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Insulza

lines on the record: 41
first: 1996-09-27
most recent: 2013-08-06
sittings or episodes: 5
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“It follows that the areas of current and potential cooperation between the two organizations are much broader than those described in these few minutes. They include issues related to the strengthening of democracy, comprehensive development, the environment, the defence of vulnerable groups, promotion of equal rights and gender equity, among others. I must therefore conclude by reaffirming our desire to cooperate with the main body of the international system in all areas of its activity, among which the issues related to the maintenance of peace and security and the peaceful settlement of disputes represent a fundamental aspect.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Organized crime, trafficking in persons and weapons, and other crimes generate high rates of violence in some countries of the region, despite the absence of armed conflict. Those issues have assumed a higher profile than the more traditional security issues. The OAS has worked with specialized United Nations agencies, and such action has been strengthened. In that context, I note our work with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission, the Inter-American Committee against Terrorism and other OAS entities to develop and complement regular consultations and actions of the United Nations. At the beginning of this statement, I recalled the character of the Organization of American States as a regional body of the United Nations.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In that context, a great number of ongoing projects could be cited, among which I will mention only one, due to Argentina's important role, namely, the Coordination of Volunteers in the Hemisphere in Response to Natural Disasters and the Fight against Hunger and Poverty. Also known as the White Helmets Initiative, it was adopted in 2007 by the OAS General Assembly and faithfully expresses the concept of multidimensional security. With the increase in violent activity, our capacity for cooperative and collective action is being tested, not only within our region but also in the extra-regional bodies of the United Nations system. The OAS has expanded its work to other areas, especially those related to drug trafficking. We recently submitted a report that was requested by the Heads of State last year.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The concept was developed in the inter-American sphere, along with the concept of human security, which has been adopted by the United Nations and promoted by like aspirations. The multidimensional nature of security establishes complementarity among the subjects and actors related to security based on sovereignty and armed forces of the States of the region, and new issues and actors related to the identification of new threats, including crime and natural disasters. That concept of multidimensional security enjoys full legal force and was adopted by nearly all States members of the OAS and ratified at the 2004 summit of Heads of State and Government of the Americas. It thereby acquired official status and currently guides decisions in the security field, adopted by the Organization of American States.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Despite the long period of peace experienced in the region and the fact that most conflicts have been resolved, the Americas still face various security threats that are very different from armed conflict, but which produce significant damage. I am referring specifically to threats posed by organized crime and drug trafficking, as well as increased natural disasters and the risk of pandemics. That multiple reality led to the formulation, in the Special Conference on Security held in Mexico in 2003, ofa new doctrine and fundamental guiding principles on multilateral action in the field ofpeace and hemispheric security, based on the concept of multidimensional security.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“It should also be mentioned that the OAS actively promotes the signing and ratification of all conventions on limiting and prohibiting arms and armaments, under the framework of the United Nations. Also included in the list are defensive white papers and consolidated confidence- and security-building measures, which have made a major contribution to forging a culture of respect for peace and security in the region. I have not included the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance, known as the Rio Treaty, which was signed in Rio de Janeiro in 1947, one year before the creation of the OAS, as it is not currently in operation and has not been fully implemented in the inter-American system.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Furthermore, regional treaties or conventions have strengthened peace in our hemisphere. In the context of security, the key treaties and conventions consist of the Charter of the Organization of American States, which enshrines the principles of non-intervention, sovereign equality, peaceful settlement of disputes, collective self-defence in case of aggression, respect for fundamental human rights and strengthened representative democracy; the aforementioned American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, which describes all available means for the peaceful settlement of disputes, good offices and mediation, investigation and conciliation protocols, arbitration and judicial procedures, including appeals to the International Court of Justice; the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean; the Inter-American Convention on Transparency in Conventional Weapons Acquisitions; the Inter-American Convention Against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, Ammunition, Explosives, and Other Related Materials; the 2003 Declaration on Security in the Americas; the Inter-American Democratic Charter and the American Convention on Human Rights, also known as the Pact of San Jose'; and the Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and eradication of Violence against Women, also known as the Convention of Bele'm do Para.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“That is what happened in the cases of Haiti, El Salvador and Nicaragua, as well as, among more recent ones, Colombia, with the Mission to Support the Peace Process in Colombia, the Mission to the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone and the Good Offices Mission in Ecuador and Colombia, between 2007 and 2009. The Haiti, Colombia and Guatemala- Belize Missions are still active. At the same time, the OAS has undertaken tasks aimed at remedying the most lasting effects of internal conflicts. Our demining programme has already achieved the goal of declaring Central America a territory free of anti-personnel mines. This year our firearm destruction programme has destroyed thousands of weapons, many of them dating to the period of internal conflicts, with others related to the criminality that plagues the region.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Since 1966, the OAS has not deployed military missions of any kind and the implicit decision has been taken not to do so, in the understanding that one way of strengthening international institutions is to respect the primacy of the Security Council in that area. The occasions that have required such deployment have been few and far between, and when they have required missions with a military component, they have been organizedbythe UnitedNations, withthe OAS supporting them in tasks of a civilian nature, or deploying its own civilian missions, with particular attention to restoring the democratic process.”
