The Russian delegation considers United Nations support for the promotion and consolidation of new or restored democracies to be an important component of the overall work of the Organization, particularly in promoting international cooperation and ensuring human rights and freedoms.
In that connec…
The Russian Federation, like the overwhelming majority of Member States of the United Nations, firmly rejects the United States embargo against Cuba and favours its repeal. Our position on this matter has been steady and consistent: at sessions of the General Assembly, the Russian Federation has vot…
the Russian Federation extends its greetings to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. ElBaradei, and thanks him for introducing the annual report of the Agency.
Russia is an active member of the IAEA. We are satisfied with the Agency’s work and recognize the gro…
First and foremost, the Russian delegation would like to thank the President of the International Court of Justice, Mr. Shi Jiuyong, for his very thorough presentation to the General Assembly of the report on the work of the International Court (A/58/4).
The International Court is the chief judicia…
May I first of all thank Ambassador Muhyieddeen Touq of Jordan, Acting Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption, for introducing to the General Assembly the Committee’s report (A/58/422 and Add.1) on its work. I would also like to join others in express…
Like our colleagues, we are grateful to the Secretary-General for his report. We are delighted to welcome Harri Holkeri, and we are grateful to him for his briefing.
The assessments in the report and those presented by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General are largely consonant with o…
The date 31 October 2003 marks the third anniversary of the Security Council’s adoption of resolution 1325 (2000). During those years it has been possible to achieve a great deal in resolving an important range of issues linked to women’s
contribution to maintaining and strengthening international …
Russia welcomes the report entitled “Strengthening of the United Nations: an agenda for further change” on the implementation of actions (A/57/786). We took note of the special attention paid by the Secretary-General to the issue of United Nations reform and improvement of its executive mechanisms. …
We join others in expressing sympathy to the families of all those who have been killed or injured in the terrorist attacks in Iraq. It is our firm position that the methods resorted to by terrorists cannot be tolerated.
We thank Mr. Benon Sevan for his very detailed briefing. The work to wind down…
Regarding the draft resolution on capacity- building and global public health, we would like to point out the following.
At the crossroads of this twentieth and twenty- first century, public health has become a priority on the international agenda. The international community’s consensus was reflec…
The implementation of the goals set out in the Millennium Declaration by the International Conference on Financing for Development and the World Summit on Sustainable Development requires
joint efforts and enhanced partnership cooperation among States, international organizations, the private secto…
In his address to the General Assembly at its fifty-eighth session, the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, highlighted the moral and political importance of United Nations humanitarian activities for millions of people suffering from hunger, disease, natural disasters and conflicts. It is precisel…
An overall appraisal of resolution 1511 (2003), which we have just adopted, is contained in the joint French-German-Russian statement distributed to members. In addition, we should like to emphasize that, from the moment that work on the draft resolution began, the Russian Federation was guided by t…
We are grateful to the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Kamalesh Sharma, for
the detailed information he has given us on developments in Timor-Leste, and we welcome the stabilization of the situation in that country.
We welcome the successes achieved by the authorities of the n…
The progressive development of Africa is being stalled by several factors. The destructive impact of illegal armed groups are eroding the very basis of the existence of sovereign States. They continually fuel the illicit trade in small arms and light weapons, mercenary activities, the use of child s…
During the current session, the statements of many Member States and the Secretary-General clearly highlighted the need for urgent reform of the United Nations. The Russian Federation continues to believe that a strong and effective United Nations is a key instrument for collectively regulating inte…
The Russian leadership is seriously concerned by the course of events in the Middle East. Palestinian-Israeli relations are growing ever more tense. Recently, a real danger of the expansion of the geographic framework of confrontation has emerged, threatening to draw other countries into it. All of …
First of all, I would like to join my colleagues in thanking the Presidents and the Prosecutors of the two Tribunals for their extremely interesting and detailed statements. I would also like to make several comments and ask a question, as previous speakers have done.
The International Criminal Tri…
We are grateful to Lord Ashdown, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, for his comprehensive report to the Security Council and for his detailed briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We also welcome the participation of Judge Theo…
Most of the present day challenges and threats are global by their nature and therefore presuppose the need for a collective response based on the comprehensive regard and respect for the legitimate interests of all members of the international community, while strictly observing international legal…
