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2013-11-15

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2013-11-15

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1. “Uhuru Kenyatta as President and Mr. William Ruto as Deputy President. Moreover, Kenya, a target of terrorism in Africa, has shown untiring commitment to fighting terrorism, which is an enormous challenge to its stability and that of East Africa as a whole. The Westgate Mall attack in Nairobi in September, which caused dozens of deaths, attests to that. During consultations on the draft resolution, Africa openly and constructively committed itself to reaching a consensus-based document. At this time, we express our appreciation to the other members of the Council for their willingness to discuss this matter and for their efforts to find common ground, but we regret that it was not possible to achieve a united position on the draft resolution.”

   2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source

2. “Mr. Laasel (Morocco) (spoke in French): We regret the absence of consensus on the draft resolution before us, which should have brought us together rather than divide us. We wish to underscore that the meeting of the African ministerial delegation with the members of the Security Council on 31 October allowed for sincere and frank discussions on this matter. The ministerial African delegation also had an opportunity to present the substance and reasoning behind Africa's presentation of the draft resolution. We share those motives. Kenya has undertaken a number of significant reforms in recent years, including by relaunching the process of national reconciliation in 2008, the adoption in 2010 ofa new Constitution, and the establishment of institutions to protect human rights. These reforms led to the democratic election of Mr.”

   2013-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7060 (2013) · source