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lines on the record: 71
first: 2003-05-30
most recent: 2005-12-15
sittings or episodes: 8
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“This new courtroom will enable more cases to be heard at the same time, thereby supporting the implementation of the completion strategy. We also greatly appreciate the assistance from the international community that enabled us to construct new courtrooms and a detention facility in Rwanda, which will be used exclusively for the cases transferred to Rwanda from the Tribunal. We would also like to take this opportunity to urge Member States to make their financial contributions to the Tribunal on time, in full and without conditions. Late payment or non-payment of contributions has a negative impact on the completion strategy.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“We urge other Chambers to deal with the issue with seriousness and follow this procedure in all cases where threats to witness security have been reported. We therefore invite the Tribunal to develop with us a joint mechanism for ensuring witness security, including by signing a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Government of Rwanda on all aspects of witness protection. Finally, we would like to express our appreciation to the international community for its continued support of the Tribunal through both assessed and voluntary contributions. In particular, we would like to thank the Governments of Norway and the United Kingdom, which paid for the construction of a new courtroom at Arusha.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“It is also important that sentences be served inside Rwanda. This is another point that the Rwanda Government has advocated since 1994. Here again, both common sense and natural justice would suggest that sentences should be served where the crimes were committed. This would advance the cause of justice, combat impunity and promote national reconciliation. In that context, we wish to recall that a new detention facility that meets United Nations standards was completed more than a year and a half ago. The security of witnesses who testify before the Tribunal continues to be an issue of concern to my Government. We commend the Prosecutor's decision to assign a special counsel to investigate such matters and welcome the directives given by the Appeals Chamber on this issue in the case of Jean de Dieu Kamuhanda.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“For those reasons, therefore, the Rwanda Government believes that it has the capacity to handle all the cases transferred from the ICTR, and we hope that the Office of the Prosecutor will, at the appropriate time, make the decision to transfer all those cases to Rwanda. We do not suggest that our judiciary is perfect. Challenges remain, but we are determined to continue to make progress and further strengthen our judiciary. Naturally, we would welcome continued international assistance to enable us further to enhance our improved capacity, in the same way that the former Yugoslavia was supported in preparation for the transfer of cases to national jurisdictions. I wish to take this opportunity to thank Judge Mose for the appeal made to the international community along those lines.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“The vast majority of cases are expected to be tried by the Gacaca community court and appeals process. This has freed up the ordinary courts, which will now be able to handle the cases transferred by the Tribunal and a handful of cases that may be referred back to it by the Gacaca courts. Secondly, since 1994 the Rwanda Government has been engaged in an intensive programme to build a strong and respected judiciary. We have trained three times as many lawyers and investigators in the past 10 years as in the three decades preceding the genocide. With the assistance of a number of friendly Governments, we have transformed the infrastructure, particularly courtrooms, and have provided judges and prosecutors with the facilitation that has made them more effective.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“We would encourage the Tribunal to continue to identify cases for transfer. Two issues have been raised with respect to Rwanda's capacity to handle such cases. First, we have on several occasions informed the ICTR that since 1998 a moratorium has been in force on the death penalty, and that in any case the Government is willing to enter into an agreement with the Tribunal not to exercise the death penalty in any of the transferred cases. Secondly, on the question of the capacity of the Rwandan judicial system to handle such cases, given the large caseload from thousands of local cases, we wish to bring the following to the attention of the Council. First, the strain of cases on the ordinary courts was eased with the commencement of Gacaca community trials earlier this year.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“It is a widely accepted principle that trials should always take place as close as possible to where the crimes were committed. The crimes before the ICTR were committed in Rwanda. It is my Government's view that all trials targeted for transfer should take place in Rwanda. This would help address the legacy problem I mentioned earlier, because people would be able to relate to a legal process that is taking place close to them. It would also help eradicate the culture of impunity, as justice would not only be done, but would be seen to be done by Rwandans in Rwanda. Those two factors would also contribute to the promotion of national reconciliation and healing. The Rwandan Government therefore welcomes the transfer of 45 investigation files from the ICTR to Rwanda.