United Nations S/ PV.7935 Security Council Provisional Seventy-second year 7935th meeting Tuesday, 9 May 2017, 10 a.m. New York President: Mr. Rosselli .................................... (Uruguay) Members: Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ..................... Mr. Llorentty Solíz China ......................................... Mr. Liu Jieyi Egypt ......................................... Mr. Kandeel Ethiopia ....................................... Mr. Alemu France ........................................ Mr. Delattre Italy .......................................... Mr. Cardi Japan ......................................... Mr. Kawamura Kazakhstan .................................... Mr. Umarov Russian Federation ............................... Mr. Iliichev Senegal ....................................... Mr. Seck Sweden ....................................... Mr. Skoog Ukraine ....................................... Mr. Yelchen ko United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland .. Mr. Wilson United States of America .......................... Mrs. Haley Agenda Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations in maintaining international peace and security European Union This record contains the text of speeches delivered in English and of the translation of speeches delivered in 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 U-0506 ([email protected]). Corrected records will be reissued electronically on the Official Document System of the United Nations (http://documents.un.org). 17-13036 (E) *1713036* S/PV.7935 Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations 09/05/2017 The meeting was called to order at 10.05 a.m. It is therefore really not only a pleasure but an honour for me to celebrate this historic day with the Adoption of the agenda United Nations and the Security Council. Let me say that in recent months some believed that our sixtieth The agenda was adopted. anniversary would also mark the beginning of the end for the European Union and the beginning of its Cooperation between the United Nations and decline. Indeed, our British friends have decided to regional and subregional organizations in leave us, which is very sad for all of us. But life goes maintaining international peace and security on, and the European Union goes on as well. Since the European Union United Kingdom referendum last year, we Europeans have recommitted to be the strong and united power The President (spoke in Spanish): In accordance that our citizens and our partners need and deserve. The with rule 39 of the Council’s provisional rules of European Union is, and will continue to be, the reliable procedure, I invite Her Excellency Ms. Federica cooperative partner — I would say the indispensable Mogherini, High Representative of the European Union partner—the world needs. First and foremost, we will for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, to participate remain an indispensable partner for our neighbours and in this meeting. our region. The Security Council will now begin its Let me start with the Balkans. With our support consideration of the item on its agenda. and constant cooperation with the United Nations, our friends in the Balkans have taken impressive I now give the floor to Ms. Mogherini. steps forward, even at times in the most difficult Ms. Mogherini (spoke in Spanish): It is a and terrible of circumstances: steps forward towards great honour for me to speak once again before the peace and regional cooperation, economic growth and Security Council. the European Union. One thing is clear. The future of our Union will not be at 27; we will have new (spoke in English) members joining our Union in the future, starting from It is an honour to address the Security Council once the Balkans. again and to do so on a very symbolic day. Today, 9 May, (spoke in French) is Europe Day, when the European Union celebrates being one and united. Sixty-seven years ago on this Beyond our continent, we are an indispensable very day, the French statesman Robert Schumann partner for a more cooperative, multilateral and peaceful put forward an idea that was revolutionary for those world. We are an indispensable partner for the United times — that European States could share part of their Nations and of all those that believe multilateralism is key to a world order that works. In celebrating our sovereignty to prevent any future war in Europe. After sixtieth anniversary, the Secretary-General stated that: thousands of years of European wars, two World Wars, the most devastating conflicts in human history, had “In this time of global division, the vision provided started in Europe and spread to the whole planet. by the European Union of cooperation and integration is more important than ever”. Our founding fathers and mothers imagined a renewed European continent — a continent that, instead (spoke in English) of exporting war, would promote peace, democracy I would therefore like to begin with our vision. It is and human development within its borders and in the what we call the European way — the European way world. Seven years later, the union took its first steps, to peace and security, the European way to growth and this year we celebrate 60 years of our European and sustainable development, the European way to Union — when Europeans simply realized that it was international relations. This European way is also by far more convenient for all of us to cooperate instead the United Nations way. And that explains why all of fighting each other, and when they chose cooperation our actions and initiatives are always taken in full over confrontation, building over these 60 years the coordination and partnership with the United Nations. most successful peace project in human history. We believe in the United Nations because we believe in 2/24 17-13036 09/05/2017 Cooperation between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations S/PV.7935 the same principles and values, and all communities are United Nations-led political process with all our means built upon the same fundamental ideals. and determination. First of all, we believe that security is not only about As we did at the Brussels Conference, we have also military might. It is about finding common ground, prepared the ground for the international community to cooperation over confrontation, and diplomacy. It is start looking into the post-war reconstruction of Syria. about human development and economic growth. It is It is clear for us that reconstruction will begin only about democracy, the rule of law and human rights. when a political transition is under way and a political When António Guterres highlights the importance of agreement is achieved in Geneva. But we have lost the conflict prevention and mediation, his words resonate peace too many times not to have learned a lesson. with the European way to security, and in particular We believe that, once the war is over, we will need with the European Union Global Strategy and our collectively to invest in reconciliation, stabilization and integrated approach to conflict and crisis. the reconstruction of the country. That will be powerful When one reads the Security Council resolutions on leverage for peace and a dividend of peace for Syrians women and peace and security, or on youth, peace and and for the region at large. security, the rationale is the same as in our own work On each of those strands of work, the international to strengthen resilience inside and around Europe. As community will have to preserve a fragile unity in Europeans, we are turning those concepts into practice Syria. The Council knows that better than anyone each and every day. When a peace deal was announced else. To that end, the European Union is determined to between the Government of Colombia and the Fuerzas continue mobilizing all its resources in support of the Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, the European work of the United Nations to put an end to this war. Union was there to help open a path from peace to full That is the European way: addressing the urgency and reconciliation. We have some European experiences in the long-term humanitarian the security and diplomatic that vein. When President Juan Manuel Santos went to needs at the same time. Europe to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, he came to us at the European Union in Brussels straight from Oslo Moving from one continent to another, the same and Stockholm. Together we signed a document on a approach shaped the Brussels conference for the Central European trust fund that today is helping Colombia African Republic, which we organized together with reap the economic dividends of peace. I understand that United Nations and which I chaired along with President the Council was able to witness our work for itself, it Faustin Archange Touadéra. We managed to mobilize having just returned from a field visit to Colombia. more than €2 billion in support of the Government’s priorities. Now it is time to implement those pledges. Take another example. Just one month ago in The European Union is not only the largest donor, we Brussels we convened, together with Secretary- are also present on the ground with our military training General Guterres,