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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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“It is necessary for the Member States to deliberate these issues in the General Assembly as a basic prerequisite for progress in the formulation of policies that bring about genuine and broad consensus.”
2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We note the significant risks inherent in any initiative that seeks to operationalize the protection of civilians, especially in the light of the coexistence of divergent, mutually exclusive conceptual approaches to the problem and of the individual nature of each armed conflict. In this context, the issue of civilian protection forces us to reiterate the questions formulated in 2005 by President Hugo Chavez during the discussions on the responsibility to protect, which have yet to be answered. Who defines - and how - what is necessary to protect civilians? What is the body responsible for identifying the potential players - "spoilers" - threatening the fulfilment of the mandate? Finally, what risks do these issues present for the impartiality of a peacekeeping mission?”
2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source
“A successful strategy for the protection of civilians demands that the root causes of conflict be systematically addressed through actions that have a positive impact on development and using appropriate channels for the peaceful resolution of disputes. As established in international law, States or parties to a conflict have the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians under the Fourth Geneva Convention. Peacekeeping operations are in certain limited cases assigned the task of protecting physical well-being in situations of imminent danger to life, always within the ground deployment of a mission and when required to facilitate humanitarian aid.”
2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Those instruments should be applied equally to all cases involving threatened civilian populations, ensuring full transparency in the application of the law and eliminating the ongoing impunity of those States whose aggressions against unprotected civilian populations have been condoned for too long. The protection of civilians in the context of peacekeeping operations is one of many tasks established in Security Council mandates. It is related to other equally important tasks and its implementation is viable only within the regulatory framework that sets out the guiding principles for such operations: the consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force. The protection of civilians cannot be conducted outside the political and legal bases accepted by States.”
2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Allow me to express on behalf of the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela our gratitude for the opportunity to participate in this debate. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the Permanent Representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. No one can dispute the need to protect all vulnerable civilians from the effects of armed conflict, pursuant to the relevant instruments of international law, international humanitarian law and, in particular, the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols.”
2010-11-22 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6427Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela supported General Assembly resolution 64/297. We reiterate our commitment to the implementation of the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. Venezuela is committed to the fight against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, whatever its origin or motive, including State terrorism, which today is one of the most evil instruments of subjugation and neocolonial domination.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“We therefore reiterate to the Government of the United States our request for the extradition of Luis Posada Carriles or, barring that, at least try him for the terrorist acts he has confessed. Terrorists Raul Diaz Pefia, Jose Antonio Colina and German Rodolfo Varela, sentenced to prison in Venezuela for their involvement in placing bombs at the Spanish and Colombian consulates in 2003, have fled to the United States. Those crimes were committed a few months after the oil sabotage and coup against President Hugo Chavez Frias. Venezuela has requested the Government of the United States to extradite Colina and Varela. But that has been denied and they have been given refuge and protection on the grounds of supposed political asylum. They have also granted a visa to Raul Diaz Pena, a fugitive from Venezuelan justice.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“We should recall that resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005) urged States not to give refuge to terrorists and not to resort to political motivations for refusing requests for extradition. It has been 34 years since the bombing of Cubana Airlines flight 455 over the waters of Barbados, in which 73 innocent civilians were murdered, and Luis Posada Carriles, the person responsible for that terrorist attack, remains free in the United States. On July 2, the Salvadoran terrorist Francisco Chavez Abarca - who is accused of being responsible for several explosive attacks in Cuba - was caught at Venezuela's Maiquetia International Airport. He confessed that he had gone to Venezuela to sabotage the parliamentary elections and that he had the support of Luis Posada Carriles.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to congratulate you, Mr. President, on your conduct of this debate. The fight against terrorism is a responsibility of all countries and should be carried out within the framework of multilateralism and international cooperation based on respect for self-determination, sovereignty and non-interference in the internal affairs States, in accordance with the Charter of United Nations and international and regional conventions and protocols on the subject. Some Governments draw up lists of countries that allegedly collaborate with this crime, while they shelter dangerous international terrorists on their soil.”
