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Jomaa

lines on the record: 93
first: 2009-07-27
most recent: 2012-04-23
sittings or episodes: 10
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“Capacity- building is of paramount importance to national and global counter-terrorism efforts. It is also one of the main pillars of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy adopted by the General Assembly in 2006 (see General Assembly resolution 60/288). Terrorism is a global threat and requires a coordinated and concerted global response. Multilateral action through the United Nations system is a vital element in any international strategy for addressing terrorism and violent extremism. In this regard, we believe that, because of its non-contentious nature, capacity-building through technical assistance is a field where international cooperation and solidarity can bring tangible results in the fight against terrorism.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“In this context, in March the Executive Directorate visited Tunisia where it had open and constructive discussions with the relevant Tunisian authorities, enabling the Committee to be better informed about Tunisia's comprehensive counter- terrorism strategy in general, and to keep abreast of the important steps taken by Tunisia to ensure full implementation of the various provisions of resolution 1373 (2001). I take this opportunity to thank the Executive Director and his team for their much-appreciated collaboration in the preparation and conduct of that visit, which from our perspective was an interesting and useful exercise. We look forward to timely follow- up on the findings of the visit, particularly in regard to addressing the technical assistance needs that were identified in collaboration with Tunisia.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We have noted with particular interest the active role played by Turkey, as Chair of the Counter- Terrorism Committee (CTC), and by the Counter- Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in seeking to improve transparency in the work of the 1373 Committee, as evidenced by the recent changes made in the CTC's working methods, aimed at improving the value of its thematic discussions by following them up with informal briefings to Member States. So far two thematic briefings have been organized, on legal cooperation and maritime security. We welcome this evolving practice and look forward to more events of this type. The CTC continues to monitor the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) through its continuous stocktaking exercises, as well as by conducting country visits.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“My country has been fully engaged in the implementation of all Security Council resolutions related to the fight against terrorism. In fact, Tunisia has presented the Council with a total of seven reports pursuant to its resolutions 1373 (2001), 1455 (2003), 1540 (2004) and 1624 (2005). Moreover, Tunisia submitted its reply to its first Preliminary Implementation Assessment more than a year ago. My country is party to 12 sectoral conventions on terrorism adopted under the auspices of the United Nations. Last month our Council of Ministers considered a draft law approving Tunisia's adherence to the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“(spoke in English) I would like to extend my thanks to Ambassador Apakan of Turkey, Ambassador Heller of Mexico and Ambassador Mayr-Harting of Austria for their informative briefings on the activities of the Counter- Terrorism Committee and the Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1540 (2004) during the past six months. We appreciate their efforts as Chairs of those important subsidiary bodies of the Council to engage more with Member States through frequent and regular briefings. We welcome such practices and encourage greater interaction with Member States on the work of the Council on this issue as well as better coordination between the work done by the Security Council and its specialized Committees and by the General Assembly in the fight against terrorism.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Mr. Jomaa (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Madam, on Lebanon assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to convey to you and your delegation our sincere wishes for success. We appreciate the approach that you have taken in guiding the work of the Council, particularly with regard to encouraging interactions with non-members. My delegation values this opportunity to participate in the Council's discussions, and we are grateful to Lebanon for having organized this open debate.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“In that respect, Tunisia reaffirms its support for all serious efforts to find a just and lasting settlement to the Arab-Israeli conflict that would restore the occupied Arab territories on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy and the terms of reference of the peace process, including the Arab Peace Initiative. With respect to the two sisterly countries of Lebanon and Syria, I reiterate my country's demand that Israel fully withdraw from Syrian and Lebanese territory, in line with the option of attaining a comprehensive settlement of all aspects of the Middle East crisis, and in a way that will provide peace and security for all peoples of the region.