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Security Council Provisional Sixtieth Year United Nations S/PV.5168 Security Council Provisional Sixtieth year 5168th meeting Monday, 25 April 2005, 10 a.m. New York President: Mr. Wang Guangya ................................ (China) Members: Algeria ......................................... Mr. Baali Argentina........................................ Mr. Mayoral Benin........................................... Mr. Adechi Brazil........................................... Mr. Sardenberg Denmark........................................ Ms. Løj France.......................................... Mr. De La Sablière Greece.......................................... Mr. Vassilakis Japan........................................... Mr. Oshima Philippines....................................... Mr. Baja Romania........................................ Mr. Motoc Russian Federation................................. Mr. Denisov United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ..... Sir Emyr Jones Parry United Republic of Tanzania......................... Mr. Mahiga United States of America............................ Mr. Holliday Agenda Briefings by Chairmen of subsidiary bodies of the Security Council Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the interpretation of speeches delivered in the other languages. The final text will be printed in the Official Records of the Security Council. Corrections should be submitted to the original languages only. They should be incorporated in a copy of the record and sent under the signature of a member of the delegation concerned to the Chief of the Verbatim Reporting Service, room C-154A. 05-32005 (E) *0532005* S/PV.5168 The meeting was called to order at 10.20 a.m. At the invitation of the President, the aforementioned representatives took the seats Expression of sympathy in connection with the reserved for them at the side of the Council railway accident in Japan Chamber. The President (spoke in Chinese): In accordance The President (spoke in Chinese): At the outset, with the understanding reached in the Council’s prior I should like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the consultations, I shall take it that the Security Council members of the Security Council, to express our agrees to extend invitations under rule 39 of its profound condolences in connection with the tragic provisional rules of procedure to Ambassador César train accident in Amagasaki, Japan, which has taken Mayoral, Chairman of the Security Council Committee the lives of at least 50 people and has injured over 400. established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) The Security Council expresses its sympathy and concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated condolences to the victims and their families and to the individuals and entities; Ambassador Ellen Margrethe Government of Japan. On behalf of the Council, I Løj, Chairperson of the Security Council Committee should like to request the representative of Japan to established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) convey those sentiments to his Government and his concerning counter-terrorism; and Ambassador Mihnea people. Ioan Motoc, Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 Adoption of the agenda (2004). The agenda was adopted. There being no objection, it is so decided. The Security Council will now begin its Briefings by Chairmen of subsidiary bodies of the consideration of the item on its agenda. The Council is Security Council meeting in accordance with the understanding reached in its prior consultations. Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al-Qaida and the I wish to draw the attention of members to Taliban and associated individuals and entities document S/2005/266, containing the text of a letter dated 21 April 2005 from the Chairman of the Counter- Security Council Committee established pursuant to Terrorism Committee transmitting the Committee’s resolution 1373 (2001) concerning counter-terrorism fifteenth 90-day work programme. At this meeting, we will hear briefings by the Security Council Committee established pursuant to Chairpersons of the Security Council Committee resolution 1540 (2004) established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999), the The President (spoke in Chinese): I should like Security Council Committee established pursuant to to inform the Council that I have received letters from resolution 1373 (2001) and the Security Council the representatives of Australia, Chile, Cuba, Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Morocco, Spain, (2004). Venezuela and Viet Nam, in which they request to be I now give the floor to Ambassador César invited to participate in the discussion of the item on Mayoral, Chairman of the Security Council Committee the Council’s agenda. In conformity with the usual established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) practice, I propose, with the consent of the Council, to concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban and associated invite those representatives to participate in the individuals and entities. discussion, without the right to vote, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Charter and rule 37 Mr. Mayoral (spoke in Spanish): It is an honour of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure. for me to brief the Security Council on the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) There being no objection, it is so decided. concerning Al-Qaida and the Taliban at a meeting in which I shall share the floor with the Chairpersons of the Council Committees established pursuant to 2 S/PV.5168 resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1540 (2004), Ambassadors submit their reports as a matter of urgency. As the Løj and Motoc, respectively. written assessment clearly demonstrates, the reports from Member States provide the Committee with an I am delivering my 120-day briefing pursuant to important tool in assessing the strengths and paragraph 12 of resolution 1526 (2004). As this is my weaknesses of the implementation of sanctions first briefing in my function as Chairman of the measures. Committee, I should like to thank the members of the Council for the trust they have shown me in selecting During the reporting period, the Committee met me to chair that important Committee. 15 times, mostly in informal meetings, which has been the practice for the work of the Committee for many I should also like to thank my predecessor, years. Ambassador Heraldo Muñoz of Chile, who is with us here today. Thanks to his diligent leadership, the On 11 January, the Committee met a senior Committee has solidified its role as one of the most delegation from the United States and was briefed by active sanctions committees. The past three months Mr. Juan Zarate, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for have been a real learning experience for my delegation, Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, and Mr. E. and I would like to express my gratitude to Anthony Wayne, Assistant Secretary of State for Ambassador Muñoz and the Chilean mission, who have Economic and Business Affairs. The Committee was generously shared their accumulated experiences with informed in detail of current United States efforts to my delegation. I have been encouraged in my work by implement the sanctions against Al-Qaida and the the proactive approach of all members of the Taliban imposed by the Security Council. I consider it Committee and, in particular, those who are new to it. important to note that the Committee was honoured by the presence of the three Chairmen of the other I wish first to refer to the Committee’s activities. counter-terrorism committees and working groups. Let me note that the Al-Qaida and Taliban Committee was the first of the counter-terrorism committees to be I encourage Member States to follow the example created by the Security Council. It has, since 1999, of the United States by making use of the opportunity accumulated a broad and fruitful experience in dealing to meet with the Committee, since that is a very useful with its specific mandate: making the operations of Al- way for the Committee to evaluate the state of Qaida and the Taliban more difficult worldwide. Today, implementation of the Al-Qaida and Taliban sanctions its sanctions regime is being implemented throughout regime, its strongest areas and its shortcomings. the world and, in particular, thanks to submissions of During the first months of this year, the Member States, its consolidated list of individuals and Committee has been considering in great detail the entities associated with Al-Qaida and the Taliban is second report of the Monitoring Team submitted last updated periodically. During the reporting period, the December pursuant to resolution 1526 (2004). I thank Committee delisted one individual at the request of a the Monitoring Team for the recommendations Member State and accepted exemptions pursuant to contained therein, which proved a useful basis for resolution 1452 (2002). discussion in the Committee. The report is, of course, On the last day of 2004, Ambassador Muñoz the work of independent experts and does not submitted to the President of the Council the necessarily reflect the views of the Committee. The Committee’s written assessment of reports
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