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Kouchner

lines on the record: 245
first: 2000-06-09
most recent: 2010-09-23
sittings or episodes: 11
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“Finally, it must be said, the efforts undertaken by the international community in mandating a peacekeeping operation require resolute commitment by the host State. The political contract entered into must be severed only once lasting peace has been restored. It is never acceptable for a Government to give notice to a United Nations mission or decide on its withdrawal without consultations, in particular without providing credible assurances that it is capable of taking over. I know that it is not easy and that we are faced with similar situations. This debate, which you, Mr. President, have taken the initiative to organize and which will be complemented by an outstanding statement, affords us another opportunity to reiterate our commitment to peacekeeping and our desire to further improve its effectiveness.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“I am thinking of Burundi, Sierra Leone and Cambodia. Faced with legitimate criticism, we forget the successes. However, we need to make more progress. We are counting on the Peacebuilding Commission, which has been mentioned, to come up with a response to the need to ensure better coordinated activities of the international community in the phases of emerging from a conflict. One thinks that once the operation has ended, the problems are over. They are just starting. The stakes in peacebuilding must be taken into account from the first stages of crisis management in order to anticipate the conditions and mechanisms to emerge from the crisis. That compels us today to assess the risks associated with new threats, such as drug and human trafficking, organized crime and even corruption, which are very likely to destabilize fragile countries.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“We should also regularly review the strategy, balance, composition and size of operations. Peacekeeping operations are the expression of the international community's commitment. I pay tribute to all those who are in charge, involved and sometimes victims. Such operations must establish lasting peace. That is easy to say, but they are not meant to last forever. It is necessary to then secure those achievements and ensure the implementation of a true transition strategy. That is why it is critical that we learn to better manage the transition and withdrawal phases in peacekeeping missions. At that level too, considerable effort has been made in recent years and there have been successes, seen in the gradual transfer of responsibilities to national authorities and the orderly withdrawal of several peacekeeping operations.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“We must welcome that and welcome the commitment of the Secretariat, which was able to adapt to the new modus operandi and the new relationships that the Council wished to establish among all actors. However, there remains much to do. I thank you again, Mr. President, for having organized this meeting. We must continue our work to ensure a stronger chain of command in operations, which has started, in order to improve cooperation among troop-contributing countries and also to ensure stricter political, military and financial supervision of peacekeeping operations. We should improve our work on resources and implementing budgets, as Celso Amorim has just said, by ensuring that when it takes decisions, the Council has a sound understanding of their operational and financial impact and of their future.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“In Darfur, attacks against civilians do not take place by chance. They are organized and have been described as crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court. In the climate of impunity that prevails in that battered region, UNAMID is repeatedly exposed to attacks, which prevents it from protecting civilians sufficiently, even in the camps. The Security Council should reflect on how to respond to that situation. Apart from the primary need to protect civilians, it is also necessary to draw up strategies for emergence from crisis that ensure a lasting return to peace, in particular with regard to the economic, social and political recovery of communities often ravaged by conflict. In line with those developments, we have taken steps to restore the effectiveness of the Security Council. Change is under way.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“The United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) illustrate the challenges we must face. In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the protection of civilians remains the priority for the Blue Helmets' mandate. But the situation is not under control, as the Council is well aware, particularly in the east, as shown by the recurrence of terrible violence against civilians, of which I just spoke - in particular against women, since it is easier. The training of the police and army must lead to law enforcement forces being redeployed to liberated areas, without a security vacuum, and to the authority of the Congolese State, including in the judicial field, being lastingly restored throughout the Territory.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“We are now striving to ensure that peacekeeping operations be based on specific, clear and prioritized mandates, with a clear timeline when possible, and that they be supported by appropriate and sufficient financial, human and technical resources. I am looking across the Chamber at the head of peacekeeping operations, who is looking at me dubiously. We have also adapted the United Nations actions to ensure better protection for vulnerable populations and achieve lasting results. Have we been successful? Not always. Today, the success of the United Nations must be gauged by the yardstick of the protection of civilians. Our credibility is at stake here.