The Russian Federation was one of the initiators of the resolution adopted today by the Security Council. In that regard, we believe that the problem of the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by non-State actors, primarily for terrorist purposes, is becoming one of the crucial threats to int…
We welcome the convening of this public meeting of the Security Council to discuss a pressing problem related to the threat of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). We anticipate that today’s discussion will allow us to strengthen the unity of the international community in facing …
The Russian Federation has consistently supported the Secretary-General’s good offices mission and his efforts aimed at a just settlement of the Cyprus problem on the basis of Security Council resolutions and the express will of both Cypriot communities. We base ourselves on the need of the internat…
The killing of the new leader of Hamas, Mr. Al-Rantisi, as a result of an Israeli missile attack has led to a drastic exacerbation of the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. In Moscow serious concern is being expressed over possible consequences of this event and the rising tensions i…
Globalization has made business not only a key player in the global economy, but also an important factor in global policy. The expansion of partnership relations between the United Nations and business, provided for in the Millennium Declaration, is an imperative of our times and should be encourag…
Road traffic injuries continue to be among the most urgent socio-economic problems facing the world community. The Secretary-General’s report “Global road safety crisis” and the report of the World Health Organization (WHO) fully illustrate the urgency of the problem and lay out a strategy for the i…
We, too, are grateful to Mr. Guéhenno for his comprehensive briefing.
The Russian Federation is deeply concerned by developments in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro. The sudden outbreak of violence in March, caused by extremists in that province, laid bare the deliberate policy of ethnically cleansing…
We are pleased to see you, Sir, chairing the Council in April and are grateful to your predecessor, Ambassador De la Sablière of France, for his successful guidance of our work last month. My delegation joins in the statements of gratitude made by other delegations to Under-Secretary-General Jean- M…
We welcome our guests to today’s meeting of the Security Council.
The ongoing discussion has shown that West Africa has accumulated a tremendous negative potential for subregional and cross-border problems, with a consequent threat to peace and security, the integrity of States and the well-being a…
The Russian Federation expresses its regret that the Security Council was unable to respond to the development of events in the Palestinian territories resulting from the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, spiritual leader of the Islamic movement Hamas. Yesterday, the United Nations Commission on Human…
The Russian Federation is deeply alarmed by the dangerous turn of events in the Palestinian territories. The lengthy Palestinian-Israeli conflict has cost thousands of lives. It has had a destabilizing
impact on the situation throughout the region. We once again earnestly emphasize the deleterious …
We too welcome the participation in today’s meeting of the Secretary-General and of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Germany and of Serbia and Montenegro. Their involvement shows the importance of today’s discussion.
Russia is deeply concerned as it follows the developments of the situation in …
First, I would like to thank Ambassador Arias for the information he has given us on the work of the last few months, and the proposals agreed to in the Committee on its reform.
The Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) remains an important instrument in pooling and coordinating international efforts i…
We are pleased to welcome to this Chamber the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Excellency Mr. Adnan Terzic, and we thank him for articulating the position of his Government.
We express appreciation to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lord Ashdow…
We welcome the presence of the Secretary- General at this meeting of the Security Council and the participation of the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Jamaica and the Bahamas.
Moscow shares the international community’s deep concern about the wave of violence and human rights abuses that has engul…
We are grateful to Ambassadors Negroponte and Jones Parry for their briefings and for the text that has been circulated.
With reference to the Iraqi situation, let me underscore at the outset that it is in the interests of all parties to achieve a rapid and lasting settlement that ensures implement…
We would like to welcome our distinguished guest, Mr. José Ramos-Horta, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Timor-Leste. We are grateful to Under-Secretary-General Guéhenno for having introduced the special report of the Secretary- General on Timor-Leste and for the detailed information …
At the very beginning of the transitional
period in Burundi, a law was adopted providing temporary immunity for political crimes. I would like to ask the representative of Burundi for what kind of crimes immunity is granted. Is it the intention to return to a consideration of these crimes at a late…
Central Africa remains one of the crisis-
ridden subregions of the African continent and requires the ongoing attention of the Security Council. We have studied in detail the report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the recommendations of the Security Council mission to Central Afri…
At the outset let me express our appreciation to members of the Security Council and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Holkeri, for their condolences with respect to the terrorist act
that took place in Moscow. We will convey those words of condolence to the Government and pe…
