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Moussa

lines on the record: 254
first: 1992-07-15
most recent: 2019-11-04
sittings or episodes: 19
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“Did it try to build upon it, thereby sparing the peace process the dangers inherent in the apparent partisan support for one of the parties to the conflict on the part of some of the brokers, which pursue a policy of double standards? What did the Council do to end the complete disregard and defiance by Israel of those resolutions? Again, the Council did nothing. That was yet another failure by the Council. As for Iraq, the League of Arab States pursued its role with clarity and determination from the very first days of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990. In August 1990, the Council of the League of Arab States adopted, at its Cairo Summit, a crucial resolution reaffirming the League's commitment to the relevant Security Council resolutions adopted earlier that month.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“This was the decision of the regional organization in the Middle East, that is, the League of Arab States, on an issue related to peace and security in and around the region and in the world. What was the Security Council's position on that important initiative, which was officially brought to its attention? The Council did nothing. The initiative earned no more than a cursory mention in Security Council resolution 1397 (2002). Furthermore, also in the context of the Arab-Israeli dispute and in addition to that initiative, the States members of the League of Arab States unanimously recognized that a just and comprehensive peace, pursued in the context of international legitimacy, is the strategic choice of the Arab States. This calls for a concomitant commitment by Israel. Did the Council capitalize on the offer?”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“With regard to the question of Palestine, as the Council may well be aware, the League of Arab States decided at the highest level - the Council of Kings and Heads of Arab State - to launch a straightforward peace initiative calling for an end to the Arab-Israeli dispute and for the conclusion of a peace agreement with Israel that guarantees security to all the Arab States of the region - if Israel will commit to a complete withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories, to a just solution to the problem of the Palestinian refugees, and to accepting the establishment of an independent and sovereign Palestinian State on the Palestinian territories occupied since 4 June 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“All of these tasks were an expression of our upholding and furthering the principles and purposes of the Charter of the United Nations and the Articles relevant to the role of the Security Council and of regional organizations in the peaceful settlement of disputes.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“I came to this meeting in my capacity as the representative of the League of Arab States. Like other elements of the international system, the League is currently under a severe attack, given the distressing circumstances in the Middle East as accentuated by the invasion of Iraq, as well as by the deliberate failure to arrive at a just, balanced and peaceful settlement to the Palestinian question and a just, comprehensive and lasting solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The League did, however, play the role expected of it by responding to the deteriorating political and security situation in the region with regard to Palestine, Iraq and regional security.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“We cannot accept that its role should be confined to repairing the damage of war, thus reducing it to an executing arm for policies it did not design. We cannot accept that the Council should be forced to face the consequences without having first addressed the causes. This is in many ways a dangerous course, not in the least because it usurps the Council's role in preventive diplomacy and in fulfilling its mandate under the Charter - the maintenance of international peace and security - but because it thus gives legitimacy to the consequences of war once it is over. I cannot imagine that any on the Council would accept that. The permanent members are not authorized to do that, and the non-permanent members were not elected to bear witness to the diminished value of the Council and its compromised role.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Judging by the way things are, can we think that the Security Council can remain faithfully entrusted with the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security in accordance with the Charter? Can the Council concede - or has it perhaps already conceded - that force is a source of legitimacy, or a substitute for it? This soul-searching is valid, particularly among third world countries that no longer feel that the Security Council is the safe haven they can resort to when danger is impending and when stability, peace and security are threatened in their territories or in the territories of their neighbours. Despite our reservations, and those of others referred to above, concerning the role of the Security Council, we cannot accept that the Council should be held in contempt.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Is this not to be expected, given the international situation and the attempts to call the shots of war and peace worldwide and to steer the situation away from the existing standards of international legitimacy? This can happen only at the expense of the United Nations, both the organization itself and the system as a whole. We would have wished to meet today with the Council at the helm, addressing the issues and asserting that security and peace, when threatened, should be taken care of. This makes us wonder about the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity. Have they not been violated and threatened? What is the position of the Council? Where is its role?”