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Llorentty Soliz

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“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia thanks the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Mr. Madeira, and the Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), Mr. Zenenga. We welcome the significant progress that Somalia has made in recent years with regard to the conclusion of the electoral process, leading to the presidential election on 8 February. We are happy to see that for the first time women and young people have greater representation in Parliament. We underscore the importance of adhering to the political road map to ensure that, by 2020 at the latest, elections based on the one person, one vote principle will be held.”
2017-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7942 (2017) · source
“President, on the manner in which you have led the Council on this mission. I think I speak for everyone in saying that we stand behind all that you have said. You have admirably discharged the lofty duties of President of the Security Council, and I would like to very sincerely thank you. I also wish to thank the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for having co-led the process. His support has been invaluable to the success of our mission. We know that the road ahead is difficult, but the Council is firmly committed to supporting Colombia, upon their request.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“One of the most concerning consequences, as was mentioned, is the assassination of community leaders. We applaud the decision of President Santos Calderen of creating a commission to ensure the safety of the population, but also of presiding over it himself and personally overseeing its success. Finally, I want to emphasize the support of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States for the peace process and to highlight the efforts of the United Nations team led by Mr. Jean Arnault. I also want to pay a special tribute to Colombia's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Angela Holguin Cuellar, and to Colombia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mejia Velez, two women who have worked diligently to guide this difficult process. We congratulate you, Mr.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“Imust commend both the political leadership of President Santos Calderon and the leadership and political resolve of the FARC- EP to embark upon this difficult path. During the same meeting, one of the congresswomen noted that there is a third party to the peace process - the victims, the third vertex of the virtuous triangle. The forgiveness of victims that have opted for the peace process, despite its difficulties, is fundamental. That virtuous triangle is the secret to the success of Colombia's peace process. The Final Peace Agreement is a comprehensive and complex agreement that establishes a framework of responsibilities and measures to ensure effective reintegration and reconciliation. It also creates opportunities for resolving the structural issues that led to the armed conflict, such as integrated rural reform.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“Additionally, listening to the leaders and members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia - Ejercito Popular (FARC-EP) has allowed us to understand their concerns and fears for the future, as well as their decision to abandon armed resistance, lay down their weapons and take up their struggle in the political arena instead. Throughout, the Government and the FARC-EP have put their doubts behind them, and the commitment, determination and courage of both sides is evident. We note with great satisfaction the amicable interactions and environment between the parties. I recall that during our meeting with members of Congress, we all pointed out the importance of political leadership during peace processes.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“Today, Colombia symbolizes the importance of the Council for the world by maintaining unity while respecting the sovereign decisions of States and firmly supporting the peacebuilding process. The frank dialogue with President Juan Manuel Santos Calderon, his Ministers and Government representatives at all levels allowed us to fully understand both the great achievements that have been made in the process as the challenges to the implementation of the Final Peace Agreement. You, Mr. President, have identified many such challenges, and we agreement with your assessment. Some of those challenges include meteorological conditions, the remoteness of certain locations and the building of sites for depositing weapons.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): I will be brief. I want to thank you, Mr. President, and the Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom for their briefings on the Security Council visit to Colombia. We also welcome the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, Ambassador Maria Emma Mejia Velez. The Security Council's visit to Colombia is historic for the Council. We meet in the Council almost daily to meet the fundamental responsibility entrusted to us by the States Members of the United Nations - the maintenance of international peace and security. On some occasions, that sacred duty leads us down difficult paths, but on others like this one it unites us in a fraternal bond.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7941 (2017) · source
“While we cannot necessarily stop people going to war, we must work to adhere to international law and to condemn unilateral action, interventionism and policies of regime change, which are some of the factors that provoke conflict and must be halted if we are to avoid the tragic consequences that can arise not just for women and girls but for the whole of humankind.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Their implementation would enable the Office of the Special Representative to have a reliable system for monitoring, analysing and providing information on sexual violence in conflict, tools that can help to facilitate dialogue between parties to conflicts in order to help them protect civilians and develop a comprehensive strategy for combating sexual violence. Lastly, if we are to see sustainable and lasting peace prevail, the perpetrators of sexual violence must not go unpunished at any time or at any level. Such acts must not be considered an inevitable consequence of war.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Terrorist groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Sham, Al-Qaida and Boko Haram, among others, use sexual violence not only as a weapon of war but also as a method for financing their activities. In that regard, we must combat the flows of illicit funds from sexual exploitation and forced prostitution. With regard to the implementation of international standards, we urge all countries to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, which is the most appropriate mechanism for combating crimes related to sexual violence, because it recognizes that they constitute war crimes, crimes against humanity and, in some cases, acts of genocide. It is also important to implement the relevant Security Council resolutions, including resolutions 1820 (2008), 1888 (2009) and 1960 (2010).”