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Valero Bricefio

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first: 2008-11-12
most recent: 2013-07-23
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“We believe that Burkina Faso will contribute to preventing some members of the Security Council from adopting decisions that are remote from international law and that would prevent dialogue and reconciliation in Africa. We have been invited to an open Security Council debate on drug trafficking in Africa as a threat to international security. Three fundamental points need to be highlighted. First, under the United Nations Charter drug trafficking is not within the purview of the Security Council. Secondly, this is an issue that, given its scope, must be addressed in an inclusive manner, not through a self-interested and a priori reductionist approach imposed by one, two, three, four or five countries among the international community.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Let me begin by saying how pleased we are to see an African country, Burkina Faso, presiding over the work of the Security Council. My country endorses the statement made on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement on the item on today's agenda. Venezuela appreciates and endorses all the efforts that Burkina Faso can make during its presidency of the Security Council to contribute to the resolution of the armed conflicts Africa faces and to bolster the initiatives of the African Union towards building peace and reconciliation among the countries of the continent.”
2009-12-08 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6233Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Venezuela and its Government have the highest interest in the achievement of peace in Colombia, because peace in Colombia means peace in Venezuela, and because Venezuela is the country that has suffered most from the effects of the terrible war that the Government of Colombia is perpetuating and which the Government of Venezuela would like to help resolve peacefully. That is why, on the occasions when President Chavez has acted as facilitator in seeking alternative means to peace, he has done so at the special request of the Government of Colombia.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In the matter of the arms found in the possession of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, those were seized as a result of a military action that was carried out against the armed forces of Venezuela, when armed groups from Colombia seized arms that had been fully deactivated. Those weapons are now being presented as if they had come form Venezuela, which is a terrible falsehood and manipulation of historical fact. The Government of Venezuela would like to assert that we are in favour of peace, and calls on the Government of Colombia to cease its expansionist warlike policies and its transformation into a tool for spreading violence and war into neighbouring countries. Venezuela loves peace. Venezuela and its Government are always interested in contributing to a peaceful solution to regional conflicts.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Drug trafficking in Colombia is an endemic evil, and I would like to state here in a responsible manner that drug trafficking and its effects on Colombia and the world have not decreased but have actually increased significantly. The policy of democratic security has totally failed; it has instead intensified the war and prevented Colombia from working with other countries of the continent to fight both terrorism and drug trafficking. The best demonstration that military bases are not being established in Colombia to fight terrorism or drug trafficking is the statement made by former President Ernesto Samper of Colombia, who has said that this rationale is false and that, on the contrary, the purpose is to convert the Colombian army into a military tool for bellicose expansion throughout the continent.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That is why the countries of South America, meeting in Bariloche, Argentina, declared their deep concern at the establishment of seven United States military bases in Colombia. The warlike intentions of President Uribe's Government have been confirmed by documentation available to all, issued by the United States Departments of State and Defense, and by numerous official reports of the United States Government. These clearly establish that the United States military bases in Colombia will be used to monitor and control not just Colombia but the entire South American continent. I would also like to refer to the unfounded statements made by the representative of Colombia at this meeting.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“That was clearly demonstrated by its invasion of the brotherly nation of Ecuador, which was condemned by the Rio Group at its meeting in Santo Domingo, leading President Uribe Velez to ask forgiveness of the heads of State gathered at that meeting. However, the Colombian Government, far from seeking peaceful relations with the other countries on the continent, insists on having recourse to violence and broadening the conflict, which has gone on for so long. Thus, he has concluded a political and military agreement with the Government of the United States that virtually converts Colombia into a mechanism for extending war into the whole continent and subordinates Colombia to the United States policy of aggression against the countries of the continent.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“It is estimated that approximately 4 million have left Colombia for Venezuela and received help and protection from the Government of Venezuela, and benefit fully from our social programmes. Thus, the Government of Venezuela has a major interest in seeing the conflict in Colombia come to an end. However, the Government of Colombia, far from seeking mechanisms for political dialogue in order to put an end to the terrible massacres and political violence, only foments further war and violence. That is clear from the fact that, far from seeking political dialogue as called for by the international community, it is instead fomenting and expanding war to other countries of the continent.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and in particular its President Hugo Chavez Frias, has been a major player in the quest for peace in Colombia. Through his activities in the area of peace, he has been responsible for the only release of prisoners held by armed groups, for which he has been widely recognized by the international community. The Government of President Hugo Chavez Frias has worked for peace in Colombia, a country that has suffered from a terrible internal war for more than 60 years. That internal war has affected not just Venezuela, but also various other neighbours of Colombia. In the specific case of Venezuela, thousands and thousands of Colombians have come to our country.