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Valero Bricefio

lines on the record: 263
first: 2008-11-12
most recent: 2013-07-23
sittings or episodes: 35
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“The Government of Venezuela believes that the Syrian Arab Republic must be respected and that the only way to resolve the conflict in that country is through political dialogue between the Syrian authorities and the opposition, which is the Syrian people themselves see as the only alternative. Venezuela deplores the fact that arms are being supplied from abroad to groups involved in terrorist activities that refuse to participate in a political dialogue. My country rejects any foreign intervention in violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity and political independence of the Syrian Arab Republic.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Our country supports any action taken by the State of Palestine aimed at seizing the opportunities offered to it by the United Nations and reiterates its full support for the desire of Palestine to be a full State Member of the Organization. Venezuela eagerly awaits the resumption of the political dialogue between the State of Palestine and Israel and reiterates its call on the occupying Power to end the policies that stand in the way of that goal. In that regard, we aspire to a bilateral solution, with a contiguous and economically viable Palestinian State based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Venezuela rejects in particular the construction of settlements and of the separation barrier; the use of lethal force against Palestinian civilians, including unarmed demonstrators; the detention and ill-treatment of political prisoners; the imposition of a blockade on the Gaza Strip; and the establishment of hundreds of checkpoints in the West Bank. Likewise, we object to the withholding of Palestinian revenues and the various other measures aimed at isolating East Jerusalem and modifying its historical character. The State of Israel has since 1947 systematically disregarded the relevant resolutions of the United Nations that advocate a two-State solution. Israel ignores the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international humanitarian law.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela endorses the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Our country condemns the continued denial of the inalienable rights of Palestinian people due to the Israeli military occupation of the State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, and the illegal measures taken by the occupying Power, which result in civilian casualties, humanitarian and socioeconomic deprivation, and the destruction of Palestinian institutions, properties, infrastructure, and land and water resources, fragmenting its territory.”
2013-07-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.7007 (2013) · source
“Promoting sustainable development, eradicating poverty and overcoming inequality are, among other things, policies that would contribute to international peace and security by generating climate of stability in societies.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Venezuela believes that dialogue and negotiation are the most appropriate means of finding a solution to the current conflicts in the Middle East, in order to end the tragic humanitarian situation that is being experienced in a number of countries. If we look at the origin of the armed conflicts affecting some countries, we will discover that in most cases they stem from an underestimation of the social dimension of development and the plundering role played by international corporations that sack the riches of countries of the South. Venezuela believes that it is important to take into account social as well as political aspects in a holistic manner when addressing armed conflicts.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is concerned about the fanciful idea of incorporating, as a norm of the Charter of the United Nations, the notion of the responsibility to protect. Venezuela reiterates its firm opposition to that concept, which has served to undermine the sovereignty and independence of States and has been used to overthrow legitimate Governments by imposing interests that are expansionist, imperialist and colonialist. The Bolivarian Government of Hugo Chavez Frias reaffirms that the use of force should be avoided at all possible costs and should only be resorted to under extraordinary circumstances that are carefully considered prior to its use.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Ben Emmerson, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism, reported on an investigation into the impact of unmanned aerial vehicles, known as drones, on civilians and their human rights. He denounced the drones, due to the lack of transparency in their use. Venezuela applauds that initiative. The investigation, according to the Special Rapporteur, will focus on 25 attacks in which drones were used against civilian populations in Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Afghanistan and the occupied Palestinian territory. In Emerson's view, some of those attacks are particularly cruel and could be considered war crimes.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Venezuela recognizes that peacekeeping operations can serve as helpful tools in promoting a solution to an armed conflict. Their guiding principles ofimpartiality, the consent of the parties, and the non-use of force except in legitimate self-defence purposes must be strictly followed. Peacekeeping operations should be deployed in full compliance with international law. In that regard, respect for the principles of sovereign equality, political independence, the territorial integrity of all States, and non-interference in the internal affairs of States is fundamental. So-called counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency plans often lead to the death of innocent civilians and massive violations ofhuman rights. Mr.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Such actions, practiced in various part of the world with impunity, violate international law, international humanitarian law and in particular the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. Venezuela stresses the need to promote the peaceful settlement of armed conflicts, with a focus on dialogue and negotiation among the parties that leads to a political settlement ending these disputes and addressing the root causes of the violence. Recent history shows that military intervention and external support for armed groups are not conducive to protecting civilians or preventing armed conflict. Civilians cannot be protected when weapons are provided to parties attempting to overthrow a legitimate Government from within.