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“It may also be due to the witness protection problems and to the management and ethical challenges that have plagued the Tribunal, particularly in its earlier years. The legacy of the Tribunal with respect to strengthening the Rwandan judiciary also requires attention. We welcome the support given thus far to strengthen our judiciary, although we would highly appreciate more, especially in training investigators, lawyers and judges, as well as upgrading the existing infrastructure, including through enhancing information and communications technology capabilities. This would support our own efforts, which have already resulted in a significant strengthening of the judiciary. Since the establishment of the Tribunal in 1994, my Government has strongly advocated for the transfer of some cases for trial in Rwanda.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“This is the only way to ensure that notorious suspects such as Felicien Kabuga, Augustine Ngirabatware and Francois Bucyibaruta are arrested and brought to justice. With the Tribunal only a couple of years away from the completion of its work, we believe that the Security Council should reflect on the legacy issues of the ICTR, particularly in Rwanda. To its credit, the Tribunal has brought to justice many leading suspects of the genocide. It has also set many legal precedents and contributed immensely to the body of international law. However, much work remains to be done with respect to its impact on the justice and reconciliation process in Rwanda. This may be due to the geographical distance between Arusha and Rwanda, coupled with the failure to establish an effective and proactive outreach programme.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“The Tribunal's completion strategy should not be seen as an exit strategy from the obligations of the international community to bring all the suspects of the crime of genocide to trial at the ICTR or in Rwanda. The serious nature of the crime of genocide requires that we ensure that there is no impunity; we therefore cannot accept the notion that some accused may never be arrested. Measures must be put in place to ensure that all accused are brought to justice, even after the Tribunal's mandate has expired. We welcome the more aggressive programme from the prosecution for tracking and apprehending fugitives. We also appreciate the commitment by some Member States to cooperate with the Tribunal in apprehending and transferring suspects for prosecution. We urge Member States to intensify these efforts.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“Among those indicted by the Prosecutor, 19 remain at large and are being provided with a haven from international justice by Member States of the United Nations. We once again appeal to the Prosecutor to enforce the relevant provisions of the Tribunal's Statute to ensure that all States cooperate and hand over these fugitives. The Prosecutor should, for example, consider providing the Security Council with a list of indictees still at large, along with the countries in which they currently reside. The concern of the Government and people of Rwanda, particularly the genocide survivors, is that the perpetrators of the genocide not be allowed to evade justice.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“While we welcome this assessment, we also recall that a few years ago the Office of the Prosecutor had targeted for trial as many as 300 suspects who bear the greatest responsibility for the genocide. This figure has been revised downward over the years, until today we are at a point where we are talking about roughly one quarter of the number of original targets. While the number of persons targeted for prosecution has gone down, serious accusations remain against many of the suspects who are no longer being considered for prosecution. One such suspect is Callixte Mbarushimana, who should face justice instead of being considered for compensation for income lost from United Nations employment.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“My Government wishes to express its satisfaction with our good working relationship with the Tribunal and to reiterate once again our commitment to continuing to work with the Tribunal in a constructive and collaborative spirit to bring to justice those who hear the greatest responsibility for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. As 2005 draws to a close, we recognize that there is not very much time before the Tribunal is supposed to complete its work in accordance with the completion strategy. We welcome the efforts of the Tribunal to be focused and systematic in its approach as it works towards ensuring the successful completion of its mandate. On the basis of the information contained in the updated and revised version of the completion strategy, the Tribunal expects to have completed trials involving 65 to 70 persons by 2008.”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“Mr. President, we wish to thank you for convening this meeting to discuss the completion strategies of the International Criminal Tribunals for Rwanda and the Former Yugoslavia. My delegation wishes to express its thanks to Tribunal Presidents Judge Erik Mose and Judge Fausto Pocar and Chief Prosecutors Hassan Jallow and Carla Del Ponte for their respective presentations. We commend them for their continued hard work and commitment to the successful implementation of their completion strategies in accordance with Security Council resolutions 1503 (2003) and 1534 (2004). We wish to focus our remarks on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR).”
