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“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to welcome to this meeting Her Excellency Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister for Foreign Affairs of sisterly South Africa. We are honoured to have her presiding over our deliberations today on the report (S/2011/814) of the Secretary- General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID). I would also like to take this opportunity to express my warmest congratulations to the representatives of Azerbaijan, Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan and Togo as they join the Security Council as non-permanent members. I would also like to express our thanks to Mr. Herve Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for his briefing on the situation in Darfur.”
2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6700 (2012) · source
“I am confident that the Council will not heed those who propagate the culture of war. In conclusion, it is clear that the Prosecutor intentionally ignored the most important historic event in Darfur, namely, the Doha Document for Peace. That was acknowledged in a previous resolution (2003 (2011). I am confident that the Council will continue to support that considerable effort, which is about to conclude and of which we are in the final phase.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Having signed the Doha Document, they returned to the Sudan and engaged with the Government and our people in Darfur to implement the Agreement in order to achieve development, peace and justice. The situation in Darfur has improved considerably. Only a blind person cannot see that. The contents of the most recent report of the Secretary- General (S/2011/643) are clear proof of it. I therefore appeal to the Council, which is entrusted with the maintenance of peace and security, to assist the Government of the Sudan in our efforts to complete the drive for peace and, through its commendable efforts, to encourage and urge the remaining rebel movements in Darfur, the Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan to come and negotiate with us so that we can all live in a homeland for us all.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“How can those who have tried to make peace for more than 60 years be falsely accused by those who do not respect the principle of impartiality and have no professional integrity, as defined in the provisions of the United Nations Charter? With regard to the responsibility of the military State to ensure peace and security throughout the 11-63973 country, the Government of the Sudan opens the doors wide to the rebels in the various regions of the country and calls on them to have the sense to come and negotiate with a View to reaching peaceful solutions. The Doha Document for Peace in Darfur is the most credible example of our Government's eagerness to achieve peace. All leaders of the 11 rebel factions who came from outside the country were originally from Darfur.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“His current actions as Minister of Defence, protecting the country against armed rebel movements that threaten the peace, stability and security of the country, and the considerable efforts he has made have led to the establishment of peace, security and stability in the Sudan from Darfur to the Nuba Mountains and as far as Blue Nile state. We challenge anyone to say that there is now one single outbreak of Violence or battle happening anywhere in the Sudan. Life has returned to normal. It is a source of pride for those who have been falsely accused by the Prosecutor that they were a central part of the Government of the Sudan that negotiated and implemented the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, which ended the longest war in Africa and led to the peaceful establishment of the South Sudan.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“If that is his approach, which I have just disproved before the Council - not on the basis of Sudanese arguments and contentions, but by examples from a range of credible heads of international and voluntary organizations, senior United Nations officials and senior politicians, such as Mr. Danforth, President Bush's special envoy to the Sudan - then what are we to make of all those false allegations and charges that he has made against a number of Sudanese officials? The most recent was the current Minister of Defence, Mr. Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, who had previously fulfilled his national duties as Minister of Interior when he contained the armed rebellion.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Asma Jahangir, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudiciary, summary and arbitrary executions, at the height of the conflict in Darfur told the BBC on 8 June 2004: "I would not categorize it as ethnic cleansing at the moment because that is not the impression that I am getting." (spoke in English) The reference is BBC News, 8 June 2004. Here again, I ask the person who spoke before me just to provide a single source for his allegations. (spoke in Arabic) I have cited examples that refute the allegations of the Prosecutor and show the lack of authenticity in the most serious accusation, that of ethnic cleansing, with which he charged President Ahmad Al-Bashir.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“On 3 July 2005, in a BBC Panorama interview, he stated that (spoke in English) the use of the genocide label "was something that was said for internal consumption within the United States". He is a credible source who is from the United States itself. (spoke in Arabic) Another source is former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the then President of the African Union and host of the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks on the Conflict in Darfur held in Abuja. He stated, (spoke in English) "What we know is that there was armed rebellion, and the government repelled them. That does not amount to genocide from our own reckoning." Another example is Mr. Jan Egeland, former Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, saying ethnic cleansing did not "fit [the legal definition of] events in Darfur". The last example is Mrs.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“The official spokesperson of that mission stated: (spoke in English) "We are not in the situation of genocide there". He added that the EU saw abuses, but not genocide, in Darfur. 1 refer here to a Reuters news article of 9 August 2004. 