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Les Etats-Unis sont prêts à recourir à la force militaire pour
protéger leurs intérêts au Proche-Orient et en Afrique du Nord, a
déclaré mardi le président américain Barack Obama."Les Etats-Unis sont prêts à engager tout l'éventail de nos possibilités, dont la force militaire, afin de garantir nos intérêts clés dans la région", a souligné M.Obama lors de la 68e session de l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies à New York.
http://fr.rian.ru/world/20130924/199387220.html
24/9/13
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- [2] Obama Implores UN for ‘Consequences’ in Syrian Chemical Pact
UNITED NATIONS, September 24 (RIA Novosti) – US President Barack
Obama on Tuesday told the United Nations General Assembly that the
Syrian government must face “consequences” if it fails to adhere to a
US-Russian plan to turn over its chemical weapons as Washington and
Moscow remain deadlocked over whether the threat of military force
should be used to enforce the deal.
“If we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the United Nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws,” Obama told the UN meeting.
In the wide-ranging speech, Obama addressed US policy in the Middle East and defended America’s role in securing stability across the globe. He also signaled an interest in greater engagement with Iran and stressed Washington’s preference for diplomacy in the Syrian conflict, though he reiterated that the threat of force is crucial to securing compliance from Damascus.
The United States is calling for a UN Security Council resolution that would allow military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad should it renege on its commitments to handover its chemical stockpile to international monitors under an agreement brokered by Washington and Moscow earlier this month.
Russia has said military threats cannot be part of a resolution, the text of which is being negotiated by the Security Council this week.
In his speech Tuesday, Obama alluded to other disputes with Russia over the Syria crisis, including what Washington calls clear evidence – including from a report by UN inspectors – of the Assad government’s responsibility for an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack outside Damascus that it claims left more than 1,400 dead.
Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have repeatedly suggested in recent weeks that they have evidence showing the attack was likely carried out by Syrian rebels seeking to frame Assad in order to secure outside military intervention against government forces.
“It is an insult to human reason – and to the legitimacy of this institution – to suggest that anyone other than the [Assad] regime carried out this attack,” Obama said.
The Obama administration has repeatedly said Assad cannot have any role in a future Syrian government, a condition that Russia has called unacceptable interference in Syria’s internal affairs.
But Obama said Tuesday that Russia and Iran, allies of the Assad government, are playing a dangerous game by throwing their weight behind a Syrian leader “who cannot regain the legitimacy to lead a badly fractured country.”
“The notion that Syria can somehow return to a pre-war status quo is a fantasy,” Obama said. “It’s time for Russia and Iran to realize that insisting on Assad’s rule will lead directly to the outcome that they fear: An increasingly violent space for extremists to operate.”
Obama also appeared to take a dig at Putin over an op-ed that the Russian leader published in The New York Times earlier this month in which he criticized Obama for calling Americans “exceptional,” calling such claims “extremely dangerous.”
“Some may disagree. But I believe America is exceptional, in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest, but for the interest of all,” Obama said Tuesday.
Obama also indicated the White House is open to engaging with Iran following overtures from its newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, who suggested in an an op-ed published last week in The Washington Post that Tehran would like to “move beyond impasses” in its relations with the United States.
The two countries severed diplomatic ties in 1979 following the overthrow of Iran’s US-backed leader by Islamic revolutionaries and have been locked in a stalemate for years over the Iranian government’s nuclear ambitions.
But Obama said Tuesday that he had tasked Secretary of State John Kerry with pursuing “an agreement” on Iran’s nuclear program together with the European Union, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
“The roadblocks may prove to be too great, but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested,” Obama said.
The White House has said Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, while Tehran insists its nuclear program is peaceful in nature.
Washington is “not seeking regime change” and respects “the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy,” Obama added.
“Real breakthroughs” on Iran’s nuclear program and an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement “would have a profound and positive impact on the entire Middle East and North Africa,” Obama added.
He called on the international community to support a two-state agreement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reject extremism on both sides.
“Let’s emerge from the familiar corners of blame and prejudice; let’s support Israeli and Palestinian leaders who are prepared to walk the difficult road to peace,” Obama said.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130924/183699795/Obama-Implores-UN-for-Consequences-in-Syrian-Chemical-Pact.html
24/9/3
“If we cannot agree even on this, then it will show that the United Nations is incapable of enforcing the most basic of international laws,” Obama told the UN meeting.
In the wide-ranging speech, Obama addressed US policy in the Middle East and defended America’s role in securing stability across the globe. He also signaled an interest in greater engagement with Iran and stressed Washington’s preference for diplomacy in the Syrian conflict, though he reiterated that the threat of force is crucial to securing compliance from Damascus.
