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Tello

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1995-04-28
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1998-06-06
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  1. “With political will and without hesitation, negotiations on nuclear disarmament must be initiated immediately, in order to dispel any doubts about the inescapable commitment of all States to the goal of achieving in the foreseeable future a world free of nuclear weapons. We must take measures commensurate with the gravity of the current situation. Remaining indifferent would only encourage others to follow the extremely dangerous path to nuclear arms build-up.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  2. “In fact, the historic advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, of 8 July 1996, establishes unambiguously the obligation to pursue in good faith and to bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control. Mexico firmly believes that the international non- proliferation regime must be preserved and its credibility restored. Given current circumstances, it can no longer be argued that nuclear disarmament concerns only the nuclear Powers. As a result of that limited interpretation, the nuclear-disarmament agenda item in the Conference on Disarmament is in a state of virtual paralysis. It is urgent and essential to establish an ad hoc committee on nuclear disarmament in the Conference on Disarmament.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  3. “The non-proliferation regime is directed towards facilitating the cessation of the manufacture of nuclear weapons and the dismantling and elimination of existing arsenals, as well as of the delivery systems for these weapons. The joint communique issued on 4 June in Geneva, at the conclusion of the meeting of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, indicates that these nuclear-weapon States are resolved to fulfil their obligations under article VI of the Non-Proliferation Treaty. This commitment, if put into practice, will surely help revive the stalled nuclear-disarmament negotiations. The commitment of all States to nuclear disarmament does not stem solely from the provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  4. “Conducting nuclear tests imperils what the vast majority of States support: the strengthening of the nuclear non-proliferation regime and the complete cessation of nuclear tests as an essential part of nuclear disarmament. Once again we appeal to all - all - countries that have not yet done so to accede to the Non- Proliferation Treaty and to the Comprehensive Nuclear- Test-Ban Treaty. In addition, the possession and stockpiling of nuclear weapons endangers international peace and security. Existing arsenals do not strengthen security; on the contrary, they weaken it. All States, and particularly the nuclear-weapon States, have an obligation to undertake and conclude negotiations on nuclear disarmament until the world is free of such weapons.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  5. “It also violates the commitments contained in the Treaty on the Non- Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty and those reflected in the consolidation of the southern hemisphere and adjacent areas as a single nuclear-weapon-free zone. People often forget that until recently the entire world was a nuclear-weapon-free zone. The goal for the international community should be to restore that situation as soon as possible. Neither in 1945 nor now can there be any legal or moral justification for acquiring or using atomic bombs. Let us remember that the history of mankind covers more than 100,000 years. The nuclear age, which covers the past 53 years, barely constitutes a minuscule cancer, which must be removed.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  6. “Mexico is convinced and will remain convinced that dialogue and negotiation are the best means for resolving differences. The legacy of horror of 50 years of nuclear tests is just starting to be known. Some of the damage is irreversible. The nightmare history of the impact on vast areas where enormous quantities of nuclear materials, especially enriched uranium and plutonium, have been stored remains to be written. On the threshold of the twenty-first century, to allow a new nuclear arms race to begin in any part of the world threatens the objectives and the spirit of the treaties of Tlatelolco, Rarotonga, Bangkok and Pelindaba, which establish nuclear-weapon-free zones.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  7. “Mr. Tello (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): There is no need to repeat at this meeting the text of the statements of the Government of Mexico contained in press releases issued on 11 and 28 May 1998, in which we condemn unambiguously the underground nuclear tests carried out by India and by Pakistan. Copies of these press releases were sent to all Permanent Missions accredited to the United Nations. The new situation in South Asia is a cause of profound concern for the entire international community. We are convinced that India and Pakistan must endeavour to create mechanisms that will enable them to find solutions to their historic differences in order to restore trust and stability between them, and ultimately to the rest of the region.”

    1998-06-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3890 (1998) · source

  8. “This undoubtedly constitutes the best path towards a new approach to international peace and security: replacing acts of defiance and force with measures to foster peaceful coexistence and make it possible, respect for international law and negotiated solutions to disputes. The ideals of San Francisco are alive and well. Recent events have shown that we can and should aspire to civilized coexistence among the peoples of the earth, a coexistence in which arguments of reason, equality, justice, democracy and law prevail. The United Nations continues to be the pre-eminent forum of human society in which to achieve that objective.”

    1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

  9. “Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of our Organization, to find a political solution that would ensure full compliance with United Nations resolutions and avoid the use of force. For that reason, I am most pleased to extend my sincere congratulations to the Secretary-General. His mission, of course, had considerable means and expressions of broad support, but his talent, skill and perseverance showed the valued of diplomacy and raised high the name of the United Nations. The agreement reached, thanks to the Secretary- General's endeavours with the highest authorities of the Government of Iraq, contains the commitments necessary to give full effect to the resolutions of the Security Council. My Government welcomes this outcome. We trust that the Government of Iraq will show good faith and will adhere to the obligations entered into.”

    1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

  10. “Mexico is a country firmly convinced that the peaceful resolution of disputes must prevail at all times as a means of choice to reconcile differences and foster understanding. This is one of the immutable principles governing my country's foreign policy, principles that are rooted in our history and peaceful tradition and are enshrined in our Constitution. Mexico wishes to express once again its gratitude for the steps taken by various countries and organizations to reach a diplomatic solution to the dispute that arose with respect to United Nations inspections in Iraq. My Government has already expressed its full support for and solidarity with the delicate and crucial mission undertaken by Mr.”

