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2003-01-20

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1. “We are still seated at this table in the attempt to find a common course of action. The Security Council is undoubtedly the ideal forum in which to explore all the options and to agree on which option is the most appropriate for the international community. The search for a consensus that expresses the collective will of States is what brings us together and what we hope to achieve. Mexico hopes that the differences that today prevent us from reaching agreement on acting together on the question of Iraq will be discussed and resolved right here, in this the home par excellence of the community of nations.”

   2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source

2. “Mr. Derbez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me at the outset to extend Mexico's best wishes to the delegation of Guinea upon assuming the presidency of the Security Council and to thank Mr. Fischer and the delegation of Germany for their successful leadership of our work during the previous month. Mexico attends with optimism this meeting in which the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of a large number of members of the Security Council are meeting once again to listen to the inspectors of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and to have a dialogue among us. Despite the apparent divergence of positions among member States with respect to the best way to proceed in achieving the definitive disarmament of Iraq, multilateral diplomacy is still in force.”

   2003-03-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4714 (2003) · source

3. “Mexico reaffirms its full confidence in the United Nations to settle international disputes, in exhausting all peaceful means available to us and, above all, in strengthening the values that gave rise to the Organization and that are more relevant than ever in the light of the current dilemmas.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

4. “Mexico is especially concerned about the damage that this conflict is already causing at the political and economic levels and with regard to the world's social tranquillity. In a very few weeks, signs of international political polarization have appeared as the international economy suffers the consequences of anxiety and uncertainty. In Mexico, we are not immune - much less indifferent - to those effects. The disarmament of Iraq, under a process that unequivocally allows its absolute compliance, would help to alleviate those signs of tension and would provide certainty to the global economy. In that endeavour, we must make greater efforts; we must revitalize the values of peace as the principal formula to discredit terrorism.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

5. “Within the framework of those deliberations, Mexico's contribution has been oriented towards preserving that consensus and exploring peaceful and multilateral ways to bring about the verifiable, immediate and effective disarmament of Iraq. That is why, after having heard the reports of Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei this morning, we reaffirm our confidence in inspections as the mechanism approved by the international community to detect and destroy the weapons of mass destruction in that country. If those inspections have not thus far yielded the hoped- for results, the Security Council's primary task is to ensure that they fulfil their mission. We cannot fail to stress that Iraq will have to change its attitude drastically in order to take full advantage of the last opportunity offered to it by this body.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

6. “Now the international community demands to know the whereabouts of these arsenals or to have evidence of their effective destruction. As on few occasions in the history of the United Nations, Security Council members have applied themselves to finding alternative means leading to the shared goal of dismantling Iraq's arsenals of mass destruction. We are united in attaining this goal but increasingly divided as to the most effective and least costly manner by which it may be achieved. The different approaches and proposals have been discussed and considered in the spirit of preserving the unity of the Security Council, for in the Council lies the strength of a system of collective security, which the United Nations is.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

7. “Just as it is clear that today's report indicates some improvement in Iraq's attitude, it is also clear that the Iraqi Government continues to evade its international responsibilities. It has yet to respond to repeated appeals made by the international community under resolution 1441 (2002) that it cooperate unconditionally in achieving the disarmament requested. The international community is calling for genuine and verifiable disarmament and wants to know precisely, if this is the case, where and how Iraq destroyed its arsenals of chemical and biological weapons, the location of installations where this type of weapons was produced and their current status. At least one fact is irrefutable. It has been proven that in the last two wars in which Iraq participated, it possessed and used this type of weapons.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

8. “Mr. Derbez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): Throughout the entire inspection process Mexico has clearly expressed its confidence in the impartiality, professionalism, seriousness and constructive spirit in which Mr. Blix and Mr. ElBaradei's teams are working. On this occasion, having heard their reports, we reiterate that confidence. In the report presented today we see a degree of improvement in the working conditions under which the inspectors are operating. In the past three weeks Iraq has changed its position regarding aerial reconnaissance and interviews with scientists and has provided documentation that could clarify pending questions. At the same time, a decree has been enacted in Iraq that prohibits the importing and production of materials that could be used for producing weapons of mass destruction.”