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We disagree with those who claim to ignore or conceal the role of the sovereign State in the protection of civilians in armed conflict. Parties to conflict, whether Governments or armed groups, are responsible for preventing any harm to the civilian population during a violent conflict. In recent decades, we have witnessed with concern how technical military categories are manipulated to dilute responsibility for the disproportionate use of force through indiscriminate bombing that kills innocent civilians. The so-called collateral damage punishes defenceless civilians and is used as a war tactic. Venezuela condemns the use of indiscriminate and disproportionate force in armed conflict situations affecting civilians populations, especially vulnerable groups such as women, children and the elderly.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome the Permanent Representative of the Republic of Korea as President of the Security Council, and are confident that he will achieve every success in his work. We associate ourselves with the statement made by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. With respect to the protection of civilians in armed conflict, the State is solely responsible for guaranteeing the protection of its civilians based on the obligations enshrined in its national constitution and the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, identified as non-interference in the internal affairs of States, respect for national sovereignty, refraining from the threat or use of force, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.”
2013-02-12 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6917Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We hope that the objections filed by a permanent member of this body will be withdrawn so that the General Assembly is able to approve expeditiously the admission ofthe State ofPalestine as a full Member, in the light of a possible recommendation of the Security Council, consistent with the provisions of the Charter. The Security Council must fully exercise the powers which that legal instrument, the constituting document of the United Nations, accords it in this area.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“They also "reiterated the necessity and urgency of ending the prolonged, unlawful Israeli occupation of all of the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including East Jerusalem. They further reaffirmed their long- standing position in support of the achievement of the independence of the State of Palestine in all of the Palestinian Territory occupied by Israel in 1967, including East Jerusalem as its capital" . In conclusion, the Government of President Hugo Chavez Frias of the Bolivian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its support of the legitimate aspiration of the State of Palestine to become a full Member of the United Nations.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“In the current historical circumstances, as the drums of war grow loud, the Sixteenth Summit of the Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Tehran in August 2012 appealed for the resumption and advancement of the Middle East peace process based on resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 425 (1978), 1397 (2002) and 1850 (2008); the Madrid terms of reference, including the principle of land for peace; and the Arab Peace Initiative. The dignitaries stated that "the construction and expansion of settlements and the Wall...are totally contradictory to the peace process and must be ceased completely for the resumption of credible peace negotiations" .”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We emphasize that there is no good terrorism. All terrorism is harmful, as it promotes the dismantling of States and their sovereignty. Never have terrorism, interventionism and the violation of human rights been acceptable options. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Government reiterates that political dialogue and the use of peaceful means of settlement of disputes are the most expeditious tools for resolving disputes or conflicts. Sovereign peoples and States solely responsible for designing and implementing their own destiny.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“We reiterate our full support for the sovereignty, independence, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, in accord with the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations. Some members of the Security Council have called attention to the opportunistic manipulation of resolution 1973 (2011), concerning Libya, thereby contributing, fortunately, to containing the warmongering plans of certain countries. The nature of the United Nations and the validity of its Charter are at stake. Foreign intervention in the internal affairs of sovereign States and armed aggression have been the methods of choice used by some Powers to attain their colonialist objectives. On behalf of the alleged defence of democracy and human rights, inspired by the policy of regime change, peoples are massacred and their legitimate institutions destroyed.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The Israeli- Palestinian conflict also unmasks the imperial political and economic interests associated with the interests of political and economic groups of countries ofthe region. The desire to control the oil reserves ofthe Middle East is key to understanding the prevailing situation. Venezuela reiterates its rejection of the interference of foreign Powers and their support for the terrorist groups in Syria that are responsible for widespread violence aimed at promoting the overthrow of the legitimate Government of President Bashar Al-Assad. We call for the cessation of armed violence in order to find a negotiated political solution to the crisis that is confronting the Syrian Government and opposition forces, taking into account the political initiative proposed by President Bashar Al-Assad a few days ago.