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  1. “Secondly, the Security Council needs to work in the spirit of cooperation and unity that is a prerequisite for its effective action and that alone justifies the trust the United Nations Charter places in it. Thirdly, we need to return to the founding principles of the United Nations. Now more than ever, in Europe and worldwide, we need to preserve and strengthen the multilateral, rules-based international order that the United Nations epitomizes. Germany will continue to work tirelessly for these very values.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  2. “We also encourage all stakeholders in the Geneva International Discussions - a genuine effort at team-playing by the OSCE, the EU and the United Nations - to make concessions and raise the level of trust through confidence-building measures. We must not relent in our efforts to solve those crises. Germany stands ready to contribute to this end. I would like to conclude with three points. First, when it comes to the hard and grinding work of conflict prevention, stabilization and post-conflict reconstruction, close cooperation of all actors, among them the United Nations and regional organizations, is of the essence. The OSCE, with its expertise and credibility, is currently at the forefront of efforts to resolve conflicts in Europe.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  3. “All sides need to adhere to the agreements, and, most importantly, all sides have to commit to military de-escalation. Other conflicts in Europe - in Georgia, in Moldova and Nagorno Karabakh - also need to be solved on the basis of international law and OSCE commitments. Especially in Georgia and Nagorno Karabakh, these conflicts are not frozen but continue to destroy lives, threaten our security and deny the affected populations the benefits of peaceful development. In particular, we fully respect and support the undivided sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia within its internationally recognized borders.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  4. “It is essential that the Mission enjoy full freedom of movement throughout its mandated area of operation. Last Saturday, within the framework of the Munich Security Conference and together with our French, Russian and Ukrainian friends and colleagues, we met again in the Normandy format to discuss how to advance the Minsk agenda. France and Germany continue to be fully committed to their diplomatic efforts and to supporting the process in the framework of the Normandy format. Despite all difficulties, the Minsk agreements provide the only road map for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. The ultimate aim is to reinstate Ukraine's territorial integrity and return control of its external borders to it, with full respect for the rights of minorities.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  5. “But our experience is also that we need to continue to develop the OSCE's capacities throughout the entire conflict cycle, granting the OSCE international legal status and enabling it to fulfil its potential. We also need to continue to deepen cooperation between the OSCE and the United Nations. The year 2014 accorded the term "conflicts in Europe" a new quality, calling into question the founding principles of the United Nations, in particular the prohibition of the use of force against the territorial integrity of States Members of the United Nations. The territorial integrity of Ukraine is being violated, most strikingly by the illegal annexation of Crimea. In eastern Ukraine, numerous ceasefire violations continue to take place on a daily basis. The Special Monitoring Mission of the OSCE is on the ground, but it faces many obstacles.”

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  6. “However, in other parts of Europe, too many conflicts persist: Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and NagornO Karabakh, and it is there that the United Nations and the OSCE must be at the forefront of conflict resolution. Germany took on the chairmanship of the OSCE in 2016, with a special focus on conflict resolution. We sought to strengthen existing conflict-resolution formats, to contribute to confidence-building and to improve the lives of populations affected by conflict. As a current member of the OSCE Troika, we will continue to give our full support to the Austrian OSCE chairmanship. And after one year at the helm of the biggest regional arrangement under Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter, I can confirm - if proof was needed - that the OSCE is particularly well suited to support conflict resolution in Europe.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  7. “But paradoxically, at the very moment the Cold War ended, conflict returned to Europe, with wars breaking out over the disintegration of Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Our initial reactions were too slow. We had to relearn how to cope with refugee crises, humanitarian challenges, war crimes, ethnic hatred and shifting lines of conflict. In the Western Balkans, we eventually began to achieve success, thanks to the coordinated efforts of the international community, including the European Union (EU), the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), NATO and, of course, the United Nations, with its Security Council, all working together. The region is now heading towards a better future. And the United Nations and regional organizations now have a much better toolbox for dealing with crises of the kind.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source

  8. “First, allow me to extend, on behalf of Germany, my most sincere condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Ambassador Churkin of the Russian Federation. We are grateful to the Ukrainian presidency for convening today's debate. To politicians of my generation, the term "conflicts in Europe" is historically charged. After all, the United Nations was founded as a reaction to the Second World War, which started with Germany's aggression against its neighbours in Europe. The hopes the United Nations stood for were initially not fulfilled in Europe. During the Cold War, Europe was divided and the Security Council was paralysed more often than not, when numerous conflicts persisted all over the world. However, the faultlines in Europe were frozen.”

    2017-02-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7886 (2017) · source