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Ekorong A Dong

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2003-04-23
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  1. “I cannot conclude without conveying strong encouragement to the Secretary-General, to his team and to the men and women of UNMIK, who, working with courage and determination, are seeking to implement the recommendations of the international community in order to bring about peace and development for the benefit of all in Kosovo.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  2. “But the facts graphically remind us that much remains to be done to ensure that Kosovo becomes a State based on the rule of law - a country where peace prevails and that can, as a result, attract the private investment that can facilitate positive economic growth, which, in the long term, would ensure the development of the province. If Kosovo is to develop in such a manner - and we ardently hope that it will - the people of Kosovo themselves, whatever their ethnic background, must think of the future of their region and return to the high-minded path of peace, tolerance and brotherhood.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  3. “That is the only way for a climate of peace to prevail in this part of the Balkans, which is the only way to create conditions of economic and social development benefiting all. The current environment marked by the lack of security and the absence of a strong judicial system can hardly attract private investment. Worse, it could lead to the gradual disengagement of the international community. The result of this state of affairs is there to see: the weakening of economic activity in Kosovo. To be sure, enormous efforts have been made to train the Kosovo police and to make the rule of law irreversible.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  4. “Such acts are reprehensible because they seriously jeopardize the fragile dialogue for inter-ethnic reconciliation and because they are a serious obstacle to the return of displaced persons. They defeat the efforts of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), which with courage, determination and persistence is setting up attractive projects to benefit those wishing to return to Kosovo. A total of 247 returns were observed from January to March 2003. That is an average of 82 persons per month. That rate of return is particularly telling. Faced with a situation that is destroying the hopes of an entire people and of the international community, we reiterate our appeal for dialogue and tolerance to all segments of society in Kosovo.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  5. “As well, the activities of the Provisional Institutions and of the municipalities must involve all segments of the society of Kosovo. That requires the participation of all stakeholders in the province, indeed of the region, in order to facilitate the reintegration, protection, education and especially the security of minorities. The precarious security situation of minorities leads me to address the second pillar of our priorities as agreed for Kosovo in 2003: addressing the lack of security. According to the report of the Secretary- General, lack of security in Kosovo mainly affects minorities. According to the report, minorities are victims of acts of intimidation, harassment, discrimination, threats and violence intended to discourage them from participating in public life.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  6. “That lack of progress, duly noted by the Secretary-General, is caused by internal disputes, which, in turn, are fuelled by partisan rivalries that spawn intolerance, hatred and the rejection of the other. While we should welcome the acceleration of the transfer to the Provisional Institutions of the responsibilities outlined in chapter 5 of the Constitutional Framework, there is reason to regret the tendency of the Provisional Institutions not to abide in their activities with the relevant provisions of resolution 1244 (1999). My delegation reaffirms that any decision taken by the Provisional Institutions must be in strict conformity with the provisions of that resolution and with those of the Constitutional Framework.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source

  7. “Mr. Ekorong a Dong (Cameroon) (spoke in French): My delegation thanks Mr. Hedi Annabi for his introduction of the report of the Secretary-General (S/2003/42l). The highly informative briefing that we have just heard updates and complements the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Kosovo during the last three months. His briefing and the report that it complements enable us to assess the progress made in the institutional, security and economic areas. It is worth recalling that those three areas constitute the three agreed priority pillars for Kosovo for 2003. The functioning of the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government is a reality in the province, despite the lack of progress in dealing with substantive issues.”

    2003-04-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4742 (2003) · source