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“Of course, we are especially wedded to this, because this is one of the major responsibilities of the United Nations, and because the lives of millions of women, men and children depend on peacekeeping operations. Thousands of French soldiers and over 150 gendarmes and police officers serve as Blue Helmets - as Hillary Clinton said earlier, thinking of our berets - and my country contributes to the tune of $585 million to the budget for peacekeeping operations. We have experienced failure. We have experienced success. In certain cases, we have reached the limits of what we could expect of the missions. We have also witnessed tragedies: in Rwanda, in the former Yugoslavia and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We must remember these. We have learned those lessons.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“If the United Nations does not meet this challenge, no one can do it in its place. It is thus imperative that the Council 4 which bears, I repeat, the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security - learn from both its successes and its failures and adapt its decisions accordingly. You, Mr. President, rightly voiced the hope that this meeting would cover all aspects related to the maintenance of peace, whether it be the prevention of conflicts, or peacekeeping or peacebuilding when they have ended. Indeed, increasingly, we need to consider all of this together. At the very heart of this process, we have peacekeeping itself.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“No other international organization enjoys the legitimacy, the capacity and indeed the will to do what the United Nations does on a daily basis throughout the world. Clearly, even if all of us clearly favour prevention, and despite the system's imperfections, we have not yet found anything better with which to assist and strengthen nascent and therefore fragile peace processes; to assist States in need to restore their capacities, administer their territory and thus avoid a return to conflict; to guarantee the international community's vigilance and ensure that the most vulnerable are not left all alone in facing the hangman - in a word, to involve the entire international community in the settlement of crises from which we do not want to avert our eyes. This mission is extremely bold, perilous and, some would even say, utopian.”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“Mr. Kouchner (France) (spoke in French): I thank you, Sir, for your initiative to convene this meeting so that we might consider together the ways in which we undertake the United Nations most essential mission - that of maintaining international peace and security. We must be clear-headed. Peacekeeping operations are often criticized, even rejected, by host countries, as we have witnessed recently. Sometimes, they struggle to fulfil their mandates. They are expensive. They are not always as responsive as they should be. And we were all appalled by the impunity with which, even very recently, mass rapes were perpetrated in the Kivus, despite the deployment of a United Nations operation with significant assets. All of this is true. But do not let the trees hide the forest. What would we do without peacekeeping operations?”
2010-09-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6389 (2010) · source
“France and the European Union have on numerous occasions voiced their readiness to support and facilitate and, as necessary, to participate in negotiations and ponder the guarantees that a possible agreement might require. I note with much hope the intentions declared by the new American Administration. I wish to say to it here that we will be ready to work with the United States for a new dynamic, but it can wait no longer. I said at the start that the matter is urgent need and, in that context, with all the arguments that I tried to emphasize, we bring our full support to the plan to organize a new international conference on the Middle East this year, as proposed by the Russian Federation.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“In the light of the conclusions of the Board of Inquiry which have just been communicated to us, we will have to consider this issue in the next few days. My final message is that stronger commitment by the international community is needed. Only such a commitment can guarantee that serious peace negotiations will resume and rapidly succeed. Only such a commitment provides the parties with assurance that the terms of an agreement will effectively be complied with, thanks to the direct contributions of third countries in the form of manpower, financial resources and guarantees. I know that meetings will be completed at the end of this month, which completion we await with impatience.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“We are so far from that now - which takes into account seven interdependencies. We must think about the measures of trust and the acts necessary by one party or another to achieve the objectives set by that initiative. To prepare for the future and for peace is also to accept working on the past, without fear. We cannot ignore today allegations of violations of international humanitarian law noted since the Gaza crisis. France backed the establishment by the Secretary-General of the Board of Inquiry on attacks against United Nations premises in Gaza. I have also indicated that France would back any investigation as long as it is impartial, independent and covers all Violations of international humanitarian law regardless of who the victims are, be they Palestinian or Israeli civilians.