2005-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5328 (2005) · source
“Empowering relevant bodies such as the Security Council to take up that challenge is the first step forward, which we cannot afford to overlook.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“We urge the Council to seriously consider including in the draft resolution under consideration an expression of its willingness to discharge its mandate and to act accordingly by endorsing the commitment set out in the outcome resolution of the world summit regarding the responsibility to protect populations from genocide, war crimes and ethnic cleansing. The safety of civilian populations in all circumstances, let alone situations of armed conflict, is the very foundation of the legitimacy of the nations in the name of which we stand. The claim of the principle of national sovereignty will be fully valid only when all our nations, individually or collectively, will have turned their commitment into effective action and when they will have set up appropriate preventative and protective mechanisms to uphold that safety.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“Yet we also contend that collective responsibility is needed, and we support all courses of action envisaged in the outcome resolution, including with regard to the international community being prepared to act in a timely and decisive manner through the Security Council in accordance with the Charter, including Chapter VII, where a State is manifestly failing to protect its populations from those atrocities, whenever necessary and appropriate. Given that reference to the undeniable role of the Security Council in that respect, we believe it is appropriate for the Council to support this important development on the agenda for the protection of civilian populations.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“My Government wishes to seize this opportunity to reiterate its sincere gratitude to all delegations for their solemn adherence to that commitment. My Government is of the view that the agreement and the settlement by our heads of State and Government in the world summit was a recognition that collective action is the only way forward if we are to free humanity once and for all of such grave violations, which have been recurrent in recent decades in many parts of the world. It was recognition that business as usual is inadequate and can no longer prevail. We firmly believe that the responsibility for protecting populations from genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity lies first and foremost with the State itself, as articulated in the World Summit Outcome (General Assembly resolution 60/1).”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“In such circumstances, those populations are threatened with a wide range of abuses, including those condemned in the relevant internationally agreed instruments pertaining to the promotion and protection of human rights. It is imperative to underline that the protection of civilian populations in armed conflict is strictly mandatory for all States and all parties concerned in a situation of armed conflict. A higher threshold in that respect, however, should be contemplated in those situations where populations are at risk of genocide or other large-scale atrocities. One most important and far-reaching development in this regard is the commitment made by heads of State or Government at September's world summit to protect civilians from genocide, ethnic cleansing, crimes against humanity and war crimes.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“My delegation wishes to put on record its appreciation to the delegation of the United Kingdom for scheduling this very important and timely meeting, which has provided my Government with an opportunity to take stock of the achievements made during the more than five years since the Security Council adopted its first resolution on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, resolution 1265 (1999), and to reflect on those areas where action remains inadequate. Allow me also wholeheartedly to congratulate the Secretary-General on his comprehensive and very enlightening report (S/2005/740) on the matter. The Security Council's agenda on the protection of civilians in armed conflict addresses a broad spectrum of violations of fundamental rights, violations that target the innocent civilian populations.”
2005-12-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5319Resumption1 (2005) · source
“It is my Government's strong view that this year's visit will have value to the extent that it assists in coming up with effective and workable measures to put an end to the actions of the negative forces, including the ex-FAR/Interahamwe. We look forward to next year's visit as devoted to celebrating the success achieved in that respect and to an exchange of views regarding other constructive agendas.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“We understand that those two individuals are part of a much larger group, which has been constantly acting in violation of the measures provided for in resolution 1596 (2005). We hope that the draft resolution under consideration will help to address that concern and that it will impose the contemplated measures not on a limited number of individuals, but on the armed groups or entities to which they belong. That would be one concrete measure that could contribute efficiently to their disarmament. In conclusion, the added value of the Security Council's visits to the Great Lakes region is certainly self-evident. Allow me to underline, however, that their relevance would be greatly enhanced if they helped to generate real momentum for the resolution of problems facing our region. The disarmament of negative forces is a key problem.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“I wish to reiterate that Rwanda, for its part, has set up all the necessary arrangements for the reception and reintegration of those who would be returning to their countries. I wish to take this opportunity to express our most sincere gratitude to those in the international donor community who have been providing, and are still willing to provide, assistance in that connection. I cannot conclude my remarks without referring to the list recently published by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo. I should like to state that that list falls short in terms of comprehensiveness. It cites two individuals from the leadership of the Forces democratiques pour le liberation du Rwanda.