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Sevilla Siero

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  1. “In Angola it is important for the leaders of UNITA, in particular, to join in all aspects of the peace process, becoming a part of the armed forces, the Government and, most importantly, the efforts that the Angolan people as a whole is making for its own benefit.”

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

  2. “We are convinced that the interest that has motivated these fraternal countries of Africa will serve to help Angola and will ensure that the United Nations participates in the process. We would like to emphasize that all initiatives must lead to a single goal: the pacification and reconciliation of the Angolan family. We are convinced that the only ones who have suffered the consequences are the people of Angola, towards whom their leaders bear today a greater responsibility than ever. We appeal to the parties to reflect again upon the economic and social crisis in Angola. No one can govern a country in peace without the cooperation of its people. Only the Angolans themselves can ensure progress in their country. It is therefore important for the agreements to be fully complied with.”

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

  3. “UNITA, too, has taken important steps, and the international community has stepped up its efforts to build the necessary confidence between the parties. It was in this spirit that the Heads of State of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) invited Mr. Savimbi to attend the meeting that that organization held in Luanda with a View to giving impetus to the peace process in Angola. We believe that now is the time to strengthen confidence and credibility and for both parties to respond to the many efforts made. Nicaragua, which supports development and peace in Africa, would like to thank the Ministers of Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Angola and South Africa for having requested that the Security Council consider the situation in Angola once again.”

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

  4. “A country needs a single national body of armed forces that can undertake reconstruction efforts and support humanitarian assistance and demining operations in the territory to put an end, once and for all, to the loss of human life, in particular that of innocent civilians. In Nicaragua, we know what that means. After years of setbacks, and now on the road leading forward, we are still reconstructing our own infrastructure, clearing roads and demining, and the armed forces of our country are playing an important role in these endeavours. The same can occur in Angola. For Nicaragua, which stands in solidarity with the people and the Government of Angola, it is important for the Lusaka commitments to be complied with. Efforts have been made. The Government of President Dos Santos has taken specific steps.”

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

  5. “As long as compliance with the Lusaka Protocol is not being carried out, within the timetable recommended by the Joint Commission, it will be very difficult to achieve the comprehensive pacification of the country. All Angolans, after so many years of sorrow and waste, must be aware that without lasting peace progress cannot be made towards consolidation of democracy. While important strides have been made in that direction, there must be a more serious commitment to ensuring full respect for the ceasefire, the quartering of the military forces of UNITA and the selection of its soldiers for incorporation into the Angolan Armed Forces.”

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

  6. “There is no option but continuing negotiations until the last obstacle has been removed. However, it is necessary to strengthen confidence-building measures. Just as peace in Nicaragua served as an example of conflict resolution and the deepening of the democratic process for Central America and the American continent, a totally peaceful Angola on the road to the consolidation of democracy and social and economic development would constitute a significant contribution to the world and the fraternal countries of Africa. In the report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Angola, we are particularly concerned by the military aspects.”

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

  7. “We believe that if the international community, represented here, were in error, not only would we be denying the progress made but we would also be making it impossible for additional efforts to be made to help the suffering people of Angola, which, after all, bears the brunt of the consequences. From our own experience, we can say that the road seems to be very hard and the process very complicated. We know that it is not easy to reconcile positions that frequently appear irreconcilable. Nonetheless, we are convinced that both the Government of Angola, presided over by His Excellency Mr. Jose Eduardo Dos Santos, and Mr. Jonas Savimbi, the leader of UNITA, are aware that in the current world situation, peace, reconciliation and democracy are the sole options for bringing prosperity to our poor nations.”

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

  8. “We have read with care and interest the Secretary- General's latest report on the situation in Angola, and after having heard the debate on the situation in that country, we could feel perturbed or sceptical as to whether the various obstacles can be surmounted once and for all. We might think that the United Nations should withdraw from Angola and that the UNAVEM. III mandate should not be extended beyond January 1997, both because of the financial costs of the operation and because of the lack of compliance with the commitments entered into. However, our delegation is optimistic.”

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

  9. “Just as we have received the support of countries in our region, from the international community and from the United Nations in particular, in the same way, the Angolan people will achieve the objectives laid down in the Lusaka agreements with the support of the United Nations as a whole. We wished to emphasize here our own experience as an example of optimism and confidence in the peaceful solution of disputes of whatever kind, particularly when the solution is found with the participation of all the parties involved and taking into account the particularities of each case. When there is political will to negotiate, no initiative can fail.”

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

  10. “We found even more remote the possibility of starting anew on the path towards development and the consolidation of a democratic process without precedent in our political history. At that time, national reconciliation also seemed to be nothing but a Utopian ideal. Today we can say to our Angolan brothers that in Nicaragua everything that seemed impossible yesterday is today a reality. We had to take a long, hard road, not without its shocks, and the Government of Nicaragua, presided over by Mrs. Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, has continuously promoted the process of national reconciliation.”

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

  11. “We identify with them because, inter alia, just a few years ago Nicaragua, located at the very centre of the American continent, was also a country afflicted by a serious politico- military confrontation that was the focus of world attention. Just a few years ago, our people was the victims of war, of fratricidal struggle, of the destruction of its own economy and of great social upheaval. Just a few years ago, Nicaragua maintained a large army and devoted a large part of its national budget to meet high military expenditures, to the detriment of its economic and social development. Just a few years ago, many of you, and even we ourselves, were looking with sceptism at the possibility of peace reigning in Nicaragua or of the country enjoying full liberty.”

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

  12. “Mr. Sevilla Siero (Nicaragua) (interpretation from Spanish): First and foremost, I would like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. Nicaragua feels honoured to be represented by the fraternal Republic of Honduras. We would also like to congratulate Ambassador Alfredo Lopes Cabral, Permanent Representative of Guinea-Bissau, on having presided over the Security Council last month. Nicaragua is participating in the Security Council debate on the situation in Angola because we identify with the Angolan people and are deeply concerned by the situation in that fraternal country, with which we have important bonds of friendship and cooperation.”

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