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“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): The Security Council traditionally decides by consensus on the issue of Western Sahara. This is a critically important and decisive element that endows the action of the United Nations with full force in helping the parties find a just and lasting solution to this dispute. Following sometimes arduous negotiations, the French delegation welcomes the fact that consensus was maintained in the adoption of the draft resolution submitted today. That resolution makes clear the fact that the Security Council is not deviating from the approach it has been taking in dealing with the issue of Western Sahara, which seems to us the best way of making progress towards a lasting settlement.”
2003-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4801 (2003) · source
“Finally, I too should like to commend the work accomplished by Mr. Kenzo Oshima at the head of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. We are all aware of the decisive role that he has played to ensure, in particular, that we take better into account the protection of civilian populations.”
2003-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4777 (2003) · source
“Oshima pointed out, have recently paid a heavy price in carrying out their noble mission. To us, it is particularly shocking that people who devote themselves to looking after the most vulnerable are themselves subjected to deliberate attacks and violence. In that regard, it seems to us that a clear, firm and unambiguous reminder from the Security Council regarding the obligations of all parties to a conflict would be particularly welcome. Thirdly, I should like to say that we approve of Mr. Oshima's suggestion concerning the usefulness of an updated aide-memoire at the end of the year. It seems to us that such an exercise would enable us, inter alia, to take into account the lessons drawn from peacekeeping missions, with particular regard to the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2003-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4777 (2003) · source
“To that overall assessment, I should like to add three observations. First, it seems to us that confusion may arise between the role of peacekeeping missions in the area of protecting civilians, on the one hand, and that of assistance operations carried out by humanitarian organizations, on the other. In both cases, we are trying to attain the same results and objectives, but, at the same time, confusion between the two types of action would put the sought-for objectives at risk. Therefore, it appears to us that we need to work within a clear framework, defining the respective responsibilities of the humanitarian and military actors involved in this type of situation. Secondly, I should like to take this opportunity to pay particular tribute to humanitarian personnel, who, as Mr.”
2003-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4777 (2003) · source
“Bunia provides a specific example of the role played by the protection of civilians in conflicts, since the principal objective of the multilateral mission that was established is to ensure such protection in that specific location. At the same time, the success of the mission will probably cause a flow of civilians and refugees, which in turn will increase the need for protection. Finally, I should perhaps mention briefly the situation in Liberia, which Mr. Oshima described perfectly. I believe that it already appears to be the next crisis for which the Council will have to try to find solutions with an essential protection-of-civilians component. I also agree - as did Ambassador Greenstock - with Mr. Oshima's suggestions concerning the Security Council's forthcoming visit to West Africa.”
2003-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4777 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I would like to thank Mr. Oshima for his very detailed and informative briefing. We share his assessment of most of the points he raised and, in particular, of the importance of the topic that he addressed this morning, the protection of civilians in armed conflict. He alluded to some recent situations that highlight the importance of this issue. There is Iraq, of course, where there is occupation and where it is therefore essential that that the occupying powers comply with the obligations to protect civilians that are incumbent upon them. As Mr. Oshima indicated, this relates also to the Democratic Republic of the Congo; several of us have emphasized the magnitude of the problems occurring there.”