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Such cases arise in other conflict-affected areas as well, which is why we must work to strengthen existing mechanisms that can help provide women and girls with effective security, whatever their circumstances and wherever and whenever they occur. In that regard, the relationship between sexual violence and trafficking in persons and the reference to that in resolution 1325 (2000) are very important, demonstrating the link between them and also between terrorism and transnational organized crime. According to the Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2016 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 79 per cent of the victims of human trafficking are women and children.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“With regard to prevention, I would like to cite the Secretary-General's report, which states that "the prevention of sexual violence is an integral part of wider conflict prevention and is not merely a priority, but the priority." (S/2017/249, para. 4) Where security is concerned, I would like to echo the words of Ms. Zainab Hawa Bangura, outgoing Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, who said in the 2014 annual report (S/2014/181) that in South Sudan women had to choose between feeding their families or being attacked by armed men when they were out harvesting in the fields.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“We also have data from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, published in 2016, showing that more than 15 million refugees and 36 million internally displaced persons were recorded, and from the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs showing that women and children make up 80 per cent of the displaced population of countries in conflict. The current situation has certainly not improved. Given its complexity, we feel it is important to focus on five fundamental areas, the first of which is prevention, followed by the right to truth, the right to justice, the right to reparation and to the knowledge that such abuses will not be repeated.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Given the nature of crimes such as these that have consequences for security, as well as the fear or shame that can prevent them from being reported or condemned, it is difficult to estimate the numbers of victims of sexual violence in conflict. However, in many cases the figures are alarming. For example, according to the Outreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations, between 100,000 and 150,000 women were raped during the Rwanda genocide. According to the Secretary-General's most recent report (S/2017/249) on conflict-related sexual violence, such acts were reported in 19 countries.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Sexual violence against women represents a denial of their most basic rights, which continue to be abused and violated despite the existence of a framework of international law that should protect them. It is sustained even more by a patriarchal system that takes away women's control of their own sexuality and reproductive rights. Sexual violence against women is a dreadful expression of a patriarchal system intensified by conflict situations and that, as has been said, tightens its grip when women and children are targeted physically or mentally, deprived of their dignity and used as shields in war or armed conflict, making it impossible to effectively consolidate international peace and security.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia would like to thank the Uruguayan presidency for taking the initiative to hold today's important open debate. We also welcome your presence here today, Mr. President, and that of the Minister of Defence of Sweden, and we are grateful for the briefings by the Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. Adama Dieng, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Ms. Mina Jaf, representing civil society. Today we have heard devastating stories of the experiences of women and girls living in situations of armed conflict. They are victims of sexual violence, rape, sexual slavery, forced prostitution and sterilization and other forms of sexual abuse.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7938 (2017) · source
“At the same time, we should take into account the differences in the various Committees' goals, as well as their means of implementation.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“The Committee looks forward to the hosting by other Member States of other events scheduled for later this year. These are important contributions to promoting the effective implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The leading edge of the cooperation between the three Committees should be our respective experts. We encourage them to continue with their interactions in the common areas of interest within their respective areas of responsibility. From the perspective of resolution 1540 (2004), since we are in the business of preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to non-State actors, it is important to have a good connection at the expert level between us and the counter-terrorism community.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“As we continue with our outreach activities to help those States that need it to implement their obligations, I am glad to take this opportunity to thank those States that have contributed to the Trust Fund for Global and Regional Disarmament Activities, some of which are represented at this table, with assistance specifically in support of the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004). The Committee could not fulfil its programme of work successfully without such support. The Committee also welcomes the support of those States that make contributions in kind - for example, by hosting resolution 1540 (2004) events. An example is the regional seminar on the implementation of resolution 1540 (2004) hosted by Pakistan in April this year.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“This kind of exchange puts the Committee and its experts in a good position to support States, as appropriate, in their efforts to take account of such developments in discharging their responsibilities for implementation under the resolutions concerned. The requirements of resolution 2325 (2016) and the 2017 programme of work of the 1540 Committee place demands on our limited human and financial resources and make it even more important to exploit opportunities for collaboration while taking account the respective mandates of the Committees.