Speaker 1: Welcome at the Policy rights here in Depictions Media Radio.
Speaker 1: I'm your host, Michael Cloggs. So let's focus on uh,
Speaker 1: Indigenous people, colonialism and how global governments are trying to
Speaker 1: make things right.
Speaker 2: Or how.
Speaker 1: Colonialism is picking up its pace at this point, we're
Speaker 1: I'd be honest with you, I'm not exactly sure. But
Speaker 1: Prime Minister Canada Mark Karney he on August sixth he
Speaker 1: had a summit with Mateen nation and the and at
Speaker 1: that meeting where the Mainteen Nation of Alberta, Mainteen Nation
Speaker 1: of Saskatchewan, Mainteen Nation of of Ontario who decided to
Speaker 1: send their regrets and not show up where the Manitoba
Speaker 1: Mayti Federation and their their reasoning has to do with
Speaker 1: a lot about legitimizing projects, did that Bill C five
Speaker 1: wants to put through, what wants to put across And
Speaker 1: to be totally honest with you, in my opinion that
Speaker 1: the Bill C five shouldn't have been legitimized without input
Speaker 1: from all of First nations or indigenous people. That as
Speaker 1: the original caretakers of the land that these colonies were
Speaker 1: actually built on.
Speaker 3: That.
Speaker 1: The idea of taking care of the land should be
Speaker 1: left to the indigenous people, the original caretakers, the ones
Speaker 1: whose heritage leads back to the land, leads back thousands
Speaker 1: of years to caring for the land itself. Because let's
Speaker 1: look at a couple of things here. As we if
Speaker 1: we look at the track record of the colonization of
Speaker 1: every indigenous place around the world, we see some sort
Speaker 1: of path of blood and destruction, and that just that
Speaker 1: type of destruction continues. That that in British Columbia that
Speaker 1: the site see is completely ready to come online, and
Speaker 1: the ecological disaster that it caused to build this super dam,
Speaker 1: it's outstanding. The the pipelines that that Alberta wants to
Speaker 1: build across Caribou runs that will destroy the environment and
Speaker 1: for progress to collect more money. The thing is is
Speaker 1: that colonialism with built first on collecting more money. It
Speaker 1: was built on greed and capturing resources of a land
Speaker 1: without respect for that land, capturing resources under the attitude
Speaker 1: of well, they're primitive people, they don't know what they have.
Speaker 1: And that's the story that has been told that when
Speaker 1: the first settlers from Europe came to North America that
Speaker 1: there were nothing but savages. And going to apply some
Speaker 1: of this to what we're seeing in Gaza also because
Speaker 1: the indigenous people of the Palestinian people who were being
Speaker 1: forced off of their land in Palestine. Look, I'm setting
Speaker 1: aside the wrongdoings of the Hamas because they don't represent
Speaker 1: all of the people. They represent a very small portion
Speaker 1: of the people in Palestine, the Palestinian people. But that
Speaker 1: land goes the people that are on, the families that
Speaker 1: are on that land goes back thousands of years. But
Speaker 1: even before we start talking about Jesus Christ walking there,
Speaker 1: that that land goes back to. If we're going to
Speaker 1: go with the Bible, it goes back to the beginning
Speaker 1: of it. And those are the people who were those
Speaker 1: those families were the people who were there. And at
Speaker 1: this point they're trying to change the narrative you to
Speaker 1: thinking that they aren't the people who were whose families
Speaker 1: were originally there, that there was other people that were
Speaker 1: supposed to be there before they were, and that's simply
Speaker 1: not the truth. That they're trying to force the original
Speaker 1: caretakers of that land of the off of there so
Speaker 1: that it can be used for monetary gain. And that's
Speaker 1: the basis of how the colonies in North America were
Speaker 1: started and how they changed the narrative so that we
Speaker 1: are led to believe that the First Nations people were
Speaker 1: too primitive, too had traveled to Africa, But there's records
Speaker 1: that showed that they did. That there were no built
Speaker 1: up towns, people were just simply living in either mud
Speaker 1: huts or tents, That there was no architecture, that there
Speaker 1: was no real culture, that that had to be handed
Speaker 1: to these these poor, lowly people by the Europeans. Again
Speaker 1: not true. That that is a false narrative. And the
Speaker 1: narrative is that the Europeans came, saw that they wanted something,
Speaker 1: and they tore down the civilizations that they found. They
Speaker 1: burnt people's homes to the ground, and committed general acts
Speaker 1: of genocide in order for us to see what we
Speaker 1: have now. Now we're talking about infrastructure projects that Bill
Speaker 1: C five will push through that will interrupt wildlife runs,
Speaker 1: that will interrupt streams, fish, other lifes that are not
Speaker 1: human will be interrupted so that us as human beings
Speaker 1: can make an extra couple dollars, and the indigenous people
Speaker 1: who want to slow that down so that the projects
Speaker 1: can be planned better as opposed to just ripping through
Speaker 1: and planning and time taking is more essential than just
Speaker 1: reaping a bunch of dollars, protecting all of the lives
Speaker 1: that are across Canada, it's more important than a few
Speaker 1: dollars in a pocket. So along with that, we're going
Speaker 1: to hear also today from the International Maritime Organization as
Speaker 1: they're talking about maritime security, especially around the Panama Canal.
Speaker 1: The Panama Canal is also the site, especially on the
Speaker 1: Pacific side of it, of a lot of piracy and
Speaker 1: insecurity for shipments they go back and forth through there,
Speaker 1: and they would like to see more secure means happen
Speaker 1: in order to protect the people. We're also going to
Speaker 1: hear more about Palestine as we hear from the Palasanian
Speaker 1: Stindian representative to the United Nations as he is joined
Speaker 1: with other Arabic countries that want to see the Palestinian
Speaker 1: people achieve a two states solution, a shared solution to Palestine,
Speaker 1: so that the indigenous people, whose families go back thousands
Speaker 1: and thousands of years can live in peace with the
Speaker 1: new families that want to move there from Europe, and
Speaker 1: so that they all can heal and survive and build
Speaker 1: a great land together that will respect all of the cultures,
Speaker 1: all of the religious beliefs, and more than ever a
Speaker 1: peaceful place of respect for all to revere. So we'll
Speaker 1: move forward and we'll hear from Mark Karney and then
Speaker 1: move forward on to other issues.
