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“Still, with respect to the international community, I think there is a need for it to support the Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons - first of all, by supporting the national commissions responsible for this issue; secondly, by helping the Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to strengthen its capacity in this domain; and, finally, of course, by coordinating development assistance within the United Nations system. As regards the Council itself, we have noted the idea of having an embargo on light weapons in conflict areas. I think this was an early initiative launched here at a Security Council ministerial-level meeting by Mrs. Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State of the United States of America.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I would like to start by commenting on the new recommendations having to do with the Plan of Action that has been drawn up and then list them in terms of the entities that would have to act to implement them. I think I would start by saying that the international community recognizes not only the importance of security in West Africa but also, unfortunately, the threats that have been highlighted here, in particular the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and mercenaries.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I now give the floor to the Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED), and I would ask him to give us a very brief assessment of our workshop.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“It was the victim of aggressions in November 1970 and in September 2000, which enabled us to measure the danger of mercenary activity to a country's stability and security. In conclusion, my delegation would like to invite the Security Council to ensure scrupulous compliance by all States of the subregion with measures taken against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the use of mercenaries. Therefore, it is essential that our States give due consideration to the recommendations and observations that have resulted from this workshop, with a view to combating these scourges - an undeniable reality - and to ensuring a better future for coming generations. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Members will agree with me that the degrading use of mercenaries has made the security situation of our States - already so worrisome - even more fragile. It has been proved that these mercenaries are, more and more often, turning soullessly against their own employers. That is to say, the common enemy of the States of the subregion is now mercenary activity. We must denounce those who order it or permit it. We must not forget that these mercenaries operate in motley groups of various nationalities, sometimes nurtured by former combatants who have never been taken in charge by disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programmes. My country, the Republic of Guinea, has paid a heavy price for the use of mercenaries.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Guinea, for its part, has taken the following measures: the creation of a national commission on 18 August 2000; the elaboration of an action plan based on the nine priorities defined by PCASED; the introduction of legislation and of administrative procedures on arms possession, soon to be adopted; the establishment of a training and awareness programme for the Guinean army; and the holding of numerous symposiums, seminars and workshops and participation in those types of events with a view to gradually establishing a true culture of peace. Regardless of such efforts, the hoped-for success will essentially depend on the considerations that we have just cited. My delegation notes - and deplores - the fact that people without faith or law, whose sole motivation is enrichment, are selling their services today to parties in the same conflict.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Therefore, my delegation remains convinced that we need to strengthen the subregion's institutional capacities, ensuring a long-term fight against the proliferation of small arms and light weapons, by taking the following elements into account: the introduction of a standardized end-user certificate in the subregion; the broadening of the Moratorium with the goal of creating a mechanism for the exchange of information on all types of weapons acquired by the States of the subregion, as well as on deliveries made by the countries exporting them; the computerization of aircraft registration lists, in conformity with the provisions of the International Civil Aviation Organization Convention of 1944; the elaboration of national action plans; the increased involvement of national commissions and of local structures in the implementation of measures taken at the subregional, regional and international levels; and finally, the strengthening of unity of action to break the mafia mechanisms that feed weapons trafficking.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Nevertheless, increased assistance by the United Nations system is required to make them more operational. We understand that the difficulties encountered in the effective functioning of the ECOWAS Moratorium are also attributable to the absence of effective and efficient cooperation among States to harmonize their policies; to insufficient personnel and equipment at the ECOWAS secretariat level to oversee implementation of the Moratorium; and to the absence of binding legal provisions.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In that regard, several initiatives have been undertaken, in vain, to eradicate this scourge. In October 1998, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) adopted a Declaration of Moratorium on the Importation, Exportation and Manufacture of Light Weapons in West Africa for a renewable three-year period. In order to accelerate implementation of the Moratorium, an action plan for the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED) was adopted in March 1999, thanks to the cooperation of the United Nations system. Despite the slowness observed in the establishment of national commissions, years after the adoption of the Moratorium, some progress deserves to be emphasized: to date, 13 national commissions have been created.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Moreover, we must recognize that the moderate cost of these weapons and the fact that they are easy to use and to acquire explain their possession by everyone, including children, who are often recruited against their will for armed conflicts. Guinea subscribes to the view that these conditions dangerously compromise the implementation of peace agreements in the subregion, whose failure is often attributed solely to the absence of political will. How, in fact, can those agreements be effectively implemented when the subregion is more concerned with its safety and stability? Taking that factor into account is a matter of moral fairness. We admit that, besides the weak capacity of security forces, unemployment and poverty promote the proliferation of small arms and light weapons.