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Tagliavini

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2014-11-12
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2015-02-27
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  1. “We seem to be at a crossroads where we either face the risk of a further escalation of the conflict or where common sense, responsibility and humanity shall prevail and we may be able to walk on the road to peace, as laid out by the four Heads of State and Government during their recent meeting in Minsk. In spite of the existing complexity of the situation, we will not give up our hopes and our engagement. I thank Council members for their attention and their support for all our endeavours.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  2. “Touching upon conditions in the conflict region, I also suggest that, at the earliest possible point in time, plans and other necessary preparations should be made for the removal of unexploded ordinance and all other dangerous remnants of war, and these plans should be carried out as soon as the situation on the ground allows. In view of the high number of displaced persons, it is our understanding that more efforts need to be made to alleviate the suffering of the more than 1 million IDPs and refugees, victims of the conflict, and facilitate the creation of favourable conditions conducive to their return to their places of origin. Let me finally return to what I said at the beginning.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  3. “And it would be most helpful if we reached agreement among all sides to conduct a humanitarian needs assessment mission to the region, representing internationally recognized organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant United Nations bodies and other organizations. Such a mission may also lay the groundwork for the coordination of relief efforts coming from various sides on the basis of their mutually acceptable findings. Having in mind the precarious humanitarian situation in the conflict area, some time ago I worked out and handed over to my colleagues in the Trilateral Contact Group a draft document on the general modalities for consideration and appropriate action.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  4. “The Trilateral Contact Group is already in the process of developing a scenario for setting up working groups, as foreseen in the implementation package of February. It seems obvious to me that these working groups must focus first on the most important and most urgent issues. These are the security- and humanitarian- related parts of the package, which must benefit the people in need as quickly as possible, together with an inclusive political dialogue, as well as economic and social rehabilitation. In my opinion, the delivery of humanitarian aid to the conflict area and its population, who are in dire need of almost every basic services and commodities required for daily life, should be one ofour top priorities. We should be able to establish a mutually acceptable framework, including rules and procedures for these efforts.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  5. “Against that background of agreements reached at the senior political level, it is the purpose of the Trilateral Contact Group to build bridges and to provide opportunities to implement these agreements and to work out peaceful solutions on the ground. Should the ceasefire hold and de-escalation continue, the Trilateral Contact Group stands ready to take appropriate steps towards the full implementation of the Minsk agreements and the establishment of a proper monitoring and verification mechanism, in which the Special Monitoring Mission is to play a central role. I thank my dear colleague and friend Ambassador Apakan for all the efforts he and his Mission are doing in that direction.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  6. “These most recent developments are encouraging signs. We hope that this trend will prove to be sustainable and followed by further positive developments. Where do we stand now? In our opinion, if the aforementioned most recent positive developments do not continue, we will be again in a negative spiral leading towards more dead, more destruction, more IDPs and refugees, and almost certainly towards an even more serious crisis, entailing the risk of a larger war. This we cannot accept. We welcome the active engagement and continued involvement of Heads of State and Government, notably in the Normandy format, in order to stabilize the situation and work for a peaceful settlement. We know that we are still far away from this goal, but through the pattern that has been laid the road has been established.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  7. “It is a scene of all- out human tragedy, and we deeply deplore each of the victims. These sad figures were further increased by a considerable number of dead and wounded when, in clear violation of the recent ceasefire, the rebel forces took the Ukrainian controlled city of Debaltseve after intense fighting, with much further bloodshed and destruction. In addition, in a parallel development to the Debaltseve fighting, access, monitoring and verification were repeatedly denied to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Special Monitoring Mission for several consecutive days. Fortunately, in the most recent days, we have witnessed a significant reduction of hostilities, another release of detainees and, finally, the beginning of the withdrawal of heavy arms from the line of separation.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  8. “When the first Minsk agreements were signed on 5 and 19 September last year, the toll in terms of human lives taken by the war already stood at around 3,500, with an even higher number of wounded. Five months later, when the implementation package was signed in Minsk on 12 February and the declaration of the four Heads of State and Government was agreed upon, the death toll was already close to 6,000, not to mention those missing in action. On top of these alarming figures of persons left dead by fighting and other violence, there are thousands more seriously wounded, there are vast areas of utter destruction, and - last but not least - there are more than 1 million internally displaced persons (lDPs), plus a significant number of refugees from the conflict area.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  9. “Ms. Tagliavini: I am asking for the Council's attention at a moment that may become a turning point in the Ukrainian conflict. We indeed seemed to be standing at the brink of an all-out war in Ukraine just a few days ago. Today, we are actively engaged in de-escalation, which we hope may become an irreversible process. A sustainable ceasefire and a continued process of de-escalation, including the withdrawal of heavy military equipment, are in our opinion indispensable prerequisites to any further progress on the way towards a peaceful settlement. Let me repeat that unless the guns fall silent, there will be no hope for stabilizing the situation, let alone for peace.”

