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Snoussi

lines on the record: 303
first: 1992-01-21
most recent: 1999-09-30
sittings or episodes: 43
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“Libya has never refused to have the suspects brought to trial. It simply maintains a different position - a warranted one, we believe - with respect to the venue for the trial of those suspects. Very reasonable and serious proposals have been put forward in this connection. Libya proposed to initiate, under the auspices of the Secretary-General, negotiations with the countries concerned in order to organize the trial of the suspects in a neutral country acceptable to both parties - but in vain.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“This clear determination to cooperate with the international community, as requested by the Security Council, was not, unfortunately, accompanied by any easing of the sanctions regime that has been imposed on the fraternal Libyan people, who have already paid a very heavy price. The countries of the Maghreb themselves have also suffered from the consequences of the sanctions imposed on Libya. As for the suspects, who, in the view of international public opinion, still remain suspects, I should like to note that we have witnessed - first as a member of the Security Council and then as a member of the Arab Group, the African Group and the Non-Aligned Movement - all the attempts that have been made to find a just solution that is acceptable to one and all and that respects international laws and customs.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“In their statements, my colleagues had the opportunity to thoroughly discuss legal aspects and the new light that the recent Judgments of the International Court of Justice have shed on this unfortunate Lockerbie affair. My country and my Government bow respectfully to the memory of those who fell victim to those unforgivable acts, which took the lives of more than 200 innocent people. At the time of the adoption of the original resolution on the sanctions, we denounced the acts of terrorism that had led to that tragedy of vast proportions. Libya, for its part, has denounced and deplored such acts and has consistently, in a manner that has been deeply appreciated, contributed to combating terrorism in all its forms - a phenomenon denounced by the entire world.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): At the outset I should like to convey to you, Sir, our warmest congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and to wish you every success in your functions. I should like also, if I may, to congratulate your predecessor for his able and clearsighted guidance of the work of our Council last month. The skill and wisdom with which he conducted the consultations and the actions of the Security Council at a time when the world feared the worst have won the admiration of one and all and will remain in our memories, and in the memory of our community, for a very long time. Lastly, I should like also to welcome the presence of Omar Muntasser, the Foreign Minister of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya.”
1998-03-20 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3864 (1998) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco, host country of the A1- Quds Committee, which is chaired by His Majesty King Hassan II, remains convinced that the Security Council, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security and the rule of law, is duty-bound to impose its will by compelling Israel to rescind its decision. Let me quote His Majesty King Hassan II, who on the national holiday marking the anniversary of his coronation, on 3 March, said that "Peace cannot be built where feelings of frustration, hatred and fear remain". Let us - let the Security Council - ensure that the decisions that the Council adopts remind Israel that no one can defy the international community, and that no one can enter into commitments one day and go back on them the next. Let us give our peoples the genuine peace for which so many generations have hoped.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“We fear not only confrontations between Palestinians and Israelis, but also the doubts now being sown in the minds of Arabs with regard to the peace process for which all of us here have fought. Israel, which once made communication its basic weapon, should today realize that international opinion is growing familiar with this new face of Israel, which through its reckless acts is now bringing to nought all the efforts made to achieve what was hailed as the event of the ' century. The international community today cautions Israel and calls on it to show wisdom and respect for the commitments it has undertaken.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“It took endless cajoling and interventions for Israel finally to agree to sign the Hebron agreements. Arabs now remember this, too, as proof of bad faith. Security Council 3745tl1 meeting (Resumption Z) Fifty-second year 6 March 1997 My country deplores this blind attitude, just as it profoundly regrets the fact that the Israeli authorities are taking no account of either the impact of their own unfortunate actions nor of the harmful consequences these will have on the hopes we had so cherished. The peace process was launched in a climate of confidence. However, we will now need several miracles, not just one, in order to convince all the parties concerned to embark once again on the path of genuine peace, as this peace is dailybeing called into question.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“What the Israeli authorities seem to forget is that the capital that has been wasted will, unfortunately. be the most difficult to regenerate. Indeed, all those countries that had been hesitant are now telling us that they were right to hesitate. We told them that the Washington and Oslo momentum was under way and they eventually believed us. The international community hoped to see peace achieved with Syria and Lebanon. However, for equally inexplicable reasons, this peace has not yet come about. The Israeli decision to establish new settlements, thereby seriously modifying the demographic composition of that area, came on the heels of the tunnel incident but before the recent Israeli decision to close four Palestinian offices in Jerusalem.