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“By allowing Posada to remain at liberty in this country and by not accepting the request that he be extradited to Venezuela, the United States is in violation of resolution 1373 (2001), which we are discussing today. The Bolivarian Government stands by the extradition request and calls on the United Nations to rule on this horrible case. For the past several years, Venezuela has told the Security Council that impunity is the absence of justice, and its prevalence over time is as ominous as the act of terrorism itself. Venezuela demands once again that the United States Government comply with its extradition treaty with Venezuela or prosecute and punish Luis Posada Carriles as a terrorist.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Posada was charged, however, with illegally entering the United States. Thus began a legal charade designed to divert attention from the Venezuelan extradition request, which remains neglected by the Justice Department to this day. On 11 January 2007, the United States Government, rather than charge him with murder and terrorism, accused Posada Carriles of seven counts of immigration fraud. Today, Posada Carriles is free and lives in Miami. He is a veritable czar of terrorism. Our country has urged the Government of the United States to extradite this terrorist to Venezuela so that he may face trial. If the United States Government decides not to grant the extradition, international law obliges the United States to try him in court under article 7 of the Montreal Convention on Civil Aviation.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Upon learning of this situation, in May 2005 Venezuela asked the United States Government to detain Posada Carriles preventively so that he might face trial on 73 counts of first-degree murder in relation to the downing of the Cuban airliner. The extradition request made by Venezuela to the United States Government is based on three specific instruments: the extradition treaty between the United States and Venezuela, which remains in force; the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation; and the International Convention for the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings. Only after Posada called a news conference in Miami on 16 May 2005, at which he openly boasted that the State Department was not even looking for him, did the United States Government proceed to arrest him.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“But before the Venezuelan courts could issue a verdict on Luis Posada Carriles, he escaped in 1985 from the prison of San Juan de los Morros, Guarico State, Venezuela. Luis Posada Carriles spent the next few years in various countries of Central America, working for the security services of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras. But in the 19905, he again turned his attention to Cuba. He recruited Salvadoran and Guatemalan mercenaries, smuggled explosives into Cuba, including bombs that exploded at hotels and restaurants in Havana in 1997, killing an Italian tourist, Fabio Di Celmo, and leaving several injured. For a long time, Luis Posada Carriles, although not a United States citizen, lived in complete freedom in Miami. The authorities of this country knew of his stay but did not detain him.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In Port of Spain, the terrorists were arrested and interrogated by detectives from the Trinidad Police Department, to whom they confessed their guilt in writing and admitted to being CIA agents working for Luis Posada Carriles. Venezuelan police arrested Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch in Caracas and found, in Posada's office in Caracas, a Cubana de Aviacien flight schedule and an intelligence report written by Hernan Ricardo on Cuban diplomats and business entities in Barbados, Colombia, Panama and Trinidad. After the arrests, Trinidad, Barbados, Guyana and Cuba ceded jurisdiction over the downing of the passenger plane to Venezuela, and the four criminals were prosecuted in Caracas. Lugo and Ricardo were sentenced to 20 years. Orlando Bosch was released, supposedly, for good behaviour.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“These individuals belonged to the Coordination of United Revolutionary Organizations, an umbrella group of Cuban exile organizations that was formed in 1976, according to the FBI, to "plan, 09-60696 finance and carry out terrorist operations and attacks against Cuba". According to their confessions, Hernan Ricardo and Freddy Lugo placed the C-4 explosives aboard the aircraft in a tube of toothpaste and a camera. They got on the CU-455 flight in Trinidad at 12.45 p.m., bound for Barbados. During the flight, they placed the C-4 explosives. The terrorists got off the plane during its brief stopover at Seawell Airport in Barbados. Nine minutes after takeoff, a terrible explosion brought the aircraft down in full flight. It fell into the waters of Deep Water Bay, off the coast of Barbados.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and Research reported to then Secretary of State Henry Kissinger that a CIA source had overheard Luis Posada Carriles say, a month before the attack, "we are going to bring down a Cuban airplane". The United States Government, with foreknowledge of this situation, did not warn the Cuban authorities about this terrorist threat. It has been clearly shown that the masterminds of the attack were Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch, and that those who planted the bombs on the plane were the Venezuelans Hernan Ricardo and Freddy Lugo.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Among them were 24 members of Cuba's fencing team, all teenagers, who were wearing their gold medals won at the Youth Fencing Championships in Caracas. It was considered one of the worst acts of terrorism in civil aviation history. How did this crime happen? The explanations can largely be found in the United States. The declassification of official documents, now published on the Internet and available to all of us and circulated in books worldwide, has revealed the authorship of this flagrant act of terrorism. Three months before the Cuban aircraft was shot down, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) informed its authorities that an extremist group planned to put a bomb on a Cubana Airlines flight.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): We would like to congratulate you for presiding over the Security Council, at a time when we examine such an important agenda item. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is firm and unequivocal in its condemnation of terrorism. It repudiates any terrorist activity committed by anyone, whether it is individuals, organizations or States. We need to recall that resolution 1373 (2001) prevents States from providing refuge to those who commit acts of terrorism and prohibits the refusal of requests for the extradition of terrorists for political reasons. On this occasion we remember the serious crimes committed by terrorists in 1976, in which a fatal bombing of a Cuban airliner in Barbados took the lives of 73 innocent people.”
