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  1. “The presence at this meeting of Vice-President Al Gore offers further evidence of this, and I should like to thank him for his important statement. Our thanks also go to the Secretary-General for his enlightening statement on a subject of fundamental importance to Africa. Today's meeting has also enabled us to hear Mr. James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank; Mr. Mark Malloch Brown, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); and Dr. Peter Piot, the Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), who all made detailed and instructive statements which make clear the enormous extent of the challenge before us. I will not refer to the absolutely horrifying statistics on the consequences of the AIDS epidemic in Africa. They have been described at length since this morning.”

    2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source

  2. “"In expressing the wish that, above and beyond this historic step taken now by the Security Council to increase the awareness of the pandemic, there will be concrete measures as a result of this meeting that will give hope to all humankind, the hope of fair treatment for all, I wish your work every success." The message is signed by Alpha Konare, President of the Republic of Mali and current Chairman of ECOWAS, I shall now speak in my capacity as Permanent Representative of Mali. I would like first of all to associate myself with those who have congratulated your country, Mr. President, and you personally, for having organized this meeting. As a prelude to other meetings also devoted to Africa during the course of this month, today's meeting bears witness to your own personal commitment and to your country's interest in Africa.”

    2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source

  3. “"In the face of this distressing situation, we must organize ourselves as of now and to wage a crusade against AIDS in which African leaders must bear their share of responsibility. I appeal for a significant increase in the international community's commitment in the framework of this crusade in order to step up research throughout the world on AIDS, to increase prevention and to provide the necessary support to the millions of persons who are affected by HIV/AIDS, in particular the men, women and children of Africa infected by the pandemic.”

    2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source

  4. “This initiative, there can be no doubt, makes it possible to break the complicitous and unacceptable silence that allows AIDS to develop today. This silence is aggravated by the well-known insufficiency of the resources applied until now to eradicate this scourge, the impact of which needs no evidence beyond the following figures. "Of the 33 million people affected by the AIDS virus, 22 million, in other words 70 per cent, are in Africa south of the Sahara. Today, AIDS orphans number 8 million, and every minute five more people become infected. This pandemic is a tragic threat to the future of our countries and in some regions is even a factor of economic and social destabilization which is a threat to peace and security in Africa.”

    2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source

  5. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (spoke in French): Mr. President, I would also like to defer to your wish to save some time for the Security Council, but before expressing my views as Permanent Representative of Mali, I must ask you to allow me to read aloud a message from Mr. Alpha Konare, President of the Republic of Mali and current Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), addressed to you on the occasion of this meeting. I quote: "In my capacity as Chairman of ECOWAS, it is my pleasure to address to you, Mr. President, my warmest congratulations on behalf of the Governments and peoples of our subregion on the excellent initiative that you have taken in devoting a meeting of the Security Council to the consideration of the impact of AIDS on peace and security in Africa.”

    2000-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.4087Resumption1 (2000) · source

