Office in support of her efforts and to make sure all the information they collect is correct and complete. We also do everything within our means to alleviate the suffering of children running from armed conflict. Of the 2.6 million Syrians that fled to Turkey for obvious reasons, 1.7 million are children under the age of 18. More than 444.000 Syrian babies have been born in Turkey since the conflict began eight years ago. We have mobilized our resources to provide proper and dignified living conditions for Syrian children who are under temporary protection in Turkey, from education - as it is important given the fact that they will be the ones to eventually rebuild their own country 4 to free health care.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Its existence and its actions cannot and should not be given any legitimization for any reason. Furthermore, concerning some of the statements made earlier today, I should underline that we do not accept and cannot remain idle with regard to a terrorist organization being praised for committing to limit its level of criminality. That approach and the method of strategic communication need to be urgently reconsidered. My Government fully shares and supports the agenda of the United Nations in addressing the situation of children in armed conflict. To that end, we show the utmost care and take all the precautions required under international humanitarian law.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Approximately 60,000 students are prevented from attending school in the areas controlled by the YPG/YPJ. While we appreciate the documentation of the PKK,PYD and YPG/YPJ crimes that are relevant to the subject matter of this open debate, we must stress the need to demonstrate a unified front against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We will not condone any act that could be exploited by terrorists in their search for recognition and legitimacy. That is why we condemned the signing of an action plan with a well- known PKK terrorist, for whom INTERPOL issued a red notice. Cherry-picking is simply not an option. The PYD- YPG/YPJ-PKK is a terrorist organization with the blood of more than 40,000 of my fellow citizens on its hands. It should be treated as such.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“Intimidating dissidents, demographic engineering, forced conscription, the oppression of local populations and looting and the confiscation of property in areas under its de facto control are some of the other crimes committed by the PYD and the YPG/YPJ. They target schools, convert them into ammunition depots and deprive children of their fundamental right to education. Everyone will see, or must have seen, in the Secretary General's report that more than half the schools listed for military use in Syria are used by the YPG/YPJ. Those numbers speak for themselves. Other reports of the Secretary-General and the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs underline that the so-called Kurdish self-Administration in Syria banned Arabic in more than 250 schools.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“The PYD and the YPG/YPJ employ the same tactics as other terrorist organizations operating in Syria, such as Da'esh, Al-Qaida, Al-Nusra and other affiliated groups. As such, they deserve no less condemnation than any of those groups. The Secretary-General's latest report provides damning insights into the horrific treatment of children at the hands of the PKK in areas under its control. As highlighted in the report, the YPG/YPJ recruited the highest number of children in Syria last year. It also topped the list in the deprivation of children of their liberty. Our national estimates put the number of children kidnapped and forcefully separated from their families by the PKK at 700. The majority of them are either of Kurdish origin or from other groups, such as Arameans, as pointed out by the World Council of Arameans.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“With regard to Syria, obviously, the crisis in that country has waged its highest toll on children. The statistics in the Secretary General's report, as well as images coming from Idlib, bear witness to the gravity of the situation. In addition to the crimes of Al-Assad's brutal regime in the form of indiscriminate air strikes, barrel bombs, chemical weapons and artillery shelling, and the recently repeated deliberate targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure in Idlib, there are other menaces facing children in Syria. Those include the well-documented crimes of the terrorist organization the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) and its Syrian brand 4 the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG/ YPJ) 4 against young girls and boys over the years. We must make no mistake.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“I wish to start by thanking your country's presidency, Madam, for organizing this very important open debate and the valuable and, in the case of Ms. Kamara, touching contributions by the briefers. I will go straight to our point. The report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/509) paints a grim picture. The situation of children continues to be adversely and disproportionately affected by armed conflicts around the world. Daunting violations of the six defined categories 4 the six serious violations against children - continue to impose an immense impact on children. We are deeply troubled, particularly by the statistics provided for 2018. It is impossible to ignore the suffering and hopelessness in the eyes of Syrian, Palestinian, Rohingya and other children around the world.”
