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1999-09-11
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2001-10-31
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  1. “Papua New Guinea therefore supports the recommendations contained in section IV of the Secretary-General's report. We also agree with his statement in paragraph 85 of the report that any plans for a successor mission to UNTAET in East Timor must contain "the core tasks that are crucial to protecting the progress made to date". We believe that the United Nations must continue to address integral human development issues based on a solid and assured foundation of human security. In order to achieve this, it will be essential for the international community to continue to fund all core tasks of a successor mission to UNTAET. In our view, therefore, it would be premature for the United Nations to leave the country to its own devices after the granting of independence next year.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  2. “It requires expertise in the areas of law and order, health, education, agriculture and infrastructure development, among many others. Simply put, Papua New Guinea is not yet fully satisfied that the institutions of Government in East Timor have been fully developed and staffed with appropriate personnel. This fact is reflected in the report of the Secretary-General, in which he states that: "Much remains to be done to transform the bureaucracy into a viable, sustainable national administration run by East Timorese civil servants, with strong policy, regulatory and operational frameworks". (S/2001/983, para. 11) He also rightly pointed out that the lowering of the Government's service standards could be a source of likely friction in future.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  3. “Papua New Guinea therefore supports the view that the United Nations should not unnecessarily scale down its contribution to the development efforts of the Government of East Timor following independence next year. In this regard, we thank the Secretary-General for his report contained in document S/2001/983. There is no better comparison here than that of an infant who is learning to walk. East Timor is on the verge of graduating from being an infant, but the international community must continue to walk beside it for some years, until the country has reached full maturity. It has held its elections for the constituent Assembly. We are grateful that the elections were peaceful and were conducted in a democratic and transparent manner. East Timor still requires expertise to run the Government as well as to provide advice when needed.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  4. “Admittedly, not all of them have been good, but we hope that East Timor will be able to learn from them and to avoid the pitfalls that we have encountered. Papua New Guinea believes that any transfer of the funding of United Nations activities in East Timor to a special trust account for East Timor based on voluntary contributions is tantamount to abandoning the Territory. We believe that, at this special time, when terrorism is uppermost in our minds, it is imperative that the citizens of East Timor be guaranteed the right to live in peace within secure borders. That guarantee can be provided only by maintaining the presence of United Nations peacekeepers in that Territory.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  5. “That visit was facilitated by UNDP. We note that one of the constitutional law consultants to East Timor was also a consultant to Papua New Guinea's Constituent Assembly some 28 years ago. We believe that we have a living Constitution, and our Government institutions are not afraid to defend their role and independence, as guaranteed by the Constitution. We have also not been afraid of changing our Constitution to suit particular political developments or to meet changing value systems in our country. As a developing country, we are limited as to the type of assistance we can offer to East Timor, but that does not mean that we cannot share our development experiences with East Timor. We remain prepared to continue to share with East Timor our own particular experiences.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  6. “Papua New Guinea welcomes the election of the Constituent Assembly as well as the efforts being made to draw up a new Constitution and the establishment of new constitutional institutions. For East Timor to be a democratic country, it must have, among other things, freedom of speech coupled with a free press and media institutions. We note the admission of an East Timor journalist to membership of the Pacific Islands News Association at a recent Association meeting, held in Madang, Papua New Guinea, about two weeks ago. Papua New Guinea continues to do what it can to help in the process of establishing good governance institutions in East Timor. Recently, Papua New Guinea welcomed a visit by representatives of East Timor to study our Ombudsman Commission facilities and to obtain information from our Attorney General's department.”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  7. “First, I should like to pay tribute to the presidency of Ireland for this month and to you, Mr. Minister, for travelling to preside over this special and public session of the Security Council on the question of East Timor. I should like also to welcome to this special meeting Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Transitional Administrator of East Timor, and Mr. Mari Alkatiri, Chief Minister of East Timor. I appreciated the briefings they gave this morning, which were very helpful. I appreciated also the briefings by the representative of the World Bank and the representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).”