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Furthermore, it noted in particular the need to pay more attention, inter alia, to enforcement measures relating to nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and the proliferation offinancing measures, as well as to accountability for, and the ensuring, related materials; as well as national export and transhipment controls. We welcome the kind of cooperation between our experts referred to in the joint statement on the risks of illicit trafficking and terrorism through the use of online public trading platforms. This certainly helps the 1540 Committee to respond to the Council's request for us to take note in its work, where it is relevant, ofthe continually evolving nature of the risks of proliferation, including the use by non-State actors of rapid advances in science, technology and international commerce for proliferation purposes.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“From the 1540 Committee's perspective, we value the joint visits to States with the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), as referred to in the joint statement. We hope that, within the limits of the available resources, such visits will continue. In many States an important number of stakeholders responsible for national implementation of the resolutions concerned are the same officials. Where appropriate, engaging in visits collaboratively is very much in the interests of both the Committees, and in particular of the States concerned. In resolution 2325 (2016) the Council decided that the Committee should continue to intensify its efforts to promote the full implementation of resolution 1540 (2004).”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Cooperation between the three Committees and their supporting experts is important to promoting the effective implementation by States of their obligations under our respective Security Council resolutions. As far as the 1540 Committee is concerned, that is recognized in our five-year comprehensive review of the implementation of the resolution and in the subsequent resolution 2325 (2016), of 15 December 2016. In that resolution, the Council reiterated the need to enhance cooperation among the three Committees, among other means, while enhancing the sharing of information and the coordination of visits to States and technical assistance. We should continuously seek ways, as appropriate to our respective mandates, to improve the cooperation between the three Committees.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Mr. Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, I would like to thank Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, in his capacity as Chair ofthe Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), for leading the preparation and delivery of our joint statement. On behalf of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), I would like to say that we fully endorse the views expressed in the joint statement. From my Committee's perspective, our concern is with preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their delivery means and related materials to non-State actors, including terrorists. While the mandates of the three Committees differ, there are important areas of complementarity.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Mogherini affirmed, we are in serious climate, food and international institutional crises, the latter due to the fact that the Organization has been unable to reform itself for decades. But the worst of all are the wars being waged across the world, prompted in many cases by interventionism, regime change policies and the flouting of the norms of international law. All these crises prove that there is no such thing as a first world or a third world. There is only one world, one house for the human family, one home with differentiated responsibilities among its members. We believe that the European Union can and must play a critical role in resolving all these crises, on the basis of international law and of strict respect for multilateralism, without double standards, resorting first and foremost to policy and diplomacy in all cases.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“We further commend the work of the European Union in Mali, through the training of that country's armed forces, and in the Central African Republic, in cooperation with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic. The world is suffering the worst crisis of inequality in its history. Eight individuals own half the planet's wealth. The world is also experiencing its worst humanitarian crisis since 1945. Some 128 million people require humanitarian assistance in 33 countries. Moreover, we are going through a severe financial crisis, because we have not resolved such structural causes as the phenomenon of external debt. We are in a serious energy crisis - 2.9 billion people use wood or stoves for heat or cooking. As Ms.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“Bolivia recognizes the work of the European Union on various issues with which the Security Council is seized, such as the Iranian nuclear issue, on which the European Union has played a very important role, and the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through the establishment of two States within the pre- 1967 frontiers and with East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine. We also appreciate the work of the European Union in Africa, where security is a factor ofgreat importance, in financing the African Union Mission in Somalia and contributing to the development and training of the Somali National Army through its military training mission in Somalia and its Naval Force Operation Atalanta, which is fighting piracy.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“Also in that regard, we consider that the diplomatic preventive measures and mechanisms of regional organizations should be coordinated and oriented towards the identification of potential crises and the exchange of impartial information. In that regard, we favour cooperation with that regional organization, based on the principles of non-intervention in the internal affairs of States, the non-use of force or the threat of use of force, and the sovereignty, territorial integrity and independence of States.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“We condemn terrorism and encourage the Organization to pursue its efforts to enhance cooperation and exchange of information, in respect for human rights. With respect to conflicts or disputes between States, Bolivia stresses the importance for all Member States to observe, respect, apply and comply with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. In that understanding, it is necessary encourage the peaceful settlement of disputes through dialogue, mediation, negotiation orjudicial mechanisms established by the Charter, such as the International Criminal Court. Bolivia believes that the European Union is an essential global actor at the political and economic levels that contributes to the peaceful settlement of disputes, and we commend it for its work throughout the planet.