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1. “Finally, the small States of the United Nations follow the Security Council's successes and failures with regard to international law, and many past and current conflicts are a clear signal of the need for Security Council reform and for respect for United Nations principles of international law to which we all have subscribed. That is an element that can improve conflict prevention governance at the United Nations and can strengthen the mediation, peacebuilding and resolution components of the United Nations.”

   2017-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7857 (2017) · source

2. “We therefore take this opportunity to suggest that the application of such confidence-building measures at the grass-roots level has great potential in future conflict prevention activities of the United Nations, particularly with a focus on development. While recalling resolution 2171 (2014), the Republic of Moldova supports the idea that conflicts could be prevented through the inclusion of the Sustainable Development Goals philosophy in such processes. What we would like to see is not only the right wording of such resolutions, but also their implementation. We support the new Secretary- General in his determination to act accordingly.”

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3. “Such a step would support two important conflict prevention and resolution activities from a United Nations perspective: an increased role for both regional organizations and for confidence-building measures. In the case of the Republic of Moldova therefore, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) could provide the international legitimacy, impartiality and a tailor-made mandate that, in addition to monitoring and verification, could include activities related to confidence-building and public order. In that connection, and with the support of the 2016 German OSCE chairmanship, a substantive meeting took place in Bavaria allowing for progress in confidence-building measures that focus on the development side of conflict resolution and are implemented with the support of the United Nations.”

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4. “Foreign military forces cannot enter Moldovan territory unless mandated by the United Nations or its organizations under Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United Nations. The Republic of Moldova's efforts should focus instead on building bridges between communities and establishing a favourable environment for a peaceful solution, on the basis of the United Nations principles of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity. The same applies to other conflicts as well. Therefore, our firm belief is that the existing peacekeeping mechanism in our case should be adjusted to the current realities and transformed into a compact, multinational civilian mission.”

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5. “Hence, in line with resolution 2171 (2014), we believe that sound early-warning mechanisms might need to receive greater consideration in the future as actual first steps of conflict prevention. Moreover, the role of the media in this context merits a separate discussion in the Security Council. For 25 years, the Republic of Moldova, with the support of its external partners, has been promoting a resolution to the Transnistrian conflict, being determined to reach a peaceful and sustainable result. Moldovan authorities continue to strive to prevent any escalation of the conflict. However, in 2016 we saw for the first time military exercises conducted by the separatists, together with the military forces ofa United Nations State Member. Such an experience proves that external interference is often not a stabilizing factor.”

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6. “I shall read out an abridged version of my statement in order to save time, as you have requested, Mr. President. The full version has been distributed. As has been mentioned in Security Council and in the Secretary-General's 2015 report (S/2015/682), these are difficult times to talk about conflict prevention, with conflicts and lawlessness persisting in various parts of the world, including Eastern Europe. My country is observing those trends with distress because, on 2 March, we will commemorate 25 years since the beginning of the armed conflict in the eastern regions of the Republic of Moldova. There were no early warning mechanisms in the Republic of Moldova in 1992. The support of the international community might have proved crucial at that time.”

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7. “Real progress is what we need in order to save lives from carnage and destruction and to ensure stable and sustainable development around the world, now and post-2015. There can be no development without security, without respect for international law and without respect for human lives. Real progress in preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons is what all United Nations Member States must work together to achieve at every forum, including the Security Council and at the forthcoming second Meeting of Governmental Experts.”

   2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source

8. “Taking into account the fact that the focus of this year's second Open-ended Meeting is on recent trends in marking and tracing small arms and light weapons, the opportunity to discuss those and other related issues will allow us to thoroughly consider how we can ensure that the United Nations Programme of Action and its International Tracing Instrument stay up to date and to guarantee their continued full and effective implementation. The upcoming Meeting will also provide a platform for all States to discuss needs and good practices, which may feed into concrete results at the Programme of Action's review conference in 2018. Resolution 2117 (2013) stresses the need to make real progress in preventing, combating and eradicating the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons.”

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9. “However, on the positive side, new technologies, such as biometric or radio frequency identification, could enhance stockpile management and capabilities in the marking, recordkeeping and tracing of weapons. A number of States have specifically indicated the need to discuss, at the second Open-ended Meeting, the outflow of small arms and light weapons into illegal circulation, including into the hands of terrorists, non-State actors or unrecognized entities. The need to ensure appropriate action and control by States over small arms and light weapons and their marking, transfer and tracing, as well as over brokering activities, inter alia, has also been identified.”

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10. “Recent trends in such technologies have important implications for how the issue of small arms and light weapons should be addressed in the future. Modular weapons now exist that can be fitted with different components, making their marking and tracing more complex. Weapons can now be printed using three-dimensional printing technology and, although its reliability is not yet high, it still can potentially lead to placing undetectable weapons in the wrong hands. Metals can increasingly be replaced by polymers, which can also hamper detection. Such trends present new challenges and complicate efforts with respect to the tracing of illicit weapons.”