    2001-10-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4403Resumption1 (2001) · source

  8. “Otherwise, the world will come to know and be convinced that the Charter of the United Nations contains words which are of use and relevance only to those who have the ability to muster behind the barrel of a gun.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  9. “Last but not least, East Timor, as we are all aware, is a Non-Self-Governing Territory. The United Nations cannot stand by and watch hopelessly as its wards, people with whom the United Nations has a special relationship, find themselves without a protector. There must be some urgent sense of duty. The United Nations, through the Security Council - which, with exemplary conduct, at times in the face of extreme difficulties, organized, managed and oversaw the ballot - must be congratulated for its actions thus far. But it must now sharpen its diplomatic skills and proceed with all due haste to the next phases so as to guarantee the freedom to the remaining people of East Timor for which they so fearlessly and freely expressed their desire through their vote before the world at large on 30 August.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  10. “This morning, we heard that General Wiranto was reported to concede that outside assistance is appropriate under the circumstances. We applaud this change of attitude and hope that he can facilitate a phased withdrawal of all military personnel from East Timor within a brief and reasonable period of time. We believe strongly that the atrocities which have been committed must not go unpunished. The people who perpetrated the crimes against humanity must be held to account for their actions. The world would like to see evidence that Indonesia is a civilized society. The rule of law must therefore prevail. This cannot be done without the full support and cooperation of the Government and the chain of command in the Indonesian military. Through you, Sir, we call on the Indonesian Government to provide an undertaking that this will be done.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  11. “It is against this background that I am appealing on behalf of the Government and people of Papua New Guinea, through you, Sir, to the Government of Indonesia to review its position in respect to the maintenance of peace and security in East Timor. It is clear from reports and pictures now circulating in the print and other media that the military is either encouraging the militia or, in some cases, directly involved in these atrocities. Under the circumstances, there is only one course of action open. My Government believes strongly that the Government of Indonesia must now invite outside assistance into East Timor to address the situation. It must immediately conduct a phased withdrawal of all its forces in East Timor in tandem with the deployment of Security Council-approved peacekeeping forces.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  12. “Many leaders in both the public and the private sectors of Papua New Guinea are products of Diocesan education. The Salesian Order of the Catholic Church is also very active in Papua New Guinea in the educational field. Secondly, the leaders of East Timor also made overtures to the peoples of the South Pacific before the vote, expressing their desire to be part of the community of nations forming part of the South Pacific. Since the vote was overwhelmingly in support of the people's desire to be an independent nation, the people and the Government of Papua New Guinea respect that democratic decision. Papua New Guinea will seriously consider at an appropriate time any application by an independent East Timor for membership of the South Pacific Forum.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  13. “Yesterday, I received a distressing e-mail, which was directed through contacts from a priest in Indonesia. It said: "Communications in East Timor are cut Our confreres from Dili, including the provincial, are heading towards" - he mentioned the name of a place in East Timor - "or some other centre in the Indonesian part of Timor Our schools have been burnt The rest of the Salesians are in the mountains with the people they talk about 20,000 people killed . several diocesan priests have been killed the sister assisting Bishop Belo has been killed Six Canossan sisters seem to have been killed We must do something to help them." I can add that the province which I come from in Papua New Guinea is also a predominantly Catholic province of the Diocesan Order.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  14. “The people of East Timor are Christian. Papua New Guinea is likewise a Christian country. Some 45 per cent of the people of my country follow the Catholic faith, while the balance is split between the other Christian denominations. The Christian community in Papua New Guinea is part of the Melanesian Council of Churches, which is spread across the Melanesian countries of the South Pacific. It is also part of the greater Pacific Council of Churches. The churches are a very influential part of the civil society of Papua New Guinea, for which reason the Government cannot but heed and take into account their concerns. Modern technology provides an easier and faster medium for information dissemination. The information can be educational and jovial, as well as distressing.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source

  15. “I wish to join others who have spoken before me in thanking you, Mr. President, and the members of the Security Council for making it possible for non-members to address the Council in respect of the events unfolding in East Timor since the publication of the results of the ballot last weekend. What I am about to say is a result of heart-breaking efforts to come to terms with what has happened in the past week in East Timor. There are many people of East Timor who are of Melanesian race and stock, like the people of my country and others of the South Pacific. We have much in common in terms of customs and traditions, even though, over the centuries of contact with foreign colonizers and outside influence, theirs may have evolved in a different direction than ours. We also have in common another, more recent, element and factor.”

    1999-09-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4043Resumption1 (1999) · source