We are happy to welcome the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, and we are grateful to him for having introduced the annual report of the Agency.
Russia as an active member of the IAEA, is pleased with the activities of the Agency and takes note of its …
The Russian Federation, like the overwhelming majority of other United Nations Member States, strongly condemns the United States blockade against Cuba and favours its lifting.
Opposition on this issue is consistent and has not changed. At successive General Assembly sessions, the Russian Federatio…
Much has been done in the four years since resolution 1325 (2000) was adopted. We are grateful to the Under-Secretary-General, the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund for their statements reviewing accomplishments over the past four yea…
The Russian Federation supported the adoption of the Security Council resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 15 June 2004.
That operation continues to play an important role in maintaining stability and security on the island of Cyprus. W…
I have the honour to speak on behalf of a group of States members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS): the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Uk…
The Russian Federation warmly welcomes the outcome of the efforts to implement the decisions of the Third United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (UNISPACE III). It was during that Conference that an
initiative was launched to observe World Space Week annually …
The Russian Federation views the strengthening of stability on the African continent as an integral part of the international community’s effort to build, under the auspices of the United Nations, a global system to counter new threats and challenges. We will not be able to achieve a harmonious deve…
The current session of the General Assembly is taking place in the context of a growing understanding of the need to further strengthen the United Nations as the central mechanism for the collective resolution of problems in international relations with a view to ensuring global security and stabili…
Just now, the Security Council adopted by consensus a resolution on additional steps to be taken to combat terrorism. We are convinced that these are necessary and timely steps in the right direction, required by the need for joint efforts by the international community to combat the terrorist threa…
The Secretary-General has rightly noted in his report on the work of the Organization (A/59/1) that the United Nations has been through an extraordinarily challenging year. We have all seen and participated in heated discussions about what the role of the Organization should be today. It is well kno…
We too would like to thank the United Kingdom for the very useful proposal of holding this meeting today. The Secretary-General’s report entitled “The rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict societies” (S/2004/616) identifies a number of issues that require thorough consid…
The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Russia today discussed the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in
telephone conversations with the Palestinian Authority and with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Israel. He emphasized, in the course of those discussions, that the important thing now is to take urgen…
I would like to join others, Mr. President, in wishing you well during your presidency and I would also like to extend my thanks to the Permanent Representative of Spain.
The Israeli-Palestinian situation is still moving in the wrong direction. On all sides of the conflict there is still deep-seate…
I should like to welcome President Obasanjo to the Security Council. We are pleased at the opportunity to learn first-hand about the assessment of the African Union (AU) with regard to developments in the Sudan, particularly those in Darfur.
Russia has consistently supported the peacekeeping effort…
I am addressing the Assembly today at a most difficult time for our country, when tears are still being shed by those who lost their children and loved ones during the horrific terrorist attack in the Russian city of Beslan. I would like from this rostrum to take this opportunity to express once aga…
The Russian Federation has been closely following the complex political and humanitarian situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur. We share the assessment of the Secretary-General and his Special Representative, Jan Pronk, with regard to its complex development.
The Government of the Sudan has …
At the outset, given the theme of today’s meeting, let me thank all those who have responded to the latest terrorist attacks against Russia, particularly the tragedy of unprecedented magnitude in the Russian city of Beslan.
The Security Council adopted, on 1 September, a presidential statement cond…
Yesterday during the Council’s discussion of the draft resolution on the situation in Lebanon proposed by our United States and French colleagues, we said that from our point of view its main purpose was to prevent further escalation of tension in the Middle East. We note that a high level of attent…
The Russian Federation voted in favour of draft resolution A/58/L.67/Rev.1, introduced by Malaysia on behalf of the Non-Aligned Movement. We believe it to be an important initiative towards further strengthening the principle of multilateralism in international affairs. However, we do not consider t…
I would like first of all to thank you, Mr. President, for your warm words of welcome. I shall do everything in my power to strengthen our cooperation in the interests of international peace and security.
The humanitarian and political situation in the Sudanese province of Darfur remains complex. U…
