The Russian Federation has traditionally joined consensus in the adoption of resolutions on the safety and security of humanitarian personnel and protection of United Nations personnel, including this year’s resolution 75/125.
At the same time, our position with respect to the International Crimina…
I thank you, Mr. President, for allowing me to take the floor again. I will be brief.
As the Permanent Representative of Germany called on my delegation and other delegations to carefully
read resolution 75/90, I would ask him to listen more carefully to our explanation of vote.
It would appear t…
The Russian Federation places particular importance on the consideration by the General Assembly of the situation in Afghanistan. Traditionally, we support the adoption of a truly consensus-based draft resolution, the text of which not only takes into account current events but also reflects the con…
Regrettably, the delegation of Ukraine once again expressed a number of politicized clichés, unnecessarily complicating this constructive dialogue.
With regard to the maritime claims raised, we do not consider them relevant to the agenda item under discussion and do not consider the General Assembl…
The Russian Federation attaches great importance to the development of the international law of the sea and the discussion of maritime issues in the General Assembly.
We would like to express our gratitude to the Secretary-General for his reports on oceans and the law of the sea (A/75/70) and on su…
I would like to take this opportunity to recall that during the voting in the First Committee at its meeting on 10 November (see A/C.1/75/PV.15), the Russian Federation dissociated itself from the consensus on decision 75/519, entitled “Disarmament Commission” and submitted by Australia. As we expla…
We would like to thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), Ms. Zerrougi, for her comprehensive briefing. We closely read the recent report of the Secretary General (S/…
I have the honour to deliver this statement of behalf of the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, the People’s Republic of China, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and my own coun…
We thank you, Mr. President, for convening today’s meeting.
At the outset, we would like to congratulate the Permanent Representatives of Poland and Qatar on their appointments as co-Chairs of the intergovernmental negotiations on the reform of the Security Council. We hope that their actions will …
We congratulate the sponsors on the adoption
of decision 75/510. It is their time to enjoy their triumph. They won, after all. Why not celebrate this great success with some champagne tonight?
I would like to thank the sponsors. I want to thank them for plunging the General Assembly into discord a…
On behalf of a group of States — Algeria, Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, the Syrian Arab Republic and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela — Russia proposes a procedural solution on the transfer of d…
I want to speak on draft decision A/75/L.7/Rev.1, entitled “Procedure for decision-making in the General Assembly when an in-person meeting is not possible”. Russia, on behalf of a group of States — Burundi, the Republic of Cameroon, the People’s Republic of China, Cuba, the Islamic Republic of Ira…
The Russian Federation abstained in the voting on resolution 2551 (2020), prepared by the United Kingdom, on the sanctions on Somalia. We note the amendments, included at the request of Mogadishu, aimed at streamlining the arms embargo. We hope that they will contribute to normalizing the situation …
The Russian delegation voted in favour of resolution 2552 (2020), which extends by one year the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).
Russia has always supported the work of the Blue Helmets, who play a very import…
The International Atomic Energy Agency is a unique instrument for international cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy and a robust oversight mechanism for the fulfilment by States of their obligations in the area of nuclear non-proliferation. The Agency’s work in terms of helping to esta…
I listened closely to the representative of Germany, who spoke on behalf of a group of States.
Speaking on behalf of that group, Germany proposes deleting from draft resolution A/75/L.4 the following words:
(spoke in English)
“Emphasizing that the Victory in the Second World War is the common leg…
I have the honour to take the floor to introduce draft resolution A/75/L.4 on behalf of the following sponsoring States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, China, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cambodia, the Central …
Russia supported the initiative of the Chair of the Movement of Non-Aligned Countries to convene a special session of the General Assembly on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. We are convinced that the time has come for a focused discussion in the interests of strengthening the joint effo…
We believe that the World Health Organization has played a major role in addressing the consequences of the pandemic, and that the way in which this is reflected in the text that you, Mr. President, disseminated accurately reflects reality. Therefore, we do not agree with the proposal made by the Un…
Russia welcomes the President of the Human Rights Council and thanks her for the presentation (see A/75/PV.21) of its report (A/75/53 and A/75/53/Add.1) on its activities in 2020.
Despite the restrictions owing to the coronavirus disease pandemic, the Human Rights Council (HRC) has continued to wor…