  6. “Before I conclude, allow me to welcome, on behalf of the Group of African States, the presence at this meeting of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Libya, Mr. Muntasser.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  7. “Accordingly, our Group believes that there should be a suspension of the application of the Security Council resolutions relative to sanctions against Libya - including the air embargo, reduced diplomatic representation and the freeze on assets - until the Court rules on the substance of the matter. A positive response by the Security Council will, without a doubt, help strengthen respect for the law and reinforce the principles of the United Nations and will certainly be in keeping with the prevailing opinion of the international community as it has been repeatedly expressed in various forums. Such a decision will ease the plight of the Libyans under the embargo and relieve the countries and the peoples of the region from a tragedy that has lasted for six years now, causing unbearable suffering and hardship.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  8. “For the Court, therefore, in sum, the questions regarding the Lockerbie incident are within its jurisdiction, and the case was correctly brought by Libya to the Court. According to the Judgments rendered by the International Court of Justice on 27 February 1998, it seems, inter alia, that the sanctions provided for in resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) no longer have any raison d 'etre. In conclusion, and in consistency with these arguments, the Group of African States calls upon the Security Council to respond favourably to Libya's requests.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  9. “Fourthly, the Court furthermore explicitly rejected the claims that Security Council resolutions 731 (1992), 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) obliged Libya to extradite its nationals to the United States or the United Kingdom so that they could be brought to trial notwithstanding Libya's rights under the Montreal Convention of 1971. According to the Court, Libya's rights under the Montreal Convention remain in force and, in this case also, are in full effect despite resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) of the Security Council. Fifthly, the International Court of Justice has finally categorically rejected the claims that the relevant legal proceedings should be immediately halted on the presumption that the resolutions of the Security Council cannot be challenged in the Court.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  10. “The law of the State requested shall apply in all cases." [ibid] Similarly, the Court likewise categorically rejected the claim that the rights of Libya under the Montreal Convention were suspended following the adoption by the Security Council of resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) imposing sanctions against Libya on the basis of Articles 25 and 103 of the Charter of the United Nations. Indeed, according to the Court, the rights of Libya under the Montreal Convention remain in force and in full effect despite Security Council resolutions 748 (1992) and 883 (1993).”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  11. “By rejecting contrary claims, the Court furthermore decided, by a majority, on the existence of a real conflict between Libya on the one hand and the United States and the United Kingdom on the other hand regarding the interpretation of article 11 of the Montreal Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal in 1971, which states, inter alia, that: "Contracting States shall afford one another the greatest measure of assistance in connection with criminal proceedings brought in respect of the offences.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  12. “The Court stated that it believed that this dispute fell within the purview of the interpretation and application of the Montreal Convention, and that under paragraph 1 of article 14 of that Convention, it is up to the Court to decide the matter. Secondly, the Court, despite claims to the contrary, decided also by an overwhelming majority that there was a dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom, on the one hand, and Libya on the other with regard to the Lockerbie incident, and that it was up to the Court itself to decide on the case.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  13. “On 27 February 1998, the International Court of Justice handed down two Judgments on the dispute between Libya and the United States and the United Kingdom in order to pave the way for a final settlement of the Lockerbie incident on a secure legal basis. The Judgments of the Court confirmed the just African position calling for a solution to the conflict through peaceful and legal means based on international law and the Charter of the United Nations. With regard to the Judgments of the Court, the African Group believes that there is no longer any reason for the Security Council to maintain sanctions against the Libyan people, for the following reasons. First, the International Court of Justice rejected by a majority claims that the Montreal Convention does not apply to the Lockerbie conflict.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  14. “The Organization of African Unity has unceasingly called for the lifting of sanctions on the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya by the Security Council. In this respect, the Council of Ministers of the OAU, at its session in Tripoli from 24-28 February 1997, adopted a communique emphasizing that the continuation of sanctions on Libya could inspire African countries to seek ways of avoiding further suffering for the Libyan people. Along these same lines, the 67th regular meeting of the Council of Ministers of the OAU, held at Addis Ababa from 23-27 February 1998, adopted a resolution supporting Libya's request to convene a public meeting of the Security Council, in accordance with Article 31 of the Charter. That resolution asks the Council to speed the lifting of sanctions on Libya.