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“Furthermore, at a meeting held on 3 March, the Islamic Group of the Organization of the Islamic Conference expressed its deep concern about the unlawful measures taken by Israel and called upon the international community and the Security Council to take urgent steps to persuade the Israeli Government to rescind its decision and renounce all settlement activities in all the occupied Arab territories, particularly East Jerusalem. Must I remind the lsraeli authorities of the great effort that was necessary from countries of good will, such as my own, to stitch together this policy based on trust? Casablanca, Amman and Cairo were not mere conferences or simple meetings; they were truly giant steps that were taken following the signing of the Washington agreement.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“As they also know, the view of the Arab countries is dictated by legal and political reasons alike. We believe that the recent Israeli decision must be seen as a new defiance of the international community, since it threatens the fragile trust that we took so many years to build. The Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, which is headed by Morocco, also took the opportunity last Thursday to ask the Council to intervene immediately to prohibit Israel from implementing its settlement plan.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“in this case israel, from making permanent changes in the territory it occupies or from settling any part of its population on it. Any intention of using this action to launch a new annexation campaign should be denounced by the entire international community, because it is a violation not only of a State's agreements, but also of its word, It represents a deliberate attempt time and time again to call into question the peace process and the protocols signed in td JIQJUI lllCClulE \1\UD\JLLLIJLLU11 4.1 6 March 1997 Washington in full view of the entire international community. As members know, the Arab Group at the United Nations, of which we are a part, unanimously condemned this decision and detailed in its letter its concerns and position in this regard.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“We have once again been unpleasantly surprised by the decision of the Israeli Government to establish a new settlement on the Jabal Abu Ghneim hill. also known as Har Homa, We can readily imagine the negative effects that such a decision might have on a peace process that is already fragile but which we had dared think to be well under way. There is no doubt that this decision is a flagrant violation of international law and of the various Security Council resolutions on Al-Quds, which prohibit any decision tending to alter its legal status. demographic composition and cultural nature. From the standpoint of international law. everyone is aware that the status of East Jerusalem is exactly the same as that of the West Bank. This is an occupied territory to which applies the Fourth Geneva Convention. which prohibits the occupying Power.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretationfrom French): I would like at the outset to extend to you. Mr. President. the congratulations of the Kingdom of Morocco on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. 1 also take this opportunity to extend to your predecessor my country's compliments for the wise manner in which he conducted the work of the Council last month. I would also like to offer you my sincere congratulations for having dealt expeditiously with the problem that has brought us together today: the decision of the Israeli Govemment to establish new settlements south- east of the Holy City of Al-Quds, the third Holy Place of the Muslim religion and the cradle of the three revealed religions.”
1997-03-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3745Resumption2 (1997) · source
“My delegation reiterates once again that we will continue to support the peace process, which must succeed. Respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon, the return of the Golan to Syria, in keeping with the relevant United Nations resolutions, and respect for the legitimate interests of all the parties concerned - these are the requirements for establishing the comprehensive nature of the Middle East peace process on the basis of international law, opening the way for a Middle East where relationships are finally based on law, justice, development and prosperity. Morocco is determined to do everything possible to contribute to translating this dream into reality in the region.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The Security Council has a role to play here, and it must do everything possible now so that these tragic events are not repeated and so that Lebanon can salve its wounds and, through urgent and significant humanitarian aid, rebuild what has been destroyed. The principles contained in the resolution remain the basis for a just, lasting settlement of the conflict between Lebanon and Israel and for regional stability. It is high time to prevent new confrontation and to return to that resolution, which has been somewhat forgotten. It is time now to resume and complete negotiations finally to bring to all the countries of the region mutual respect and security, which means all countries' ensuring that the security of their neighbours is respected.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The tragic situation that has been created in southern Lebanon is of great concern to my country, because it has dimmed the prospects and hopes for peace in the region, and the situation could degenerate into an uncontrollable conflict. The innocent civilian victims, particularly the women and children, give this conflict a terrible, tragic dimension. My country wishes to salute the international efforts to put an end to the military operations against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Lebanon. We hope that this unfortunate development, which we deplore, will call attention to the need finally to implement Security Council resolution 425 (1978) and once and for all eliminate a hotbed of tension which has lasted too long.