2019-08-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8591 (2019) · source
“As the Chair of the UNRWA Advisory Commission and the Working Group on the Financing of UNRWA, Turkey will continue to contribute to Agency's work. We call upon all actors to do the same. It is high time that States Members of the United Nations stand up forjustice and protection ofthe established parameters for a lasting peace in Palestine.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“For decades, the basis for peace negotiations have been the relevant United Nations resolutions, the Madrid terms of reference, the Arab Peace Initiative and the Quartet road map, as was explicitly reaffirmed in resolution 2334 (2016). These modalities cannot be changed. Economic projects and plans cannot replace the need for dignity, justice and freedom, and no project can succeed without a just peace. Unfortunately, the plight of Palestinian refugees is compounded by the financial crisis of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Until a just and lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict is achieved, the work of UNRWA remains vital. It is our collective and moral duty to support the Agency.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“We saw attacks against Muslims worshipping at Al-Aqsa Mosque. Instead, with its blessed place in all of our hearts, Al-Quds should be a city of peace and harmony, not a place of violence and provocation. All the foregoing illegal steps must stop immediately. Peace requires Israel to show political will and refrain from provocative and detrimental actions. The international community, in particular the Security Council, cannot turn a blind eye to the blatant disregard for international law. The Council needs to take action, the basis of which should be the only viable solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the two-State solution based on 1967 borders, with Palestine and Israel living side by side. The rights of the Palestinian people, including to self-determination, are not up for negotiation.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“The ongoing destructive excavation tunnel work to open the so-called Pilgrims Road is the latest example of such efforts. In Al-Quds, Palestinians are also facing eviction orders and daily incursions into their neighbourhoods. Their residency statuses are terminated in violation of international norms. Only yesterday, Palestinian residential buildings, including inhabited homes, were destructed in Sur Baher. I draw the Council's attention to the fact that these demolitions are occurring for the first time in areas under the authority of the Palestinian Authority under the Oslo Accords. This is a breach of international law and relevant Security Council resolutions. The situation in Al-Haram Al-Sharif is also a cause for concern. For the first time in years, hundreds of settlers entered Al-Haram Al-Sharif during the Ramadan.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“There was a moment in history when we were hopeful for peace in Israel and Palestine. That is hardly the case anymore, frankly, and the hopes for a lasting solution are dim. But this gloomy picture could have been avoided; it was not inevitable. Today, despite continuous international calls, the expansion of illegal settlements continues throughout occupied Palestinian territory. The dramatic escalation of settlement activities that are designed to create new realities on the ground continue to be a cause for concern, as it is an attempt to undermine the two-State vision and the possibility of coexistence. Parallel to settlement expansion and excavation work, there is also an effort to destroy the demographic character and history of the old city of Al-Quds/ Jerusalem.”
2019-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8583 (2019) · source
“Together with Finland, Turkey co-chairs the Group of Friends of Mediation. With our extensive diplomatic network across the continent, we will continue to support diplomacy, mediation and other tools in the peaceful settlement of disputes in Africa. Turkey will continue to be an active member of the United Nations and a close partner of the African Union in the pursuit of silencing the guns and ending conflict on the African continent.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“We acknowledge the collaboration between the United Nations and the African Union as a model of cooperation that will offer useful lessons in the prevention, management and resolution of conflicts. In that regard, we commend the African Union's efforts to further strengthen all its existing tools for diplomacy, including the Panel of the Wise and the Continental Early Warning System. I also want to underline, as have other speakers, the importance 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, as well as the Arms Trade Treaty, which Turkey has signed and hopes to ratify in the period ahead. Mediation is at its best when we complement one another's efforts and facilitate ongoing endeavours rather than competing and duplicating.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“The international community must be vigilant in order to protect the hard-fought gains and investments in post-conflict areas recovering from devastating wars. Our commitment to supporting the positive changes on the continent should be unwavering. It will have far-reaching effects in improving the stability of the region, building a lasting peace and normalizing relations among the countries in the region. Again, the international community, the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations all have a role to play in helping to forge conditions that enable reconciliation through the various instruments at their disposal, including prevention, mediation and other conflict resolution approaches.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“These efforts are being conducted in difficult security environments, as we have sadly seen in the recent attack near Bamako on peacekeepers from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali. Here I would like to pay tribute to the United Nations peacekeepers who have lost their lives in the line of duty or who continue to put their lives at risk to that end. We have already witnessed the positive effects of tangible cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union in a number of cases. Nowhere is that more evident than Somalia, where the African Union Mission in Somalia, working in collaboration with the Somali National Army, has created the political space that has helped to enable an environment for Somalia to lay the groundwork for restoring stability.