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“France, of course, calls upon the Palestinian Authority to continue its efforts to combat terrorism. The actions of Salam Fayyad, former Prime Minister, in this area deserve tribute. Terrorism and attacks in all their forms, as well as the trafficking of weapons into Gaza, are all unacceptable and must come to an end. A comprehensive regional approach is also needed through work, inter alia, on the Lebanese and Syrian tracks of the peace process. We cherish the hope that indirect negotiations between Syria and Israel may resume and that the question of the village of Gashar and Sheba'a Farms may be settled between Israel and the Government of Lebanon, under the aegis of the United Nations. Beyond that, the whole region that must become involved in seeking peace. That is why we so greatly value the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative -2002!”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“The continuation of Israeli settlement undermines on a daily basis the credibility of efforts aimed at a lasting solution by creating fait accomplis on the ground and insisting on splitting the West Bank into two parts and totally isolating East Jerusalem. As President Sarkozy stated when he spoke before the Knesset in June 2008, "There can be no peace without the immediate and complete cessation of settlement activities". The Government of Israel must hear this message - this friendly message: continuing settlement is one of the main obstacles in the field to peace and eventually poses a threat to the security of Israel. The presidential statement to be adopted at the end of our meeting would be stronger, in my View, if it took into account this essential issue.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“However, we are just as firmly committed to achieving the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people, and in our View, only the creation of a sovereign Palestinian State will make it possible to combine these two objectives. To be successful, peace must be moved forward by the leaders. Our friends have said that. However, the greatest attention must be paid to the second element. It is just as necessary that the peoples believe in the possibility of peace. They now no longer believe in it. Immediate measures in the field are necessary to create the right conditions for negotiations.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“If there is a message that France intends to share with the Council today, it is, on the contrary, the sense of urgency that should drive us - urgency because of the veritable ticking bomb that is the situation in Gaza Strip, urgency because of the critical financial situation of the Palestinian Authority, urgency because of the growing weariness of both the people of Palestine and the people of Israel, and finally, urgency because we must not lose track of the Palestinian elections planned for January 2010. For us, the window of opportunity, as we say, is now one that is calculated in terms of months, not in years. Thus, we must step up our efforts to facilitate resumption of political negotiations that would lead to a comprehensive peace. For us, the existence and the security of Israel are not negotiable.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“Finally - and this is the main objective of our meeting and the aspect that I would like to develop today - we have to again be in a position to turn to the future in order to achieve peace. The year 2008 started with hope, with a return to inter-Palestinian negotiations on the final status. Ultimately, it was not possible to keep to the timeline for the completion of those negotiations agreed upon in Annapolis, but resolution 1850 (2008) very clearly recalled the irreversibility of this process. We do not have to refer to it by the name of Annapolis. The military operations in Gaza brutally interrupted the thread of negotiations. Must we therefore conclude that the time is not right to relaunch the peace process? No, no and no.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“Humanitarian workers and aid have barely entered the Gaza Strip. For the most part, the blockade is still in place. Reconstruction is impossible, or nearly impossible. Checkpoints should be opened in a lasting way for all goods; we have all requested that. There is also no lasting ceasefire, and rocket launches, though episodic, continue. Our compatriot Gilad Shalit and the Palestinian prisoners have not yet been released. It is essential that Palestinians speak with a single voice. Inter-Palestinian reconciliation efforts under the authority of President Abbas, in compliance with the principles that guide the peace process, must be successful. My country wishes once again to back the work of Egypt on this issue.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“Mr. Kouchner (France) (spoke in French): I should like at the outset to thank Mr. Lavrov, as well as the Secretary-General for his encouraging words, and to tell members that we are not satisfied by the progress made. That progress has been insufficient, despite the efforts of many of the countries represented around this table. Almost four months ago to the day, our countries met here to adopt an appeal for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza. Since then, the most difficult phase of the conflict has ended. I believe that our appeal and our efforts in New York contributed to that. However, most of the objectives set out in resolution 1860 (2009), to which all preceding speakers have referred, have not yet been attained, and we are far from attaining them. First, the situation on the ground in Gaza remains extremely worrisome; that is a euphemism.”