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): The Security Council is meeting for a second time today to deal with problems of the Middle East region, a region that we had thought was entering a new era of peace and stability. This interest is a tribute to the Council. More specifically, this evening we are dealing with the tragic events experienced by our fraternal country of Lebanon during these past days, calling into question the hopes that we all had for peace in a country which for so long now has suffered and still suffers in its blood and its flesh. This morning the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Mr. Hariri, informed His Majesty The King of the tragic events that had taken place. The Kingdom of Morocco and its sovereign expressed their condolences to him, and I renew those condolences to the delegation of Lebanon.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3653 (1996) · source
“The Kingdom of Morocco, which has continually contributed to the building of a just, comprehensive and lasting peace in the Middle East, takes the view that it is essential for the international community to protect the peace process by taking every possible step to put an end to acts of violence and by providing effective political, economic and moral support. The partners for peace deserve our encouragement if we wish them to work for genuine peace, protected against any act and any measure that might undermine it - a peace based on mutual understanding, cooperation, security, dignity and respect for the legitimate rights of all the parties concerned.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“By doing this the international community, which has constantly encouraged the peace process, will enable the Palestinians to demonstrate that they were right to opt for peace. Having said this, there can be no question that the lasting settlement of the Palestinian question can be built only on law, justice and equity. These are also the foundations of the advent of lasting peace also between Syria and Lebanon on the one hand, and Israel, on the other, in order to achieve at last a comprehensive peace based on international law.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“These measures that we all so profoundly regret have dealt a severe blow to the Palestinian people's socio- economic life and have begun to shake its motivation to move forward. They may also, if they continue, pave the way for a reaction with unfortunate and unforeseeable consequences. No one can dispute that the positive developments in the peace process depend essentially on improvements in the living conditions of the Palestinian people. Hence, the vital need to provide appropriate assistance to the Palestinian National Authority in the implementation of a programme of economic, social and cultural development and in the strengthening of institutional and socio- economic structures in the embryonic Palestinian entity.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“This is why we should all take action to prevent terrorists and indiscriminate violence from holding prisoner this peace of the brave, so patiently constructed. We must also act to keep up the Palestinian people's hopes for and confidence in the peace process, a process which should enable it to exercise its national rights pursuant to international law, including with respect to the city of Al-Quds al-Sharif. The Palestinian people is experiencing a very critical situation that calls for assistance on a large scale. The situation has been aggravated by recent measures taken against the Palestinian people and which, unfortunately, are reminiscent of the sorry times before the peace process.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“By participating in the Summit of Peacemakers in Sharm El Sheik in March, His Majesty King Hassan II wished to demonstrate the resolve of the Kingdom of Morocco to safeguard the peace process and ensure the desired success. At the opening of that Summit, convened in such timely fashion by Presidents Clinton and Mubarak, His Majesty the King stated, "Our meeting should be a door open to the future and not a door locking out all hope." Admittedly, betting on peace is a difficult wager, but the results achieved thus far have made the process irreversible. As a result, the partners for peace have no choice but to persevere firmly and resolutely in their historic undertaking in conformity with the commitments signed, in spite of tragedies, acts of violence and despair.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Since the launching of the peace process in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Morocco has watched developments with very great interest, inspired by a tireless resolve to help remove all obstacles that might undermine or endanger it. In this respect, my delegation warmly welcomed the democratic elections that permitted the Palestinian people to elect its representatives, and it hopes that future negotiations on the final status of the questions still outstanding will take place in an atmosphere of good will and constructive dialogue. In its concern to see that process take place in a calm atmosphere and within the framework of bilateral and multilateral negotiations, my country has spared no effort to bring the points of View of the parties concerned closer together and to promote peacemaking and respect for the legitimate interests of all.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): First of all, the Kingdom of Morocco would like most warmly to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month. We are also very pleased to express our best wishes for success in the performance of your lofty responsibilities. We are confident that your personal and professional skills will ensure that the activities of the Council under your leadership will be successful. Furthermore, my delegation takes great pleasure in warmly congratulating Ambassador Legwaila of Botswana for the very wise and skilful way in which he conducted the work of the Council throughout the month of March.”
