I would like to warn you, Sir, that the moment you strike the gavel, thereby formalizing your decisions, you will create an egregious precedent whereby the representatives of Ukraine in the Council are given the kind of privileges that are denied to representatives of other regions of the world. Let…
I would like to say a few words regarding a point of order.
We would like to ask you, Mr. President, to please clarify the basis on which you propose to give the floor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, before the members of the Council speak. We have nothing against…
The previous occasion on which the Security Council discussed the question of cooperation between the United Nations and the European Union (EU) was in June 2022, when we stated that, thanks to Brussels’ efforts, EU-Russia relations had plummeted to rock bottom (see S/PV.9065). As it turns out, ther…
We thank the Deputy Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia, Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho; the Head of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia, Mr. Mohamed El-Amine Souef; and the Executive Director of UN-Women, Ms. Sima Sami Bahous, for their briefings.
We are closely following th…
I would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Ms. Valentine Rugwabiza, for her briefing. We are grateful to the Permanent Representative of Morocco, Mr. Omar Hilale, for the statement he delivered in his capacity as Chair of the Central African Republic configuration of …
We have gathered together today for a very important meeting. Although it has been convened like others, it is significantly different in tone from the previous meeting (S/PV.9144) on the sabotage against the Nord Stream pipelines, which was convened on the 30 September 2022. As many of us recall, e…
We would like to explain our vote on the motion by the representative of the Netherlands. Of course, we voted against it. I would like to note that today’s meeting was the culmination of discussions on the issue of chemical disarmament — a demonstration of how that issue has been forcefully politici…
We take the floor in explanation of vote before the voting on draft resolution A/77/L.49/Rev.1. We will not delve into a profound analysis of the document. Contrary to what we heard earlier from the representative of the Netherlands, the Russian Federation made its comments known on numerous occasio…
The Russian Federation, together with China, the Syrian Arab Republic, the Republic of Belarus and Nicaragua, submitted this draft resolution on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in order to restore its consensual nature, which…
We would like to note, once again, that in accordance with rule 71, objections can be immediately put to a vote, but also note that objections can be decided by the President. As far as we can tell, the President has not yet made a decision on our proposal, which was submitted first. Therefore, the …
We would like to note rule 71 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, according to which the question raised can be immediately decided on by the President based on those rules. Our proposal was made before the delegation of the Netherlands spoke. In that regard, we ask to once again cons…
We would like to propose that the General Assembly, based on its rules of procedure with respect to the consideration of draft resolutions, consider first the draft resolution that was submitted first. We hope that Member States support that.
Before introducing draft resolution A/77/L.48, I would like to note that the situation with regard to the biennial draft resolution of the General Assembly on cooperation between the United Nations and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has unfortunately deteriorated over many …
We thank Mr. Khiari for his briefing.
Russia is opposed to any military activity that threatens the security of the Korean peninsula and the countries of North-East Asia. Our position on the matter is well known. Time after time we have underscored the need for all parties to show restraint and tak…
We thank the Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Mr. Tor Wennesland, for his briefing on the situation in the Middle East region in the context of a settlement. We listened carefully to the Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations
Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Re…
Eight years ago, on 17 February 2015, the Security Council adopted resolution 2202 (2015), which approved the package of measures for the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The resolution made those agreements the only legal basis for resolving the intra-Ukrainian conflict, and through the Secu…
We thank the presidency for having convened today’s debate. We also thank our briefers today.
Sea level rise is a global challenge that calls for the particular attention of many States, including ours. Russia has the world’s third-longest coastline. Our territory ecompasses more than 1,300 islands…
We are grateful to Malta for convening today’s briefing. We would like to thank Ms. Virginia Gamba de Potgieter, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict; Ms. Najat Maalla M’jid, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children; and …
We would like to thank Mr. Voronkov and Mr. Weixiong Chen for their analysis of the activities of the United Nations entities in charge of the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). I also thank Ms. Praxl.
Issues related to combating terrorism must always be de-politicized. …
Since we spoke first, I would just like to make a few remarks by way of reaction.
I would like to correct my Albanian colleague: Roger Waters has not been threatened in any way in Russia. We respect freedom of speech, unlike the countries of the West, which prohibit alternative points of view and p…