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  15. “In operative paragraph 5 of that Declaration, the Assembly reaffirms its invitation to the Security Council to examine in depth its proposals as well as those of the League of Arab States and of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, which are supported as well by the States members of the Non-Aligned Movement. That paragraph also states that the first option is to hold the trial of the suspects in a third and neutral country to be determined by the Security Council. The second option is to have the suspects tried by Scottish judges at the seat of the International Court of Justice, at The Hague, in accordance with Scottish law. The third option would be to establish a special criminal tribunal at the Court's headquarters to try the suspects.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  16. “The resolutions of the Organization of African Unity also invited the Security Council to review its resolutions 731 (1992), 748 (1992) and 883 (1993) with a view to lifting the sanctions imposed on Libya. They also invited all the parties to begin negotiations with a view to arriving at a negotiated solution to the dispute, in accordance with Article 33 of the Charter, which calls for the solution of disputes by negotiation, mediation and judicial settlement, in accordance with the norms of international law. The Declaration adopted at Harare on 4 June 1997 by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity reads along those same lines.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  17. “Libya stated its readiness to begin negotiations with the United States and the United Kingdom under the auspices of the Secretary-General in order to hold the trial in a neutral State acceptable to the parties to the conflict and with all guarantees in order to determine the truth. The Organization of African Unity (OAU) has made considerable efforts to promote a peaceful and lasting solution to the crisis. In this respect, meetings of Ministers for Foreign Affairs and OAU summits have adopted resolutions in which these bodies have expressed their appreciation for the positive efforts and initiatives of Libya in order to resolve the crisis with respect for its sovereignty and international legality. These forums have also stressed their appreciation for Libya's consistent desire to resolve the dispute by peaceful means.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  18. “183] Libya has resolutely followed that course, as can be seen from the following initiatives. First, Libya opened an investigation on these suspects and proposed to the United States and the United Kingdom that they cooperate in that investigation by sending investigators from their own judicial systems, or that they authorize the Libyan investigators to participate in the investigation carried out by those States. But these proposals were not accepted. Secondly, Libya submitted another proposal inviting the Secretary-General of the United Nations to establish a legal commission composed of judges recognized for their integrity, with a view to conducting an investigation and confirming, if need be, the accusations against the suspects.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  19. “Towards that end, Libya has from the very beginning of the dispute called for the implementation of the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal in 1971, and especially its article 14, which provides that "Any dispute between two or more Contracting States concerning the interpretation or application of this Convention which cannot be settled through negotiation, shall, at the request of one of them, be submitted to arbitration. If within six months from the date of the request for arbitration the Parties are unable to agree on the organization of the arbitration, any one of those Parties may refer the dispute to the International Court of Justice by request in conformity with the Statute of the Court." [Treaty Series, vol. 974, No. 14118, p.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  20. “Since the publication of the letters dated 20 and 23 December 1991 - documents S/23306, S/23307, S/23308 and S/23317 - accusing two Libyan nationals in the Pan Am Flight 103 incident over Lockerbie in 1988, Libya has dealt with this dispute in a way that is consistent with the norms of international law and Libyan law and with full respect for international human rights covenants and instruments, as well as all the commitments that stem from those texts.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  21. “I wish also to extend those congratulations to your predecessor, Ambassador Denis Dangue Rewaka of Gabon, for the effectiveness, the competence and the sense of commitment with which he discharged his mandate. Lastly, I should like to express to you, Sir, our heartfelt thanks and profound appreciation for having convened this meeting in order to consider the question of the dispute between the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya on the one hand and the United States and the United Kingdom on the other.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  22. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (interpretation from French): I should like at the outset, on behalf of the Group of African States, to extend to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and UTA Flight 772 our deepest sympathy at their sorrow. I should like also to address to you, Sir, on behalf of the Group of African States - since I am speaking here in that capacity - and on my own personal behalf to express to you our warmest congratulations on your presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. This is all the more a pleasure for me as you are the representative of a fraternal and friendly country, Gambia. Your own qualities augur well for a wise and competent presidency.”

