Since this is our first statement in the Council this month, we should like to join other delegations in wishing you success, Sir, in your presidency of the Council.
We also thank the Ambassador Jones Parry of the United Kingdom for his very skilful conduct of the Council’s work in September.
The …
As I recall, the elections in Guinea-Bissau were scheduled for 14 October and some money was allocated by the donors to prepare for these elections. I am interested in knowing whether you have some information, whether this money actually reached its destination and has it begun to be spent? Has the…
My delegation wishes to express its appreciation to those who gave briefings today on the situation in Guinea-Bissau.
Events in that country are alarming. They are part of a series of coups d’état or coup attempts that have been carried out in recent months in Africa — in March, in the Central Afri…
The theme of today’s discussion is a relevant one in the context of the activities of the Security Council in particular, and in that of the Organization in general. Ensuring the rule of law and justice is a crucial tool to promote the prevention and settlement of regional conflicts. In the context …
Russia attaches great importance to the coordination of international efforts with the central role of the United Nations, in order to effectively counter pressing global challenges and threats. The clear motivation given to this process at the Millennium Summit should not be lost. Member States sho…
We, like previous speakers, are grateful to the Special Coordinator and Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Terje Roed-Larsen, for his comprehensive and objective briefing. We are once again discussing an exacerbation of the situation in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the Palestini…
We are grateful to Assistant Secretary- General Hédi Annabi for his substantive briefing on the situation in Kosovo. Russia’s views on the processes under way in the province are well known, and very much agree with the assessments voiced by Mr. Annabi.
We believe that, despite certain advances tha…
First of all, on this day when we are holding the last meeting — well, maybe the last meeting — of August, I wish to express my gratitude to the delegation of Syria for its work and to thank you personally, Mr. President, for your contribution to the work of the Security Council throughout Syria’s m…
The appraisals of what happened in Baghdad on 19 August were given by my President and my Minister for Foreign Affairs in their messages to the
Secretary-General and in their public statements. In those statements, the death of Sergio Vieira de Mello and his colleagues was viewed as an irreparable …
Unfortunately, the participation of the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia, Mr. Covic, in today’s meeting of the Security Council is due to a tragic event. Russia learned with outrage and sorrow of the horrendous crime committed on 13 August in the Pec area of Kosovo, where two people were killed and f…
The Russian Federation has consistently advocated that the United Nations should play an enhanced role in the political settlement of the situation in Iraq. We are convinced that the resolution of the complex problems facing that country can be achieved
only through the consistent efforts of the en…
Our delegation too is grateful to Ambassador Sinclair for his thorough briefing. We thank the representative of Papua New Guinea for further
clarifications on the peace process. We support the efforts of the parties in implementing the Bougainville Peace Agreement and we welcome the commitment of t…
We too would like to express our satisfaction with the decision that has been taken by the Security Council. It is important that the resolution that has been adopted opens up the way for the continuation of the peace process on the basis of Mr. James Baker’s peace plan. At the same time, it does no…
Like other delegations, we too are glad to
welcome the new Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom, Ambassador Sir Emyr Jones Parry. We would like to thank the Chairman of the Committee, Ambassador Muñoz, for the semi-annual report submitted pursuant to resolution 1455 (2003) regarding the w…
At the outset, our delegation would like to join in the warm words and wishes for the respected Ambassador Greenstock.
We are grateful to the Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, Mr. Diarra, for his briefing on the
development of the situation in the country. We support him in his efforts to advance t…
Thank you, Mr. President, for having convened this meeting, the purpose of which, as we see it, is not only to review progress to date but also to determine priorities, forms and methods for the subsequent work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC). Not only the quality of work of the Committee, …
Like other Security Council members, we are happy to see you, Madam President, presiding over today’s meeting of the Security Council. We also wish to welcome the Secretary-General and his Special Representative for Iraq, Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, and we welcome the members of the interim Governin…
My delegation, too, would like to express its satisfaction that the Secretary-General came to today’s meeting of the Security Council. We are grateful to Mr. Guéhenno, Mr. Ngongi and Mr. Solana for their contributions to the Council’s work today. We wish to express particular thanks to Mr. Ngongi. O…
Allow me at the outset to thank you, Sir, and the other delegations for the warm words addressed to Ambassador Lavrov in connection with the Russian presidency of the Security Council last month and to wish you, Sir, and the entire Spanish delegation success in guiding the Council’s work in July.
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Resolution 1483 (2003), adopted today by the Security Council, is of particular importance for the Iraqi people and also for the future activities of the United Nations on key problems relating to the maintenance of international peace and security in new conditions.
The Russian Federation is pleas…