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Turkey encourages the expansion of the United Nations- African Union partnership in areas such as institutional capacity-building, security-sector reform, the protection of civilians, human rights, gender mainstreaming and combating organized crime. This is crucial in tackling the root causes of conflicts, terrorism and violent extremism and fostering peace and stability. In that regard, the African Union initiative on silencing the guns by 2020 is a bold step in the right direction. Peacekeeping is one of the areas where the collaboration between the United Nations and the African Union is most visible. Indeed, the African Union has become an established player in peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts. We all acknowledge that restoring and maintaining peace in Africa is challenging.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“Turkey was a sponsor of resolution 2457 (2019), adopted this morning, and aligns itself with the statement made by the Head of the Delegation of the European Union. I would like to offer the following additional remarks in our national capacity. I would first like to express our appreciation to the presidency of Equatorial Guinea for convening today's important open debate on an issue of great significance for all States Members of the United Nations. It testifies to the international community's willingness to pursue the ambitious but noble goal of creating an African continent free of conflict. We value the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union and other regional and subregional bodies on the continent.”
2019-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8473 (2019) · source
“That exacerbates the security threat posed by those terrorists across our borders. The PKK/PYD/YPG units to the east of the Euphrates are opening harassment fire on our border posts. They are digging trenches and tunnels to fortify their positions. We will never allow the entrenchment of terrorists along our borders. Protecting our borders is our sovereign right. Turkey will take the necessary steps to ensure its border security against the PKK/ PYD/YPG threat as and when it deems necessary. Turkey will continue its efforts to achieve a viable committee will be a crucial instrument in kick-starting political solution in Syria that is based on resolution that political process. We therefore call 0" the Security 2254 (2015) and owned and led by the Syrian people Council to put its weight behind the efforts to that end.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“Our collective efforts to fight terrorism also contribute to the creation of viable conditions to that end. Turkey will continue to combat all terrorist groups, including the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK), the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and the People's Protection Units (YPG), which undermine the territorial integrity of Syria. The ethnic cleansing that they carry out was well documented by Amnesty International three years ago. They have been implementing a ban on teaching in the Arabic language, which is documented in a recent report of the Secretary-General (S/2018/1041). We will not stand idle in the face of any terrorist threat that targets our national security and Syria's territorial integrity. The number of incidents of harassment fire and hostile actions by the PKK/PYD/ YPG has recently increased.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“We continue to work on the implementation of the memorandum that I mentioned above. There is considerable progress in the withdrawal of radical groups and heavy weapons from the demilitarized zone. We are working hard to ensure the separation of radical groups from civilians and moderate opposition groups. Despite provocations, we are determined to ensure that calm prevails in Idlib. Ultimately, ensuring a stable ceasefire not only prevents further bloodshed but also creates an environment conducive to advancing on the political track. I listened carefully to the statements of all representatives in the Chamber, including your statement, Mr. President, in your national capacity. I see value in putting on record the following few points.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“In Geneva, the three Foreign Ministers and the United Nations also discussed the rules of procedure of the committee and related arrangements. We will continue to work closely with the United Nations to ensure the effective functioning of the committee in all its aspects. A functioning committee will be the key to achieving the ultimate goal of finding a negotiated political solution in Syria, in line with resolution 2254 (2015), paving the way for free and fair elections in Syria. That said, we are of course aware that the formation of the committee is only the beginning. We therefore call on the rest of the international community to support those efforts towards expediting the political process. In Geneva, we also took stock of our joint efforts to maintain the ceasefire regime in Idlib.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“The guarantor States are working closely with the United Nations to finalize the minor adjustments to the middle third list, which, for the most part, enjoys the support of all sides, including the United Nations, and is workable. Together with the other guarantors, we will step up our efforts in the days ahead to ensure that the committee will convene its first meeting in January 2019. We appreciate the efforts and cooperation of Russia and Iran towards the formation of the committee. We call on all our partners to support us and the United Nations as we work on initiating a new chapter in the political process in Geneva. Our purpose is to bring the Syrian parties together as soon as possible and to prepare a suitable basis for negotiations.