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1. “It is vital to maintain the continued commitment of bilateral donors and assistance from other institutions, such as the World Bank, the United Nations Development Programme, and the World Food Programme, to promote the rehabilitation of the infrastructure, to enhance public services and to ensure food security. We join the appeal of the Secretary-General to the international community for support in implementing the efforts of UNMISET for the successful conclusion of its mandate. The economic and social policies pursued by the Government of Timor-Leste with a View to establishing suitable economic legislation, the incentives for job creation, the development of vocational training, the strengthening of investor confidence and the encouragement of economic growth are indeed sound policies that have already produced rewarding results.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

2. “The key issues of external security and territorial integrity also provide positive elements in the overall assessment of the situation. Nevertheless, a lot remains to be done in developing the Timorese armed forces, through an increase in their contingent and through capacity-building. The cooperation of UNMISET's military component remains a vital element and should be stepped up, with a view to guaranteeing the internal security of Timor-Leste after UNMISET's departure. Great challenges still face the young nation of Timor-Leste. The difficult economic situation, aggravated by drought, is a cause of serious concern to which special attention should be paid.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

3. “We support the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report (S/2003/944) with regard to making further efforts to develop appropriate institutional and legal frameworks and thereby to assure an open and democratic police force, in which recruitment is based on merit. We fully support the efforts of the Government of Timor-Leste to ensure the presence of the rapid deployment police unit for as long as necessary and until the Timorese are sufficiently confident to perform the task that this unit has been performing. This is an investment that the international community should continue to make in order to ensure that the investment made in the building of the State of Timor-Leste succeeds fully.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

4. “The joint discussions that are taking place on various important questions, such as border delimitation on land and at sea and the reform of the judicial institutions, are palpable contributions to the strengthening of the political situation in Timor-Leste. The improvement in the security situation is another important development which we hope becomes a sustained fact of life in Timor-Leste. In that regard, my delegation fully supports the efforts of the United Nations Mission of Support in East Timor (UNMISET) and of the National Police of Timor- Leste's institutional strengthening committee in their administrative and legislative work towards improving the efficiency of the National Police and expanding its role to include the entirety of the national territory.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

5. “Timor-Leste will need to count on the unwavering support of the international community, and it is our expectation that the Security Council will remain in the forefront of the efforts to make Timor- Leste a modern, democratic and stable society. Important developments took place in Timor- Leste during the past month, on which we were briefed this morning by Mr. Sharma. The political situation has improved steadily; political institutions are functioning normally and have expanded to the local level. This is shown by the elections of village leaders and the "open presidency" policy, which brings political power to grass-roots dialogue. My delegation welcomes the improvement of relations between Timor-Leste and Indonesia.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

6. “Mr. President, I too would like to start by joining other colleagues in thanking you for convening this meeting on Timor- Leste and in thanking our good friend Mr. Kamalesh Sharma for coming back to us with a very good report on the situation in Timor-Leste. Angola greatly appreciates the progress accomplished by Timor-Leste since national independence, in all spheres of life. Those important achievements show the unequivocal will and determination of the people of Timor-Leste for peace, democracy and a future of progress and prosperity. By showing real commitment and flexibility in dealing with the situation in Timor-Leste, the Security Council has been making an outstanding contribution to the stabilization and consolidation of the territory's independence.”

   2003-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4843 (2003) · source

7. “We agree with the need to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories, for which the construction of a wall of separation is yet another act which further aggravates the spiral of violence prevailing in the region. We would therefore like to appeal to the parties to consider the positions which have been followed until now and to give peace a chance. Through this resolution, our Council will be sending a clear signal to the parties and to the region.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

8. “The Quartet recalled its direct consequences on the daily lives of the Palestinian people, and how it undermines the Palestinians' trust in the road map process, by prejudging the final borders of a future Palestinian State. We fully agree with the Quartet's position and call on the parties to abide by its provisions in order to put the peace process back on track. We must encourage the parties to give peace a chance. To conclude, we took note of the draft resolution tabled by the other group. The principles outlined in the draft are universally accepted principles of international law, such as the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force. The building of the separation wall stands as a clear violation of such a principle; therefore, we cannot but accept the reason why such a resolution has been tabled.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

