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1. “It is very important for every Member State to benefit from additional information about third parties involved in order to avoid any undesirable doubts about its commitment in implementing such regimes. We are engaged in the long-standing efforts to bring peace and stability to every region of the world, including through United Nations peacekeeping missions. Relevant from this perspective is the Romanian participation in United Nations peacekeeping missions in Angola - the United Nations Angola Verification Mission and the United Nations Observer Mission in Angola - where the Romanian contingent has always been appreciated for its work in the field. This constructive approach on the ground is consistent with our general political attitude and action vis-a-vis the situation in Angola.”

   2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source

2. “Secondly, we are actively involved in improving the internal mechanisms aimed at increasing the efficiency of controlling Romanian exports of arms and related military equipment. In this context, I would like to mention the latest development relevant to our discussion. The National Agency for the Control of Strategic Exports and Ban of Chemical Weapons, the main authority supervising the export of military equipment, has been integrated within the new structure of the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This institutional change, with political leverage, will improve coherence, efficiency and effectiveness in controlling arms exports. Thirdly, we consider that the recommendations of the Mechanism on arms and military equipment, especially in paragraphs 228, 229 and 231 of the report, should be given effect by this Council.”

   2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source

3. “At the same time, I would like to take advantage of the relevance of this debate to stress the Romanian Government's determination to contribute to solving the problems raised by the report of the Monitoring Mechanism. We commend the professional and objective manner in which the experts of the Mechanism conducted their investigations. I will refrain from elaborating on this subject, but allow me to emphasize just a few particular aspects regarding Romania's position on the arms trade and conflict in Angola. First, Romania is a committed participant in the discussions, processes and developments regarding the illicit trafficking in small arms, within the framework of the Wassenaar Arrangement, of the European Union - as an associated country - and of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.”

   2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source

4. “At the outset, allow me to express my gratitude for the opportunity to address the Security Council once again during your able presidency, Sir, on a topic of great importance for the specific work of this organ of the United Nations. I would like to welcome Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda, the Foreign Minister of Angola, and to express my appreciation for the introductory remarks of Ambassador Ryan in his capacity as Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993). My delegation fully subscribes to the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Sweden on behalf of the European Union and associated countries.”

   2001-02-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4283 (2001) · source

5. “Only a regional perspective can ensure the much-needed integrated and consistent approach to peace-building activities. The fifth priority is to promote proactive and preventive diplomacy. One cannot repeat enough that prevention is cheaper than cure. As seen in the Balkans, Caucasus or elsewhere, most current conflicts have long historical roots. While trying to build peace for today, we should avoid sowing the seeds of future conflicts or wars.”

   2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

6. “In this respect, proper data, expert advice and unbiased views coming from any organization with competence in this area are welcome and should complement each other. The third priority is to increase cooperation with non-governmental organizations. Their capabilities, mostly in terms of human resources, and the dedication of their staff often fill the gap between abstract political tasks set by the political and economic international organizations and the needs of real people in the field, who are so often paying the largest share of the toll of conflicts triggered by their leaders' ambitions. The fourth priority is to approach any local conflict from a broader regional and international perspective. Each conflict is unique and raises unique problems; there are, however, regional conditions that none can ignore.”

   2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

7. “The first priority is to keep the human dimension ever on top, including the protection of national and other minorities, the elimination of any kind of discrimination, coping with new threats- such as organized crime, trafficking in human beings and children in armed conflict- and the integration of refugees and displaced persons. Consequently, respect for human rights must be seen as a permanent and crucial dimension of any peace-building effort. The second priority is to properly address the economic and environmental issues which are often the underlying reason for political instability. Any peace- building endeavour should start by identifying potential economic or environmental trouble spots and, on this basis, should continue by mobilizing States and other national or transnational actors to take the appropriate steps.”

   2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

8. “The idea of a coordinating meeting bringing together the executives representing the United Nations, the OSCE, the European Union, the Council of Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, for example, on the theme of lessons learned in Balkans could be instrumental in order to enhance complementarity and synergy for greater coherence in policies and to develop effective networking, communication and information flows among them. What we need is a comprehensive approach that takes all policies into account. Allow me in this respect to mention some priorities that could, in our view, be seen in their entirety as important guidelines for concrete exercises on peace-building.”

   2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

9. “The involvement of the United Nations in a continent that boasts the most sophisticated security alliance in history might seem paradoxical. Yet this decade has taught us that security can be jeopardized in many ways short of military attack, and preserving it requires more than military capabilities. The United Nations offers tools and experience in conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building that are of great relevance for European needs today. At the same time, many of Europe's security institutions, starting with the OSCE, may provide best practices for the United Nations itself and for other regions.”