2010-11-15 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6424 (2010) · source
“From that platform, or any other, we will support the struggles of this people, which seek to achieve their historical claims.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela considers that the Security Council, by allowing the impunity of the State of Israel, has not complied with its obligations under the Charter. This body, unfortunately, is a prisoner of the right of the veto. That is why Venezuela has stressed the need to rebuild the United Nations. Among other things, that means eliminating the right of the veto in the Security Council and granting binding force to the decisions of the General Assembly, including those having to do with international peace and security. In conclusion, I note that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has been admitted as a full member of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The United Nations should demand that the State of Israel refrain from further violating the norms of international law and from disrupting the negotiations currently being conducted. Before the eyes of the world, the Government of Israel has amassed a voluminous record of violations of international law. Why does the Security Council permit the impunity of this occupying Power? We therefore request that the Security Council exercise the powers invested in it by the Charter of the United Nations to maintain and preserve international peace and security. The Charter states in its preamble that it is necessary to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, to reaffirm the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small and to respect obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The occupying Power is carrying out an ethnic war and a racist and xenophobic policy aimed at the de-Arabization of Palestine. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in accordance with the views expressed by the Arab League, believes that the revival of Israeli colonization through the building of settlements on Palestinian land is a sabotage of the negotiation process being conducted by the Palestinian National Authority and the Israeli Government. The continued construction of these settlements, which has been condemned around the world, affects the borders of a Palestinian State. The Israeli Government has again shown that it does not have the political will to move forward with direct negotiations with the Palestinian National Authority.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Numerous reports by United Nations rapporteurs also confirm the outrages committed by the State of Israel. Thus there exists a comprehensive criminal record of its assaults that has moved and outraged the conscience of the world. Venezuela demands that the Security Council take charge in this matter and proceed without delay to apply the measures outlined in the United Nations Charter in order that the State of Israel complies with international law. Illegal settlements and the practice of occupation, condemned by the Governments and peoples of the world, are part of the State of Israel's policy of aggression, which is aimed at perpetuating its occupation and depriving the Palestinian people of their inalienable right to self-determination and sovereignty.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to congratulate you, Sir, for the work that you undertaking as President of the Security Council. We wish you success in your efforts. We come here to reiterate our fervent desire for the prompt establishment of the Palestinian State and for peace in the Middle East. We associate ourselves with the statement made today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement and the efforts of the League of Arab States in support of the Palestinian people's self-determination. The Government of Israel has violated the United Nations Charter on many occasions. The Permanent Observer of Palestine has sent 374 letters to the Secretary-General and the Security Council that relate the excesses committed against the Palestinian people by the occupying Power, Israel.”
2010-10-18 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6404Resumption1 (2010) · source
“If the Security Council wishes to preserve its legitimacy as guarantor of peace and international security, it should adopt the measures necessary to achieve the end of the systematic slaughter of the Palestinian people by the State of Israel. In conclusion, I wish to affirm that Venezuela supports the request made by the Prime Minister of Malaysia for the convening of an emergency special session of the General Assembly to consider the issues under debate in the Security Council.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The failure of the Israeli Government to comply with the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly must be addressed by this Council, including through the possible adoption of sanctions to persuade the Israeli political and military elite of their obligations to comply with the rules and principles of international law enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and other international instruments in order to achieve a solid and lasting peace in the Middle East. The State of Israel repeatedly violates the Charter of the United Nations and refutes through its actions the very nature of this Organization.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Its militaristic policies continue to ignore the repeated calls of the international community for Israel to adhere to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and to open its facilities to the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards system. In this context, Venezuela supports the decision adopted at the Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons recently held in New York, which resolved to call for an international conference on the creation of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the Middle East on 2012 in order to ban the development, possession and utilization of these weapons in the region.