Speaker 4: I'd now like to turn it over to the Prime
Speaker 4: Minister for his opening remarks.
Speaker 5: Thank you, Thank you very much Val for sharing today's meeting.
Speaker 5: For that introduction, I'd like to thank Old Vida wessel
Speaker 5: Lake for opening today's summits so meaningfully and emphasizing the
Speaker 5: values of gratitude, of hope, collaboration, of sustainability, and of
Speaker 5: hard work, reminding us of the hard work ahead of us.
Speaker 5: But this is a table that's ready to do the
Speaker 5: hard work. I'd like to thank my fellow members of
Speaker 5: the Cabinet Minister's Gold Masti, Alti, Chartran, Hodgson LeBlanc, Secretary
Speaker 5: of State Belange. I would like to thank all the
Speaker 5: presidents for being here, for traveling far and wide, and.
Speaker 6: For joining us virtually.
Speaker 5: I'm very much looking forward to sharing perspectives of how
Speaker 5: we can build our communities and our country together. I
Speaker 5: should at the outset also take a moment on behalf
Speaker 5: of everyone here to acknowledge the devastating wildfires that have
Speaker 5: ravaged across Canada this summer, their impact on Masi families,
Speaker 5: their impact on Canadians.
Speaker 6: You know, the Canadian government has been doing our bit.
Speaker 5: I like to salute the Canadian Armed Forces, hundreds and
Speaker 5: hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces personnel across Canada that have
Speaker 5: helped fight these fires, helped first responders, help volunteers in communities,
Speaker 5: helped to evacuate literally over ten thousand people who've been
Speaker 5: in danger and will continue to work with their provincial,
Speaker 5: territorial and indigenous leadership across Canada to protect homes, lives
Speaker 5: and communities. Today's summit is about the future of our economy.
Speaker 6: It's about the future of Canada.
Speaker 5: I say future of Canada and our nations, because it's
Speaker 5: about how we can build in all senses, particularly how
Speaker 5: we can build together, and how we can build an
Speaker 5: economy that moves from reliance to resilience, from division to unity,
Speaker 5: from silos to true partnership.
Speaker 6: You know, we look back over our his Street.
Speaker 5: Mayti have played a pivotal role as skilled traders, as voyagers,
Speaker 5: and we're drawing on deep knowledge of our land, our
Speaker 5: waterways and the seasons created the original trade networks, helped
Speaker 5: create the original trade networks across this land, and in
Speaker 5: some respects our task today is part of a process
Speaker 5: of creating new trade networks, new forms of commerce in Canada,
Speaker 5: both with full recognition this time, full recognition of MAINTI
Speaker 5: contributions and full Mayti access to the opportunities and the
Speaker 5: prosperity that this building will create, the nouveau Gonzo Canada
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Speaker 6: Vois de metsi sois we're listening now.
Speaker 5: We're listening now as we meet at a decisive moment
Speaker 5: for our country. I think we all know the US
Speaker 5: is in the process of fundamentally changing its trading relationships,
Speaker 5: not just with Canada but with all countries. In effect,
Speaker 5: it's now charging access, charging for access to its economy.
Speaker 5: And we'll continue to work with the United States on
Speaker 5: the many, many mutually beneficial opportunities that we share in
Speaker 5: trade and investment. But it's clear we can't solely count
Speaker 5: on what had been our most value trading relationship so
Speaker 5: we're focused. We're focused on building strength year at home.
Speaker 5: And one example of what we need to do was
Speaker 5: earlier this week, Minister Hodgson and I were in Kelowna
Speaker 5: and we announced over one and a quarter billion dollars
Speaker 5: of new investments in the softwood lumber industry, one of
Speaker 5: the industries most affected by years, in fact decades of
Speaker 5: trade actions, and at the core of that was investment
Speaker 5: in Indigenous communities and indigenous services, recognizing the close, close relationship.
Speaker 5: So it's liquidity for companies, it's capital for those companies
Speaker 5: to pivot to new markets and new opportunities. It's worker support,
Speaker 5: and its direct support for Indigenous led forestry, business development
Speaker 5: and diversification, including both a reinforcement and really an expansion
Speaker 5: of the Indigenous Forestry Initiative, which supports Indigenous led projects
Speaker 5: and priorities. Because when we build the new Canada, as
Speaker 5: we build a new Canada, we're going to build it
Speaker 5: in partnership with Indigenous peoples and that's why we're here today.
Speaker 5: Now we'll spend a good bit of our time discussing
Speaker 5: Build C five, the Building Building Canada Act, but really
Speaker 5: how to put it into action, how to turn its
Speaker 5: potential into reality. C five has the potential, as I say,
Speaker 5: to unleash enormous possibilities to build big things, ports, trade cords,
Speaker 5: energy infrastructure, to help develop our natural resources, our critical minerals,
Speaker 5: help develop our people in ways that connect and transform
Speaker 5: our economy. Part of the core of this act is
Speaker 5: changing how the federal government operates. One aspect of that
Speaker 5: is moving from a position when we see a new
Speaker 5: project from asking the question why to asking the question
Speaker 5: how can we build? And core to that concept of
Speaker 5: how we build is building in true partnership with Indigenous peoples.
Speaker 5: And that's why we're here to listen to hear your
Speaker 5: perspectives to make the most of this opportunity. Now, let
Speaker 5: me acknowledge behalf of my cabinet colleagues and the government
Speaker 5: that mat Wright's recognition is a relatively recent and it's
Speaker 5: an ongoing process, and we're gathering people and representatives that
Speaker 5: are different stages in this process, and we want to
Speaker 5: hear from you. The reason for that and the reason
Speaker 5: is to be inclusive, but also.
Speaker 6: To hear your perspectives from where you are.
Speaker 5: So we're really starting this process as we mean to
Speaker 5: go on in partnership and with open dialogue.
Speaker 6: Now let me just say a few words about two aspects.