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“In that respect, Bolivia maintains relations with the European Union, framed in institutionalized dialogue with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, to agree policies and actions in the international context that will allow us to move towards mutually beneficial goals, facing such challenges as the global food crisis, climate change and terrorism, among others. We therefore hope that cooperation between the organizations will continue in that direction, for the common good. We express our solidarity with the families and Governments of the victims of the terrorist attacks that have affected the European Union. We regret the increase in such attacks and commend the efforts of the European Union to overcome that scourge.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“We must do so under the principle of sovereign equality, which responds to the common good of our people. In that sense, it is imperative to work to strengthen multilateralism in strict compliance with the Charter of the United Nations. Regional and subregional organizations are critical to ensuring stability and security in their roles as natural mediators with appropriate inputs to address specific matters, thereby creating conditions conducive to lasting solutions on the basis of the mutual benefit of States and the principles of international law, in line with Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations and General Assembly resolution 65/276, regarding cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia wishes to thank Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, for her briefing on cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union. In that connection, I would like to affirm that the aim of international cooperation, as established in Article 1.3 of the Charter of the United Nations, is to solve international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character and to do so through multilateralism. On this point, we agree with the statement in the foreward of the European Union Global Strategy for Foreign and Security Policy that we must work together, but we must be more than merely inclusive in our efforts.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“Finally, we would like to recall that, unfortunatley, the tragic situation being experienced by Libya is a direct consequence of regime-change policies, which result in disastrous circumstances for millions of innocent people. We call upon on all States that have not yet done so to ratify the Rome Statute in order to ensure its universality and put an end to impunity for these acts of violence, which are a threat to the welfare of humankind.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We call upon the Office of the Prosecutor to investigate those criminal acts and, as highlighed by her report, whether or not there is a slave market in migrants in Libya, and whether or not that is related to transnational organized crime groups that directly or indirectly finance such activity - as well as to ensure, that being the case, that those persons are brought to justice and account for their actions. For its part, the Security Council should take the necessary steps to ensure that the Office of the Prosecutor and the International Criminal Court itself have the necessary financial resources to deal with the cases referred to it.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“Many of those migrants are passing through Libya to reach Europe in attempts to escape the insecurity afflicting the region. Many of them are becoming victims of abuse, torture and acts of sexual violence, in flagrant violation of their fundamental rights. According to the report submitted during the thirty-fourth session of the Human Rights Council on 22 March by the Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Kate Gilmore, migrants continue to be held arbitrarily in Libya for indefinite periods without any due process, legal assistance or review. Often, they face inhumane conditions and horrendous abuse. Frequently, that is at the hands of armed groups that have either direct or indirect control over detention centres, including official holding centres. That means that there is not really any effective protection against abuse.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We are deeply concerned about the reports of extrajudicial killings, assassinations, arbitrary detention, arbitrary trials and desecration of corpses in the course of the progress achieved as a result of the political transition and an internationally recognized Government. We urgently and categorically appeal to all parties and armed actors to stop all acts of violence, and we urge them to meet their obligations under international law. Likewise, we call for an investigation into those events and the identification of those responsible so that they may be brought to justice. Likewise, we are very concerned that the situation of migrants has seriously worsened. According to the 28 April report of the International Organization for Migration, there are more than 381,463 migrants of more than 30 nationalities in Libya.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“In that regard, we call on the Government of National Accord and the parties involved to do their utmost and facilitate the use of the appropriate channels of communication so that the Office of the Prosecutor can move forward with investigations. Similarly, we urge the countries in the region to fully support, and collaborate with, the work of the bodies of the International Criminal Court. We do hope that when the next report is submitted we will see qualitative improvements in terms of the cases under investigation. We take note of the reports that were submitted by the Office of the Prosecutor on possible violations of human rights and international law during the capture of the district of Ganfouda in Benghazi in March.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, allow me, Mr. President, to join others in congratulating you and your delegation on assuming the presidency of the Security Council. You can of course count on our full support in what will certainly be a successful effort. We are grateful for the briefing by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Ms. Fatou Bensouda. She has our full support in the work entrusted to her. We acknowledge that the work carried out by the Court since 2011 is very sensitive and requires the cooperation of all stakeholders in Libya in order to be able to fulfil its mandate. That is all the more so when it is the Court's Prosecutor herself who has warned us ofthe possibility that the crisis in the country may worsen.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We are also grateful to your delegation and its experts, Madam President, for the political coordination, and to your country's Permanent Representative for their efforts in presiding over the Council this month.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“We will continue to focus our efforts so that the Members of the United Nations ensure respect for the Charter of the United Nations and for the conduct of relations among States based on respect for the principles of equal rights and a people's right to self-determination. In conclusion, I would like to thank the presidency for the conduct of the negotiations on today's resolution, which in our view were transparent, flexible and adapted to the situation on the ground. That flexibility enabled us to adopt the resolution unanimously, and that is due primarily to the way that the presidency, particularly as the penholder, moved the process forward.