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Rosselli

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first: 2007-01-31
most recent: 2017-11-07
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“We firmly believe in the path of reconciliation. To that end, it is necessary to move toward truth andjustice. Despite years of work, 1,664 cases of missing persons remain unsolved, and major questions still remain. It is imperative to make progress in that area. The families ofthe disappeared deserve to have access to information about the fate of their loved ones. It is a fundamental matter concerning the defence of human rights. Furthermore, addressing the situation of internally displaced persons is essential for reconciliation. Efforts by local officials to hamper returns are worrying. Moreover, efforts should be made at the local level and in neighbouring countries to combat ethno-nationalist discourse and incitement to hatred and resentment. Discrimination and ultranationalism have been the cause of great misfortune for humankind.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“We believe it is essential that the dialogue between Pristina and Belgrade being facilitated by the European Union move forward and, in that regard, we express our full support for that process. The interruption in the dialogue and the delays in the implementation of the international agreements are a source of tensions and distrust in the region. In view of the political situation that Kosovo currently faces, we encourage leaders to work in a constructive manner and to seek the speedy resumption of the Belgrade talks and the implementation of the agreements concluded. Progress on the commitments already made will contribute to the achievement of stability at the domestic and international levels, and to the improvement of the conditions and development of the people to their highest potential.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity as the representative of Uruguay. I thank Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for his comprehensive briefing. Likewise, I should like to thank the Minister of Justice of Serbia, Ms. Nela Kuburovie, for her intervention. I take note of the statement made by Ms. Vlora Citaku. Allow me to begin by stressing, as I have mentioned on other occasions, that Uruguay advocates for compliance with resolution 1244 (1999) as the legal basis for a resolution of the situation in Kosovo. Strict respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States is a fundamental principle of Uruguay's foreign policy.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“I wish to draw the attention of Council members to document S/2017/387, which contains the report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo. I now give the floor to Mr. Tanin.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Serbia to participate in this meeting. On behalf of the Council, I welcome Her Excellency Ms. Nela Kuburovie, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Mr. Zahir Tanin, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo, to participate in this meeting. In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Vlora Citaku to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda.”
2017-05-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7940 (2017) · source
“At the same time, we will await the report to be issued by the Secretary-General before 15 October in order to see whether the Mechanism has reached full operational capacity. The issue of the full operational capacity of peacekeeping missions has also been an ongoing concern of my delegation. We commend Ethiopia for its efforts in Abyei over the years. It has undoubtedly done important work in protecting the civilian population. We thank the United States for the transparent and open way in which it conducted the negotiations on the resolution, allowing it to be adopted unanimously. Let me clearly reaffirm that the future of this peacekeeping mission is now exclusively in the hands of the Governments of the Sudan and South Sudan. I shall now resume my functions as President of the Security Council.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7939 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as a representative of Uruguay. Frankly, I trust that if any clear element should emerge from Uruguay's membership of the Security Council, it is our firm conviction that no State - much lessaStateparticipatinginapeacekeepingmission-can hinder missions established by the Security Council. I think we have fought quite hard on that theme. The adoption of resolution 2352 (2017), which we welcome, is conditional. This will be the last extension of the mandate of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei unless both parties demonstrate in deed a clear and firm commitment to and offer firm guarantees for the implementation of the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7939 (2017) · source
“The draft resolution received 15 votes in favour. The draft resolution has been adopted unanimously as resolution 2352 (2017). I shall now give the floor to those members of the Council who wish to make statements following the voting.”