1996-04-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3652Resumption1 (1996) · source
“We cannot imagine economic development and social advancement where insecurity and political instability continue to prevail. We are convinced that the United Nations should continue its tireless efforts, not only in the humanitarian area but also to help to promote dialogue and national reconciliation. In this respect, we support the initiatives of the Secretary-General to continue his efforts, and we encourage the various bodies of the United Nations to continue their work in order to avert another humanitarian crisis. We hope that the international community will respond generously to their appeals so that they can accomplish their work. This must, of course, go hand in hand with the efforts for peace and national reconciliation.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“To that end, the Security Council, the principal organ entrusted with the maintenance of international peace and security, must reflect further on this matter in order to devise ways to put an end to this seemingly endless conflict, whose consequences could jeopardize peace and security throughout the region. A meeting was held today to launch the special system-wide United Nations initiative for Africa. The moving appeal made by the Secretary-General should prompt us to take action. He said, basically, "We cannot abandon Africa." We would add: "Let us begin by not abandoning Somalia." We hope that the Security Council will take a similar initiative with regard to settling the many conflicts that still ravage Africa.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“Neither the domestic efforts made by the faction leaders nor the regional efforts, such as those of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) and the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), have managed to make any progress towards finding a solution that could be agreed to by all Somalis. Unfortunately, this is the situation reflected in the report of the Secretary-General of 19 January 1996. It is true that the Somalis have the primary responsibility for finding a solution to their conflict, but, in our View, the international community should lend them greater assistance in their efforts, and not abandon them.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“In his latest report on the situation in Somalia, the Secretary-General raised an alarm as to the conflict's consequences on the humanitarian situation in these regions, and the efforts of the international community should take into account the urgent needs of that part of the country. The situation does not seem to have improved since UNOSOM. II came to an end. We think that its chances of improvement will continue to diminish daily so long as the international community does not show the necessary resolve to put an end to this terrible conflict. The conflict that has so battered this fraternal country unfortunately shows no signs of an imminent national reconciliation that would guarantee a restoration of peace and stability. Each time a faction takes an initiative, another faction quickly undermines it and destroys it.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“So-called "Koranic" tribunals are fighting illegal schemes in many of these regions. All these efforts and achievements have helped to bring about relative peace in several areas of Somalia, which has allowed the United Nations programmes to continue their activities almost normally, as indicated by the Secretary-General in his latest report to the Security Council. Other regions, however, such as that running from the south of Mogadishu to the end of the Djouba Valley, including the Bay and the Bakool regions, are less secure, and the humanitarian situation seems to be rather precarious there.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“A year ago, the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM. II) withdrew from Somalia without having attained the goal for which it was created - resolution of the conflict, national reconciliation and the restoration of peace and security in that fraternal African country. Since that time, the various Somali factions, left to their own devices, do not appear to have made any meaningful progress in the quest for a peaceful, lasting solution to their conflict, despite the many attempts and initiatives taken to that end. It is true, however, that thus far a spread of the conflict and an increase in the fighting have, relatively speaking, been avoided. The regional administrations established thanks to the efforts of the leaders of the various factions and many of those created with the aid of UNOSOM. are certainly in operation.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): I should like first to thank you, Mr. President, for having given me the opportunity to address the Council on the question now before it: the situation in Somalia. Allow me, Sir, sincerely to congratulate you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council, whose business, I am convinced, you will conduct with your customary skill and wisdom. I should like also to pay tribute to Ambassador Albright for the very distinguished way in which she conducted the work of the Council last month. The Chairman of the African Group, the Ambassador of Tunisia, has made a statement on behalf of our Group, and the Chairman of the Arab Group, the Ambassador of Jordan, will be stating the position of that Group. I associate myself with those statements.”
