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  1. “The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today's meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2010/18. It was so decided. The President: I wish to thank all of the Heads of State and Government, Ministers and the Secretary- General for their contributions to this important meeting. The Security Council has thus concluded its deliberations. The meeting rose at 5.30 pm. 10-54839”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  2. “There are many other related topics we might discuss in this context, but in View of the time, let me stop here and reiterate my hope that this meeting will re-energize the Council's efforts for peace and security. In the uncharted waters of the twenty-first century, there is no doubt that we need a more effective Security Council to fulfil its primary responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. Today's debate has demonstrated that this common objective is well within reach. We now need to take the necessary concrete steps to materialize it. Turkey will always be a reliable partner of the Council and the international community in this just and noble drive. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  3. “Finally, we have to admit that we operate in a rapidly evolving and somewhat unpredictable security environment. Indeed, the risks and threats facing us constantly change, requiring us to adapt our actions and responses accordingly. Despite dedicated efforts, the Council has so far proven to be somewhat slow in adapting itself to changing circumstances. In order to remedy this shortcoming, the Council needs to interact more with non-member countries and in a more transparent and forward-looking manner. The Council should also endow itself with enhanced early warning and assessment capabilities, as well as flexible resourcing mechanisms.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  4. “Similarly, peacekeeping, which has become an increasingly complex and robust undertaking, should not be confined to stabilization operations carried out by police and military forces. In order to ensure lasting success, our peacekeeping mandates must incorporate an early and long-term peacebuilding perspective. In this regard, the critical linkages between security and development, or between human rights, democracy and security, should be taken into account. The root causes of conflicts ought to be addressed early on to create the conditions for sustainable peace and stability. Likewise, the necessary civilian capacities with respect to good governance, the rule of law, human rights, and economic and human development have to be improved at both the national and the international levels.”

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  5. “Secondly, the Council's approach to peace and security should be of a more comprehensive and strategic nature. So far, there has been a tendency to use our operational tools in a more sequential fashion in the order of preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding. Our experience, however, suggests that pursuing such a uniform and linear sequence holds us back in each area and creates inefficiencies. We should instead be able to forge an overarching political strategy, placing all these tools within an integrated, coherent framework. For instance, mediation and facilitation should not be merely seen as a way of reaching certain agreements. It is essential for these efforts to be sustained throughout the implementation of peace accords, too.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  6. “Moreover, we are actively involved in a broad range of peacebuilding activities, including development assistance schemes, with a View to helping create the conditions for sustainable peace. The lessons we have drawn from these experiences can also shed some light on our discussion today. First, starting with preventive diplomacy, the international community needs to better coordinate its activities. Given the multidimensional and indivisible nature of the current security environment, all major stakeholders need to collaborate among themselves, starting within the United Nations itself. The Security Council, in particular, must reach out to its partners within and outside the United Nations system and make better use of their comparative advantages in the pursuit of our shared objectives.”

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  7. “In doing so, we, like many other members of the international community, rely on and resort to a wide range of tools, including mediation, preventive diplomacy, peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding. Indeed, Turkey has recently become particularly recognized for its active mediation and facilitation efforts. This is no coincidence, because we see such preventive efforts as the most cost-effective and efficient way of resolving potential and existing disputes. We also have the comparative advantage and capacity to do so. As such, we attach great importance to building and improving the preventive capacities of the international community. In the case of ongoing conflicts, on the other hand, we are a significant police- and troop- contributing country in many United Nations and international peacekeeping missions.”

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  8. “I shall now make some brief remarks in my national capacity. Having listened to the members of the Council and the valuable insights they have presented based on their own experiences, I can easily state that the purpose of the meeting has already been well served. This exchange has proven to be particularly important for my country, since Turkey is situated at the crossroads of a host of conventional and asymmetrical risks and threats dominating a vast geography ranging from the Balkans to the Middle East, from the Black Sea and the Mediterranean to the Caucasus and Central Asia. Therefore, Turkey often finds itself dealing with a great diversity of issues affecting its own security and beyond, and tries to help generate peace and stability in that broad area.”

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  9. “I now invite Her Excellency Mrs. Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mexico, to take the floor.”

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  10. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. William Hague, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to take the floor.”

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  11. “I now invite Her Excellency The Honourable Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State of the United States of America, to take the floor.”

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  12. “I now invite His Excellency Mr. Haris Silajdzic', Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, to take the floor.”

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  13. “I invite the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency Mr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, to take the floor.”

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  14. “I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. 3 I invite the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, His Excellency Mr. Wen Jiabao, to take the floor.”

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  15. “And the third and final message should underline the need for new and stronger partnerships among all major stakeholders - particularly the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Peacebuilding Commission, regional organizations and international financial institutions - in meeting contemporary security challenges. Let me stop here and start our deliberations. 10-54839 I now invite the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, to take the floor.”

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  16. “I hope the meeting will also provide fresh additional vigour for the Security Council and enable it to forge ahead in the maintenance of global peace and security. At the end of this meeting, I hope we will be able to give three key messages to the international community. The first message is about the need for a comprehensive approach to peace and security. The operational tools at the Council's disposal - namely, preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding - must be used in a coherent and strategic framework. The second message should emphasize the need to constantly adapt our responses and actions in the face of evolving circumstances.”

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  17. “The Security Council, which has been entrusted by the United Nations Charter with primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security, should lead by example in this direction. That is precisely why we wanted to have this summit, in order to undertake a broad review of the international security environment and to display a renewed commitment to dealing with the evolving challenges. Now, two decades after the cold war and 10 years into the twenty-first century, is the best time to do that. Therefore, I am confident that our meeting today will help us take stock of our actions so far, provide firm guidance for our future endeavours and lay out a bold vision for peace and collective security.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source

  18. “Indeed, in recent decades the Security Council has been preoccupied with extremely complex issues, such as intra-State conflicts, failed States, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and transnational organized 2 crime. Within this new strategic environment, security and peace can no longer be maintained by military means alone. Historical, social, cultural, political, demographic and economic factors are increasingly entering into play and inform our actions and reactions. In particular, addressing the complex linkages among the notions of democracy, development and security has become a core necessity for sustainable peace. That, in turn, compels us to adopt a more comprehensive and cooperative approach to peace and security.”

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  19. “First of all, it is not very often that the Security Council convenes at such a high level, so I wish to express my gratitude to all of you for accepting my invitation and attending this meeting. I truly believe that our gathering today represents an opportunity for an exchange of views on the evolving security environment and the effectiveness of the tools available to the Security Council. In this regard, we have to admit that the world has changed dramatically since the foundation of the United Nations in 1945. The core threat that the United Nations was created to prevent - war between States - has now been overtaken by new regional and global security threats.”

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  20. “I wish to warmly welcome the distinguished Heads of State and Government, the Secretary-General, Ministers and other distinguished representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence is an affirmation of the importance of the subject matter to be addressed. The Security Council summit will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw Council members' attention to document 8/2010/461, containing a letter dated 1 September 2010 from the Permanent Representative of Turkey to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept paper on the item under consideration. Before I give the floor to the Secretary-General, allow me to say a few words on the rationale behind this important meeting.”

    2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source