   2003-02-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4707 (2003) · source

9. “That is why Mexico reiterates its readiness to continue to make a constructive contribution to the work of the Security Council, in the conviction that cooperation and the search for multilateral solutions will give greater weight to the decisions of this body. Perhaps even more important, we reiterate our demand to the Iraqi Government that it work urgently and on an ongoing basis to grant access to all of its facilities so that the inspections can be successfully concluded. That will make it possible at the end of this process not only to have a strengthened and revitalized United Nations system, but also to provide the international community with guarantees that the mission of disarmament has been fully accomplished.”

   2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source

10. “It is in that context that Mexico recognizes the importance of Secretary of State Powell's presentation to the Security Council. It warmly welcomes the contribution of elements that support the work of the inspectors, enhance the accuracy and effectiveness of their mission and help to expedite and increase the reliability of the disarmament process. Mexico's emphasis on a multilateral approach is, indeed, consistent with the views and convictions of the Mexican people. But it is also in keeping with a pragmatic concern to build the international consensus required by a task of such global implications as the elimination of weapons of mass destruction.”

    2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source

11. “Once again, with the presence of the representatives of Iraq at this table, we repeat our call for their authorities concretely, immediately and urgently to translate their declared intentions into active cooperation and genuine collaboration with the inspection process, as provided for in resolution 1441 (2002). Mexico reaffirms its confidence in the inspection activities now under way as the best possible way to detect, destroy and verify the elimination of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. We are in favour of intensifying and strengthening those inspections, as well as the assistance which members of the Council and the international community in general may provide to the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission and to the International Atomic Energy Agency to successfully accomplish their delicate mission.”

    2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source

12. “Mexico's position in the Security Council has been unequivocally aimed at achieving the disarmament of Iraq in the most effective way possible and by peaceful means, while ensuring at all times that this goal is achieved at the lowest cost in terms of human suffering and economic instability and without undermining the urgent battle against international terrorism. Consistent with that position, the Government of Mexico has made direct approaches to the Iraqi authorities, urging them to cooperate without delay in the manner required by the inspectors. We have shared the content of these initiatives with other members of the Security Council so that this message might be conveyed to the Iraqi authorities as forcefully as possible and through the greatest possible number of channels.”

    2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source

13. “Mr. Derbez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): The delegation of Mexico has taken due note of the useful information presented to the Council by the Government of the United States. This presentation clearly contains valuable information to help determine and guide the Council's decisions. It will also give us additional elements of judgement in determining the extent to which Iraq has complied with the resolutions adopted by this organ. The presentation by Secretary of State Powell reinforces Mexico's firm belief in the need for progress towards the effective and verifiable elimination of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, as well as the facilities for developing them.”

    2003-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4701 (2003) · source

14. “We are convinced that the effective fulfilment of international obligations in good faith and the strengthening of global efforts to resolve conflicts are the best way to ensure the eradication of terrorism. Through our work in this and other meetings, we shall help to ensure that the Security Council and the Counter-Terrorism Committee can cooperate with all States in such tasks and ensure their success. The fight against terrorism is a battle that mankind cannot afford to lose.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

15. “At the same time, Mexico has been taking measures to strengthen its internal legal framework for combating terrorism. That is an ongoing and inescapable task, and both the executive branch and the Mexican Congress are working on initiatives to strengthen our laws for combating terrorism. Recently, the Senate of the Republic approved the ratification of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and Mexico's accession to the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. I am pleased to announce that, shortly, I shall have the privilege of depositing the relevant instruments on those two Conventions with the Legal Counsel of the United Nations, in fulfilment of Mexico's responsibilities with regard to the fight against terrorism.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