6 (spoke in Arabic) Speaking to Al-Jazeera on 10 August 2004, the spokesperson of the EU fact-finding mission stated that (spoke in English) "the EU mission finds no evidence of genocide in Darfur". I would note that he actually travelled to Darfur and did not simply carry out his assignment from some unknown remote location. (spoke in Arabic) Another source is Mr. John Danforth, who at the time was serving as the Special Envoy for Peace in the Sudan of former President Bush.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Bradol subsequently described the claims of genocide propagated by a certain circle as "obvious political opportunism". I refer here to an article that appeared in The Financial Times on 6 July 2004, and a news article by Agence France Presse. I would also mention another article by Dr. Bradol, entitled "From one genocide to another", dated 28 September 2004. I can provide more details for all the sources that I have cited, just to show that our sources are credible, while the other party simply propagates unfounded allegations without referring to even a single credible source, let alone factual information. (spoke in Arabic) Another source is the European Union (EU) fact- finding mission that was dispatched to Darfur in 2004, at the zenith of the conflict.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Mercedes Taty, a former Deputy Emergency Director for Me'decins sans frontieres, stated in an MSNBC interview on 16 April 2004 that she did not think that the word 'genocide' should be used to describe the conflict in Darfur. Another example, taken from outside the Sudan, which refutes the allegations of the Prosecutor, who has considerably compromised his professional integrity and impartiality, was given by Dr. J ean-Herve Bradol, past President of Medecins sans frontieres in France, who said: (spoke in English) "Our teams have not seen evidence of the deliberate intention to kill people of a specific group" and that the use of the term "genocide" was inappropriate. (spoke in Arabic) Dr. Bradol worked in Darfur and was a member of a credible volunteer organization in a country that respects the values of justice. (spoke in English) Dr.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“The International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur, under the chairmanship of the late Judge Antonio Cassese, submitted its report to the Secretary- General of the United Nations (S/2005/60, annex), pursuant to Security Council resolution 1564 (2004). On page 4 of its report, the Commission concluded that the Government of the Sudan had not pursued a policy of genocide. In addition, the report has proven the absence of the main element of the charge of genocide, namely, the intention to commit acts of genocide. The Commission, which was chaired by Mr. Cassese, an outstanding international jurist, also stated that the crucial element, namely, genocidal intent, appeared to be missing, at least as far as the central Government authorities were concerned. 5 Another source, an official of an internationally credible organization, Dr.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“(spoke in Arabic) There is no doubt that members of the Council agree with me that the principle of sovereignty is one and indivisible, whether with regard to a super-Power or a small State. Therefore, we have freely not ratified the Statute, like others who did likewise. Consequently, we are not bound by the Rome Statute. The reservation that we have mentioned with regard to the lack of accountability on the part of the Prosecutor, in the event that he does not abide by the principles of professional integrity and impartiality, has been justified. I would like to share with the Council several examples providing evidence in that regard.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“I shall merely mention one 11-63973 that appears to me to be sufficient to illustrate the reasons we have not acceded to the Rome Statute. The Statute places the Prosecutor above accountability, and there is no guarantee of the Prosecutor's compliance with the principles of neutrality and professional integrity. Allow me to put forward an argument made by Ms. Condoleeza Rice, former Secretary of State of the United States. On page 188 of her book entitled No Higher Honor: A Memoir of My Years in Washington, she states: (spoke in English) "[We] opposed the ICC on the grounds, among others, that its prosecutor is not accountable to any Government. For us this was an issue of sovereignty and a step that looks a bit too much a" like 'world government .”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“There can be no doubt that those who are aware of those events know why the Prosecutor ignored the Doha Document. He did so because chapter V of the Document, entitled "Justice and Reconciliation", stresses national justice procedures, which means refusing the prerogatives of the ICC, which has no competence in the Sudan because the Sudan is not a party to the Rome Statute and therefore under no obligation to deal with the Court. I need not recall that the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties confirms that States not parties to a convention are not bound to comply with it. Were we to be asked why we have not acceded to or ratified the Rome Statute, we would reply that like many other sovereign States, including members of the Council, we have various reasons, which we have shared on other occasions.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Ahmad Harun. However, he reveals the true motives behind those proceedings in paragraph 12 of the report before the Council, in which he notes that Mr. Hussein has been Minister of Defence since 2005, when the Sudanese Armed Forces were engaged in armed conflict in various regions of the country, including Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states. Therefore, an important question arises. If the armed forces of any country were facing armed rebels who were jeopardizing the security and stability of that country, would the Prosecutor issue an arrest warrant against the Minister of Defence? Members may have noted that the Prosecutor deliberately ignored the most important historic event regarding the situation in Darfur, namely, the signing of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“11-63973 Who are we to believe, then, the reports and their precise statistics or the usual lies and false accusations? Are we to believe the report of UNAMID, the mission actually on the ground in Darfur, or the information provided by the Prosecutor? We do not know where that information came from. What kind of justice are we talking about here? Those who act in this way must answer to their conscience. History will not forgive them. Such false accusations run counter to reason and to the basic standards of a professional attitude. I am quite certain that the Council will dismiss them. This time, the Prosecutor focused mainly on the case of the Prosecutor versus the national Minister for Defence, after having attempted to alter reality to justify his allegations by saying that it was the Minister for Defence who had appointed Mr.