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Even worse, 60 per cent of these weapons are held by civilians, of whom approximately 500,000 die each year; 80 per cent of these victims are women and children. That somber tableau surely explains the feeling that, in Africa, guns are not only weapons of choice, but weapons with devastating effects. My delegation is concerned by the uncontrolled and abusive use of small arms and light weapons, which affect the public resources of our States - already very limited - and the implementation of development programmes. We are of the view that this form of governance has as its corollary the flight of foreign capital and disinvestment.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The holding of this interactive workshop has been to the point, because it has undoubtedly enabled us to measure the impact of these scourges and to provide the necessary incentives to eradicate them. In other words, we must proceed to an in-depth consideration of the mechanisms that underlie these phenomena, and we must adopt appropriate measures with a view to both prevention and elimination. The conclusions of previous studies and debates on these issues confirm the gravity of the danger and the scope of the damage caused in West Africa in particular. It is, in fact, deplorable to note that 500 million light weapons are circulating freely in the world - 30 million of them in Africa and 8 million in West Africa.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“Undoubtedly, the domestic conflicts in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau and recently in cote d'Ivoire have had deplorable consequences, both for those countries and for neighbouring States, jeopardizing the subregional balance. The proliferation of small arms and light weapons and the increasingly frequent recourse to mercenarism are unlikely to enhance the restoration of peace and security in West Africa. The Ivorian crisis is an unfortunate illustration. While it is recognized that the proliferation of small arms and light weapons is not in itself the cause of these armed conflicts, it has nonetheless been established that it helps to exacerbate them. The joining of such proliferation with the use of mercenaries today constitutes factors of destabilization and insecurity in West Africa.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“For more than a decade, West Africa, the theatre of several conflicts, has been a subject of great concern because of its disturbing number of refugees and displaced persons. The causes of this instability have been diagnosed many times, but the remedies have not always been applied to restore peace and calm for the people of the subregion. Today, the constantly growing number of unemployed youth and the consequences of conflicts are fertile ground for the development of this phenomenon. The use of child soldiers also results from these deep-seated causes. Faced with this new threat, what remedies should be proposed to eradicate this scourge?”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Cote d'Ivoire for the kind words he addressed to me. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guinea. In the historic Declaration of the Millennium Summit, the world's leaders, meeting here in New York, affirmed their willingness to work to establish a climate of peace and security, the fundamental basis for a partnership for sustainable development. Today, we must recognize that the international community seems to demonstrate a certain impotence in the face of numerous human tragedies and the destruction of socio-economic infrastructures, the consequences of the persistence of many flashpoints of tension in the world.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Nigeria for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Cote d'Ivoire. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Pakistan for the kind words addressed to my country and my delegation. The next speaker on my list is the representative of Nigeria. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of China for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Sierra Leone. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Bulgaria for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is the representative of Niger. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of the Syrian Arab Republic for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is Her Excellency Mrs. Senn, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of Mali. I invite her to take a seat at the Council table and to make her statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the Regional Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development for his clarifications.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of France for his kind words addressed to me. Before calling upon the next speaker, I would like to ask the Regional Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development to react briefly to some questions that were raised by the representative of France.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the Minister of State for Defence of Benin for the kind words he addressed to me and for his timely proposals. The next speaker inscribed on my list is His Excellency Mr. Jean de Dieu Somda, Minister for Regional Cooperation of Burkina Faso. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of Mexico for his kind words addressed to me and for his suggestion. The next speaker inscribed on my list is His Excellency Mr. Pierre Osho, Minister of State for Defence of Benin. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“The President (spoke in French): Before opening the floor to speakers, I wish to remind all participants that they must limit their statements to no more than seven minutes in order to enable the Council to work efficiently within its timetable. I thank you for your understanding and cooperation. The first speaker on my list this afternoon is His Excellency Mr. Roland Y. Kpotsra, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Togo, whom I invite to take a seat at the Council table. Mr. Minister, I would like to extend to you my country's condolences and those of other Council members upon the death of our brother, Koffi Panou, and we would like to extend these condolences to your country and to the family of our beloved brother. I now invite you to make your statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Cote d'Ivoire, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Djangoni- Bi (cote d'Ivoire) took a seat reservedfor him at the side of the Council Chamber.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Senegal for his warm and fraternal words, the encouragement he has given my country and the constructive proposals that he has made.