2017-05-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7939 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council has before it the text of a statement by the President on behalf of the Council on the subject of today's meeting. I thank Council members for their valuable contributions to this statement. In accordance with the understanding reached among the members of the Council, I shall take it that the members of the Security Council agree to the statement, which will be issued as a document of the Security Council under the symbol S/PRST/20l7/6. The meeting rose at noon.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7937 (2017) · source
“While the mandates of the three Committees differ, there are important areas of complementarity and cooperation among the Committees and the experts is important to promote the effective implementation by States of their obligations pursuant to Security Council resolutions. In conclusion, for Uruguay, it is crucial that we continue all antiterrorist activities in the framework of the rule of law and that we respect and protect fundamental freedoms. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The meeting rose at 11.55 am.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“However, we note that a large part of the effectiveness of the sanctions regime depends on the cooperation and the commitment of States to keep the list up to date. The creation of the Office of the Ombudsperson, pursuant to resolution 1904 (2009), represents an important step forward in favour of procedural guarantees that help to provide the regime with impartiality and transparency. With regard to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), we are concerned by the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the growing risk that these could fall into the hands of non- State actors, including terrorist groups. That is why consider important the preventive role played by the 1540 Committee and the work of the Committee in its areas of work: implementation, assistance, cooperation, transparency and dissemination.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“We also consider very useful the thematic reports and meetings organized by the Committee to address different aspects of the terrorist phenomenon. With regard to the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (201 l) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)/Da'esh, Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, we believe to be of vital importance the Committee's monitoring of ISIL, Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities and its important work to neutralize the capacity for action of all who are included on the Committee's sanctions list through the freezing of assets, travel bans and arms embargoes.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“This, in addition to the identification and exchange of good practices and to the role that the Committee meets in providing technical assistance, are an example of what international cooperation can offer to those countries that need it. In that connection, we appreciate in particular the recent visit to Uruguay by the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate, as well as its recommendations and assessments, and we express our desire to continue to work together with it in a spirit of frank cooperation. This is important to us, not only to prepare us from a national perspective, but also as part of our commitment to the United Nations system and as an expression of our responsibility to and solidarity with members of the international community.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“Uruguay encourages cooperation and coordination between the Committees and we hope that it will continue in the areas discussed and that other possible areas of cooperation can be found, particularly with regard to the Counter-Terrorism Implementation Task Force. In our View, the Committees' reports provide us with very useful information that allows us to understand the dimension of the terrorist phenomenon and how it is developing. With regard to the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism, we particularly appreciate the country visits by the Committee's Executive Directorate, which make it possible to identify strengths and weaknesses in normative matters, as well as in institutional, technical and operational capacity.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my national capacity as representative of Uruguay. I would like to thank the ambassadors of Egypt, Kazakhstan and Bolivia, the Chairs of the three Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities, and to resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), and their detailed briefings on the Committees' work combating terrorism. I would also like to thank the Executive Directorate of the Counter-Terrorism Committee, the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team ofthe Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee, the Group of Experts of the 1540 Committee and as the Office of the Ombudsperson for the work they do in accordance with their mandates.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I thank Mr. Llorentty Soliz for his briefing. I shall now give the floor to those Council members who wish to make statements.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I thank Ambassador Aboulatta for his briefing. I now give the floor to Ambassador Llorentty Soliz, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I thank Ambassador Umarov for his briefing. I now give the floor to Ambassador Amr Abdellatif Aboulatta, Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001), concerning counter-terorism.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“I thank Ambassador Aboulatta for his briefing. I now give the floor to Ambassador Kairat Umarov, Chair of the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da'esh), Al-Qaida and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. Ambassador Abdellatif Aboulatta of Egypt will first make ajoint statement on behalf ofthe Committees established pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015), 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004). Following that, the Council will hear briefings by the Chairs of those three Committees. 1 now give the floor to Ambassador Aboulatta.”