The United States is calling for a UN Security Council resolution that would allow military action against the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad should it renege on its commitments to handover its chemical stockpile to international monitors under an agreement brokered by Washington and Moscow earlier this month.
Russia has said military threats cannot be part of a resolution, the text of which is being negotiated by the Security Council this week.
In his speech Tuesday, Obama alluded to other disputes with Russia over the Syria crisis, including what Washington calls clear evidence – including from a report by UN inspectors – of the Assad government’s responsibility for an Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack outside Damascus that it claims left more than 1,400 dead.
Russian officials, including President Vladimir Putin, have repeatedly suggested in recent weeks that they have evidence showing the attack was likely carried out by Syrian rebels seeking to frame Assad in order to secure outside military intervention against government forces.
“It is an insult to human reason – and to the legitimacy of this institution – to suggest that anyone other than the [Assad] regime carried out this attack,” Obama said.
The Obama administration has repeatedly said Assad cannot have any role in a future Syrian government, a condition that Russia has called unacceptable interference in Syria’s internal affairs.
But Obama said Tuesday that Russia and Iran, allies of the Assad government, are playing a dangerous game by throwing their weight behind a Syrian leader “who cannot regain the legitimacy to lead a badly fractured country.”
“The notion that Syria can somehow return to a pre-war status quo is a fantasy,” Obama said. “It’s time for Russia and Iran to realize that insisting on Assad’s rule will lead directly to the outcome that they fear: An increasingly violent space for extremists to operate.”
Obama also appeared to take a dig at Putin over an op-ed that the Russian leader published in The New York Times earlier this month in which he criticized Obama for calling Americans “exceptional,” calling such claims “extremely dangerous.”
“Some may disagree. But I believe America is exceptional, in part because we have shown a willingness through the sacrifice of blood and treasure to stand up not only for our own narrow self-interest, but for the interest of all,” Obama said Tuesday.
Obama also indicated the White House is open to engaging with Iran following overtures from its newly elected president, Hassan Rouhani, who suggested in an an op-ed published last week in The Washington Post that Tehran would like to “move beyond impasses” in its relations with the United States.
The two countries severed diplomatic ties in 1979 following the overthrow of Iran’s US-backed leader by Islamic revolutionaries and have been locked in a stalemate for years over the Iranian government’s nuclear ambitions.
But Obama said Tuesday that he had tasked Secretary of State John Kerry with pursuing “an agreement” on Iran’s nuclear program together with the European Union, Britain, France, Germany, Russia and China.
“The roadblocks may prove to be too great, but I firmly believe the diplomatic path must be tested,” Obama said.
The White House has said Iran must not be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon, while Tehran insists its nuclear program is peaceful in nature.
Washington is “not seeking regime change” and respects “the right of the Iranian people to access peaceful nuclear energy,” Obama added.
“Real breakthroughs” on Iran’s nuclear program and an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement “would have a profound and positive impact on the entire Middle East and North Africa,” Obama added.
He called on the international community to support a two-state agreement in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and reject extremism on both sides.
“Let’s emerge from the familiar corners of blame and prejudice; let’s support Israeli and Palestinian leaders who are prepared to walk the difficult road to peace,” Obama said.
http://en.rian.ru/world/20130924/183699795/Obama-Implores-UN-for-Consequences-in-Syrian-Chemical-Pact.html
24/9/3
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Αυστηρό μήνυμα στη Δαμασκό ζητά ο Ομπάμα...Υπέρ διπλωματικής λύσης για το Ιράν, προειδοποίηση στην Αίγυπτο....
ReplyDeleteΑυστηρή απόφαση του Συμβουλίου Ασφαλείας του ΟΗΕ για να επαληθευτεί ότι “το καθεστώς Άσαντ τηρεί τις δεσμεύσεις του” ζήτησε ο πρόεδρος των ΗΠΑ, μιλώντας στη Γενική Συνέλευση του ΟΗΕ στη Νέα Υόρκη.
Τόνισε επίσης η διεθνής κοινότητα δεν στάθηκε στο ύψος των περιστάσεων όσον αφορά την τραγωδία στη Συρία. Σε ό,τι αφορά το Ιράν είπε ότι θα πρέπει "να δοκιμαστεί η διπλωματική οδός", υπογραμμίζοντας συγχρόνως ότι οι διαφορές ΗΠΑ-Ιράν δεν θα επιλυθούν "από τη μια μέρα στην άλλη".
