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1. “"The Security Council will remain seized of the matter." This statement will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/2001/6. The Security Council has thus concluded the present stage of its consideration of the item on its agenda. The meeting rose at 4.15 p.m.”

   2001-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4285 (2001) · source

2. “It is convinced that compromise is the only means to resolve the conflict, and to this end urges all parties to work towards settling outstanding differences over the peace accord, and to proceed to its implementation. "The Security Council reaffirms its full support for the continuing efforts of the Facilitator and the Regional Peace Initiative to bring peace to Burundi. The Council also emphasizes the role of the Implementation Monitoring Committee in advancing the peace process. It takes note of the Communique ot' the 14th Summit Meeting of the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi, held in Arusha, Tanzania, on 26 February 2001. It also reiterates its readiness to consider practical ways in which it can best support the peace process, and the implementation of the Arusha Agreement.”

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3. “The Council also urges donors to deliver on the commitments made at the Paris Donors Conference on 11 and 12 December 2000. "The Security Council takes note of the scheme for power-sharing arrangements among parties to the Arusha Agreement worked out by the 14th Summit Meeting of the Regional Peace Initiative on Burundi, held in Arusha, Tanzania, on 26 February 2001 and calls on all the parties to reach early agreement on the outstanding issues related to the transitional power-sharing arrangements and to give their full cooperation to the Facilitator. "The Security Council stresses that the key to achieving lasting peace in Burundi lies with the Burundian parties.”

   2001-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4285 (2001) · source

4. “The Council recalls the meeting at Libreville on 9 January 2001 between the President of the Republic of Burundi and the leader of the FDD and urges the continuation of this process. The Council calls on all the parties, including the armed groups, to engage in dialogue immediately so as to allow an early cessation of hostilities and to reach agreement on a permanent ceasefire. "The Security Council stresses the importance of providing urgent humanitarian assistance to civilians displaced by the hostilities, and calls upon all parties to guarantee safe and unhindered access by humanitarian personnel to those in need. The Council reiterates its request to the donor community to help the Government of Burundi, United Nations agencies and the humanitarian community to respond effectively to the needs of the population of Burundi.”

   2001-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4285 (2001) · source

5. “"The Security Council expresses its strong disapproval of all acts aimed at undermining the peace process in Burundi. The Council urges all sides to exercise restraint and to refrain from any action that may exacerbate the situation. "The Security Council condemns the deliberate targeting of the civilian population by the armed groups and calls upon all parties to abide by international humanitarian law and in particular to refrain from any further attacks or any military action that endangers the civilian population. "The Security Council reiterates its call on the FNL and the Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) to cease hostilities immediately and to join the peace process.”

   2001-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4285 (2001) · source

6. “The Council is meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Following consultations among members of the Security Council, I have been authorized to make the following statement on behalf of the Council: "The Security Council strongly condemns the recent attacks by armed groups in Burundi, particularly those launched on Bujumbura by the Forces for National Liberation (FNL). The timing of these actions is of particular concern since they were launched during the meeting of the parties to the Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement (the Arusha Agreement) on Burundi convened by the Facilitator, Nelson Mandela, on 25 February 2001 in Arusha, Tanzania. The Council calls for the immediate cessation of these attacks.”

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7. “The situation in Burundi The President: I should like to inform the Council that I have received a letter from the representative of Burundi, in which he requests to be invited to participate in the discussion of the item on the Council's agenda. In conformity with the usual practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to invite that representative to participate in the discussion 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. At the invitation of the President, Mr. Nteturuye (Burundi) took a seat at the Council table. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”

   2001-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4285 (2001) · source

8. “As this is the first meeting of the Security Council for the month of March 2001, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Said Ben Mustapha, Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, for his service as President of the Security Council for the month of February 2001. I am sure I speak for all the members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Ben Mustapha for the great diplomatic skill and unfailing courtesy with which he conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

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9. “Therefore, this premise should remain a starting point for further UNMIK and KFOR activities in Kosovo and should be the basis for the Security Council's assessment ofthese activities.”