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“More, it has affected the credibility of the collective security system with which the United Nations is entrusted under the Charter and the Security Council resolutions relevant to international peace and security. It was only normal that the situation sparked an ignoble debate on the role of the Security Council. Some do not see a role for the Council in the preservation of peace in light of the new developments and are trying to marginalize it, while others believe that the Council's role has in fact already been marginalized. Some want the Council to resume the role assigned to it and want it reaffirmed. Others see that the role of the United Nations as a whole is diminishing.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“We hoped that our meeting would take place, in April, while the Council was discharging its primary responsibility under the Charter for the maintenance of international peace and security, and while it was acting on behalf of the international community in carrying out its duties under this responsibility. In fact, the Council was right when it refused to give a license or authorization to a single State to declare war on Iraq. The Council was also right when it refused to qualify the war on Iraq as legitimate. Once the war started, the Council's role was discarded completely. Fighting raged for more than three weeks, yet the Council remained silent, and this silence has seriously affected its credibility and role.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“When I received the invitation in mid-March to participate in this important meeting, the Iraqi crisis was at an extremely critical stage. Every effort was made to avoid war, to stress the authority of the Security Council in the maintenance of international peace and security and to prevent the Council's failure and paralysis. It should be recalled that the Council's mechanisms, particularly the United Nations Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC), proved that it was possible to successfully monitor weapons of mass destruction suspected to be in Iraq.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Allow me to express my pleasure that my participation in a Council meeting for the first time since I was chosen Secretary- General of the League of Arab States comes as a response to an invitation by the Mexican presidency. It was based on an initiative that embodies your thinking, Mr. President, as Foreign Minister of Mexico. I therefore wish to congratulate you for presiding over the Council in the month of April and for the distinguished role you have played. I wish you success in your endeavours. It gives me pleasure to congratulate as well your predecessors, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Permanent Representative of Guinea, for their efforts in the midst of extremely difficult and complicated circumstances.”
2003-04-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4739 (2003) · source
“Let us consider how to facilitate bringing the suspects to trial as soon as possible so as to preserve respect for the legitimacy of the Security Council, to reach an agreeable solution for all parties to this problem, and to alleviate the suffering of the Libyan people and the families of the victims. We call for the enhancement of the role of the United Nations and its specialized agencies in support of Africa. Here, we agree with what was stated by the Secretary-General. Our continent should be enabled to take its rightful place in the international community that has been denied to it because of certain historical factors well known to all of us. What we have to strive for is the establishment of an effective partnership between Africa and the United Nations in the interests of peace and development.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“In conclusion, I would also like to refer to another issue which is of concern to the Security Council and the African community, as it involves an African country and an African people, namely the issue of Libya and Lockerbie. Every aspect of this issue is well-known and the African position regarding it is quite clear, as was stated by President Mugabe, Chairman of the OAU. While we all stress the importance of respecting the rules of international law and Security Council resolutions and the commitments which guarantee that justice is upheld and that the suspects are given a fair trial, I recall, in this respect, the initiative unanimously supported by member States of the OAU and the options put forward for consideration and possible adoption to put an end to the current problem. Justice has to be done for the families of the victims.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“It is keen to benefit from the experience of others, taking into account that no uniform approaches could be imposed in this regard in View of the special circumstances, beliefs and stage of development of every society. Africa also seeks democracy at the international level. Hence our collective African position in support of the process of reforming the United Nations and restructuring the Security Council and the attainment of a more just representation of all regions, including Africa, in terms of both the permanent and non-permanent seats in the Council. This position has been underlined in the declaration which was adopted at the African summit held in Harare in June, and it is a position that we support and uphold.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Among the strongest indications of African adherence to legality and its refusal to depart from it is the continent's firm and collective position vis-a-vis the developments in Sierra Leone and before that in Liberia, our collective endeavours regarding the situation in Angola or in Congo (Brazzaville), as well as the active follow-up to the events unfolding in Somalia and the Great Lakes region, together with the measures taken regarding the developments in each of them. Having said that, we should not overlook the difficult circumstances facing our African societies. Upholding democracy requires a secure climate free from the sufferings of poverty, hunger and war, as well as satisfaction of basic needs to ensure a decent life for people. Africa needs support in its political, economic and social reform process.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Furthermore, the elaboration of a protocol for establishing an African court to consider human rights Violations is about to be finalized. This is in addition to the elections that have been organized in a number of African countries, co-observed at the request of the African countries concerned, and recognized as fair by the United Nations and several other international organizations.