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Nejad-Hosseinian

lines on the record: 171
first: 1998-03-20
most recent: 2002-07-19
sittings or episodes: 22
sources: un-security-council

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“There is no escaping the fact that occupation lies at the origin of all the trouble and instability in the region, and the Israeli regime simply cannot continue to occupy Arab lands, be they Palestinian, Syrian or Lebanese, on the one hand, and hope to ensure security by resorting to repression and aggression on the other. So long as the illness that causes pain is not effectively and duly addressed, the pain persists. After so much destruction and the loss of so many precious lives, the urgent question that the international community should tackle now is whether or not the Palestinians are entitled to the right of self-defence.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“There should be no doubt that, by embarking on a large-scale invasion of civilian areas just a day after the Arab Summit, the Israelis clearly meant to signal their opposition to any serious effort towards peace. Yet we did not need to listen to their spokespersons to know about their inherent opposition to any peaceful solution. Their continued settlement activity since 1993 - including the building of 34 new settlements in the West Bank and Gaza over the last year alone, among other things - has spoken for itself. The ongoing uprising is clearly the result of Palestinian disappointment in the peace talks, which bore no fruit simply because, from the beginning, the Israelis never meant to cede anything to the Palestinians.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“Such military operations are a form of collective punishment inflicted on civilians. They increase civilian casualties and make life even more difficult and precarious for the Palestinians, who were already subjected to bombing of civilian areas, assassinations, demolitions and daily humiliation, as well as severe physical and economic hardships. Against this backdrop, and as the international community is condemning the latest massive invasion of Palestinian areas, it is disturbing that today some still align themselves with the aggressive, oppressing and occupying side. The Israeli spokespersons' rejection of the latest peace initiative put forward by the Arab States once again clearly proves that peace is not on Israel's agenda.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this timely meeting on an important issue which is the focus of attention of the entire international community. I would also like to thank Mr. Kofi Annan for the sincere efforts that he has made over the past few months to address the situation. This morning, the Israeli occupying army started another round of large-scale military operations involving ground troops, apache helicopters, tanks, armoured vehicles and so forth against Palestinian civilian areas and Mr. Arafat's headquarters, and caused both many human casualties and large-scale material damage. Earlier this month, the Israeli army staged another round of large-scale operations, which lasted several days and resulted in the death of more than 200 innocent civilians.”
2002-03-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4503 (2002) · source
“The Islamic Republic of Iran stands ready, where necessary, to extend its assistance to the United Nations to establish its new structure on the ground.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In this context, while we greatly appreciate the initiative taken by Chairman Karzai to participate in and address a gathering in Kabul on the occasion of the martyrdom of Imam Hossein, the Third Imam of Shiites, we are very concerned about reports in the north about harassment of Pashtuns by other ethnic groups. In closing, I wish to reiterate my Government's position on the need for the United Nations to continue its central and crucial role in assisting the Afghans to stabilize and rebuild their country. I commend the Secretary-General, his Special Representative and their colleagues in the Secretariat and the whole United Nations system for the latest comprehensive report and detailed proposed structure for a United Nations presence in Afghanistan.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We hope that the ongoing dialogue between the Afghan Government and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees on a programme for the voluntary return of refugees will lead in the near future to the start of an effective programme to that end. Peace in Afghanistan was for centuries based on ethnic and religious harmony and the peaceful coexistence of different ethnic and religious communities. Coups, occupation and civil war broke that harmony and, hence, shattered the peace. We believe that fostering understanding among various segments of Afghan society is an effective way to restore lasting peace and to deprive the remnants of the Taliban and Al Qaeda of a breeding ground.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Some have already been handed over to their Governments; in the case of some others, their relevant Governments have yet to take action to receive them. We have also managed to pass on the names of these individuals to the Secretary-General. Likewise, the Iranian Government has also taken effective measures to ban any activities by Afghan nationals on Iranian soil against the Afghan Interim Administration. The measures include, among other actions, the expulsion of some Afghan activists from Iran. As Mr. Karzai admitted in his address to the Iranian Parliament during his visit to Iran, the presence of millions of Afghan refugees in Iran for two decades has been a burden on Iranians' shoulders.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“This visit was successful in providing an opportunity to the two countries' high-ranking officials to renew the historic friendly relations between the two nations and to lay the groundwork for the close involvement of Iran in rebuilding Afghanistan. During this visit, five agreements on wide-ranging cooperation between the two parties were signed. Despite the porous nature of our long eastern borders, the Iranian Government has spared no efforts in recent months in denying Taliban and Al Qaeda elements entry into Iranian territory and the possibility of turning it into a staging ground for regrouping and re-entering Afghanistan. A number of Afghans and other foreign nationals who illegally and directly or indirectly entered Iranian territory over the past few months have been detained by Iranian law enforcement agencies.