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10. “While we are satisfied with these conclusions, nonetheless we look forward to hearing the final results of the investigations carried out by other relevant United Nations and international agencies. We believe that the idea of sending a new Security Council mission to Kosovo, to Belgrade and possibly to the Presevo Valley to get firsthand information on the situation on the ground, as proposed today by the Russian Federation, deserves our full support. In conclusion, let me reiterate our view that the preservation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is one of the basic provisions of resolution 1244 (1999) and one of the key factors contributing to stability in the Balkans.”

    2001-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4277 (2001) · source

11. “In our view, the situation in the Presevo Valley has reached a critical stage and could not only undermine the peace efforts in Kosovo but destabilize the situation in the whole region. Therefore, in our view, every effort should be made to end the continuing Albanian insurgency in the Presevo Valley in order to avoid the worst-case scenario. In this regard, we acknowledge the readiness of the Serbian Government to negotiate with the Presevo Albanian representatives in order to find solutions to existing problems. We also took note of the conclusions announced at the beginning of February by experts from the World Health Organization, and confirmed today by Mr. Guehenno, that the threat to human health caused by exposure to depleted uranium in Kosovo is minimal.”

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12. “It is our firm belief that any acts of violence or threats directed against international military, police or civilian personnel in Kosovo are absolutely inadmissible and should not be tolerated. During the past month, the security situation in Kosovo and in the whole region was seriously challenged by the spreading violence in the ground safety zone, which continued to claim human lives. On 30 January, my delegation joined in the statement made to the press by the President of the Security Council condemning the ethnic attacks by Albanian extremist groups against Serbian police, calling for the dissolution of these groups and their immediate withdrawal from the area. Concern in relation to those events was also expressed in the statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine of 30 January.”

    2001-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4277 (2001) · source

13. “We were deeply alarmed at the new flare-up of violence which took place in Mitrovica and joined the call made to local communities to exercise restraint and tolerance in relation to each other and to international personnel. In its assessment of the recent upsurge in violence in that town, Ukraine associated itself with the European Union's declaration of 2 February. We also welcome the joint declaration signed on 1 February by UNMIK, KFOR and Kosovo Albanian leaders on the situation in that town. At the same time, my delegation pays tribute to the courage and professionalism demonstrated by KFOR peacekeepers in easing tensions in Mitrovica and laments the injuries they sustained.”

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14. “It is also noteworthy that during the past month, the regulation signed into law by the head of UNMIK in January on criminal punishment for human trafficking has started to show its first results, as the first guilty verdict for trafficking in women was issued a week ago in Kosovo. My country is of the view that the establishment of a proper dialogue and close cooperation between UNMIK and the Yugoslav authorities is a necessary prerequisite for furthering the peace process in Kosovo. Therefore we encourage the head of UNMIK to do his utmost in this regard to ensure the earliest possible opening of UNMIK's office in Belgrade. While noting positive trends, we still remain concerned at the security situation in and around Kosovo.”

    2001-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4277 (2001) · source

15. “My delegation still believes that the Council should be briefed on the results of this work before UNMIK proceeds further with the holding ofthe elections. We also find it important to implement the other priority actions set out by Mr. Haekkerup - specifically, improving the security situation in Kosovo and fighting crime through more effective law enforcement measures. In this context, we believe that recent UNMIK police actions carried out across the province against drug dealers aimed at seizing drugs and illegal weapons have proved effective and should continue.”

    2001-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4277 (2001) · source

16. “My country fully recognizes the constructive role played by UNMIK and the Kosovo Force (KFOR) in facing these new challenges and in fostering further progress in implementing resolution 1244 (1999) under very difficult conditions. We reconfirm our support for the priorities for UNMIK's activities outlined by Mr. Haekkerup and for the first steps made towards their implementation. The proper elaboration of a legal framework for Kosovo- wide general elections is of particular importance for the future of Kosovo. Therefore, we share the view that it would not be prudent to speed up the election process unless all of its aspects are clearly defined and the security situation in the region is stable enough.”

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17. “I am thankful to Under-Secretary-General Guehenno for his very comprehensive briefing on the latest events in Kosovo and on the activities of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) during the period under review. Since my country's position and assessment of different aspects of the current situation in Kosovo have been presented at our previous meetings and basically remain unchanged, I will comment only on some of the latest events in Kosovo in the context of UNMIK's activities. The past month saw both positive tendencies towards a general improvement of the situation in Kosovo and some worrying developments in terms of security in and around the province.”