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Its political and military elite, exploiting the support, influence and power of veto of a permanent member of the Security Council, flagrantly violates international law, the human rights of the Palestinian people and international humanitarian law. The violations of international law by that elite in the occupied territories of the State of Palestine are evident. Their actions include, among others, the trampling of the territorial sovereignty of the Palestinian people, the destruction of the economy, the displacement of populations, the destruction of basic infrastructure and crops, and targeted and mass killings within the framework of its policy of State terrorism.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The myth comes to mind now that the Palestinian people are claiming their inalienable right to exercise authority over their own land and to occupy a worthy place in history, without subjugation and oppression. This umbilical cord connecting a people with its ancestral roots helps to explain the heroic resistance of the Palestinians and of the Arabs of the Middle East in defence of their national and cultural identity. Permanent members of the Security Council have prevented the Council from promoting arrangements to facilitate a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian question, in fulfilment of its primary responsibilities in the maintenance of international peace and security under the Charter of the United Nations. The intensification of the conflict is associated with the impunity enjoyed by Israel, the occupying Power.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Archeological findings reveal that the oldest villages of humankind date back to as many as 9,000 years before our era. Palestine is a trove of thousands of years of history. The epic of Atrahasis, the great sage, tells of a time expressed in Babylonian terms "when gods were in the ways of men" - a time when humans did not inhabit the Earth. The Earth was inhabited only by gods, who were divided into two classes: the Igigi, who worked the land and with their labour fed and eased the lives of the aristocracy of the gods, and the Annunaki, who lived off the work of others. Exhausted by their oppressive labours, the Igigi rebelled against the other gods and claimed luminous life in the sunlight. So it is that since time immemorial, gods and humans have risen up against oppression and injustice.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to reiterate the support of our Permanent Mission to the United Nations to your great country, Pakistan, in its duties as President of the Security Council. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela endorses the statement delivered by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The rights of the Palestinian people to their lands are ancestral, and are increasingly besieged and isolated by Israel, the occupying Power. That natural corridor between Asia and Africa, with access to the Mediterranean Sea, and seat of ancient cultures, has been and is a region coveted by colonialists and ancient and modern empires.”
2013-01-23 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6906Resumption1 (2013) · source
“That conduct violates current international instruments and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council and General Assembly relating to measures to eliminate terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. In General Assembly resolution 60/288, of 8 September 2006, and Security Council resolution 1373 (2001), of 28 September 2001, among others, States express their commitment to fully cooperate in combating this scourge with a view to locating, denying refuge to and bringing to justice through extradition and trial any person who is involved in the execution, financing or planning of acts of terrorism or offering refuge to such persons. Allow me to conclude by saying that there is a need to act with transparency in combating terrorism, with a view to to maintaining international peace and security.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The request for extradition by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Government has been repeatedly supported by the Non-Aligned Movement, as noted in paragraph 380 of the final document (NAM. 2012/Doc.l/Rev.2) of the sixteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 26 to 31 August 2012. Venezuela also emphasizes the importance of paragraph 382 of that document, in which Non-Aligned Movement leaders reject the protection provided by United States authorities to Raul Diaz Pefia, Jose' Antonio Colina and German Rodolfo Valera, all Venezuelan citizens who have been accused, and indeed convicted, of terrorist acts in Venezuela against the diplomatic headquarters of Colombia and Spain in 2003.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Consistent with the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3 of the plan of action annexed to General Assembly resolution 60/288, entitled "The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy", the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its request filed with the Government of the United States for the extradition of the well-known terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, for his direct responsibility in planning the bombing ofthe Cubana de Aviacion aircraft in October 1976. As will be recalled, that terrorist attack resulted in the deaths of 73 Cuban citizens, most of them athletes who had participated in a competition in the territory of Venezuela.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“The blockade, the acts of aggression and military threats against Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip and the construction of settlements in the West Bank by the occupying Power are contrary not only to international law and resolutions adopted by the United Nations, but they are also a concrete expression of State terrorism. The Security Council's silence and inaction in the face of such practices are deplorable. The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy calls upon States to discourage groups from engaging in terrorism, to deny terrorists the means to carry out their activities, to urge them not to support terrorist groups and to respect human rights within the context of combating terrorism.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Terrorism is practiced not only by non-State actors behind the scenes, but also by States who act in the full light of day. Some imperial Powers are engaged in State terrorism, and they justify doing so with arguments related to national security. State terrorism should be condemned because it is contrary to the principle of the sovereign equality of all nations, denies the rule of international law and is a mass violation of human rights. The Palestinian case reveals the double standard of some countries in their so-called efforts to combat terrorism. Israel's military aggression as an occupying Power deprives the Palestinian people of their lives, their land, their freedom, their history, their identity and, most important, their dignity.