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Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

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2018-09-26
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2018-09-26
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  1. “That is why there is a need to support the African Union in its desire and initiative to obtain funding for peace missions led by Africa on a case-by-case basis. I strongly appeal to the members of the Security Council to ensure that this support materializes, since it will ultimately contribute to international peace and security, which is the main objective of the Security Council.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  2. “The international community of nations should also be deeply concerned about the humanitarian consequences and global effects of any nuclear detonation, be it accidental or intentional, and must cooperate at the international security level to prevent non-State actors from acquiring the means to engage in nuclear terrorism. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is committed to the use of nuclear energy only for peaceful purposes and under the supervision of the IAEA. I shall conclude by pointing out that in our region of Africa there are no weapons of mass destruction, nor have they ever been used, which, for us, indicates that weapons of mass destruction are the result of the illegal trafficking of weapons, terrorism and the conflicts on our continent.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  3. “Nevertheless, many States appear to choose to wage an arms race that runs counter to the noble ideals of the Mandela summit, which all of us accepted and applauded. Weapons of mass destruction can be banned and their use made unthinkable. All that is required is the necessary will on all sides. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea expresses its firm support for pursuing efforts towards the negotiation and adoption of binding legal instruments leading to effective, irreversible and verifiable nuclear disarmament with a view to achieving the goal of the complete elimination of all nuclear weapons.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  4. “At the same time, their security should be guaranteed and the right of all parties to the peaceful use ofnuclear energy recognized. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea is highly alarmed because of the paradox that what the United Nations says and what each country actually does within its sovereign prerogative takes place in a context of lies, deceptions, hypocrisy and a lack of solidarity. Just two days ago we devoted a special summit to the honour the thinking of the South African leader Nelson Mandela, in which we all agreed to reject any kind of confrontation and resentment and that, thanks to his legacy, a world of peace, security, development and well-being for all could be achieved.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  5. “To counter the proliferation and use of weapons of mass destruction, it is essential to implement and comply with international non-proliferation treaties and resolution 1540 (2004); to support the Proliferation Security Initiative and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism; to prohibit all nuclear weapons testing; to share information among States and international organizations; and to implement joint control systems for the verification, inspection and monitoring of nuclear arsenals and research plants by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency, which should also include their security and destruction. In addition, negotiations with nuclear- weapon States should be encouraged to effectively reject the nuclear weapons option.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  6. “That international instrument made it possible to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons to countries that did not then possess them, but it was not as successful in eliminating those weapons from the nuclear arsenals of nuclear-armed States, which have always strongly resisted implementing their nuclear disarmament commitments. The expenses incurred by the nuclear Powers to maintain and, in some cases, modernize their arsenals exceed the combined budget of all the countries of the African Union and some other regions. The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction constitutes a threat to international peace and security and commits the Council to its role of working to prevent the production and spread of such weapons.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  7. “Moreover, such nuclear arsenals not only aggravate tensions between States and undermine efforts for peace, but also threaten the very existence of humankind. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea neither possesses nor intends to possess weapons of mass destruction; it has adopted measures to guarantee the strict implementation of the commitments and obligations undertaken with the international community in the area of non-proliferation by acceding to the African Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty. The promotion of nuclear disarmament must be a priority on the agenda of the international community. Two years from now, we will celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which entered into force in 1970.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source

  8. “It is my pleasure and honour to address the Council for the first time on behalf of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. We thank the United States of America for convening this debate and congratulate it on its excellent work as President of the Council. Disarmament is one of the longest-standing objectives ofthe United Nations. It was the subject ofthe first Security Council resolution (resolution 1 (1946)), adopted on 25 January 1946, under Article 47 of the Charter of the United Nations. The Council adopted that resolution 72 years ago, and to this day the world is still in the midst of an arms race that leads many States to feel obliged to equip themselves with all types of weapons for their defence, including weapons of mass destruction.”

    2018-09-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.8362 (2018) · source