2017-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7936 (2017) · source
“In addition to destroying human lives, itjeopardizes the rule of law, democracy, peaceful coexistence between civilizations, and economic and social development. We are aware that the list of areas in which the European Union has a substantial role has not been exhausted in our statement. It is a matter of acknowledging that the extraordinary process of European integration is a model that has contributed to peace among its members and. we trust, will continue to contribute to international peace and security. I now resume my functions as President of the Council. The meeting ruse ar 12.10p.m.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“Without any doubt, the phenomenon of migration is a very complex issue because it encompasses aspects of security, development and human rights. It is essential to develop comprehensive plans so as to help protect those in vulnerable situations. Uruguay therefore does not subscribe to the approach that criminalizes migration. On the contrary, it believes that it is necessary to attack the underlying causes that facilitate taking advantage of people in need in extremely precarious situations by criminal groups. Lastly, Uruguay notes the policies and new regulatory frameworks of the European Union in the area of prevention and combating terrorism. Terrorism is undoubtedly one of the primary threats facing peace and international security.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“That is why human rights follow-up and monitoring is essential to early warning and the ability to take preventive measures in time. For that reason I cannot fail to mention the women and peace and security agenda, to which the European Union, like Uruguay, attaches the utmost importance. Women play an essential role in achieving peaceful societies, whether in prevention or in the solution of conflicts. Among the most vulnerable groups are refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants. Uruguay belongs to a region in which the phenomenon of migration has been a fundamental element of its past and present. It has welcomed European immigrants throughout its history and, more recently, during the various wars that have impacted that continent.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“The European Union provides training and support for security-sector reform in, for example, the Central African Republic, Mali and Somalia. Furthermore, the European Union performs relevant work in the Balkans. I would highlight the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, under the auspices of the United Nations, as well as its contribution to the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, and the 2015 Minsk agreements. In Bosnia and Herzegovina the presence of the European Union-led multinational stabilization force represents a guarantee for the political and social stability of the country. Uruguay is strongly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights. In that connection, it is understood that there can be no sustainable development, peace or security without respect for human rights.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“We acknowledge the important work that the European Union does in the field of international peace and security. The ongoing support that the European Union offers to various countries through the deployment of a variety of instruments - from good practices, mediation, support for the development of national institutions and capacities, as well as training, funding and equipping peacekeeping operations authorized by the Council, among others - provides the multilateral system with a committed and effective actor in the search for solutions that ensure sustainable peace. In that regard, the European Security and Defence Policy is a fundamental and complementary part that allows the multilateral system machinery to work properly. The European Union and the United Nations work jointly in several peacekeeping contexts.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as representative of Uruguay. I thank Ms. Mogherini for her detailed and informative statement. Allow me to congratulate her, and through her all States members of the European Union, on the sixtieth anniversary of the signing of the Rome Treaty, a date that coincides with the seventy- second anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. Uruguay attaches the utmost importance to cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations. The challenges of the twenty-first century are too numerous and complex to be addressed only within the United Nations. It Is essential to revitalize Chapter VIII of the Charter of the United in order to make the outstanding work more effective, and to progressively guarantee international peace and security.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“I thank High Representative Mogherini for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council who wish to make statements.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Her Excellency Ms. Federica Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I now give the floor to Ms. Mogherini.”
2017-05-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7935 (2017) · source
“We therefore support her request for the resources necessary for her to discharge her mandate, and we call on all States parties able to do so to provide the necessary funding. In conclusion, Uruguay reiterates its recognition of the work of the Prosecutor in addressing the crimes committed in Libya, which will no doubt help to enhance the rule of law and to establish a more just and inclusive Libya that fully respects all its citizens' rights, which for many years now have been violated. I now resume my functions as President of the Security Council. I give the floor to the representative of Libya.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We urge the Government of National Accord to apply the Court's provisions to Saif Al-Islam Al-Qadhafi and ensure a trial with full guarantees to Abdullah Al-Senussi and other individuals alleged to have committed war crimes and crimes against humanity before and during the 2011 civil war. We are concerned about the fact that the Prosecutor, despite having on previous occasions cited investigations in Libya as one of her priorities for 2017, is still facing budgetary problems in connection therewith. In particular, and as Ms. Bensouda noted when she addressed the Council in November 2016 (see S/PV.7806) and in her most recent report, it is very important that investigations be launched on attacks against migrants and refugees in Libya, including acts of sexual violence and crimes against minors.