"Τα εμπόδια μπορεί να αποδειχτούν πολύ μεγάλα, αλλά πιστεύω ακράδαντα ότι η διπλωματική οδός πρέπει να δοκιμαστεί", σημείωσε ο Μπαράκ Ομπάμα και κάλεσε την Τεχεράνη να προχωρήσει "σε πράξεις" όσον αφορά το πυρηνικό της πρόγραμμα, σημειώνοντας ότι οι ΗΠΑ θέλουν να επιλυθεί το ιρανικό πυρηνικό ζήτημα ειρηνικά, αλλά είναι αποφασισμένες να εμποδίσουν την χώρα αυτή να αποκτήσει πυρηνικό όπλο.
Για να υπάρξει επιτυχία, "τα συμφιλιωτικά λόγια θα πρέπει να συνοδεύονται από πράξεις που είναι ξεκάθαρες και επαληθεύσιμες", υπογράμμισε σε αναφορά του στις δηλώσεις των Ιρανών ηγετών.
Επίσης πρόσθεσε ότι έχει ζητήσει από τον υπουργό Εξωτερικών των ΗΠΑ Τζον Κέρι να καταβάλει μια διπλωματική προσπάθεια μαζί με άλλα κράτη για την επίλυση των διαφορών που υπάρχουν όσον αφορά το ιρανικό πυρηνικό πρόγραμμα. "Πράγματι πιστεύω ότι αν μπορέσουμε να επιλύσουμε το ζήτημα του πυρηνικού προγράμματος του Ιράν, αυτό θα μπορούσε να αποτελέσει ένα μεγάλο βήμα σε έναν μακρύ δρόμο προς μια διαφορετική σχέση", σημείωσε.
Τέλος, αναφορικά με την Αίγυπτο προειδοποίησε ότι η συνέχιση της υποστήριξης που παρέχουν οι ΗΠΑ στη χώρα αυτή θα εξαρτηθεί από τις προόδους που θα σημειώσει προς τη δημοκρατία, μετά την ανατροπή του Μοχάμεντ Μόρσι. «Στο μέλλον, οι ΗΠΑ θα διατηρήσουν μια εποικοδομητική σχέση με τη μεταβατική κυβέρνηση (…), όμως δεν παραδώσαμε στρατιωτικό εξοπλισμό (στην Αίγυπτο) κι η υποστήριξή μας θα εξαρτηθεί από τις προόδους που θα σημειώσει η χώρα στον δρόμο προς τη δημοκρατία», υπογράμμισε ο Ομπάμα.
Newsroom Enet, με πληροφορίες από ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
http://www.enet.gr/?i=news-room.el&id=388051
24/9/13
US President urges UN Member States to confront ‘profound new challenges’...
ReplyDelete24 September 2013 – With the world facing a raft of “profound new challenges,” United States President Barack Obama challenged United Nations Member States today to evince the courage and determination to act decisively “when the breakdown of societies is so great [and] the violence against civilians so substantial.”
“This body continues to be tested. The question is whether we possess the wisdom and the courage as […] members of an international community, to squarely meet those challenges: whether the United Nations can meet the test of our time,” Mr. Obama said, addressing the General Assembly’s annual General Debate.
Indeed, he said, the leaders that had built the UN understood that humanity could not survive the course it was on. For decades the Organization has made a difference: eradicating disease, educating children and brokering peace. But as new challenges continued to arise, three will be times when the international community is called upon to act, stated Mr. Obama.
“This will require new thinking and some very tough choices. While the United Nations was designed to prevent wars between States, increasingly we face the challenge of preventing slaughter within States,” he said, emphasizing that such challenges will grow more pronounced as the international community is confronted with States that are fragile or failing, “places where horrendous violence can put innocent men, women and children at risk with no hope of protection from their national institutions.”.....http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=45961&Cr=syria&Cr1=#.UkHi_X-IzJc
24/9/13
Obama Pledges $340 Million in Syrian Humanitarian Aid ...
ReplyDeleteU.S. President Barack Obama says the United States will provide an additional $340 million in humanitarian aid to support those affected by the ongoing crisis in Syria.
Addressing world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, Obama also lashed out at doubters who questioned whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad carried out the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus, which U.S. intelligence says killed some 1,400 people.....http://www.voanews.com/content/obama-pledges-340-million-in-syrian-humanitarian-aid/1756099.html
24/9/13
Obama: «Une action militaire en Syrie ne mènera pas à une paix durable»...
ReplyDeleteLe président américain a déclaré au premier jour de l’assemblée générale de l’ONU vouloir une résolution « ferme », avec des « conséquences » pour Assad, s’il ne tient pas ses engagements. Il s’est montré en faveur du multilatéralisme, sans exclure tout recours à la force.
