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Terzi De Santagata

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1998-03-31
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2009-03-18
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  1. “With regard to the use of assessed contributions, while we reject any automatic mechanism, we are open to discussing that option in the context of clear and swift United Nations takeovers. Concerted efforts are needed to work out generally agreeable solutions. In conclusion, my country fully agrees that the AU-United Nations panel's report is an important step forward, provides a solid platform for our work at the United Nations and sets clear objectives with which my country is willing to concur.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  2. “The report also focuses on two elements that we deem essential to achieving more reliable and secure peacekeeping: training and logistics. The effectiveness and safety of peacekeepers depend on equipment, adequate training and professional standards that cannot be improvised. Existing training centres should be improved and adequately supported. The report is right in underlining the need for a closer relationship between the AU and the United Nations Logistics Base in Brindisi and a possible role for the United Nations logistics hub in Entebbe. The predictability and sustainability of peacekeeping financing are of undeniable importance, which is why we endorse the report's proposal to establish a long-term multi-donor capacity-building trust fund.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  3. “The more a continent grows in all its dimensions - political, economic, social, demographic - the more it is bound to share global responsibilities based on an equal partnership. Cooperation between the United Nations and regional, subregional and other international organizations in maintaining peace and security is encouraged by Chapter VIII of the Charter. The report refers rightly to that principle and underlines United Nations-EU structured relationships, such as the United Nations/European Union Steering Committee as an effective example for the African Union. With regard to cooperation among the United Nations, the EU and the African Union, I wish to fully align myself with the statement made earlier on behalf of the presidency of the European Union.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  4. “As my delegation recently stated in the informal General Assembly plenary meeting on Security Council reform, Italy is convinced of the need to enhance the regional dimension - and therefore the African voice - in a reformed Security Council. To help promote the regional dimension, reform should assure that decisions taken by the Security Council on regional crises foresee a larger role for Member States belonging to the region affected. In that context, we also welcome the proposal for the Security Council and the AU Peace and Security Council to work together more closely and to structure a more consistent relationship between the United Nations Secretariat and the AU Commission.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  5. “Regional actors, including the African Union, have better knowledge of internal dynamics in their areas and enjoy greater legitimacy with local Governments and public opinion. About 70 per cent of United Nations peacekeepers and 73 per cent of the United Nations peacekeeping budget go to Africa. Therefore, the regional dimension is key to ensuring effective and coherent responses to peace and security challenges. Regional ownership means a common vision and shared responsibilities. In the spirit of the Africa- European Union (EU) Lisbon strategy, AU empowerment in managing regional crises must be upheld.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  6. “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the panel, in particular Chairman Prodi, for their very valuable contributions to this debate of the Security Council and to the future peacekeeping efforts of the United Nations in Africa. The report, in our view, is well focused, balanced and rich with practical recommendations and proposals. Its main political objective is a clear and defined strategy for improving cooperation between the African Union (AU) and the United Nations. Such a vision, as outlined in the report and explained by Chairman Prodi, implies much closer interaction between United Nations and African Union bodies from the very start of the decision-making process.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  7. “Italy ranks first among countries of the European Union in contributions of troops to United Nations peacekeeping operations, ninth in the global ranking, and sixth among contributors to the peacekeeping budget. These statistics explain why we are so interested in ongoing efforts to enhance and update peacekeeping doctrines and procedures. Our interest extends to efforts being made in the General Assembly and its Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations; in the Security Council, where France and the United Kingdom are promoting an interesting debate; in the Secretariat with its "New Horizon Project" for peacekeeping; and, last but not least, in considering every possible way, such as the African Union-United Nations panel, to improve cooperation between the United Nations and regional organizations.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  8. “Mr. President, allow me to congratulate you personally on your appointment as the Permanent Representative of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and on the assumption of the presidency of the Security Council by your country, to which Italy is linked by very close and friendly relations. 5 I would like to welcome the Deputy Secretary- General, the Foreign Minister of South Africa, the Chairperson of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union, the Commissioner for Peace and Security of the African Union, and especially the Chairman of the African Union-United Nations panel, former Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who will speak again in due time before the conclusion of today's debate.”