Speaker 5: One with respect to the types of projects that the
Speaker 5: Act opens up, and then this process of consultation and
Speaker 5: free prior informed consent, and then we'll get down to business.
Speaker 5: You know. Right at the heart of the Act, it
Speaker 5: defines what is a project and national interest. Well, the
Speaker 5: first thing is it's a project that helps strengthen Canada's autonomy,
Speaker 5: our sovereignty, really, our resilience, our security. Of course it
Speaker 5: we'll provide economic and other benefits to our country. We
Speaker 5: don't want pie in the sky projects. We want projects
Speaker 5: that have a high likelihood of success. Yes, as as
Speaker 5: Vida said, it.
Speaker 6: Will require hard work.
Speaker 5: That's fine. Nobody here is afraid of hard work. We
Speaker 5: will want a high probability of success. Core to the Act,
Speaker 5: Core to the objectives. These projects must advance the interests
Speaker 5: of indigenous peoples and they must contribute collectively to clean
Speaker 5: growth and to meeting Canada's objectives with respect to climate change.
Speaker 5: The process here, it's not the federal government coming with
Speaker 5: a bunch of preconceived ideas, absolutely not. It's projects to
Speaker 5: be proposed by stakeholders, the provinces, the territories, the private sector,
Speaker 5: Indigenous peoples, MATI themselves, your projects, Canadians projects Prager von
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Speaker 5: Diese de Atlanterie de Francia. So those are at a
Speaker 5: high level the types of projects we'd work on. Now
Speaker 5: let me say a few words about the how and
Speaker 5: the process. To be clear, respecting the rights of Indigenous
Speaker 5: peoples is at the core of the Building Canada Act.
Speaker 6: It's embedded in the law itself.
Speaker 5: This law requires meaningful consultation with Indigenous peoples, both in
Speaker 5: the process of determining which projects are in the national
Speaker 5: interest and in the development of the conditions for each project.
Speaker 5: And also, to be clear, this is a meeting about
Speaker 5: discussing the overall approach. This is not the start of consultation, Okay.
Speaker 5: Consultation is about specific projects and then consultation is about
Speaker 5: how we're going to do those projects.
Speaker 6: So that is to come.
Speaker 5: But what I just said in terms of those processes,
Speaker 5: these are legal requirements that honor Section thirty five of
Speaker 5: our Constitution and the duty to consult, and they uphold
Speaker 5: the government's commitment to implement free, prior and informed consent.
Speaker 5: In order to put these into action, we'll discuss the
Speaker 5: modalities of this. We're creating a new Major Federal Project's
Speaker 5: Office that will have an Indigenous Advisory Council to advise
Speaker 5: on implementation and ensure Indigenous perspectives are integrated in every
Speaker 5: stage of this process.
Speaker 6: That council will be comprised.
Speaker 5: Of Masi, First Nations and you and Modern Treaty and
Speaker 5: self government representatives, and our intention is to have both
Speaker 5: that Major Project's Office and the Advisory Council up and
Speaker 5: running by Labor Day. Now, being a reliable partner goes
Speaker 5: well beyond the duty to consult. It's about enabling the
Speaker 5: creation of long term prosperity for First Nations, Injury and
Speaker 5: Mate through economic participation in the projects themselves, in the
Speaker 5: development of those projects, but also through full equity ownership.
Speaker 5: And that last important point is one of the reasons
Speaker 5: why we are doubling the Indigenous Loan Guarantee Program. What
Speaker 5: this does is effectively financed indigenous equity ownership of major projects,
Speaker 5: and we in part in that process of doubling the
Speaker 5: amount to ten billion dollars, we have dramatically widened the
Speaker 5: types of projects that can be involved, everything from natural resources, energy, electricity, generation,
Speaker 5: carbon captures, critical minerals, port, infrastructure and well beyond. And
Speaker 5: the other thing I know from mister Hodgson's others know
Speaker 5: from experience working on these types of major projects is
Speaker 5: it's a lot of work in the development unique capacity.
Speaker 5: You need to do assessments and other work, and that
Speaker 5: takes money, that takes personnel. So we're dedicating forty million
Speaker 5: dollars to fund to support Maytee and other Indigenous people's
Speaker 5: participation in this process, so from negotiation to project selection
Speaker 5: and its development. So we have an ambitious agenda today,
Speaker 5: just at a very high level. The first thing we're
Speaker 5: going to do val was going to start shortly with
Speaker 5: buckily leading to discuss how we can best work together
Speaker 5: through meaningful engagement and consultation, including how that Major Project's
Speaker 5: Office and the Indigenous Advisory Council can work to support
Speaker 5: our work. Secondly, we will discuss how to build opportunities
Speaker 5: for equitable economic prosperity and participation. And finally we'll close
Speaker 5: with a session on how to work together to implement
Speaker 5: the law. Hear your perspectives, I'll get your feedback. I'll
Speaker 5: be respect on him with the ministers to your questions.
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Speaker 5: nacien Canadian sepolsa may ti transformed the original Canadian economy,
Speaker 5: built the original Canadian economy, and now we have the
Speaker 5: opportunity to work together on transformative projects that can help
Speaker 5: change the economic trajectory of our country to the benefit
Speaker 5: of all. So I'll just finish by thanking you for
Speaker 5: being here. Thank you for the trust in this process.
Speaker 5: I look forward to the work that we will do
Speaker 5: to get today and the hard work that we will accomplish.
Speaker 6: With the right values.
Speaker 5: As Elder Vida mentioned at the start together, Thank you
Speaker 5: very much and val I will pass to you.
Speaker 6: Are we okay?
Speaker 7: Well, thank you very much for responding to our request
Speaker 7: to meet with you. As you see, we are the
Speaker 7: Arab Group and the OIC together.
Speaker 8: That called for this meeting.
Speaker 7: We had an emergency meeting of the OIC Group yesterday
Speaker 7: afternoon in which we discussed the latest situation as it
Speaker 7: relates to the decision of the Israeli government to unleash
Speaker 7: a massive military campaign against our people in the Gaza Strip,
Speaker 7: and we decided to have this press conference. The Arab
Speaker 7: Group had also an emergency meeting on Friday last week,
Speaker 7: and the Committee on the Exercise of the Alienable Rights
Speaker 7: of the Palestinian People had also a meeting of its bureau.