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“Thus, along with the foundation ofthe OAS in 1948, we signed the American Treaty on Pacific Settlement, the Pact of Bogota, which since it was established has formed the foundation for settling every possible conflict situation that has developed in our region over the years. That instrument, together with others signed during the period of the Panamerican Union and after 1948, has succeeded, over more than half a century of multilateral action, in making our continent the most peaceful region in the world. It is a region that during this period has not been involved in any conflicts on a global level or been a theatre for significant armed conflicts between its countries. It has, however, endured internal conflicts that have unfortunately frequently led to violence and disruption of the political process.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“There is no more essential or valuable area of cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations than the maintenance of peace and security. That goal suggests the essence of multilateralism - achieving peace and harmony among nations, within a framework of respect for the law and creating a climate of security for all. The States of the Americas and their regional organization, the oldest expression of multilateralism in the world, have always been guided by those principles and have contributed, through their own reality and as their own abilities permit, to their spread and vigour on a global scale.”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Insulza: I would like to begin by greeting the Argentinian presidency of the Security Council, led today by Her Excellency Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. I would like to thank her for giving us the opportunity to share our experience of regional and subregional efforts in the area of international peace and security. Article 1 of the Charter of the Organization of American States (OAS) stipulates that "[w]ithin the United Nations, the Organization of American States is a regional agency". Article 2 adds that the Organization, "in order to put into practice the principles on which it is founded and to fulfill its regional obligations under the Charter of the United Nations, proclaims the following essential purposes: (a) To strengthen the peace and security of the continent".”
2013-08-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7015Resumption1 (2013) · source
“It is also the basis for economic progress through investment, as order and predictability in the area of property rights and land ownership are essential contributing factors to ensuring 7 economic development and reconstruction as well as foreign and internal investment. The time is ripe to re-establish trust between Haiti and the international community. That trust was apparent in the months immediately following the earthquake of 12 January 2010, but it was severely tested in the aftermath of the first round of elections. In the new chapter unfolding in Haiti, we hope that we will join forces for the democratic development of that dear country.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The OAS is willing to support Haiti in the promotion of a policy of dialogue and compromise, in the strengthening of institutional governance, and in the creation of an effective public sector. Equally crucial in this phase is to work together with the Government in order to further develop the cadastral infrastructure project, which was recently submitted to the IHRC for approval. In addition to the ongoing civil registry project, which is almost complete and the first phase of which we are implementing, we are working on a joint project with the Electoral Council; the cadastre project is also crucial in order to strengthen the rule of law in Haiti.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have no doubts about the need to extend its presence, because we believe that it is essential for maintaining the peaceful and stable environment that is necessary for reconstruction. But the international community has to be able to act in a more coordinated and orderly fashion and must direct all its resources to achieving goals that are decided upon by and with the Government of Haiti. Most Haitians and many of their leaders are under the impression that a large part of the resources are not really being spent in Haiti and are not being spent to meet its people's needs. That impression must be dispelled through fast, coordinated and transparent action. In that regard, we welcome the statements made by former President William Clinton with regard to the manner in which the resources in the Reconstruction Fund are to be channelled.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“11-29077 With a new President to be inaugurated shortly, it is therefore crucial that the working methods of the IHRC be reviewed in order to ensure that the priorities of the Haitian Government are met on an urgent basis during the remainder of the life of the Commission. At this time, I wish to reiterate the call on the international donor community to provide the funds that were pledged to the Reconstruction Fund and, to the largest extent possible, harmonize their bilateral activities, as well as the input of non-governmental organizations, with the priorities of the Government of Haiti. Statements have been made recently on the advisability of maintaining or modifying the character of MINUSTAH.