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  1. “The political paralysis and the drug culture, to which earlier speakers have referred, in Guinea-Bissau today symbolize the fragility that threatens the subregion's efforts to entrench democratic culture and promote growth and development; it also threatens international peace and security. The international community has a responsibility and an opportunity to transform that situation, and the time to do so is now.”

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  2. “Work on the details of the support required is at an advanced stage and will be made available to all partners as soon as possible. The initiatives taken by ECOWAS are aimed at helping the Government and the people of Guinea- Bissau, because ECOWAS, as a regional body, is aware of the country's problems and hopes, through dialogue, to undertake a thorough review of the country's political and military system, with a View to transforming the country into a responsible member of the international community and an agent for international peace and security, in accordance with the provisions of the United Nations Charter.”

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  3. “In those endeavours, ECOWAS has worked, and will continue to work, in close cooperation with the African Union, the United Nations and other partners, whose support will greatly enhance the achievement of the set objectives of the re-establishment of the rule of law and the maintenance of peace and security in Guinea- Bissau. ECOWAS is acutely aware that the implementation of the decisions of the subregion's 12-33105 heads of State and Government will require resolve as well as the continued understanding and support of the Secretary-General, the United Nations Security Council and the international community at large. ECOWAS will definitely need financial, technical and logistical support, particularly for the deployment of the Standby Force.”

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  4. “Nor will ECOWAS or any international authority accept the proposals of the junta and its allies seeking a two-year transition period, because that would be tantamount to rewarding the coup plotters. A compromise is therefore needed. In proposing a transition through the National Assembly, ECOWAS is aware that the overthrown Government of the PAIGC controls 63 per cent of the seats in the Assembly and would have a major say in determining who eventually emerges as Interim President. Even as ECOWAS is working hard to find a peaceful solution to the constitutional crisis, the planning element of the ECOWAS Standby Force has maintained regular contact with the Bissau-Guinean army on the modalities for the deployment of the ECOWAS Force, which is imminent.”

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  5. “In the consultations, the proposals put forward by ECOWAS were met by the stakeholders with broad acceptance, even though some of the interlocutors called for a joint technical team to review and harmonize the proposals with the provisions of the Constitution of Guinea-Bissau. ECOWAS believes that 12-33105 progress is being made and that a solution will soon be found in that direction. In adopting the strategy for the restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, ECOWAS was informed by its awareness of the seriousness and complexity of the situation in the country. Against that background, sacrifices and compromises must necessarily be made by all stakeholders. The constitutional order that existed prior to the coup d'etat cannot be restored immediately, as the PAIGC is demanding, if civil war is to be avoided in the country.”

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  6. “The tasks of the transitional authority would include, inter alia, overseeing a review of the relevant legal texts, namely, the Constitution and the electoral code, economic reform, reform of the defence and security sector, a national dialogue and the conduct of a presidential election. On Friday, 4 May, the Chairman of the Authority dispatched an ECOWAS mission to Guinea-Bissau, led by Nigeria, the Chair of the regional contact group, for yet another round of discussions with the stakeholders. At those discussions, the junta, the PAIGC, the five presidential candidates, members of civil society, interfaith groups and the political parties were present.”

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  7. “However, the consultations failed to yield the desired results, principally because of the intransigence of the junta and its political allies. Therefore, targeted and general sanctions came into effect at midnight on 29 April. The ECOWAS Extraordinary Summit held in Dakar on 3 May further consolidated the regional position on the crisis in Guinea-Bissau. The Summit provided further details on the proposed 12-month transition, the highlight of which was the proposal to reconvene the National Assembly, elect a new leadership through a vote and make the Speaker so elected the new Interim President. A consensual Prime Minister with full powers would then be appointed to head a transitional Government.”

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  8. “In a major breakthrough in the crisis, ECOWAS succeeded, on 27 April, in securing the release of both the Interim President, Mr. Raimundo Pereira, and the Prime Minister, Mr. Carlos Gomes Junior, who had been in detention since the 12 April coup d'etat. On 29 April, as was mentioned earlier, the regional contact group held extensive consultations in Banjul with the principal stakeholders in the crisis - lasting more than 12 hours - on the modalities for the transition. The interlocutors included the military command, the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), the group of five presidential candidates in the aborted election, the group of 26 fringe parties allied with the junta and interfaith groups for the promotion of dialogue.”

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  9. “The Summit also instructed the Commission to deploy the ECOWAS Standby Force in the country to, among other duties, secure the withdrawal of the Angolan Technical and Military Assistance Mission in Guinea- Bissau, secure the proposed transition and commence work on the implementation of the road map for defence and security sector reform in the country. The heads of State adopted a series of targeted sanctions on the military command and its associates, along with diplomatic, economic and financial sanctions on the country, if the junta failed to accept ECOWAS demands within 72 hours. A regional contact group, with Nigeria as Chair and comprising Benin, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Guinea, Senegal and Togo, was also established to follow up on the Summit's decisions.”

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  10. “That trend cannot be allowed to continue. Since 19 April, the last time it briefed the Security Council (see S/PV.6754), ECOWAS has intensified its efforts aimed at pushing for the speedy restoration of constitutional order in Guinea-Bissau, but with mixed results. At yet another Extraordinary Summit of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Abidjan on 26 April, which previous speakers have referred to, the Summit denounced the agreement between the military command and the 26 fringe parties to establish a so-called national transitional council to rule the country for two years. Instead, the ECOWAS Summit demanded the establishment of a 12-month transition in Guinea-Bissau that would culminate in the holding of a presidential election.”

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  11. “9 As I thank you, Sir, for your excellent stewardship of today's proceedings, I would also like to acknowledge the speakers who took the floor before me, in particular, Mr. Joseph Mutaboba, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Guinea- Bissau, as well as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau, the Minister of External Affairs of Angola, who spoke on behalf of the Community of Portuguese-speaking Countries (CPLP), and the Chair of the Guinea-Bissau country-specific configuration of the Peacebuilding Commission. For years now, Guinea-Bissau has stood as a major challenge in the ECOWAS space. The permanent stand-off between the over-politicized military and the perpetually bickering political class runs the risk of transforming a beautiful country with great potential into a virtual failed State.”

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  12. “Ms. Suleiman: I would like, first of all, to convey to you, Mr. President, warm greetings from the President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, Mr. Kadre Desire Ouedraogo, whom I am honoured to represent at today's important meeting of the Security Council. The several meetings convened by the Council in recent weeks to deliberate on the situation in Guinea- Bissau bear witness to the importance that the Council and the Secretary-General attach to the issues of peace and security in West Africa. I wish therefore to express the gratitude of the heads of State of the Economic Community of West African States and the ECOWAS Commission for the support that the Council and the Secretary-General have given to the subregion in its efforts to stabilize the peace and security environment.”

    2012-05-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6766 (2012) · source