2003-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4777 (2003) · source
“It is in this spirit that, at the expert level, we have prepared a draft presidential statement, which will be adopted shortly.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“They must make significant efforts in the area of good governance and make clear commitments to restore the trust of the international community, particularly the Bretton Woods institutions. It is only on this condition that the donor community can bring its full weight to bear on the reconstruction of the country. I believe that the joint Security Council and Economic and Social Council mission that will be led by the representative of Mexico will show the Council's interest in resolving the many problems that the country must face today. The recent Council mission to Central African has shown the impact that such a mission can have when there is agreement by all on a limited number of strong messages to send to our negotiating partners and when the Council speaks with one voice. I see that that is the case today.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“In this regard, the Secretary-General's report speaks of the persistent attacks on freedom of expression and arrests of opposition figures and protesters. France condemns such human rights violations in the strongest terms and appeals to the Government to shoulder its responsibility to put an end to that situation. The same can be said of the country's economy, which is having trouble finding a way towards growth and development. The responsibility falls above all to the Government of Guinea-Bissau. The country's authorities must opt for a constructive dialogue and become full partners with the international community, as advocated by the Economic and Social Council Ad Hoc Working Group.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“France also endorses the European position that no longer than three months after the end of the elections the President and Vice-President of the Supreme Court should finally be elected. The holding of elections followed by those Supreme Court elections would be concrete proof that the Government of Guinea-Bissau is embarking on a course towards the rule of law. It goes without saying that the involvement of the international community will also be necessary to guarantee the smooth and democratic conduct of these elections and to stabilize the political situation. Donors must mobilize themselves to provide the necessary financing, and arrangements should be made for sending observers for the elections. The human rights situation is hardly better.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“This is true above all of the political situation, which remains unstable. The date for legislative elections has just been postponed once again. The voter registration process, which is indispensable for fair and transparent elections, has not yet begun. The political climate is marked by extreme aggression and violence. Financing for the elections and for political parties is not guaranteed. France wishes to express here its commitment to ensuring that the Guinea-Bissau authorities, particularly President Kumba Yala, do what is necessary for elections to take place at the earliest possible date, and that they be free, fair and transparent - in a word, democratic.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I too would like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this public meeting. The fact that we have brought together here most of the players involved in Guinea- Bissau strikes me as particularly timely, given that it is clear that a comprehensive approach to the problems of the country is necessary to confront them. I would like next to thank the Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. David Stephen, for introducing the report of the Secretary-General (S/2003/621) and for his very thorough briefing on the situation in Guinea-Bissau. Unfortunately, there is no reason to celebrate the facts that we have just been presented. The situation in Guinea-Bissau is indeed cause for concern. Since our consultations last March, it has hardly improved.”
2003-06-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4776 (2003) · source
“My delegation expresses its wish that this time period will allow the States that still have a bias against the International Criminal Court to overcome that bias. That bias does not seem to us to be well founded.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“That credibility provides the best safeguard against any possible suspicion of a politically motivated Court. Finally, at the very moment that the International Criminal Court is being established, we did not think it was appropriate to renew for one year the exemption given to certain personnel of non-States parties to the Rome Statute that are participating in forces or missions under the aegis of the United Nations. Such a renewal risks lending credence to the perception that such exemptions are permanent. That appearance of permanency can only weaken the Court and harm its authority. The Council has just adopted resolution 1487 (2003). A new one-year extension has been created.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“Since then, other developments have occurred that we think can respond to the concerns that the United States has expressed. The past year has demonstrated that it is highly unlikely that a case could arise triggering the application of resolution 1422 (2002). That was pointed out by Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his statement this morning. This is especially true since the International Criminal Court, which now has 90 States Parties, has become a reality, given the election this year of its 18 judges and its Prosecutor and the forthcoming appointment of its Registrar. The Court's professionalism will be judged on the facts. The recognized quality and competence the Court's members ensures without doubt the credibility of that international body.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“That wording clearly implies an obligation to judge the appropriateness of renewing the resolution according to the circumstances. Last year, after long and sometimes difficult negotiations, France, like the other States members of the Council, supported the one-year exemption provided for under resolution 1422 (2002). We did so, in particular, to take into account two very important circumstances: the risk existing at the time of the non- renewal of the mandate of certain United Nations forces or missions, and the concern, at the request of those missions, to provide the United States with more time to find a lasting solution to their concerns with respect to the Statute of the International Criminal Court. Those two elements belong to a context that now lies in the past.”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): My delegation fully associates itself with the statement made this morning by the Greek presidency of the European Union. We also wish, in our national capacity, briefly to explain the reasons why France decided to abstain on the draft resolution submitted by the United States, to renew for one year, beginning on 1 July 2003, the provisions of Security Council resolution 1422 (2002), which the Council adopted on 12 July 2002. Paragraph 2 of resolution 1422 (2002) did not contain a commitment to automatic renewal. That paragraph, of course, expresses the intention of the Council regarding renewal of the resolution, but it stipulated that such renewal would be "for as long as may be necessary".”