    1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

  11. “Mr. Tello (Mexico)(interpretation from Spanish): Allow me at the outset to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your country's assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of March. I also wish to congratulate your predecessor, the Permanent Representative of Gabon, who presided with great skill over the work of the Council in February, a month characterized by intensive activity. My delegation is participating in this debate today to reaffirm Mexico's unswerving commitment to the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. The history of the Organization has undoubtedly recorded successes and failures, stagnation and creative spirit. We are gathered here today to pay tribute to diplomacy, to bear witness to the glowing possibilities still offered by the Charter and its institutions.”

    1998-03-02 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3858 (1998) · source

  12. “I cannot conclude without sincerely congratulating you, Sir, on the recent election of your country as a non- permanent member of the Security Council, as well as on your assumption of the presidency during the first month of your term. I also wish to express our appreciation to the Permanent Representative of Italy, who discharged the responsibilities of President with great skill in the month of December, at a particularly delicate time for our Organization.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  13. “Mexico appeals sincerely and deeply to all Security Council members to adopt this draft resolution. The Council would thus once again show its determination to discharge fully the primary responsibility that we have conferred upon it for the maintenance of international peace and security. Peace in Guatemala is not a regional issue. It is a matter that involves all Members of the United Nations. It is in this spirit and this context that the Government of Mexico hopes that this draft resolution will be adopted unanimously in order to reflect the firm support of the international community for the efforts that ended the last conflict spilling blood on the American continent.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  14. “The draft resolution before the Security Council, contained in document S/1997/18, is not - I repeat, is not - the solution or the definitive element of peace in Guatemala. That was provided by a decision already taken by Guatemalan society. The draft resolution signifies only the recognition by the international community that the United Nations has a role to play in building an order - if not a new one, at least a different one - within the society of that country. As is evident, the draft resolution is neither very ambitious nor very costly. It is a small expression of the solidarity the Guatemalan people needs in order to launch from a firm, secure and reliable base this new stage in its history as a free, independent and democratic nation.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  15. “In the final analysis, this success belongs to Guatemalan society as a whole, which left behind doubts, fears and distrust and decided with courage and determination to set out on the road of solidarity and peace. I also wish to pay tribute to Mr. Boutros Boutros- Ghali, who, with the vision of a statesman, tirelessly promoted the peace process in Guatemala. The Secretary- General showed a sensitivity characteristic only of the great internationalists. We also owe a debt of gratitude to those who have given to this process their dedication and personal conviction. I refer in particular to Mr. Jean Arnault, and also to the team of the Guatemala Unit, who at all times were able to imbue the peace process with confidence and optimism.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  16. “More than bordering countries, we are fraternal countries with converging hopes and aspirations, as we endeavour to be two modern and dynamic nations on the threshold of the twenty-first century. The Government of Mexico wishes once again to pay tribute to the Government of Guatemala, led by President Alvaro Arzu, for its historic conviction that the only course for its people is that of harmony and peace. We also commend those who fought to build a society of freedom, justice and democracy. We sincerely congratulate the Government and the URNG for their dedication and their efforts to place above confrontation the objective of using dialogue and reason as the most valuable means to resolve disputes.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  17. “Mr. Tello (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): Mexico wishes to express its gratification and joy at the signing last 29 December of the Agreement on a Firm and Lasting Peace by the Government of Guatemala and the Unidad Revolucionaria Nacional Guatemalteca (URNG). The signing of this Agreement is rightly a source of pride for the people of Guatemala. This is a time of joy and hope for millions of Guatemalans: Men and women of all social classes, ethnic groups and creeds whose shared objective is a harmonious and peaceful coexistence. The people and the Government of Mexico cannot fail to express their greatest satisfaction at this historic moment for the Guatemalan people. Guatemala and Mexico are united by a past that gives them a shared frame of reference. We share history, geography, culture, traditions, languages and character.”

    1997-01-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3730 (1997) · source

  18. “In that connection, we welcome the Secretary- General's decision to maintain a presence in El Salvador to verify and report upon compliance with aspects whose implementation is still pending. This marks a renewed commitment by the international community to consolidate a just and lasting peace in that Central American country. We urge the members of the Security Council to adopt the draft resolution before them unanimously.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  19. “ONUSAL can take credit for having helped the Salvadorans to take giant strides away from a violent and closed society towards a democratic order where institutions for the protection of human rights and free discourse are being consolidated." (S/1995/220, para. 68) ONUSAL is unquestionably one of the greatest recent achievements of the United Nations. However, as members of the Group of Friends, we share the Secretary- General's concern about those elements of the Accord that have not yet been fully implemented, while expressing our confidence that President Calderon Sol's Government will take the steps necessary to ensure that commitments will be fulfilled as soon as possible.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source

  20. “Mr. Tello (Mexico) (interpretation from Spanish): Mexico is grateful for the opportunity to participate in this meeting of the Council, convened to terminate the mandate of the United Nations Observer Mission in El Salvador (ONUSAL). As members of the Council know, my country devoted special attention and commitment to negotiations in the peace process for El Salvador, in which we had the honour to be a member of the Group of Friends established by the Secretary-General. It was of special satisfaction to Mexico that the difficult negotiating process resulted in the signing of the Peace Accord at Chapultepec Castle on 16 January 1992. As the Secretary-General rightly observes in his 24 March 1995 report to the Security Council, "There is much reason for satisfaction at what has been accomplished by the Salvadorans during this time.”

    1995-04-28 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3528 (1995) · source