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Paragraph 20 of the Secretary-General's latest report on the situation in Darfur, which Mr. Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, presented to the Council on 25 October (see S/PV.6638), refers to the decrease in violence in Darfur resulting from clashes between Government and movement forces, including a drop in the number of deaths from 1,039 in 2010 to 342 thus far in 2011. Paragraph 38 of the report refers to the ongoing voluntary return of internally displaced persons and refugees to their places of origin. With regard to the protection of civilians, paragraph 49 refers to a decrease in protection incidents this year over the last one due to the intervention of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID).”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would first like to say that the records of this meeting should reflect an important truth, namely, that our participation in this meeting should in no way be interpreted as Sudan dealing with the International Criminal Court (ICC). As the Council is aware, the Sudan is not a party to the Rome Statute and we are in no way affected by the Court's proceedings. Our participation in this meeting is based on the need to shed light on the truth of what is taking place in Darfur. The baseless accusations in the report given to the Council today stand in complete contradiction to the situation in Darfur. Moreover, they contradict the report (S/2011/643) of the Secretary-General on Darfur and the various statements made by senior officials of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations.”
2011-12-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6688 (2011) · source
“Once these bodies are established - we are ready for them, and our nominees are ready - they will take charge of all administrative issues, such as the return of internally displaced persons, human rights monitoring and impartial administration of the region. It is the Government of South Sudan that is really obstructing all of this.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“We expect that all aspects of the UNISFA mandate, including human rights monitoring, will be implemented by UNISFA's civilian component. In other words, civilian implementation is the letter and the spirit of the resolution. We do not expect any new foreign entity to be formed outside the scope of the resolution. It should rather fall within the framework of the civilian component of UNISFA, as is the practice followed by all peacekeeping missions. The delay in the formation of administrative bodies is a very important issue that I would like to emphasize. The Secretary-General's report (S/2011/74l) states that the delay occurred because the Government of South Sudan did not cooperate in the 8 nomination process.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): I would just like to take two minutes to clarify that Jau is an inseparable part of the territorial integrity of the Sudan. What we heard today is not true. Yes, the 9th Division of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement is in Jau, but its presence is illegitimate and a form of occupation of those lands. The land itself is 100 per cent northern territory. A second point I would like to comment concerns the reference to paragraph 10 of resolution 1990 (2011), which established the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). With regard to the civilian aspect of the mission, I affirm that we are fully committed to the resolution in its entirety, but especially paragraph 10, which relates to that civilian aspect.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“We hope that the Government of South Sudan will reconsider its erroneous positions, immediately halt its flagrant violations, come to its senses and grasp the importance of positive engagement with the Government of the Sudan in a constructive dialogue, resolve all outstanding issues and create more space to build civilized, neighbourly ties that would serve the interests of the two States and the two fraternal peoples. I say "fraternal peoples", because that is my true feeling. It is also the genuine feeling of my Government. I said as much here when the independence of the State of South Sudan was declared. It is our hope that the other party shares our sentiments.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“On that basis, we would like to remind the Council and the members of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations that the original terms of reference for the new mandate should be the agreement signed between the Government of the Sudan and the Government of South Sudan on 30 July in Addis Ababa. That agreement stipulates in paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 the nature and quality of support that the two parties have requested of the United Nations by virtue of that agreement regarding the mission's tasks and capabilities relevant to border monitoring support between the two countries.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“Undoubtedly, as stated in the report, the record speed for deployment could not have been possible without the cooperation of the Government of the Sudan and its desire to facilitate the task of UNISFA. In line with that commitment, we have come a long way in our ongoing negotiations with the United Nations towards signing a status of forces agreement. We anticipate fulfilling the requirements of deployment, including of the civilian component, very soon. In the same spirit, we have dealt with all visa requests submitted through the special UNISFA liaison office in Khartoum. In closing, with regard to expanding the mandate of UNISFA to include support for the Border Monitoring Support Mechanism between the Republics of the Sudan and South Sudan, we have examined the relevant draft document that was submitted to the Security Council.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“In truth, in order to establish, build and maintain peace, we need the good offices of the Security Council. The entire operation is now focused only on peacekeeping. However, efforts to make and build peace require strong messages to be sent to those who have committed wrongs and violations; they should not enjoy impunity, for that would lead to instability. I trust that everybody here knows who is at fault. The report before the Council affirms in section VI, pertaining to the status of the deployment of UNISFA, indicates that approximately 3,000 troops have been deployed out of the overall authorized number of 4,200 troops. That means that 68 per cent of UNISFA's troops have been deployed five months after the issuance of the mission's mandate.