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  1. “My Government will also be making a request for support from the United Nations for the holding of fair, transparent and open elections. There will, additionally, also be a need to re- launch the economy and increase humanitarian assistance, as well as to provide assistance in the training of young people and in the creation of jobs. At the subregional level, there will be a need to settle the Liberian conflict, which will bring about stability throughout the entire subregion. Lastly, there will have to be a robust campaign against poverty in the subregion, which is the source of instability throughout Africa. In that connection, I believe we must focus on reducing poverty in order that we can provide stability in both C6te d'Ivoire and the whole subregion.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  2. “All of these activities will lead, in September, to the relaunching of the economy and, in particular, to contacts with the Bretton Woods institutions and the private sector. What kind of support are we expecting from the Security Council with a view to giving new momentum to the process for the restoration of peace? Nationally, we will undertake what I would call the extension of phase-3 security throughout Cote d'Ivoire. This will be followed by the transition from phase 3 to phase 2. There will be a need to finance the ECOWAS Mission in C6te d'Ivoire; the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme and the redeployment of administration throughout the national territory. Financing will also be needed in the areas of health and education, particularly as the 2003-2004 school year begins.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  3. “By agreement with the President of the Republic and various political forces, I will, upon my return to Abidjan, undertake initiatives to address this issue so that the Government can be complete. To date, I can say that the Government is working normally and that the functions of the ministers for defence and security are being carried out. Within the framework of resuming economic and social activities, last week I travelled to Belgium, where I met bilaterally with the Belgian authorities and, on a multilateral basis, with officials from the European Commission, in particular President Romano Prodi. Upon my return from New York, I will devote the month of August to visiting the various regions of Cote d'Ivoire in order to reassure the people about developments in the process of the return to peace.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  4. “That bill has been submitted to the National Assembly and will be considered on 4 August at an extraordinary meeting and on 6 August in plenary meeting. The authority of the State has also been strengthened, in particular by restoring and maintaining order following the incidents that took place at the television centre on 27 June. Security has also been strengthened for all ministers and political figures through the establishment of an integrated operations centre, including the National Armed Forces, the Forces nouvelles, Operation Licorne and the ECOWAS forces. Prior to my departure for New York, I was in contact with the President of the Republic and the political forces with a view to holding discussions to appoint ministers for defence and internal security.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  5. “I should like to note in particular the visits of the Ministers for Trade and for Transport to Burkina Faso and Mali and of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso and the President of the Republic of Mali to Cote d'Ivoire. Safe transportation corridors between Cote d'Ivoire and neighbouring countries have been opened. Those are some of the main achievements since the Government was established. I should also like to point out that, from 30 June to 2 July 2003, Council members gave new impetus to the Linas-Marcoussis-Kleber and Accra II Agreements, and further progress has been made. A joint statement that war had ended was issued on 4 July by the Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles and, subsequently, the Council of Ministers adopted an amnesty bill.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  6. “This comprises all the signatories of the Linas-Marcoussis-Kleber and Accra II Agreements. All the ministers have been appointed and are working. On 3 May the integral ceasefire agreement between the National Armed Forces of C6te d'Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles was signed. On 24 May, the extension of the ceasefire westward to the border with Liberia was implemented. On 1 June, a buffer zone between the National Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire and the Forces nouvelles was defined. On 8 June the cantonment areas - eight for the National Armed Forces of C6te d'Ivoire and nine for the Forces nouvelles - were designated. Relations with neighbouring countries have been normalized.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  7. “Its most recent visit to C6te d'Ivoire provided an opportunity to consider once again how to resolve the crisis, and its report takes due account of this. I should like, at the outset, to focus on what has been achieved since the signing of the Linas- Marcoussis-Kleber and Accra II Agreements, particularly since the formation of the Government of National Reconciliation. My Special Adviser for the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Programme will then provide a briefing on that issue prepared by Cote d'Ivoire. Lastly, I will be available to Council members to answer any specific questions that they may wish to ask me. What progress has been made in the implementation of the Linas-Marcoussis Agreement since it was signed? On 13 March, the Government of National Reconciliation was instituted.