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  1. “Chile is strongly committed to the work being done by the United Nations and is absolutely convinced that we bear the huge responsibility of bequeathing to future generations a world of peace and security.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  2. “Thirty years after the first special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament, and twenty years after the most recent special session, Chile is convinced of the need to convene a fourth special session, at the highest political level, to conduct a far- reaching and forward-looking review of the goals and in particular, the multilateral forums and instruments in the fields of disarmament and international security. We are delighted that the First Committee of the General Assembly adopted by consensus draft decision A/C.1/63/L.22 on the subject a few days ago. As the principal representative organ of the United Nations, the General Assembly is called upon to negotiate the terms of a new road map. Those are the principal challenges faced by the Organization on the issue of security.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  3. “That ratification would undoubtedly send a strong political signal that could influence the eighth Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in 2010. We cannot allow ourselves another failure in the most important forum in the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Moreover, in response to voices of authority that have been raised recently both in this country and around the world, negotiations should be resumed to move towards gradual nuclear disarmament based on a reduction in the operational status of the remaining nuclear weapons.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  4. “In addition, observing that some of the regional security instruments and mechanisms are inadequate to meet current situations, Chile has established a network of bilateral defence cooperation agreements with various countries in our hemisphere and the rest of the world. The international situation could shortly generate new opportunities for relaunching the multilateral disarmament agenda. The United States President-elect has made a promise to seek ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which, if kept, would be a positive development in the sad path followed over the past ten years by the forums of our disarmament machinery.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  5. “On the substantive front, we have agreed with Argentina, with valuable assistance from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, on a standardized methodology between the two countries for measuring military spending that introduces certainty and confidence as a sensitive aspect of our bilateral relationship. Moreover, building on the agreements on military assistance in natural disasters and those on the holding of joint exercises, we have progressed towards establishing the Southern Cross joint military force, which we have made available to the United Nations for deployment as of 2010.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  6. “As a result of those policies, it has been possible to keep total defence spending at only 1.09 per cent of the gross domestic product and 6.36 per cent of government spending. Those percentages include all operating expenses of our armed forces. My country has made mutual confidence-building one of the central elements of its foreign policy towards its neighbours and the region. Thus, we have created ongoing bilateral consultation mechanisms with Argentina and Peru, in both cases spearheaded by meetings of Ministers for Foreign Relations and Ministers of Defence, known as the 2-plus-2 meetings.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  7. “National defence policies have been debated intensely and democratically in our country and then universally disseminated in the National Defence Book, of which two editions have been published and a third is in preparation. Chilean military purchases, of which our neighbours were duly forewarned, sought to maintain the operational level of an armed force whose troop strength has been reduced in light of the national and regional situation, but which need to remain technically up to date to perform their constitutionally assigned tasks and participate effectively in peacekeeping operations. Indeed, Chile is currently involved in Haiti, Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  8. “Such means are not only authorized by the Charter, but also derive from the principle of undiminished security for all States at the lowest possible level of armaments, as proclaimed in the above-mentioned Final Document. Transparency is, in turn, an essential prerequisite for mutual trust, which must lie at the very foundation of any action designed to consolidate international security. In that regard, our region took a decisive step with the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions, which gives legal force to the standards previously established by the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms. Yet, beyond the provisions of that Convention and with special emphasis as of 1990, Chile has pursued an open, prudent and sustainable policy to equip an essentially defensive military force.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  9. “The Charter of the United Nations restricts the legitimate use of force, through legitimate means of defence, to collective action to repel aggression and the exercise of the inherent right of individual or collective self-defence. For its part, the Final Document of the 1978 first special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament called for the balanced reduction of conventional armaments, based on the principle of undiminished security of the parties with a view to promoting or enhancing stability at a lower military level. Chile believes that it is essential to ensure transparency in the acquisition of legitimate means of defence.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  10. “In Latin America and the Caribbean, we have made progress that should be studied in other latitudes. We established the first nuclear-weapon-free zone in a densely populated region of the world. Under the 1991 Mendoza Commitment, we became a region free of biological and chemical weapons. In 2002, we established the South American Zone of Peace and Cooperation and today, in the framework of the Union of South American Nations, we are discussing a subregional defence initiative, based on confidence and cooperation. All those achievements can perfectly well be extrapolated to other regions, needing only political will to realize them.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  11. “We have already taken significant steps in that direction, but we must not neglect the challenge of reforming the Security Council, which is the centrepiece in the global process of the Organization's necessary reform. The present composition of the Security Council does not reflect the international reality of the twenty-first century. Clearly, the organ responsible for ensuring international peace and security must be more representative - possibly expanding its membership - and have more transparent and participatory working methods. At a time when the bloodiest conflicts occur in intra-State scenarios but have a big impact on the surrounding neighbours, regional mechanisms must also be strengthened, so that they can play a preventive role, which is indispensable in every regard.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  12. “We must recognize that, in the face of an international context different from that which the signatories of the Charter were witnessing in 1945, it is essential to adapt our Organization to the requirements of an international security that involves new threats, while the traditional ones have not disappeared. However, the process of reform of the United Nations, launched with the adoption by consensus of the 2005 World Summit Outcome (resolution 60/1), is pursuing a somewhat leisurely pace after some concrete achievements, such as the establishment of the Human Rights Council and the Peacebuilding Commission. Chile has consistently advocated far-reaching reform of the United Nations that would enhance its credibility and legitimacy by reaffirming the principles and values of the Charter.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source

  13. “Mr. Fuentealba (Chile) (spoke in Spanish): First of all, Sir, let me thank you for having taken the initiative to convene this special Security Council debate on strengthening collective security mechanisms. I have the honour to greet you warmly on behalf of Her Excellency the President of Chile, Mrs. Michelle Bachelet J eria. At this meeting, we would like to add our country's voice to the consideration of a central topic for this Organization and the international community. In accordance with the preamble and Article 1 of the Charter, which defines the Organization's purposes, the United Nations was created, above all, as an instrument of collective security, designed to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.”

    2008-11-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6017 (2008) · source