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“It must be lifted by the Israeli authorities immediately". Why does the Security Council, which is mandated to address matters related to international peace and security, not adopt concrete and credible measures to bring to an end this genocidal blockade repudiated by all the peoples of the world? The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reaffirms it full support for the creation of a sovereign and independent Palestinian State within internationally recognized borders that guarantee the full exercise of the right of this heroic people to self- determination. This is an indispensable element for achieving peace and stability in the Middle East. Israel's possession of nuclear weapons is a threat to international peace and security, in particular for the Middle East region.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“As a consequence of the Israeli aggression known as Operation Cast Lead and the blockade of the Gaza Strip, 85 per cent of the population depends on humanitarian aid. Preventing by force, as Israel is doing, the realization of cooperation in solidarity with the Palestinian people is an act of an unquestionable criminality. Venezuela demands once again an immediate and unconditional end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip and the opening of all the border crossings, thus allowing for the freedom of movement of goods and people and access for humanitarian assistance to the Palestinian people. The Secretary-General of the United Nations has said that "the long-running closure imposed on the Gaza Strip is counterproductive, unsustainable and wrong. It punishes innocent civilians.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“In its presidential statement of 1 June (S/PRST/2010/9), the Security Council took note of the call of the Secretary-General for a "prompt, impartial, credible and transparent investigation conforming to international standards" into this reprehensible incident. One month and 20 days have passed since then. It is a matter of concern that the panel to carry out this investigation has not yet been established. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, as a State Member of the United Nations, expects the investigation to be genuinely impartial, credible and transparent and conforming to international standards, in contrast to the sham investigation that was carried out by the State of Israel to cover up the proof of its reprehensible crime. The situation of the Palestine population in the Gaza Strip is a humanitarian catastrophe.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“These carefully planned activities constitute flagrant violations of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela condemns the Israeli occupation of the Syrian Golan and calls for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli troops. My Government also rejects the construction of the wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, which is intended to fragment the unity, integrity and territorial contiguity of Palestine, including East Jerusalem. As is well known, in an advisory opinion the International Court of Justice declared this measure to be illegal.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“On 29 June 2010, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, Richard Falk, condemned the expansionist plans of the State of Israel in Jerusalem, including the plan put forward by the Mayor of that city to demolish dozens of buildings that are home to hundreds of Palestinian families. The Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Robert Serry, expressed his concern at the decision of Israel to demolish more Palestinian homes and expand the settlements of Pisgat Ze'ev. The political and military elite of the occupying Power is promoting all kinds of illegal activities in the aim of changing the geographic nature and the demographic composition of the Palestine territory, including the urban character and Arab and Islamic identity of East Jerusalem.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The repeated violation of the human rights of the Palestinian people by the forces of the occupying Power through the excessive use of force, collective punishment, the confiscation of land and the establishment and expansion of illegal settlements are flagrant violations of international law, including international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions. Operation Cast Lead and the criminal attack perpetrated by Israeli military forces in international waters against the freedom flotilla en route to Gaza have been condemned by the Human Rights Council in various resolutions.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We welcome this open debate on the Middle East and the Palestine question. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela associates itself with the statement delivered by the representative of Egypt on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. Our delegation expresses its deep concern at the humanitarian crisis and the deterioration of the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied territory. The brutal and systematic aggression of the occupying Power, Israel, against the Palestinian people will make their development and self-determination impossible and hinders efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.”
