The Russian Federation strongly condemns terrorism in all its dimensions. We consistently support enhancing effective international counter-terrorism cooperation under the central coordinating role of the United Nations on the basis of the relevant principles and norms of international law, while, o…
The Russian Federation is firmly committed to the purposes and principles of the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS (resolution 65/277, annex), which we see as a key framework for
expanding international cooperation to combat the immunodeficiency virus.
Russia is one of the countries that, ove…
Yet again, the General Assembly has before it a draft resolution on the status of internally displaced persons and refugees in the Caucasus. Sadly, as in previous years, its sponsors are by no means guided by their stated noble humanitarian goals. This initiative continues to be politically motivate…
I am not certain how the representative of Ukraine wishes to engage in dialogue with us, but we believe that negotiations should address the broader agenda of our relations. They cannot be dictated by Kyiv on one, two, three or four specific points; they should be based on a broad agenda concerning …
I think that the representative of Ukraine making ironic comments about the Chechens is pointless. I do not understand. He could talk to them. Perhaps that could lead to a diaologue with the people in the southeast of Ukraine. But I will not go further into that issue.
I will say that I liked the f…
You looked at me, Mr. President, and I decided that I would say literally just a couple of words after all. Needless to say, I will not respond to the array of facts or pseudo-facts presented by my Ukrainian colleague, but I want to point out for the umpteenth time that the representative of Ukraine…
We thank the Permanent Representatives of Lithuania, Australia and your country, Mr. President,
for their briefings on the work of the respective Committees. Such activities are an important contribution to strengthening the central coordinating role of the United Nations and the Security Council i…
The 25 May elections were a step in the right direction. As the President of Russia, Mr. Vladimir Putin, stated before they were conducted, “we respect the elections of the Ukrainian people”. However, we would stop short of the euphoria that our Western colleagues have demonstrated. Elections are no…
We welcome the participation of President Tomislav Nikolić in this Council meeting. At the outset, we would like to express our condolences for the natural disaster that has struck Serbia. The Russian Federation has been providing assistance in overcoming the consequences of the disaster. We agree w…
Russia welcomes the General Assembly’s convening of this high-level meeting on achieving poverty eradication through full employment and decent work for all. Poverty eradication remains a primary priority and necessary condition to achieving sustainable development. As poverty is a multifaceted phen…
We understand the motives of many delegations that supported or co-sponsored draft resolution S/2014/348, referring the case of Syria to the International Criminal Court (ICC). We share the emotions elicited in them by the crisis in Syria, which has dragged on for far too long. It is hard to witness…
I would like to welcome Mr. Inzko, High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, once again, we must note that his report (S/2014/314, annex), which we have studied carefully, reveals a trend with regard to Bosnian Serbs, that is, they are blamed for all the political ills in Bosnia and H…
I would like to start by thanking you, Mr. President, for having convened today’s meeting and to express my gratitude to the Prosecutor for her participation. My delegation has familiarized itself with the seventh report of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on the investigatio…
We thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Abou Moussa, for his briefing today.
We agree with the worrying assessments voiced here of the negative effects of the armed conflict in the Central African Republic on the situation in Central Africa in general. Among other destabil…
We are pleased to welcome you, Minister Yun Byung-se, as you preside over the Security Council. We are grateful for your convening of this meeting commemorating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), which laid the foundations for the international community’s collective ef…
I did not want to say that a lie cannot only be a distortion of facts, but also a selective interpretation of one’s own position. That is what we have just heard from my American colleague. What we have heard from Washington, D.C., and the way it was heard clearly demonstrated to all — including to…
Our encyclopedically educated and eloquent French colleague inserted an interesting quotation in his statement, to the effect that when we sin, it is only the first step that carries a cost, and the subsequent ones are easier. Indeed, we can find affirmations of his words of wisdom in the history of…
We are grateful to Ms. Pillay and Mr. Dieng for their briefings on the findings of their visit to crisis- torn South Sudan. We share their profound concern at the mass violations of human rights and the norms of international humanitarian law by both parties to the conflict, including the monstrous …
