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Obiang Nguema Mbasogo/Mr. Esono Angue

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  1. “I now call on Mr. Abdu Razzaq Guy Kambogo, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Regional Integration of Gabon.”

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  2. “Finally, we understand that the contractual relationships that might be established in accordance with international law between legitimate Governments and private security and defence companies that have been legally established in their respective countries have a legal status and cannot be equated with the activities of banned unscrupulous groups. I now resume my functions as the President of the Council. I give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cote d'Ivoire.”

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  3. “I would like to underscore the following documents: the International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, of4 December 1989; the Organization of African Unity Convention for the Elimination of Mercenarism in Africa, of 1977; and all the relevant General Assembly resolutions. The substance and spirit of existing international legislation on mercenaries is in line with the concerns of the Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea and, I dare say, of all of Africa in general. However, there is still a long way to go, and we must do it together and in a spirit of solidarity. Only in that way will we be able to optimize our achievements in this essential area.”

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  4. “In spite what I have said, the absence ofprosecution of this phenomenon under international law is strange, as is the fact that the perpetrators are not held criminally responsible. That creates a vacuum in international law and impunity for these groups. I would like to take advantage of the opportunity afforded by this debate to recall the international instruments that deal with mercenaries, which reflect the concern of the United Nations and the African Union, both of which agree that mercenary activity is such an important factor in global violence and destabilization that it is imperative to eradicate that activity.”

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  5. “It also could have served as a preventive measure that could have spared the international community and this organ from subsequently having had to deploy some peacekeeping operations in our region. I would like to reiterate that same appeal today, as well to point out the urgent need to update legislation on mercenaries so as to cover all the permutations that have evolved. It is important to analyse the root and causes of this phenomenon and seek lasting solutions that can reinforce the stability and development of our countries. That includes finding out who are intellectually and materially responsible for this phenomenon, its executors and origins; in other words, it involves getting to the bottom of the matter. The international community must be involved in this issue, just as it is involved in counter-terrorism.”

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  6. “We urge the United Nations, especially the Security Council, as well as the partners and friends of Africa, to confront mercenarism, just as they do terrorism and piracy, because they are all the same. In the statement I delivered during the general debate of the General Assembly at its sixtieth session on 17 September 2005 (see A/60/PV.10), I called for greater attention to be paid to the phenomenon of mercenarism by convening a special session of the General Assembly. We believe that such a step could have generated global awareness of the issue and, possibly, led the interests behind the phenomenon to consequently reconsider their activities.”

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  7. “Those elements carried out activities that were as diverse as they were violent, in the form of robbing banks, attacks on the residence of the Head of State and even an assassination attempt on me, together with my entire family, in December 2017, among others. We are grateful to the Governments of Angola, Zimbabwe and Cameroon for their cooperation in defeating those attempts to invade. We are aware that, as long as our countries still have their natural resources, they will remain attractive bait for those groups. That is why, once again, Equatorial Guinea wants to alert this high-level organ that mercenary groups still continue to act with absolute impunity in Africa, thereby endangering the security and stability of our countries.”

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  8. “The Government of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea therefore strongly condemns the existence of mercenary activities on the African continent. Equatorial Guinea could have suffered the same horrors and calamities as the mercenary wars if the five attempts to invade the country through the use of that diabolical system of foreign intervention had been successful. We would like to point out that, over the last 24 years, we have been victim of five attempts at mercenary incursions, the ultimate objective of which was to overthrow the legitimate Government of Equatorial Guinea, with the sole intention of seizing the country's resources and depriving the people of them, to support their own hidden interests.”

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  9. “Mercenary activities in Africa have been devastating and constantly lead us to face major challenges, such as obstacles to the self-determination of our peoples. The negative consequences of that phenomenon are indicative of the danger and threat that mercenary activities pose to peace and security on the continent. My country, Equatorial Guinea - a peaceful country - began to be attractive to the interests of mercenaries since the discovery of oil in the 1990s. It is thanks to the peace we enjoy that we have been able to reach unprecedented levels of overall development. We are aware that mercenary activities would lead only to a reversal of such development and cause bloodshed among our brothers.”

