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Mbeki

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1994-05-25
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2023-10-20
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  1. “Because of the seriousness of our intent with regard to this matter - no doubt, President Konare will speak about this - we have set up a somewhat comprehensive architecture for peace and security on the continent, which includes the Peace and Security Council, the early warning system, a panel of the wise, an African stand-by force, a post-conflict reconstruction and development framework - the totality of these. What is missing is the capacity to do those things and the resources of all sorts to be able to do them. We would want to address that matter directly ourselves, as much as we can. I think it would be very good indeed if some way could be found by which the Security Council could engage the African Union, represented here by President Konare, in some detail on this.”

    2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source

  2. “It mentions promoting an effective partnership between the United Nations and Africa based on the African regional organizations, and it goes on to ask: "In order to go farther, how can enhanced African crisis management and resolution capacities be facilitated and how can the need for African peacekeeping training be met? How can the post-conflict recovery efforts that must be carried out by the African countries concerned be supported? How can the establishment of more operational crisis prevention mechanisms be encouraged in Africa?" (S/2007/552, p. 3) I think, really, that these are the actual matters that the Security Council needs to address.”

    2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source

  3. “The political settlement in Liberia came out of a process that was led by the Economic Community of West African States. The process that has culminated now in the Ouagadougou agreement in C6te d'Ivoire, the peace process in Burundi, the peace process in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in North and South Sudan were all matters that were handled by the continent itself. I am mentioning that just to emphasize the seriousness of the continent itself in dealing with the matter on our agenda today. The letter that was sent out by the French representative raises two important questions, that I think are really what we really need to focus upon.”

    2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source

  4. “President Mbeki: First of all, Mr. President, thank you very much for taking the initiative to call this meeting of the Security Council to discuss what is indeed an important matter. I will be very brief, partly because I am expected in the General Assembly shortly. I want to go and respond to President Bush there. To come at this matter quite practically, it is a very important matter for us as Africans, and indeed we count very much on the support of the Security Council to address this important issue. I must say that the African continent, as members are aware, is indeed very committed to addressing this matter itself. Members will have seen many examples in which the framework for the resolution of all sorts of matters has come out of African initiatives.”

    2007-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.5749 (2007) · source

  5. “Indeed, we thought we needed to indicate in our intervention that it certainly was not our intention to play any such role on the African continent, given South Africa's capacity with regards to armament production; it certainly was not our intention to exploit the Council's decision today to worsen a situation on the African continent which does not need worsening, but needs improvement. 31 I wanted to say "Thank you" for all the kind comments which everybody made, and finally to repeat that we are determined to be a good citizen of the world.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  6. “I thought it might be appropriate, without taking up too much of the Council's time, to express our thanks for statements by members of the Council and members of the United Nations generally, including statements made today, and for the tributes that have been paid to our President Nelson Mandela, to Deputy President de Klerk and to our people generally for the manner in which they have conducted the process of transition in South Africa. We shall shortly convey to our leadership and our people the sentiments expressed by this Council and the members of the United Nations. We appreciate very much the fact that the Council took a unanimous decision on the resolution before it today. I am grateful, Mr. President, that you referred to the extent to which our continent is overarmed.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  7. “We are especially pleased that today we meet under your presidency, Sir- end apartheid's crime against humanity and to give birth to a society that is determined to live up to the ideals contained in the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Please count on us to behave as an exemplary Member of this Organization, in which the hopes of millions reside.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  8. “Boutros Boutros-Ghali and the United Nations as a whole for the outstanding contribution this Organization has made in bringing South Africa to the happy situation in which it is today. This, of course, has included the dispatch of observers to help us deal with the matter of political violence and the observers, who played such an important role in ensuring a successful first democratic and non-racial election. The victory that has been won in South Africa belongs as much to the people of our country as to this Organization and the peoples of the world. As we proceed to confront the enormous challenge of consolidating this victory, we shall continue to count on your support. Precisely because we are conscious of what the world has done for us, we too are determined to contribute what we can to the making of a better world for all.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  9. “Our Government is determined to ensure that we do indeed honour all the obligations which derive from these international agreements, including such agreements as may regulate the movement of equipment and technology which can be used in the production of missiles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction. South Africa is also in the process of converting its military technology to civilian application. We would greatly appreciate the assistance of the international community with regard to this matter. Our Government is also keen that a treaty for an African nuclear-weapons-free zone be concluded as soon as possible. We would also like to take this opportunity to extend our sincere thanks to the Security Council, to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  10. “We are accordingly ready to begin discussions with the OAU, the United Nations and all concerned with regard to what can and should be done concerning the tragic situation in Rwanda. And as we have said, we are otherwise determined to discharge our responsibilities as a Member of this Organization in the collective effort to secure peace for ourselves and for the peoples of the world. We must, in this context, mention the fact that serious steps have already been taken to address the matter of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the regulation of the sale of conventional weapons. Among other things, this has been marked by accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention, as well as the passage of domestic legislation relating to these matters.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  11. “It constitutes also the basis from which we will move in the search for a negotiated, just and stable regional security system for all the peoples of southern Africa, which would guarantee the sovereignty of all the countries of our region and ensure that never again should any country fall victim to aggression and destabilization. Our Government has also begun discussions to see what further contribution we can make to the search for peace in Angola and Mozambique, in support of the efforts of the United Nations and the Governments and peoples of those two countries. We are also committed to participating to the full extent of our abilities in the efforts spearheaded by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) to address the related issues of peace, security, stability, cooperation and development on our continent.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  12. “Like millions of other people across the globe, we count on this body to continue to act as the principal protagonist in the global struggle for peace, security and stability. We firmly commit our country, as a Member of the United Nations and as a responsible citizen of the world, to live up to its obligations in this regard and, consequently, to contribute what it can to the making of the peaceful world which is the right of the peoples. Our Government and people are determined to ensure that within our borders we banish from our national life all those things that make for war and violent conflict. The successful transition to a democratic order constitutes the firm foundation for peace which our people have yearned for, for generations.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  13. “We are indeed moved by the fact that the Council is meeting on Africa Day to consider the specific matter on its agenda of lifting the arms embargo against South Africa. When this embargo was imposed pursuant to the provisions of Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations, it was because the prevailing system of government in our country and the actions carried out by that Government constituted, demonstrably, a threat to international peace and security. We therefore view the decisions that the Council will take today as an acceptance by the world body that we have become a democratic country, and a country that can be counted on to subscribe and adhere to the pursuit of the important goals of international peace and security.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source

  14. “This eminent body is meeting today to close a particular chapter in the history of the relations between our country, South Africa, and the nations of the world, as represented by the United Nations. We trust that, at the conclusion of its meeting today, the Security Council will terminate the mandatory sanctions imposed against South Africa under the terms of resolutions 418 (1977), 558 (1984) and 591 (1986). We are most grateful to the Council for the opportunity it has kindly granted to our delegation to participate in its proceedings, and would like to take this opportunity to convey to you, Mr. President, and to the other members of the Council, the greetings of our President, Nelson Mandela, and the rest of the Government of democratic South Africa.”

    1994-05-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3379 (1994) · source