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  1. “They must be preserved and fulfilled without exception. The Council has strongly condemned the resumption of hostilities in Angola, and it has demanded that such hostilities cease. It has stated clearly that the results of the use of force will not be accepted. The Council has called upon the parties to the "Acordos de Paz" to abide by all the commitments entered into under the agreements. The Council has furthermore urged the Government and UNITA to engage in a dialogue to enable the second round of presidential elections to be held, and has made it clear that it will hold responsible any party which refuses to take part in such a dialoque. My delegation welcomes the most recent news from Addis Ababa, which would seem to indicate that a meaningful dialogue has been resumed and that the cease-fire could soon be reinstated.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  2. “In particular, the implementation of the cease-fire throughout the country is of the utmost urgency. The recent military operations by UNITA in the town of Soyo have added new elements of concern, as they involved attacks against oil-field facilities, which can be particularly harmful to the economy and which could have a considerable adverse impact on the environment of the South Atlantic region. The Security Council has already taken a number of important decisions regarding the situation in Angola with a view to putting the peace process back on track on the basis of respect for the "Acordos de Paz". It is essential at the present juncture that the United Nations continue to work in that direction. The "Acordos de Paz" provide the cornerstone for the whole structure of peace in Angola.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  3. “For the peace process to be brought to fruition, it is absolutely essential at every stage not only that all States refrain from any act that might pose an obstacle to peace but also that every State make sure that no such activity emanates, in whatever form, from its territory. The disruption of the peace process which ensued as a result of the violation of the "Acordos de Paz", in particular the rejection by UNITA of the results of elections that were certified by the United Nations as generally free and fair, has already led to a heavy toll in casualties, including civilian casualties, and in extensive damage to Angola's economy. As stated in the draft resolution to be considered today, the Council can only condemn strongly such violations of the peace agreements.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  4. “In many areas, as indicated by the Secretary-General, it verges on the catastrophic. Recent incidents of fighting have included several instances of unacceptable attacks and harassment of United Nations personnel and of foreign nationals, as well as damage to local and foreign companies. It is particularly regrettable that a peace process that is exemplary inasmuch as it is based on a commitment to democratic multi-party elections should be allowed to stray as a result of the use of force, in utter disrespect for the freely expressed will of the people of Angola. Reports of possible interference by outside forces cannot but cause the gravest concern.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  5. “It is indeed to be regretted that the long-suffering people of Angola should still have to cope with the prolonged hardship of conflict and destruction, even now when the overall context of international relations, which in earlier times had such a negative impact on the Angolan situation, is supposed to have become more conducive to overcoming conflict situations. There is no time to be wasted in ensuring conditions in which the Government and the people of Angola can move beyond the tragedy of war and be able to set a steady course towards the realization of all their potential within the framework of democratic institutions. In few places will the expression "peace dividend" have a more tangible meaning than in Angola. The humanitarian situation in the country is a cause for serious concern.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  6. “Vendncio de Moura, which added to the very troubling picture presented in the report of the Secretary-General, eloquently described circumstances that call for our very best attention as well as for strong action by the Security Council. I would like to convey through Mr. Venadncio de Moura our appreciation to the Government of Angola for its efforts to work with the United Nations, and - with the Security Council in particular, with a view to achieving the resumption of the peace process and the consolidation of democracy in Angola, a South Atlantic country to which Brazil has historically been linked by particularly close ties of friendship, good understanding and fruitful cooperation. Brazil has always favoured a democratic solution to the problems in Angola, and we have always lent our support to efforts undertaken to that end.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  7. “I wish to thank you, Sir, for the warm words of welcome you addressed at a previous meeting to Brazil and to the other new members of the Security Council. It is also with great pleasure that I express our recognition of the most able manner in which you have been discharging your high duties as President of the Council. The situation in Angola is one that gives rise to deep concern in Brazil, The Brazilian Government has viewed with alarm the deterioration of the situation in Angola over the last four months or so. The incidents that have taken place during this period have engendered an extremely complex and delicate situation that involves very serious dangers both to Angola and to international peace and security. The statement just made by the Minister of External Relations of Angola, Mr.”

    1993-01-29 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3168 (1993) · source

  8. “(§/24738, sixth preambular paragraph) No less important is the Council's reaffirmation that "it will hold responsible any party which refuses to take part in such a Gialogue, thereby jeopardizing the entire process" (§/24738. para. 9) and its reiteration of "its readiness to consider all appropriate measures" - and I stress, all siste messures - "under the Charter of the United Nation la expressing our heartfelt solidarity with Angola in tnis moment of crisis, I wish also to voice our conceru with the continued safety of Brazilian nationals in Angola, as well as that of other members of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM II) and other United Nations officials.”

    1992-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3130 (1992) · source

  9. “We firmly support the draft resolution the Council is to adopt today on this subject, particularly when it strongly condemns the recent resumption of hostilities and urgently demands that such acts cease forthwith, and when it "Calls on all States to refrain from any action which directly or indirectly could jeopardize the implementation of the 'Acordos de Paz' and increase the tension in the country". (§/24738, para, 4) In that connection, we deem it most appropriate that in the draft resolution the Council would urge "the leaders of the two parties to engage in a dialogue without delay so as to enable the secone round of the presidential elections to be held promptly" (8/24738. paras 8) and would affirm that "the results of use of force will not be accepted".”

