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2013-01-15

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2023-12-07

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1. “This includes judicial cooperation, both with regard to extradiction and mutual assistance and in the fight against the financing of terrorism. To this end, we urge Member States to incorporate and apply in their internal legislation international legal instruments and United Nations resolutions relating to terrorism, so as to ensure that those who are accused of such crimes cannot exploit legal vacuums in order to evade justice. Within the multilateral and regional systems, we must work on speedy and effective mechanisms to freeze terrorist funds, taking into account the importance of dismantling the economic structures that support such organizations.”

   2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source

2. “Terrorism, as one of the so-called new threats, is an illicit act with the capacity to affect domestic security and undermine public institutions. Actions to counteract it must correspond to the genuine risk faced by each country as it identifies threats in order to prioritize prevention. In Argentina, we have conferred upon the Ministry of National Security the leader role in coordinating inter-agency policy among the various agencies that are competent in this field. For its part, the Secretariat for Intelligence directs and coordinates the national intelligence system through its practical relationship with national intelligence bodies and forums. In that regard, we believe that the Security Council must commit its efforts, thorugh its relevant bodies, to promoting international cooperation in this area.”

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3. “Moreover, my country has suffered directly from international terrorism as the victim of two serious bombings in Buenos Aires in 1992 against the embassy of Israel and in 1994 against the headquarters of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association, which is one of the most important social organizations in Argentina. Those acts killed more than 100 people, whose memory is honoured by the Argentine people. A number of victims and their families survive. Together with the Government, they must walk the path towards truth, justice and redress. That experience has reaffirmed our conviction that terrorism must be fought in the framework of the rule of law and respect for fundamental freedoms. The struggle should be carried out in full respect for the law, including respect for due process and human rights.”

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4. “Argentina's tragic experience of State terrorism, which led to massive and systematic violations of human rights, has led us to strengthen State policies in various areas of human rights, in particular with regard to memory, truth, justice and redress. In this framework, we galvanized international support for the progressive development of the right to truth with the recent creation of a Special Rapporteur in the Human Rights Council, and promoted the adoption of the International Convention for the Protection of A11 Persons from Enforced Disappearance.”

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5. “In the framework of the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, a comprehensive approach to this matter strengthens our work in those areas where there is the greatest deficit, principally with regard to conditions that lead to the spread of terrorism and its financing, such as ensuring respect for human rights and the rule of law as the bases for our fight against terrorism. Neither religious nor ethnic differences nor economic circumstances can justify terrorist acts. On the other hand, tolerance and the rule of law, with full social inclusion and dignified work, foster an environment that counters the spread of terrorism and fights this scourge, as recognized in the draft presidential statement to be adopted by the Council.”

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6. “In this connection, we believe that the Council should continue to work to ensure that these bodies are more effective and transparent, and that they be endowed with an appropriate mechanism to review the measures they take. In all cases, such bodies should resolve problems without creating consquences for the population in general. In September 2005, the former President of my country, Mr. Nestor Kirchner, stated forcefully at the Security Council summit that new threats to international peace and security, such as terrorism, "make us understand at last the true meaning of solidarity among nations" (S/PV526], p. 6).”

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7. “We believe that a comprehensive approach to the problem is not only the most appropriate but in fact the only approach with the potential to succeed. In that regard, the approach proposed by the presidency to addressing the issue of terrorism could not be more timely. Argentina is convinced that the United Nations has a priority role to play in multilateral action. In that respect, we consider the Assembly and the Security Council and their relevant subsidiary bodies to be the most appropriate forums for effective action to prevent and eradicate terrorism. These are the bodies where we are able to take the best decisions, and whose critical effectiveness and legitimacy encourage joint action.”

   2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source

8. “Ms. Squeff (Argentina) (spoke in Spanish): At the outset, Argentina wishes to express its sincere condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan and to the families of victims of the recent terrorist attacks in that country. I congratulate Pakistan on having assumed this month's presidency of the Security Council and on the effectiveness and transparency with which the Pakistani delegation has been guiding our work. I further wish to thank you, Madam, for having convened this very important and timely debate on one of the greatest threats to international peace and security. We are pleased in particular that you are presiding over this meeting. Terrorism is a threat to life, human dignity, peaceful and civilized coexistence, and international peace and security.”

   2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900 (2013) · source