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11. “Taken together, the United Nations Programme of Action and the International Tracing Instrument constitute an important global framework that enables us to tackle the complex issue of the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons. It is therefore heartening that the Security Council has continually recognized the significance of the United Nations Programme of Action during its debates on the issue, as well as in its presidential statements and its first resolution on small arms and light weapons adopted in 2013 (resolution 2117 (2013). At the forthcoming Meeting of Governmental Experts under the Programme of Action, it is anticipated that States will focus on recent developments in small arms and light weapons technology.”

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12. “Despite the fact that Moldova is a country affected by small arms and light weapons and has a frozen conflict on its territory, due to time limitations and the fact that my country has aligned itself with the statement made on behalf of the European Union, it is my honour to address the Council exclusively in my capacity as Chair-designate of the second Open-ended Meeting of Governmental Experts under the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects, which will take place from 1 to 5 June at United Nations Headquarters in New York.”

    2015-05-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7442 (2015) · source

13. “In conclusion, I refer once again to the High- level Meeting on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels and the Declaration unanimously adopted by all Member States (General Assembly resolution 67/ 1), which strengthens the links between the rule of law and the three pillars of the United Nations, that is, peace and security, sustainable development and human rights. The Republic of Moldova remains directly interested and committed to continuing to actively participate in all efforts aimed at promoting and strengthening the rule of law at the international and national levels for the purpose of ensuring peace and security.”

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14. “In that regard, we commend the Security Council for its increasing attention to the promotion of justice and the rule of law in the context of sustainable peace and security. While the rule of law presumes respect for human rights and freedoms, it is also important for the purposes of conflict resolution to understand that the involvement of various State and non-State actors in mediation, conflict resolution and development efforts has to take into account the fact that a conflict is in itself an extremely sensitive situation, and hence needs a coordinated approach.”

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15. “United Nations expert Thomas Hammarberg, former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe, conducted, at the request of the Moldovan Government, a human rights survey in 2012 in that conflict area, where, unfortunately, the human rights situation, in particular with regard to children's right to education, has worsened. The need to respect human rights, given our concrete experience in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, raises another valid point, namely, that respect for human rights is essential from the View of both the humanitarian perspective and conflict resolution as a whole. That is in line with an idea already voiced in the Council, namely, that the promotion of the rule of law and universal human rights constitute fundamental requirements for achieving sustainable peace.”

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16. “The "Rights up front" initiative, recently launched at the United Nations, designates human rights violations as indictors ofpotential conflict and ongoing violations of human rights in conflict areas as conflict aggravators. In that respect, the need for the United Nations to monitor human rights situations has been stressed, along with the idea that promoting respect for human rights may reduce existing problems in conflict areas. In that context, we again invoke the example of my country, where the unfortunate reality is that we have a conflict situation.”

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17. “Concerning the situation concerning the freedom of the media in the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova, we must acknowledge that media outlets in that region are fully controlled by or experience significant pressure from the administrating authorities there, and that is not a positive factor in the overall context of conflict resolution anywhere. We will probably again sound similar to our European Union colleague, who spoke in October 2013 at a meeting of the Sixth Committee of the General Assembly regarding agenda item 85, when we say that the rule of law presumes full respect for human rights, which, our own experience shows, is particularly important for societies in conflict areas.”

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18. “Hence, either through national participation or international support, every State has an opportunity to contribute to the rule of law and international peace and security, as I mentioned earlier. With regard to human rights, which my delegation mentioned earlier in the context of conflict resolution efforts, we would recall that, among many factors, it is also important to have free, independent, pluralistic and responsible media. In a globalized world, such media could serve as a window for dialogue, peace and reconciliation, as well as a conduit for a correct or balanced understanding of development and conflict resolution matters.”

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19. “At the same time, we have demonstrated our clear support for the International Court of Justice in the peaceful settlement of disputes and, in our capacity as a State party to the Rome Statute, for the importance and increased role of the International Criminal Court, which complements national jurisdictions in fighting impunity for the crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes in conflict and post-conflict situations. As such examples show, we remain deeply committed to our general aim of upholding and developing an international order based on the rule of law, where international law, including human rights, is fully respected and implemented and where accountability is important for maintaining a sense of responsibility for all.”

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20. “Such topics can and should be the focus of both the Government and the United Nations or United Nations- mandated organizations, since regional cooperation is also important in that context, as I have already said. We should also mention the important role of both national contributions to rule of law efforts and to the justice institutions that we support. The Republic of Moldova has been present, with our lawyers and judges, at the highest level in Timor-Leste, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo.”

