The Russian delegation would like to
The Russian delegation supports the humanitarian thrust of this resolution, which is a logical continuation of efforts to protect the lives, honour and dignity of the people who are implementing the principles and will of the United Nations in various regions of…
This past year has been noteworthy for the further substantial progress in the development of practical cooperation between the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations. Without exaggeration, one can say that cooperation carried out under Chapter VIII of the …
The preparedness of the United Nations system for solving the problem of the year 2000 in computer and other technical systems which are serving the Secretariat of the Organization and Member States is of the utmost importance for the effective functioning of the Organization. We believe that resolu…
The Russian delegation notes the positive and constructive thrust of draft resolution H, contained in document A/53/584, the text of which was submitted to the First Committee by Belarus. We believe that this draft resolution seeks to strengthen European security and the nuclear non-proliferation re…
The century that is coming to a close will leave behind many memories. One of the most horrible is genocide, the offspring of the Nazi policy of mass annihilation of human beings. The world paid with millions of human lives because the evil that gave rise to genocide was not nipped in the bud. Thank…
The General Assembly is again considering the situation in the Middle East, one of the most complex and long-standing problems of our time. The international community has been anxiously following developments in the region over the past year, noting with hope any positive shifts and reacting with c…
The Russian Federation, while actively participating in international efforts for a Bosnian settlement, welcomes the degree of progress achieved in the implementation of the Peace Agreement. We consistently proceed from the premise that this process must be carried out in strict compliance with the …
Ideas for enhancing cooperation between the United Nations and non-governmental organizations are making headway, including in the context of implementing reforms of our Organization. The Russian Federation takes an active part in all United Nations arrangements related to involvement of non-governm…
The Russian delegation shares the view that Haiti is continuing to experience an acute need for assistance from the international community — first and foremost, economic, financial and technical assistance — in order to get back on its feet and overcome its protracted socio-economic crisis. At the …
At the outset, I would like to express once again the Russian delegation's gratitude to Secretary-General Kofi Annan for initiating the United Nations reform process, which literally encompasses all its structures. Some of the reforms have already been successfully completed and some are under opera…
The Russian delegation attaches great importance to the consideration by the General Assembly of this agenda item, which allows the international community to discuss the most urgent problems of the world's oceans and the law of the sea.
In this connection, I should like to express our gratitude to…
Another year of laborious search for the sought-after formula of Security Council enlargement provides convincing evidence that, as one of the key aspects of the United Nations reform, this matter, which is extremely important to the interests of the majority of States and the future of the Organiza…
The problem of humanitarian demining has recently become more pressing. The Russian Federation has traditionally attached particular importance to the whole range of problems related to demining and dealing with the dangerous consequences of mines, which hinder the social and economic reconstruction…
Ambassador Lavrov intended to speak at this meeting, but he is attending another, planned earlier, and I shall therefore speak on his behalf.
The Economic and Social Council’s consideration, during the humanitarian affairs segment of its 1998 substantive session, of the Secretary-General’s report o…
The Russian Federation consistently advocates the idea of a culture of peace, which includes values, approaches and universal norms of conduct based on respect for peace, tolerance, fundamental rights and human freedoms. The implementation of the concept of a culture of peace is a difficult and mult…
I am glad to welcome Mrs. Ogata once again to the Security Council.
I have two comments and two questions. My first comment is very simple: we share your assessment, Mr. President, of the briefing which was just given to us by Mrs. Ogata, and we reaffirm our support for the activities of the Office…
My delegation is grateful to the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mr. Mohamed ElBaradei, for his introduction of the annual report of the Agency, which provides a very detailed description of IAEA activities.
The Russian Federation has consistently supported the ef…
Russia attaches great importance to all forms of cooperation that can help to ensure the development of countries and regions. We consider the United Nations New Agenda for the Development of Africa in the 1990s (UN-NADAF), adopted by the General Assembly in 1991, to be a basic document for conjoini…
The period that has elapsed since the
A substantive contribution to resolving the questions currently facing the international community was made by the 100th IPU Conference, which took place in Moscow from 6 to 12 September last. More than 700 parliamentarians from 123 countries participated, incl…
The Russian Federation is grateful to the President of the International Tribunal for Rwanda for the report on the work of that body of international criminal justice for 1997-1998.
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the work of the Rwanda Tribunal. It is our belief that the work o…