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  10. “Mercenary threats are latent in all their forms in our subregion of Central Africa, as well as throughout the whole African continent. The persistent existence of mercenaries on the continent poses significant challenges, such as violations of human rights, obstacles to the self- determination of peoples, violations of international humanitarian law, misery, plundering of the wealth that belongs to the people, assassinations of political leaders, overthrows of legitimate Governments and other obvious criminal activities. In the case of Central Africa, its features are particularly attractive because its natural wealth and strategic location have made it a propitious target for those unscrupulous criminal networks.”

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  11. “Africa remains the least developed continent. The mercenary phenomenon is one of the potential causes of that lagging behind. The hidden interests of mercenaries have been striving to prevent Africans from enjoying the enormous benefits of having control over our own destinies. That is why to date stamping out that phenomenon has also been an integral part of the struggle for our sovereignty. That evil phenomenon has gradually set new goals, such as controlling our natural resources and technology for development, to be part of the global geostrategic struggle. We note that almost all the conflicts in Africa are, or have been, punctuated by the presence and activities of those veritable soldiers of fortune.”

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  12. “Yet there is one curious phenomenon that is common to all civilizations and all wars in every historical period but has somehow escaped the regulation of the modern world, namely, the phenomenon of mercenary activity. The African continent finds itselfin a very difficult situation in the face of the threat of mercenary activity and other phenomena, such as terrorism, trafficking and trade in illicit arms, piracy, poverty, the spread of endemic diseases and natural disasters caused by climate change, which are interacting to create chaos and insecurity and seriously delay the development of African countries. Most African countries have never experienced peace or socioeconomic development since gaining their independence more than 50 years ago, despite their great economic potential in natural resources.”

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  13. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Member States that have placed their trust in us. Since we began our term as a member of this high-level decision-making body, we have endeavoured to be proactive, objective and constructive in addressing the urgent issues on the Council's agenda, while remaining true to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Today's meeting is especially significant for the presidency of Equatorial Guinea because it is devoted to a subject that is one of the key concerns and challenges that affect peace, security and stability on the African continent. Armed conflicts have been a feature of humankind since the beginning of history and have varied greatly in terms of their motives, implications, contexts and actors.”

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  14. “I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the President of Equatorial Guinea. It is an honour and source of great satisfaction to welcome the representatives of Heads of State and Government, dignitaries and guests and to thank the Secretary-General forjoining us in this special meeting ofthe Security Council devoted to the issue ofpeace and security in Africa and, more specifically, the question of mercenary activities as a source of insecurity and destabilization in Africa. We consider the election of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea as a non-permanent member of the Council and our assumption of the presidency of the Council, which we are initiating today, as a sign of the confidence of the international community in our country and our policies.”

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  15. “I thank Mr. Faki Mahamat for his briefing. I now call on the Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Rwanda.”

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  16. “Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, to participate in this meeting. Mr. Mahamat is joining the meeting via video- teleconference from Addis Ababa. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/20l9/97, which contains the text of a letter dated31 January 2019 fromthe PermanentRepresentative of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, transmitting a concept note on the item under consideration. I wish to warmly welcome the Secretary-General, His Excellency Mr. Antonio Guterres, and give him the floor.”

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  17. “Threats to international peace and security Mercenary activities as a source of insecurity and destabilization in Africa Letter dated 31 January 2019 from the Permanent Representative of Equatorial Guinea to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General (S/2019/97) The President (spoke in Spanish): I wish to warmly welcome the Ministers and other representatives present in the Chamber. Their presence today underscores the importance of the subject matter under discussion. In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representatives of Chad, the Central African Republic, the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Gabon, Rwanda and the Sudan to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite His Excellency Mr.”

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  18. “I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf of the Council, to His Excellency Mr. Jose' Singer Weisinger, Special Envoy to the Security Council of the Dominican Republic, for his service as President of the Council for the month of January. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Singer Weisinger and his team for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted.”

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