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“My country reaffirms that a just, comprehensive and lasting peace can be achieved only through dialogue and negotiation, which require the parties to abstain from all acts of provocation and violence and from any activity likely to prejudge the outcome of negotiations on the main substantive issues in the Arab-Israeli conflict, especially the question of Jerusalem and the borders of the future Palestinian State. The Palestinian question has always been a top priority for Tunisia, which has consistently stood with the brotherly Palestinian people in its just endeavour to recover its national rights and to establish its independent State on its national soil.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Tunisia reiterates once again its call on the international partners, foremost among which is the Quartet, to step up their efforts to force Israel to end its acts of provocation and to engage seriously in the peace efforts. On the basis of its adherence to the principles of peace, justice, detente and the will to implement peace, Tunisia calls on the international community to mitigate the suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people by improving their humanitarian, economic and social circumstances.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The maintenance of the deteriorating status quo in the Gaza Strip, which is causing a large-scale humanitarian, economic and social crisis; settlement activities in Jerusalem and the West Bank; the desecration of holy places; the use of force against Palestinian civilians and deprival of their basic rights; the forced displacement of numerous Palestinians in the West Bank and Jerusalem; and Israel's intransigence and the impossible conditions it has set, hindering the resumption of the peace process, will clearly freeze and kill any prospects for the peace we all seek. This is all taking place in a region ill-equipped to endure this tense and deteriorating situation, which is a real cause of alarm and the source of tangible problems and tension on the ground.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In a statement issued by its Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 11 March, Tunisia denounced the decision of the Israeli Government to build 1,600 settlement units in Jerusalem and the West Bank. This plan was denounced by all parties concerned, including the Secretary-General in his statement of 9 March, the Quartet and a number of regional and international organizations. Despite the clear, firm and unwavering positions adopted in this respect, Israel's illegitimate practices have continued unabated, calling for immediate and decisive intervention on the part of the international community to compel it to respect the resolutions of international legitimacy and its commitments under agreements and resolutions previously concluded.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“I recall in that respect the statement of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali at the recent Arab summit in Sirte, Libya, in which he said that "Israel's ongoing acts of provocation, maintenance of the status quo, and deliberate intent to thwart any serious attempt to resume negotiations can only deepen the despair and frustration of the Arabs and of peace-loving nations throughout the world, and will aggravate the regional tensions and stalemate". I also recall His Excellency's position on the same occasion concerning Tunisia's categorical rejection of Israel's schemes to alter the identity of Jerusalem and to forcefully displace its population, in particular in East Jerusalem, which it occupied in 1967 and seeks today to annex, in flagrant defiance of the will of the international community.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“These endeavours have been supported by the Arab States in a statement issued by the follow-up committee on the Arab Peace Initiative, embodying a constructive position that reflects the eagerness of Arab countries to support any effort to implement the will of peace. Unfortunately, the ongoing appeals of various States and regional and international organizations have not been met with a positive response from the Israeli occupation forces, which have continued to act provocatively and to disavow agreements and terms of reference previously agreed with a view to attaining a peaceful settlement of the situation. In that respect, I should like to reiterate my country's full condemnation of Israel's policy of maintaining the status quo.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“However, in recent months, a number of incidents and escalations have further exacerbated tensions and the situation in the region. Israel's intransigent position, intensification of settlement activities and recent acts of aggression towards the Palestinian people have undermined efforts to relaunch negotiations, despite broad international support and the efforts of the influential parties concerned, especially the United States of America, to resume indirect talks between the two parties that would pave the way towards substantive consultations to address the root causes of the conflict.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Jomaa (Tunisia) (Spoke in Arabic): I should like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I wish you every success in your deliberations. I also extend my sincere condolences to the Chinese delegation for the earthquake in China, which has caused grave loss of life and property. Since the most recent open debate of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, held in January, the stakeholders in the peace process have made intensive efforts and the international community has striven to establish conditions conducive to a resumption of negotiations in order to end the stalemate in the region. At that time, we looked forward to a detente and improvement in the situation that would reactivate the negotiations.”