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“We commend the decisions of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Frente Polisario to withdraw from the Guergerat area, representing a clear expression of good will by both sides. We also reaffirm our support for the work being done by the United Nations Mission on the Referendum in Western Sahara. Bolivia is a member of the Decolonization Committee and has strong ties of friendship with the people ofMorocco and ofthe Sahara. We firmly believe that the only way that the peoples of the world can resolve any dispute is through dialogue, which is why we categorically reject any violent approach.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Plurinational State of Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): The Plurinational State of Bolivia voted in favour of resolution 2351 (2017) because we believe that the parties will resume the political process with the goal of achieving a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution that accords with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council. In that regard, we would like to express our commitment to ensuring that the efforts to enable the people of Western Sahara to achieve self-determination continue. The Plurinational State of Bolivia also underscores its support to the efforts of the Secretary-General and his new Personal Envoy to arrive at a political solution that is mutually acceptable to the parties.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“We must eschew belligerent lines of thought and approaches, because once we have unleashed the demons of war, the only ones who benefit are those who profit from it.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“It is also crucial that the countries of the region take part in the negotiations in a positive spirit that would make it possible to ease current tensions. The only solution to this conflict is a political solution. We must rule out once and for all any military alternative. In the current high-tension situation, reason must prevail, and we must refrain from taking any stance that could lead to provocations or misunderstandings. Priority must be attached to respect for the dignity and equality of peoples as well as to the lives of the inhabitants of our planet. War is a failure of the Council. War is a failure of policy. War is a failure of diplomacy. We have the internationally recognized obligation to negotiate. I reiterate: we have the internationally recognized obligation to negotiate.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“The current situation can be considered as posing the greatest threat of nuclear war in this century. We urge all parties involved to avoid any escalation of rhetoric or actions that would increase tensions and endanger international peace and security, especially on the Korean peninsula. In that respect, we support China's proposal of a simultaneous halt aimed at defusing the crisis in the Korean peninsula. The Democratic People's Republic of Korea must abandon its nuclear-test and ballistic- missile programmes, and the United States must refrain from carrying out military exercises in the region. The parties involved must resume negotiations, keeping in mind that the Six-Party Talks represent the most appropriate forum to that end.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“This attitude represents a threat to international peace and security, and we therefore call for unity on the part ofthe Security Council in addressing this situation. Compliance with the resolutions of the Council is crucial in order to meet this objective. Likewise, we would recall that sanctions are not an end in themselves but, rather, a means of achieving an objective. As recalled at the recent meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77, Bolivia also rejects unilateral sanctions in this case, as in others, and for that reason believes that the Council, through multilateral mechanisms, must take the necessary action. In recent weeks, the world has witnessed escalating tensions owing both to the tests carried out by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and to the military deployment of the United States.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“In that regard, the Government of President Evo Morales has created a policy of rejecting all confrontation, armed or otherwise. In order to avoid armed confrontation, we think it is essential to advance towards the priority objective of global nuclear disarmament. Latin America and the Caribbean, my region, became a nuclear-weapon-free zone after the signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean 50 years ago, thereby becoming the first nuclear- weapon-free zone. In that respect, and following the same line of thought on non-proliferation, we reiterate our strongest rejection and condemnation of the launching ofballistic missiles and the carrying out of nuclear tests by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the most recent of which took place on 15 April.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“Mr. Llorentty Soliz (Bolivia) (spoke in Spanish): Bolivia thanks the presidency of the Security Council for having convened this meeting. We also wish to thank Secretary-General Antonio Guterres for his briefing. Bolivia wishes to stress the primary purpose of the Charter of the United Nations to act jointly and effectively to prevent and eliminate threats or breaches of peace, to suppress acts of aggression and to settle disputes peacefully and in line with the principles of justice and international law. The Plurinational State of Bolivia, in keeping with its political constitution, affirms its peaceful vocation and rejects all acts of aggression as means to settle disputes and conflicts among peoples and States.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“It is crucial that the Council work not only to recognize but to guarantee the right of peoples to peace, the right of the Palestinian people to peace and the right of the Israeli people to peace.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source
“And that is why we have international law as well as General Assembly resolutions adopted on this matter, decisions of UNESCO, the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice and resolutions of this very Council. Bolivia naturally supports all the peace processes set up to resolve this issue in a political and negotiated way and through dialogue, and we support the framework of the Madrid principles and the Arab Peace Initiative, which contribute to the fulfilment of this objective. The Plurinational State of Bolivia reaffirms its support for the self-determination of the Palestinian people and their right to have a free, sovereign and independent State, with pre-1967 international borders and with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly.”
2017-04-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7929 (2017) · source