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“What really counts is to make available the resources required to speed up the implementation of these initiatives. What we need here is to strive to meet the urgent needs of African States and in particular to deal with and mitigate the burden of external debt, to enhance foreign direct investments and to open markets for African exports. As for support for democracy and respect for human rights in Africa, which is the third point I referred to at the beginning of my statement, Africa is committed to this approach. It is a serious commitment which has been reaffirmed in the declaration adopted in 1990 by the Heads of State and Government of Africa and has been emphasized by the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights which has already been adopted.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Needless to say, these regional efforts require a favourable international environment so they can yield good results. Foreign assistance - while we recognize its necessity and benefits - is still insufficient. The implementation of concrete programmes of action adopted by the General Assembly on more than one occasion did not live up to expectations. Some of these programmes and resolutions remain locked up in the archives and have never been implemented. Our need for new initiatives for Africa is far less than our need for the creation of mechanisms to energize and coordinate the existing initiatives, be they, as the Secretary-General reaffirmed in his statement today, United Nations or donor-country initiatives, the most recent of which was that of last June's Denver Summit.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“All these elements are impediments to the process of development, combined with the waste of human and economic resources as a result of the continued instability and conflicts in certain areas. Since we in Africa realize the importance of these variables, and keeping in mind the adverse impact of the absence of effective economic integration in Africa, we have taken a number of steps to establish the African Economic Community and to revitalize the subregional groupings that are the pillars of that Community. Such steps include removing trade barriers and facilitating the movement of capital and persons, along with creating a better climate, one conducive to attracting foreign investments, improving the infrastructure and enhancing the role of the private sector in the economy.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“As for the second challenge relating to the achievement of economic and social development, despite the difficulties which African States face in connection with their commitment to economic reform and restructuring programmes, the African States have been keen on implementing these programmes seriously and successfully, as was recognized by the relevant international institutions, and this has led to a perceptible improvement in the rate of growth. Notwithstanding these positive indications, the continent as a whole is still suffering from an increasing external debt burden, receding standards of living, low- level social services and health care for its citizens and a diminishing capability to compete and to attract foreign investments.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“What is needed now is a partnership that enhances African capabilities in the field of conflict prevention and peacemaking within African territories. This would enable Africa to participate, together with the United Nations, in shaping a stable world order, especially with regard to addressing the root causes of crises, to anticipation and prevention of conflicts, and to focusing on development efforts.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Yet we believe that such an endeavour should take place in full cooperation with the Organization of African Unity and its conflict resolution mechanism. It should also take place in full conformity with the United Nations mandate in connection with peacekeeping operations. A joint mechanism should be created to direct these efforts with a View to benefiting the African countries in finding solutions to their crises. While I am confident that we all agree on the need for Africa to assume a greater role in dealing with its own security problems, the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security still lies with the international community, as represented by the Security Council.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“I should like also to recall the report presented by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly at this session on cooperation between the United Nations and the regional organizations in the field of preventive diplomacy and peaceful conflict resolution. In that report the Secretary- General cited the example of close cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity, paying tribute to the nearly daily contacts between the United Nations and the OAU, as well as to the appointment of a Special Representative for the Secretaries-General of both organizations for the situation in the Great Lakes region. We welcomed the initiative of the United States, France and the United Kingdom to strengthen Africa's peacekeeping capabilities.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“The Secretary-General's report concluded that the success of preventive diplomacy, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peace-building in Africa, regardless of the level of preparedness and effective cooperation between the two organizations, depends on the existence of a political will of the parties to the conflict, as well as of the Member States, particularly members of the Security Council, to support peacekeeping operations and to make available the human, material and financial resources needed to discharge their mandates from inception. On this basis alone, the mechanisms for the resolution and management of conflicts could be effective in the post-cold- war era.