1996-03-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3641 (1996) · source
“Hence, the Security Council must bring to bear all its weight and all its authority to promote peace and stability in that part of the world by supporting the process which has just been so fortunately initiated in Dayton. In conclusion, I wish to pay a warm and sincere tribute to the courage and farsightedness of all those who have contributed to the conclusion of this historic Agreement, which we welcome.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Indeed, we must devise and put rapidly into effect an ambitious plan for the rebuilding of infrastructures and the restoration of public services, in order to restore confidence to refugees, to displaced persons and to the other citizens and, above all, to convince them that peace has truly come to stay and is no longer a mere mirage in a desert of despair. Today, the Security Council was called upon to take concrete measures to implement the Dayton Agreement, measures relating to the economic sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro and the Bosnian Serbs, and to the arms embargo imposed on the Bosnians. In this regard, we believe that the Council's action must be placed within a framework of vigilance and firmness, to deter those who are nostalgic for a certain grandeur and to encourage those who want finally to live in peace.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Forty-three months of pitiless and relentless war have left the country morally traumatized and materially in ruins - a country which we must all help to feel again the pleasure of a peaceful life - pleasures which are just a dim memory in minds still haunted by cruelty and barbarism. The international community must take the opportunity of the peace conference to take place in Paris next December to mobilize all its efforts and join forces to consolidate this emerging peace and transform it into lasting prosperity in order to stanch the bleeding wounds of our Bosnian brothers and sisters.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Indeed, the arrangements provided for in the Agreement, notably the multinational implementation force, the cantonment of the forces of the parties, the withdrawal of heavy weapons and the freeing of prisoners of war, will, I am sure, initiate a process of irreversible peace which, we hope, will make it possible for the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina to live together again in tranquillity and mutual respect. We are convinced that all the conditions now exist for thwarting the saboteurs who are still trying desperately to challenge the application of the Peace Agreement. But we must remain vigilant and firm if we are to prevent the separatists from carrying out their aim of torpedoing the process, as they have done in the past.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“The tireless efforts of President Clinton and his Administration to keep these negotiations moving at a satisfactory pace are admirable. Without his persistence and unshakeable determination, this Agreement, which the most optimistic among us did not expect for months, would never have been concluded. We must also emphasize the contribution of France, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Russian Federation and express our gratitude to them. I ask all those who were the architects and who crafted this peace, particularly the United States, to accept this expression of our gratitude and thanks, as well as the gratitude and thanks of all peace-loving men and women.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“And so the announcement of the initialling of the Dayton Agreement last Tuesday put our fears to rest and strengthened our optimism, because this Agreement undeniably constitutes a perceptible breakthrough and a decisive step forward which gives us grounds for hope that peace in this region is finally within our grasp. The Islamic community takes particular pleasure in this Agreement because it is designed to bring about an honourable peace which will guarantee to Bosnia and Herzegovina its independence and its territorial integrity and make Sarajevo its unified capital, while instituting the necessary proceedings against the Serb war criminals and ensuring their appearance before the International Criminal Tribunal on the former Yugoslavia.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“The Islamic community throughout the world has followed the tragedy of Bosnia and Herzegovina with compassion and solidarity - sometimes even with repugnance - at the international community's helplessness and powerlessness in the face of the massacre and genocide of a people deprived of the means of defending itself. There are those who deemed the efforts of the United Nations to restore peace to this region and its humanitarian assistance to refugees as timorous gestures, lacking the firm resolve to put an end to the suffering of the Bosnian people and the impunity of the Serb aggressors. Because of our profound desire to see this conflict peacefully resolved, we, like all other observers, were hanging on every word of the news bulletins about the negotiations at Dayton, which we followed with a mixture of hope and concern.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“We want them to know that their tragedy will forever be a blot on the history of mankind because it constitutes an outrage to our collective conscience. We are recalling these grim facts because we want to reaffirm the Islamic community's commitment to the principles of tolerance and peaceful coexistence in mutual respect for cultural, moral and religious particularities. The intrinsic value of the human being, whatever his origin, prohibits us from taking the path of exclusivity or indifference, and still less that of exclusion and rejection.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“The tragedy of Bosnia and Herzegovina broke out at the end of the cold war and with the emergence of the beginnings of a new world order which we were all hoping would be just, equitable and tranquil and in which all States would be working finally towards progress and the prosperity of their peoples in understanding and harmony. This almost unprecedented tragedy in history has left the country devastated and brutalized by four years of war, in which 400,000 people have been killed, 2 million people have lost their possessions, 100,000 women have been raped, and hundreds of thousands of people have endured inhuman suffering, torture, concentration camps - all because they professed a different religion. We express our deepest sympathy to all the victims and their families.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): I have the honour to address the Security Council on behalf of the Organization of the Islamic Conference, of which my country holds the presidency, on the question of Bosnia and Herzegovina. First of all, Sir, I should like to extend to you my sincere and fraternal congratulations on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and also pay tribute to your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Nigeria, for his commendable efforts last month when exercising that function.”