2010-04-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6298Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Tunisia therefore reiterates its commitment, as a peace-loving country that respects international law and believes in humanity's values and ideals, to pursuing all efforts to put an end to this long-standing crisis and to the suffering of a people deprived for decades of the exercise of their basic rights. We hope to achieve concrete measures that can realize the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people to attain freedom and sovereignty on their national soil, to regain all occupied Arab territories and to achieve peace for all peoples of the region. That alone will eliminate all tensions and initiate a new era of stability and peace.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“This steadfast, principled attitude affirms my country's position vis-a- vis the Palestinian people in their just struggle to regain their national rights and establish an independent State on their own land. We reiterate our support for all efforts that seek a just and lasting settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict in a manner that can guarantee the return of the occupied Arab territories, in accordance with the resolutions of international legitimacy and the terms of reference of the peace process, including the Arab Peace Initiative.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Such a peace can be achieved only through negotiations, and that requires trust and a commitment by all parties concerned to existing agreements and to the terms of reference of the peace process. In regard to the sister republics of Lebanon and Syria, I reiterate our call for Israel's withdrawal from Syrian and Lebanese occupied territories, based on the option of a comprehensive settlement of all aspects of the Middle East crisis, in a way that will strengthen peace and stability for all the peoples of the region. Tunisia, under the leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, puts the Palestinian question at the top of its priorities and concerns.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“This means, essentially, halting settlement activities, lifting the blockade on Gaza and all the restrictions on other Palestinian territories and immediately ending all activities that can alter Jerusalem's character or deprive the Palestinian people of their rights. In that context, Tunisia believes that the current deadlock and the return of tensions to the region, as a result of the total lack of progress in reconvening negotiations, pose a grave threat to the situation in a region that simply cannot take any more tension or escalation. We therefore call on the international community to redouble its efforts to surmount the obstacles blocking the way to a just, lasting and comprehensive peace.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“This is despite repeated calls from the international community, notably from the Secretary-General in numerous reports and through his efforts to urge the Israeli authorities to lift the blockade and enable the international bodies and organizations working in this area to make progress in their reconstruction efforts and in providing for the basic needs of the civilian population in Gaza. Tunisia has been consistently committed to the principles of justice and peace; it is eager to achieve a solution to the problem and alleviate the suffering of the brotherly people of Palestine and favours the path of peace. It therefore calls on international actors, especially the Quartet, to step up their efforts to pressure Israel to put an end to its provocative actions and seriously engage in the peace process.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The continued settlement activity; the demolition of houses; the evictions of Palestinians in East Jerusalem; the excavations around the Al-Aqsa mosque and other holy places in the city; and the plans to change its geographic and demographic character: all of these constitute grave violations of international instruments and resolutions of international legitimacy, in particular General Assembly resolutions on Jerusalem, as well as exacerbating tension throughout the region. The continued blockade unjustly imposed on the Gaza Strip and the policies of closures in Palestinian areas and of restricting Palestinians' movements have contributed greatly to increased tensions in the region.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“May God have mercy on their souls. I also wish to congratulate the five new non-permanent members of the Security Council. We thank the Assistant Secretary-General for his excellent briefing this morning. Today we are discussing once more the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in the context of the deadlock to which the peace process has regressed since the negotiations stopped, and amid all the events that have increased tensions and escalated the situation in the region, despite the efforts of many international parties to reconvene the peace negotiations. The excesses of Israel and its practices in the occupied Palestinian territory have further complicated the situation and placed obstacles in the way of the revival of the peace process.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Jomaa (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me at the outset, Sir, to express to you and the entire Chinese delegation our sincere congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We have noted the excellent manner in which you have conducted the work of the Council, ensuring the success of its deliberations on a broad range of problems, notably the tragic impact of the earthquake in Haiti and the resulting enormous destruction and loss of life. Among the dead or injured were members of the staff of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti, who were carrying out their duties in defence of the principles and ideals of the Organization, and including the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of mission, the late Hedi Annabi of Tunisia.”
2010-01-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6265Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The African Group considers that maintaining the momentum of fruitful discussion and consistent consideration of these issues, and ensuring adequate and timely follow-up on the agreed recommendations and measures to be taken, is essential to achieving our common ultimate goal: maintaining peace and security throughout the world by rendering peacekeeping more effective and more compatible with the requirements of each region.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Fourthly, we express the readiness of the African Union to continue its consultations and close cooperation with the United Nations in order to ensure "predictable, sustainable and flexible funding for African Union-led peace support operations" (S/2009/470, para. 6). Fifthly, we note with appreciation the recommendations concerning capacity-building for peacekeeping operations. Sixthly, we underscore the crucial importance of effective and continuous follow-up of these recommendations and the means to implement them.