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We believe that the inclusion of Afghanistan in these discussions opens a new and hopeful chapter in the dialogue to restore regional peace and stability. We look forward to seeing the group meet regularly and become more active. The Islamic Republic of Iran, viewing the return of stability and normalcy to Afghanistan as in its self-interest, has already taken some steps to encourage cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbours, especially with regard to necessary actions to be taken to rebuild Afghanistan. Iranian officials, consistent in their policy, have done their best to help the Afghans to stabilize and rebuild their country and hosted Chairman Karzai during his recent three-day State visit to Tehran.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We hope that, in the forthcoming reports of the Secretary-General on Afghanistan, the issue of opium cultivation and drug trafficking will be adequately addressed and that the ways and means of combating the scourge of drugs emanating from Afghanistan, especially the ways in which the international community could assist, will be further elaborated. To help stabilize the situation in Afghanistan, it is essential that Afghanistan's neighbouring countries build consensus and agree among themselves on how to contribute to the peace process in that country and to strengthen the Afghan Interim Authority. The holding of the first meeting of the "six-plus-two" group in Kabul on 11 March, with the Foreign Minister of the Interim Administration in attendance, is a welcome development.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Nonetheless, we understand that, in the circumstances, the Interim Administration needs the support of the international community in this area, without which the implementation of the decree would be almost impossible. We also welcome the plan to include in the new Afghan police force a strong and efficient drug- control unit. Iran has some experience in the crop substitution programme in Afghanistan and we are of the view that this is one of the effective ways of dealing efficiently with the issue.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“While UNDCP has pre-assessed that opium production is likely to be in the range of 1,900 to 2,700 tons this year, the estimate carried out by the relevant Iranian agency points to a larger production. For a variety of reasons, anti-narcotics activities should figure prominently on the agenda of the international community for Afghanistan. It is imperative that this illicit and inhumane business, of a complex and transnational nature, and the wide-ranging organized crime that it creates be dealt with decisively. My Government commends and appreciates the determination and sense of purpose demonstrated by the Afghan Interim Administration in issuing a decree banning the cultivation, production, processing, use and trafficking of illicit drugs.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Drug money can still largely benefit the remnant of Taliban and Al Qaeda elements in Afghanistan. There can also be no doubt that, in the current unstable Afghan environment, the production of and trafficking in narcotics are all the more destabilizing and can lead to further confrontation among the local commanders, on the one hand, and between them and the central Government, on the other. The Islamic Republic of Iran, as a country that has been engaged for years in a costly war against heavily armed drug traffickers on its eastern borders, is alarmed at the pre-assessment indicating the production of huge amounts of opium in Afghanistan this year.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We believe that, given the sensitivities of the Afghans and past experience, it is in the interest of lasting peace in Afghanistan that the foreign presence in that country remain as minimal and as brief as possible and necessary. Opium poppy cultivation and trafficking in drugs in Afghanistan have always been among the main sources of financing for the war machine of criminal and terrorist forces in Afghanistan. The resumption of poppy cultivation in the southern and eastern regions of Afghanistan, as reported by the United Nations International Drug Control Programme (UNDCP) in February and echoed in the latest report of the Secretary-General, is a great cause for concern. Still fresh in our memory is how the profit derived from narcotics substantially fed the warmongering Taliban and terrorists harboured by them.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Therefore, we believe that strengthening the Afghan peace process by taking on board and bringing along the competing local commanders is among the best remedial actions to strengthen the peace process. We believe that the responsibility for ensuring security in Afghanistan ultimately rests with the Afghans themselves. Therefore, the creation of an indigenous Afghan security sector should be the top priority of all Afghans and the various components of such a security sector should be established as soon as possible. In the meantime, we understand that an appropriate dose of international assistance is necessary to helping maintain peace on the ground.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Given the fact that the Afghan political system is still at an early stage of its development, any challenge by the near-defunct Taliban and Al Qaeda could be all the more damaging. In the meantime, I would like to warn that callous military operations in which innocent Afghans are killed and their villages destroyed are all the more damaging, too. There is no doubt that the continuation of suspicion and hostility among Afghan military commanders provides a favourable ground in which the terrorists can operate. Mistrust and friction among these commanders may also result in eroding the most valuable asset: the support of the Afghan people for the peace process and the Interim Administration.