    2001-02-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4277 (2001) · source

18. “We welcome the outcome of the meeting between President Paul Kagame and President Joseph Kabila in Washington last week, at which the parties reaffirmed their commitment to a constructive dialogue aimed at resolving existing differences. We are convinced - and this has been stressed by members of the Council today - that there can be no military solution to the most complex conflicts in Africa. We urge the leadership of the countries in the area to take a pragmatic approach towards the peace process, to become good neighbours and to cooperate fully for the sake of progress and peace in Africa.”

    2001-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4273 (2001) · source

19. “The crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo generates the main context of general insecurity in the Great Lakes region and has a very negative impact on the fragile peace in the Central African Republic and on the peace process in Burundi. It should be recognized that without the restoration of peace in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there can be no lasting solution to the crisis in that part of the world. I would like to reiterate the position of my Government by underlying the need for the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement and all relevant resolutions by all the parties as the key to the settlement of the conflict in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo and the restoration of sustainable peace in the whole area.”

    2001-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4273 (2001) · source

20. “In this context, we entirely support the idea of convening an international conference on the Great Lakes region, under the auspices of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, which could be become an important step towards the elaboration of a constructive, comprehensive, regional approach to address the problems. At the same time, we believe that the effectiveness of international support for the maintenance of peace and security depends on the implementation by the parties to the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo of their commitments in the framework of the Lusaka Agreement and other peace arrangements, and their readiness for national reconciliation and dialogue.”

    2001-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4273 (2001) · source

21. “In this regard, we would like to put special emphasis on the problem of fluid borders between countries, which has become one of the main causes of insecurity in the whole region. This factor leads to the uncontrolled movement of armed groups and refugees and does not contribute to creating a favourable political environment for strengthening national dialogue. In this regard, we would like to underline the crucial role to be played by the international community in resolving the problem through the elaboration of a comprehensive regional strategy. The resolution of specific conflicts in the area, in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and in Burundi, requires regional approaches involving a wide range of existing confidence-building mechanisms.”

    2001-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4273 (2001) · source

22. “It is a great pleasure to see you, Mr. Minister, presiding over our meeting. We would also like to join previous speakers in welcoming President Paul Kagame to this Chamber and thanking him for his very important, comprehensive and constructive briefing. As is known, and as has been clearly confirmed by President Kagame, security in the Great Lakes region depends directly on the security situation in each individual country. The general analysis of the situation proves that the main causes of conflict in the region, as well as of overall instability, are ethnic divergence, weak political governance linked to the lack of national dialogue, the presence of uncontrolled armed groups, flows of refugees, fluid borders and poverty.”

    2001-02-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4273 (2001) · source

23. “We also believe that the practice of consultations between the United Nations Security Council and the regional organizations involved with the United Nations in joint endeavours of post-conflict peace- building - like the one we had a week ago with the Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe - should be established on a regular basis. Finally, let me assure you, Mr. President, that my country, which has the experience of participation in eight United Nations operations or missions with peace-building elements, intends to continue further its practical contribution to strengthening the United Nations capacities for peace-building and the elaboration of a comprehensive approach to it.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

24. “My delegation shares the views of the President, expressed in his letter before us today, that the Security Council can play the role of the international community's catalyst for attention and commitment to the demands of peace-building efforts, especially post- conflict peace-building. At the same time, we believe that when the United Nations peace efforts in a zone of conflict reach the stage of long-term preventive peace- building, the Security Council should pass the main player's baton to other bodies of the United Nations, like UNDP, to coordinate further international efforts to this end.”