2003-06-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4772 (2003) · source
“The 21 June 2003 Thessaloniki Summit will be crucial to strengthening the European perspective of the region and to offering Kosovo the opportunity to be successfully reintegrated into its regional environment. It is our hope that the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government will take that opportunity.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“We expect the Institutions of Self-Government to work in good faith with the Special Representative of the Secretary- General and UNMIK in order to implement the norms sanctioned by the international community. I am thinking in particular of the guarantee of minority rights and of the establishment of a direct dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade on practical issues of common interest, for which the cooperation of the authorities of Serbia and Montenegro is equally indispensable. Based on that condition, the transfer of non-reserved competencies will have positive and lasting effects and it will be in that context that the question of status can begin to be addressed. We align ourselves fully with the statement that will be made shortly by Greece on behalf of the European Union.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“The presumed perpetrators must be quickly apprehended and brought to justice. We support the measures taken by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General in that context, and we will closely follow that inquiry. The Provisional Institutions of Self-Government have a particular responsibility to re-establish a climate conducive to the realization of the objectives of the international community for the benefit of the entire Kosovo population. I wish to state here very clearly that the Assembly in particular must renounce those initiatives that are contrary to resolution 1244 (1999) or the Constitutional Framework. Those initiatives only divide the Kosovo communities. No progress can be achieved in Kosovo on the basis of unilateral action that is contrary to resolution 1244 (1999) or that flouts the authority of UNMIK and KFOR.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): First, I would like to thank Mr. Hedi Annabi for his briefing. Last week, the Security Council firmly condemned the reprehensible murder that was just mentioned by Mr. Annabi. I would like to return to that today because that crime is part of a current that runs against the common efforts that we have been making for exactly four years, since we adopted resolution 1244 (1999) on 10 June 1999, with a view to a modern, democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo. We cannot permit any indulgence towards those attempting to sabotage the efforts by the international community to promote, in a safe environment, a multi-ethnic and tolerant society in Kosovo. Everything must be done to put an end to the ethnic violence in Kosovo, of which the Serbian community is the principal victim.”
2003-06-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4770 (2003) · source
“What assessment can be made of their significance? My third question is addressed specifically to the representative of UNDP. How does he perceive the situation with regard to demining problems and the degree to which they could affect the reconstruction of infrastructure in Iraq? Finally, I have one last question with respect to Iraq's food autonomy. I believe that others have already raised this question. Is there a possibility of United Nations purchase of local produce, funded by the oil for food programme? Is such a possibility already being explored, discussed and elaborated? Allow me to reiterate our high esteem, gratitude and admiration to all the personnel of the various United Nations agencies and of ICRC working in Iraq. They are making an invaluable contribution to the reconstruction of that country.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Are we already in a position to make an initial assessment of such coordination and, on that basis, to draw lessons with respect to the role of the new Special Representative of the Secretary-General? Are there expectations regarding the Special Representative's mandate? My second question, regarding the establishment of parallel politico-religious structures that are currently assuming certain social functions, has already been raised by Ambassador Maquieira of Chile. My question is addressed in particular to the representatives of WHO and ICRC. It would appear that such parallel structures are emerging in the health system, and particularly in hospitals, to provide health care and solidarity. How are WHO and ICRC dealing with such structures? What kind of contact might they have with them?”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“That would bode ill for what we are seeking in Iraq, which is exactly the opposite. My third point is that the statements that have been made demonstrate the degree to which the coordination of all the efforts of the various agencies in the context of the current disorder is indeed crucial. It should perhaps be linked to the appointment under today's resolution of a Special Representative of the Secretary-General. My fourth point is that special attention will have to be given to the linkage between the humanitarian and reconstruction phases, as Mr. Malloch Brown noted this morning. We believe that this issue must be emphasized. Like my colleagues, I have many questions to ask, but most have already been raised. Nevertheless, I wish to address several subjects. My first question is specifically with respect to coordination.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Like my colleagues have done, I would like to underscore some of the points that were made in the briefings. My first point - which is one that Ms. Frechette has also made - is that, while there is no humanitarian catastrophe per se in Iraq, the situation is nevertheless extremely fragile. It is a situation in which the health, nutritional and other needs of the people were already enormous prior to the conflict. Secondly, as all other delegations have pointed out, we believe that the security situation continues to be a key element, as well as one of considerable concern. Like the representative of Mexico for example, we too were particularly struck by the information we have just heard about the kidnapping of women and of young girls in schools. If such incidents continue or worsen, it will lead to a climate in which women are excluded.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): At the outset, let me thank you, Mr. President, for having organized this debate. I would also like to express our gratitude to Ms. Frechette for her presentation. I would also like in particular to thank the officials of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Food Programme (WFP), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), as well as the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), for their presence among us today. On the very day that we have adopted a resolution that I believe underscores the commitment of the international community to address, in a unified and resolute manner, the challenges in post-conflict Iraq, their participation in this discussion has a great symbolic impact.”