9. “The separation wall is doomed to create a situation that will definitely jeopardize all prospects for peace as well as the vision, so eloquently spelled out, of two peoples and countries living side by side in peace and security. We deem it essential that Israel be persuaded that its security will be better ensured in the long run by genuine gestures of peace than by walls of separation. The last meeting of the Quartet, held in New York on 26 September, was very clear on its position. While recognizing Israel's legitimate right to self-defense, it called on Israel to put an end to the collective punishment of the Palestinian population while noting with great concern, the building of Israel's West Bank fence, a real euphemism for the separation wall we are discussing.”

   2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

10. “To us, the separation wall seems the most conspicuous initiative in such a state of affairs, an initiative likely to jeopardize all the efforts by the international community with a view to settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and bringing a just and lasting peace to the region. In the long run, the wall - like identical ones built in the past to divide peoples - is doomed to fail and to fall. The building of the wall in the West Bank has translated into a state of fear that assuredly will not lead to positive results. Fear is always a very nasty adviser, and it is an artificial solution to the problems Israel faces. Instead of solving the problems it was intended to solve, the wall will only create new, unresolved ones.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

11. “On the other hand, my country, the Republic of Angola, has established good, friendly relations with the State of Israel - relations that we hope to see strengthened and made mutually advantageous to our countries and peoples. It is therefore with a sense of profound grief that we witness the ongoing conflict between two peoples who have made outstanding contributions to the world's civilization. The issue is where, when and how to break this fatal linkage, the cause of daily loss of life and untold suffering for both peoples. On the ground, we witness a state of affairs that is absolutely contrary to the wishes of the international community and of all those who strive to bring about a new era in Israeli- Palestinian relations.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

12. “I should like to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this Security Council meeting at the request of the Arab Group. The situation on the ground clearly justifies this meeting. The issue under consideration is certainly one of the most sensitive that the international community is called upon to consider and take a stand on. My country has always maintained good, friendly relations with the Arab world, based on the principles of solidarity and mutual understanding. We have also expressed our support for the Palestinian people and have consistently reaffirmed their inalienable right to self-determination and statehood.”

    2003-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4841 (2003) · source

13. “Strengthening of the rule of law, building local, national and federal institutions, effective judicial and law enforcement systems, a modern civil administration, economic reforms promoting economic freedom and development are, in my delegation's view, and I believe in the view of all delegations, the essential elements for building a multi- ethnic and tolerant community with solid and functioning democratic institutions. The relevant agencies of the United Nations, the European Union and the international community have joined in the coordination of efforts towards that endeavour. It is my delegation's hope and expectation that Bosnia and Herzegovina will stand as another success story of post-conflict reconstruction.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

14. “This meeting offers a good opportunity to revisit the challenges faced by the ICTY, as well as the international community's readiness to contribute, as appropriate, to the strengthening of national and local judicial systems of the States of the former Yugoslavia, in order to facilitate the implementation of the agreed strategy for the International Criminal Court. To conclude, we strongly encourage the High Representative to maintain the consistent policies outlined in the report.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

15. “As recognized on different occasions by the Security Council, the deferral of cases involving low- level indictees to competent national jurisdictions is likely to be the best course of action, allowing the ICTY to achieve its objectives and focus on the trials of those who bear greater responsibility for crimes under the Tribunal's jurisdiction. Deferred to domestic courts, the trial of low-level cases would help enhance rebuilding of the shattered national identities of the people of the region and strengthen their awareness of law enforcement ownership.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

16. “The investment by the international community and the efforts of the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina must be sustained, as the final result will surely be rewarding. I would now like to turn to the question of judicial reform. In its resolution 1503 (2003) adopted in August, the Security Council reiterated the planned strategy for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, which called for all investigations to be completed by the end of 2004, all trial at first instance by the end of 2008, and all the activities of the court by the end of 2010.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