    2009-03-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6092Resumption1 (2009) · source

  9. “Rugova's commitment to non-violence and hope that it will be explicitly shared by all the political forces in Kosovo. Today's decision completes the package of measures adopted in London on 9 March. The Contact Group will meet again in late April to verify progress in the political dialogue and in the attitude of the parties. Until then, my country will continue to do its utmost in Belgrade and Pristina to foster a peaceful solution to the question, in the spirit of the United Nations Charter, the Helsinki principles, and the OSCE standards.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  10. “In this perspective, Italy believes that talks should be pursued with both parties and that we must urge Belgrade to fulfil the requests made, including the unconditional start of political dialogue, the complete withdrawal of the special police forces, consent to a joint mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the European Union, and access to Kosovo for humanitarian organizations. This is why today's resolution imposes an arms embargo on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: to prevent the aggravation of an already unstable situation and weapons from prevailing over dialogue. I would like underline that this resolution contains a firm condemnation not only of all forms of violence, but also of terrorism, which must be rejected without reservation. This is why we take note of Dr.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  11. “We must be equally steadfast in urging the Pristina authorities to accept the offer to start a political dialogue without setting conditions. A greater degree of autonomy on the basis of the territorial integrity of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia can be negotiated. At the same time, the Kosovar Albanians must bear in mind that the road to independence would only create new conflicts and that any attempts at compromise would be voided by a radical position. Italy hopes that the start of a concrete, open-minded dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina will be inserted in a process that, should it bear positive fruit, will improve the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia's prospects for full participation in the international organizations.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  12. “A positive step was taken in Pristina on 23 March, when the protocol for the application of the Education Agreement was signed. In our opinion, the protocol represents a clear confidence-building measure; it was made possible by the decisive contribution of Monsignor Vicenzo Paglia of the Comunita di' Sant'Egidio, to whom Italy and other countries in the Contact Group afforded the broadest support. For its part, Italy hopes that these understandings can facilitate a solution that grants an enhanced status of autonomy and respect to the cultural identity of the Kosovar people, as they rightly expect. In the meantime, we have kept up an intense dialogue with the Belgrade authorities and the Kosovar Albanian leadership in Pristina. We are convinced that the international community must insist that Belgrade implement all our requests.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  13. “Italy is playing an active role in these efforts and has made a substantial contribution through its leadership of the multinational force in Albania last year, its support of economic development cooperation in that country and in the area, and its sizable participation in the peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. Italy also takes active part in and will continue to contribute to the decision-making process in the Contact Group, the European Union, and here at the United Nations. In London, on 9 March, the Contact Group identified the objectives that needed to be pursued to defuse the crisis and the instruments required to achieve them. In Bonn, on 25 March, it was acknowledged that some progress had been made, but that some requests had not been fulfilled.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  14. “The international community has stepped up initiatives to prevent this conflict from plunging the region into yet another vicious cycle of ethnic bloodshed, which would destroy the delicate balance that had brought some measure of stability after years of civil war. Our concern is that the Kosovo question will have repercussions on the entire Balkans region, where the international community has been engaged in a monumental effort to halt the process of disintegration and foster the healing and rehabilitation of the State institutions.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source

  15. “I would like to express the warmest congratulations of my delegation to you, Sir, and to your country for having so successfully presided over the intense work of the Council this month. I would like to extend the same congratulations to your predecessor, the Ambassador of Gabon. I wish first of all to associate myself with the statement made by the charge d'affaires of the United Kingdom on behalf of the European Union. Italy fully supports the European Union's position on the situation in Kosovo and the common position adopted in Brussels on 19 March. In early March, the Kosovo crisis broke out, giving rise to acts of violence that we firmly condemn.”

    1998-03-31 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.3868 (1998) · source