    1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source

  23. “That attitude alone, in the view of my delegation, can help the people of Angola to achieve their desire for peace and to build a better future geared towards development and democracy.”

    1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3743 (1997) · source

  24. “In this respect, my delegation once again appeals to UNITA to implement on a priority basis the military obligations it undertook to fulfil many months ago. My delegation sincerely hopes that the aspirations of the international community will not be disappointed once again and that UNIT A will prove itself in the days to come on the occasion of the formation of the Government of National Unity and Reconciliation. With regard to the current situation in Angola, the delegation of Mali welcomes the extension of the mandate of UNAVEM. III, which remains the guarantor of peace and stability. My delegation therefore supports the firm, clear message sent to UN ITA through the threat of sanctions to convince that movement to stick more faithfully to the peace process.”

    1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3743 (1997) · source

  25. “That is why this meeting is so important, because in the opinion of my delegation, it must take the peace process to its final phase. All hopes are now pinned on the full implementation of the Lusaka Protocol, signed by the Government of Angola and UNITA on 20 November 1994. The international community has allocated major resources in support of these hopes, notably through the establishment of UNAVEM. III. It is imperative that these efforts bear fruit. The Government of Angola, which my delegation warmly congratulates, has made considerable efforts to discharge its obligations under the Lusaka Protocol. Unfortunately, this good will has not always been demonstrated by UNITA, whose delaying tactics my delegation strongly deplores.”

    1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3743 (1997) · source

  26. “We listened carefully to his enlightening and constructive statement. I should like also to associate myself with previous speakers in conveying our gratitude to the Secretary- General of our Organization, Mr. Kofi Annan, for his exhaustive, clear and instructive report on this agenda item. Finally, might I convey the congratulations of my delegation to the Special Representative of the Secretary- General in Angola, our compatriot, Maitre Alioune Blondin Beye, and to the members of the troika, as well as to entire personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM. III) for their tireless efforts to advance the peace process in Angola. Since our last meeting, the situation in Angola has seen considerable progress, which indicates that the peace process in that country is at a decisive turning-point.”

    1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3743 (1997) · source

  27. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (interpretation from French): Before I make my statement, I am duty-bound to express, on behalf of my country, Mali, our sentiments of friendship to the People's Republic of China. I wish to convey once again to the representative of China our heartfelt words of condolence to him on the passing of Deng Xiaoping. China's loss is also Mali's. Mr. President, the delegation of Mali is pleased to see the Council meeting under your leadership during this month of February. Likewise, my delegation associates itself with previous speakers in congratulating your predecessor, Ambassador Owada, on the competence and authority with which he presided over the work of the Council last month. My delegation would like to welcome here General Carneiro, the head of the Angolan delegation.”

    1997-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3743 (1997) · source

  28. “We should also commend the assistance extended to the people and the return of refugees and displaced persons. Peace, however, is not just the absence of war. With great courage, the Secretary-General highlights in his report the dangers that threaten the peace process and the fragile peace. In the View of my delegation, the signatories of the Lusaka Protocol must all comply in good faith with the commitments they have undertaken. They should stop breaking their promises and trying the patience of the international community. All necessary measures should be taken by the Security Council in this connection to accompany the ongoing peace process, to which the Government of the Republic of Mali gives its full and complete support.”

    1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source

  29. “Since our last meeting on this issue in July, the situation in Angola has been dominated by a certain degree of lethargy, a slow pace and unjustified delays. This only heightens the importance of this meeting, which should initiate the final phase of the peace process. We should recall, however, that significant progress has nevertheless been achieved. A peace accord has been signed to which the signatories have reaffirmed their commitment. Likewise, the ceasefire is holding, to the credit of both parties, and Angola is no longer suffering 1,000 deaths per day. We cannot fail to commend the praiseworthy efforts that have made it possible to restore confidence through a direct dialogue between Angolans at the meetings in Lusaka, Franceville, Brussels and Libreville.”

    1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source

  30. “III) for the substantive results they have achieved through their efforts and their support for the head of the Mission, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, our compatriot, Mr. Alioune Blondin Beye, who has also been emphatically commended by previous speakers. Naturally, these laudatory words cannot leave Mali or its people indifferent. In this connection, I thank the Secretary- General, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, on behalf of the Government of Mali. Without his choice and his confidence, our compatriot would not have been able to achieve the results that all previous speakers have welcomed. Finally, I wish to welcome the presence among us of the Southern African Development Community Ministers and to thank them for the useful information they have provided.”

    1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source

  31. “Mr. Ouane (Mali) (interpretation from French): Mali is pleased to see the Council working this month under your presidency, Sir. I would like to take this opportunity to express to Ambassador Alfredo Lopes Cabral the great satisfaction of my delegation in the skill and authority with which he presided over the Council last month. I would also like to express my gratitude to the Secretary-General of our Organization, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, for the quality of his report on the question under consideration. It is a clear, exhaustive and very instructive document. I would also like to pay tribute to the civilian and military personnel of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM.”

    1996-10-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3702 (1996) · source