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“This should encompass fostering the cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and the implementation of the recommendations contained in the Secretary-General's report on improving preparedness for conflict prevention and peacekeeping in Africa, which was presented at the fiftieth session of the General Assembly in November 1995. The Secretary-General's report articulated how to attain this goal through measures designed to increase coordination and the exchange of information between the two organizations. This is in addition to the promotion of joint United Nations/OAU approach in addressing those crises.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Africa has also taken another important step by establishing an African nuclear-weapon-free zone and adopting the Cairo Declaration, which expressed the hope that this step would be followed by similar measures in other regions of the world, foremost among which is the Middle East, whose security is closely linked to that of Africa. These developments make it more imperative than ever before that the international community enhance the role of the Organization of African Unity and provide it with the necessary political support and the required material and technical capabilities to improve its capabilities to contribute to the resolution of problems and conflicts within an African framework.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“As for the first challenge, the establishment in 1993 of the African Mechanism for Conflict Prevention, Management and Resolution was an affirmation of Africa's willingness to shoulder its responsibilities in finding peaceful solutions to these conflicts and in containing them before they escalate. Moreover, the last few years have also witnessed an effective contribution by African subregional groupings in this respect. Indeed, African efforts frequently preceded international endeavours in addressing crises in that continent and their containment and solution.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Africa now needs to address three main requirements: first, the striving for the peaceful settlement of conflicts occurring in a number of its regions, as well as for urgent solutions to the problems of refugees; secondly, the achievement of economic and social development and the enhancement of integration, both at the level of the continent as a whole and on the level of subregional groupings; and thirdly, the turn to democratization and to the respect for human rights by African communities. We in Africa have already taken serious steps towards the fulfilment of these requirements.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“We take this initiative as a call to the international community to reaffirm its determination to promote common action in support of the African countries at this historic juncture. Such support is necessary for Africa to undertake its role as a full partner in laying down the foundations of the new international order in all its various structural, political, security and economic aspects.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“Mr. Moussa (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): I was extremely happy during the last few days to be among those who welcomed you, Madam President, during your first trip to the Middle East. Your visit succeeded in introducing a distinguished personality who is deeply appreciated, and it raised hopes for a balanced policy and an active co-sponsorship of the peace process. As the Security Council meets today at your initiative to consider the situation in Africa, it gives me pleasure, on behalf of Egypt as an African country, to express our support for this initiative, both in its content and its timing. The participation of His Excellency President Robert Mugabe, the Chairman of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), is a clear testimony to the importance our continent attaches to this initiative.”
1997-09-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3819 (1997) · source
“The Security Council must assume its obligations and responsibilities in maintaining peace and security. It must send the strong, clear and unequivocal message to the Israeli Government that policies of violence against civilians, of provoking religious sentiment, of relinquishing contractual obligations and of political prevarication will not lead to a positive outcome. The new Middle East must be based on mutual respect without violence and on making sacrifices to attain peace. We extend our hand for peace, for a just peace that will lead to a balanced, just coexistence between the Arabs and Israelis.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Peace will be established only on this basis. Mr. Netanyahu spoke about reciprocity. This is reciprocity - security for security, commitment for commitment,and right for right. We all share in this responsibility - all the parties, the two sponsors, the permanent members, the Security Council and the international community at large. We must be serious in what we do. Egypt is ready, as it has always been, to assist in putting the peace process back on track. But we do not want the exploitation of photo opportunities to deceive public opinion. Israel must relinquish the negative policy it has pursued and must implement its commitments, foremost among which are to withdraw from Hebron, to end its interference in the Palestinians' internal affairs, and to stop blockading and killing them.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“We have invested so much time and have made so many efforts to create a framework for peace, in Egypt in particular. We have aimed, since the very beginning of the peace process to close the file on the Israeli-Arab conflict and to open a new chapter of cooperation, understanding and coexistence. We still believe in this, and we still have this goal. But it cannot be implemented by one side alone. Therefore, I call upon the Israeli Government to review and reconsider its policy because its outcome is very dangerous. The alternative to peace is something that the international community cannot bear because it will jeopardize stability and peace in the whole region. No one can accept this. We want an Arab-Israeli peace that is balanced: right for right, security for security, and commitment for commitment.