After
UNSC Meets on
Mali &
Burkina Faso,
Spanish
Summary, ICP 2
Qs
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED
NATIONS,
October 5 --
Spain holds
the Presidency
of the UN
Security
Council for
October; Inner
City Press for
the Free UN
Coalition for
Access asked
its Permanent
Representative
Roman Oyarzun
Marchesi
to when
possible
provide
summaries of
closed door
consultations
and take
questions.
On October 6,
two summaries
were provided
and Inner City
Press asked
two questions.
Here is the
fast
transcription
of
InnerCityPro.com:
Spain's PR:
Today we had
consultations
on Mali and
Burkina Faso.
SRSG Hamdi has
briefed the
Council on the
situation in
Mali. He has
emphasized
that, despite
some positive
developents,
the situation
is still
fragile and
the
international
community has
to monitor the
situation very
closely. SRSG
Hamdi
reiterated
that MINUSMA
will continue
to support the
parties in the
implementation
of their
agreement, and
in this
regard, the
Security
Council
discussed the
priorities of
MINUSMA in the
next three
months.
First,
guarantee
security.
Second,
support the
implementation
of the peace
agreement so
we’ll enable
MINUSMA to act
as secretariat
of the commite
de survie, and
thirdly, show
the peace
dividends
through quick
impact
projects. The
members of the
Security
Council
reiterated
their support
to SRSG Hamdi
and to MINUSMA
and stressed
the urgent
need to start
implementing
the peace and
reconciliation
agreement, and
that the
ceasefire must
be fully
respected.
On Burkina
Faso, Mr.
Chambas has
briefed the
Council this
morning
through
digital
conference
from the camp,
on his last
visit to BF
from the 15th,
the day the
crisis
started, all
the way to
26th of
September. The
SC has been
following very
closely the
crisis in
Burkina Faso.
Indeed, the
Secretary
General for
political
affairs, Mr.
Feltman,
briefed the
Council on the
coup and the
factors that
triggered it,
under Any
Other Business
on September
17. The SC has
issued 3 press
statements
since the
beginning of
the crisis,
two condemning
the
unconstitutional
and forceful
seizure of
power, and one
welcoming the
reinstatement
of President
Kafando and
the peaceful
resolution of
the conflict.
In today’s
briefing to
the Council,
Mr. Chambas
stressed the
importance of
holding
elections as
soon as
possible and
the need for
the
international
community to
support and to
keep the
pressure until
they are held.
Members of the
SC welcomed
the peaceful
resolution of
the conflict
and commended
the restraint
of the army
and the people
of Burkina
Faso. The
members of the
Security
Council
reiterated
their support
for the
efforts of Mr.
Chambas, as
well as those
of ECOWAS.
Inner City
Press: Mr.
Hamdi said
something
about
deploying
drones.
A: It wasn’t
discussed.
Inner City
Press: On
Burkina Faso,
there’s a
question of
whether
supporters of
the president
should take
part, is Mr.
Chambas
involved in
those
discussions?
A: What was
clear is
elections
should take
place, the
sooner the
better. We
have a
transition in
front of us,
and that
should take
place.
Roman
Oyarzun
Marchesi
acknowledged
there have
been “some
difficulties”
on the part of
some members.
We are trying
to retune, the
EU pushing
forward, given
authorization
under Chapter
7 but only on
the high seas.
We hope it can
be adopted
soon. On
Burundi, his
Political
Coordinator
noted that it
is up to the
Secretary
General. And
on Western
Sahara, Roman
Oyarzun
Marchesi noted
that such
consultations
should involve
envoy
Christopher
Ross but he is
going to the
region, the
timing is up
to him.
Inner
City Press on
behalf of the
new Free
UN Coalition
for Access,
and in
Spanish,
asked
Roman Oyarzun
Marchesi to
hold as many
Q&A
stakeouts as
he can, after
Council
consultations.
(He said as
Council
president one
must speak
more
cautiously
than when in
national
capacity.) The
old UNCA, by
contrast,
asked only in
English; its
sidekick used
the question
it seemed to
get meetings
on Yemen and
Somalia
canceled in
favor of a
fundraising
luncheon.
On the
airstrikes on
the MSF
hospital in
Kunduz in
Afghanistan,
Roman Oyarzun
Marchesi said
that US
President
Barack Obama
has called for
an
investigation
into the
facts. (MSF
has said that
is not
enough). On
the new draft
resolution on
Syria, Roman
Oyarzun
Marchesi said
it “ will have
the normal
process of
consultations
with members
in the
Security
Council.”
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