2009-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6123 (2009) · source
“There are no further speakers inscribed on my list. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 10.15 p.m. 11”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“I call on His Excellency Mr. Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham, Secretary of the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation of the Libyan Arab J amahiriya.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I shall now give the floor to members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting. I give the floor to His Excellency Mr. David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“A vote was taken by show of hands. In favour: Austria, Burkina Faso, China, Costa Rica, Croatia, France, Japan, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Mexico, Russian Federation, Turkey, Uganda, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Viet Nam Against: None Abstaining: United States of America The President (spoke in French): The result of the voting is as follows: 14 votes in favour, none against and 1 abstention. The draft resolution has been adopted as resolution 1860 (2009). I now give the floor to His Excellency Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“The ongoing contacts between the Israelis and the Egyptians give us a measure of hope. 09-20414 Tonight, as a country that has always advocated the essential role in the Middle East of the United Nations and the Security Council, we have but one regret, namely, that, despite our persistent calls, it has not been possible for the Council to find a bit more time to consider the points of view of the negotiators on the ground and to endorse the results of the negotiations under way to achieve a permanent ceasefire. That message of hope must be heard without delay. The ongoing negotiations to which I have referred must be concluded very quickly. Peace is essential. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I shall now put the draft resolution to the vote the draft resolution contained in document S/2009/23.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“The draft resolution includes the framework principles for a way out of the crisis, namely, an end to the launching of rockets and to Israeli military operations and a permanent ceasefire, which includes in particular the opening of crossing points and effective measures against weapons trafficking. European Union ministers proposed that framework at their meeting in Paris on 30 December. The President of the French Republic negotiated it with the States of the region during his visit to the Middle East. Following that initiative, President Mubarak proposed a peace plan to which the leaders of the region responded positively. That plan provides us with the sole viable way out of the crisis and the only hope for peace. We are pleased that the draft resolution encourages those efforts.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“Gaza is facing an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The toll of the violence has been extremely heavy. Our thoughts tonight are with many victims of this tragedy and with the bereaved families on both sides. The immediate cessation of the fighting is the overriding priority. Like many others here, the European Union, France and President Sarkozy have worked continuously for the past 10 days to find a way out of this situation. We do not place States on the same level - and of course I am referring to the State of Israel as well as to the Palestinian State that we so desire - as movements whose sole ambition is to destroy the peace process through violence.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“Members of the Council have before them document 8/2009/23, which contains the text of a draft resolution submitted by the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is my understanding that the Council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it. 2 Unless I hear any objection, I shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. There being no objection, it is so decided. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as Minister for Foreign Affairs of France. Despite the difficulties, we are meeting in the Security Council for the joint purpose of achieving a ceasefire. The draft resolution that has been submitted is commensurate with the very grave situation in the Middle East today. The mobilization of the Council and of such a large number of ministers from the region attest to that.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“In accordance with the request made in a letter dated 8 January 2009 from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, to be issued as document S/2009/24, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the Permanent Observer of Palestine to participate in the present meeting in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided. I welcome the presence of the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Ban Ki-moon, at this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Security Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“I should like to inform the Council that I have received letters from the representatives of Egypt, Israel and Saudi Arabia, in which they request to be invited to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite those representatives to participate in the consideration of the item, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. On behalf of the Council, I welcome His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt, and His Royal Highness Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia.”
2009-01-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6063 (2009) · source
“In accordance with the agreement reached by the Security Council in its prior consultations, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to suspend this meeting until tomorrow at 11 am. The meeting was suspended at 9 p.m. 09-20097”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Ahmad bin Abdulla Al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I thank the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt for his proposals. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Salah Bashir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Jordan.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I thank the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway for the initiatives he has just announced. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I now call on His Excellency Mr. Michael Spindelegger, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I give the floor now to the Secretary of the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, His Excellency Mr. Abdurrahman Mohamed Shalgham.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I next invite the Secretary of State of the United States of America, Her Excellency Ms. Condoleezza Rice, to take the floor.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I now invite His Excellency The Right Honourable David Miliband, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to take the floor.