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“We stress the importance of a more developed and effective partnership between the United Nations and regional organizations, especially the African Union. Secondly, we underline the importance of the African Union-United Nations panel's report, dated 31 December 2008, on the modalities for support to African Union peacekeeping operations as a qualitative and decisive step towards improving this partnership for peacekeeping operations in Africa. Thirdly, we take note of the recommendations in the Secretary-General's report of 18 September 2009. Those recommendations, as underlined at the 206th meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council held in Addis Ababa on 15 October 2009, "provide a good basis for strengthening cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations in the maintenance of peace and security".”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“That was in fact the spirit of the report of the African Union-United Nations panel to consider the modalities of how to support African Union peacekeeping operations chaired by Mr. Prodi (S/2008/813) and the main purpose of the Secretary- General's report. The issues dealt with were, first, how to establish a close strategic partnership between the United Nations and the African Union and which mechanisms and processes should be put in place to enhance the partnership between the two organizations; and secondly, what mechanisms are the most appropriate to ensure the predictability, sustainability and flexibility of financing African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations. In this context, the African Group would like to share with Council members some of our observations on these issues.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“The African Union has established a continental peace and security architecture and has shown its unswerving willingness and commitment to meet the challenges faced by the continent in terms of security and stability. The Peace and Security Council, the initiatives undertaken by the Panel of the Wise, the measures undertaken in the establishment of the Continental Early Warning System and the measures aimed at the launching of the African Standby Force illustrate this new dynamic. Nevertheless, Africa's strong political will to overcome the difficulties related to peace and security on the continent needs to be bolstered by substantial support for the African Union's resource base and capacities.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“The ongoing process of continuous consultations and cooperation between the main bodies of both organizations is indeed commendable and should be further strengthened and improved. We therefore welcome today's Council meeting to consider the Secretary-General's report entitled "Support to African Union peacekeeping operations authorized by the United Nations"(S/2009/470), and we hope it will contribute to achieving tangible progress in this area. While recognizing the Security Council's primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, we are all well aware of the increasing importance of regional arrangements in the promotion of peace, security and stability in their respective regions. Africa is a perfect example of this rising new dynamism in regional arrangements.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“I have the honour to speak on behalf of the African Group. Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, upon your presidency of the Security Council for this month and on the wise manner in which you have been conducting the Council's proceedings. We want to thank Mr. Le Roy for his presentation today and to welcome among us Mr. Romano Prodi. It has been seven months since the Security Council adopted its presidential statement on the agenda item "Peace and security in Africa" on 18 March 2009 (S/PRST/2009/3). That statement constituted additional proof of the Council's recognition and awareness of the crucial importance of establishing more effective strategic relationships between the African Union and the United Nations.”
2009-10-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6206 (2009) · source
“Prior consultations should take place with the troop-contributing countries on logistics issues related to the mission. Those are the observations that my delegation wanted to share with the Council. I think that these are points that are of importance to all. I think too that this debate will enable us to compile the points of view and the visions of Members in order to ensure greater effectiveness and benefit in peacekeeping operations, given the increased demand for these operations, due to the unfortunate increase in the number of hot spots of tension and crises in the world.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“With respect to the management on the ground of peacekeeping operations and their governing principles, we would like to highlight the importance of respecting the basic principles governing peacekeeping operations, that is, the consent of stakeholders, non-resort to force except in self-defence and the principle of neutrality, which is very essential. In addition, the primary responsibility of these missions is to endeavour to ensure the protection and safety of civilians. We should also take care to guarantee that forces are protected when they are deployed or redeployed by providing them with the equipment they need to carry out their mission and by creating favourable conditions for doing so in order to ensure success.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“This must be accomplished through ongoing coordination with stakeholders, particularly troop-contributing countries, the Secretariat and the Security Council. This is one of the main and pivotal points contained in the presidential statement that has been proposed by the United Kingdom for adoption at the conclusion of this meeting. Next, we must pool our efforts to develop the capacity of peacekeeping operations and ensure their coherence, and we must examine the contents and objectives of these operations in the light of the New Horizon study. Given the importance and sensitivity of this subject, there should an ongoing in-depth dialogue between Member States and the Secretariat before the study can be adopted.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Here, I would like to reiterate our determination to support and participate in peacekeeping operations, which are among the greatest successes of our Organization in spite of the difficulties faced, as these operations provide hope to people who are living in a climate of conflict, crisis or war. While we strive to coordinate our activities and experience with the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, I would like to highlight the following points. With respect to the structure and organizational framework of peacekeeping operations, transparency must be ensured with regard to all resolutions related to the creation and enhancement of a peacekeeping operation or to the renewal of a mandate.