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“The next speaker inscribed on my list is Mr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio, Minister of State and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the African Union and for Senegalese Abroad. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I give the floor to the Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED) - two or three minutes, please.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of the United Kingdom for his comments. Before continuing, I would like to call on the Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED) and the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Some questions and observations were raised. Perhaps they would be kind enough to answer them: specific measures on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration, concerns expressed by the representative of Spain regarding child soldiers and activities for reintegration of these child soldiers, as well as the difficulties encountered to implement the Moratorium, and other comments and observations. I call on the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Minister of State for External Relations of Cameroon for his kind words addressed to my country and to myself. This was the last speaker in the first round. We have not noted any questions. Therefore, we will go straight to the next round. The first speaker on my list is Mr. Monie Captan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Liberia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola for his kind words addressed to my country. I now give the floor to His Excellency Francois- Xavier Ngoubeyou, Minister of State for External Relations of Cameroon.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia for his kind words and encouragement addressed to Guinea. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Angola, His Excellency Mr. Joao Bernardo de Miranda.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Regional Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED) in Africa for his kind words addressed to my country. Following this important and interesting statement by the Director of PCASED, I would like to remind the Council that our meeting today is a workshop and, as such, it is interactive. The groups of speakers, if they wish, will be able to ask questions. Since we have the opportunity of having with us this morning the leadership of the African Union, the Economic Community of West African States and PCASED, they would certainly be glad to answer any questions that might be raised. The next speaker is Mr. Baboucarr-Blaise Ismaila Jagne, the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Gambia. I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for his kind words addressed to me. The next speaker on my list is Mr. Ibrahima Sall, the Regional Director of the Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development (PCASED),”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the representative of the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States for the kind words he addressed to me. The next speaker inscribed on my list is His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Interim Commissioner for Peace, Security and Political Affairs of the African Union for his encouraging words addressed to my country. The next speaker inscribed on my list is His Excellency Mr. Nana Effah-Apenteng, representative of the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). I invite him to take a seat at the Council table and to make his statement.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“I thank the Secretary-General for his kind words addressed to me. The first speaker inscribed on my list is Mr. Said Djinnit, Interim Commissioner for Peace, Security and Political Affairs of the African Union.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Before giving him the floor, I would like to express my deep thanks to the Ministers and their representatives, the representative of Interim Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States and the Regional Director of the Programme for Cooperation and Assistance for Security and Development. Despite of their heavy workload, these people agreed to come to participate in this important workshop, which is being held in particularly difficult circumstances, with greater Security Council activity due to current concerns, in particular the Iraqi crisis. I am convinced that in spite of those challenges, our work will proceed in a spirit of calm and cooperation. I give the floor to the Secretary-General.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Ibrahima Sall, Regional Director, Programme for Coordination and Assistance for Security and Development, to take a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on the agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Before opening the floor, I wish to request all participants to limit their statements to no more than seven minutes, in order to enable the Council to work efficiently within its timetable. I thank you for your understanding and cooperation. I welcome the presence among us of the Secretary-General.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Nana Effah-Apenteng, representative of the current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, to take a seat reserved for him at the side of the Council Chamber. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Executive Secretary of the Economic Community of West African States to take a seat at the Council table. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Cheick Tidiane Gadio, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Senegal, His Excellency Mr. Roland Y. Kpotsra, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Togo, and Her Excellency Ms. Diallo Mbodji Senn, Minister of Labour and Vocational Training of Mali. I invite all the aforementioned Ministers to take the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. I also invite the representatives of Niger, Nigeria and Sierra Leone to take the seats reserved for them at the side of the Council Chamber. In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr. Said Djinnit, Interim Commissioner for Peace, Security and Political Affairs of the African Union, to take a seat at the Council table.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“In accordance with the understanding reached in the Council's prior consultations and the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo to participate in our discussion. On behalf of the Security Council, I extend a warm welcome to His Excellency Mr. Pierre Osho, Minister of State for Defence of Benin, His Excellency Mr. Jean-De-Dieu Somda, Minister assigned to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Burkina Faso in charge of Regional Cooperation, His Excellency Mr. Baboucarr-Blaise Ismaila Jagne, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Gambia, His Excellency Mr. Monie Captan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liberia, His Excellency Mr.”