2009-11-13 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6217Resumption1 (2009) · source
“In conclusion, Venezuela will continue to suspend its diplomatic relations with the Government of Israel, which were broken off by my Government as a result of the criminal attacks on the Palestinian people and the Gaza Strip. My Government is unwilling to resume diplomatic relations until the inhumane treatment of the Palestinians comes to a definitive end.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“These constitute flagrant, clear and unconcealable violations of the principles of international law, in particular international humanitarian law, without parallel, in their constancy and brutality, in modern history. The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, with President Hugo Chavez at its helm, has been emphatic in its rejection of the historic aggression of the Government of Israel against the nations of the Middle East and Palestine in particular. We endorse the demands of those peoples and the peoples of the world to be allowed to live in peace, and we call on the international community not to permit jurisprudence to grant legitimacy to the military conquest of any territory.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Government of Israel has long acted outside the principles of the United Nations and international justice, and we cannot wait while the new, reprehensible concept known as natural growth - that is, natural extermination - is allowed to develop with impunity. International law forbids Israel from invoking conquest and colonization; it certainly cannot be allowed to pursue such practices in the name of so- called natural growth or, rather, natural extermination. Israel has no excuse for expelling the Palestinians, a dignified people with thousands of years of history, from their own lands, or for its ongoing aggression against them, its frequent indiscriminate bombing of Lebanon and its occupation of Golan.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“My country sees evidence of such crimes reflected in the reports of the Human Rights Council. The Security Council is obligated to assess Israel's non-compliance with the Council's resolutions concerning peace and security in the Middle East. The United Nations Charter confers on this body the authority to do so. That includes the authority to determine whether, in its judgment, a State is willing to honour its obligations under the Charter. It can make recommendations to the General Assembly in that regard. The Security Council faces a dilemma that must be resolved. Should the Council gather further proof in the case concerning aggression against the people of the Middle East and Palestine, or should it shoulder the responsibility that is incumbent upon it?”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The report of the independent Fact-Finding Mission also indicates that "there are serious doubts about the willingness of Israel to carry out genuine investigations in an impartial, independent, prompt and effective way as required by international law. The Mission is also of the view that the system presents inherently discriminatory features that make the pursuit of justice for Palestinian victims extremely difficult". (A/HRC/12/48, para. 1961) It is important to note that the International Criminal Court, under the Rome Statute, plays an important role in the quest for achieving justice and the prevention of flagrant violations of international law. The Rome Statute clearly codifies crimes within the jurisdiction of the Court: genocide, the crime of aggression, crimes against humanity and war crimes.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Among the violations, which the entire world witnessed and which have been disseminated by the media to every corner of the Earth, were arbitrary and abusive detentions, recurrent torture, ill treatment, extrajudicial killings, forced expulsion, the demolition of homes, and a brutal, unmitigated broadening of settlement activity. These unquestionably abominable actions were undertaken with total impunity. Impunity is the most important issue we must address in this meeting. The conclusions of the impartial and thorough investigation are unequivocal as to the grave responsibility of the Israeli Government for the abominable events cited.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Fact-Finding Mission charged with investigating those events has now produced its report (A/HRC/ 12/48), the content of which, in the opinion of Venezuela, demands the support of the entire international community. In its conclusions and recommendations, the report underscores the need for effective accountability. In addition, according to the report, there is important evidence showing clearly that during the military operation of 27 December 2008 through 18 January 2009 there were "serious violations of international humanitarian law", as well as blatant violations of human rights made worse by the blockade to which the population of Gaza was subjected in the months before Operation Cast Lead was launched.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Several decades have borne witness to the continual military aggression of the Government of Israel, which has increasingly violated international law, and in particular international humanitarian law, in its practices against the peoples and Governments of the region of the Middle East. In January 2009, given the inaction of the Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council acted to impede - or at least mitigate - the brutal aggression launched against the people of Palestine in the Gaza strip. In this context, the results obtained by the Human Rights Council in the wake of its resolution (A/HRC/S-9/ 1), which spoke to the grave situation in Gaza, merit particular endorsement.