The Russian delegation is grateful to the Secretary-General and to you, Mr. Minister, for the very important and valuable information on and analysis of the situation regarding the settlement of the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict. We share your assessment of the prospects for a settlement of this grievou…
Today’s discussion of the problem of Kosovo is taking place in new circumstances: when the Yugoslav people has made a democratic choice. More favourable conditions are being created at a fast pace to overcome the many years of crisis in the Balkans. To a decisive extent this will depend on how the e…
In the view of the Russian delegation, the topic for today’s discussion, while in and of itself very important, should be considered in conjunction with
other equally important tasks relating to improving the peacekeeping potential of the United Nations.
Of particular importance is acting on the u…
In exactly one month, the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina will be commemorated. The Russian Federation, as an active participant in the Bosnian settlement at all its stages, welcomes the progress achieved to date in implementing this Agreeme…
We too are grateful to Mr. Guéhenno for his briefing on the results of the elections.
Russia, as one of the guarantors of the Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina, attaches great significance to further progress in the peace process in that country. We are convinced that the basic objective of…
Today the Security Council is concluding an important stage in its work. The Council has carefully considered recommendations that fall within its purview, recommendations contained in the report of the United Nations Panel on Peace Operations, that is
the Brahimi Report. And so, one of the instruc…
May I begin by thanking the delegation of Iran for the inclusion of this very topical issue on the agenda of this session. I would like also to thank Giandomenico Picco, Personal Representative of the Secretary-General, for the very important contribution he has made with respect to this issue.
The…
First of all, allow me to express our respect for, and gratitude to, Mrs. Ogata for her enormous contribution to the cause of the protection of refugees, for her many years of cooperation with our country, and for the assistance which the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (…
The Conference of Presiding Officers of National Parliaments, which took place on the eve of the Millennium Summit, was a convincing demonstration of the powerful potential of parliamentary diplomacy. As the President of the Russian State Duma and member of the preparatory committee for that Confere…
The Russian Federation would like to welcome the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, and thanks him for introducing the Agency’s latest report to us.
In our view, the IAEA report provides an objective picture of the multifaceted work of the Agen…
The Russian delegation warmly congratulates the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia on its admission to membership of the United Nations. We welcome the solemn commitment entered into by Yugoslavia, reflected in the letter from President Kostunica, that it will uphold the purposes and principles of the C…
The Russian Federation is very pleased to able to point to the growing role of African States in world affairs. Without the fully fledged, active participation of African countries in the life of the world community, it is impossible to have development and fruitful cooperation at a global level or …
As the Secretary-General’s report accurately notes, the twenty-fourth special session of the General Assembly, held last June, was the culmination of the comprehensive efforts of the international community to carry out the tasks laid out at the Copenhagen Social Development Summit in 1995. The wide…
The Russian Federation is one of the sponsors of the draft resolution on “Peace, security and reunification on the Korean peninsula” and attaches great importance to the adoption by the General Assembly of this historic draft.
We support all realistic steps leading to an easing of the confrontation…
We too are grateful to the High Representative, Mr. Petritsch, for his thorough briefing on the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for the efforts he is making to establish normal living conditions in that country.
We wish to note, however, that the situation there remains fragile. On the one …
The Russian Federation deems it essential to further improve and intensify United Nations cooperation with regional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter.
We have consistently advocated the institutionalization of forms of interaction and cooperation as well as the more effe…
I associate myself with my colleagues in expressing pleasure that today you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, are presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the entire delegation of Namibia for their work in the presidency during October.
We very mu…
The forthcoming special session of the General Assembly, to be held next year, is called upon not only to assess the outcome of a decade of efforts by the international community to implement the decisions of the World Summit for Children, but primarily to define tasks in this sphere for the future.…
Nowadays the problem of crime has become a factor that cannot be neglected by any State that seeks to ensure the security, tranquillity and well-being of its citizens. Modern criminals long ago realized the true advantages of close international links, and they have not been slow to use them for the…
Like representatives of other delegations, I, too, would first of all like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to extend thanks to your
predecessor, Ambassador Ouane, for the work that he and his delegation did in September.
The…
