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2023-06-20

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1. “The Republic of Angola supports the total lifting of the arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic, which is a position also supported by the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States and the ICGLR, in order to allow the defence and security forces to be properly equipped to fully comply with their constitutional mandate to defend and protect the country and its citizens. My delegation hopes that the Council’s deliberations can contribute to strengthening peace and stability in the Central African Republic.”

   2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source

2. “It was in that context that, during the Security Council meeting held on 23 June 2021 (see S/PV.8802), His Excellency Mr. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola, in his capacity as Chair of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region, requested the lifting of the arms embargo against the Central African Republic in force since 2013. Subsequently, the Council adopted resolution 2648 (2022), which amended the exceptions to the arms embargo, although the country was still subject to a notification regime, which we consider to be a requirement of little practical use, since it does not contribute to combating the proliferation and the illicit supply of weapons to armed groups that threaten the peace process and stability in the Central African Republic.”

   2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source

3. “We therefore encourage the Government of the Central African Republic and all concerned parties to redouble their efforts in this national process, namely by accelerating the security sector reforms. We are concerned, however, about the implications of the crisis in the Sudan for stability in the Central African Republic, namely the increase in armed group movement and trafficking in arms and ammunition, as well as the deterioration of the humanitarian situation due to the flow of refugees — factors that pose serious risks for the ongoing peace process in the country. All States have the right to build institutional capacity to defend themselves against internal and external threats by equipping their defence and security forces with personnel, weapons and equipment to respond to their needs and challenges.”

   2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source

4. “Ms. Mendonça (Angola) (spoke in Portuguese; English text provided by the delegation): Allow me, at the outset, to congratulate you, Mr. President, and through you, the Government of the United Arab Emirates, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council in the month of June and to praise the initiative of convening this important meeting on the situation in the Central African Republic. The Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR), held on 16 September 2021, adopted the joint road map for peace in the Central African Republic, better known as the Luanda road map, whose implementation by the country’s authorities created a climate of greater political détente and promoted the internal republican dialogue between all the living forces of the nation.”

   2023-06-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9352 (2023) · source