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Loizaga

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2003-02-19
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2003-02-19
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  1. “For all of these reasons, Paraguay reaffirms its full confidence in the ability of the United Nations and the Security Council to resolve international disputes. We join the great majority of the members of the international community in affirming that all necessary efforts should be exhausted to find a peaceful solution to this crisis, reserving the use of force as a last resort. The Government of Iraq will be responsible for the consequences that may ensue. Its resolve will dictate whether the solution is peaceful, as we all desire.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  2. “The Security Council, an organ to whose member States we have entrusted the responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, should play an essential role in this crisis. As stated by our Charter, it is the only body that can legitimately authorize the use of force. For these reasons, we agree with the Secretary- General that the unity of the Council is the foundation for any legitimate and forceful international action. The robustness of a system of collective security such as that of the United Nations hinges on the unity of the Security Council. Only a united Council will be able credibly to take the necessary decisions to achieve the goal of disarming the Iraqi regime.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  3. “The Government must comply immediately, unconditionally and fully with its obligations under resolution 1441 (2002) and other relevant resolutions of the Security Council. Likewise, it must step up its cooperation with the UNMOVIC and IAEA inspectors, without further delaying tactics, and must provide all the information and documentation required by the inspectors so as to achieve effective implementation of the Council's resolutions. The resolutions of the Security Council must be implemented in full and without delay. This is the obligation imposed on us by our Charter, which was acceded to by all Member States by virtue of a free and sovereign choice.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  4. “Although progress has been noted that might point to a change in attitude on the part of the Iraq regime with respect to what the international community is demanding, such a change must be immediate and genuine. The inspection process must continue and be bolstered. The inspectors must have the time that they require to carry out their tasks. However, the inspections cannot continue indefinitely, especially if they are not receiving full cooperation from the Iraqi Government. The seriousness of the situation demands immediate responses, without delay, from the Iraqi regime. Paraguay feels that the international community's message in the face of the developments relating to this issue is clear-cut and unequivocal. The Government of Iraq must disarm. This is the core of resolution 1441 (2002), adopted by the Council.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  5. “The Government of Paraguay takes the view that the path of inspections is the right mechanism to guarantee the effective disarmament of Iraq. In this respect, we pay tribute to the work that Mr. Hans Blix and Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei have been doing, and we are grateful for the detailed reports that they have presented to date concerning the conduct of the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections in Iraq. However, what we have heard in the reports given by the chief inspectors indicates to us that Iraq is continuing to take an ambivalent attitude to the process of inspections.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source

  6. “Mr. Loizaga (Paraguay) (spoke in Spanish): I wish first to thank you, Mr. President, for convening this open debate of the Security Council. Given the developments stemming from the question of Iraq's compliance with resolution 1441 (2002), it seems to us to be timely and appropriate for the general membership of the United Nations to have the opportunity to express its views on an extremely serious issue that is of profound concern to the entire international community. Our participation in this debate is inspired by a constructive spirit, which is only fitting in the case of a founding country of the United Nations that sincerely believes and trusts in the multilateral system, that respects and complies with the norms of international law, and that believes in the peaceful settlement of disputes.”

    2003-02-19 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4709Resumption1 (2003) · source