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“There should be no doubt that the Afghan people- exhausted, impoverished and yearning for peace - were the driving force behind the ultimate collapse of the Taliban, and that it is they who have subsequently maintained the relative peace prevailing in the country, despite the suspicion and hostility among ethnic communities and political groups. We are witnessing the start of the healing process. At this point, the Afghan people and their leaders, as well as Afghanistan's neighbours and the international community as a whole, should be careful not to allow the process to reverse itself. We agree, however, that the situation throughout the country remains fragile and unpredictable. Reports indicating that the Taliban and Al Qaeda elements are regrouping are a cause for concern.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The process of the orderly transfer of power - which had had no precedent in Afghan society for centuries - provided a glimmer of hope at a time when chaos and pessimism reigned. Thus far, the combination of the determination demonstrated by the Afghans, coupled with the assistance rendered by the international community, has contributed to bringing about relative stability in a country that has not seen peace and tranquillity for 23 years. The relative peace prevailing in Kabul, given that city's national importance and the psychological impact that this may have on the rest of the country, is also an impressive achievement. Moreover, a peaceful and quiet environment is imperative in order for the Interim Government to function and to extend gradually its authority to the provinces.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Mr. Minister, we are happy to see you in New York presiding over our important meeting today. My delegation is pleased to participate, under your presidency, in a Council debate on Afghanistan. I wish also to thank Ambassador Kolby and his colleagues for scheduling this meeting. Allow me to express my deepest sorrow and sympathy and to offer condolences to the people and the Government of Afghanistan in connection with the earthquake that struck last night and devastated part of that country, causing further damage and bringing more suffering to the Afghan people. What the Afghan people have achieved in the short period of time since the collapse of the Taliban and the establishment of the Afghan Interim Government is remarkable.”
2002-03-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4497Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In our View, the success of the interim Government is a precondition for the return of stability to Afghanistan and for the uprooting of terrorism there.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“My Government was among the very few that provided all possible assistance to the United Front from the time of its establishment, thereby enabling it to successfully resist the Taliban and their terrorist guests and finally to become instrumental in defeating the Taliban and the terrorists and in establishing the broad- based interim Government. Iranian officials, consistent in their policy, did their best to help the Afghans reach agreement at the Bonn Conference, and since then have spared no effort in assisting the Afghan interim Government to gain control over the country. The Iranian Foreign Minister attended and addressed the inauguration of the interim Government, and the Afghan Prime Minister has been invited to Iran and is scheduled to visit shortly.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“In combating terrorism at the regional level, last September we closed the Iran-Afghan common border and are closely monitoring the border areas with a view to preventing the movement of Al Qaeda elements. Moreover, we reinstated visa requirements with a number of neighbouring countries, with the aim of preventing unwanted elements from using Iranian territory for crossing over, to or from Afghanistan. Al Qaeda elements have never been able to use Iranian territory, and we are determined to deny them any access to it in the future. Iran has an enormously high stake in making sure that peace and stability return to Afghanistan and that terrorism is uprooted in that country. Our efforts towards helping the Afghans establish a broad-based and multi-ethnic Government date back many years.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Those who fight against foreign occupation in exercise of their legitimate rights should be distinguished from terrorists. On 27 December 2001, in compliance with Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), we submitted the Iranian national report to the Counter-Terrorism Committee, and we stand ready to fully cooperate with the Committee. My Government is also in the process of completing and updating, where necessary, its national instruments with respect to combating terrorism. Here I should like to commend Ambassador Greenstock for the commitment and skill with which he is steering the work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee. I assure him of our readiness to engage in continued cooperation on the path the Committee is embarked on.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Thus, the credibility of the campaign against terrorism is seriously undermined when policies and practices designed to instil terror and fear among the entire Palestinian people are met with acquiescent silence while resistance to foreign occupation and State terrorism is conveniently demonized. There should be no doubt that acts such as extrajudicial killings, bulldozing the homes of civilians and suffocating people by imposing blockades on residential areas, as perpetrated by the occupying Israeli army against Palestinian civilians, constitute acts of terrorism and should be dealt with accordingly by the international community. That leads me to stress the principle of the equal rights and self-determination of peoples enshrined in the United Nations Charter and reflected in many resolutions adopted by the General Assembly.