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Raza Bashir Tarar

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2011-07-26
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2012-01-11
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  1. “Somalia's multidimensional challenges and problems necessitate a comprehensive approach that takes into account political, security, economic and environmental factors. Such an approach will also help end the menace of piracy off the coast of Somalia. We believe that the African Union's sustained engagement with Somalia augurs well for peace and stability in that country and the subregion. The Security Council would do well to seize this opportunity and make amends for years of neglect suffered by Somalia. Pakistan has worked for peace in Somalia over the years, including in our previous term on the Security Council. We have also been active in the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Contact Group on Somalia and the United Nations Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia. We will remain a steadfast partner of Somalia.”

    2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source

  2. “Noting that all international projections point to the continuation of the humanitarian crisis into 2012, we call upon the international partners to remain seized of the matter. On the political front, we welcome the progress made towards constitution-making, as manifested in the Garowe Conference. Such progress paves the way for the smoother implementation of Kampala Accord and the political road map, as well as an amicable resolution of the current parliamentary crisis. In this regard, we support efforts of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, the AU and the United Nations. We look forward to the London conference and hope that it will prove to be an important milestone in Somalia's journey towards peace and stability.”

    2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source

  3. “We commend their efforts. Predictable and continuous funding for AMISOM. must be ensured. The increase of AMISOM. uniformed personnel from 12,000 to 17,731 will help consolidate the gains made recently. A well- equipped and motivated AMISOM. can better deliver on the ground. The international partners of Somalia and the Security Council must work in tandem to improve peacekeeping operations in Somalia. The development and enhancement of the security forces of the Transitional Federal Government are essential ingredients of the strategic concept. We believe that international assistance, including through wider engagement of the United Nations peacekeeping architecture, can be enlisted for the purpose. We share the concern expressed by speakers about the situation in Somalia. Drought and famine have exacerbated the humanitarian situation.”

    2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source

  4. “This loss did not deter us from continuing our engagement with Somalia and our Somali brethren, whose cause of lasting peace and stability Pakistan has supported all along. We therefore associate ourselves strongly with the purpose of this meeting and value the briefings given earlier. We shall work for Security Council's sustained engagement with Somalia and encourage contacts with and coherence in the work of the African Union on the subject. We extend our full support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and welcome the strategic concept of its operations, which has been endorsed by the African Union Peace and Security Council. The briefing of the countries contributing troops to AMISOM. provided us with an important insight into the challenges faced by them in implementing their mandate with sparse resources.”

    2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source

  5. “We thank you, Madam, for convening this meeting. We welcome the Foreign Ministers of Azerbaijan and Kenya and the Minister of Defence of Uganda, and thank them for their statements. We also welcome the Foreign Minister of Uganda, and thank the Under-Secretary General for Political Affairs and the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security for their briefings. Eighteen years ago on a hot summer day, 24 Pakistani peacekeepers wearing the United Nations Blue Helmet laid down their lives in Mogadishu while saving their colleagues belonging to other nations. Fifty-seven Pakistani soldiers were injured in the incident. Pakistan's association with the cause of Somali peace has grown ever since.”

    2012-01-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6701 (2012) · source

  6. “The framework for peace in the Middle East is laid down elaborately in Security Council resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008); the Madrid terms of reference; the Arab Peace Initiative; and the Quartet road map. Mustering and sustaining the political will to implement the framework is imperative. We hope that the Security Council and the Middle East Quartet will engage meaningfully with the protagonists concerned to realize the collective objective of the international community: an independent, sovereign and viable State of Palestine, with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, living side by side and in peace with all of its neighbours. Pakistan shares and supports this objective.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source

  7. “Israel must stop building new settlements and using settlement activity as a political tool in the peace process. Settlement activity and the peace process cannot move ahead together. Israel's continuing blockade of Gaza is neither conscionable nor tenable. We call for the full implementation of Security Council resolution 1860 (2009). Life in Gaza cannot return to normal without the free movement of persons and goods, including essential reconstruction material. We hope that Israel will facilitate the completion of reconstruction projects, including those undertaken by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Pakistan is supportive of lasting peace for all the inhabitants of the Middle East, irrespective of religion, ethnicity or nationality.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source

  8. “Their inaction may cause the present opportunity for peace to be lost and lock the region once again in cycles of violence and mistrust. The challenges to peace in the Middle East are not due only to the international community's inaction, but are rooted also in Israel's expansionist policy, characterized by the planning and building of new settlement areas. The recent approval of new construction areas in occupied Jerusalem, Bethlehem and Nablus are cause for serious concern. The demolition of Palestinian homes and structures in East Jerusalem and the Jordan Valley has resulted in the displacement of many Palestinian families. Settlement activity is a clear violation of international law and should be treated as such. Each block of these settlements constitutes a major roadblock in this journey to peace.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source

  9. “The positive developments in Palestine can be sustained only with an active engagement on the part of the international community. In order for a durable peace in the Middle East to be achieved, it is incumbent upon the Security Council and the Middle East Quartet to honour their long-standing commitments to a final settlement and to work in tandem to achieve this goal. The well-known terms of reference of the Middle East peace process provide a navigational guide for the road to peace in the Middle East. Despite the clarity of our common goal and near- unanimity on the rules of engagement, the Security Council and the Middle East Quartet increasingly appear unable to act. This does not augur well for the region.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source

  10. “Pakistan believes that the time is ripe for a lasting solution to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, based on two independent and sovereign States living side by side and at peace with each other. The Palestinian Authority's progress in establishing State institutions is an auspicious augury for peace. Numerous independent sources have confirmed that Palestinian statehood by September 2011 is well within reach. This has been acknowledged in the reports of many international bodies and mentioned in past statements of the Middle East Quartet. The relative reduction of violence in the region recently has also helped strengthen the conditions necessary for lasting peace. It is in our common interest to embrace and strengthen the achievements of Palestine as an invaluable opportunity for lasting peace in the region.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source

  11. “Mr. President, I should like at the outset to thank you for convening today's debate. Allow me to express, on behalf of the people and the Government of Pakistan, our deepest condolences and commiseration to the people and the Government of Norway in connection with Friday's terrorist atrocities. Such dastardly acts only harden our resolve to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. We align ourselves with the statement delivered by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement, as well as with the statement to be delivered by the Permanent Representative of Kazakhstan on behalf of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.”

    2011-07-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6590Resumption1 (2011) · source