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Flores Olea

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1994-07-31
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1994-07-31
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  1. “Even if this draft resolution is adopted, an attempt should be made to have some new procedure or mechanism of an imaginative nature that might still produce political results and which might save the region, and primarily the people of Haiti, from the violence and suffering which, in any case, armed intervention will bring about. In other words, the continuation of political and diplomatic efforts to achieve solutions consistent with the Charter continue, in our opinion, to be the best alternative to bring about the return of constitutional law and the exercise of free self-determination for the Haitian people.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  2. “The Security Council has since the beginning of this matter been acting at the request of the lawful Government. Now President Aristide is not opposed to the use of force to re-establish his rights and the rights of the Haitian people. There should also be a major international effort committed to the development of the Haitian people. Mexico is well aware of the existing difficulties and of the need to restore constitutional order and democracy in Haiti. Mexico also believes, however, that there are not sufficient elements to justify the use of force and, still less, to justify across-the-board authorization for the action of ill- defined multinational forces. My country would of course prefer that every opportunity still be given to the sanctions to produce the desired effects.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  3. “This seems to us an extremely dangerous practice in the field of international relations. Moreover, unfortunately, the draft resolution makes scarcely any reference to long-term needs in terms of institutional reconstruction and economic and _ social development in Haiti and _ lacks the - specific recommendations that would have been desirable in this regard. It could be said that the Security Council is not competent to make such recommendations, but we believe that it should invite the competent bodies of the United Nations system to adopt the necessary measures to this end. This is not an insignificant point. The restoration of democracy in Haiti will be impossible to achieve by military means alone, which will be all the more traumatic if not accompanied by an extraordinary reconstruction effort.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  4. “Every situation, however, is different. In this case, the international community and the draft resolution itself have emphasized the exceptional nature of the Haitian case. Therefore, it seems at the least contradictory to insist on the one hand on this unique character and, on the other, to cite precedents and concepts applied in other circumstances and in other geographical areas. The relevance of these precedents in the case of Haiti therefore appears to be highly questionable, since this case is very different and quite singular. It is also troubling that the draft resolution does not contain any reference to the time-frame for the proposed action. In other words, a kind of carte blanche has been awarded to an undefined multinational force to act when it deems it to be appropriate.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  5. “We find it unfortunate that this report does not contain a full political expression of, or even a reference to the option of persevering in political and diplomatic efforts. Even more seriously, the report recognizes that the Organization is not able to assume the role it should in an action of this kind. The draft resolution clearly reflects this inability. Accordingly, the actions proposed in the draft resolution are not, strictly speaking, provided for in the Charter. Indeed, the crisis in Haiti, in our opinion, is not a threat to peace, a breach of the peace or an act of aggression such as would warrant the use of force in accordance with Article 42 of the Charter. The foundation for the actions proposed, as can be seen from the report of the Secretary-General, appears to be previous practice, that is, precedent.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  6. “For that reason Mexico has doubts about the timeliness of the draft resolution before the Council today and profoundly regrets that the Security Council has decided that it is necessary to have recourse to the use of force to resolve the crisis in Haiti. The use of force in this case gives rise to grave legal and practical doubts, and we must not forget that history - from which we still have much to learn - has shown that military intervention in our hemisphere has invariably been traumatic; it has desolated cities, harmed and demoralized civilians, aroused historical resentment and, despite its high cost, not necessarily attained its objective. The measures included in the draft resolution are derived from the report submitted by the Secretary- General.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  7. “Mexico maintains also that the restoration of the constitutional democratic order in Haiti and, hence, the return of President Aristide should come about through a peaceful solution achieved by dialogue and negotiation, with the support of the international community and in the framework of the commitments undertaken by the parties concerned. The international community, through the Security Council, adopted sanctions, which it recently strengthened. The military leadership of the de facto Government not only has rejected the appeals of the international community but has resisted the sanctions. But there are signs that these are beginning to have their effect; they should therefore be given enough time to produce the desired results.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source

  8. “Mr. Flores Olea (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): Since the beginning of the crisis in Haiti, Mexico has vigorously spoken out against the coup d' etat and the violations of constitutional order that culminated in the overthrow of the legitimate Government of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Since that time, Mexico has supported the decisions of the international community aimed at restoring legality in Haiti, particularly the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council, the Governors Island Agreement and the New York Pact.”

    1994-07-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3413 (1994) · source