Speaker 7: The Security Council had its meeting. A group of countries,
Speaker 7: the Europeans in the Security Council met before you here
Speaker 7: before the session of the Security Council. So many groups met,
Speaker 7: made declarations and statements, and we also the Arab Islamic
Speaker 7: Ministerial Committee issued a declaration.
Speaker 8: We have copies of it. If you need, you know,
Speaker 8: we can make it available to you.
Speaker 7: And we decided in THEIC meeting yesterday to read a
Speaker 7: summary statement to you stemming from the Ministerial the.
Speaker 8: Ministerial Committee on the plan of the.
Speaker 7: Israeli government to escalate the military situation and to bring
Speaker 7: a more condemnation against our people in the Gaza Strip.
Speaker 7: We condemn that as the Committee does, and we demand
Speaker 7: all of us an immediate ceasefire and humanitarian assistance to
Speaker 7: our people.
Speaker 8: But I let my sister the.
Speaker 7: Charge of Turkia to read the statement which is the
Speaker 7: summary of the Ministerial Committee declaration on because the Turkia
Speaker 7: is presiding over the Ministerial Council of the OIC.
Speaker 9: Thank you, Minister Monster, as he mentioned to Kia. As
Speaker 9: the current Chairman of the IC Group of IC Foreign Ministers,
Speaker 9: I have the honor to read the joint statement of
Speaker 9: the IC Group in New York on the recent developments
Speaker 9: in the Gaza Strip, which is based on the joint
Speaker 9: statement by the Ministerial Committee mandated by the Joint Extraordinary
Speaker 9: Arab Islamic Summit. The IC Group expresses its strong condemnation
Speaker 9: and categorical rejection of Israel's announcement of its intention to
Speaker 9: impose full military control over the Gaza Strip. We consider
Speaker 9: this announcement a dangerous and unacceptable escalation, a flagrant violation
Speaker 9: of international law, and an attempt to entrench the illegal
Speaker 9: occupation and impose a photocomplete by force in contravention of
Speaker 9: international law, international humanitarian law and relevant United Nations resolutions.
Speaker 9: The group reinforms that this declared course of action by
Speaker 9: Israel constitutes a continuation of its Grape violations, including killing
Speaker 9: and starvation, attempts at force, displacement, and annexation of Palestinian
Speaker 9: land the settler terrorism, which are crimes that may amount
Speaker 9: to crimes against humanity. We demand the immediate and comprehensive
Speaker 9: secession of the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip and
Speaker 9: an end to the ongoing violations committed by the occupying
Speaker 9: forces against civilians and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip,
Speaker 9: the West Bank and East Jerusalem. We also demand that Israel,
Speaker 9: as the occupying power, immediately and unconditionally allowed the entry
Speaker 9: of humanitarian assistance at scale into the Gaza Strip, including food,
Speaker 9: medicine and fuel, and ensure the freedom of operation of
Speaker 9: relief agencies and international humanitarian organizations in accordance with international
Speaker 9: humanitarian law and its applicable principles. We reiterate our full
Speaker 9: support for the efforts undertaken by the Arab Republic of Egypt,
Speaker 9: the State of Qatar, the United States of America to
Speaker 9: achieve a cease fire and reach an agreement for the
Speaker 9: exchange of prisoners and hostages as a fundamental humanitarian entry
Speaker 9: point to the escalation, alleviating suffering and ending the aggression.
Speaker 9: We call for the immediate commencement of implementation of the
Speaker 9: Arab Islamic reconstruction the plan of the Gaza Strip, and
Speaker 9: for active participation in the upcoming Reconstruction conference to be
Speaker 9: held in Cairo. We retraite our rejection and condemnation of
Speaker 9: all attempts to displace the Palestinian people from their land
Speaker 9: in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and
Speaker 9: the affirmation of the need to preserve the legal and
Speaker 9: historical statis of the Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem,
Speaker 9: while recognizing the key role of the Husha might cost auditionship.
Speaker 9: In this regard, we are affirmed that a just and
Speaker 9: lasting peace can only be achieved through the implementation of
Speaker 9: the Two States Solutions, ensuring the realization of an independent
Speaker 9: Palestinian state on the nineteen sixty seven lines with East
Speaker 9: Jerusalem as its capital, in accordance with the principles of
Speaker 9: international law and relevant Uan resolutions to desend, we hold
Speaker 9: the Israeli occupation fully responsible for the ongoing genocide and
Speaker 9: the unpresented humanitarian catastrophe taking place in the Gaza Strip,
Speaker 9: and calls upon the international community, particularly the permanent members
Speaker 9: of the Security Council, to assume their legal and humanitarians
Speaker 9: possibilities and to take urgent action to stop Israel's illegal,
Speaker 9: aggressive policies aimed at undermining prospects for a just and
Speaker 9: lasting peace and eliminating any horizon for the implementation of
Speaker 9: the Two State Solutions, and ensuring immediate and antiability for
Speaker 9: all violations committed by Israel against international law and international
Speaker 9: humanitarian law, including those amounting to genocide. Finally, we also
Speaker 9: underscore the need to implement the outcomes of the High
Speaker 9: Level International Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question
Speaker 9: of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two State Solutions
Speaker 9: held in New York, co chaired by the Kingdom of
Speaker 9: Saudi Arabia and the French Republic, including the urgent operational,
Speaker 9: time bound measures contained in this final Outcome Document to
Speaker 9: end the war in Gaza, and the implementation of a
Speaker 9: political path to achieve the comprehensive peaceful settlement of the
Speaker 9: Palestinian Question and the implementation of the Two State Solution.
Speaker 1: I thank you.
Speaker 8: Okay, yes, the lad thanks.
Speaker 10: Recite the condemnation and the state means and executive councils
Speaker 10: Israel scenes and I'm sure you noticed does not pay
Speaker 10: any attention to the world international law or humanitarian law,
Speaker 10: all the security consel as you remain beyond that, what
Speaker 10: can the Muslim and our countries do to force it
Speaker 10: right in the government to implement the minimum of human rights.
