On 11 September 2001, the world changed, and it rallied together in the fight against the threat of terror, a threat that was common for all and knew no boundaries. I am referring to threat of terrorism. The world displayed an unprecedented level of solidarity by rejecting old phobias and stereotype…
The problem that we are discussing today in the context of the situation in the Middle East is one of the most sensitive in terms of deciding the final status of the Palestinian territories. The way in which it is resolved will largely determine the future configuration and solidity of peace between…
We are grateful to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Stubb, for his statement and for his activities as Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
The Russian Federation has consistently supported the overall development and improvement of c…
At the outset, allow me to extend the Russian Federation’s gratitude to the delegations of the countries of the Caribbean Basin for their draft resolution entitled, “Permanent memorial to and remembrance of the victims of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade” (A/63/L.5), which the Russian Feder…
The gradual socio-economic development of the African Continent is necessary to effectively address global threats and challenges, including in the area of security. Russia fully supports the efforts of the international community to turn Africa into a zone of active partnership and to establish con…
The Russian delegation joined the consensus on resolution 63/311, on system-wide coherence. Nevertheless, we cannot fail to express our regret that the text was submitted to the General Assembly for consideration without a review or substantial and open intergovernmental consultations. We do not bel…
We, too, would like to draw attention to the fact that there are some inaccuracies in the Russian version of draft resolution A/62/L.41/Rev.1, notably in the title. If translated into English, it would read: “Strengthening transparency in the extractive industry”. During the negotiations on the draf…
We are grateful to the Permanent Representative of Belgium, Mr. Grauls, for his briefing on the work of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1737 (2006) during the past three months. In that period, under the leadership of Mr. Grauls, the Committee has worked in strict compliance with th…
The Russian Federation is at the forefront in combating terrorism and has consistently favoured the robust strengthening of effective international counter- terrorism cooperation. In that regard, Russia would like to reiterate its dedication to the central guiding role of the United Nations in organ…
Well, it is good that Ambassador Wolff said that he is not a psychologist, if I understand correctly, because the distinguished Permanent Representative of Georgia, Ambassador Alasania, thinks that he is a psychologist and has attended enough meetings of the Security Council now that he thinks he ca…
I am ready, first, to give the floor to the Permanent Representative of Georgia since he spoke first, but I understand that so far he is not ready and that he does not have that intention yet. Therefore, I will take advantage of the fact that the President has kindly given me the floor.
If, here in…
First of all, I would like to thank the representatives of the United Nations Secretariat for their briefings. I think that their briefings compellingly testify to the fact that despite the continuing problems — and there are many caused by the most recent military escapade undertaken by Georgia aga…
Mr. President, first of all, I would like to thank you and your delegation for organizing today’s Council meeting on its working methods. We believe that a dialogue on these important issues requires a balanced, professional approach, and one that does not politicize the substance of the item under …
I shall begin with the second question posed by the Permanent Representative of Georgia. Where is the ambiguity? I said very definitely that we are complying with and intend to implement the six principles that were worked out by the President of France and the President of Russia in the Kremlin on …
If there are no further speakers wishing to take the floor, I should like to say a few words.
At a previous meeting of the Security Council, I asked the representative of the United States a question: What, in his opinion, should the Security Council be focused on — serious political work or propag…
I believe that I gave a complete response. Perhaps the ambassador was not listening when I gave my response. Perhaps he did not have his earpiece on. I believe, again, that I gave a full response to his question.
Ambassador Khalilzad’s statement was rather polemical, and I shall not respond: I think we have had enough polemics today. I will limit myself to a question of substance.
First of all, it is untrue to say that I did not respond to the appeal for a ceasefire. I explained, in realistic terms, the for…
I would say that I have already responded in my statement to the overwhelming majority of comments and statements by colleagues; I do not think there is any need for me to go back to them. I would, however, like to respond to just one question that related to the intentions of the Russian Federation…
First of all, I would like to express my thanks for the briefings given by Under-Secretary-General Pascoe and Assistant Secretary-General Mulet. Unfortunately, I have to point out that the content of the briefing by Mr. Pascoe shows that the Secretariat and its leadership have not been able to adopt…
Of course, this meeting of the Security Council is not the best place for an exchange of questions and answers between one Permanent Representative and another, but there is an answer to that question.
For a start, the Georgian authorities could state that they intend, in the future, to abide by th…
