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Idris

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1994-11-09
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2018-07-30
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  1. “For its part, Eritrea will remain committed to redoubling its efforts and joining hands with the countries in the region to ensure peace and accelerate socioeconomic progress in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  2. “By lifting the sanctions immediately and unconditionally, the Council can send a positive message that it supports the desire of the citizens of the region to live in peace and prosperity together, and that the Council is ready to accompany them on their arduous journey to remove the obstacles to regional integration. The other option for the Council is to maintain business as usual by imposing preconditions, moving the goalposts and keeping these politically motivated sanctions without justification. The message to the citizens of the region will be that the Council is unwilling to work together with the regional developments and will continue to encourage spoilers seeking to undermine the unfolding peace and integration.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  3. “We find it unacceptable that just a few members of the Council continue to set conditions and move the goalposts, with the intention of keeping political pressure on the people of Eritrea for reasons not related to the maintenance of international peace. As in the past, it is clear that whatever Eritrea does in fulfilling its commitment to the Council's resolutions, and regardless of the changes that the region has been witnessing, those members are unwilling to lift these unjustified punitive measures. The Security Council should not miss another opportunity to contribute positively to regional peace and security in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea. What is at stake is the Council's credibility in the eyes of the citizens of the region.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  4. “It has long been evident that the sanctions on the people of Eritrea cannot be justified in the name of maintaining international peace and security. They have been kept despite the fact that the pretexts for their imposition have been shown to be false for years. In that regard, far from helping to promote peace and amity in the region, the Council has undermined and derailed regional cooperation for a decade. Within the emerging regional context, we find it inexplicable that the Council is discussing the sanctions on Eritrea today. The most appropriate action for the Council would have been lifting the sanctions, thereby indicating in unequivocal terms its support to the recent positive developments. Eritrea welcomes the calls by several countries, including Ethiopia and Somalia, for lifting the sanctions.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  5. “It has obstructed meaningful cooperation and undermined regional conflict-prevention and -resolution mechanisms. The agreement between Eritrea and Ethiopia puts an end to that distorted regional order of enmity and competition, and opens new horizons for sustainable peace and economic integration. It will strengthen the subregional conflict-prevention and -resolution mechanism. Moreover, today Eritrea and Somalia signed the Joint Declaration of Peace and Friendship during the historic visit of His Excellency Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo to Eritrea. They have agreed to exchange ambassadors, forge political, economic, social, cultural, defence and security cooperation and join hands to address obstacles to regional peace and security. The positive repercussions of those developments for the entire region cannot be overstated.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  6. “It is a great honour to address the Security Council on behalf of the Eritrean people, whose struggle to create a peaceful and cooperative neighbourhood is a matter of historical record. Three generations of Eritreans have paid the ultimate sacrifice to establish a regional order based on international law and economic complementarity, while being mindful of the shared culture and history of the people. In recent weeks, the Horn of Africa has witnessed a development of historic proportions. Eritrea and Ethiopia have taken a bold step to end their state of war and open a new chapter of peace and friendship. The war that prevailed for the past two decades has had devastating consequences that have gone beyond the two countries and peoples involved.”

    2018-07-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8322 (2018) · source