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“We anticipate that it will be specifically and unequivocally devoted to resolving the question of the disarmament of the negative forces. In that respect, my delegation wishes to take this opportunity to call upon the Council to diligently consider the proposals made by the representatives of the Tripartite Plus One Joint Commission countries so as to come up with a truly strong and purposeful draft resolution. The countries in our region are more than ever resolved to work together to find a durable solution to the question of the disarmament, repatriation and reintegration of their nationals held hostage by the hard-liners leading these armed groups. A purposeful and action-oriented draft resolution would greatly complement that regional momentum.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“Here, I should recall that, in their meeting in Kampala on 21 October 2005, the Foreign Ministers of the countries of the Tripartite Plus One Joint Commission unanimously called upon the Security Council to consider giving MONUC a more robust mandate so that it could embark on forceful disarmament of the negative forces. A letter was jointly conveyed to the President of the Council transmitting specific language to legitimize that aim. That joint endeavour created a momentum that needs to be fully sustained by the Council, including by devising more solid strategies to deal with the issue of disarming the negative forces once and for all. My delegation looks forward to the draft resolution currently being considered by the Security Council as an unprecedented breakthrough in that regard.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“Beyond that very important new stand, however, there is a need for decisive and speedy action to follow if we are to turn that mere will into a tangible outcome. Past experiences in that regard have proved that failure to match political will with resolute action has served to strengthen the negative forces' resolve to carry out their initial destructive plans. The Ituri course of action taken by the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has instead proved that sustained pressure, combined with forceful measures, can help to annihilate these networks of spoilers. My Government is convinced that that such an approach could have the same outcome if it is extended to and intensified in the areas where the ex-FAR/Interahamwe are deployed.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“Their leadership has, all along, been adamant in its refusal to respond to the multiple - albeit lenient - appeals from the Council, while fiercely obstructing those who have attempted to disarm and go home. That approach has resulted in the political and military consolidation of the negative forces and in unwelcome and recurrent tensions among the countries within the region. My delegation wishes to place on record our satisfaction with the Security Council's recent position that the voluntary disarmament of negative forces has reached its limits and that it can no longer be advocated as an efficient way to dismantle the networks of armed groups, as expressed in the presidential statement issued on 4 October 2005 (S/PRST/2005/46) and emphasized during the Council's most recent visit to the Great Lakes region.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“As far as Rwanda is concerned, it is needless to remind this body that the instability along our border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo during the past decade - created by the uninterrupted and unhindered military activities of the ex-Forces armees rwandaises (FAR)/Interahamwe - could not be addressed in an appropriate manner, despite the numerous appeals made by my Government to the international community to work out solutions to put an end to that continued threat. Surprisingly, the Council has, time and again, taken the position that those negative forces had to disarm voluntarily. My Government's reservations as to the efficiency of such an approach have been vindicated by the paltry results achieved so far in causing the negative forces to effectively disarm.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“While my delegation appreciates the Security Council's efforts to lend continuous support to political processes aimed at ending the conflict crises that have so destructively affected the countries of our region during the past decade, it is our belief that the Council should adopt a more conclusive approach towards the underpinnings of the perpetuation of instability in the Great Lakes region so as to achieve sustainable peace and prosperity. It has been more than obvious that peace processes in the region have been consistently undermined by the unrestricted military activities of the negative forces operating on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from where they have been carrying out deadly armed attacks in neighbouring countries and regularly committing untold atrocities against innocent civilian populations.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“Security Council missions to Africa have provided an unmatched opportunity to discuss with the leaders of the countries visited progress achieved and ways forward in finding durable solutions to longstanding peace and security challenges on our continent. During its visit last month to the Great Lakes region, the Security Council had another opportunity to witness positive political developments in Burundi and reaffirm the Council's determination to accompany the transition of the Democratic Republic of the Congo towards its peaceful conclusion through a transparent and democratic electoral process, which is to be concluded on 30 June 2006.”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the assumption by the United Kingdom of the stewardship of the Council for the month of December and to wish you every success in that endeavour. You may count on my delegation's unreserved support. Our congratulations also go to Ambassador Andrey Denisov of the Russian Federation for his outstanding presidency in November. Furthermore, I wish to express my delegation's commendation to you, Sir, for convening this meeting, following the visit by the Security Council to the Great Lakes region of Africa last month. Allow me also address my sincere appreciation to Ambassador Jean Marc de La Sabliere for his very successful leadership of the mission and for the comprehensive report on the Council's mission (S/2005/716).”