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25. “As regards the situation of child soldiers, let me reiterate my country's position that including the post of child protection adviser in the staff of all United Nations peacekeeping forces and peace-building missions should become standard practice. Securing the rights of refugees and internally displaced persons to repatriation and resettlement, as well as their property rights, is yet another Vital element of the United Nations peace-building efforts. We also cannot agree more with the View that the establishment of democratic institutions and the promotion of human rights and good governance are prerequisites for the ultimate success of peace-building and conflict prevention. In this context we recognize the growing role of the United Nations police component in ensuring these decisive factors.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

26. “We believe that more active involvement of these institutions in this work in the future should be further encouraged. I would also like to mention the importance for peace-building approaches of the effective implementation of programmes of disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) of ex-combatants. In this context, permanent attention, in our View, should be drawn to the issue of combating the illicit traffic in arms, which has a direct impact on the DDR process in peacekeeping environments. We hope that the 2001 United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, to be held in July, will strengthen international efforts in this field and contribute to the effectiveness ofthe DDR process in existing and future United Nations operations.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

27. “Meanwhile, there is no need to prove that poverty and underdevelopment are among major contributing factors to conflicts. The efforts to eradicate poverty and promote sustainable development constitute an integral part of the process of long-term peace-building and conflict prevention. In this context, we welcome the recently increased attention of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), which is in a position to assist conflict-riven societies in overcoming the consequences of the conflicts, to its role in crisis and post-conflict situations. We hope that this positive tendency will further grow. The role of international financial institutions and the international donor community at large in providing the necessary funds and resources to the collective peace-building efforts can hardly be overestimated.”

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28. “Obviously, the implementation of such a comprehensive strategy will require effective interaction between all bodies and agencies of the United Nations, as well as the active input of Member States, regional organizations, international financial institutions, non-governmental organizations, local stakeholders and other players. At the same time, my delegation is convinced that the United Nations should retain the primary role as the coordinator and originator of these activities. In this regard, the idea of developing a permanent mechanism within the United Nations to coordinate international peace-building efforts could be very helpful. It is recognized that the existing capacities of the United Nations system in pursuing peace-building strategies in terms of economic development are not fully utilized.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

29. “We fully share the View that the time has come to define a common approach to peace-building and to work towards a comprehensive and universally agreed strategy for peace-building and conflict prevention, involving all international partners. This view is, by and large, in line with the proposal that Ukraine advanced at the Millennium Summit and the Security Council Summit on the need to elaborate a comprehensive United Nations strategy for conflict prevention on the basis of the large-scale use of preventive diplomacy and peace-building. We hope that the ongoing efforts to reform the existing mechanism of United Nations peacekeeping, which were boosted by the Brahimi report and blessed by the Millennium Summit, will yield the expected results.”

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30. “All of these examples testify to the fact that the issue of peace-building is becoming increasingly topical for the United Nations; its peace-building efforts are in very great demand throughout the world. Looking at peace-building from the conceptual standpoint, we remain ofthe View that it is inseparably linked to conflict prevention. In this context, we recognize the distinction between preventive peace- building, embracing a wide variety of long-term political, institutional and developmental activities to address the structural causes of conflicts, and post- conflict peace-building, encompassing reconstruction and development efforts to prevent the recurrence of conflict.”

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31. “In pursuit of these efforts, the United Nations has accumulated vast and largely successful experience in Namibia, Mozambique, El Salvador, Guatemala, the Central African Republic, Eastern Slavonia, Cambodia and the Republic of Macedonia. Today, the United Nations is involved in large-scale operations with peace-building components in Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina and East Timor. It has recently established Peace-building Support Offices in Liberia, Guinea- Bissau, the Central African Republic and Tajikistan. The United Nations peace-building process in Haiti is still under way. We look forward to examining the forthcoming proposals of the Secretary-General on the establishment of a peace-building mission for Somalia.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

32. “It is known that over the past decade United Nations peacekeeping efforts have undergone an evolution in the face of new challenges to peace and security, in particular a significant increase in the number and complexity of conflicts. This evolution has given birth to a new generation of operations with multifunctional mandates, not only targeted at stopping the violence and bloodshed but also aimed at preventing the emergence or recurrence of conflicts, as well as facilitating the movement of war-torn societies from violent conflicts towards reconciliation, economic reconstruction and democratic development.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

33. “My delegation welcomes today's open debate as a logical extension of a number of discussions held by the Security Council over the past few years on closely related subjects. We recognize the additional relevance and value of our discussion in the light of the forthcoming fourth high- level meeting between the United Nations and regional organizations, to be held tomorrow and the day after tomorrow on the same topic, cooperation for peace- building. My delegation would therefore like to thank the Tunisian presidency for organizing this timely discussion and for the submission for our consideration of a thoughtful and comprehensive background document. We are also grateful to the Secretary- General for his important and very informative statement.”

