We are delighted, Madam Minister, to see you in the Chair, presiding over the Security Council. Our thanks go to the delegation of Chile, which has been guiding our work this January with an effectiveness that we anticipate will continue throughout the month.
The item before us today is most topica…
West Africa is one of the most unstable regions in the world; hence, the heightened attention given to its problems by the Security Council. The Council’s mission to the region in June 2003 sent a serious message to the parties to conflicts on the need to comply with their obligations to cease hosti…
We are happy to welcome you to the Security Council chamber, Madam President. We are grateful to Mr. Olara Otunnu for his briefing, his introduction to the report of the Secretary-General (S/2003/1053) and for the work he does to protect children in conflict. We are grateful to Ms. Carol Bellamy, th…
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for submitting his report on small arms (S/2003/1217). We have carefully studied that document and the conclusions and recommendations contained in it. They confirm that the United Nations is playing a leading role in taking a comprehensive approach to the re…
We are pleased to see you, Sir, presiding over the Security Council. We welcome the new non- permanent members of the Council, and express our appreciation for the cooperation of those Council members whose terms of office recently expired.
Last year, the sanctions Committee established pursuant to…
The Russian delegation associated itself with the consensus on resolution A/58/L.49/Rev.1, in view of the importance of achieving the goal of revitalizing the General Assembly. We believe that the recommendations contained in the resolution will make it possible to improve the methods of work of the…
On behalf of Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation, as well as more than 40 other delegations that have become sponsors, it is my honour to introduce to the General Assembly a draft resolution entitled, “Strengthening of international cooperation and coordination of efforts to study, mitigate …
First, the Russian delegation welcomes the fact that today’s meeting of the Security Council is being chaired by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria, Mr. Solomon Passy. Your participation, Mr. Minister, in this meeting underlines the importance of the question before the Council.
We would …
The Russian delegation takes note of the progress made in the Bougainville settlement and supports efforts to implement the Bougainville peace agreement. We welcome the commitment to a political settlement by the Government of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville communities.
We are pleased to not…
First, I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for your words of condolence following the terrorist act that took place in Moscow today, and which caused human casualties.
We welcome this meeting of the Security Council at which we hope further measures will be considered to ensure observance of …
Two years that passed since signing of the Bonn Agreement on Afghanistan represent a short period from a historical viewpoint. It is all the more impressive that significant results were achieved in such a short time. The peace process in Afghanistan
continues to unfold, the new authorities are get…
First of all, I would like to welcome to this Chamber the Deputy President of South Africa, Mr. Zuma, and I would like to thank him for the report he gave to the Security Council over this current situation of the peace process in Burundi. We are also grateful to the President of the Economic and So…
On behalf of the delegations of Australia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Brazil, Georgia, Egypt, India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Thailand, Ukraine, the Republic of South Africa, Japan and the Russian Federation, it is my honour to submit for consideration by the General Assembly the d…
For more than half a century the situation in the Middle East has remained the focus of intense United Nations attention. Regrettably, during that time we have not been able to achieve a just and lasting settlement in the region. The outcome this year again continues to be ongoing tensions in the Pa…
Given their ever-growing importance to the international community, the Russian Federation has traditionally given priority attention to consideration of maritime issues in the General Assembly.
I would like to express our appreciation to the Secretary-General for preparing comprehensive reports on…
We have joined the Security Council consensus on the establishment of a new Committee charged with drawing up a list of individuals and entities pursuant to paragraphs 19 and 23 of resolution 1483 (2003). At the same time, we would like to note that not all of our concerns were adequately addressed …
We, too, would like to thank Ambassador Negroponte and Ambassador Jones Parry for their briefings. We note that the coalition, together with the Iraqis, are making an active effort to establish normal conditions in the country and to restore the economy and infrastructure. We note that the United St…
My delegation would also like to associate itself with the expressions of condolence to the United Kingdom and Turkey, following the terrorist acts that took place in Istanbul and with the condemnations of those acts.
We welcome the presence in the Chamber of eminent personalities and representativ…
We would also like to thank the Under- Secretary-General, Mr. Guéhenno, and Mr. Piot for their extremely informative briefings.
We attach great importance to the coordination of international efforts, with a central role being played by the United Nations, to deal effectively with the most burning …
My delegation is grateful to Under- Secretary-General Guéhenno and to the Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining, Mr. Dahinden, for their briefings.
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the whole range of problems related to mine action. We support Unit…