2005-12-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5315 (2005) · source
“While Rwanda fulfilled its commitments under both agreements, by completely withdrawing all of its troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has yet to fulfil its commitment to disarm, demobilize and repatriate the ex-FAR/Interahamwe, even now, five and a half years after the signing of the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement and three and a half years since the signing of the Pretoria Agreement. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Council and to urge members to keep their attention focused on this issue in order to quickly establish peace and stability in our region.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“My Government also considers the presence of those forces in mobilized positions that pose a real and direct threat to the security of Rwanda to be unacceptable. We also find it unacceptable that those forces are a present and increasing threat to Rwanda and the wider region, even now, after the genocide. For 10 years my Government has appealed for this problem to be rapidly addressed. Elaborate plans have been drawn up, including the timetables and plans that were a key component of the Lusaka and Pretoria agreements.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“My Government welcomes the conclusion of the Security Council mission to Central Africa that, as long as the problem of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe remains, it will be a source of instability in the region. We also welcome the mission's recognition that this group poses a threat to the civilian population and neighbouring countries and that needs, therefore, the problem to be rapidly addressed. That is the most critical factor for my Government - that the problem be rapidly and decisively addressed without delay. We indeed appeal to the Council to confirm that this problem will be rapidly addressed. My Government notes that in the presidential statement issued by the Security Council yesterday, the Council described the armed presence and activities of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe as unacceptable.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“My Government is encouraged by the seriousness and resolve of the Burundian authorities to settle the issues that are still outstanding and to respect and maintain the electoral calendar. Rwanda supports all measures that will ensure long-term peace, stability, reunification, reconciliation, democracy and power- sharing and justice and development in Burundi, and will continue to support the transitional process. The Rwandan Government believes that strong and decisive measures need to be taken against the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL), which, following its joint attack with the exFAR/Interahamwe against the refugees in Gatumba, slaughtered, in cold blood, 160 Banyamulenge refugees and has continuously been destabilizing the country.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“We look forward to the appointment of all representatives so that the mechanism could be operationalized in the very near future. Concerning the situation in Bukavu and the wider region of the Kivus, my Government would like to express its concern about the plight of the Banyamulenge people and other groups who are being persecuted and marginalized. We appeal to the Security Council to ensure that their rights and freedoms are upheld as citizens of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and that those who have been forced to flee their country are allowed to return home and live in peace and dignity. Turning to the situation in Burundi, my Government welcomes the progress in the transition process.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“However, it is my Government's experience that it is not absence of good ideas or new and fresh plans that killed the old plans, but rather the lack of political will to implement them. My Government earnestly hopes that the problem of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe can be rapidly and decisively addressed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo Government and the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), so that the need for any country in the region to take any action against those forces in self-defense is eliminated. My Government looks forward to the operationalization of the Joint Verification Mechanism. In that regard, Rwanda has demonstrated its commitment by taking the necessary steps to fulfil its obligations, including the appointment of representatives.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“Over the last few months alone, over 600 of those forces have been captured while conducting operations inside Rwanda. Their cross-border operations have caused loss of life and property and injury to civilians, as well as destruction of infrastructure. Despite numerous Council resolutions, those forces continue to live and conduct criminal activities from within their mobilized units in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They also continue to receive military and other supplies and to recruit, train and brainwash a significant number of members of the younger generation that they involve in their military activities. We are aware that a new plan is now on the table regarding the disarmament of those negative forces.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“We have thus far deployed our troops along the common border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo in order to counter incursions perpetrated by former Forces armees rwandaises(FAR)/Interahamwe from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Council members will be aware of my Government's concern that for 10 years the problem of the ex-FAR/Interahamwe based on the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has not been conclusively addressed and, as a result, remains a source of insecurity and unrest for Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the wider region. Over the last 10 years, Rwanda's sovereignty and territorial integrity have been repeatedly violated with relative impunity by those forces. Cross-border attacks are very frequent.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“It is my Government's earnest hope that the process that began in Dar es Salaam on 20 November will culminate in genuine and durable peace, security, democracy and development in the Great Lakes region and in the wider African continent. We welcome the determination of the heads of State present at Dar es Salaam to respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of all States in the region and to prevent the use of their own territories for subversive activities by armed groups. We also welcome their strong commitment to combat genocide in the region and to disarm and arrest the perpetrators of the genocide in Rwanda. I would like to take this opportunity to reiterate that the allegations pertaining to the presence of Rwandan army troops are false.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“I would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. I would also like to express my appreciation to the delegation of the United States for a job well done last month. Allow me also to thank the members of the Council for their decision to send a mission to Central Africa in November 2004, as well to thank the leader of the mission for presenting its report. My Government believes that such visits to the field are useful to enable the Council to appreciate first-hand the challenges being faced with respect to peace, security, poverty and underdevelopment in the region. The mission began its visit one day after the historic signing of the Dar es Salaam Declaration on Peace, Security, Democracy and Development in the Great Lakes Region.”