1995-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3595 (1995) · source
“We hope the Israeli authorities will realize how huge the stakes are and ask themselves if the peace that all of us have been striving so hard for - the Russians, the Americans, all the Arab States, indeed all the members of the Council - is to perish.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3538 (1995) · source
“We therefore fervently hope that the Israeli Government will meet our expectations by reconsidering its decision to expropriate land and demonstrating a spirit of cooperation in order to calm nerves, dispel fears and give a new impetus to the peace process, which, as we all know, is now experiencing great difficulties. We hope the negotiations will be freed of all unnecessary obstacles to progress, one of which is expropriation. We passionately hope that the Israeli Government will take this vote not as encouragement, but, rather, as a reason to reflect on the harmful consequences of such actions.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3538 (1995) · source
“Our thanks also go to the delegations that, in a spirit of good will and compromise, were good enough to vote in favour of the draft resolution, which has, unfortunately, been rejected. My delegation cannot but regret this outcome, because, rather than being understood in the way the representative of the United States suggested the other day, it is likely to send a negative signal. The draft resolution was intended, with its simple flexibility, to be a step in the right direction. We will continue to have the same concern as the United States to safeguard peace.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3538 (1995) · source
“Mr. Snoussi (Morocco) (interpretation from French): I thank you warmly, Mr. President, for this opportunity to speak and thus to express my delegation's deep gratitude to the Council for its consideration of an issue to which my country, the Islamic world and the Arab world attach the utmost importance. We welcome the laudable efforts of the non-aligned countries that are members of the Security Council, and we thank them very much for the role they have played and their co-sponsorship of the draft resolution that has just been voted upon. I particularly commend the Coordinator of the Caucus, Ambassador Salim Al-Khussaiby, Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman, for his transparent activity, carried out in the framework of consultations with all the members of the Council and other concerned parties, to reach a consensus text.”
1995-05-17 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3538 (1995) · source
“Bearing in mind everything that we have said, we firmly believe that the international community must protect the peace process and encourage the parties to show their good will and a constructive spirit to solve the problems that have been encountered, and thereby arrive at that peace to which we so aspire, a peace based on mutual understanding, cooperation, security, dignity and respect for the legitimate rights of all.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“The objectives of the Casablanca conference on the economic development of the Middle East and North Africa are also a gage of confidence in the Israeli will to promote that peace and to ensure a favourable and positive environment for it. Regrettably, the recent measure cannot be viewed as falling in this context. Quite the contrary, it is a step back from the achievements since September 1993. That is why His Majesty the King of Morocco and the Moroccan people are deeply upset by these recent events, which certainly cloud the prospects for peace.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“Morocco, for its part, has been very deeply involved in the peace process and therefore cannot close its eyes to the dangers hanging over this historic task which saw the light of day on 13 September 1993 in Washington. We will spare no effort, in a spirit of dialogue and persuasion, to protect the peace process from any action that could endanger it. We want above all to enable the Arab and Jewish peoples in general to turn the page of the past and look resolutely towards the future, which we hope will be a promising one. The establishment of diplomatic relations between Arab countries and Israel is a gage of peace.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“My delegation hopes that the reasonable appeals made to the Israeli Government will find a favourable echo, because the very success of the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations for the establishment of a just and lasting peace depends on this - a peace to which we have so long aspired - in the framework of a continuing, constructive dialogue carried out in good faith. In this respect we believe that the poll that was published today by the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot is an encouraging sign because it reveals that the majority of Israelis have stated their opposition to the recent confiscations in so far as they threaten the peace process.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source
“"We address this letter to you in our dual capacity as Chairman of the Organization of the Islamic Conference and Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee." We are speaking before the Security Council today in the hope that it will make reason prevail and that it will act responsibly in order to prompt Israel to give up its policy of confiscating land in the city of Al-Quds and in the other occupied territories, and that it will put an end to its policy of establishing settlements in these territories.”
1995-05-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3536 (1995) · source