Speaker 10: We also yesterday the extra judicial killing of journalists like ourselves,
Speaker 10: just the silence and voices.
Speaker 2: In Gaza before they invade it.
Speaker 10: What can we do besides reading statements and communications.
Speaker 9: Please anyway, thank you. We fully conquer with your views expressed,
Speaker 9: particularly for the killing of the journalists. This is a
Speaker 9: deliberate policy to silence the journalists. But we were all
Speaker 9: aware that the truth cannot be leans. As a matter
Speaker 9: of fact, I have the owner also UH to to
Speaker 9: announce that my minister called.
Speaker 8: On the o i C.
Speaker 9: The allegation in New York to commands an extraordinary o
Speaker 9: i C group meeting too to UH discuss a possible
Speaker 9: course forward to take actions in this regard. UH. In
Speaker 9: the meantime, we are delighted to to observe last Sunday
Speaker 9: that majority of the Security Council members UH conquer with
Speaker 9: with putting an end to the Israeli policies.
Speaker 1: If I.
Speaker 7: If I may add also the conference that took place
Speaker 7: the end of last month in New York was predicated
Speaker 7: in its concept paper that this is an action oriented conference,
Speaker 7: which means that, in addition to reiterating as you have indicated,
Speaker 7: the principal position which we appreciate in terms of a
Speaker 7: just solution to the conflict, which requires the end of
Speaker 7: this illegal occupation and allowing the Palestinian people, among other things,
Speaker 7: to exercise self determination, it requires practical steps by the
Speaker 7: institutions of the UN, including the Security Council, and it
Speaker 7: has to shoulder its responsibility. And we appreciate the relatively
Speaker 7: cohesion and unity by almost everyone in the Security Council
Speaker 7: demanding Israel to stop this crime against the Palestinian people
Speaker 7: in Gaza Strip, but that is also in itself is
Speaker 7: not enough. Therefore, we are asking these institutions to take
Speaker 7: further steps to force Israel to comply with its obligation.
Speaker 7: And the Security Council has tools available to it if
Speaker 7: they wish to act accordingly, but states in their national
Speaker 7: capacity can take also steps. I will give few examples
Speaker 7: of steps that have been taking place, not only from Europe,
Speaker 7: although Europe is important because it has an extensive relationship
Speaker 7: with Israel, such as the European Union is seriously considering
Speaker 7: maybe suspending, if not the agreement on trade war Israel,
Speaker 7: but certain parts of it, and it has other tools
Speaker 7: available to it. So they are seriously considering that a
Speaker 7: number of countries, including Spain and others, decided, you know,
Speaker 7: to suspend military you know, export import with Israel. That
Speaker 7: is also very important. Germany took a step, maybe it's
Speaker 7: a modest, but it's a very important, you know step,
Speaker 7: by indicating that they will not send weapons to Israel
Speaker 7: to be used to kill the Palestinian children.
Speaker 8: Now on the countries of the South, my.
Speaker 7: Sister from Turkia, forgot to say that early on this aggression,
Speaker 7: they took managers to suspend many of their trade relationship
Speaker 7: you know with Israel and armed seirs. Colombia for example,
Speaker 7: ever the diplomatic relationship with Israel and decided not to
Speaker 7: send any of its call to Israel because they export
Speaker 7: coal and they have other relationship about you know, sending
Speaker 7: c to Israel. They suspended all these things. These are
Speaker 7: examples in which a growing number of countries are considering
Speaker 7: taking you know, measures in their national capacity. And I
Speaker 7: think the momentum is getting bigger and bigger, and we
Speaker 7: need to succeed collectively from all these parts, including the
Speaker 7: different components of the United Nations, until we force Israel
Speaker 7: to comply with its obligation under the Charter of the UN,
Speaker 7: and also the legal systems of the United Nations, whether
Speaker 7: or the ICJ, the ICC. Although these institutions they move slowly,
Speaker 7: but nevertheless they are also act acting. But I think
Speaker 7: what is really significant that Europe is now acting in
Speaker 7: a practical way and thinking in a practical way, in
Speaker 7: a fast way that should be complemented by all other
Speaker 7: countries in order to bring Israel into compliance. So we
Speaker 7: are now in the midst of this stage. We hope
Speaker 7: that we can succeed in not allowing them to execute
Speaker 7: the plan that they declared. But this requires more efforts,
Speaker 7: more pressure, more mobilization, and this is a step, maybe
Speaker 7: a modest step, in this direction.
Speaker 8: We have to stay the course.
Speaker 7: And it is your duty because you referred to you know,
Speaker 7: Parescenian George lists that were assassinated by Israel and Gaza yesterday,
Speaker 7: which we condemned that in the strongest terms. And we
Speaker 7: hope that the international legal system would go after those
Speaker 7: who have committed these crimes so that they face, you know,
Speaker 7: the punishment that they deserve. But we need to intensify
Speaker 7: all of our efforts. We urge you to keep pressuring everyone.
Speaker 7: You need to send large delegations of journalists to go
Speaker 7: to the Gaza Strip to see with your own eyes
Speaker 7: the reality of our people and the crimes committed.
Speaker 8: By Israel, and to report back on it.
Speaker 7: We ask the Security Council to go and visit and
Speaker 7: to see with their own eyes the reality there. They
Speaker 7: are the independent parties. We do not trust the reporting
Speaker 7: of the Israeli occupying authorities about the reality in the
Speaker 7: Gaza Strip and the lie that there is no starvation.
Speaker 7: Everyone's saying is starvation. We lost more than two hundred people,
Speaker 7: about half of them are children because of starvation, and
Speaker 7: more I might lose their lives because of lack of food,
Speaker 7: medicine and water. We have to intensify the pressure until
Speaker 7: the Israeli occupying authorities to stop these criminal policies and
Speaker 7: actions and to reverses to.
Speaker 11: Thank you, Ambassador. I have a question on the journalists issue.
Speaker 11: Maybe Ambassador Hassem and Assaid or can answer that, why
Speaker 11: not put pressure on the to call for a special
Speaker 11: meeting of the Security Council on the protection of journalists
Speaker 11: and why not also pressure to create the post of
Speaker 11: a special Envoy on the protection of journalists.