17. “Indeed, the road map would lead to the attainment by the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina of their fundamental freedoms - freedom from fear and from unjust persecution; freedom to fully develop their potential; freedom to belong to a society of people equal under the law and enjoying equal opportunities; freedom to respect each other's differences as the basis of rich social interaction; freedom of all nations of the Federation to understand that unity of purpose and effort is praiseworthy; and freedom to become an equal partner in the community of nations. It is my delegation's view that the efforts deployed by the international community and by the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina should be relentlessly pursued until the medium- and long-term objectives are fully met - that is, the creation of a modern society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

18. “I am quite sure - and we all agree on this - that the two-pronged approach outlined in the report presented to the Council by Lord Ashdown is the appropriate strategy to lead the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to an era of sustained freedom, well-being and economic reform in a State based on the rule of law.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

19. “I would like to start by welcoming both Lord Ashdown and Judge Meron and thanking both of them for the very important and significant briefings that they gave us this morning on a situation that is evolving well. We welcome the commitment of the international community, which has been a determining factor in the remarkable progress set out in the report before us. Thanks to the international community, the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina have a unique, historic opportunity to advance towards a leading group of nations whose standard and quality of life is relatively high.”

    2003-10-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4837 (2003) · source

20. “I would like to end by saying that the resolution that we have been presented this afternoon clearly calls for a position to be adopted by our Council, and we shall put ours forward following consultations with my authorities in the capital.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

21. “We reiterate our appeal to the States in the region to create a climate conducive to progress in the implementation of the road map, which, alone, will bring a stop to the building of walls, or to the acts that took place over the weekend in Haifa and in Damascus. My delegation unequivocally condemns such acts. A clear commitment to peace and moderation in the Middle East is long overdue. At the heart of this situation clearly lies the unresolved Palestinian question. In the face of failure to achieve a satisfactory conclusion, with implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, and progress on the road map, the Council must continue to make unceasing demands that true advances be made.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

22. “I note with regret that the deplorable acts of war that we are examining this afternoon - which represent a very serious escalation of violence in a situation that is already dangerously affecting world peace - namely the direct strikes on Damascus and also the recent attacks in Haifa, are taking place in a context in which a relatively shaky peace already prevails. The situation we are examining demonstrates the real fragility of the situation and the need for a more comprehensive peace agreement for the entire Middle East region. We need to see a real commitment by the parties to this conflict to put a stop to the logic of violence. Violence is not stopped with violence.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

23. “Permit me first to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency for the month of October. It is regrettable that this should be the first meeting of your presidency, but the matter before us is a situation of which the Council had to be seized and on which it must adopt a position. I am sure that, under your guidance, we will continue to have a very fruitful month of deliberations. I would also like to seize this opportunity to extend to Sir Emyr Jones Parry my congratulations for his very skilful stewardship of the Council during the past month.”

    2003-10-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4836 (2003) · source

24. “In conclusion, the situation in Guinea-Bissau is one of an emergency. The Security Council needs to address it as such, before it deteriorates into wider conflict with implications that could be much more difficult by far.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

25. “We, therefore, welcome the decision by ECOWAS and the CPLP to appoint representatives in the country in order to follow up on the situation. We also welcome the appointment by the African Union of a Special Envoy to Guinea-Bissau. The Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Guinea-Bissau of the Economic and Social Council, the Group of Friends of Guinea-Bissau and the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Security Council on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa continue to be important tools in promoting peace and in dealing with this crisis. Therefore, the recommendations made by the Security Council and those groups need to be implemented. I would like to take this opportunity to recall that Guinea-Bissau has valuable human resources. They should be brought into play. They should be able to play a role. I am referring to the diaspora of Guinea- Bissau.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

26. “In that connection, we commend the very positive role played by the United Nations Peace-building Support Office in Guinea-Bissau and the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Mr. Ramos Horta again spoke to us this morning of their positive role in the country. It should be enhanced. Holding a donor conference and contributions to the Emergency Economic Management Fund set up by UNDP could be ways to facilitate the transfer of support to the country. To deal effectively with the Guinea-Bissau crisis, the support of the Security Council for the efforts of the regional actors is key. ECOWAS, CPLP and the African Union have been playing an important role to avoid further deterioration of the political situation.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