    2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272 (2001) · source

34. “Finally, I would like to wish President Joseph Kabila and his Government patience, tolerance, perseverance and every success along the bumpy road to peace and prosperity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.”

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35. “These include the withdrawal of foreign forces; the disarmament and demobilization of members of armed groups; ensuring the security of the borders between the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi; the safe return of refugees; inter-Congolese dialogue, as mentioned before; the restoration ofthe national and regional economy; and regional economic cooperation. These and other issues pertaining to the implementation of the Lusaka Agreement will be discussed at the meeting of its signatories to be held on 21 and 22 February here in New York. We are certain that all these problems, difficult and complex as they are, can be resolved only through constructive dialogue among all parties to the conflict, one of which is the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

36. “The parties concerned should do their best to facilitate its effective and comprehensive deployment, inter alia by fully implementing the provisions of the Status of Forces Agreement. I take this opportunity to reaffirm my country's readiness to contribute to United Nations peacekeeping efforts in the Democratic Republic ofthe Congo. It will be necessary, of course, to focus on solving quite a number of issues underlying the conflict that need to be addressed without delay.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

37. “We are convinced that the continued movement of the parties concerned towards the peaceful resolution of the conflict should, as before, be based on the Lusaka Ceasefire Agreement, as well as on the Kampala, Harare and Maputo arrangements, and that the language of arms cannot be a means of defusing the conflict. We firmly believe that all parties to the conflict should continue constructive dialogue to that end and, within the framework of the documents, should take additional measures to accelerate the peace process. In our View, the activities of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo should be regarded as an impetus to that process.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

38. “In this connection, we would like to underline, among other elements, the importance of additional political steps by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo aimed at promoting the inter-Congolese dialogue, which is, in our view, a key element in advancing the peace process in the country. To this end, it is necessary to intensify political negotiations between the Congolese parties - and this, quite obviously, is a very difficult task - in order to defuse the conflict. It is absolutely clear that a necessary precondition for this, or the necessary background, should be the withdrawal of foreign troops from the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as has been repeatedly called for in relevant Security Council resolutions.”

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39. “We welcome the relentless high-level diplomatic efforts; we take them as an indication that leaders of the countries of the region are willing to search for ways to advance the peace process. We also welcome and support the willingness of the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - which was quite clearly expressed by President Joseph Kabila in his inaugural speech, as well as during his meetings in Paris and Washington and during his speech today at United Nations Headquarters - to move towards a peaceful settlement of the conflict on the basis of transparency, a constructive approach and comprehensive dialogue with all the parties concerned. At the same time, we can see that not everything goes as planned and expected.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

40. “On behalf of Ukraine, I also wish to extend sincere condolences to President Joseph Kabila and, through him, to all the Congolese people on the tragic death of his father, Laurent-Desire Kabila. (spoke in English) The situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is one of the most sensitive and complex issues on the African continent. We note with satisfaction that, as the Secretary-General's Special Representative for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mr. Morjane, indicated this morning, the situation in the country at this moment is more favourable than ever before, which we believe is due to the strenuous efforts of President Joseph Kabila.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

41. “Mr. Kuchynski (Ukraine) (spoke in French): Permit me at the outset to extend to you, Mr. President, my warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also wish to congratulate the members of your delegation, who assist you in your work as President. I assure you of the Ukrainian delegation's full support. I also wish to extend to your predecessor, Ambassador Kishore Mahbubani, my most sincere compliments on his excellent work during his term as President in January. I also wish to join preceding speakers in welcoming Mr. Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and to thank him for his statement, which is very useful in connection with the Council's consideration of the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, both internally and at the regional level.”

    2001-02-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4271 (2001) · source

42. “We are ready to work closely and actively with the Council on the elaboration of workable measures to achieve that objective.”

