Sport, peace and development are closely interconnected. The absence of war is a precondition for sporting competition. Sporting competition is not a struggle between enemies, but rather a competition among partners in their common aspiration for development. In this period of globalization, when th…
The Russian Federation supports the adoption by the General Assembly of the draft
resolution entitled “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” (A/62/L.4). Our country has consistently called for dialogue and normalization of relations between the north and south of Korea.
As a c…
Resolution 1325 (2000) remains significant as a guideline in determining the role of women in the prevention and settlement of conflicts, in post-conflict reconstruction and in assessing the situation regarding the protection of women’s rights in conflicts. It is important that the work of the Secur…
We are pleased to welcome the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Burkina Faso, Mr. Bassolé, and the Secretary of State for Cooperation and Francophony of France, Mr. Bockel. We note the detailed contributions of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), chaired by Burkina …
We are grateful to Under-Secretary-General Pascoe for his briefing on the work of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) covering the months that have passed since the Council adopted resolution 1770 (2007), which reviewed and considerably broadened United Nations authority in Iraq.
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At the outset, let me join those who expressed condolences this morning on the passing of the Prime Minister of Myanmar.
I will shorten my statement in order to save time. The full text will be circulated.
Despite considerable progress in recent years in settling conflicts in a number of African c…
We are glad to welcome the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, and to thank him for presenting the Agency’s annual report.
Russia was one of the founders of the IAEA and has always actively supported its work. Over the half- century of its existence, th…
First of all, I would like to congratulate the Permanent Representative of Japan, Yukio Takasu, on his appointment to the post of Chairman of the Commission. We would also like to thank the previous Chairmen, Ismael Abraão Gaspar Martins and Kenzo Oshima, for the efforts they made in the work of the…
We thank the leadership of both Tribunals for their annual reports on the work of those bodies.
We note the active work of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the last year. We welcome the transfer of the cases of those accused by the Tribunal to national judicial bodies, which, we be…
We would like to thank Mr. Koenigs for his efforts and his briefing on the situation in Afghanistan and for introducing the report of the Secretary-General.
It is absolutely clear that during the time that has elapsed since the overthrow of the Taliban regime, the country, with the assistance of th…
Achieving stable peace and an effective settlement of armed conflicts is possible only on the basis of a comprehensive strategic approach and agreement. The transition to sustainable socio- economic recovery is accompanied by many difficulties. The danger of renewed conflict is always present in soc…
We welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Secretary-General. We are grateful to the Special Envoy of the Secretary-General, Mr. Ibrahim Gambari, for his comprehensive briefing on the outcome of his important and useful visit to Myanmar. Russia has consistently supported the good office…
We welcome the adoption of the resolution on the promotion of interreligious and intercultural dialogue, understanding and cooperation for peace, of which the Russian Federation was a sponsor. This
resolution marks a new step in strengthening constructive interaction among civilizations.
The unive…
Traditionally, the General Assembly sums up the results of the ending political year. This requires serious and joint consideration. It is essential to identify agreed solutions for today’s global problems based on the collective analysis of current international affairs. It appears that no one is c…
We are pleased to welcome to today’s Security Council meeting Mr. Moratinos Cuyaubé, Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain. It is a particular pleasure because at this time Mr. Rodríguez Zapatero, President of S…
In his report (A/62/1), the Secretary-General
rightly advances the idea that today no one can deal with the multitude of global problems alone. Those problems can be effectively resolved only through collective efforts, primarily through the most representative international and inter-State mechani…
The delegation of the Russian Federation supports the General Committee’s recommendation that the item on Taiwan’s so-called admittance as a Member of the United Nations not be included in the agenda of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly. We believe that that recommendation is rational…
The Russian Federation has traditionally supported the activities of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, as well as
extend its mandate for an additional period of 12 months. The International Security Assistance Force is combating the terrorist threat from the Taliban…
The Russian Federation shares the understanding reached in the Security Council on the need to defer until the end of the present year the consideration of the question of the appointment of a new Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. There were several possib…
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the protection of the rights of indigenous peoples and to the strengthening of international cooperation in that area. From the very outset, we adopted a responsible approach to the process of developing a United Nations declaration on the rights o…
