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Le Drian/ Mr. Delattre

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first: 2017-10-30
most recent: 2017-10-30
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“I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, African Integration and Nigeriens Abroad of the Niger.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“Finally, all those efforts require us to fully implement the peace process in Mali. I appeal again today to the responsibility of all those concerned. I also call for the necessary efforts ofgovernance and dialogue with the communities concerned in the area where the G-5 Sahel Joint Force will be deployed, especially on the borders of Mali, the Niger and Burkina Faso. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden.”
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“Of course, given the threats facing the Sahel, the answer is not only of a security nature. There can be no lasting peace without sustainable development. An additional effort in that area must therefore be undertaken to stabilize the region. France is fully aware ofthat, which is why it is spearheading the Alliance With the Sahel project, together with Germany, the European Union, the World Bank, the African Development Bank and the United Nations Development Programme. The project aims to achieve significant and swift results in key development areas, such as youth employability, agriculture, energy, governance and security. Without a guarantee of access to education and a brighter future, we will not be able to prevent many young people from falling into desperation and into the clutches of terrorist groups.”
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“I am convinced that that support can be implemented without altering the capacity of MINUSMA's peacekeeping operation. I would therefore like to invite participants to consider the options openly. Let us be ambitious, but also pragmatic and realistic, as is the approach of the Secretary-General's report. The key is to get off to a good start and sustain the initial build-up of the Joint Force. It will be up to us to then make a progress report with the G-5 Sahel countries and decide how to develop support based on the results obtained by our partners on the ground. However, we must not be found wanting during these initial stages, which is why we are meeting today to chart the path we take with the G-5 Sahel countries. We will have to support the G-5 Sahel Joint Force by supporting the planning conference to be held in Brussels.”
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“It is an ambitious report, and for that I want to thank the Secretary- General. It will be up to us, over the coming days, to put the report to good use and render it operationally applicable. The Security Council, and through it the international community, must rise to the challenges faced by the States of the region in order to fight terrorism together. The Security Council must support the increasing operational capacity of the Joint Force. First, it must do so by playing its full role in the mobilization of the international community to support the initiative, but also by thinking about forms of multilateral support as proposed by the Secretary-General. The Joint Force's logistical support options, as currently conceived by MINUSMA, must be studied as quickly as possible, as proposed in the Secretary-General's report.”
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“The European Union has also mobilized support by immediately deciding to provide substantial aid of â‚¬50 million to support the launch of the Joint Force. I call on our partners to play their full part in supporting this vital effort, especially in view of the planning conference to be held in Brussels on 14 December. At that conference, announcements that are as significant and concrete as possible are expected to be made. However, we must also develop multilateral aid. That would provide long-term operational and logistical support to the Joint Force and would represent an important signal of the international community's support for the G-5 Sahel countries in their struggle against terrorist groups. The report of the Secretary-General offers us well defined options for possible support.”
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“It is beginning its operations in the central zone, which is where it must play its first major role. The question is no longer whether the international community should support the response of the G-5 Sahel States. I think I can safely say that we are now all firmly convinced. We must now ask ourselves how we can help, without taking away from the G-5 Sahel States their primary responsibility for securing their borders. Bilateral support, as pointed out in the report of the Secretary-General, remains crucial in helping the Joint Force to reach its full potential. In that regard, France is playing its full part in contributing to that effort, which must be collective, through the material and technical support provided by Operation Barkhane and its security and defence cooperation framework.”
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“The visit assessed the Force's need and potential, with armed forces rapidly increasing their interoperability, and also verified the seriousness and determination of the G-5 Sahel States in implementing the Joint Force initiative. I would like to commend the representatives of each of those five States. Their commitment is the key to success. I want to say once again that they have the full support of France. The initiative is still young. There are a number of remaining challenges that must be overcome before it becomes fully active in all three of the region's time zones. It must also respond to the challenges posed in terms of respect for human rights, without which the fight against terrorism cannot be effective. Nevertheless, it is clear that today, eight months after the initial announcement, the Joint Force is a reality.”
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“In that regard, I refer to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) and the European Union capacity-building and training missions, which have made it possible to rebuild Mali's military and security forces. I would of course also mention the 4,000 soldiers of Operation Barkhane. The G-5 Sahel Joint Force should enable MINUSMA and Operation Barkhane to focus on the core areas oftheir respective mandates, as requested by the Government of Mali, in order to gain even greater efficiency. That is why the G-5 Sahel Joint Force must gradually improve its ability to tackle terrorism and trafficking. The Security Council's recent visit to the Sahel revealed the current status of the Joint Force, which is now operational in the region's central zone where it is undertaking its first operation.”
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“The G-5 Sahel Joint Force is a proper response to the challenge. When faced with a threat that makes a mockery of borders, the response must be organized among neighbouring States on a cross-border basis. This is what makes the Joint Force such an exemplary initiative. It deserves our support as it seeks to expand its operational capacity in order to respond to the regional terrorist threat. By combining their forces with the explicit goal of securing their borders and equipping themselves with the means to succeed, Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger and Chad are clearly seeking to complement efforts already under way by the international community in the region.”
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“The situation today is unambiguous: terrorist groups in the Sahel today represent a global threat, both for the stability of the region but also to international security. Terrorists take advantage our weaknesses and our divisions. They are financed by drug trafficking and human trafficking. On repeated occasions, they have demonstrated their ability to strike in Mali, the Niger and Burkina Faso, as well as their determination to expand to neighbouring countries. The threat has not spared our nationals and our forces, who are waging the war by the sides of our Sahel partners in the region. This situation has a direct impact on the security of many other countries beyond the Sahel - in Africa, Europe and in the world as a whole. It therefore requires a clear, strong and coordinated response by the United Nations, and indeed by all of us.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Losada Fernandez for his briefing. I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France. At the outset, allow me to thank the Secretary- General, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mali, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission and the observer of the European Commission for their respective briefings. I also thank the Secretary-General for the submission of his report (S/2017/869) on how we can ramp up force generation for the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel). Following the Security Council's 10-day visit to the Sahel, his report provides us with a very solid basis for discussion as we pursue talks on how we can support this exemplary initiative.”
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“I thank the Secretary-General for his briefing. I now give the floor to the Minister for Foreign affairs, International Cooperation and African Integration of Mali.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item of the agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/869, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the Joint Force of the Group of Five for the Sahel. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, and give him the floor.”
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“I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, Ministers and other representatives present in the Security Council Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisionalrulesofprocedure,Iinvitetherepresentatives of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and the Niger to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the following to participate in in this meeting: His Excellency Mr. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, and Mr. Angel Losada Fernandez, European Union Special Representative for the Sahel. Mr. Mahamat will be joining us via video- teleconference from Pretoria.”
2017-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8080 (2017) · source