The Lebanese crisis is now in its second week, and there are no signs of a diminishing intensity in the military operations. Israeli officials state that the military actions will continue as long as necessary. However, while Israel’s massive bombing has resulted in the loss of a few Hezbollah fight…
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the speedy normalization of the situation in the subregion of the Great Lakes in central Africa, a situation which is closely bound up with circumstances in Rwanda and the surrounding area. We believe that the tasks of restoring peace, security and…
Today the Security Council is once again considering the tragic events in Lebanon. Two days ago, at a formal meeting of the Council on this same issue, the Russian delegation had an opportunity to lay out its position on this question. Unfortunately, it must be said that the situation has a clearly …
As others have done, I wish to thank the United Nations for paying such great attention to the
question of public administration and development, which is a requirement of our existence.
In today’s world, many global problems can be resolved only through the efforts of all States in the internatio…
We are alarmed at the situation which prevails in the autonomous Palestinian territory as a result of actions by the Israeli authorities, including steps to effect the administrative closure of those territories, which has led to a serious deterioration of the situation of the Palestinian population…
It is with grave concern that we in Russia are monitoring reports from Lebanon about the escalation of military actions by Israel. The barrage of bombardments along the Lebanese coast and in Lebanese villages and towns, including parts of Beirut,as well as in the Bekaa Valley, and other large-scale …
I wish to begin, Sir, by expressing our deep satisfaction at seeing you presiding over the work of the Security Council this month, and by wishing you every success — success which I am sure we shall achieve under your leadership. We wish also to thank the delegation of Botswana, and Ambassador Legw…
The resolution which has been adopted is the
We should like to draw particular attention, to the Special Commission’s obligation to provide, within a short time, the information needed for the adoption, at the national level, of measures to implement the mechanism. It is also important that the res…
First of all, I should like to express our satisfaction at the Security Council’s decision to hold a meeting today, open to all who wish to participate, for the purpose of exchanging views on the situation in Somalia. We hope that this discussion, which is a graphic illustration of the unwavering at…
The Russian Federation has noted with satisfaction the partial stabilization in the situation in Rwanda that has occurred. We are pleased that the Rwandan people, after enduring the horrors of a genocide unprecedented in contemporary history, are gradually returning to normal life. In this regard, w…
At the outset, I should like to welcome to our meeting the Permanent Representative of Haiti to the United Nations and ask him to convey to the people of Haiti our wishes for peace and for their success. We are also grateful to him for his kind words addressed to my country.
The Russian Federation …
Since this is the first statement by a representative of the Russian Federation at a meeting of the Security Council in February 1996, I should like to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for this month. I should like also to express our gratitude to the Perm…
The Russian Federation reiterates its firm position: it strongly rejects the evil that is international terrorism, in all its forms and manifestations. We stress without equivocation that our country, in the struggle against this new and extremely dangerous threat to international peace and security…
Russia is gravely concerned at the most alarming situation in Burundi. Information from that country indicates that Burundi is becoming ever more bogged down in a quagmire of bloody violence and chaos; this could lead to a full-scale civil war fraught with ruinous consequences for the people of Buru…
As this is my first statement at a formal meeting of the Security Council this January, I should like to congratulate you on your assumption of your duties as President of the Council for this month.
I express also my gratitude to all my colleagues for their kind words addressed to the Russian dele…
First of all, allow me, Sir, to join others in congratulating you on your assumption of the presidency of the Council for the month of January and to express the readiness of our delegation to support you in all possible ways in your work.
On behalf of the Russian delegation, I should like to expre…
The Russian Federation has consistently adhered to the fundamental policy of strengthening and
Russia welcomes the decision of the Budapest Summit of the OSCE Council of Ministers, held on 7 and 8 December this year, on further development of relations between the United Nations and the OSCE.
We c…
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the mobilization of mine-clearance efforts by the international community as well as efforts to overcome the consequences of the mine threat to post-conflict reconstruction and social and economic development.
The Russian Federation is one of the …
It is symbolic that the World Summit for Social Development was held in the golden jubilee year of the United Nations, our universal organization, one of whose primary purposes as stated in the preamble to the Charter is to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.
Now…
Today we have three draft resolutions before us.
We intend to support draft resolution A/50/L.34, because it is aimed at supporting, developing and strengthening cooperation between States in respect of the law of the sea.
Just recently we had a rather unfavourable situation, which might even be d…