    1992-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3130 (1992) · source

  10. “"The Brasilian Government addresses a vigorous appeal to all parties involved in the electoral process in Angola to comply with the commitments under the peace agreements, as well as to accept and support the role that the United Nations has been invited to play." Since that statemaat was issued, the situation in deteriorate. Against this backdrop, Brazil fully supports the statement made by the President of the Security Council on 27 October 1992 on behalf of the Council (8/24720). The situation has now reached proportions at which we fear it may come to affect peace and security both in Angola and in the surrounding region.”

    1992-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3130 (1992) · source

  11. “"The Angolan people have reason to be proud of the example of civic involvement and maturity manifested in the peaceful and orderly balloting. It is Brazil's hope that Angolan political forces, which have a grest responsibility with respect to the future of that great sister nation, will solve all their disputes in the same democratic spirit shown by the Angolan people. "In line with the principles that have traditionally guided its foreign policy, and faithful to its peaceful vocation, Brazil condemns war and all forms of the use of force as a means of settling disputes. Democratic mechanisms must be applied in the settiement of disputes. "It is imperative that, whatever the results of the elections, the parties abide by the popular will freely expressed in the balloting.”

    1992-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3130 (1992) · source

  12. “I am pleased to congratulate you, Mr. President, on the able manner in which you are conducting the business of the Security Council this month. My Government has been following the developments in Angola with great concern. In that regard. on 13 October 1992 it issued a statement which reads as follows: "The Brazilian Government has followed with attention and interest the electoral process in Angola. Brazil wishes in particular to highlight its continued solidarity with the Angolan nation in its efforts to cunsolidate democracy and resume development through national reconstruction. It ia in this context that Brazil has cooperated, within the framework of the United Nations, in the peace process, including its electoral aspects.”

    1992-10-30 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3130 (1992) · source

  13. “Peace in South Africa is long overdue. Brazil, a South Atlantic State like South Africa, hopes that nothing will hinder that people on the road to freedom and justice. We strongly support continued attention and action by the United Nations to that end.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  14. “For the dialogue between the various parties in South Africa to move forward smoothly and quickly it is essential to ensure a favourable climate of social peace and mutual confidence. Guaranteeing that such conditions prevail is by no means an optional luxury, but an essential element of the efforts towards political and social change in South Africa, It is the duty of all Member States and organs of the United Nations to make whatever contribution is within their power to assist the efforts of those who sincerely wish to break the cycle of violence and achieve long-lasting civil peace. We owe it to ourselves, but most of all to the long-suffering people of that country, who deserve, as people everywhere do, a life lived in peace and dignity, an opportunity to prosper and to flourish as a free nation.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  15. “We have been encouraged by the important Steps taken by the South African authorities to repeal the major legislative pillars of apartheid and to ensure greater political freedom. An extremely promising process of transition through dialogue and negotiation has been set in motion. We are now disturbed by the thought that a persistent failure to contain the waves of violence in South Africa could harm that process or make it move at a slower pace. There is no time to be lost in building a democratic, non-racial society in a united South Africa. Each day lost in that effort is a day lost for justice and for human rights. Each day lost in the dismantling of apartheid is a day lost in the Strengthening of regional and international security. That violence has to be stopped immediately.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  16. “The Government and the people of Brazil were profoundly shocked by those actions, whose inhumane quality offends the conscience and pierces the heart. To the victims of these unconscionable acts, and to their families and friends, goes our warmest sympathy. The killings and wanton violence in black townships are not only unacceptable crimes; they also threaten the process of negotiation, which is aimed at putting an end to the most fundamental form of violence. Indeed, the ultimate source of violence is the evil system of apartheid. Brazil has consistently Supported the efforts of the South African people to eliminate racism and racial discrimination. We have consistently supported measures by the United Nations to assist those efforts and to accelerate the ending of apartheid.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  17. “Resolutions adopted by the General Assembly on this subject - particularly the Declaration on Apartheid and its Destructive Consequences in Southern Africa and resolution 46/79 A - continue to provide important, indeed indispensable, guidance for action by the international community. Violence is ugly in itself, and invariably loathsome. Violence leads to more violence, thus breeding a cycle of escalating horrors. It is the duty of honest men to denounce it and to stop it without delay. The various incidents of attacks against individuals and property in South Africa over the last few months, including the outrageous Boipatong massacre on 17 June, have generated serious and well-founded concern in the international community.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  18. “The Brazilian Government believes it is very fortunate that the Security Council is able to profit in these circumstances from the participation of Mr. Nelson Mandela in the discussion. The well-known links between the need for totally eradicating apartheid and the preservation of international security fully warrant the participation of this Council in measures to overcome the problem of civil conflicts in South Africa and to accelerate the complete dismantling of the structures of apartheid. In fact, the complexity of the problem has long engaged the collective efforts of all relevant organs of the United Nations.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source

  19. “Allow me, Sir, to present our warm congratulations to you on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the current month. Brazil, which has long-standing ties of friendship and brotherhood with Cape Verde, is pleased to see you presiding over the deliberations of the Council at this important moment, There is no doubt that your well-known diplomatic skills are a valuable asset for the Council, Brazil welcomes the fact that the Security Council is utilizing its renewed authority to examine, as in the past, the situation resulting from the recent incidents of civil violence in South Africa. We commend the initiative taken by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the African Group in New York in requesting emergency meetings of the Council to discuss and take action on this pressing issue.”

    1992-07-16 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3096 (1992) · source