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“My delegation believes that the General Assembly and the relevant bodies and committees, particularly the Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations, remain the appropriate framework in which to examine this issue, with the participation of all Member States and the Secretariat and with the valuable contribution of the Security Council and its Working Group of the Whole on Peacekeeping Operations. Tunisia has participated for over 40 years in peacekeeping operations and continues to participate in and contribute to these operations. We are convinced of the noble goals of our Organization, and thus the maintenance of peace, stability and security in the world is an essential issue for us.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“There is no doubt that this debate on United Nations peacekeeping operations is very timely and extremely important, due to the growing challenges facing such operations. We are invited to consider the various initiatives undertaken recently to contribute to the development of peacekeeping operations, in particular the study published by the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the Department of Field Support, along with the French-British initiative. Here, I would like to highlight the need to ensure that all Member States, in particular troop-contributing countries, participate actively in such debates throughout the consideration of all items related to this pivotal issue, in the light of the increased need for peacekeeping operations and the need to ensure peace and security in the world.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Jomaa (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): First of all, I would like to express to you, Mr. President, the warm congratulations of my delegation on your presidency of the Council for this month. I am convinced that, thanks to your broad experience, the work and deliberations of the Council will be successful. I would also like to pay tribute to you for choosing peacekeeping operations as the main item on the agenda under your presidency. I would also like to thank Mr. Le Roy, the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, and Ms. Malcorra, the Under-Secretary-General for Field Support, for their participation in this debate and for their valuable briefings on developments in the subject that we are discussing. I would like to support the statement made by Morocco on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2009-08-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6178Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Today's debate should provide an opportunity for us to work in a more holistic and effective manner to address everything that endangers peace in the Middle East, in particular in the wake of Israel's oppressive aggression against Gaza, which caused vast loss of life and the destruction of vital Palestinian infrastructure and institutions. It also provides an opportunity for Member States to contribute to peace efforts, work to achieve a settlement and put an end to the pain of a people that has been suffering for more than six decades and has been deprived of its fundamental rights. We look forward to the day when the legitimate national aspirations of the Palestinian people and the hopes of the international community will give rise to tangible efforts to pave the way to peace, independence and sovereignty for the Palestinian people.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“They harden the obstacles preventing the resumption of negotiations, which must be built on trust and on the commitment of all parties to honour their commitments under existing agreements and the principal terms of reference. In discussing the situation in the Middle East we cannot fail to recall the need for Israel to withdraw from all occupied Syrian and Lebanese territories, in order to attain the goal of a comprehensive settlement of the Middle East crisis in all its aspects in a manner that will bring security and stability to all the peoples of the region.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“There is international consensus that peace must inevitably be brought about through negotiations. This requires coordinated efforts by the entire international community to overcome the obstacles in the way of a just, lasting and comprehensive peace. We have been encouraged by some hopeful indications that the Middle East impasse will soon come to an end, but we are duty-bound to draw attention to the ongoing dangerous Israeli practices towards the brotherly Palestinian people. Those practices deprive the Palestinian people of the legitimate rights they are guaranteed by all relevant international instruments and resolutions. The continuing settlement policy and the imposition of a blockade on the Palestinian people hinder efforts towards a settlement and towards peace.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We also support the strategic choice of peace and have always contributed to every effort intended to find a just, comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Palestinian question in conformity with resolutions of international legitimacy and the terms of reference of the peace process, including the Arab Peace Initiative. In that connection, we welcome the positive position set out by the new United States Administration regarding the peace process and the vision of two States living side by side in peace. We call again on the international community and on the Quartet to intensify their efforts and resume negotiations on the basis of resolutions of international legitimacy and the Arab Peace Initiative, which, with international support, has now become one of the principal terms of reference for peace.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It is an opportunity to recall the historical responsibility of the United Nations vis-a-vis the Palestinian question and for Member States to give momentum to efforts aimed at moving the peace process forward and reinvigorating the recent endeavours of many influential actors to resolve differences in the region. Under the leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia attaches great importance to the question of Palestine. His Excellency the President has consistently affirmed our unswerving position on the Palestinian question and has always stressed that, as in the past, we shall always stand alongside the brotherly Palestinian people in its just struggle to retrieve its legitimate national rights and establish an independent State of its own on its national soil.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Jomaa (Tunisia) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I wish to extend to you, Sir, and through you the brotherly Republic of Uganda, our sincere congratulations on your presidency of the Security Council this month. We pay tribute to your leadership and your efforts to crown the Council's various deliberations with success. I also wish to congratulate the delegation of brotherly Turkey on its able and successful presidency of the work of the Security Council last month. This open debate of the Security Council provides Member States with the opportunity to address the very important issue of the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.”
2009-07-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6171Resumption1 (2009) · source