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I thank the Secretary-General for his statement. I now give the floor to His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I hope that we will be able to take decisive action in the Council in support, in particular, of Egypt's efforts, as well as those of the League of Arab States committee and others, along the two fronts that I have outlined, namely, an immediate halt to Violence and the establishment of the necessary conditions for a lasting ceasefire. I welcome the presence among us of His Excellency Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, to whom I give the floor.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“In particular, we must work on the basis of the Arab Peace Initiative to address the Israeli-Palestinian and Israeli- Arab conflicts in a comprehensive and practical manner. 09-20097 Europe encourages the essential reconciliation that must take place among Palestinians. We support efforts by everyone to that end. France has acted with all its partners in the international community, in particular those in the European Union, to put an end to this crisis. My country believes that the Security Council has an essential role to play, which should take into account the reality of the situation on the ground in order to effectively establish the conditions for a lasting ceasefire. In that regard, I shall listen to the various statements to be made here.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“France would also like to reiterate the need to establish the necessary conditions and guarantees for a lasting ceasefire, the main elements of which are well-known. They include supervision of the implementation of the ceasefire; a return to normality in Gaza, which includes the permanent opening of crossing points; and a halt to the smuggling of weapons into Gaza. International oversight mechanisms may prove to be necessary, and we are prepared to contribute to them. Beyond that, it remains crucial to return to peace negotiations. There is no military solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, not in Gaza or anywhere else. The solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict must be based on the process charted at Annapolis and on the establishment of a viable Palestinian State living side by side with Israel in peace and security.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“We await Israel's response, but we have the hope that it will be positive. The Security Council should encourage and support those promising efforts. All States of the region should support this momentum and contribute to this hopeful initiative aimed at moderation and restraint. The immediate priority is to end the violence. My country has condemned Israel's ground offensive against Gaza, just as it has condemned the continued launching of rockets. We call for an immediate humanitarian truce. The fate of civilians is the most urgent concern. France reiterates is call for a complete and immediate cessation of rocket launchings, and for a halt to all Israeli military operations.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Just today we have seen the tragedy at the Al-Fakhoura School, near Jabaliya. In the face of that tragedy, my country has decided to do everything possible to bring an end to the violence. Following two days of discussions in the region-in Sharm el-Sheikh, Jerusalem, Ramallah, Damascus and again in Sharm el-Sheikh - the President of the French Republic has achieved the undertaking of negotiations on a permanent ceasefire. At a press conference with President Sarkozy, President Mubarak has in fact just proposed a plan aimed at finding a way out of the crisis. In particular, President Mubarak has called for Israel, the Palestinian Authority and Palestinian factions to meet in order to take every step necessary to end the escalation, including border security and the reopening of border crossings.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“I propose, with the consent of the Council, to extend an invitation to participate in this meeting, under rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, to His Excellency Mr. Amre Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. This is a moment of great urgency. The international community is mobilizing, as attested to by the presence of President Abbas, the Secretary- General of the United Nations, the Secretary-General of the League of Arab States and Ministers from Arab States, countries members of the Council and other States. The number of victims is in the hundreds, and in the thousands if the wounded are included. Many are civilians.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“In accordance with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite the representatives of Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Norway, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to participate in the consideration of the item on the Council's agenda, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure. There being no objection, it is so decided. I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian National Authority, whom I welcome, to participate in this meeting in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. There being no objection, it is so decided.”
2009-01-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6061 (2009) · source
“Accordingly, France stands ready, particularly with its EU partners, to contribute to the implementation of an agreement that must be able to be sealed as soon as possible. One year after the Paris conference, which raised a lot of money and aid to build that Palestinian State, we are ready to make an additional and decisive effort to consolidate the hope for peace. Now that a solution is within reach, we expect our Israeli and Palestinian partners to seize that opportunity and take historic decisions in the interests of their peoples and stability throughout the entire region.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“Thus, we support the Palestinian authorities in their reform of the security service and welcome the success of the steps taken in Jenin, for example. Finally, we welcome the continuation of the truce concluded on 19 June in Gaza, hoping that it will help to improve the humanitarian conditions of the people, the suffering of the people in Gaza and the chances for a prompt release of Gilad Shalit. France is convinced that the Israelis and the Palestinians can achieve peace, and in that respect, of course, I recall the important Arab peace initiative. There will be no security in Israel without a democratic and viable Palestinian State at its side and no security for the world without peace in all the countries of the Middle East.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source
“On 23 June in the Knesset, the President of France recalled that for France there can be "no peace without an immediate and complete halt to settlement". I recall that very decisive position in view of the threat posed by the violent speeches, and particularly the speech of the Iranian President, who again delivered an unacceptable message a few days ago before the General Assembly. In parallel with our messages on the necessary freeze on the settlements, naturally we call on the Palestinian Authority, as we have always done, also to meet its commitment, particularly to continue its efforts to combat terrorism and attacks in all their forms, as well as arms trafficking, as the representative of Israel has just emphasized. We want peace with all our heart. We support peace efforts, wherever they may be made, with all our strength.”
2008-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5983 (2008) · source