Action militaire
«Je ne pense pas qu’une action militaire, menée depuis l’intérieur du pays ou par des puissances extérieures, peut mener à une paix durable», a poursuivi le président américain. «Je ne pense pas non plus que l’Amérique ou aucun pays doive décider de qui va diriger la Syrie, c’est au peuple syrien de décider. Mais un dirigeant qui a massacré ses citoyens et gazé des enfants à mort ne peut pas regagner la légitimité pour conduire un pays gravement divisé», a-t-il poursuivi, à propos du président syrien.
Revenant sur la politique américaine au Moyen-Orient, il a ajouté que les Etats-Unis «étaient prêts» à recourir à la force si nécessaire au Moyen-Orient. «Nous confronterons les agressions extérieures contre nos alliés et partenaires, comme nous l’avons fait durant la guerre du Golfe», a-t-il ajouté, se disant également déterminé à «démanteler les réseaux terroristes». Et «nous ne tolérerons pas le développement ou l’utilisation d’armes de destruction massive», a encore indiqué le président américain.
Résolution
Cette déclaration est intervenue alors que les États-Unis et la Russie s’opposent depuis des jours sur une résolution du conseil de sécurité sur la question des armes chimiques syriennes. La Russie a cependant admis mardi la «mention» de possibles mesures coercitives dans cette résolution, ouvrant l’espoir d’un compromis dans l’actuel bras de fer. La Russie, alliée de Damas, et les Occidentaux butent depuis une semaine sur les termes de cette résolution à adopter pour la mise en œuvre du démantèlement de l’arsenal chimique syrien.
Le président américain a en outre annoncé 340 millions de dollars d’aide supplémentaire aux réfugiés et déplacés syriens, une augmentation d’un tiers de la somme déjà promise par Washington dans cette crise......http://www.lesoir.be/325427/article/actualite/monde/2013-09-24/obama-une-action-militaire-en-syrie-ne-menera-pas-une-paix-durable-video
24/9/13
Les Palestiniens saluent la référence d'Obama aux lignes de 1967 ...
ReplyDeleteAFP - Le ministre palestinien des Affaires étrangères Riyad al-Malki a salué mercredi la référence du président américain Barack Obama aux lignes antérieures à l'occupation israélienne de 1967 comme base des pourparlers de paix avec Israël.
"Les frontières d'Israël et de la Palestine devraient être fondées sur les lignes de 1967 avec des échanges (de territoire) mutuellement agréés, avec des éléments solides de sécurité pour qu'Israël puisse continuer à se défendre lui-même contre toutes les menaces", a déclaré mardi M. Obama lors d'une rencontre avec le président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas à New York.
"Le président Obama a dit que les négociations partaient de la référence des lignes de 1967", a déclaré à la radio officielle Voix de la Palestine M. Malki, qui accompagne M. Abbas à l'Assemblée générale des Nations unies.
Responsables et commentateurs israéliens ont pour leur part surtout relevé la mention de "Cisjordanie occupée" dans le discours prononcé par le président américain à la tribune de l'ONU avant la rencontre avec Mahmoud Abbas.
"Cette notion de territoire occupé est superflue de notre point de vue", a affirmé à la radio publique le ministre israélien des Affaires stratégiques et des Relations internationales Youval Steinitz, membre de la délégation israélienne à New York.
"Nous menons des négociations avec les Palestiniens pour parvenir à un accord qui mettra fin au conflit et instaurera la paix et la coexistence. Mais je pense qu'il est très clair pour les Palestiniens que des parties significatives, les blocs de colonies, les zones de sécurité, resteront en territoire israélien", a-t-il indiqué.
Les Palestiniens exigent que les pourparlers se tiennent sur la base des lignes antérieures à l'occupation des Territoires palestiniens (Jérusalem-Est, Cisjordanie et bande de Gaza), moyennant des échanges de territoires équivalents, une exigence rejetée par Israël.
http://www.france24.com/fr/20130925-palestiniens-saluent-reference-dobama-lignes-1967
25/9/13
The U.S. is still lonely at the United Nations...
ReplyDeleteWhen President Obama first addressed the U.N. General Assembly in 2009, he preached conciliation:
I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. Part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies, and a belief that on certain critical issues, America has acted unilaterally, without regard for the interests of others. And this has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism, which too often has served as an excuse for collective inaction. Now, like all of you, my responsibility is to act in the interest of my nation and my people, and I will never apologize for defending those interests. But it is my deeply held belief that in the year 2009 — more than at any point in human history — the interests of nations and peoples are shared. […] We must embrace a new era of engagement based on mutual interest and mutual respect, and our work must begin now.
So how has this worked out? Has Obama been able to close the gap between the United States and the rest of the world in the United Nations, as so many hoped when he took office? The evidence suggests that he has not.....http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/09/25/the-u-s-is-still-lonely-at-the-united-nations/?wprss=rss_homepage&clsrd
25/9/13