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The matter of the Middle East, including the question of Palestine, has been of the greatest importance to this Council. The creation of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization by the Security Council in 1948 led to the first peacekeeping operation, charged with verifying the ceasefire in the Middle East. Since 1947 numerous resolutions have been adopted by the United Nations on the matter of Palestine and the situation in the Middle East, from the controversial General Assembly resolution 181 (II) on the partition of Palestine to Council resolution 1860 (2009) adopted this year. Absolutely none of these have been honoured by the Government of Israel.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Mr. President, we wish to express our satisfaction with your direction of the presidency of the Security Council, and to commend you for having moved this debate on the situation in the Middle East including the question of Palestine forward. Your decision is a clear and accurate interpretation of the concern that a considerable majority of this Organization has about Israel's systematic disregard, as a State policy, for the resolutions of this body, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council regarding the Middle East and the situation in Palestine. The Permanent Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the United Nations associates itself with the statement made today on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement delivered by the Permanent Mission of Egypt.”
2009-10-14 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6201Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Haitian President Rene' Preval has emphasized the need for MINUSTAH to reinvent itself. That is truly a challenge. Cooperation should seek to address the urgent problems of that sisterly country without undermining its sovereignty or imposing conditions that could perpetuate the political and social catastrophes of its past. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates its commitment to the Haitian people and its support for the Government led by Rene Preval. I should like to conclude my statement by quoting the very beautiful words spoken today by Prime Minister Michele Duvivier Pierre-Louis, which we fully support: "Haiti can once again, as it has already done in the past, reach a moment of epiphany that will set it firmly on the course of progress and modernity".”
2009-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6186 (2009) · source
“Haiti's participation in our PetroCaribe energy cooperation initiative has contributed to reducing that country's economic difficulties. In addition, our country has set up electrical power stations that provide service to up to 30 per cent of Haiti's population. That cooperation contributes to the provision of such public services as schools and hospitals. Together with the sisterly Republic of Cuba, we are also carrying out Operation Miracle. That cooperation programme provides patients from various countries with free care for eye conditions. As of February 2009, surgical procedures had been performed on more than 40,000 Haitian patients. Venezuela has also generously welcomed the Haitian diaspora. Our university classrooms host hundreds of young Haitians who will lend their knowledge to the comprehensive development of their country.”
2009-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6186 (2009) · source
“We welcome General Assembly resolution 63/294 of 30 June 2009, which emphasizes the need to hire Haitian staff wherever possible, with a view to replacing foreign officials and staff. At this meeting, we have heard a statement from former United States President William Jefferson Clinton, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Haiti. In his briefing, he set out the initiatives and programmes he intends to carry out. We acknowledge his concern about the difficult conditions in that brotherly Caribbean country. We appreciate former President Clinton's acknowledgement of the contribution to Haiti's development being made by Venezuela and the sisterly Republic of Cuba. Indeed, the Bolivarian Government has, in a spirit of solidarity, undertaken assistance efforts on behalf of the Government and people of Haiti.”
2009-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6186 (2009) · source
“Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report (S/2009/439) sets out the need to fully overcome Haiti's problems. By and large, Haiti's circumstances are a reflection of poverty, social inequality and the interference of foreign Powers that destabilizes countries. The Secretary-General has proclaimed the need to renew the mandate of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and has asserted that the country's institutions remain fragile. Venezuela believes that cooperative efforts and multilateral actions should contribute to strengthening democracy and political, economic and social progress in Haiti. It is crucial to take account of the opinions of the people and Government of Haiti, who should exercise their sovereignty in establishing the nature of cooperation with their country.”
2009-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6186 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela appreciates the initiative of the Security Council to consider the situation in Haiti for the second time this year. This is a very important issue for our country, given the historic and geographic ties that have bound us to the Haitian people since our establishment as a sovereign republic. We have shared in fraternal solidarity the experience of emancipation. The rise to independence and sovereignty is a process both relevant and key to understanding current developments on our continent today, which reaffirm the emancipation of our peoples and our political, economic and cultural liberation against a backdrop of social equality and justice.”