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“Secondly, the pilot project on the mutual release of detainees was implemented, Last but not least, we reached a critical stage towards the finalization of the formation of the constitutional committee. As explained by Mr. De Mistura and the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation, on 18 December the Foreign Ministers of the Astana guarantor States met with Mr. De Mistura in Geneva to share the positive results of their consultations with the Syrian parties on the constitution of the committee. The representative of Iran explained some of the developments. After months of hard work and intense consultations, we believe that we have made considerable progress and reached the final stretch in our efforts to finalize the constitutional committee.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“In all our consultations with the other Astana guarantors and the United Nations, we have advocated the revitalization of the Geneva process through the establishment of a credible, balanced, inclusive and legitimate constitutional committee. The Astana format is not an alternative to the Geneva process but an effort to complement it. Through the Astana process, Turkey, Russia and Iran built solid cooperation on common denominators. Looking back, I would say that our constructive engagement has been a game-changer, yielding concrete results both on the ground and on the political track. Since last September, the Astana format has demonstrated significant achievements. First, the memorandum on the stabilization of the situation in the Idlib de-escalation area (see S/2018/852, annex) ensured relative calm in the province.”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“At the outset, I would like to thank Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura for his briefing. As his tenure comes to an end, I wish to express our deep appreciation for his tireless and remarkable efforts, as well as those ofhis team, towards achieving a political solution to the crisis in Syria. We look forward to working with his successor, Ambassador Pedersen, in the period ahead. Since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict, Turkey has maintained that there can be no military solution and that the only way to end the conflict is through a United Nations-mediated political process in line with the resolution 2254 (2015).”
2018-12-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8434 (2018) · source
“We hope that the ideas expressed today will be helpful in paving the way for a strengthened, enhanced and mutually beneficial cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. We thank the Cote d'Ivoire presidency for having organized it.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“First, effective partnerships between the United Nations and regional organizations must be rooted in respect for regional processes and contexts. Secondly, every conflict situation has its own circumstances, and no organization can impose a one-size-fits-all approach to the prevention and resolution of conflicts. Thirdly, we can benefit from the experiences of different regional settings to improve our problem- solving practices, and lastly, we need more innovative and flexible partnerships that draw on the strengths of the respective organizations and also take account of their comparative advantages. We see this open debate as a good opportunity to take stock of what we have achieved so far and reflect on the way forward.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“The United Nations-AU partnership can be further intensified by strengthening the institutionalization of this relationship. Besides the African Union, organizations such as the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, NATO, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States and the Organization of American States all have important roles to play in ensuring peace and stability, together with the United Nations. There are a number of principles that we deem important when it comes to the engagement of the United Nations with regional organizations.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“Turkey fully supports the leading role of the United Nations, and we are committed to expanding the partnership of the United Nations with regional organizations in conflict-prevention, mediation, peacekeeping and peacebuilding efforts. A large portion of the Council's agenda deals with peace and security challenges in Africa. We are pleased to note that the partnership between the African Union and the United Nations has been strengthened, enhanced and deepened, especially in the last decade. We also welcome the increasing coordination and coherence between the African Union and subregional organizations on the continent, whose efforts will further consolidate African leadership and ownership in overcoming the challenges that Africa faces.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“The number of conflicts in the world is on the rise, and they are increasingly of an intra-State nature. Asymmetrical threats are more serious than ever and transcend national borders. The various root causes ofconflict can be adequately addressed only through a combination of tools. In the prevention and resolution of conflicts, a strengthened partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations, is indispensable. We must do better to strengthen the bonds the United Nations shares with regional bodies, which requires strategic, long-term and mutually beneficial efforts.”
2018-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8414 (2018) · source
“I will not dignify with a reply the ridiculous allegations made by the representative of the Syrian regime. I refute them in their entirety. Turkey has a well-established record on compliance with the weapons-of-mass- destruction non-proliferation regime. The use of chemical weapons is a violation of international law, Security Council resolutions and the Chemical Weapons Convention. It constitutes a crime against humanity. Its perpetrators must be held accountable. And the Syrian regime cannot and will not be held exempt from that.”
2017-06-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7985Reprise1 (2017) · source