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“It is indeed an effective mechanism that can draw upon the resources and capabilities of each and every Member State within a rule-based and non-discriminatory framework, thus forging an international consensus in the fight against terrorism. In the meantime, it is important that in fighting terrorism we articulate objective criteria that will enable the international community to identify and combat terrorism regardless of the identity of its victims or of its culprits. The legitimacy and sustainability of the global struggle against terrorism rest on applying a single set of standards to all. It is not acceptable that patterns of alliance rather than actual engagement in terrorist activities should become the determining factor.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“We must eradicate terrorism by changing the prevailing mentality that has provided fertile ground for the growth of this menace. Everyone who is serious about fighting terrorism, especially those in a position of global power, would be well advised not to resort to statements and policies emanating from emotions intertwined with the arrogance of power; these can only further entrench the mentality that produced terrorism. The United Nations provides a unique mechanism for mobilizing the international community to address terrorism at its roots. It provides the forum necessary for building a universal coalition and can ensure global legitimacy for the long-term response to terrorism.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“The Iranian Government condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and by whomever and wherever it is committed. At the same time, Iran has always stressed the need for effective measures to be taken by the international community in a bid to eradicate terrorism. Here, my Government believes that combating terrorism requires a great deal of collective reflection and wisdom if there is to be a rational and far-sighted response, a response that will focus both on terrorism as a crime and on its root causes, injustice and exclusion, which can be exploited by demagogues to inflict so much harm on innocent human beings. As a global menace, terrorism needs a global response founded on inclusion, fairness and international legitimacy.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Let me begin by congratulating you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council. The tragic terrorist attacks on 11 September fully illustrate that terrorism is a serious global threat and that all of us are vulnerable to the barbarism and inhumanity that usually are associated with terrorist attacks. Terrorism has no religion, nationality or ethnic background. It is, indeed, the negation of everything religions stand for. Intolerance, extremism and violence have no place in Islam or among its adherents. We must not purport to accord any legitimacy to these acts by associating them even with a misguided reading of Islam, which categorically condemns the killing of a single innocent human being as the equivalent of genocide against all of humankind.”
2002-01-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4453Resumption1 (2002) · source
“Recent events have further demonstrated the need for an international intervention, protection and observer force to be established by the Council with a view to protecting defenceless Palestinian civilians from ever-increasing atrocities at the hands of the Israelis. The veto last March of a draft resolution to authorize the establishment of such a United Nations observer force proved to be a disservice to the volatile situation in the area. The presence of such a force on the ground could have forestalled more violence and bloodshed and could have saved many precious lives.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Several times in the past, the Council was called upon to shoulder its primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security by putting an end to the inhuman and aggressive acts of the Israeli regime. Regrettably, however, the exercise or the threat of exercise of the veto has so far prevented the Council from discharging its constitutional responsibility in this crucial issue and thus has raised profound international disappointment. Undoubtedly, the Council's inaction emboldens Israel to defy the wishes of the international community reflected, inter alia, in numerous General Assembly resolutions.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The international community in general, and the Islamic world in particular, are deeply concerned about the ongoing atrocities committed by Israeli troops. Undoubtedly, these latest acts by Israel are likely to further exacerbate the Middle East crisis unless the international community and the United Nations intervene immediately to stop the Israeli armed forces' brutal campaign against civilians. There is no doubt that the Security Council in particular is expected to act appropriately with a view to putting an end to violations by the occupying power and paving the way for bringing those who are responsible to justice.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The shocking developments of the past few months brought closer into view the fact that, unless the principal cause of conflict is effectively addressed, the crisis will never subside. Therefore, no link whatsoever can be established between terrorism and the right of the Palestinian people to resist Israeli aggression and occupation, considered to be a legitimate right ensured by international laws and conventions. We reject the contention that the Israeli aggression is in self-defence. We further reject the policies of unlimited support extended to Israel. As to the real intention of the Israeli regime, it is significant that the Israelis continue to reject the call for a freeze on all settlement construction activities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“There should be no doubt that the Israeli campaign of extrajudicial killing of Palestinians on the basis of hit lists is a flagrant violation of key tenets of natural justice and provisions of international humanitarian law. The deeds and words of the Israeli leadership made it obvious that extrajudicial executions have become part of the regime's policy. That policy amounts to organized acts of terrorism by a government, and the international community should not turn a blind eye to it. It is very unfortunate that those Governments that criticize the Palestinians and hold them responsible for the ongoing violence in the area ignore the crimes perpetrated by the Israelis and do nothing to stop them. Occupation lies at the very origin of the Palestinian conflict and the overall tension and instability in the Middle East.