2009-09-09 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6186 (2009) · source
“Finally, Venezuela would like to reiterate its commitment to peace and its readiness to debate in the General Assembly all measures to effectively protect civilians in armed conflict. We are convinced that it is in that body that we can achieve the genuine political commitment of States in the implementation of the norms of international humanitarian law and human rights on behalf of civilian populations affected by such conflicts.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela reiterates that the primary responsibility for the protection of civilians in armed conflicts resides with States, and that the international community can play a constructive role in support of national efforts, always with respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of States. We also view with concern the attempts of some States to interpret as they see fit the concept of responsibility to protect contained in paragraph 139 of the Final Document of 2005 World Summit. Some countries have groundlessly tried to affirm that this concept is a norm that can be implemented without the required discussions, but we believe that the General Assembly must discuss this concept and provide it with a consensus interpretation.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Wrongful practices against civilians also include the detention of children, adolescents and women in military conflicts for the alleged purpose of obtaining information about the conflict and its protagonists, a situation that is in clear violation of the human rights of civilians. Another practice consists in attacking humanitarian missions, such as the Red Cross and the Red Crescent and United Nations peacekeeping operations, as we have seen in Gaza in recent months, with the destruction of infrastructure for public services, housing, schools and United Nations buildings where staff of this Organization who were on a humanitarian mission lost their lives.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“On that occasion, over 1,300 Palestinian children and women were killed and 5,300 were wounded or mutilated for life by these undesirable practices. This situation must not go unpunished. Otherwise, some countries waging war would be encouraged to engage in the perverse practice of targeting civilians and the people for military attacks. Practices such as these must be the subject of the most rigorous consideration by this body, fully backed by the General Assembly, and the necessary legal measures to avoid more civilian lives being lost because of the impunity syndrome must be taken.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Many of them settle in our country, and we welcome them and integrate them into our society. Other displaced persons return to their homes in Colombia when they see the opportunity for a fresh start. In these circumstances, they have been treated in strict compliance with humanitarian law and in keeping with our constitutional responsibility to respect human rights. Nonetheless, that has not been the fate of other peoples in the world, and here I must refer to the specific case of the long-suffering people of Palestine. The illegal occupation of Gaza by the Government of Israel towards the end of 2008 and in early 2009 gave rise to the criminal imposition of a curfew on the civilian population, which still persists.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The parties involved, the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Human Rights Council, as well as other organs of the system within their respective fields of competence, must develop prevention strategies to safeguard peace and protect civilians, dealing with the underlying causes of armed conflicts: poverty, external intervention by international corporations, desire for domination on the part of some countries, and so forth. Our State has had the responsibility of protecting civilians displaced by the internal conflict being experienced by our Colombian neighbours and have received them as brothers and sisters and as though they were citizens of our country. These are civilians who flee from their lands and their homes to escape the internal war.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Mr. President, may I congratulate you on your fine work as President of the Security Council this month. I welcome the initiative that enables us to discuss this very important issue, namely the protection of civilians in armed conflicts. Armed conflicts are characterized by their changing nature, which involves a multiplicity of factors, requiring, in turn, an integral approach.”
2009-06-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6151Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The Venezuelan Government, upon learning of the presence of this terrorist in the territory of the United States and the freedom he enjoys there, requested his extradition so that he should answer to the law of Venezuela, in accordance with existing bilateral cooperation agreements on this matter. The Bolivarian Government reiterates the request of extradition of terrorist Posada Carriles so that he can be prosecuted for his crimes in Venezuela. In conclusion, Venezuela reiterates its call upon the Security Council and the Counter-Terrorism Committee to activate all the mechanisms available to them and demand the implementation of resolution 1373 (2001) to allow the timely extradition to Venezuela of terrorist Luis Posada Carriles.”
2009-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6128Resumption1 (2009) · source
“The declaration notes that terrorism in all its manifestations affects the full enjoyment and exercise of human rights and represents a serious threat to peace. The declaration emphasizes that all States shall deny safe haven to those who finance, plan and commit terrorist acts or support them. On 6 October 1976, a Cubana de Aviacion plane exploded in the air. Seventy-three people died as a result of a criminal action planned and carried out by Luis Posada Carriles, Orlando Bosch and other terrorists. Posada Carriles, a convicted and confessed criminal, who was sentenced in our country and was serving his punishment, escaped from a Venezuelan prison with outside help.”