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“We hope that the Security Council will look into this and the series of previous complaints that we have submitted to the Council, providing a detailed record and indisputable evidence of the involvement of the Government of South Sudan in efforts to violate Sudanese territory and undermine peace and stability in the Sudan, especially in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan states. 11-62803 We also hope that the Council will assume its natural role and responsibilities under the Charter of the United Nations by sending a strong and urgent message to the Government of South Sudan that it must immediately cease all actions that could undermine stability and security and do not serve the aspirations of the peoples of the two countries to live in peace and stability.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“Our recompense was the exporting of rebellion and weapons and an attack on the territorial integrity of our country. The aggression and violations committed by the Government of South Sudan have not ceased. I mentioned the most recent of those in my statement yesterday afternoon, namely, the treacherous act of military aggression perpetrated by the armed forces of the Government of South Sudan inside Sudanese territory, namely, in the area of Jawa, which is near Lake Abyad in Southern Kordofan governorate. I would like to thank you, Sir, for circulating our complaint among the members of the Council.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“The Government of the Sudan continues to show its good intentions aimed at maintaining excellent ties with South Sudan, reflecting the fraternal relations between our countries. The most vivid example of that is the fact that, since the independence of South Sudan, we have continued to allow the export of oil through our territory and ports, without demanding any payment. Everyone is aware that international law guarantees the right of the Government of the Sudan to impose transport, transit and storage fees in that regard. However, we have not raised this issue and have facilitated exports since 9 July. Is that not proof of the good intentions of the Republic of the Sudan and its desire to establish excellent ties with South Sudan? What have we gained in return for that?”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“We are fully aware that many influential parties and countries on the Council have sufficient evidence to prove the involvement of the Government of South Sudan in supporting that rebellion. Has not the time come for the Council to issue a strong message, given that the maintenance of 11-62803 international stability and security is at the heart of its mandate? All of this has been taking place while the Government of the Sudan has continued to maintain its firm position, repeatedly reiterating its choice of dialogue as the sole option for resolving all the pending issues between the Republic of the Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. That continues to be our position. We also stress the need to develop relations of cooperation and integration between our two countries, rather than engaging in hostile acts and arguments.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“As we have reported to the Council in several communications, the Government of South Sudan is now involved in a dangerous attempt to escalate the situation in the govemorates of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile by providing direct financial and military support, including weapons, to the popular movement in those governorates. The situation has even reached the point where the Government of South Sudan has sponsored the establishment of the so-called Revolutionary Front, following meetings hosted in the Southern Sudan cities of Yei and Juba under the leadership of Darfur rebel movements working alongside the Sudan People's Liberation Movement- North. That coalition issued a public declaration announcing its goal of toppling the Government of the Sudan through armed action.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“However, this is not motivated merely by who has been nominated; rather, there is an underlying motive to obstruct the establishment of those bodies - in spite of the fact that we pledged before the Council to set them up and have abided by that pledge in order to achieve security and stability in Abyei. This is an important aspect to which we expect the Council to give appropriate attention, bearing in mind the refusal of the Government of South Sudan to cooperate in that matter. As the Council will have noted, the Government of South Sudan has gone beyond creating obstacles and fabricating crises.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“In its political section, the report before us emphasizes that progress has been made in the implementation of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of the Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement on Temporary Arrangements for the Administration and Security of the Abyei Area, which was signed on 20 June. However, in paragraph 9, the report highlights an important fact, namely, that progress towards the establishment of Abyei's administrative bodies has been delayed considerably due to continuing reservations on the part of the Government of South Sudan in connection with all the recommendations made by the Government of the Sudan with regard to the selection and appointment of the members of those bodies. That is the main reason for the delay.”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): At the outset, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for the month of December. My delegation would also like to express its appreciation for your outstanding and substantial contributions to the maintenance of international and regional peace and security, as well as your principled and fair positions during the Council's consultations on all important regional and international issues. In addition, through you, I would like to express by gratitude to Mr. Herve' Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, for the briefing he has just given us, in which he presented the main elements of the periodic report (S/20ll/74l) of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).”