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have heard here some of the concerns regarding the involvement of the Interim Haiti Recovery Commission (IHRC) with respect to its focus and operations. There are concerns about the limited resources that have been disbursed vis-a-vis the funds that were pledged to the Haiti Reconstruction Fund, and about an apparent shift in the approach of countries and institutions towards an approach that is aimed more at bilateral planning and use of resources than at coordination. This, perhaps, may not bode well for addressing the priorities identified by the Haitian Government in its long-term action plan.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“However, good governance will require a new approach to politics in terms of seeking out a compromise and a consensus between the executive and legislative branches that will lead to stability and promote a successful reconstruction process. It will also be necessary for the various interests to find expression and to contribute to the progress of society, moving forward as one and not as disparate, feuding groups. It is therefore all the more important that there be a dialogue, so that the international community can continue to support reconstruction efforts, which are critical. To that end, as has been said here, Haiti must lead its own recovery process, with a clear vision as to what the Haitian people need for their future and the reconstruction of the country, on the basis on an agreement among the political powers.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The preliminary results indicate that the parties that lost or which did not participate in the presidential elections will hold the majority in the two houses of Congress, which has to approve the nomination of the new Prime Minister. There is therefore a need for ongoing political dialogue among all relevant actors, which is a prerequisite for effective governance. This is an area in which we will continue to support the efforts made by Haiti working together with the Caribbean community through CARICOM. This is easier said than done. Not only are the parties from different ideological persuasions, but the divisions created by the recent elections are obstacles to reconciliation.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“One of those challenges - and this is reflected in the mission's first report - involved the preliminary results that were announced by the Provisional Electoral Council, which were confirmed on 16 April. Haiti will have a new President and once again a peaceful handover of power, which is the hallmark of a democratic process. Once again, as we heard this morning, President Rene Preval will play a leading role in this peaceful transition. 11-29077 Thus a new chapter begins in Haiti. This will not be an easy chapter, as it will focus on the many political challenges that the country and its new President will face in terms of State power divided between two branches of Government.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Rene' Preval, who, in spite of all of the difficulties encountered, never prevaricated with regard to the need to ensure that the elections took place on the agreed date, as democracy must prevail over any difficulties that may be encountered. Of course, there were problems surrounding the first round of elections, and we all are aware of the efforts that were made to facilitate a resolution of that crisis. The second round of elections, held on 20 March 2011, were better organized and were conducted in a more peaceful atmosphere. We had a second electoral mission of more than 200 observers who were deployed in the field, in addition to the other activities that our mission was coordinating.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“The joint mission is also an example of the importance of coordination among the various international actors in Haiti, including the United Nations, through the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and the representatives of the Friends of Haiti, the OAS, CARICOM, and, of course, the international financial institutions, especially the Inter-American Development Bank. As noted by the chief of the mission, Ambassador Colin Granderson, the elections of 28 November 2010 took place in circumstances that were not very propitious, as we all are aware. It is important, therefore, that we give proper credit to the President of Haiti, Mr.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“Madam President, I wish to thank you, President Santos Calderon and your Government for having invited us to participate in this meeting of the Security Council on the question of Haiti. As members of the Council are aware, since August 2010, the Organization of American States 6 (OAS) and the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have had a joint electoral observation mission in Haiti with the goal of monitoring all aspects of the electoral process. This observation mission, the first such joint mission, is part of the efforts of the OAS to support the strengthening of the rule of law and governance in Haiti, which, we hope, will ultimately lead to the creation of a more permanent institution for organizing future elections in that country.”