2009-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6128Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Our country reiterates its full condemnation of terrorism and reaffirms its commitment to countering it in all its forms and manifestations, with strict adherence to international law, in particular international human rights law and international humanitarian law. Venezuela has been absolutely consistent in its adherence to the Global Counter- Terrorism Strategy, adopted in September 2006 by the General Assembly in its resolution 60/288. On 28 May 2008, the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States, upon Venezuela's request, adopted a declaration on strengthening cooperation in the fight against terrorism and the impunity of perpetrators, based on Security Council resolution 1373 (2001).”
2009-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6128Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): Our delegation congratulates you, Sir, on your accession to the presidency of the Security Council for the month of May, and takes note with interest of the three briefings given by the representatives of Austria, France and Costa Rica. It is imperative that all States comply with their international legal obligations and cooperate in the implementation of United Nations resolutions on countering terrorism. When crimes against humanity are not punished and the use and abuse of State terrorism are tolerated, it affects the consolidation and promotion of democracy, the freedom of peoples and international peace and security.”
2009-05-26 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6128Resumption1 (2009) · source
“They have fought valiantly for their freedom, self-determination and independence. They do not want handouts from the international community, but cooperation and solidarity, the only possible cooperation in the framework of which the people of Haiti can exercise their own destiny in sovereignty.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101Resumption1 (2009) · source
“He has mentioned the need to reform Haiti's judicial system and above all to obtain socio-economic support. We believe that President Preval is responding to the social, political and economic crisis. The Bolivarian Government of Venezuela, led by Hugo Chavez Frias, has provided sustained assistance to the Haitian people in the form of energy cooperation to help hospitals and clinics to provide treatment. Together with our sister Government of Cuba, we have provided food and health care assistance. We are moved by our desire to overcome poverty through the use of integration plans based on solidarity between peoples and Governments. Venezuela has also stepped up every time devastating natural disasters have struck the country of Alexandre Pieton. The people of Haiti are worthy and valiant. They do not wish to be treated as less able.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Haiti is a warning against the predatory economic models and the high social costs a country may have to pay for them. Since the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) entered Haiti, some stabilization objectives for Haiti have been met, but it must also be recognized that major mistakes have been made, calling into question cooperation with the military and police sectors and to prioritizing the strengthening of security. My country's experience demonstrates that this can even be counter-productive if no plan has been set out for comprehensive economic and social cooperation. The Bolivarian Government believes that this is what the people and the Government of Haiti require. Mr. Rene Preval, President of Haiti, has stressed the fact that MINUSTAH must reinvent itself to open the door to a new era.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101Resumption1 (2009) · source
“From 1990 onwards, like other countries of Latin America and the Caribbean, Haiti suffered under the perverse prescriptions of neo-liberal economists, imposed under the auspices of the World Bank. Those prescriptions were totally unsuited to our realities. The social and human consequences were devastating and led to the dismantling of an already severely affected economic base as well as agricultural and livestock production. That situation created an opportunity for imported products and voracious international consortiums. The perversity of such capital was lethal to the socio-economic structure of Haiti and had terrible consequences that completely undermined its food sovereignty. The current international economic and financial crisis affects not only Haiti, but all poor countries, increasing poverty and inequality.”
2009-04-06 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.6101Resumption1 (2009) · source
“Haiti has suffered various invasions and interventions throughout its history and has been subject to the most despicable imperial efforts to undermine its sovereignty. According to a report of the United Nations Development Programme, Haiti was ranked 146th out of 177 countries in 2008. Life expectancy at birth was 59.5 years in 2005. That calamitous reality makes it necessary for Haiti to obtain, on an urgent basis, the social assistance and investment that will raise its living conditions. Without such social and economic cooperation and without setting limits on the perverse logic of capital that seeks to turn a profit at any cost, it will be impossible for Haiti to obtain full and self- sufficient development for all its people.”
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“Mr. Valero Bricefio (Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) (spoke in Spanish): On behalf of the Government of Hugo Chavez Frias, Sir, I wish you resounding success as you lead the work of the Security Council during the month of April. Haiti has played a stellar role in the history of Venezuela. Francisco de Miranda, a forefather in our fight for independence, created the first flag of Venezuela in Haiti. Simon Bolivar, the liberator not only of Venezuela but of other nations of the Americas, was protected and supported by the illustrious leader Alexandre Petion, father of independent Haiti - the first nation of Latin America and the Caribbean to gain its independence from colonialism.”
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