2003-05-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4762Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Violence is unacceptable and incompatible with building a democratic, multi-ethnic and modern Kosovo. It hinders the stabilization of Kosovo and the region as a whole. We are therefore concerned by recent incidents and we fully support the Special Representative's condemnation of them. All communities must denounce these acts and redouble their efforts to deepen the political dialogue and the process of reconciliation.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“Their support for the decisive action of UNMIK and the Kosovo Force in promoting the rule of law is in their own best interests. We support Mr. Steiner's initiatives to promote direct dialogue between the Provisional Institutions and Belgrade. We reaffirm our support for the principle of standards before status, which the Provisional Institutions should implement with UNMIK's assistance. Standards are necessary to good governance and to the modernization of Kosovo. We need to continue to address the concrete and respectable issues of multi-ethnicity, democratization and freedom of movement that affect the daily lives of the inhabitants of Kosovo. Thirdly, violence of any kind, regardless of its origin or motivation - be it criminal, political or ethnic - must come to an end.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“Our demand that such improvements be made is particularly strong given the fact that the gradual transfer of new responsibilities to these authorities is about to begin, pursuant to resolution 1244 (1999) and the Constitutional Framework. The contribution of all communities to the process of provisional self- government is necessary. In this context, we support the request of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General that, by the end of the month, the Kosovo Assembly bring four bills into conformity with the reference texts. Secondly, the authority of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) must be respected. All communities and political parties have a responsibility in this respect and must work to that end in good faith.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): Allow me in turn to thank Mr. Hedi Annabi for his briefing, which supplements the Secretary-General's report. Our common goal is to ensure that progress should continue towards achieving a democratic and multi-ethnic Kosovo that is a source of stability in the region. In that respect, while we support the statement shortly to be made by the presidency of the European Union, I wish to stress three points. First, the functioning of the Provisional Institutions must improve significantly. In his report, the Secretary-General notes several areas in which progress has been made. We agree with his analysis.”
2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source
“I might add that I, too, would be interested in a later briefing by Mr. Morris on Iraq. But I, too, would like him to give us some preliminary information this afternoon, as he proposed earlier.”
2003-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4736 (2003) · source
“However, all the questions we have asked naturally touch somewhat on the issue of whether, in these particularly terrible situations, it is necessary to reconsider the international community's overall strategy with respect to those societies? It is a question that cannot be resolved with a few minutes' discussion. However, in that context, I would like to ask a more specific question: on the basis of his experience, does Mr. Morris consider, for example, in Southern Africa - which it seemed to me was the most striking and illustrative case - is all the necessary coordination among the principal actors of the international community actually in place, or is there a need further to unite our energies to deal with this problem from the various angles he himself has mentioned? I thank Mr. Morris for his attention.”
2003-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4736 (2003) · source
“I was struck by the fact that Mr. Morris spoke a great deal of Southern Africa. Southern Africa is perhaps the region that combines the most worrisome factors of the current food situation in Africa. Perhaps that is because it is a region that is not prepared - or is less prepared than others - for large-scale famines and because it is there that the phenomenon of the ravages of AIDS is most glaring, to the extent that perhaps it is the region that most urgently causes us to ask whether the current number of deaths will compromise life in the future and the capacity of those societies to recover for the future. Mr. Morris said that he wanted to concentrate on the humanitarian aspect of the question of food. Therefore we should not ask him too much about the overall strategy or related issues.”
2003-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4736 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): Allow me in turn to convey our gratitude to Mr. Morris for his extremely interesting statement, which I believe both contained highly significant data and figures and communicated a sense of the human experience. We, too, attach the greatest of importance to the question of the food crisis in Africa. As Mr. Morris said, we hope to take advantage of our leadership of the G8 in order to place this issue at the top of its agenda. With respect to Mr. Morris's briefing, I think we were all struck by the magnitude of the crisis and by everything he had to say regarding the interaction of various factors that contribute to and further exacerbate the crisis. Many questions raised by my colleagues here addressed in one form or another the factors contributing to the food crisis.”