2010-07-21 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6363Resumption1 (2010) · source
“That crushing reality produces wars and poverty and the destruction of the planet and of sovereignty, human rights and democratic systems. That is the basic cause of conflicts. It is up to the United Nations to consistently implement, for the benefit of peoples and not the interests of the powerful, the Charter and the other legal instruments and resolutions that sovereign States have established through the years for the good of humankind and the planet.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“We must show a common front for solidarity and unite to reject intervention that oppresses peoples. We must reject the concept of the responsibility to protect, for it disguises the violation of sovereignty in order to promote neo-colonial interests. When it comes to providing support to a people, there is near unanimity as to the serious violation of human rights and international humanitarian law by the State of Israel through its occupation of Gaza. Why do we not then protect the Palestinian people and decisively help them to become a sovereign State? The financial leadership that currently governs the world is predicated on increased military expenditures, financial speculation and economic policies that foster the recessive trends being experienced throughout the world.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“At other times, conflict situations are ignored in which it does not suit transnational interests to provide international solidarity, as the State violating human rights acts as the intermediary for those interests. Some Powers brandish rhetoric of humanitarianism and human rights, but they undermine and distort the true nature of those rights. The case of Iraq is emblematic of that. In recent decades, we have seen a succession of various concepts and categories that tend towards neo- colonial domination. We understand the reasons why many countries of the South would identify with a concept such as the responsibility to protect, for instance. We understand their concerns, since international solidarity is essential. But international solidarity is one thing and intervention in order to dominate is another.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“For that reason, the concept of the responsibility to protect has not attained the consensus necessary to become an instrument for the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In some cases, certain States may be accused of violating human rights, whereas world Powers may undertake actions leading to coups, territorial splintering and social and economic crises. The fact that a domestic conflict has been created or stimulated from beyond its borders is obfuscated. Those who create and encourage such crises are the ones who must be condemned and punished. Not infrequently - and history provides plenty of examples - an international intervention ends up supporting those who breach and violate human rights. Foreign interventions thereby undermine the sovereignty of States.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The responsibility of peacekeeping operations is limited to specific and limited occasions when it becomes necessary to protect the physical safety of civilians when there is a real danger of loss of life, and always in the context of a deployed mission or when humanitarian assistance is needed. However, based on recent experiences, international interventions in such cases are of increasing concern. Discrepancies persist in the manner, timing and advisability of undertaking military interventions, and in identifying who is authorized to undertake them. Great world Powers have sought to invoke seemingly noble concepts for political or military interventionist actions that undermine sovereignty.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“The consent of the parties, impartiality and the non-use of force are guiding principles for such operations and must be preserved. On other occasions, we have insisted that any strategy for protecting civilians must systematically address the causes that led to a conflict, including discrimination, poverty, injustice and a lack of channels for the peaceful settlement of disputes. A functional political system founded on social justice, dialogue and coexistence is very important to conflict prevention. Under the Fourth Geneva Convention, the State or parties to the conflict has or have the primary responsibility of protecting civilians.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): I congratulate you, Madam President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and wish you every success in executing your tasks. The debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict continues to evoke concern and controversy. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela believes that the State bears or should bear the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians and the prevention of violations of human rights or humanitarian law during armed conflict that should be condemned in all instances. I wish briefly to refer to the protection of civilians in armed conflict in the framework of peacekeeping operations and their mandates.”
2010-07-07 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6354Resumption1 (2010) · source
“Those crimes were committed not only in Venezuela, but also in several Central American countries, because Posada Carriles was for many years in the service of the Central Intelligence Agency and, in that capacity, committed terrorist acts in many countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. He was even responsible for many acts of torture against political leaders of the left in Latin America and the Caribbean. We wish to stress that Luis Posada Carriles must be prosecuted as a terrorist in the United States or that the United States must heed the extradition request made by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“He escaped, as I said, from a Venezuelan prison and somehow ended up in this country. The Government of the United States was well aware of his presence here. We should like to reiterate Venezuela's call on the Government of the United States to give due attention to our request for this convicted and self- confessed criminal to face the consequences of the law. Venezuela will guarantee all the conditions needed for a transparent trial even though we know, because Posada Carriles himself has said so, that he was the brains behind the bombing of the Cubana de Aviacion airliner. We are, of course, concerned that allegations of lesser crimes, such as immigration offences, continue to be pursued against Posada Carriles, while the major crimes committed by that international terrorist are being ignored.