2004-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5096 (2004) · source
“Ibrahima Fall, for the preparations undertaken so far and once again reiterates its full support for the process. Preparations for the conference are already under way at the national level in Rwanda. Consultations by the national coordinator and the national preparatory committee in preparation for the conference are already under way. Rwanda looks forward to the conference in the hope that it will enable us to conduct frank and productive discussions on the four main topic areas.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We also welcome the recent talks in the Netherlands between the Government and members of Agathon Rwasa's branch of the Forces nationales de liberation. These are encouraging developments, which should be recognized and welcomed by the international community. In his report, the Secretary-General stresses that, despite the encouraging developments in the peace process, there is a risk that hopeful signs could be lost if there is no peace dividend in the form of improved living conditions. Rwanda agrees entirely with that assessment. We therefore call upon the international community expeditiously to make the required funds available for economic recovery and humanitarian activities in Burundi. On the final point of the Great Lakes conference, my Government commends the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“We also appeal to the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo to provide maximum cooperation to ensure that those who would like to return to Rwanda are able to do so and that those who choose to remain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo do not present a security threat to Rwanda. The Government of Rwanda commends the tireless efforts of the Government of Burundi, and President Ndayizeye in particular, to restore peace and security and to reconcile the people of Burundi. We welcome the signing of the comprehensive ceasefire agreement between the Government and the Conseil national pour la defense de la democratie-Forces nationales pour la defense de la democratie of Mr. Pierre Nkurunziza in Dar es Salaam last November.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“In this connection, however, we welcomed the voluntary repatriation to Rwanda last year of about 100 commanders and men of ex-FAR. They were well received and resettled in their villages in a spirit of reconciliation and also with the intention of encouraging others still in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to return to Rwanda. We are, however, concerned by reports that hundreds of other would-be returnees are being prevented from doing so by extremist elements among them. We appeal to the Security Council and to the international community as a whole urgently to address this issue.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“Rwanda believes that these meetings are the building blocks for the normalization of relations between our two countries. With respect to the situation in Ituri, my Government is greatly concerned by the continued lawlessness and violence in the province, which result in suffering for the ordinary people. We welcome the Security Council's decision to deploy the MONUC Ituri Brigade with a Chapter VII mandate, as well as the Mission's military expansion outside Bunia. The continued presence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of armed and dangerous former Rwandan Army (ex-FAR) and Interahamwe militia will be a threat to the security of Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the entire region until they are effectively disarmed and demobilized.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“My Government has since begun the process of normalizing relations with the Democratic Republic of the Congo. As highlighted in the report, the Rwandan Foreign Minister visited Kinshasa last October to meet with President Kabila and other Congolese officials to express the Rwandan Government's support for the transitional Government and to express our desire that the two countries work collaboratively to restore peace and security and to promote development in the region. Prior to this, at the invitation of the Government of Rwanda, two Congolese Vice-Presidents, Mr. Arthur Zaidi Ngoma and Mr. Azarias Ruberwa, attended President Kagame's inauguration in September and the Congolese Minister for Regional Cooperation, Mr. Mbusa Nyamwisi, visited Kigali for talks in October.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“My Government joins others in expressing its condolences to the Government and the people of Kenya on that loss, and in calling for the killers to be brought to justice. Rwanda witnesses with much encouragement and interest the ongoing peace processes in which its neighbouring countries of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi are engaged, despite the many challenges they still face. In this regard, Rwanda wishes once more to pledge its unwavering support for these processes and is looking forward to the renaissance ofthe two countries as stable nations. My Government hailed the establishment of transitional institutions in the Democratic Republic of the Congo last year. We believe that this not only fulfils an important requirement of the Lusaka Agreement, but also paves the way for a genuine reconciliation process.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“This being the first time my delegation has taken the floor in the Security Council in the month of February, I would like to begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. I would also like to thank you, Sir, for calling a meeting to discuss the progress report of the Secretary- General on the recommendations of the Security Council mission to Central Africa (S/2004/52). Further, I thank the members of the Security Council for their continued interest in and concern for the Central African subregion. Last week a Kenyan military observer serving in the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), Major Peter Wachai, was killed while on duty in a village near Bunia in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”
2004-02-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4911 (2004) · source
“Ownership of the reconciliation process by national stakeholders is crucial to the success of the process. There is clearly an important supportive role for the United Nations, particularly in creating an enabling environment for reconciliation and in mobilizing international support for post-conflict economic recovery. Although the role of the United Nations was not equal to the challenge in the case of Rwanda, it is our hope and expectation that this will not be the case in other situations of conflict around the globe.”
2004-01-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4903Resumption1 (2004) · source