27. “The Guinea-Bissau authorities should take the necessary steps to enhance donor confidence, while the donor community should avoid a situation in which its response to the needs of the country is attached to unrealistic conditionalities. That could create a vicious circle and further penalize the country and the people, prolonging the crisis and having a potentially negative impact on the rest of the region. An open mind is therefore necessary to deal with the situation. Our goal should be to break this unproductive cycle. It is also important that the development assistance stakeholders who have expressed willingness to help Guinea-Bissau, as well as those who have provided assistance to the country, maintain their support, in order to free Guinea-Bissau from political and social economic decline.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

28. “It is therefore essential that everything be done to ensure that the establishment of the transitional Government take place in a smooth manner in order to bring the country back to constitutional order as soon as possible. In this connection, it is also gratifying to note that the people of Guinea-Bissau and the political leaders have not abandoned dialogue as a way of resolving their differences. We commend that very positive posture on the part of the people of Guinea-Bissau, as consensus on all outstanding issues provides the best guarantee for the political stability of the country. While we recognize the primacy of the role of the people and the political leaders of Guinea-Bissau, it is also important to stress the responsibility of the international community.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

29. “The current state of affairs in Guinea-Bissau is an example of a dangerous cycle in which a situation could spiral out of control, requiring more resources in the future if urgent action is not taken - by the people of Guinea-Bissau themselves first and foremost, but also by the international community. From the briefing this morning we heard that action is effectively being taken by the people of Guinea-Bissau and that they are resolving the problems - the constitutional ones, at least. As we all are aware, the Council's objective in convening this meeting was to assess the state of preparation for the legislative elections in Guinea- Bissau, which were supposed to take place next month. Those elections were aimed at establishing the institutional order, which is indispensable for dealing with the economic reconstruction of the country.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

30. “He was in Guinea-Bissau as a special envoy of the Community of Portuguese-Speaking Countries (CPLP) just before the coup, and has been monitoring the situation as a special envoy appointed by his colleagues and ministers for foreign affairs of the Portuguese-speaking countries. Both regional organizations - ECOWAS and the CPLP - have responded in a timely manner to the crisis, which once again illustrates the importance of regional organizations and the regional dimension of this crisis. I would like to thank the international community for responding to the situation; the meeting this morning is a very good illustration of the importance attached by the international community to the situation in Guinea-Bissau.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

31. “I would like first of all to commend Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his very comprehensive briefing to the Council this morning. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting in such a timely manner. I would like to say right at the outset that I welcome the presence at this meeting of ministers from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). As my colleague Gunter Pleuger said earlier, it was thanks to very effective action by ECOWAS that a crisis was averted. Furthermore, I would like to welcome the presence of His Excellency Jose Ramos Horta and to thank him for his very comprehensive briefing.”

    2003-09-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4834 (2003) · source

32. “With the important contributions made in the Council this morning, I think the international community has again received very valid input to feed into what the Secretary-General has started in this very important deliberation.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

33. “It should support initiatives and local strategies for securing adequate resources from the international community in order to enable the recovery and development of countries emerging from conflict situations, for ensuring support for country-led economic and social initiatives focusing on poverty reduction, for urging donor countries to fulfil their commitments to increased assistance to the least developed countries, for building supplementary peacekeeping capacity in cooperation with the regional organizations, and for making international technical assistance available to help countries to harmonize their domestic laws with international obligations. To conclude, we deem very important the initiative of scheduling this public meeting.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

34. “The lessons learned from the work of those tribunals were of great relevance in inspiring the international community to establish the International Criminal Court. The role of the United Nations in enhancing the role of international law in international relations is constructive and cuts across many fields. While some African countries are doing well, poverty in Africa continues to rise. In my delegation's view, in order to make the work of the United Nations more effective and to better promote peace, justice and the rule of law, the international community should address important challenges such as extreme poverty, the devastating debt burdens of developing countries and the threat posed by the illegal exploitation of natural resources and its consequences.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