2003-04-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4736 (2003) · source
“The mission of the peacekeepers is not to maintain order; that is a job for the police and, to the extent possible, for the Timorese police. We trust the Commander of UNMISET to redeploy his personnel as effectively as possible from the calmer areas to those where the situation is more sensitive - in particular, to the limits of the Tactical Coordination Line. This, we feel, should make it possible to protect what has been one of the United Nations greatest successes.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“Its relations with Jakarta have been normalized. The militias in West Timor seem to us in general to have demobilized. On the basis of this analysis, the best response is undoubtedly to strengthen Timorese peacekeeping capacities. The Secretary-General's recommendations in that context are particularly welcome and we support them fully. As a priority, we should intensify the training of Timorese police. Could the Secretariat give us more information about recruitment and training policies for the Timorese police? As the representatives of the United Kingdom, the United States and Germany have said, the matter of adjusting the military component of UNMISET is another matter entirely. We have questions about revising the timetable for its downsizing from 2,780 today to 1,750 staff members by the end of the year.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I wish in my turn to thank Mr. Guehenno for his very comprehensive briefing. I also offer our condolences to the Republic of Korea for the loss of five of its peacekeepers attached to the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET). We have considered the Secretary-General's report with keen interest. We agree with him that vigilance is essential. The situation remains precarious, but we must clearly identify the true nature of the threat if we are to respond adequately. Within the country, there is a genuine risk that confrontations, such as those of December 2002, may break out again in Dili or that lesser such incidents may occur in the provinces. As for the external borders, however, we feel that the new State of Timor-Leste is not genuinely threatened.”
2003-03-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4715 (2003) · source
“The idea of setting up a United Nations special coordinator for sanctions also merits close study. I wish to conclude on two points. First, I wish to say how important we believe it is for the Security Council to complete its normative work on sanctions and to adopt the conclusions of the Working Group on sanctions. Secondly, and very specifically, I would like to stress the value of working to implement proposals aimed at improving existing arrangements. In this regard, allow me to state this once again: it would be appropriate to strengthen the capacities of the Secretariat and to learn all the lessons inherent in the success of expert panels. Likewise, allow me to urge the members of the Council to work on the basis of the French-British proposal and the pertinent recommendations of the Stockholm Process.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“As the Council is aware, we support a philosophy of sanctions that is based on certain principles: sanctions should be targeted and time-limited, and their impact should be evaluated regularly, both in terms of their political objective and from the humanitarian standpoint. Thirdly, in the work that we have before us today, I should like to stress our particular interest in certain recommendations. This is true of the second recommendation concerning the international support that any sanctions regime must receive. Similarly, we welcome the fact that the proposals concerning panels of experts and enhancing the capacity of the United Nations Secretariat are in accord with the French-British proposal for a semi-permanent monitoring mechanism for the implementation of targeted sanctions and other associated issues.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“The work that we now have before us is therefore the outgrowth of intensive exchanges of View which owe a great deal to the contribution of academics, private-sector professionals, non-governmental organizations and research institutes. We welcome this. Overall, France endorses the approach and the conclusions of the Stockholm Process. The approach is based on targeted sanctions, and we believe that targeting sanctions means better increasing pressure where we wish it to be exerted, while identifying and hitting specific actors and at the same time reducing the risk of collateral impact on innocent civilian populations.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): Like my colleagues, I wish to thank State Secretary Hans Dalhgren for his presentation of the results of the Stockholm Process. I wish also to thank Mr. Danilo Tiirk for the remarks he made. Allow me briefly to make a few comments. First, we welcome the way in which the debate on targeted sanctions has been conducted, because the consideration of this issue, which has been under way for some time, has been enriched by a large number of constructive exchanges of View between members of the Security Council and non-members, and between the United Nations and civil society.”