Speaker 8: Thank you. The addressed is.
Speaker 12: Thank you brother Siam. I would put it more broadly.
Speaker 12: I think the as Ambassador Readmansu will explain Israel's continued
Speaker 12: and persistent blatant violations of international law and its total
Speaker 12: disregard for uan Security Council and General Assembly resolutions on
Speaker 12: the question of Palestine and the impunity that it has
Speaker 12: enjoyed so far are being increasingly questioned by the international community.
Speaker 12: And I think you have seen the international confidence on
Speaker 12: the two state solution and the question of Palestine. The
Speaker 12: will of the international community was clearly expressed and the thing,
Speaker 12: as the Ambassadory ADMNSUR was saying, now, it has to
Speaker 12: be the whole of system approach and response to this.
Speaker 12: The General Assembly has pronounced its position. It's now the
Speaker 12: big responsibility of the Security Council to also undertake and
Speaker 12: shoulder its responsibility. So you have heard the meeting that
Speaker 12: took place on Sunday, It was almost unanimous the call
Speaker 12: that the Security Council must act. And I think for us,
Speaker 12: for Pakistan is a member of the Security Council, we
Speaker 12: cannot accept that we are later years later going to
Speaker 12: be blamed that the Security Council did not act. So
Speaker 12: we are determined there are provisions in the Charter that
Speaker 12: enabled the Security Council to take this section, that enabled
Speaker 12: the Security Council to demand that Israel has stopped from
Speaker 12: taking those steps that it has announced, and we will
Speaker 12: be working together with other members of the Security Council
Speaker 12: to transform that collective expression that you heard in the
Speaker 12: Security Council on Sunday in terms of something more concrete.
Speaker 8: You want to say something about the journalist, Thank you well.
Speaker 4: I couldn't agree more with Ambassador Alsom and of course
Speaker 4: doctor Real and my colleague from Turkey about what is
Speaker 4: happening now. I think international law, the protections provided by
Speaker 4: international law for journalists is there. Having an extra meeting
Speaker 4: for it does not really necessarily add to this. Resolutions
Speaker 4: of the Security Council exist protecting journalists, humanitarian workers, hospitals
Speaker 4: infrastructure for Humanitarian work.
Speaker 8: Resolution two four one seven on using.
Speaker 4: Starvation and hunger as an act of aggression is there.
Speaker 4: Everything exists, it's about implementing it. It's about holding Israel
Speaker 4: to account. It's about the impunity that has persisted for
Speaker 4: eighty years. Now there comes a time when this needs
Speaker 4: to be stopped, and the time is now. We have
Speaker 4: reached point where the world's conscious has awoken.
Speaker 8: It is also your duty.
Speaker 4: I know many of you have been raising this issue
Speaker 4: in the press and in your organizations, but.
Speaker 8: It's also the duty of you.
Speaker 4: Your colleagues are being murdered in cold blood in front
Speaker 4: of your eyes, in front of the whole world. It
Speaker 4: is you that need to keep this issue in the media,
Speaker 4: in the consciousness of the world. So everybody has a
Speaker 4: responsibility here, including Member states, including the Security Council of course,
Speaker 4: but also the media, international organizations NGOs. Everybody has a
Speaker 4: responsibility and we need to live up to that responsibility.
Speaker 8: Yes.
Speaker 2: From FAY Spanish news service.
Speaker 6: Do you have mentioned practical steps?
Speaker 11: You have even some examples from Western countries, US with countries,
Speaker 11: What about our countries?
Speaker 2: What about those who steel maintain relations?
Speaker 6: Is right?
Speaker 2: Do you have any expectations from these other country countries.
Speaker 8: You see that we do have expectations from everyone. We
Speaker 8: do not exclude anyone.
Speaker 7: We respect the sovereign right of each state to act
Speaker 7: according to their calculations. But I am confident that the
Speaker 7: Arab and Muslim countries will step up to the plate.
Speaker 8: There are huge things before us, including you know, the support.
Speaker 7: To the return of the national authority to assume its
Speaker 7: responsibility in Gaza. We reject the Israeli occupation. We demand
Speaker 7: its withdrawal, and we have an alternative solution which is
Speaker 7: the outcome Document and the annex of the international Conference
Speaker 7: which was led by Saudi Arabia and France and from
Speaker 7: the Arab countries Muslim countries. Saudi Arabia speaks on behalf
Speaker 7: of everyone. And as we see things unfolding, don't be
Speaker 7: surprised to see more steps to take place, including when
Speaker 7: the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Gaza, which requires
Speaker 7: tens of billions of dollars, to see more of concrete
Speaker 7: things to be brought to the table from many countries,
Speaker 7: including the Arab countries, that they have financial capabilities. If
Speaker 7: you want to ask an Arabic a question, in English
Speaker 7: can answer.
Speaker 3: So, after these meetings you mentioned, and as Islamic and
Speaker 3: Arab groups, what's your next step within the UN to
Speaker 3: put more pressure on the specifically permanent numbers in the
Speaker 3: Secretity Council to act urgently.
Speaker 7: We are continuing with our consultations with all members of
Speaker 7: the Security Council, including the President of course, and we
Speaker 7: are observing a more observation, but the observation of our
Speaker 7: friends in the Security Council that there is emerging cohesion
Speaker 7: and unity and outrage of what is really happening, and
Speaker 7: they are exerting tremendous amount of pressure in order to
Speaker 7: stop the killing, stop the military operations, to have a ceasefire,
Speaker 7: permanent ceasefire, to force allowing humanitarian assistance to take place.
Speaker 7: We are closely observing the groupings in Europe in which
Speaker 7: they are making not only statements, but they're taking steps.
Speaker 7: For example, Norway, one of its big biggest funds that
Speaker 7: invests billions of dollars, maybe tens of billions of dollars
Speaker 7: in the Israeli economy, they are withdrawing, you know, their
Speaker 7: assets there.
Speaker 8: That is a significant step.