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“We must also make progress towards a genuine democratic transition and lasting peace and stability as a basis for investigating more effectively the atrocities that were committed in that country, ensuring that the current situation of generalized violence and impunity does not worsen. We are confident that the new Libyan authorities, to the extent that they can consolidate their power and gradually extend their authority to the entire territory, will fulfil their commitment to ensuring justice for the victims of these crimes and cooperate with the Prosecutor of the ICC in identifying those responsible and facilitating their handover to the Court for trial.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“The multiple challenges facing Libya six years after the civil war require swift and efficient responses from its new authorities, which face the threat of Islamist terrorism, a migrant crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of people, a humanitarian emergency and a severe economic crisis, among other serious problems. In that context, it is necessary to work towards reunification and reconciliation in the country so as to prevent major bloodshed among its people and put an end to the institutional crisis and to the military conflict that have afflicted the country since 2011.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“It is important, in that context, to enhance the role played by the ICC as a mechanism to ensure justice when national courts cannot do so. Accountability for the most serious crimes, wherever and by whomsoever committed, must continue to be a priority goal in the work of the Security Council. With regard to Libya, unfortunately the latest report does not give very encouraging signs. The authority of the Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord continues to be challenged at the national level, and the blockade imposed by the Tobruk House of Representatives has not allowed for the provisions of the Libyan Political Agreement to be fully implemented.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“I shall now make a statement in my capacity as the representative of Uruguay. We thank the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Ms. Fatou Bensouda, and we commend her for presenting her thirteenth report on the situation in Libya pursuant to resolution 1970 (2011). We reiterate our full support for the work of the ICC and for Ms. Bensouda's role in prosecuting those guilty of serious crimes under article 5 of the Rome Statute. We urge Members of the United Nations and Security Council members that have not yet become parties to the Rome Statute to do so, with a View to making progress in combating impunity and protecting all people on the planet from such heinous crimes, which represent a serious threat to peace and security.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“I thank Prosecutor Bensouda for her briefing. I shall now give the floor to the members of the Security Council who wish to make statements.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“In accordance with rule 39 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite Ms. Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to participate in this meeting. The Security Council will now begin its consideration of the item on its agenda. I give the floor to Prosecutor Bensouda.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“As this is the first public meeting of the Council for the month of May, I should like to take this opportunity to pay tribute, on behalf, of the Council, to her Excellency Ambassador Nikki Haley, Permanent Representative of the United States, for her service as President of the Council for the month of April. I am sure I speak for all members of the Council in expressing deep appreciation to Ambassador Haley and her delegation for the great diplomatic skill with which they conducted the Council's business last month. Adoption of the agenda The agenda was adopted. The situation in Libya The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance with rule 37 of the Council's provisional rules of procedure, I invite the representative of Libya to participate in this meeting.”
2017-05-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7934 (2017) · source
“The difficult situation in which the population of Western Sahara finds itself deserves the heightened attention of the international community, and of the Security Council in particular. Last but not least, my delegation thanks you, Madam President, for guiding the work that led to the adoption of resolution 2351 (2017) at all levels, from the experts in your delegation to the Permanent Representatives. Throughout a number of days of arduous work, we were able to participate directly in finding a solution that, as demonstrated by the unanimous vote, resulted in the successful drafting of the resolution.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“We must recall that MINURSO was established with a mandate to carry out a referendum to determine the final status of the non-self-governing Territory of Western Sahara so that its people can exercise their right to self-determination and choose between independence, association with an independent State or integration into an independent State. We fully support the commitment of the Secretary-General to finding a solution to the question of Western Sahara and his express intention to propose the resumption of the negotiating process with a new impetus and a new spirit. In that regard, we encourage the parties to take positive steps and to launch a dialogue that will lead to a just and lasting political solution acceptable to all parties and guarantee the free self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“It is therefore obvious that these commitments can be altered only by those endowed with the corresponding international legitimacy, which in this case is the Security Council. No Member of the United Nations can unilaterally change these commitments and obligations. The return of the civilian staff to Western Sahara and the resumption of the full functionality of MINURSO are proof of that. Since 1963, 54 years ago, Western Sahara has been recognized by the United Nations as a non-self- governing Territory in the process of decolonization.