2011-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6510Resumption1 (2011) · source
“We have to find ways to institutionalize our cooperation - not through bodies, not through establishing new institutions, but with permanent norms that would show us, in the case of each institution, in which areas we can carry out clear and effective cooperation. We believe regional organizations can provide better commitment and a clearer vision, greater political and cultural knowledge, in conflicts taking place within their geographic area. That cooperation will enable United Nations action to be more effective in defending peace and security.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“For example, we have cooperated significantly with the organizations of the system, such as with the International Labour Organization in preparing the most recent summit in the Argentine Republic, in Mar del Plata. We worked together in electoral observations missions; we have ongoing cooperation with the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, which for all practical purposes is also part of the inter-American system as well as of the United Nations. The Human Development Reports of the United Nations Development Programme have also been a fundamental instrument, alongside policies of our countries, which the OAS has also sponsored. We have to be able to coordinate all this in future, as we said here, pragmatically and flexibly but also in a more stable fashion.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“I believe our other experiences have also been positive, such as the dialogue we have had in other crises in the region - in Ecuador, and in Bolivia. We have shown that we can dialogue and work together. However, experience has also shown that we should have had prior consultations, before a parallel involvement in those countries, which are members of our organization. We believe that it is much better that we prevent crises together, that we dialogue together, that we have common policies, and then we carry out, as in Haiti, a proper division of functions and competencies so that our action will be as effective as possible. I believe we have experience in this area.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“With respect to cooperation between our regional organization and the United Nations, I believe our experience in Haiti makes it possible for us to confront the challenges we still have in that country - which is in the process of transition - to continue to support together the Government of Rene' Preval in the full democratization and national reconstruction and peacemaking in the country, and to share experiences to promote future cooperation with institutions. That cooperation has made it possible for the forces of several countries that are members of the OAS and of the United Nations to participate in MINUSTAH. Latin Americans have thus clearly begun a much greater involvement in the resolution of their own conflicts. In our opinion, that should be the new form of cooperation among us in the future.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“The most relevant of those experiences certainly has been our cooperation with the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), through the special OAS mission in that country, in restoring the democratic system. We jointly assumed the task of cooperating with the provisional Government of Haiti in carrying out democratic elections. We had a very suitable distribution of work. With the Government, the OAS developed an electoral register with 3.5 million voters. With the logistical support of MINUSTAH and the United Nations, we conducted the most democratic and participatory elections that have ever taken place in the history of that country.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“Therefore, on the basis of Security Council resolution 1631 (2005), which affirmed the need for important steps to develop cooperation between our organizations, we have been participating actively in the standing committee as well as in other activities in that area. We share the idea, mentioned here on several occasions, regarding the need to move from a simple policy of consultation to a much clearer regulation of operational activities between us. We hope to be able to contribute to that with our efforts and also with our specific experiences, especially experience over the last year with respect to our work in conjunction with the United Nations.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“I am grateful for this opportunity to address the Security Council on cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations for the maintenance of peace and security. I should say first that the Organization of American States (OAS) shares and fully supports the Secretary-General's initiative for a regional and global strategic partnership in this area. It cannot be any other way, given that the OAS is an organization with political purposes, composed of 35 States that are Members of the United Nations. As a result, the ideas, challenges and opportunities that often confront us are similar, principally in the development and solution of crisis situations and in governance and development.”
2006-09-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5529 (2006) · source
“But this new potential for humanity, which has yet to be realized, will be possible only if its benefits are shared by all. We do not want a twenty-first century of partial successes, of incomplete worlds and of people, countries or regions abandoned by the tide of history. Chile does not want a world that includes some and excludes others. We want peace, security and development to become a reality for each individual, each family and each community. Only thus will we have a world that promotes human security as the true symbol of peace and international security. In this framework, the development and stability of Africa is a global priority for which we must all take responsibility.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“We are not making a value judgement, because on this subject few societies that can cast the first stone, particularly in Africa, whose history of slavery and colonialism still causes us pain. Rather, we are appealing to the conscience of the continent, as well as to individual consciences, asking that these acts of violence not be repeated, that the truth be known, that justice prevail, that the human person be respected and that the United Nations and the non-govemmental organizations be permitted to work under the protection of full respect for international humanitarian law. This is necessary for the very dignity of the region and the international image of its political authorities. Our commitment to Africa looks to the future. N ow, as never before, the world has before it the capacity to create wealth and increase well-being.