    2015-02-27 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7395 (2015) · source

  10. “Last but not least, I wish to point out that a sustained ceasefire between the opposing forces will never be achieved without complete and firm control over the international border between Ukraine and Russia, and that additional efforts are needed to reach that goal, based on the provisions of the Minsk documents. In concluding my remarks, let me reiterate my firm beliefthat the conflict in eastern Ukraine can be solved only by peaceful means and at the negotiation table. We see the two agreements signed in Minsk as milestones on that path. In the effort to achieve their implementation, I feel united with my friend and colleague the Chief Monitor of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission, Ambassador Ertugrul Apakan.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  11. “I also invite all parties to the conflict to join me in an effort to further develop the peace process by agreeing to additional elements for the implementation and the further strengthening of arrangements signed in Minsk on 5 and 19 September 2014. One of those elements should be an inclusive political dialogue, which may also include round-table discussions with a broad spectrum of participants. There is also an urgent need for the elaboration of a comprehensive economic rehabilitation programme, and even more so for providing humanitarian assistance to the population in the conflict zone, keeping in mind that winter conditions are already setting in.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  12. “There has also been no new major military operations since the signing. Among further positive results, I would note the release of hundreds of hostages and illegally detained persons, which needs to be continued. On the other hand, we are faced with examples of blunt disregard for certain commitments undertaken in Minsk, as we see the continuation of fighting at the number of important places covered by the ceasefire. There has also been a lack of proper understanding of, if not open disregard for, certain political elements of the Minsk documents, as shown by the so-called elections that took place in November in some areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. It is against this background that I repeat my call for strict observance of all the provisions of the Minsk arrangements.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  13. “There is naturally a continued need to strictly observe the political elements of the Minsk commitments as well. In that context, I wish to underline with all clarity that the so-called elections held in certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions on 2 November of this year were called unacceptable and invalid by the Government of Ukraine, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and a large majority of the international community, while another signatory Power to the two Minsk documents spoke of respecting the expression of will of the population without going any further. It is clear from the foregoing that the implementation process for the documents signed in Minsk is now at a crossroads. On the one hand, we have achieved progress, with a ceasefire holding long stretches of the conflict area.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  14. “The question is what must be done to overcome the obvious shortcomings. It goes without saying that the central issue now is to make sure that all signatories are keeping their commitments and doing so in good faith and in strict compliance with the agreements in the first place. There is a similar need to carry out other important provisions related to the ceasefire, among which is the full respect for the so-called line of contact, separating the opposing forces and serving as a reference line for the withdrawal of heavy military equipment to an agreed distance back from the line. I would like to recall that the signatories to the Minsk documents also committed to the withdrawal of all foreign and illegal armed formations, military hardware and militants and mercenaries from the territory of Ukraine.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  15. “It must be acknowledged that much of the fighting has stopped since the signing of the Minsk documents, but there continues to be fighting at some strategic locations, among which are the city outskirts of the Black Sea port Mariupol and around Donetsk airport. The fighting is severe, involving use of heavy weaponry. It is costing the lives of servicemen and civilians, together with many persons severely injured on an almost daily basis, not to mention the very substantial losses in terms of infrastructure, facilities and personal property. As yet, there are no signs of it letting up - there are many who even fear a worsening of the present situation, as we are receiving reports about a continuing military build up in the conflict zone. That is, in the briefest of terms, the status of the implementation of the ceasefire as of now.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source

  16. “Ms. Tagliavini: As of this moment, fighting in the eastern part of Ukraine is very probably going on. The two documents signed by members of the Trilateral Contact Group and representatives of certain areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions at the meetings in Minsk - the protocol of 5 September and the memorandum of 19 September 2014 - continue, to our understanding, to be valid and to be binding upon all signatories. Indeed, they are the two ground-laying political and legal instruments on which the ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and other issues related to the ceasefire are being based.”

    2014-11-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7311 (2014) · source