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43. “In other words, we believe that all relevant evidence should be brought to the attention of the Governments so that they will have an opportunity to provide their replies and other relevant information to the Experts when their report is being prepared. Secondly, all statements or reports should based on thoroughly investigated and corroborated facts. Thirdly, in our view, the highest degree of credibility should be extended to Governments that bear the main responsibility for compliance with the Charter ofthe United Nations and the resolutions ofthe Security Council. Finally, I would like to reiterate Ukraine's adherence to strengthening the effectiveness of the sanctions regime as an important tool to curtail the ability of the Revolutionary United Front to wage war.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

44. “In this respect, I also wish to recall that my Government is now providing over 500 peacekeepers and over 400 armoured personnel carriers and trucks to the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. This is a concrete illustration of Ukraine's commitment to assist the Government of Sierra Leone and the international community to bring peace and stability to that war-torn country. I would now like to say a few words regarding the working methods of the Panel. My delegation strongly believes that the following aspects should be given the highest priority in order to ensure the highest standards of credibility and effectiveness in the work of the Experts. First, the Panel's mandate should be pursued in close cooperation and consultation with the Governments concerned.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

45. “The Government of Ukraine expressed its grave concern on several occasions about reports that that shipment had been subsequently re-exported, in violation of the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. As to the references in the report to allegations of mercenary activities by Ukrainian nationals, I wish to reconfirm that my delegation formally requested the Committee's assistance in obtaining all relevant information in the Panel's possession that would facilitate a criminal investigation of the facts by Ukraine. The Committee has also been informed that mercenary activities are prohibited under Ukrainian law, which provides for criminal prosecution of offenders.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

46. “The report confirms that a Ukrainian license for the sale of the weaponry was granted after the Ukrainian authorities had received an authentic end- user certificate from the Ministry of Defence of Burkina Faso. In that regard, I wish to recall that as far as back as April 1999, and later on in June 1999, on its own initiative and after its own thorough investigation, Ukraine provided detailed information about that shipment to the Sierra Leone sanctions Committee. The results of the investigation, which were undertaken by the competent authorities of Ukraine, proved beyond any doubt that the delivery was made in full compliance with the legislation of Ukraine and the relevant requirements of the pertinent Security Council resolutions.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

47. “I should also note in this context the ongoing work in the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, as well as the anticipated convening at Budapest in April of this year of a meeting on small arms. A similar observation could be made with regard to the recommendation regarding the establishment of a global certification scheme for diamonds, as well as with regard to some other recommendations. Let me now turn to several points in the report in which my country is specifically referred to. Relevant comments in this regard were made by our delegation in the sanctions Committee. I will therefore try to recall briefly some ofthose comments. The Panel extensively looked into the case of the delivery of Ukrainian weapons to Burkina Faso in early 1999.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

48. “As an example, let me refer to the recommendation contained in paragraph 262 of the report, which suggests that consideration could be given to the Security Council embargo on weapons exports from specific producer countries until internationally acceptable certification schemes have been developed. We are convinced that this issue, as well as a number of other issues of a general or global nature, should be dealt with in the specific competent forums. In this regard, we would like to recall the idea initially put forward by Ukraine regarding the convening of an international experts meeting of major arms-producing countries with a view to elaborating effective measures to prevent the reselling of arms by end-users to third parties.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

49. “All these developments clearly demonstrate that the work of the Panel and its report have already had a visible effect on the turn of events surrounding the Sierra Leone conflict. There is hope that these developments, coupled with a responsible approach by the Council, will help to advance the peace process in Sierra Leone. At the same time, I must say that a number of the Experts' recommendations are of a rather controversial character. In our view, they should be looked at from the point of view of their consistency with both the original mandate of the Panel and with the work being done in other forums.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source

50. “We also note as a positive development that a number of measures and initiatives stemming from the recommendations of the Panel - including in the fields of diamond certification and trade, arms and air traffic control - have already been taken by the countries in the region. In this connection, I would like to draw the Council's attention to the recent decisions by the Liberian Government to ground all Liberian registered aircraft, and its proposal to establish for Liberia a United Nations-supervised monitoring regime for diamonds and the arms trade. As we understand it, further measures are being considered at the regional level by member States ofthe Economic Community of West African States.”

    2001-01-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4264 (2001) · source