Speaker 7: Countries like the UK, Italy, Canada, Australia New Zealand deciding,
Speaker 7: you know, threatening Israel. If you do not stop this aggression,
Speaker 7: if you do not reverse your position on the plan,
Speaker 7: things will take place. Australia announced yesterday that it is
Speaker 7: going to recognize the state of Palestine.
Speaker 8: I refer to Germany.
Speaker 7: I am referring to the discussion inside the twenty seven
Speaker 7: European countries composing the European Union on Trade on many
Speaker 7: relationship with Israel, and they are seriously considering taking steps.
Speaker 7: Of course, I know that the Arab countries and the
Speaker 7: OIC in the declaration that they issued, they made a
Speaker 7: lot of statements and you know they can take additional steps.
Speaker 7: I am sure that they are considering these steps. But
Speaker 7: everybody is calculating very cautiously because they do not want
Speaker 7: to strengthen the relationship between one country that is so
Speaker 7: powerful that is really giving the protection to Israel. I
Speaker 7: guess everyone is trying to sort of find ways to
Speaker 7: separate the relationship between these two parties because that one
Speaker 7: big country is capable to exert pressure on them. That
Speaker 7: is the experience of Katar and Egypt as mediators with
Speaker 7: this other country. In order to find ways to have ceasefire,
Speaker 7: you know, so everybody is. We are not interested, as
Speaker 7: I think my colleagues said, to have more resolutions in
Speaker 7: which we have money, including Resolution twenty seven thirty five.
Speaker 7: We want its implementation, but we need to find ways
Speaker 7: to convince one party to come closer to the global
Speaker 7: consensus that enough is enough.
Speaker 8: The solution is not worse. We have another option.
Speaker 7: We have an alternative option, and the alternative option was
Speaker 7: decided by the international community in the Declaration and the
Speaker 7: Annex of the International Conference on the Two State Solution,
Speaker 7: which will be resumed on the twenty second of September
Speaker 7: in New York. So, therefore, while we see what is
Speaker 7: really happening, and we are playing a big role, all
Speaker 7: of us in maintaining it, in keeping united, not fragmenting it,
Speaker 7: is strengthening it, so that to try to find ways
Speaker 7: to have a crack between you know, the Israeli belligerent, vicious,
Speaker 7: criminal government and one state that is giving it protection
Speaker 7: quasi protection, because if we succeed in that issue, I
Speaker 7: think that that would accelerate many practical steps to be
Speaker 7: announced by many countries, and then the Israel cannot withstand
Speaker 7: such a pressure from all of them. We are acting
Speaker 7: responsibly because if we do not act in that manner,
Speaker 7: it will cost our people tens of thousands killed, injured,
Speaker 7: and you know, expelled. Now, somebody might say tens of
Speaker 7: thousands of people of our people have been killed.
Speaker 8: That is true, but it is now.
Speaker 7: There's nothing that we can do about those who were killed,
Speaker 7: but we can do a lot about saving the lives
Speaker 7: of those who are still alive, and it is our
Speaker 7: responsibility to do everything possible in order to save their lives.
Speaker 7: I think we have enough, but we will keep you informed, okay.
Speaker 7: I cannot say no to you fatally.
Speaker 2: During the High.
Speaker 13: Level Conference of the State Solutions, France and Saudi Arabia
Speaker 13: asked all countries to sign the declaration going to their mission.
Speaker 13: I would like to know if you have any account
Speaker 13: on that and what can we expect for the General Assembly.
Speaker 7: Thank you, you're asking the wrong person. You have to
Speaker 7: ask France and Saudi Arabia. But in my speech in
Speaker 7: the Security Council yesterday, I mean Sunday, and we say
Speaker 7: it in front of everyone.
Speaker 8: We urge everyone.
Speaker 7: Those who have not sent messages to France and to
Speaker 7: Saudi Arabia declaring that they are joining and approving the
Speaker 7: Declaration and the annex to do so. I think that
Speaker 7: by September, we hope that we will be having more
Speaker 7: than one hundred additional countries than that may be thirty
Speaker 7: or forty that have signed this declaration so far. We
Speaker 7: need to make that the blueprint of the global consensus
Speaker 7: of the international community on the Alternative plan. It is
Speaker 7: not our destiny, it is not the destiny of the
Speaker 7: Palestinian people to have an eternal conflict with Israel and
Speaker 7: to keep losing thousands of our children and women and
Speaker 7: our people on the hand of this war machine by Israel.
Speaker 7: It is our duty to convince everyone that there is
Speaker 7: another alternative, the alternative of immediate ceasefire. As we see
Speaker 7: the millions, the hundreds of millions in all capitals are
Speaker 7: saying they want to save lives of the Palestinian people.
Speaker 7: Ceasefire now, that's their cry, and the leaders who are
Speaker 7: not yet convinced of that message should listen to everyone.
Speaker 7: We should stop the fighting, We should stop the killing
Speaker 7: of the Palestinian people and then get to the business
Speaker 7: of ending this illegal occupation and allow the Palestinian people
Speaker 7: to enjoy freedom and dignity in their own independent state
Speaker 7: with East Jerusalem as its capital.
Speaker 8: It's not easy, it.
Speaker 7: Is difficult, but that is the correct path, that is
Speaker 7: the moral path, that is the legal path, and we
Speaker 7: need everyone to contribute in their own way, including journalists.
Speaker 7: As my brother in know Tarik said, as you tell
Speaker 7: us what we are doing, and that is legitimate question
Speaker 7: you ask us. We are also telling you tell the
Speaker 7: story of the Palestinian people, tell about the crimes in
Speaker 7: which more than two hundred and seventy journalists who were
Speaker 7: killed trying to tell the story of our people in
Speaker 7: the Gaza stry, and more than four hundred individuals from
Speaker 7: humanitarians brave Ones, most of them from Honora, who gave
Speaker 7: their lives trying to distribute human humanitarian assistance to Palestinians
Speaker 7: who are in need, especially children of these humanitarian assistance.