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Perhaps members would also recall the message sent by that summit that the lack of commitment by Israel or any reversal of its position vis-a-vis the commitments to the peace process would lead to a setback for the whole process, with all the implications and the dangers inherent in plunging the region back into the cycle of violence, thus forcing all Arab countries to reconsider their positions in the peace process with Israel. The Israeli Government bears full responsibility for this. This is the framework to which we, as Arab countries, all have committed ourselves. The peace option is a strategic option, but we cannot accept a reversal of position by Israel. We cannot accept a threat to peace or a threat to the legitimate national rights of the Palestinians or to the return of land - Syrian or Lebanese.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Tenth, add to this the policies of imprisonment, and what one gets is a dark picture of the Israeli-Palestinian track - the result of the very unwise and aggressive policy, that has been adopted by the Israeli Government. Not only does this eliminate the prospects for the Palestinian-Israeli track - but it also affects the other tracks. We will hear the Foreign Ministers of Lebanon and Syria speak of the stalling developments on both tracks. In View of this, perhaps the Council will recall what the Cairo summit decided last June - that the peace option is a strategic Arab option that would require a serious commitment by the other side, namely Israel.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“This destroys the idea of autonomy. We are talking about two distinct and separate societies - two neighbouring entities. We are not working to establish one entity that would dominate another. That is not an Arab- Israeli peace. That is an Israeli peace. And it will never be achieved under any circumstances. Ninth, this all comes in addition to the Israeli economic blockade. This Israeli policy has been carried out against the Palestinian entity and the Palestinian Authority, not only through closing the territories and imposing the blockade, but also by eliminating any opportunities for economic advancement or economic independence for the Palestinians.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Fourth, the Israeli Government refused to implement the redeployment agreement in Hebron despite the official provision to that effect in the agreement and its own commitment to that implementation. Fifth, Israel would not redeploy its forces in other areas agreed to - the B and C areas - in accordance with the transitional agreement on redeployment in these areas as of 7 September 1996. Sixth, the Israeli Government would not resume negotiations on the final status, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. Seventh, the Israeli Government has gone back to the policy of committing acts of aggression against civilians, as happened in the past two days when the Israeli Army fired on civilians, killing more than 60 Palestinians and injuring hundreds. Eighth, Israeli forces have entered Palestinian towns and cities.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Thus, first, the Israeli policy avoids any mention of the principle of land for peace or its implementation; and this destroys the basis for that process. Second, the Israeli Government went back to the settlement policy in spite of a direct reference in the Oslo agreement to avoid any measures that might affect negatively the outcome of the negotiations and the final status of the territories. Third, the Israeli Government once again has sought to change the demographic and geographical composition of Jerusalem, which is subject to negotiations under the documents annexed to the Oslo agreement. The final status of Jerusalem has yet to be defined or determined. It has to be determined through negotiations and not unilaterally, either by Israel or by Palestine.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“N 0 one can be blamed except the Israeli policy - its shameful stalling and the relinquishment of its commitment to the peace process. We strongly condemn the changes made by Israel in Jerusalem, as well as its incitation to action and the challenges it has issued. We also condemn the settler policy, which will never be recognized by the international community because it is illegal. In spite of all of this, the matter goes beyond what happened yesterday. It takes on a totally different dimension that is really very dangerous, namely the Israeli position vis-a-vis the peace process - not only on the Palestinian track, but also on other Madrid tracks: the Palestinian track, the Syrian track and the international Arab tracks. What we see is Israel moving away from the basic points that have been agreed.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Nor is the direction taken by Israeli policy surprising. It is like a dark tunnel into which it is trying to drag the rest of the Middle East. It is trying to circumvent the pillars of the peace process and its basic points as had been agreed, and to relinquish the commitments made in that framework. Yes, Mr. President, what happened was no surprise for us in Egypt. Nor was it a surprise for you. We had issued warnings at the highest levels in Egypt; we had warned the Israelis about the outcome of this policy. President Hosni Mubarak more than once said that only evil and harm would come of this policy - and this is exactly what has happened. The policy of pressure, blockade, closing of the territories, demolition, imprisonment and the lack of respect for commitments can yield only frustration and outbursts, blood and victims.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“Mr. Moussa (Egypt) (interpretation from Arabic): At the outset, I would especially like to congratulate you personally, Mr. President, as you assume the presidency of the Security Council at this very delicate stage. The Council is meeting today to look into the situation in the Middle East in the wake of the bloody developments in Jerusalem and the other occupied Palestinian areas. This sends a very important message. The Arab-Israeli negotiations, which started in Madrid five years ago, are facing problems, and the march towards peace is stalling. The Security Council, which is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, must therefore intervene. The events in East Jerusalem and other Palestinian areas came as no surprise for those who have been monitoring the evolution of the peace process.”