   2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

10. “That is why an integrated approach is required in this respect - an approach that enables the international community to cope with the deepest causes of conflicts, which often lie in the deficit of democracy and in underdevelopment. Romania started its current Chairmanship-in- Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) from the following premise: the security relationship between the United Nations and Europe has become more knotted than ever before. What is new in Europe is the emergence of a variety of actual and potential conflict situations that require full cooperation and a shared sense of purpose and of direction among the main organizations and institutions actively playing a role in the European area.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

11. “While we associated ourselves with the European Union statement on this matter, we would like to add some considerations inspired by our own experience. We all have a common agenda: to make sure that the world is safer, that new conflicts are prevented and that existing conflicts are contained and brought to a negotiated settlement. Romania shares the vision, expressed in the United Nations documents before us and highlighted by Secretary-General Kofi Annan this morning, that the concept of peace-building does not apply only to post-conflict situations but covers a continuum which links conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and post-conflict rehabilitation.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

12. “It is my great pleasure to congratulate you, Ambassador Said Ben Mustapha, on taking over the presidency of the Security Council, and to warmly welcome this initiative to continue the practice of broader debates open to States that are not members of the Council. In the same spirit, I would like to extend warm congratulations to Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani of Singapore on the dynamic and efficient manner in which he managed the work of the Security Council during the month of January. I would also like to commend the wise choice of an issue which goes to the core of the United Nations, namely, that of peace-building, and to say that we appreciate the value ofthe policy papers with which we were provided by the presidency.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source

13. “Before concluding my remarks, I would like to say that we fully support the ongoing process aimed at reforming the United Nations peace operations, initiated by the Security Council and the Secretary- General, and we are ready to bring our own ideas reflecting the experience we have accumulated in the field of United Nations-led peace operations.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

14. “Making our own contributions to the United Nations efforts towards global and regional peace and security, we are looking forward to increasing Romania's participation in political and military cooperation with the main European and Euro-Atlantic bodies and individual countries belonging to them. Allow me to recall that Romania was one of the countries that, on the occasion of the Millennium Summit and responding to the call of the Secretary- General to support the reform of United Nations peacekeeping operations, have voluntarily decided to gradually increase their financial contributions to the United Nations peacekeeping budget. That decision, which has been taken in a period of difficult economic transition, emphasizes Romania's will to contribute to the financial burden-sharing efforts of the Member States.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

15. “The main goal of this strategy, taking into account the recommendations included in the recently adopted report of the special committee on peacekeeping operations in analysing the Brahimi report, is to increase both the quality and the amount of our contributions, as well as to ensure a higher level of readiness, capability and diversity. The Romanian Government sees our country's participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations not only as a contribution in terms of our commitment towards the world Organization, but also as an important task, meant to facilitate the achievement of some of our political objectives.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

16. “Romania has participated in United Nations peacekeeping operations since April 1991, with a peak momentum reached between September 1995 and July 1997, when almost 1,000 Romanian Blue Helmets were deployed in Angola, making us number eight in the list of troop-contributing countries. At the same time, I would like to inform you that the new Romanian Government has included among its top priorities the elaboration of a comprehensive strategy concerning the participation of our country in United Nations-led peace operations.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

17. “In our opinion, it is high time to move on from a mechanism working on an ad hoc basis to a more structured and institutionalized one that is able to offer more transparency and credibility to our common endeavours. Such a mechanism, meant to provide greater transparency and efficiency in conducting peace operations, should operate from the early stage of designing and adopting the mandate and until the very end of the mission implementation. Welcoming resolution 1327 (2000) of 13 November 2000, in the spirit of that important document, as highlighted in annex I, it is our conviction that the establishment of this crucial consultation mechanism should take into consideration the views of troop-contributing countries regarding the modalities of functioning before such a structure is institutionalized.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

18. “We are strongly encouraged to see that some of the recommendations included in the Brahimi report and properly endorsed by the Secretary-General and the Security Council have already been implemented or are on track for implementation. In our view, while recognizing the importance of the role that is to be played by the major international bodies and the major individual countries, it goes without saying that taking into account the contributions which are brought to the process by all partners represents a precondition for success in conducting multinational operations. We consider that a three-pillar cooperation mechanism among the Secretary-General, the Security Council and the troop- contributing countries needs to be designed.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

19. “During her one-year mandate as OSCE Chair-in- Office, Romania is committed to act towards an improved dialogue and cooperation with the United Nations, which is the Organization which has indeed a unique global vocation, as well as with all the other governmental and non-governmental organizations and institutions which may contribute to solving those problems that Europe is still coping with, especially in its south-eastern corner and the Caucasus. As a troop-contributing country to several United Nations peacekeeping operations in different parts of the world, Romania attaches a great importance to the recent demarches undertaken by both the Secretary- General and the Security Council aimed at rethinking and reforming the aims and the means to successfully carry out the Organization's missions.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

20. “We share the vision that the United Nations, which bears the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, must reinforce its cooperation with regional organizations and institutions, such as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), which have their own experience and competencies in managing current crises and preventing the eruption of new ones.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

21. “We are grateful to the current presidency of the Council, not only for their initiative, which offers us the opportunity to address a crucial issue for the future success of any United Nations peacekeeping operation, but also for the very comprehensive and sound policy papers we were provided with, both as food for thought and as a good starter for our debate. My country fully endorses the substantive statement presented by the Swedish presidency of the European Union on the importance of strengthening the cooperation with troop-contributing countries.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source

22. “As this is the first time for me to address this distinguished and vital organ of the United Nations, allow me to extend my congratulations to all the newly elected members, particularly the Singapore presidency for the month of January. It is my great pleasure to welcome warmly the initiative of Minister J ayakumar and Ambassador Mahbubani to keep alive a valuable practice by organizing, during its presidency of the Council, an open debate on strengthening cooperation among the Security Council, the Secretary-General and the troop- contributing countries.”

    2001-01-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4257Resumption1 (2001) · source