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  8. “That visit and this meeting attest to the importance that the United Nations attaches to C6te d'Ivoire and its people at this difficult moment in their history. In this regard, I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate my gratitude to the Secretary- General, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his tireless support for the process of restoring peace in Cote d'Ivoire. I should also like to commend the commitment of his Special Representative, Mr. Albert Tevoedjre, Chairman of the Monitoring Committee for the Linas-Marcoussis- Kleber and Accra II Agreements, and the other members of the Committee, as well as France and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who are working to bring about a successful resolution of the Ivorian crisis. The Council is well aware of all the details of the Ivorian crisis.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  9. “Mr. Diarra (Cote d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): I should like at the outset to convey greetings from the President of the Republic, His Excellency Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, of the Government of National Reconciliation and of the people of Cote d'Ivoire. I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this Security Council meeting on Cote d'Ivoire. I should also like to commend and congratulate your predecessor, Ambassador Lavrov, for the work carried out during the Russian presidency of the Security Council in the month of June, in particular the Council's visit to Cote d'Ivoire during its mission to West Africa, which was led by Ambassador Jeremy Greenstock. The report (5/2003/688) on that subject and the conclusions and recommendations that it contains have been examined by the Ivorian authorities.”

    2003-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4793 (2003) · source

  10. “Lastly, I wonder how we can support the strategy on the ground so as not to give the impression that we are speaking about two different things, that is to say, that there is a difference between the position of the Security Council and that of ECOWAS. It should be understood that we are acting on behalf and under the mandate of the Council, and in accordance with the Charter.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  11. “Among the comments that have been made in the course of this meeting, it was said that the various strategies that have been developed to deal with Sierra Leone were aimed at Sierra Leone. For instance, even the sanctions established in resolution 1343 (2001) were themselves aimed at strengthening the peace process in Sierra Leone. I believe that the Council must now try to develop a strategy specifically on Liberia, and I would like to draw the Council's attention to that matter. Secondly, I would ask how we can coordinate the strategy to be developed by the Council with the strategy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), with which the Council is familiar and which has been the subject of occasional reports to the Security Council.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  12. “What the Security Council can do is, first of all, to strengthen the credibility of the decisions taken by ECOWAS. What are our decisions? Our decisions have been to firmly condemn attacks in Liberia, not to tolerate the taking of power by unconstitutional means, to condemn Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD), to put pressure on various parties in Liberia to bring them to the negotiating table, and to create the conditions for dialogue in Liberia, making it possible to create favourable conditions for elections next year. That is what we expect from the Security Council.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  13. “ECOWAS is a subregional organization that is concerned with integration, with economics, with development. We believe that development can take place only if there is peace. With respect to development and integration, we do in fact have very specific programmes to deal with economic and monetary issues, as well as issues related to the fight against poverty. All of those issues will be part of the New Partnership for Africa's Development. We do have the willingness. Of course, we do not have all the means. But we think that, with the willingness and confidence of our partners, we can move forward.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  14. “The last pillar of our strategy is the subregional context. No peace policy that brings together one, two or three of the countries of the Mano River Union can be viable unless it is part of the ECOWAS framework as such. That is why we say that the Security Council should support the efforts of ECOWAS. We are sure that with the support of the Security Council, peace will be restored in Liberia. That peace will be a stabilizing factor in Sierra Leone, the region and the entire community of West African States.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  15. “It is for that reason that we joined together to act to end the linkage between Liberia and Sierra Leone, that is to say, to end the linkage between diamonds, arms trafficking and Sierra Leone. I think that link is what should today lead us to take a step forward to consider the question of peace in Liberia, so that that peace can be a factor for stability and peace in Sierra Leone. ECOWAS has taken a number of steps towards that end. I should like to refer to some initiatives whose results should make it possible to restore peace in Liberia. Those include Liberian civil society initiatives as part of preparations for a national reconciliation conference. There have also been initiatives among Liberia's religious councils. Finally, a meeting has just been held among representatives of political parties and civil society organizations.