  7. “For all these reasons, Sudan joins in the urgent appeal for the lifting of the arms embargo against the steadfast people and Government of Bosnia.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  8. “They would no longer be at the mercy of the militias' barbaric practices which are pursued in particular against the young and the elderly. It is clear that the qualitative and quantitative imbalance, in terms of armaments, between the various parties in Bosnia is the main reason for the resurgence of violations of human rights as stated in the report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, issued in November 1994. Fourth: The lifting of the arms embargo imposed on Bosnia and Herzegovina would confirm the view that it is necessary to strengthen the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) so that it may not continue to be passive and neutral. UNPROFOR's passiveness and neutrality have encouraged the continuous violation of human rights.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  9. “They would thus be more inclined to engage in dialogue with a view to securing a settlement through peaceful negotiations. Second: the restoration of a proper balance between the two parties would open the door for the delivery of the humanitarian aid, medicines and other items of health care that are needed by many people. The first obligation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is to ensure that it has enough food for all, and it should be enabled to cooperate with the international community to this end. Third: the restoration of balance in armaments would result in the de-escalation of hostilities and lead to their cessation. The defenceless people of Bosnia and Herzegovina could then be protected by their Government.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  10. “The Serbian militias possess enormous military arsenals, including various high-tech weapons, whereas the Bosnians lack the weapons that are necessary for their self-defence and the defence of their identity and territory. Sudan appeals for the restoration of balance and calls upon the Council to lift the arms embargo imposed upon the Bosnian State. The delegation of Sudan, in calling upon the Security Council to lift the embargo, firmly believes that the adoption of such a resolution would have a positive impact on this problem, which can be summed up as follows: First, the peace process, which, because of its slow pace, is at a very early stage, would be rendered more effective if the Serbs were made to realize that they will not be able to achieve their objectives by armed force but, rather, through negotiations.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  11. “We welcome the measures adopted recently by Croats and Bosnians with a view to the creation of the Bosnian Federation, and we should like to launch an appeal for the immediate lifting of the siege that has been laid to the courageous city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia That this human tragedy should have been allowed to continue for so many years, coupled with the failure to implement Security Council resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina is an unfortunate situation that was brought about by the military superiority enjoyed by Serbian militias and the support they receive from the former Yugoslavia. It is a situation that can be resolved only by redressing the arms imbalance.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  12. “Also, we find it unacceptable that the territory of others is being acquired by force. Proceeding from this, the Sudanese people vigorously condemn Bosnian Serbs for their failure to abide by Security Council resolutions. The people and Government of Sudan take this opportunity to commend Bosnia and Herzegovina for its acceptance of the peace plan that was approved by the international community.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  13. “58 The people of Sudan have followed with deep sorrow and grave concern the developments of this problem of the steadfast people of Bosnia, with its ethnic and cultural dimensions. At a time when the international community seems unable to protect the victim against the terrible aggression of the Serbs, we should like to emphasize that we support the Bosnian people in its tragedy and make clear the following facts: First: Bosnia and Herzegovina, as a sovereign State Member of the United Nations, is entitled to all the rights set forth in the United Nations Charter particularly in Article 51, which enshrines the inherent right of every State to self-defence. Second: Sudan considers that the aggression against the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina poses a threat to international peace and security.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  14. “At other times, the pretext was the weakness of the mandate of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) or the Council's inability to act. This has thrown into sharp focus the double standards of the new inequitable international order. The argument of the slow search for peace in Bosnia has become an illusion for the international community. A settlement cannot be reached so long as the Serbs enjoy military superiority and are being supplied with the sophisticated armaments that were available to the former Yugoslavia, while the Bosnians lack even the basic means that would enable them to defend themselves, their territories, their properties and their honour.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  15. “Hence the brutal cultural siege against Islamic presence on the European continent. This residual conflict between cultures has resulted, among other things, in such atrocities as the practices of Aethnic cleansing@ In what is known as the former Yugoslavia, the Serbs of Bosnia and neighbouring States have played the role of the cat's paw in pursuing a policy that has breached all humanitarian laws and trampled the Bosnian people's right to life itself without any qualm. This has continued to take place under the very eyes of the international community which stood by with all its regional and international organizations, under various pretexts. At times, the pretext has been the need for peace-keeping forces to be neutral.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source

  16. “Mr. Idris (Sudan) (uterpretation from Arabic): On behalf of my delegation, allow me to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. Allow me also, through you, to convey our gratitude to last month's President for the wisdom with which he conducted the business of the Council during his presidency. In the wake of the crumbling of the socialist camp we have witnessed many radical changes on the international scene. However, this has also led to the emergence of some negative phenomena on the international arena, such as the brutal injustices, continuing oppression and _ bloody suffering inflicted upon the Bosnian people. This people has been made the victim of an acute conflict that has ethnic and cultural dimensions.”

    1994-11-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3454Resumption2 (1994) · source