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“It is the leaders and the peoples of Africa who must, in the framework of growing democracy, find solutions to their own problems. Thirdly, there is no substitute for political leaders' personal commitment to peace. We who have had to work hard in our own countries to restore respect for human rights, democracy and equitable development know how arduous the path towards national reconciliation is. But, at the same time, we have learned that there is no peace in deeds if the idea of peace is not cherished. And it is the responsibility of the political leaders to act on this principle and to set this example for their followers. Fourthly, humanitarian atrocities have been committed in Africa.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“First, the international community, in reaching its decisions, must increasingly be guided by the common political mechanisms that the African countries have established for themselves. The Organization of African Unity's Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution; the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Liberia and recently in Sierra Leone; the Arusha process; and other subregional arrangements: these did not exist 10 years ago. This tremendous progress must be reinforced and strengthened in the future. Secondly, the international community cannot apply general formulas for the resolution of all of Africa's conflicts. The rule must be, respect for the specific characteristics of each situation. This is not easy because we have noted that many self-styled experts in Africa are wrong quite regularly.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Thirdly, this meeting symbolizes the commitment to increase and intensify international cooperation with African countries on the basis of their own social and economic needs and their priorities in the area of peace and security. Chile certainly has no strategic interests in Africa, and it is far from Africa geographically. But we are close together in our belief that world peace requires development, security and stability in Africa. In the United Nations we have done our utmost to ensure that this outlook prevails, from the General Assembly and the Security Council to the World Summit for Social Development, where Chile promoted and attained a special commitment in support to African development from the Heads of State. In this Council forum, we would like to offer our Views on future means of tackling the region's existing conflicts.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Mr. Insulza (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): Thank you, Madam President, for having convened this timely and necessary debate. Chile believes in Africa, its culture and its people. A large part of our participation in the Security Council over the past two years has been devoted to envisaging ways to help in solving the conflicts in this region. Today's ministerial meeting has three major connotations for us. First, it highlights the political priority that the rest of the international community is giving to the situation in Africa. Secondly, it acknowledges the progress already made by the region in recent years - as recalled here by President Mugabe - and, in particular, the will of many of its leaders to shoulder their own responsibilities in resolving tension and instability within and among African countries.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Chile maintains good relations with Israel and with the Arab countries and has a great wish to see the peace process in the Middle East continue to move forward. To this end we are willing to help in any way we can. Chile shares some of the proposals that have been formulated within the framework of this crisis and at this meeting of the Security Council. It is necessary, of course, to suspend use of the tunnel which gave rise to the controversy, but above all it is necessary to renew the process of implementing the peace agreements and the resolutions of this Council on the Middle East.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“In the light of this success, we cannot permit the triumph of certain minority groups which are against peace and which speak with the voice of extremism and espouse a culture of death: a step backwards in the peace process would only benefit them. We in the international community must cooperate so that the language of violence and intolerance does not supplant that of dialogue and understanding in the long- suffering region of the Middle East. Chile is located far from that region, but the many Chileans of Palestinian and Jewish origin live together in peace and harmony. We have the largest population of Palestinian origin in Latin America, and it pains us to see it affected by the grave situation its people are facing.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“It is essential for the Government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority to reduce the tension that this new tragedy has caused. We therefore call upon both parties to do everything possible to calm the situation and resume dialogue in the framework of respect for existing agreements and for the beliefs of the populations concerned. A situation that a few months ago was ripe with opportunity must not be allowed to become a mere parenthetical interval. There have been men and women of determination; statesmen who were able to see beyond the limitations of the present and to break down the walls that prevented Palestinians and Israelis from beginning a peace process.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Unfortunately, the peace process has recently faced many obstacles, and frustration was building up until the recent eruption in Jerusalem, which is the reason for today's meeting. Jerusalem is a holy city for a number of cultures and religions, and we all understand that a delicate balance must be maintained. It is a highly sensitive place, where history has shown us that there for every action there is a reaction, and where subjective factors largely prevail over objective analysis. The level of accumulated tension was so high that a single spark sufficed to ignite the flames we are regrettably witnessing. In the course of but a few days, many have lost their lives, both Palestinians and Israelis, and hundreds have been wounded.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Mr. Insulza (Chile) (interpretation from Spanish): I wish to begin by reiterating what I said yesterday in the General Assembly. We state our deep concern at the serious crisis in the Middle East peace process, a process we have supported since its beginnings in Madrid and Oslo. Few international agreements have aroused so much hope and relief in the international community. From the beginning, this peace process was viewed as going beyond the parties to the conflict, and proved that even the most complex and difficult problems on the international agenda could be resolved with political courage, enabling age-old enemies gradually to become partners in a new Middle East reality of security and respect for all. We must not give up hope that this remains possible.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source