16. “In various international forums, Mexico has participated in and supported initiatives to prevent and combat terrorism. As of January this year, it has assumed one of the vice-chairmanships of the Counter- Terrorism Committee. In the International Atomic Energy Agency, we have actively promoted an early conclusion of the protocol to the Vienna Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material as an effective mechanism to prevent nuclear materials or facilities from being used for terrorist ends. In the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Mexico has supported the adoption of recommendations to combat the financing of terrorism, which complement the work of the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering against money laundering. Currently, Mexico is working to implement those recommendations.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

17. “The international community has the responsibility to foresee and create the necessary space for negotiation in order to avoid conflict situations, which are fertile ground for the growth and proliferation of terrorism. For that reason, we recognize that the forthcoming meeting, on 7 March, between the Security Council Committee and various international and regional organizations will be an important step towards improving specific strategies and cooperation agreements. That effort will have special significance for strengthening cooperation between the Counter- Terrorism Committee and regional and subregional organizations with responsibility in this area, within the framework of Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

18. “Today's gathering attests to the importance we attach to acting effectively and with justice in the fight against terrorism. It should provide an opportunity not only to reaffirm existing commitments but also to reflect with imagination, creativity and a lofty sense of responsibility on the actions that we must undertake in the future. As a member of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, Mexico has devoted special attention to proposing formulas that would ensure full compliance by all States with the international obligations required by the fight against terrorism. Mexico wishes to emphasize that conflict prevention and the peaceful settlement of disputes are essential premises in our effort to eradicate terrorism.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

19. “In order to act successfully, it must proceed from three principles: first, the establishment of an international order based on universally recognized rules and norms - in other words, the building of a framework of certainty that responds to the wishes and needs of the international community; secondly, the continuous strengthening of international cooperation for the resolution of global problems; and finally, the primary role of the United Nations as the forum that the community of nations has established to channel its action in facing global challenges. The fight against terrorism must fully respect the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law, including the protection of human rights. That is why Mexico especially welcomes the initiative to convene this ministerial meeting.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

20. “Today, the urgency of strengthening the international community's efforts to combat and eradicate this scourge - and to prevent this phenomenon from jeopardizing peaceful coexistence among nations - is more evident than ever before. Mexico condemns all acts or manifestations of terrorism and rejects any argument that seeks to justify it. The international community faces a unique challenge in such threats.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

21. “In parallel, it provides an incentive for international cooperation to tighten the noose around those who use terrorism to destabilize and to spread uncertainty in our world. However, the challenge posed by this threat is enormous and especially complex. That has been demonstrated by the grave terrorist attacks perpetrated recently in places such as Indonesia, the Russian Federation and the Republic of Kenya. I take this opportunity to reaffirm Mexico's solidarity with the Governments and the peoples that have been victims of terrorism as well as Mexico's confidence in good policy and good diplomacy to eradicate this pernicious phenomenon.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

22. “In addition, I welcome the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representatives of the States members of the Security Council. The tragic events that occurred on the territory of the United States on 11 September 2001 revealed the immense destructive capacity of international terrorism and drew our attention to the grave threat that such acts pose to world peace and security. The Security Council's decisive and immediate action and the creation of a Committee charged with monitoring measures adopted by States in implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) are innovative initiatives to fight terrorism. The impetus that the entire community of nations is giving to such efforts will enable us to strengthen the legal framework necessary for confronting this grave evil.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source

23. “Mr. Derbez (Mexico) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, allow me sincerely to congratulate the delegation of France for the pertinent way in which it has conducted the work of the Security Council and to express my deep appreciation for having you, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of France, preside over the Security Council at this important meeting. My country extends a greeting to Secretary- General Kofi Annan. Under his leadership, the United Nations is fulfilling with vision and wisdom its commitment to keeping the peace. This meeting has a special meaning, for here we renew our purpose to go further in our multilateral effort to fight terrorism. I should also like to congratulate Sir Jeremy Greenstock, Chairman of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, on his tireless efforts over the past months.”

    2003-01-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4688 (2003) · source