Speaker 7: We all need to do our share of fighting for
Speaker 7: justice for the Palestinian people and fighting against this criminal,
Speaker 7: genocidal regime in Israel who thinks that they can eliminate
Speaker 7: the Palestinian people. There is no force in earth that
Speaker 7: can eliminate the Palestinian people. And we are entrenched to
Speaker 7: our land and we will put with the help of
Speaker 7: everyone an end to this tragedy and enjoy freedom and
Speaker 7: dignity when we exercise our right to self determination. Again,
Speaker 7: I thank you very much for being with us today,
Speaker 7: and they want to thank my colleagues. Oh I see
Speaker 7: the Arab Group, the Committee on the Exercise of the
Speaker 7: Alienable Rights of the Palestinian People, and we will meet
Speaker 7: with you as often as needed.
Speaker 8: Thank you, Thank you.
Speaker 2: Of the Republic of Parama.
Speaker 14: Excellencies, distinguished representatives, gentlemen, thank you for this kind invitation
Speaker 14: and for the opportunity to address you on this important
Speaker 14: issue related to maritime security. It's one of the great
Speaker 14: enablers of the global economy. Despite geopolitic keeping has proven
Speaker 14: remarkably resilient, moving over twelve billion tons of goods in
Speaker 14: twenty twenty four with a workforce of Chose one point
Speaker 14: nine million seafeaters, keeping global trade afloat. Yet resilience cannot
Speaker 14: breed complacency.
Speaker 2: The safety and security of.
Speaker 14: The maritime sector is fundamental to economic stability, sustainable maritime development,
Speaker 14: and to livelihoods.
Speaker 2: Threats to shipping are ever present.
Speaker 14: Twenty twenty four alone, nearly one hundred and fifty incidents
Speaker 14: of piracy and armed robbery were reported, with the highest
Speaker 14: numbers of reported incidents.
Speaker 2: Singapore, the India and West Africa.
Speaker 14: These attacks jeopardize vessels and cargo, in the lives of
Speaker 14: seafarers and the integrity of global trade. Security threats go
Speaker 14: beyond piracy on lawful attacks on inter the area violate
Speaker 14: international and freedom of navigation. The shipping industry continues to
Speaker 14: face growing challenges trafficking in foto le and activities which
Speaker 14: attend to undermine the established flag state impose every journey
Speaker 14: remains secure. I am grateful to the support of the
Speaker 14: United Nations Security the seriousness of this matter and.
Speaker 3: For the.
Speaker 2: Call for an immediate cessation.
Speaker 14: On national shipping and require continue monitoring of the situation.
Speaker 14: These resolutions the UN Security Council record of seafarers in
Speaker 14: maritime security and its essential maintenance for the stability of
Speaker 14: global supply chains and sustainable economic development. Our must be
Speaker 14: rooted in prevention, constant vigilance, innovation and continuously strengthening regional
Speaker 14: in international cooperation. The International Maritime Organization has developed binding
Speaker 14: mandatory requirements, including the two thousand and four in five
Speaker 14: Revised Protocols for the Suppression of unlovel Acts at Sea
Speaker 14: or sewer treaties and requirements to address cyber security threats
Speaker 14: within mandatory safety management systems. Over more than two decades,
Speaker 14: IMO's CASCID Development Project have instrumental in building in regional
Speaker 14: capacity to address maritime security threats.
Speaker 2: On established.
Speaker 14: Information sharing and cooperative arrangements. Successful frameworks includes the Regional
Speaker 14: Corporation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Ambrewbery against Ships in Asia,
Speaker 14: the TRIBUTI Code of Condoct and its JEDA amendments in
Speaker 14: the Ocean Gulf of Aiden and they Own the Code
Speaker 14: of Conduct and its Security Agreement amongst countries in West
Speaker 14: and Central Africa, the recent i AM of Maritime Russian
Speaker 14: adopted in June this year, and regional maritime information sharing
Speaker 14: centers to enhance maritime safety and security.
Speaker 2: A step forward in.
Speaker 14: Addressing organized crime and bolting situational awareness. Partnerships with the
Speaker 14: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes Interpotities as well
Speaker 14: as Generals donor States supports i AM more led execution
Speaker 14: of ord recipient states to strengthen national capabilities and build
Speaker 14: regional trust. These include the safetys for Africa project, the
Speaker 14: Crisis Ocean, the Post Security and Safety of Navigation, in
Speaker 14: Eastern in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, regional programs
Speaker 14: for maritime security in the Red Sea area, and boosting
Speaker 14: implementation of the Young the Code of Conduct a common
Speaker 14: threat in support for strengthened national governance, a whole of
Speaker 14: government approach, an integrate integration, coordination, compliance with global and
Speaker 14: standards in regional information sharing. We also rely and are
Speaker 14: grateful for the complete support of international and regional naval forces.
Speaker 14: Emerging technologies from AI driven valance to satellite monitary systems
Speaker 14: unprecedented to anticipate in the.
Speaker 2: The digitalization of.
Speaker 14: Shipping, post urgency of robust cybersecurity governance. While addressing my security,
Speaker 14: we must not lose sight of our responsibility to protect
Speaker 14: the ocean, maritime safety and security, and environmentals. In hand
Speaker 14: support for countries to develop and enhance response capabilities events,
Speaker 14: including from its ongoing AIMO continues to advance regulations to
Speaker 14: addressing that's a series of major projects addressing shipping, the
Speaker 14: carbon stick litter, biofouling, which can result in invasive.
Speaker 2: Aquatics to biodiversity and underwater ability.
Speaker 14: Environmental and safety matters depends on a basis to ensure
Speaker 14: and enhance maritime security. We have the exment from many
Speaker 14: donors to continuously strengthen national and regional operation at the
Speaker 14: same time the obligations to implement the established international an
Speaker 14: environmental protection of shipping. When your political tensions disrupt shipping lives,
Speaker 14: as we have recently red Area twenty four, the only
Speaker 14: way forward is constructive dialogue. Maritime security is not just technical,
Speaker 14: it is deeply human. More, the ocean connects to soul,
Speaker 14: and shipping and seafar's lives depends on your shared commitment
Speaker 14: to saveation. Once again, thank you to His Excellency the
Speaker 14: President of Panama for this kind invitation, and thank you
Speaker 14: to the Hunian Security Council for its continued support to
Speaker 14: the work of IAMO.
Speaker 2: Thank you very much,