The UN undersecretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations, Alain Le Roy, admitted that the international body made a "mistake" when Belarus on Monday accused of violating the arms embargo imposed on Ivory Coast. "The information was a mistake and so this morning I met with a representative of the Mission of Belarus to which I apologized for the harm caused," he told a press conference the head of the "blue helmets" in the body.
He explained that the error arose after last Sunday received reports that a shipment was expected of attack helicopters for the forces of the Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, faced with the international community's refusal to relinquish power. Subsequently, the UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) were sent a written message stating that a plane had landed in Belarus at the airport in Yamoussoukro, political capital.
"It was a dramatic event, and is the reason why we issued a statement. But I must admit, and I want to be clear, that the report was wrong," he said. Le Roy stressed that, contrary to what they had assumed, there was no landing at the airport that night of an apparatus from Belarus. "UNOCI was the one that issued the report wrong, and be responsible for peacekeeping operations, take responsibility," he said.
The French diplomat acknowledged that the incident "is very bad for us" and pledged to carry out an investigation into the origin of the mistake. Apparently, he explained, the "blue helmets" heard the noise of a plane landing at the airport seemed controlled by Gbagbo, the UN mission has no access.
Subsequent attempts to confirm the information had to be abandoned after Gbagbo militias even opened fire to prevent access to the airport by representatives of UNOCI and the group of UN experts that monitors compliance with the embargo, he said. "Many things happen at the airport, note that there are many preparations and you watch closely, even air.
But we can not confirm the landing of the aircraft," he added. Based on that report "wrong", the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, released on Monday morning a statement that accused Minsk of violating the embargo and requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council. The Belarusian government immediately rejected the accusation and said it complied strictly with its international obligations.
Ivory Coast is on the brink of civil war since the last presidential election, as Gbagbo did not accept the UN-sanctioned results giving the opposition by winning Alassane Ouattara. The Ivorian leader appealed to the Constitutional Council, composed of his followers, which overturned nearly a million votes in areas where Ouattara had a large majority and gave him the victory. 
He explained that the error arose after last Sunday received reports that a shipment was expected of attack helicopters for the forces of the Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo, faced with the international community's refusal to relinquish power. Subsequently, the UN mission in Côte d'Ivoire (UNOCI) were sent a written message stating that a plane had landed in Belarus at the airport in Yamoussoukro, political capital.
"It was a dramatic event, and is the reason why we issued a statement. But I must admit, and I want to be clear, that the report was wrong," he said. Le Roy stressed that, contrary to what they had assumed, there was no landing at the airport that night of an apparatus from Belarus. "UNOCI was the one that issued the report wrong, and be responsible for peacekeeping operations, take responsibility," he said.
The French diplomat acknowledged that the incident "is very bad for us" and pledged to carry out an investigation into the origin of the mistake. Apparently, he explained, the "blue helmets" heard the noise of a plane landing at the airport seemed controlled by Gbagbo, the UN mission has no access.
Subsequent attempts to confirm the information had to be abandoned after Gbagbo militias even opened fire to prevent access to the airport by representatives of UNOCI and the group of UN experts that monitors compliance with the embargo, he said. "Many things happen at the airport, note that there are many preparations and you watch closely, even air.
But we can not confirm the landing of the aircraft," he added. Based on that report "wrong", the UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, released on Monday morning a statement that accused Minsk of violating the embargo and requested an urgent meeting of the Security Council. The Belarusian government immediately rejected the accusation and said it complied strictly with its international obligations.
Ivory Coast is on the brink of civil war since the last presidential election, as Gbagbo did not accept the UN-sanctioned results giving the opposition by winning Alassane Ouattara. The Ivorian leader appealed to the Constitutional Council, composed of his followers, which overturned nearly a million votes in areas where Ouattara had a large majority and gave him the victory.
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