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Ould Mohamed Mahmoud

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1992-01-21
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1994-03-02
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  1. “We would add that we fervently hope that in the face of the carnage at the Al-Haram Al-Ibrahimi mosque, an event of enormous gravity which could torpedo hopes for peace, which is so precious, the international community will shoulder its full responsibilities. In this connection, given its special responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, the Security Council must act resolutely and must urgently take clear, firm, concrete measures strongly condemning the perpetrators of this new, abominable act of violence and guaranteeing the protection of civilian populations, in keeping with the Fourth Geneva Convention.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  2. “The responsibility for this double crime cannot be shared. It was the work of Israeli extremists and the consequence of a situation which allows civilian settlers to be armed and to patrol the roads in occupied Arab territories. Otherwise, how could a doctor, known for his hostility to the peace process and wearing an officer's uniform, have entered without difficulty a holy place which is permanently guarded by the Israeli army and police, and in just a few moments kill more than 50 people and wound scores of others? The Mauritanian delegation fully endorses the statements made by the Chairman of the Arab Group and the Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference group, Ambassador Nabil Elaraby of Egypt and Ambassador Marker of Pakistan.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  3. “If the purpose of holding a debate is to permit an exchange of views and analyses in order to discuss an issue conscientiously and responsibly, to enable a body to seek the truth or to enable two parties to state their positions, then we could have dispensed with this debate, for we all know the facts. We all know who perpetrated this latest massacre. It is all the more disturbing that the horrible carnage of Friday, 25 February, at Al-Khalil was committed against worshippers in a holy place; it was a massacre of unarmed, innocent people praying within the mosque during a month which is holy for more than a billion people and on a day that is also holy. The death toll of that atrocity is abhorrent to every human being. It is deeply disturbing to all Muslims; it is shocking to the Arab people; and it encourages all kinds of extremists.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  4. “14 I should also like to pay a well-deserved tribute to your predecessor, Ambassador Roble Olhaye of Djibouti, for having so ably and perceptively presided over the Security Council last month, and in particular for his conduct of the debate on the massacre of Bosnian civilians at the Sarajevo market following the Serbian bombardment of 5 February 1994. We also congratulate our Secretary-General, whose response to the carnage at the Al-Haram AlI-Ibrahimi mosque is a credit to the United Nations, and is in line with all the appeals to save the peace process begun in Madrid in 1991 and to speed up implementation of the provisions of the Washington agreement of 13 September last.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  5. “Mr. Ould Mohamed Mahmoud (Mauritania) (interpretation from French): My delegation is pleased to see the representative of a friendly country with which the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has excellent relations of cooperation presiding over the Security Council for the month of March 1994. France's constant efforts to preserve international peace and security and to promote human rights are widely recognized. I am familiar with your personal qualities, Sir, and I know how effectively you have presided over the work of this Council in the past. I am therefore convinced that our work will proceed under the best possible conditions.”

    1994-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3342 (1994) · source

  6. “We are convinced that the Security Council can enhance its eredibility and the prestige of the Organization in the service of world peace by taking into account the concerns of Member States and appeals for wisdom and prudence.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  7. “In a world focusing on the interdependence of economic and security interests, the members of the Security Council, whose fundamental purpose is to ensure the maintenance of peace and security, must cultivate a spirit of harmony and cooperation in the service of the international community. In any event, our delegations, which believe there remain possibilities for a peaceful settlement, hope that moderation will prevail in the consideration of this question. We believe that the adoption of any sanctions would be inappropriate, and that all efforts must be continued to promote the use of peaceful means for the solution of all disputes and conflicts.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  8. “The seven-member ministerial committee mandated by the Council of Ministers to follow this matter is making suStained efforts to find a peaceful and equitable solution to the dispute. In that context, we want to stress the efforts the Heads of State of the members of the Arab Maghreb Union have made in contacts with Libya and other concerned States individually and collectively. The provisions and the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations and recent experience, which calls for moderation and preventive diplomacy - the crux of the message of the recent Security Council summit - urge us to shun radical solutions marked by the stamp of humiliation.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  9. “That is why the Maghreb delegations, along with the delegations of the States members of the League of Arab States and other countries which reject any possible violation of international law and which are concerned about international legality and respect for United Nations resolutions, have in recent days spoken with the President of the Council and are today addressing the members of the Council concerning the political and economic consequences of possible sanctions against Libya. That is also why the Council of Ministers of the States members of the League of Arab States, determined to contribute to the settlement of this dispute, has stated its view that the adoption of sanctions would be untimely.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  10. “The Secretary-General's report to the Council pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 731 (1992) emphasizes the evolution of Libya's position on this issue. The countries of the Maghreb believe that the Libyan side is doing its best to cooperate in the search for a peaceful settlement of the dispute. Only a few days ago, a judge in the tribunal of the Arab Maghreb Union was mandated to continue the inquiry on the two Libyan nationals who have been charged by United States and British law-enforcement officials. The Libyan Government has stated its willingness to comply with resolution 731 (1992) and with international law. It has also expressed its readiness to comply fully with any judgement of the International Court of Justice.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  11. “Members of the Council will know that, concerned about the future which the countries of the Union are determined to build together, with the help of all friendly States, the Permanent Representatives of the members of the Arab Maghreb Union have repeatedly explained that the harmful consequences of such a resolution could hamper the Union's progress. Our States therefore consider that it could be possible to avoid the sanctions and other measures set out in the text, especially since the dispute in question seems to be basically juridical in nature and since the International Court of Justice, to which it has been submitted, has been considering it since last Thursday. We know too that to settle this dispute Libya has agreed to cooperate with the Security Council and with the Secretary-General.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  12. “That is why, when the Council was discussing the text that was to be adopted as resolution 731 (1992), I expressed the profound concern of our Governments, which felt that the underlying spirit of the resolution was not in harmony with the dynamics of detente and negotiations or with the hopes aroused by the prospect of a world that would be more Stable, more just and more secure for all, Today I wish again to share with the Council the concern of our States about the consideration of a draft resolution providing for sanctions against a member of the Arab Maghreb Union - the more so since the draft resolution, if adopted, would condemn the Libyan people for an act responsibility for which has not yet been established.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  13. “In our statement of 21 January 1992 on the item before the Council once again today, I noted that the States members of the Arab Maghreb Union - Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia ~ forcefully condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, irrespective of the source or the perpetrators of the terrorism. In that statement I stressed that the fundamental changes on the international scene marking the end of the cold war should put an end to the reign of tension and confrontation and replace it with a new era of dialogue and cooperation fostering the peaceful settlement of the conflicts and disputes that unfortunately persist.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  14. “Mr. OULD MOHAMED MAHMOUD (Mauritania) (interpretation from Arabic): On behalf of the delegations of the five States members of the Arab Maghreb Union, I have the honour of participating in the discussion on the item before the Security Council today. I should like first to express our delegations' warm congratulations to you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. We are convinced that thanks to your vast diplomatic experience the Council's work this month will be successful. To your predecessor, Ambassador Thomas Pickering of the United States, our delegations express their heartfelt congratulations on the skilful way he directed the Council's proceedings last month.”