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  16. “ECOWAS heads of State have given Presidents Obasanjo and Wade a mandate to organize a discussion so that the three heads of State can meet around the table. ECOWAS also welcomed the Rabat initiative, which has made it possible for these heads of State to meet and to relaunch the Mano River Union mechanism. The second axis of that strategy is non- tolerance for the presence of armed gangs. We think that the presence of such gangs was one of the causes ofthe conflict. There is the relaunching ofthe Mano River Union mechanism, the issue of refugees, and internal peace in Liberia. I would like to emphasize internal peace in Liberia. We confronted a difficulty during the Sierra Leone crisis, namely, that we thought that there could not be peace in Sierra Leone unless there was peace in Liberia.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  17. “ECOWAS believes that the disarmament and reintegration programme should be continued. State institutions should be reformed and strengthened. The programme aimed at reconstruction, rehabilitation and national reconciliation should also be continued. Finally, we need to carry out a policy of democracy and justice, establish the rule of law and gain the support of the international community. These various points have already been adequately covered. The second element of our policy is peace in the Mano River Union region. That means peace in each State of the region. We cannot talk about peace in the Mano River Union region without talking about peace in Liberia. It is for that reason that ECOWAS has a very specific policy with regard to promoting peace in Liberia.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  18. “Whether it be through the Conference of Heads of State and Government or through the Mediation and Security Council, set up in the framework of the Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution, Peacekeeping and Security, many decisions have been taken to end the conflicts that have cast a pall over this part of our subregion. Those various decisions and recommendations form the basis of the policy on subregional peace and security. The main elements of that policy for the Mano River Union region are in turn based on three pillars: internal peace in Sierra Leone, peace in the Mano River region, and the subregional context. I shall first take up the issue of domestic peace in Sierra Leone. Peace in Sierra Leone was sufficiently discussed this morning.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  19. “Finally, I wish to recall and welcome the very close cooperation between the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL), the Government of Sierra Leone and ECOWAS, which made possible the relaunching of the peace process. It is therefore thanks to the combined efforts of all concerned that we have achieved the positive results that we can now welcome. We wish to express gratitude on behalf of the peoples of West Africa. ECOWAS welcomes this workshop, which is consonant with the commendable efforts made to bring about, though our shared will, a lasting peace throughout the entire subregion, which is a sine qua non for any development. The States of the Mano River Union, particularly Sierra Leone and Liberia, have always received special attention from the political bodies of ECOWAS responsible for matters of peace and security.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  20. “Here let me recall the exemplary partnership developed by ECOWAS, the United Nations, the United States, the United Kingdom and the Organization of African Unity that made possible the signing of the 1999 Lome Peace Agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Revolutionary United Front (RUF), thereby putting an end to atrocities that will remain seared into the memory of humanity for all time. I should like also to recall and commend our firm resolve and our unreserved determination in the face of the events of May 2000, when the RUF attempted to call the peace process into question. I wish in this respect to commend in particular the contribution made by the United Kingdom, which was a decisive factor at the time in helping to stabilize the situation.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  21. “Mohammed Ibn Chambas - who could not be here today because of a previous engagement - I should like to thank members of the Security Council for having organized this workshop, and in particular the current President, Sir Jeremy Greenstock, head of the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations, for having kindly invited ECOWAS to participate in this workshop. ECOWAS welcomes the convening of this meeting, which is very timely because it seeks to consolidate the hard-won peace in Sierra Leone from the broader perspective ofthe Mano River Union.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source

  22. “Mr. Diarra (Economic Community of West African States) (spoke in French): Madam President, it is a great honour for me to represent the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at this Security Council workshop on lessons learned from resolving the crisis in Sierra Leone, on questions related to the transition from peacekeeping to peace- building, and, finally, on the subregional dimension of the resolution ofthis conflict. On behalf of the Executive Secretary of ECOWAS, Mr.”

    2002-07-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4577Resumption1 (2002) · source