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Consistent with the Charter of the United Nations and international treaties and agreements, that important political instrument recognizes that efforts to counter that serious scourge is the primary responsibility of Member States. The Strategy likewise states that combating terrorism should be undertaken in the context of cooperation and governed by existing international and regional instruments and the norms of international law, human rights and international humanitarian law. Venezuela endorses such a holistic approach. Terrorism takes on many forms and manifestations, with State terrorism being among the most reprehensible. In that regard, it should be underscored that all States must strictly and unflaggingly comply with the international responsibilities they assume.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Venezuela has been at the vanguard of efforts to counter that terrible scourge, as demonstrated by the countless treaties and conventions that our country has adhered to as well as the many successful policies adopted by our Government. Venezuela has approved a series of influential legal instruments that establish measures to control, prevent and oversee efforts to combat the financing of terrorism and money laundering. In May 2012 the Organic Law against Organized Crime and the Financing of Terrorism was enacted. Its objective is to prevent, investigate, prosecute, criminalize and punish crimes related to organized crime, with a particular emphasis on the financing terrorism. Venezuela has joined all the initiatives taken within the context of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me, Mr. President, to congratulate Pakistan on its assumption of the presidency of the Security Council for the month of January. We wish you every success during your tenure. Venezuela endorses the statement made earlier by the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is firmly committed to combating terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, no matter who engages in it and for whatever reason. In that context, we reiterate our categorical condemnation of the commission of acts of terrorism, given their negative impact on international peace and security and on human rights.”
2013-01-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6900Resumption1 (2013) · source
“International law, including international humanitarian law, the provisions for the protection of civilians in armed conflict and the prohibition of reprisals and the collective punishment ofcivilians subject to occupation, is being flagrantly violated. Such crimes must be immediately investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. The attempt to disguise one of the main causes of the conflict in the Middle East, namely, the expansionist policy of Israel, should be condemned. The Bolivarian Government advocates peace and the pursuit of balance in the Middle East. It supports dialogue and mediation as the only way to achieve peace and brotherhood among peoples.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The countries that arm and protect Israel speak of peace, human rights and international humanitarian law without any moral or political authority. Ironically, those who today speak of peace are the ones that have the greatest interest in the colonial expansionist war. Let us recall that Israel, the occupying Power, has refused to allow inspections of its nuclear installations or to sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. That Power is the real threat to the region and to the world. The many detailed letters from the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, Ambassador Riyad Mansour, addressed to the President of the Security Council and of the General Assembly pitifully describe the inhumane and illegal aggression of the State of Israel against the Palestinian people.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The imperialists and their allies try to establish a kind of beneficial terrorism and resort to it, including State terrorism, when they wish to appropriate or control territories and their natural resources or to overthrow leaders of the people - whatever they wish. The Bolivarian Government of Hugo Chavez Frias has warned against the serious consequences of arming mercenary terrorist groups in order to overthrow the Government of Syria. In that way, they seek to put Israel in a stronger position in the negotiations with Palestine, Lebanon and Syria. As Noam Chomsky said, the great threat to the region and to the world is Israel's nuclear arsenal and the power that that gives Israel to expel Palestinians from its territories and to threaten the countries in the region.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In that context, thousands of innocent civilians have been killed, and the situation in the Middle East has been further destabilized. There is an attempt in the region to put in power Governments that will yield to imperial Powers and offer no resistance to the political and military elite of Israel, the occupying Power. In that way, they seek to strengthen that Power and to weaken the Palestinian cause at the expense of greater uncertainty and instability in the Middle East. In short, those Powers disregard and violate the self- determination of peoples and the sovereignty of States.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In the Middle East, there is an alarming increase in volatility and violence, which without any doubt threatens world peace. Regrettably, certain members of this body tend to remain silent in the face of the evident threat to international peace and security posed by the Government of Israel. On the other hand, they encourage conflicts that should be resolved solely through mediation and dialogue; that is the case with Syria. That bellicose attitude threatens the institutionality of the United Nations, the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Military interventionism is the method chosen by certain Powers in order to promote their expansionist, colonialist ambitions. In Syria, terrorist mercenaries are being financed and armed with a view to overthrowing the Government of that country.