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“The targeted assassination by Israelis of a Palestinian on 23 November lies at the origin of the recent cycle of violence. That criminal act was committed on the eve of intended new efforts by Western envoys and also followed statements by a number of Western countries that might provide new opportunities for addressing the flagrant injustice the Palestinian people have faced for decades. Familiar with the pattern of actions and aware of the possible reaction, the Zionist officials authorized these targeted killings, knowing that they would disrupt the new efforts that could lead to the easing of the tension in the region. We believe that the recent escalation of violence in the occupied territories should be seen from this point of View, and the Israeli Government should be held fully responsible for the new cycle of violence.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Mr. President, let me first express my full confidence in your leadership and ability to steer the deliberations in the Council in the month of December. I also wish to thank you for convening this important and timely meeting on the question of Palestine. In recent days, the Israeli regime, in pursuit of its bloody campaign and racist and aggressive policy, has been employing more vicious measures against the defenceless Palestinian people. It has once again reacted excessively and disproportionately in the occupied territories, killing and injuring dozens of civilians. The Israelis have further escalated their inhumane practice of repression against the Palestinian people in full disregard for any established humane standards against civilians.”
2001-12-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4438 (2001) · source
“Here, the fundamental question is whether or not the international community, represented by this Council, can fulfil its responsibility of limiting the extent of Palestinian blood and life lost and homelessness and agony imposed before the occupiers and aggressors are tamed and the fundamental rights of Palestinians to self-determination in their own land are realized.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Furthermore, outrageous scenes, carried by the media to the living rooms of people across the globe, in which tanks, armoured carriers and helicopter gunships engage stone-throwers in the occupied territories, indicate that the time is ripe for the international community to contemplate the possibility of denying the occupying Power access to sources of armaments and military equipment. Never, throughout history, has a colonial Power been able to terrorize a people into submission forever.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Moreover, it is imperative that the heavy-handed approach by the Israeli army, such as targeted assassinations, armed incursions, collective punishment, including tightening blockades and the closure of Palestinian areas, and the resort to heavy weapons against Palestinians, which amounts to war crimes, cannot go with impunity. In this respect, I would like to echo the appeal by the leaders of States members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference at the 9th Islamic Summit held last November in Doha, calling on the Security Council to set up an international commission of inquiry to investigate the massacres perpetrated by Israel, and to constitute an international criminal tribunal in conformity with international law in order to prosecute the Israeli war criminals who have perpetrated those savage massacres.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Recent events have further demonstrated the need for international intervention, protection and an observer force to be established by the Council with a view to protecting defenceless Palestinian civilians from ever-increasing atrocities at the hands of Israelis. The veto last December of a draft resolution to authorize the establishment of a United Nations observer force proved to be a disservice to the volatile situation in the area. The presence of such a force on the ground could have forestalled more violence and more bloodshed and saved so many precious lives.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“As all peoples are endowed with the right to resist foreign occupation, the same right should also be fully recognized for the Palestinian people, and the international community should take appropriate actions in this direction. In the face of more repressive and arbitrary measures adopted by Israelis and their open contempt for the will of the international community embodied in resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly, we believe that now, more than ever, the Council needs to meet its responsibility and take the necessary actions to redress the situation in occupied Palestine, thus averting unforeseen and incalculable consequences that may induce the entire area to devastation and bloodshed.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The significant increase in the population and areas under unlawful Jewish settlement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip over the past eight years attests to the fact that Israelis have never been serious about the so-called principle of land for peace. In other words, it is significant that they continue to colonize the territory from which they have been ostensibly negotiating to withdraw. There should be no doubt about the fact that the continued occupation with no end in sight led to disillusionment and, consequently, to the ongoing Palestinian uprising. Therefore, without putting an end to the Zionist policy of occupying others' territories, the crisis in the Middle East cannot be brought to an end.