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  1. “We are conscious that the task facing Governments in the Sahel region is enormous and that international support is therefore essential. As in all other crisis situations, it is equally critical that we, the international community, all act in close coordination. The United Nations, the African Union and the Economic Community of West African States all have crucial roles to play in achieving those goals. I would like to emphasize that the EU will work closely with all of them to that end.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source

  2. “That future EU training mission, which should normally be approved at the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs today, should also address the need to help restore the chain of command and generate a credible leverage on the use of force, with due respect for international humanitarian law. That EU engagement is part of the global support for the restoration of State authority and for political transition, reunification and stability in Mali. To complement the Malian defence forces, an African-led international support mission in Mali has a significant role to play, not alone but rather within and subject to a comprehensive political framework and a coordinated approach by neighbouring countries. We await the Security Council's conclusions on the African Union proposal. We will then assess what we can provide to it.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source

  3. “The role of all neighbouring countries, including States of the Maghreb, is recognized in the EU Strategy. In the current circumstances, the EU is committed to making special efforts on the security front. The new EU mission EUCAP Sahel was launched in July to train the internal security forces of the Niger and to reinforce regional coordination with Mali and Mauritania in order to tackle criminal activities, including drug trafficking and terrorism. The EU is also committed to addressing the official request of the Government of Mali to help modernize and train the Malian defence forces, under legitimate civilian control.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source

  4. “Only a durable solution to the political and security crisis in Mali will allow lasting peace and development throughout the Sahel. However, lasting peace in Mali will not be achieved if Sahel-wide issues are not addressed. We believe, like many members of the Council, that a truly comprehensive approach is therefore needed. We encourage the United Nations to finalize and implement a United Nations integrated strategy under the leadership of the Secretary-General's Special Envoy. Since 2010, in close coordination with the Governments of Mali, the Niger and Mauritania, the EU has been shaping and then implementing its Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel. The objective is to promote simultaneously security, good governance and development at local, national and regional levels.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source

  5. “The European Union is extremely concerned about the prevailing situation in the Sahel, and in Mali in particular. That situation requires urgent, coordinated and determined action by all those concerned in Mali and in the region, with the support of a united international community. The Sahel is suffering not only a humanitarian crisis, but also from the fallout from the conflict in the north of Mali and the political crisis in the south. Time is playing in favour of terrorist and criminal groups in the north, who pose a threat to the entire region and beyond. They are already perpetrating serious human rights violations in Mali, for which they must be held responsible. The crises in Mali and the Sahel are interconnected.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source

  6. “At the outset, allow me to thank the Moroccan presidency of the Security Council for organizing this important debate. I would also like to thank you, Mr. President, for having invited the European Union (EU) to participate today. High Representative Catherine Ashton is currently presiding over the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council. Unfortunately, therefore, she could not participate in this meeting, but I am speaking on her behalf. I would also like to thank the Secretary-General for his statement; his Special Envoy for the Sahel, President Prodi, with whom I had the honour to work very closely in other circumstances; and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Antonio Guterres. (spoke in English) Today's ministerial debate is a timely and a necessary initiative.”

    2012-12-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6882 (2012) · source