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Kablan Duncan

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2018-09-26
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2018-09-26
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  1. “We urge all stakeholders to rule out definitively all military options, which could lead only to damaging and irreversible consequences for the entire planet. In conclusion, Cote d'Ivoire reaffirms its commitment to multilateralism and international law, and stresses the need for according high priority to the maintenance of the non-proliferation regime on chemical weapons, including their means of delivery, as well as promoting disarmament and arms control.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  2. “In that regard, Cote d'Ivoire calls on stakeholders to settle their differences concerning the agreement, which was the result of unprecedented international compromise and remains to this day a genuine assurance for the implementation of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and a pledge to ensure peace and regional stability. Regarding the situation on the Korean peninsula, Cote d'Ivoire welcomes recent positive developments. The historic 12 June meeting in Singapore between you, Mr. President, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un remains one of the major milestones of the new regional dynamic. In that regard, cote d'Ivoire reiterates its commitment to the principles of the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue and consultations.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  3. “With regard to chemical weapons, Cote d'Ivoire calls for the universalization of the Chemical Weapons Convention and the implementation of resolutions 1540 (2004) and 2325 (2016). In that regard, the mandate accorded to the OPCW at the special session held at The Hague on 26 and 27 June to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of chemical-weapon attacks could greatly contribute to resolving the issue relating to allegations of the use of chemical weapons. Cote d'Ivoire calls on the Security Council to stand united on that important issue. Concerning the Iranian nuclear issue, the Ivoiran delegation supports the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which is satisfactory in general.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  4. “Cote d'Ivoire welcomed the adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on 7 July 2017 and stresses the importance ofits swift implementation. Outer space, rightly considered as a common good for humankind, deserves our sustained attention and requires the urgent adoption of an international and legally binding instrument to protect it from any arms race and thereby avoid its militarization. Moreover, Cote d'Ivoire stresses the need for the international community to adopt a more binding instrument in the area of biological and toxin weapons. Similarly, my country would like to see the adoption a universal and non-discriminatory instrument so as to ensure security for non-nuclear-weapon States.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  5. “To that end, my country calls on Member States, supported by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), to meet their international obligations in accordance with the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction. Accordingly, cote d'Ivoire, which is party to all major non-proliferation treaties and conventions, has incorporated all obligations under those international legal instruments into its national laws. With regard to disarmament, as the step-by-step approach has not produced the desired results, the delegation of Cote d'Ivoire calls on the nuclear-weapon States to consider a new and more effective approach.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  6. “Those situations urgently compel us to place the fight against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction at the top of our list of priorities. In facing that situation, the Security Council, as the guarantor of the maintenance of international peace and security, must continue to shoulder its responsibilities in the area of non-proliferation. In that regard, cote d'Ivoire calls for the implementation of the relevant Security Council resolutions, as well as the implementation of the various international legal instruments on disarmament and non-proliferation.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  7. “The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation ofNuclear Weapons, considered to be the cornerstone of the non-proliferation regime, has been sorely tested and is the source ofmaj or discord at its Review Conferences, held every five years. Non-compliance by certain States in upholding their commitments regarding disarmament and non-proliferation constitutes a serious blow to security and could lead to the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors. The Iranian nuclear problem, the situation in the Middle East 4 including Syria and allegations of the use of chemical weapons in that country and the use of ballistic missiles in Yemen - and the issue of denuclearization on the Korean peninsula constitute truly complex situations and real sources of concern for the international community.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  8. “Despite all efforts made by the international community to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons, regrettably, our world remains under the constant threat of such weapons and of biological and chemical weapons. At the moment, there are more than 14,500 nuclear weapons in the world. They pose the risk ofa nuclear conflict with irreversible humanitarian and environmental consequences and represent a real challenge for the Organization. It is also regrettable that States are inclined to invest more in the modernization of their nuclear arsenals but very little in the elimination of such weapons and their means of delivery.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  9. “Mr. Kablan Duncan (C6te d'Ivoire) (spoke in French): First of all, I would like to thank the United States presidency of the Security Council for organizing today's high-level debate on the issue of the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. I would also like to welcome you, Mr. President, as well as the other Heads of State and Government and eminent persons present at today's meeting, to discuss an issue of such great importance for our planet. The rapid development of nuclear and ballistic programmes has led to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Such weapons fuel violence and conflict, threaten the stability of entire regions and make the issue of non-proliferation an objective that will ensure the survival of humankind.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source