35. “It also provides for the right of member States to request intervention by the Union to restore peace and security and to reject unconstitutional changes of Government. In a word, African countries have recognized the primacy of international law and the importance of the rule of law and justice for the prevention and settlement of conflicts. The African countries and the international community have put in place a comprehensive set of international legal instruments designed to prevent impunity and atrocities such as those which have been committed in various countries. Those instruments also represent an important contribution by the continent. By establishing the special criminal courts for Rwanda and Sierra Leone, the Security Council showed its determination to enforce the rules of international humanitarian law.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

36. “The close cooperation between the Security Council and the African Union reinforces the need for even closer cooperation in the future between the United Nations and regional organizations, and provides important lessons for the Security Council in its efforts to strengthen the role of the United Nations in safeguarding the rule of law and justice. International efforts to deal with many of the problems associated with justice and the rule of law in preventing armed conflict, as well as in post-conflict situations in Africa, have succeeded significantly. For instance, the Constitutive Act of the African Union, as a landmark in this trend, provides for the right of intervention in any member State in case of grave circumstances, such as war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

37. “Furthermore, the concrete lessons drawn from the peace process in my own country, Angola, with the role played by the countries of the Southern African Development Community in combating the illegal exploitation of natural resources and in the activities relating to the effective implementation of United Nations resolutions regarding sanctions on arms and petroleum embargoes, travel bans and the freeze of assets, all clearly demonstrate what can be achieved when there is political will on the part of the countries and the international community.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

38. “In that connection, the contribution of African countries to the rule of law relating to peacekeeping represents interesting aspects concerning the relationship between regional arrangements and the Charter. The engagement of the African Union mission in Burundi and of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia and Sierra Leone is a very concrete demonstration of the willingness and the active commitment of the African countries, the region and subregional organizations to enforce peace and security based on justice and the rule of law.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

39. “In that connection, the concrete proposals presented to us this morning by the Secretary-General show the importance and timeliness of this morning's debate. People throughout the world remain victims of summary executions, disappearance and torture. It is therefore our firm conviction that the most important contribution that our Organization can make lies in the promotion of the development of treaties and relations among States that make implementation of the set of laws that exist, and those that are created, possible. The system of collective security provided by the Charter is of vital importance to the maintenance of international peace and security and the peaceful settlement of disputes. At the same time, the Charter acknowledges the important role that regional arrangements can play.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

40. “As referred to in the preamble of the Charter, the peoples of the United Nations are determined to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from the treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained. The Charter is, therefore, the most important instrument dealing with the rule of law and justice in promoting peace and stability. At the Millennium Summit, the Secretary-General encouraged States to sign, ratify and accede to international treaties. Specific attention was paid to the core group of multilateral treaties that represent the objectives of the Charter and reflect the Organization's values. While the increasing willingness of States to make that commitment should be commended, the gap between commitments and concrete action must be closed.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

41. “I would like to start by thanking you, Sir, and your British presidency for organizing this special meeting of the Council this morning. I also would like to say that, having listened to the very pertinent proposals this morning, contained in the Secretary-General's statement, and to his contribution, which we welcome, they definitely enrich our debate. Three years ago, by adopting the Millennium Declaration, which embodies a large number of specific commitments, the entire United Nations membership shared a common vision aimed at creating an appropriate legal framework based on the rule of law and justice.”