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“My country wishes to express its deep frustration at the inaction of the Security Council when faced with the expansionist policy of Israel, the occupying Power, in the Palestinian territories. Such inaction is, as the Council is aware, the result of the threat of veto by the United States and its closest allies. Those Governments are today promoting armed intervention in Syria; last year, they spearheaded resolution 1973 (2011) on the situation in Libya, which led to hundreds of civilian deaths and to chaos and violence in North Africa. The resulting collateral damage is euphemistically referred to "necessary costs". The absurd logic that they use to "protect civilians" and "promote democracy" encourages war and violence.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to congratulate the fraternal country of Guatemala for its leadership during its presidency of the Security Council. We are here before the Council once again to address the issue of the Middle East, including the question of Palestine. We endorse the presidential statement of the Security Council which you, Madam President, promoted and which strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Aleppo, Syria, which took place on 3 October and led to dozens of deaths and injuries. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela associates itself with the statement made by Ambassador Mohammad Khazaee, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement.”
2012-10-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6847Resumption1 (2012) · source
“It is deplorable that, rather than encourage peace and support the efforts of those sincerely seeking peace, foreign factions are inciting the most extremist factions that consider violence the only means of achieving their purposes. We reiterate that only political dialogue and diplomatic negotiations can contribute to settling the grave conflict affecting the Syrian people. We salute those countries that, with respect to Syria, have firmly defended before the Security Council the principles of sovereignty, independence, self-determination and territorial integrity enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations. We also salute those countries that are committed to peace and to promoting dialogue among the parties, and have continued to make balanced proposals to address the Syrian situation.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The Council must unambiguously support the implementation of the six-point plan presented by Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan, which has been welcomed by the Syrian Government. Attempts to undermine that facilitation and the peace efforts are causing grave concern. Warmongers do not want peace in Syria. Instead, they seek to bolster their geopolitical interests through regime change that, should it materialize, would destabilize the Middle East region. Historical experience has shown that resorting to sanctions and foreign military intervention in the internal affairs of a sovereign country does not settle, but instead aggravates, domestic conflict. Venezuela emphasizes the need to promote a negotiated solution among the Syrians themselves. In that context, a ceasefire is urgently needed.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Israel's frequent violations ofLebanese sovereignty and occupation of the Golan are of great concern. We demand an end to its blockade of the Gaza Strip, which has been repudiated by the international community. We reiterate the urgent need for the Council to recommend to the General Assembly the admission of Palestine as a full Member State, in reaffirmation of the international recognition that the concert of nations has granted progressively and in greater numbers to Palestine over more than two decades, and which has been rightly reflected in forums such as UNESCO. We firmly support the establishment of an independent, viable and territorially contiguous Palestinian State, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The conflict affecting the peace-loving Syrian people is painful and regrettable.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Those prisoners are kept in inhumane conditions under the policy of administrative detention. We stand in solidarity with them and demand their immediate release. Unfortunately, there are Powers that support these abuses, which, by all accounts, violate the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and international humanitarian law, particularly the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Times of War. Venezuela has repeatedly called on the Security Council to consider, by virtue of the competencies granted to it by the Charter of the United Nations, Israel's failure to comply with its resolutions on peace and security in the Middle East, which is causing a humanitarian tragedy with dire consequences.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“In fact, the political and military elite of Israel have established a new apartheid in Palestine: roads for the exclusive use of the settlers, separate policies for Palestinian settlements and villages, endorsement of the aggression of the settlers against the Palestinian population and segregationist controls and checkpoints. The existing illegal settlements, which are promomoted by the occupying Power, are sabotaging the peace process. They constitute a grievous violation of international law and must cease immediately. Those inhuman practices are implemented by a State that, paradoxically, calls itself democratic. We express our deep concern at the tragic plight of thousands of Palestinian civilians, including children and teenagers, incarcerated by the Israeli Government without charges or a fair trial.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We congratulate you, Mr. President, and your country, Colombia, on presiding over the Security Council. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela endorses the statement delivered by Ambassador Mootaz Ahmadein Khalil, Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of Egypt, on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Venezuela notes with concern the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. Building ajust, comprehensive and lasting peace in that region is now one of the most urgent challenges for the international community. Many resolutions have been adopted by the Council since 1947 on the Palestinian issue, and none of them has been complied with by the State of Israel.”