1996-09-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3698 (1996) · source
“However, there is another objective, the final objective, the establishment of peace, democracy and equality, as well as the rule of the majority.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“We support the draft resolution of the African States, which condemns the acts of violence and places responsibility on the shoulders of the concerned authorities in South Africa and calls for cooperation towards implementation of the negotiations. We believe that the United Nations has an important role to play. A representative of the Secretary-General would have a positive effect. He would be able to follow up events and keep the United Nations in the picture on the latest developments so that the Security Council and the entire international community may be fully aware of what is taking place and fully capable of doing what is needed immediately to help. In conclusion, the resumption of negotiations must remain the requisite interim objective.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“Fourthly, the fundamental responsibility in facing up to acts of violence is squarely that of the Government which, like all other Governments, must control events when the peace and security of citizens is concerned, and that must take place within the rule of law and the principles of legitimacy. We call on that Government immediately to take all measures needed to curb all forces fighting against democratic change, while making clear that this must not be used as a pretext to return to the state of emergency which prevailed in the country in the past. Fifthly, the cooperation of all parties is also a prerequisite. We cail for that cooperation and trust that it will be forthcoming.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“We are called upon to take a number of measures today and to put a number of matters in their true context, including the following: First, there is no alternative to ending the system of apartheid and replacing it with a non-racial democratic regime. Secondly, the CODESA negotiations must be resumed as soon as possible. All parties concerned must be called upon to join those negotiations. All members of CODESA must realize that these negotiations are taking place within sight and sound of the entire world, which hopes for its success. Thirdly, violence is the main obstacle - among other factors, naturally - in this process. A repetition of such events will lead to the reversal which we have alreaey mentioned and which must be avoided.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“While we welcome President De Klerk's role in the movement towards peace and progress, we pay tribute to the wise leadership of President Nelson Mandela and other leaders and militants in South Africa, whether in the ANC or PAC or in other groups of citizens looking forward to a tomorrow without discrimination, , We have witnessed and lived through a period of progress and development in South Africa and a move towards the end of apartheid. We do not want that movement to suffer regression or reversal. Indeed, Africans and non-Africans refuse to allow such a regression or reversal to occur. The current process is the only means to save South Africa - whites, blacks and coloureds alike - from a dark future and to open the way towards fraternity and cooperation.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“As I have already said, we believe that the situation in South Africa has a bearing on the situation in Africa in general. Furthermore, we are convinced that ending the apartheid system will herald the introduction of a new era, a true starting-point in Africa's life, whether for individuals, communities, peoples or States. While we condemn acts of violence, and particularly the events at Boipatong, that does not prevent our saying another word of truth: President De Klerk has taken the situation in South Africa forward with many positive, constructive steps. We encourage him to continue them and we call on him to stand firmly and sincerely against all those who seek to put obstacles in his way.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“The summit's resolution reaffirmed the African States' unanimous determination to face up to the situation in South Africa, a situation brought sharply into focus by the Boipatong events. The summit was determined to put the issue before the international community, through the Security Council, in order to reaffirm the joint international obligation to face up to apartheid and put an end te it, the obligation to eliminate the obstacles to normalization on the way to the creation of a non-racial society, a society that provides justice and equality for all citizens of South Africa. Egypt was determined to participate in this meeting as an expression of our strong position on the need to give priority to the situation in South Africa at this critical and sensitive time.”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source
“We do not believe that preparations for this new era can be completed unless conditions in Africa are corrected, whether with regard to the situation in South Africa or other areas of tension in the continent, or to development and economic progress. We believe that all these problems are related. The African summit Conference in Dakar crystallized the African position on the subject before the Council, upon an initiative by the African National Congress (ANC) and the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC), as did the arguments eloquently put forward by the Foreign Minister of Senegal as the President of the Council of Ministers of the Organization of African Unity (OAU).”
1992-07-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3095 (1992) · source