    2003-09-24 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4833 (2003) · source

42. “The international community must mobilize all its efforts to ensure that the Israeli plans concerning President Yasir Arafat do not go ahead. The Security Council must take a clear stand on this issue. The United States and other members of the Quartet must make Israel understand that its intentions are an extremely dangerous step of incalculable consequences. Finally, it is our view that the Quartet should deploy bold efforts in order to try to revive the peace process. We look forward to the meeting to be held in New York at the end of this month, as indicated by Mr. Larsen. We agree also with Mr. Larsen when he says that the parties have no other alternative than to recommit- and I would say convincingly - to the road map.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

43. “It seems to us that, from the Israeli side, the choices are made and, if implemented, could lead to even greater damage to the whole peace process and to the road map. The avowed intention of the Israeli authorities to kill or ban the Palestinian President is inserted in the same logic as the construction of the separation wall - to cause immediate harm to Israeli-Palestinian relations. In the view of the Angolan delegation, the will of Palestinians and Israelis to strive for peace and conviviality between the two peoples will need, more than ever, the assistance of the international community in order to overcome the very difficult times ahead. Such assistance must also focus on helping the Palestinian Government to curb destructive actions by armed groups.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

44. “Why, once again, did things fail and the cycle of violence and revenge take hold? How can the serious doubts about the possibility of reviving the peace process be overcome? How can bloodshed be ended so as to realize the vision of the two peoples living in peace and security side by side? Those are a few questions that the Palestinians, the Israelis and the international community must answer in order to devise new ways to put things back on the right track and to renew efforts conducive to solutions to the immense crisis that the region is again facing. At the present juncture, the Palestinians and the Israelis are faced with dramatic choices and no choice at all with respect to the road of peace.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

45. “Fourthly, the far-reaching reforms initiated by the Palestinian Authority, as demanded by the international community and by the Israeli authorities - especially the ceasefire that the Palestinian Prime Minister was able to put into effect as a prerequisite to start implementing the tasks of the road map - were very important elements that gave additional confidence to the process and its launching. Finally, the meetings that were taking place regularly between Israelis and Palestinians and the discussions they were holding on outstanding issues brought renewed hope for the creation of a climate conducive to the building of confidence between the parties for the improvement of relations between Israelis and Palestinians and to a meaningful peace process. Angola regrets the fact that we are back in the cycle of violence. What went wrong?”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

46. “Secondly, the support expressed by the Quartet members for the policy of the Palestinian Government, headed by then Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, and the recognition of the existence of external conditions for achieving a breakthrough towards the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict were assurances of the international community's commitment to the process. Thirdly, the declaration of the Israeli Prime Minister that Israel was ready to make the necessary concessions in order to advance the peace process were fundamental reassurances that things could move forward in the right direction.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

47. “My delegation thanks Mr. Roed-Larsen for his comprehensive and very thorough briefing. Unfortunately, the tone of today's briefing was quite different from others in the past, reflecting a deteriorating situation as compared to that of July and August, in which he described the situation as fragile but nonetheless offering a revival of the peace process based on the Quartet's road map, which opened a window of opportunity to peace after more than 1,000 days of bloodshed. Some important developments substantiated the conscious optimism then expressed by Mr. Roed- Larsen. First, the talks held at the end of July between President Bush and the Palestinian and Israeli Prime Ministers on the road map's implementation were seen as reflecting the United States Government's commitment to the process.”

    2003-09-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4824 (2003) · source

48. “Its postulated targets are essential to the political process designed to determine Kosovo's future in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999), establishing a multi-ethnic and democratic society.”

    2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source

49. “Those goals should continue to serve as priorities and should be promoted by all parties in accordance with resolution 1244 (1999) and the Constitutional Framework in order to build a multi-ethnic and tolerant community with a solid economic foundation and functioning democratic institutions. My delegation also expresses its hope that the parties will deepen their commitment to democratic values and the rule of law; that the meaningful, constructive dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina on practical matters of mutual interest takes place and will be further expanded to include political issues; and that concrete results are achieved without much delay. To conclude, we wish to reiterate our full support for the "standards before status" policy.”

    2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source

50. “In that regard, we deem it very important to push forward the disarmament of the population, taking advantage of the synergies provided by the amnesty programme recently started by UNMIK, which allows the citizens of Kosovo who possess illegal weapons to surrender them to law enforcement authorities. It is clear that the proliferation of weapons fosters violence, organized crime and terrorism. It is important to continue to strengthen the rule of law, to support the return of refugees, to push forward on respect for minority rights and to press on with economic development.”

    2003-09-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4823 (2003) · source