2012-07-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6816Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Allow me to conclude by reaffirming that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela advocates with determination for the protection without discrimination of each and every civilian afflicted by armed conflict in any part of the world and condemns the unscrupulous use that imperialist Powers have made of that noble humanitarian goal.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Former Western Powers claimed a civilized superiority in order to invade or to conquer subjugated peoples. They disguised their intentions with the fallacy that they were acting out of altruism. From that shameful history was borne the international protectorate system, established by the League of Nations. Acts of neocolonial aggression that violate international law and international humanitarian and human rights law have been perpetrated under the responsibility to protect. While the concept of the responsibility to protect rejects the protection of civilians in times not only of war, but also of peace, those harmful precedents to which I have referred in our statement must be borne in mind when considering the protection of civilians in armed conflict.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“The protection of Palestinian, Syrian and Lebanese civilians suffering under the Israeli occupation must be a fundamental component of an international effort for the full and fair implementation of the mandate to protect civilians in armed conflict. While sanctions regimes are imposed on Governments and peoples of countries of the South, there is silence over the unpunished and massive human rights violations committed by the State of Israel. Why are Palestinian civilians not protected from those who systematically violate their human rights? The concept of the responsibility to protect re-establishes the former imperial political theories in new forms. Today, it is a lethal weapon of neoliberalism and brutal capitalism that seeks to violate the sovereignty of States.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“If we wish to protect civilians in Syria, we must contain those who seek to promote violence and terrorism from abroad, fuel sectarian and religious tension and arm terrorist groups. Venezuela supports the initiative of the Russian Federation to convene an international conference on Syria, with the participation of key actors with influence in the Middle East, in order to help promote a political dialogue between the parties by way of achieving a peaceful and lasting solution to that conflict. Any such initiative, proposed by whomsoever, that gives rise to a peaceful outcome and the reconciliation of the Syrians must be supported.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Why is civilian protection not invoked when American drones kill dozens ofcivilians in Afghanistan, Yemen and Pakistan? What about the war in Iraq, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have died. What about the sanctions imposed on Iraq before the invasion, which caused the deaths of at least 1 million people according to the press and international analysis? Where were the ardent advocates of civilian protection when those atrocities were being perpetrated? As some Security Council members have said, the report of the Secretary-General (S/2012/376) ignores the Middle East and African countries and alludes to the alleged lack of cooperation of the Syrian Government with regard to the protection of civilians, while it forgets the suffering of civilians subjected to the Israeli occupation. Nor does it address the situation in Libya.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“Under the guise of protecting civilians, the Security Council adopted resolution 1973 (2011), which provided NATO with a pretext to destroy much of Libya's civilian infrastructure, causing the deaths of thousands of civilians, including women and children, and leading to regime change and the brutal assassination of the head of State. The International Criminal Court seems to be concerned only with alleged or actual crimes against civilians when they are committed by African leaders or individuals. The concept of civilian protection is therefore controversial. In its name, regime change and overthrowing sovereign Governments of countries of the South are promoted so as to set up puppet Governments that favour the interests of transnational corporations and imperialist Powers.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source
“What hope do the peoples of the world have that the protection of civilians in armed conflict be applied universally and impartially? Some Member States of the Security Council promote resolutions seemingly to protect civilians, but what they seek is a hegemonic foothold over countries of the South. That practice undermines the noble principles of the Charter of the United Nations, including the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War. In that way, such practices degrade the humanism and noble goals of civilian protection.”
2012-06-25 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6790Resumption1 (2012) · source