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Elmessallati

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first: 2003-10-16
most recent: 2003-10-16
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“Many Member States have been subjected to it, and it is currently a scourge on the Palestinian people. We are therefore eager to ensure the success of each and every initiative to combat and eradicate terrorism in all its forms. Terrorism is an evil that must be defeated and eradicated. All Member States and members of the international community should intensify their efforts in this regard in order to strengthen international peace and security and eliminate all the dangers that threaten them.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In that regard, we reiterate our call for the need to differentiate between terrorism and the right of peoples to self-determination. It is simply unacceptable for the two concepts to be equated and for those who are fighting for freedom and independence to be treated in the same way as those who turn to terrorism as a way of realizing goals that are based in no logic, law or right. There is no doubt that occupation and foreign hegemony are among the worst forms of terrorism. Libya, perhaps more than any other State, is aware of the dangers of terrorism and its disastrous consequences. We have suffered from various types of terrorism and we have paid a heavy price for the terrorism that was perpetrated against us for many long years. State terrorism is the worst form of terrorism.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source
“While we urged that terrorists be tried, some supported terrorists and considered them to be freedom-fighters. Many States hosted and sheltered terrorists and encouraged them to pursue their terrorist activities. Since the mid-19905 we had called on Interpol to arrest certain terrorist elements - persons who were subsequently proven to have been involved in international terrorism. Along with other Member States, we have called for an international conference to be held under the auspices of the United Nations to address the terrorist phenomenon, its root causes and the ways and means to combat it, as well as to decide on a clear definition of terrorism. The lack of a clear definition of terrorism may dilute international efforts to combat terrorism, thereby weakening their effect.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We therefore categorically reject any attempt to link the phenomenon of terrorism to a specific religion or culture or to label indiscriminately as terrorists persons who belong to a given culture or who follow a particular religion. The evils of terrorism have affected people of different religions and cultures. There are numerous examples of that fact, and it is not my intention to go into detail about them here. Libya's position of principle has therefore been to condemn and renounce terrorism and to seek ways to combat it and eradicate it. Libya had been combating terrorism for years, even before the world woke up to this scourge. We believe that, in that respect, Libya was the first to draw the world's attention to the dangers of terrorism.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The Libyan Arab Jamahiriya has always pursued a basic policy of renouncing and condemning all forms of terrorism at every national, regional and international forum. That position is based on our total conviction that terrorism is a threat to the peace, security and stability of the world's peoples and whose disastrous effects are not limited to any State or region. Terrorism's effects are felt by everyone, irrespective of religious, national or cultural affiliation. Its negative implications also have an impact upon every area of socio-economic development and saps national and international resources that could otherwise be directed towards that development. We believe that terrorism has neither religion nor identity.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Mr. Elmessallati: (Libyan Arab Jamahiriya) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, allow me to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this meeting and for giving us an opportunity to participate. I would also like to convey our gratitude to Ambassador Inocencio Arias, Chairman of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), for the commendable effort he has made as the Committee's Chairman and for the excellent briefing he gave us this morning, which detailed the efforts being made by the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC) to exercise its mandate and presented us with a detailed view of the Committee's work in the upcoming 90 days. As in the past, my delegation will continue to afford the Committee's work our full cooperation and attention, in the hope that the Committee will make further progress and achieve greater success.”
2003-10-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4845Resumption1 (2003) · source