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This regime is the principal cause of the tension and instability in the region. Occupation lies at the very origin of the Palestinian conflict and overall tension and instability in the Middle East. The shocking developments over the past few months have made it more obvious that unless the principal cause of conflict is effectively addressed, the crisis could never subside. As to the real intention of the Israeli regime, it is significant that Israelis continue to reject the call for a freeze on all settlement construction activities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Not surprisingly, they continued with their Jewish settlement activity in the 1990s, which contravenes not only the norms and principles of international law but even flouts the letter and spirit of the agreements they signed with Palestinians.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“This amounts to organized acts of terrorism by a Government, and the international community should not turn a blind eye to it. Moreover, the incursions by heavily armed Israeli forces into Palestinian areas constitute yet another heavy-handed criminal act carried out by a Government armed to the teeth against a defenceless population. The destruction and the loss of Palestinian lives that follow such incursions further exacerbate the plight of Palestinians and add to instability in the whole region. The criminal acts perpetrated by the Israeli regime further expose its true nature and negate the Israeli pretence of peaceful intentions or a desire for pacific coexistence with Muslims and Christians in the region. Israel's repeated crimes and heavy-handed approach run counter to all its high-sounding and empty claims of seeking peace.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The assault against and seizure of Orient House, along with other Palestinian offices in the city of Al-Quds Al- Sharif is in line with the iniquitous Israeli policy of negating the Palestinian national rights and distorting the Islamic character of the city. As such, it pertains directly to the sensitive issue of the status of Al-Quds Al-Sharif and must be addressed by the international community, including the Islamic world. The Israeli campaign of extrajudicial killings of Palestinians on the basis of hit lists is a flagrant violation of key tenets of natural justice and of provisions of international humanitarian law. The deeds and words of Israeli leadership now make it obvious that extrajudicial executions have become part of the regime's policy.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“I wish to extend, Sir, my congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of August. We have full confidence that under your wise guidance, the Council will make progress in dealing with the issues on its agenda. I should also like to thank you for convening this important and timely meeting of the Security Council at this critical time for the Palestinian people. I would like to express the grave concern of the Iranian people and Government over a further escalation by the Israeli regime in its inhumane practice of repression against the Palestinian people. The Israeli regime, in pursuit of its bloody campaign and racist and aggressive policy against the defenceless Palestinians, is employing more vicious measures.”
2001-08-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4357Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The Islamic Republic of Iran is following with great interest the ongoing deliberations on peace operations in the United Nations and is determined to further develop its capacity to contribute to these operations.”
2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source
“We also support efforts under way by the Department of Political Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme to jointly strengthen United Nations capacity in this area. We welcome the ongoing efforts ofthe Council to enhance the effective implementation of the arms embargoes already imposed by the Council on a number of conflicting parties throughout the world. We also commend the efforts undertaken recently aimed at putting an end to the pillaging of the national resources of nations and the diversion of the relevant benefits to the acquisition of weapons and military equipment. We believe that such measures not only facilitate peacemaking and peacekeeping efforts, but also help contain human losses and material damage in areas of conflict, thus rendering subsequent peace-building efforts less difficult and lengthy.”
2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source
“Decisions on such activities should be entrusted primarily to the General Assembly, which could receive support from other principal organs of the United Nations and from the specialized agencies. There is no need to emphasize that the Security Council and all other United Nations organs should play a supportive role. We also believe that the United Nations should be considered the focal point for peace-building to coordinate the many different activities and actors, including financial institutions, regional organizations and donor countries, that building peace entails. To this end, we find merit in the recommendation contained in the Brahimi report on the need for creating a consolidated and permanent institutional capacity within the United Nations system.”
2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source
“The process of peace-building requires that the United Nations play an integrated, multifaceted and more action-oriented role in order to create a climate conducive to political and economic stability in the State concerned. To this end, it is important to maintain close coordination between the two major organs of the United Nations: the General Assembly and the Security Council. We believe that, in general, the key to better management of peace and security lies in a shared responsibility between the General Assembly and the Security Council; but when it comes to peace-building, it is beneficial to ensure a smooth transition from peacekeeping operations, which are usually established by the Security Council, to post-conflict peace-building activities under the supervision of the General Assembly.”
2001-02-05 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4272Resumption1 (2001) · source