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“Finally, three days ago on Tuesday, 25 April, the Special Representative of the Secretary- General for Western Sahara, Ms. Kim Bolduc, orally reported in consultations to the Council that, with the return to Western Sahara of the last 17 officials, the Mission had resumed full functionality. Let me repeat yet again that peacekeeping missions are established by the Security Council. The mandates determined by the Security Council, as well as status- of-forces and status-of-mission agreements, are binding contracts between the troop-contributing countries and the United Nations. What is more, they are guarantees that protect the personnel that countries voluntarily contribute to peacekeeping missions.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“Since this is a practice that has been going on for more than two decades, we believe that it is not contingent on the preferences of the elected members of the Council, which are in no position to change this practice during their brief tenures, however much we may attempt to fight similar practices - as my delegation does by insisting on taking the floor regularly before the members in open meetings of the Council. My delegation therefore decided over the past 12 months that we must not forget the situation to which MINURSO was subject last year. Through other bodies, it has regularly sought information on the state of functionality of the Mission, which was seriously affected by the expulsion of its entire civilian staff in March 2016.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“Similarly, every year at the end of April - and only once a year - we carry out a ritual in the Council in which the issue of Western Sahara makes a brief appearance in an open debate that plays an important but limited role in considering solely the renewal of the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO). On this day in New York, the local and international press widely covers this event, but as with Punxsutawney Phil the issue disappears from the news and no one hears anything about it until the following year. Unlike many other situations, the issue of Western Sahara and the Secretary-General's report are never addressed in open briefings of the Council.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“Mr. Rosselli (Uruguay) (spoke in Spanish): Groundhog Day. Every year on 2 February, a ritual is celebrated in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in which the groundhog Phil makes a brief appearance, playing an important but limited role in determining whether spring will come early or winter will last another six weeks. On that day in Punxsutawney, the local and international press covers the event widely, but the following day the issue disappears from the news and we hear no more about the charming Phil until the following year. Does anyone here know where Phil is today?”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7933 (2017) · source
“In that regard, my country reaffirms its readiness to continue working within the Security Council in order to reach a peaceful, diplomatic and political solution that will result in the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“We also reiterate the importance of maintaining peace and stability in the Korean peninsula and in North-East Asia as a whole, and of reducing tensions in the Korean peninsula and outside of it. Uruguay has insisted on the urgent need to break the vicious cycle of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea violating resolutions of the Security Council, which in turn imposes sanctions, issues communiques and reiterates that it is the responsibility of powerful States to open avenues for negotiation to resolve the situation. Uruguay is of the View that only dialogue, negotiation and political engagement can resolve the North Korean matter.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“It therefore believes that efforts to relaunch talks in the Korean peninsula should be intensified, generating confidence between the parties so as to return the North Korean Government to the negotiation table and undertake serious denuclearization negotiations. In times of high tension, it is necessary to remain calm, avoid unilateral actions and focus on the solution of the problem. In that connection, I recall paragraphs 47 and 48 of resolution 2321 (2016), adopted by the Security Council in November, wherein the Council reaffirms its support for the Six-Party Talks, calls for their resumption, and refers to the objective of the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean peninsula in a peaceful manner.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“The actions ofthat country not only heighten tensions in the Korean peninsula, but also constitute a violation of international law and the resolutions of the Security Council and a serious threat to international peace and security. Uruguay therefore urges the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to abandon its existing nuclear programmes completely, verifiably and irreversibly and immediately to end all related activities, including launches using ballistic missile technoloy and other acts of provocation. We also urge that country to return to the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the safeguards regime of the International Atomic Energy Agency. Uruguay has maintained a position on this issue that supports all initiatives favouring dialogue.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“The use or threat of use of nuclear weapons constitutes a crime against humanity and a serious violation of international law, including international humanitarian law, as well as of the Charter of the United Nations. The only guarantee against the use or threat of the use of these weapons is their explicit prohibition and total elimination. Uruguay has expressed its firm condemnation of the nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches carried out by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and will continue to do so if the North Korean regime continues to challenge and ignore the prescriptions of the Security Council by persisting in its nuclear and ballistic missiles programme.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source
“I am pleased to note that, several months later, the Council is finally addressing the situation in an open meeting. Uruguay is a non-nuclear-weapon State. It is a member of the first nuclear weapon-free zone, established by the Treaty of Tlatelolco, and an adherent to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It is therefore strongly committed strengthening the ruling of disarmament and non-proliferation regime and consistently advocates for a world free of nuclear weapons. Uruguay's foreign policy hinges on the essential principles of international law, including the prohibition of the use of the force in international relations and recourse to peaceful means to settle disputes.”
2017-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7932 (2017) · source