2011-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6679 (2011) · source
“That is the spirit in which we confront those who defend untrue accusations; they will only expose themselves in the final analysis, however loud their voices may be.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“To show our good will, even though many defend false and baseless accusations about us, the same day that we were wrongly accused of bombing territories of the Government of South Sudan, there were more than 30 trucks carrying goods, including food, on their way from the north to the south at the Joda crossing. That can easily be verified. It is part of the commercial activities that we consider a humanitarian obligation, because of the need of our brothers in South Sudan for those supplies. Thirty trucks have crossed the border through the Joda crossing point into South Sudan. I hope the Council will take into consideration what I have said and will link it to what is mentioned in paragraph 10 of the Secretary-General's report (S/2011/678) about shortages of basic commodities and inflation reaching 61.5 per cent in South Sudan.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“Even if I have to differ with anybody, I would start by saying, "I beg to differ". I never lie. I do not lie. (spoke in Arabic) It is my hope that this information can help the Council to verify the facts and not rush to accuse and condemn the Government of the Sudan of undertaking military activities or aerial bombardment of civilians. As I have said, we reserve our right to self-defence and to carry out any military actions within our national territory. I wish to assure the Council that we never will carry out any military actions inside the territory of the Government of South Sudan.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“Those are confessions that we can provide to the Council on video, with sound, from an officer of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. The third point I want to share with the Council concerns the Yida camp. For the benefit of everyone, the camp is on a lake called Lake Abyad. Part of the lake is in the southern part of the Sudan and the other part is in South Sudan. The camp is in the Sudan, in Southern Kordofan. It is not a refugee camp at all. We should be more precise and specific, Mr. Ladsous, when we use terms. It is not a refugee camp; it is a 6 camp of the Ninth Brigade of the SPLA. I am not used to telling lies. I am speaking concrete facts. I am - (spoke in English) - dealing with the Council in all civility, according to the dictates of diplomacy.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“The second point that I would like to emphasize to the Council is that, regrettably, the Government of South Sudan is continuing to support rebel movements. It supervised two meetings, at Yei and Juba, which resulted in the establishment of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front, whose declared objective is to topple the Government in the north through military action. That is further confirmed by information I have just received, to which I hope the members of the Council will be patient enough to listen. The source is Captain Hafez Hamza Abkar, who defected from the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). He has affirmed that General James Oshun and Major Mattur supervised the transport of military equipment from Serjas by plane to the Jamjam area in Southern Kordofan.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me, first, to thank you, Mr. President, for giving us this opportunity to participate in this meeting to enable the Council to acquaint itself with the truth, in order that it can adopt positive and objective resolutions. I should like to make five points during my intervention. My first point is that we are committed to the peace process and negotiations to achieve a peaceful solution to outstanding issues between us and our brothers in South Sudan. Any allegations that the Government in the north is seeking to carry out military action against the south in order to occupy it are unacceptable. We are the ones who granted the south a peaceful transition towards independence, a choice they exercised in complete freedom and in a smoothly organized way.”
