In the four years since the implementation of the Dayton- Paris Agreement, positive results have been achieved. However, the international community has no reason for complacency. Indeed, major tasks remain: to ensure the stability and irreversibility of the Bosnian settlement, strengthen Bosnia’s m…
The Russian delegation is of the opinion that the
It is difficult to overestimate the role played by the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics of the Economic and Social Council in raising countries' level of awareness of the year 2000 problem.
The unprecedented meetings of national coord…
The problems of Africa are a constant focus of attention in the United Nations Security Council, and this reflects the serious concern of the international community over the situation in the African continent.
We can hardly count on long-term harmonious development of the world if African States, …
Last year’s events do not inspire us with hope for an early end to the armed conflict in Afghanistan and for the beginning of serious political dialogue among the major warring Afghan parties. There were certain expectations in connection with the activities of the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy …
First I should like to take note of the very relevant and timely nature of the item on dialogue among civilizations. It is symbolic that this item was proposed by Iran, which, as is well known, is one of the most ancient States of Asia, having inherited cultural diversity from its great civilization…
We agree with the conclusions and observations contained in the Secretary-General's first progress report prepared since the establishment of the United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone. We are pleased that, during this period, significant progress has been made towards implementing the Lomé Peace Ag…
The Russian Federation welcomes the adoption of the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and considers it an important contribution to the strengthening of the international legal foundation for the struggle against terrorism.
We should like once again to infor…
The decisions of the 1990 World Summit for Children play a fundamental guiding role for the Russian Federation's activities on behalf of its children. That is why my country is interested in the convening of the special session of the General Assembly to review the implementation of the recommendati…
As has been repeatedly pointed out by the General Assembly, the use of various languages in the United Nations enriches the Organization and is a means for achieving the purposes of the Charter. The States Members of the Organization regularly reaffirm the need to ensure equitable treatment for offi…
Today’s discussion is taking place against the backdrop of the major political outcomes of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Istanbul summit, which laid down the basic guidelines for the formation of a stable architecture for security and cooperation on the European cont…
The Russian delegation has repeatedly emphasized that the very serious humanitarian situation in Iraq urgently dictates the need for the adoption of speedy measures to relieve the grave humanitarian situation of the Iraqi people. We must observe that the humanitarian operation in its current form is…
As we take our leave of the twentieth century, the General Assembly is right to take stock of what has been achieved and to determine what remains to be undertaken in order to reach a conclusive settlement in the Middle East.
It is perfectly evident that the peace process begun in Madrid in 1991, i…
The Russian Federation will abstain in the voting on the draft resolution on the United Nations Civilian Police Mission in Haiti for reasons of principle that can be summarized as follows.
First, by extending the mandate of the Mission, the Security Council once again is in breach of its own decisi…
Our delegation would also like to express its gratitude to you, Mr. President, for your initiative in organizing today’s open debate. We believe this discussion is both timely and useful, especially at this time when challenges to international peace and security are confronting the world community …
Sport and peace are concepts that are not only related but part of one organic whole. An essential
The role of sport as an ambassador for peace is particularly important when it is hallowed by the noble traditions of the Olympic Truce. Today we are all capable of assessing what is urgently needed t…
Last year further progress was made by the international community in strengthening the legal regime established by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. We welcome the continued increase in the number of parties to this Convention and the stepped up
Russia has consistently favoured …
I am speaking a second time to make one clarification. Ambassador Greenstock described a situation that has arisen in the negotiations of the five countries, and he made an appraisal of the status of these negotiations. I simply would like to say that Ambassador Greenstock made the appraisal on his …
On the whole, the Russian delegation has a positive assessment of the work that has been accomplished on the strengthening of the coordination of emergency humanitarian assistance of the United Nations.
We believe that much of the praise for this should go to Mr. Sergio Vieira de Mello, Under-Secre…
The Russian Federation is convinced that a decisive resolution of the humanitarian crisis will be impossible while the humanitarian sanctions continue. We have consistently advocated putting an end to the sanctions regime in the context of the renewal of disarmament
Unfortunately, in spite of the e…
The Russian Federation traditionally attaches great importance to the range of problems surrounding mine clearance, to the mobilization of efforts of the international community to overcome the negative consequences of the danger of mines — which impede the social and economic restoration of States …