    1992-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3063 (1992) · source

  15. “The delegations of the members of the Arab Maghreb Union sincerely believe that with good will all problems, no matter how complex, can find equitable solutions, in such a way as to enhance the prestige of our Organization and bring about understanding and harmony umong all peoples whose only wish is to live in peace.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  16. “I should like to express the concern of our delegations at seeing the Security Council, which bears the primary responsibility for ensuring international peace and security, having recourse to controversial procedures 'that might negatively affect the authority of its decisions and also risk setting a dangerous precedent, In a world which has resolutely turned its back on the period of sterile confrontation, it should be the desire of all to promote recourse in disputes to peaceful means of conflict resolution. Dialogue and joint action are prescribed by the Charter and should remain the only tools and means to achieve that goal.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  17. “In the present case, which would appear to be a question essentially juridical in nature - a question for the settlement of which the Libyan side has made concrete proposals for cooperation - it would be highly desirable for the Council to explore all ways and means likely to lead to a peaceful solution based on international legality. In any event, it should take into account the many appeals to wisdom and moderation made by the Arab Maghreb Union, the Organization of the Islamic Conference, and the League of Arab States in particular.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  18. “That logic not only clashes with the atmosphere of peace and stability for which humanity longs in order to devote itself to the problems that threaten its existence, but also is in contradiction with the principles and purposes of the Charter, which in Article 2, paragraph 4, calls upon the Members of our Organization to refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force. Furthermore, when there is a dispute between two or more States, the Charter in Article 33 calls upon them "first of all, [to] seek a solution by negotiation, enquiry, mediation, conciliation, arbitration, judicial settlement, resort to regional agencies or arrangements, or other peaceful means of their own choice".”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  19. “They assert their determination to work towards the total elimination of all its manifestations from whatever source and whoever the perpetrators may be, At a time when international relations can be improved, thanks to the end of the cold war, and when the easing of tension that has followed the cold war can only promote the systematic recourse to dialogue and compromise to solve all disputes, it is highly desirable and appropriate for the spirit of dialogue and compromise to replace the logic of confrontation.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  20. “I also thank the outgoing members for the strenuous efforts they made in the past two years, along with all the other members of the Council. (spoke in French) Our delegations have been deeply saddened by the news of the air accident near Strasbourg which took the lives of 87 people. We address our sincere condolences to the friendly French delegation and to the families of the victims. The subject the Council is considering today is undoubtedly one of grave concern to the whole international community. Indeed, acts of terrorism have caused the deaths of many innocent victims throughout the world; hence the great interest of this community in seeing terrorism eradicated. Like the vast majority of States Members of the United Nations, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria and Mauritania energetically condemn this scourge in all its forms.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  21. “I should like to take this opportunity also to extend once again to the new Secretary-General, Mr. Boutros Boutros Ghali, our five delegations' Sincere congratulations and to assure him of the readiness of all the institutions of our Union to cooperate with him in order to facilitate his tasks relating to the maintenance of international peace and security in "accordance with the Charter of the United Nations. His personal qualities, his wide culture, his well-known diplomatic experience are all guarantees of success in progress by the United Nations towards the maintenance of international peace and security and the achievement of the objectives of the Charter. I wish also to welcome: the new members of the Security Council and to wish them all success in their lofty but difficult task.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source

  22. “Mr. OULD MOHAMED MAHMOUD (Mauritania) (interpretation from Arabic): I have the honour to participate, on behalf of the delegations of the five States members of the Arab Maghreb Union - of which my country has the honour of being Chairman this month - in the Security Council's discussion of the item before it today. At the outset, I wish to express to you, Sir, our delegation's warm congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. Your great diplomatic experience is, we are sure, the best guarantee that the Council's work will be successfully conducted. We wish also to express to your predecessor, Ambassador Vorontsov of the Russian Federation, our congratulations on the wise manner in which he conducted the Council's work last month.”

    1992-01-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3033 (1992) · source