2011-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6660 (2011) · source
“We hope that the Council will not base its decisions on false information spread by the media, since it has mandated a mission in the Sudan capable of verifying such information.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“In the Blue Nile region, elected Governor Malik Aggar has initiated the rebellion and taken up weapons, thereby destabilizing the State, which after intervention by Sudanese forces, is today returning to normal life, stability and security. In conclusion, we affirm that the situation in Blue Nile state is entirely stable. We do not expect that the Sudanese Armed Forces will have to take military action, including aerial bombing, to deal with acts perpetrated by rebel movements, which have been contained in the past few days. In addition, as far as bombings are concerned, there have been no bombings on the refugee camps on the border between North and South. We are dealing here with half-truths - indeed, truths fabricated by the media across the board.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“With regard to mediation, let me note that we have always demonstrated our commitment to mediation under the leadership of Mr. Thabo Mbeki, our brother from South Africa, and he can confirm that. We participated in all meetings and workshops, whereas the other party was not always present and, when it was, did not always show moderation. We are ready to continue efforts under the mechanism led by one of our brothers on the continent to achieve effective solutions. I now turn to developments in Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan. We have provided the Council with many documents and letters that give a detailed description of the root causes of the violence. The violence consists entirely of incitements on the part of the Government of South Sudan.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“I would have preferred her to speak in a completely impartial manner, providing information - as it is her duty to do in the service of the United Nations - on the movement of the forces of the south and the military support of the south to rebel movements. She gave no information on that topic. Where is the credibility she has had in the past? I hope that time will not erode it. Let me turn now to Abyei. Mr. Ladsous briefed us on the topic, providing true information about the numerous leaders of the south who refuse to facilitate the movement of the Misseriya tribe, who have lived in the region for thousands of years. That is another example of lack of cooperation on the part of the Government of South Sudan in averting military clashes.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“Johnson's statement, we thank her for her efforts in the recent past when she was part of a group that established the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. However, it seems that time changes everything. I listened to her detailed and focused statement, which made it seem as if she were advocating for the actions of the Government of South Sudan, as if air bombardments and military actions by the Government of the Sudan were being carried out against South Sudan. I would instead have preferred her to speak in the way she has in the past, when she behaved as a mediator who contributed to the conclusion of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“In fact, I would have preferred for the detailed statement to have been made not by a representative of the Secretariat but by a representative of South Sudan. Allow me to share three pieces of information with the Council about the Sudanese Government's implication in incidents in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. The fourth battalion of the Sudan People's Liberation Army is fighting with all its equipment in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile. That battalion has deployed many tanks when the United Nations Mission in South Sudan was in the area. That information can be found in the Joint Military Commission's documents. That is clear proof of the support by the Government of South Sudan for the rebels and of the presence of its troops and military hardware in those areas. Turning now to Ms.”
2011-11-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6656 (2011) · source
“Ladsous, before briefly commenting on it, allow me to reiterate our commitment to cooperating with the United Nations without conditions, first and foremost with the Security Council and the Secretariat, but also with peacekeeping missions. Not only did I personally supervise Mr. Ladsous's visit to South Sudan, but I also facilitated a meeting between Mr. Ladsous and the highest authority of the country, President Al-Bashir, who gave Mr. Ladsous a very warm welcome and recalled the information that I presented at the beginning of my statement. With regard to Mr. Ladsous's statement about Mr. Salva Kiir's statement yesterday denying that the Government of South Sudan was supporting rebels in the north, Mr. Ladsous spoke in detail about the subject.”
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“Unfortunately, there has been little enthusiasm among our brothers to the south since independence, as there should have been in order to strengthen efforts to build a modern and prosperous State in line with the aspirations of South Sudan for many decades. No member of the Council has called upon the Republic of South Sudan to concentrate its efforts on those endeavours, rather than embarking on stirring up tension and new wars. An example is the well-known meeting in Kauda that brought together the Government of the South and rebels in Southern Kordofan, Blue Nile and Darfur, which led to a political statement calling for military action aimed at undermining the Khartoum regime. Let us recognize these truths, which I have simply highlighted. Tuning now to the briefing by Mr.”
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“It is clear to everyone that the establishment of the State in the south was an honest effort undertaken by the Government and leadership of the north, as represented by President Al-Bashir. The Council may not be aware of this but, following independence, the President visited the capital of South Sudan and reiterated his desire to cooperate with its Government. We had hoped those goodwill efforts would at least have been praised, or even welcomed. We have no doubt about our unchanging position on finding a peaceful political settlement to all pending issues. Nevertheless, there are always two sides to a coin.”
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“Mr. Osman (Sudan) (spoke in Arabic): Allow me to begin by thanking Mr. Herve Ladsous and Ms. Hilde Johnson for their statements and the information they have provided. I shall comment in detail on those statements by summarizing each piece of information that has been provided. However, I would first like to recall a fact that - with all due respect - all members of the Secretariat seem to ignore. From the very beginning of the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Sudan and its Government have underscored their commitment to a political settlement to the conflict between the north and the south. Today, I would like to reiterate here in the Council that we are committed to finding a peaceful solution to pending issues that divide the north and South Sudan.”
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