2003-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4720 (2003) · source
“Let us allow the dedicated inspectors of UNMOVIC and the IAEA to tear away the shadows of a bygone era and, with the help, voluntary or forced, of Baghdad, to strengthen their work and pursue their saving mission on the basis of a reasonable and transparent timetable that is precise and rigorous, and to hasten, without an ultimatum that would automatically lead to war, the complete disarmament of Iraq, in the best interests of its people and the peoples of the region and peace in the world.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“I cannot conclude without proclaiming my ardent conviction that we must rise together against this tyrannical chaos and forge this collective capacity to hope, which will allow us to turn our sights towards future heights. In this quest for a peaceful solution to the dispute between Iraq and the United Nations, Senegal reiterates its support for Secretary-General Kofi Annan in his personal efforts for a settlement based on strict compliance with the principles inscribed in the Preamble to the San Francisco Charter and on all relevant Security Council resolutions. Thus, we recall what the writer John Burger said: "Without a vision for the future, most of our present suffering will, day after day, condemn humankind to live in darkness".”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“We must take up this challenge together at a time when there are grim prospects of an imminent war against Iraq, with the terrible spectre of collateral damage in the Middle East and throughout the world, with terrifying threats of terrorist reprisals by the multinationals of crime. Because of recent terrorist events, from which the world is still suffering, everything should be done to avert and stem the clash of civilizations brandished by Huntington and others of his ilk, who are fanatics of all kinds and who already see as part of their apocalyptic madness the clash of cultures, traditions and religions. We need to go beyond identity crises, xenophobia, hatred, violence and chaos.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“A multilateral, concerted and unified approach is the best way to resolve the question of threats to the future of humanity. Senegal believes that any enforcement action against Iraq absolutely must be taken within the framework of the United Nations, which, through the Security Council, is the only body that can confer international legitimacy on it. This body must also assume the full measure of its historic responsibilities. The Council would risk losing its credibility if it did not fulfil its statutory obligations on the Iraq issue. This is true for other matters just as urgent, such as the Palestinian issue and disarmament of the Middle East region.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“It would also be important, as our friend the Ambassador of Cameroon so wisely reminded us, to "together seek, in good faith, a credible alternative to war and to endless inspections". Together, with renewed resolve, we need to continue to explore the slightest opportunities for peace and to activate unexplored avenues for a solution based not on the law of force, but rather on the force of international law, pursuant to the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council, referred to by the declarations on Iraq which were the outcome of the African Union Summit, the France-Africa Summit, the Movement of the Non-Aligned Summit and the Organization of the Islamic Conference Summit. Fourth, we need to stress multilateralism within the United Nations.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In that spirit, Senegal encourages Iraq to resolutely take this umpteenth opportunity offered to it to provide tangible evidence and information that could show proof that it no longer possesses weapons of mass destruction, or, if it does, that it would be prepared publicly to list the remainder of such weapons for destruction. In that context, my country, Senegal, would like to urge Baghdad, in this final phase, to fully honour its obligations with regard to the release of Kuwaiti prisoners of war and the return of property and archives of Kuwait and to resolving the question of third-State nationals. Thirdly, we need to identify a credible alternative. We need only to refer to what was stated by the head of UNMOVIC to agree that disarmament clearly cannot not be instantaneous, nor can inspections go on forever.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source
“In this respect, Senegal reiterates its appreciation to UNMOVIC and the IAEA for their willingness to continue scrupulously to implement a mandate anchored in the relevant Security Council resolutions and to carry out that task the finalization of which, in terms of weeks or months, should nonetheless - as one permanent Council member suggested - be secondary to the establishment of a hierarchy of disarmament tasks and the presentation as soon as possible of the programme of work provided for by resolution 1284 (1999). If the drastic sanctions imposed on Baghdad are slow in being lifted, and if the Iraqi people continue, unfortunately, to pay a heavy price for them, the main responsibility lies primarily with the Iraqi leaders and their refusal, up until January 2003, to comply with United Nations decisions.”
2003-03-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4717Resumption1 (2003) · source