2003-02-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4713 (2003) · source
“Allow me to conclude by calling on all elected members of the autonomous institutions to pool their efforts to build a modern, multi-ethnic and democratic Kosovo, in accordance with UNMIK's criteria and keeping in mind the interests of all the people of Kosovo. This is the approach that needs to prevail, rather than getting lost in untimely and pointless initiatives which can only isolate the people of Kosovo from the rest of the region and from the European continent, and possibly lose the support of the international community.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“We support in particular the efforts to be made in the area of the rule of law, which goes hand in hand with democracy. Thirdly and lastly, we wish to voice our support for the activities of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General. We support the priorities that he has set: the combat against crime; economic recovery; and the building of a multi-ethnic society. In this respect, we underscore the importance of continued endeavours to bring about the orderly return of refugees and displaced persons. We unreservedly support the development of dialogue with the Belgrade authorities on the basis of the principle of cooperation but no interference, and the call for direct consultation between Pristina and Belgrade on practical issues of mutual interest.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“Those statements and initiatives could destabilize the existing situation not only in Kosovo but also throughout the Balkans. In particular, we deplore the efforts being made by some members of the Kosovo Assembly to adopt a declaration concerning the future status of the province, in contravention of resolution 1244 (1999). Secondly, these developments - which are definitely not a sign of the responsible attitude that the international community expects - merely strengthen our commitment to applying the standards. Meeting those standards is a prerequisite for the question of the final status to be addressed validly, pursuant to resolution 1244 (1999). In this regard, we thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for the clear presentation he has just made concerning arrangements for implementation of those norms.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): I wish, of course, to begin by thanking Mr. Steiner for his briefing, which supplemented the comprehensive report of the Secretary-General. I also welcome the presence of the Secretary-General among us at the beginning of this meeting. These various elements give the Council a clear picture of the situation in Kosovo two months after the Council's mission. I would also like to say, by way of preliminary comment, that the presidency of the European Union will be making a statement later on, and I fully associate myself with that statement. I shall therefore confine myself to three points. First, we are concerned by the unilateral statements and initiatives undertaken by some in Kosovo and in the region concerning the future of Kosovo.”
2003-02-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4702 (2003) · source
“However, France voted in favour of the draft resolution, because in substance it respects the fundamental objective of the Goods Review List: to alleviate the suffering and to improve the humanitarian situation of the Iraqi population, while avoiding the import by Iraq of dual-use goods. We also note that the resolution provides that the Goods Review List and the procedures for its implementation can be reviewed very soon and at regular intervals. For our part, we retain the option of making use of that opportunity in order to advance, as far as may seem desirable, the deletion of items and the easing of the procedures.”
2002-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4683 (2002) · source
“Mr. Duclos (France) (spoke in French): In adopting resolution 1447 (2002) on 4 December, the Security Council committed itself to doing everything possible to review the contents of the Goods Review List, as well as the procedures for its implementation within 30 days. Today the Council has achieved this. To our way of thinking, more time could have been provided for negotiation so that the Council would have been able to speak in unity. We also have questions, to say the least, regarding the method by which this negotiation was conducted, or, at least, begun.”
2002-12-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4683 (2002) · source
“Could he tell us what is happening with respect to the important issues of compensation and the right to assets? Has the Joint Commission addressed these issues? Are people becoming more receptive to the zero option advocated by Mr. Sharma? And lastly, could the Special Representative tell us more about the demarcation of the land and sea borders between the two countries? I would now conclude my statement by simply reiterating our very positive assessment of the work being done by the United Nations in Timor-Leste.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“We are aware of the concerns expressed by the High Commissioner for Human Rights with respect to the ad hoc human rights tribunal in Jakarta. In the wake of the tragic events that took place in Timor-Leste, the judiciary system in both countries has a paramount role to play in ensuring full and lasting reconciliation. In this connection, I share the concerns that have already been expressed on this score. The third factor - the establishment of good relations between Timor-Leste and its neighbours, in particular Indonesia - is a positive factor, and we are pleased at how things are proceeding in this respect. The Joint Ministerial Commission, together with Indonesia, began work last month, and initially promising results have been achieved. I should like to ask a few questions of Mr. Sharma on this point.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source
“In more general terms, with respect to institutional matters, political pluralism must continue to be encouraged. Above and beyond the work of UNMISET, the future and long-term prosperity of Timor-Leste seems to us to depend, inter alia, on three factors. First, efforts towards rebuilding and economic development must be redoubled - a point that several members made earlier. International assistance and mobilization must therefore continue. In this connection, we reiterate the appeals made by others. The second factor relates to the judiciary. It is important that there be a certain consistency between the decisions taken with respect to serious crimes, whether such decisions are taken in Dili or in Jakarta.”
2002-11-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4646 (2002) · source