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): I will be very brief because the explanation given by the representative of Cuba allows me to leave out major details. I should like, however, to reiterate our request to the Government of the United States to expedite the extradition requested by our Government on the basis of the treaties and conventions we referred to in our statement. The terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, after having committed his crimes against the Cubana de Aviacio'n aircraft, was detained and tried in Venezuela. He then escaped from prison there and has since evaded justice. Thus, in addition to his other crimes, he is a fugitive from the Venezuelan legal system, which had granted him all the legal provisions required to exercise his rights.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“It must be recalled that resolution 1373 (2001), adopted by the Security Council at its meeting of 28 September 2001 (see S/PV.4385), enjoins States from providing safe havens to those who commit terrorist acts and from recognizing as valid any political motive for refusing a request to extradite terrorists. I conclude by reiterating my Government's request to the Security Council and the Counter- Terrorism Committee to enforce the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001), which would allow the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles to be extradited to Venezuela or tried as a terrorist in the United States.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“From then on, a series of delays and legal obstacles, enveloped in mystery, have obstructed the possibility of trying that dreadful terrorist. Recently, in a new rigging of the system, the judge in the proceedings indefinitely postponed consideration of the case. It would seem that the strategy being followed is to protract, defer and delay the case of Luis Posada Carriles. This particular situation raises questions about the commitment of the United States Government and its vow to fight terrorism. We take this opportunity to repeat Venezuela's call for the release of the five anti-terrorist Cuban heroes who have been held prisoner in United States jails for 11 years.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Venezuela's extradition request to the United States Government is based on three specific instruments: the extradition treaty between the United States and Venezuela, the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. Once Posada Carriles called a news conference in Miami on 16 May 2005, at which he boasted that the State Department was not even looking for him because he was an agent of the Central Intelligence Agency, the United States Government had no other option than to arrest him. On 11 January 2007, the United States Government indicted Posada Carriles on seven counts of immigration fraud, rather than charge him with murder and terrorism.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“It has been irrefutably demonstrated that the brains behind the attack were Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch and that those who planted the bombs in the Cubana de Aviacion aircraft were Venezuelans Hernan Ricardo Lozano and Freddy Lugo. Having escaped from prison in Venezuela, Luis Posada Carriles lived freely in Miami, despite not being a United States citizen. The authorities of that country knew of his whereabouts, but they did not arrest him. Having learned of this situation, in May 2005 Venezuela asked the United States Government to arrest Luis Posada Carriles so as to try him on 73 counts of first-degree murder in relation to the sabotage of the Cuban aircraft.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“The serious crimes committed in 1976 by terrorists led by Luis Posada Carriles - killing 73 people, for the most part sportsmen, in the fateful blowing-up of a Cuban aircraft over Barbados - remain an issue that the Council is obliged to examine. That terrible act is considered to be one of the worst terrorist attacks in the history of civil aviation. Ample information can be found in the classified archives of the United States Department of State, and the declassification of some official documents, now published and distributed in various media, show that Luis Posada Carriles is responsible for that flagrant terrorist act.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“The Council has endlessly considered this issue without even adopting the necessary remedies to put an end to genocide. We also recall that, in 2002, the former President of the United States, George W. Bush, affirmed that Iraq was amassing weapons of mass destruction. That is why the country was invaded. Hundreds of thousands have died. One of the most precious cultural heritages of humankind has been destroyed and, to date, no weapon of mass destruction has been found. One issue that must be urgently addressed by the Security Council is that of the terrorist Luis Posada Carriles. This organ knows myriad details of this case, which has been submitted by both my country and the sister Republic of Cuba.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“We also note with great interest the Counter-Terrorism Committee's programme of work for the period 1 January to 30 June 2010, which seeks to monitor and promote the implementation by States ofresolution 1373 (2001). However, the effectiveness and implementation of such measures may be weakened when imperial Powers impose privileges which they absolve themselves from implementing. The fight against terrorism, whatever its manifestations and by whomever committed, be it persons, organizations or States, gives rise to situations of great concern. We have seen with alarm how State terrorism is practiced with impunity under false slogans of peace and security. Such is the case with the warmongering Government of Israel, which slaughters defenceless people, including the Palestinians in Gaza.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“It is a matter of great concern to my country, Venezuela, which has acted in keeping with the United Nations Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, adopted by the General Assembly in September 2006 in resolution 60/288. We wish to recall that, at our country's request, on 28 May 2007 the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States adopted the Declaration on Strengthening Cooperation in the Fight Against Terrorism and the Impunity of its Perpetrators, based on Security Council resolution 1373 (2001). The Declaration underscores that terrorism is inimical to the full enjoyment and exercise of human rights and peace, and reaffirms that all States should deny safe haven to those who finance, plan, support or commit terrorist acts.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Madam President, we would like to congratulate you on presiding over the work of the Council this month and to wish you every success in your work. We would also like to greet the Chairs of the subsidiary committees of this Council who today have given us their valuable briefings on the subject at hand. Approximately 2,500 years ago, the classical Chinese writer Sun Tzu, in the The Art of War, wrote that "war is of vital importance to the State; it is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin". Today, that sentence is just as relevant in the face of attempts to reimpose a new imperial rule on the world. One of the central topics addressed here is the Counter-Terrorism Committee.”