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21. “programmes in the case of Moldova cover matters related to rebuilding and reconnecting infrastructure, freedom of movement, education, ecology and socioeconomic activities. Such CBMs. will also be essential for post-conflict rehabilitation and reconstruction and are again valid for many other conflict resolution processes. Another element that is increasingly linked to the rule of law is security sector reform, along with the potential post-conflict disarmament, demobilization and reintegration of military and paramilitary elements, whose successful reintegration may, in some cases, be closely related to the sustainability of the peace.”

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22. “But today, the incidents that we are dealing with in the former conflict zone are no longer related to military security. They are usually breaches of public order. In that context, we believe that a civilian peacekeeping mission that meets United Nations principles and standards, in line with the rule of law concept for the purposes of durable and just peace and security, would be much more relevant. Not to overlook a more grassroots level, one should mention that confidence-building measures (CBMs) are also very important, in particular in conflict prevention and often in peacekeeping efforts. By way of example, a number of CBMs. are being implemented in our country, the Republic of Moldova, as part of the Transnistria conflict resolution process. CBM.”

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23. “Peacekeeping therefore remains an important mechanism in assisting countries through the difficult transition from conflict to peace and is a collective effort supported by us all. In that regard, Moldova contributes to the United Nations and NATO peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo with a military contingent. That means that every country can contribute to such a process. That is an important message for us all. Let me also refer to the situation in my own country, the Republic of Moldova, which has continued to be affected by the unresolved Transnistria conflict for more than 20 years. A peacekeeping mechanism to deal, inter alia, with incidents in the conflict zone was created after the cessation ofmilitary hostilities in 1992.”

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24. “We believe that the security of the State starts from the security of the citizen. In a State governed by the rule of law, people need to at least have ajudicial system as a guarantor of their security. A State that genuinely strives for the rule of law creates greater trust among the population, even in conflict-affected areas, as well as in the conflict resolution process. Moreover, we can do more to uphold international law through our national systems by the effective implementation of the international conventions upon which we have agreed. We should also acknowledge the need for a framework of institutions aimed at supporting international law and peace and security.”

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25. “Our sincere sympathy goes to the relatives of the deceased, along with our wishes to the injured for their speedy recovery. The Government further urges the parties to refrain from violent actions, to defuse the situation and to establish an open dialogue that leads to reconciliation and identifies ways to overcome the political crisis. All differences in that neighbouring and friendly country are critical to the stability of the region as a whole. We are therefore watching for a way to solve those differences to be found exclusively by peaceful means, in accordance with democratic norms, as violence is never a solution. Returning to the matter of the rule of law at the national level, from our perspective, the rule of law has several implications, one of which is that it is a precondition for better development.”

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26. “Issues such as international terrorism, good governance, internal conflicts and cybersecurity are being discussed by the international community more than before. Hence, respect for the rule of law at the international and national levels remains as important as ever. From the international point of view, the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and non-interference in the internal affairs of a State remain valid and pertinent. My country's experience is clear proof of that. As I have already stated, we align ourselves with the statement of the European Union, in which today's main hotspots at the international level were mentioned. The Government of the Republic of Moldova is also watching, and continues to follow with deep concern, the situation in Ukraine. We are extremely saddened by the loss of life there.”

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27. “The Republic of Moldova aligns itself with the statement of the European Union, delivered earlier today. During open debates on the sustainable development goals, the rule of law and conflict prevention and post-conflict peacebuilding, we have already drawn attention to the fact that one aspect of the process is often overlooked - the need to promote and strengthen the rule of law in areas affected by protracted conflicts, which has not been adequately addressed in previous debates. Nevertheless, that, too, requires our full attention, and I will mention it further on in my statement. The security environment in our world is constantly changing and the proliferation and diversification of the risks and threats are an ongoing cause of concern.”

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28. “I would also like to commend the increased United Nations attention to the rule of law and justice through high- level meetings on the topic, during discussions in the General Assembly and the Security Council and in consultations on the connection between the rule of law and conflict prevention and post-conflict peacebuilding and on the sustainable development goals, as well as in various other activities in the United Nations system. The recent changes in many parts of the world and the new threats and challenges to international peace and security further strengthen the idea that all aspects of the rule oflaw, ranging from citizen security to respect for the rights and freedoms of the people, should be ever present on the United Nations agenda.”

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29. “As this is my first opportunity to speak in the Security Council this year, I would like to congratulate Lithuania on it having being elected to serve on this body and to express our appreciation for the organization of this important debate in a format in which we all can contribute. I also wish to thank the Secretary-General for the report before us today (S/2013/341) and for his strong commitment to strengthening and mainstreaming United Nations support for the rule of law in all areas of its activities, in this particular instance in the maintenance of international peace and security, including in peacekeeping operations.”

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