2010-05-11 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6310 (2010) · source
“An instructive and encouraging debate is taking place in several multilateral forums on the fight against drug trafficking. In all of those instances, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has provided concrete proof of its solidarity and cooperation with African countries, in particular those of West Africa, by signing many bilateral agreements on combating the world drug problem. We trust that the consideration of this topic at this meeting of the Security Council will not set a precedent or legitimize any action the Security Council might contemplate on this issue.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That is why Venezuela promotes South-South cooperation and major initiatives with African countries to combat drug trafficking. In this regard, at the Second Africa-South America Summit of Heads of State, held in Isla Margarita, Venezuela, on 26 and 27 September 2009, our heads of State reaffirmed their commitment to promoting initiatives, proposals and activities to combat this phenomenon at the bi-regional and bilateral levels. In addition, during the 19th Meeting of Heads of National Drug Law Enforcement Agencies, tasked with countering the illicit traffic in drugs in Latin America and the Caribbean, also held in Isla Margarita from 28 September to 2 October 2009, major agreements were reached on promoting bilateral cooperation in the fight against drugs, in particular in West African countries.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“We believe that this is how this issue should be dealt with and not, for example, through the use of foreign military bases on the territory of a given country. The challenges in the fight against drug trafficking identified by the specialized bodies of the United Nations must be addressed. We commend the efforts of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to provide financial and technical support to African countries with the aim of supporting and developing their national capacities to respond to drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. The Government of Venezuela shares the concern of African countries over the negative impact that illicit drug trafficking could have on the stability of their countries.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Major commitments were undertaken in context of the Political Declaration and Plan of Action with regard to reducing the demand for and supply of drugs, in particular in the areas of controlling precursors and amphetamine-type stimulants. There was also an agreement on international cooperation to eradicate illicit crops used to produce narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, and to develop alternative crops, counter money-laundering and provide mutual legal assistance. In that context, current and future challenges were identified and studied, as were new trends in the world drug problem and possible improvements of the current assessment system. Mention was made of the need to strengthen international cooperation in drug control on the basis of the principle of common and shared responsibilities.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Venezuela believes that the world drug problem should continue to be addressed in the framework of the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and its subsidiary body, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, in accordance with the current practice and existing commitments on this subject. In this regard, we would recall that as recently as in March of this year, at the fifty-second session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Member States adopted the Political Declaration and Plan of Action on International Cooperation towards an Integrated and Balanced Strategy to Counter the World Drug Problem. At that session, States affirmed that the world drug problem is a threat to the public security of our States and the well-being of all humankind, since it undermines sustainable development, political stability and democratic institutions.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Thirdly, the Security Council has demonstrated that it does not wish to or cannot carry out its own functions. For this reason, it should not claim new functions that are outside its competence. An illustration of the Council's ineptitude in dealing with issues relevant to the international community is its complete disregard for the resolutions adopted with regard to Palestine, which are binding on Israel. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela shares the common interest in and will to fight this scourge in the framework of international cooperation and in fullest respect for the sovereignty of countries and for human rights, in particular the principles of due process, proportionality and the presumption of innocence, among others.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source