First and foremost, I would like to wish our colleagues a happy Victory Day, which marked the beginning of the foundation of our Organization 73 years ago.
Concerning the International Criminal Court (ICC) and Libya, the situation in Libya remains complex. We believe that the path to national recon…
I would like to congratulate you, Madam, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council, and to wish you success in your duties.
We have carefully studied the report of the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina (S/2018/416), which was once again issued belatedly and just befo…
The Russian Federation could not support resolution 2414 (2018). The main problem was that the process of drafting and agreeing the decision was neither transparent nor consultative. We note, unfortunately, that none of the principled and properly justified comments that we repeatedly directed to th…
We thank Mr. Mladenov, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, for his comprehensive and objective briefing.
The Middle East is going through a difficult period in its history, marked by many old and new crises. The conflicts in Syria and Yemen still need to be resolved. Political an…
The number and the level of the participants in this major event testify to the genuine interest in addressing the challenges that the United Nations faces in the area of peacebuilding. It is only regrettable that certain delegations have taken advantage of this forum and the opportunity it presents…
I am pleased to welcome the eminent participants to this important discussion, preparations for which took a number of years. We thank the Secretary-General for finding the time to participate personally in this discussion. We further thank the Peruvian presidency for the initiative of convening tod…
We would like to thank today’s briefers for their very interesting opinions. We are also grateful to Mr. Simpson for his preparation and presentation of the independent expert group’s study on the role of young people in processes related to ensuring peace and security. Its content and recommendatio…
On behalf of Russia, I would first like to express our condolences to the nearest and dearest of our colleague and friend Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, the Permanent Representative of Côte d’Ivoire, on his untimely passing. We will greatly miss his sense of humour, constructive attitude, professionalism …
We thank Assistant Secretary-General Alexander Zouev for presenting the final progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) (S/2018/344). We also thank Ms. Schoulgin Nyoni, who spoke on behalf of the Chair of the Liberian country configuration of the Peace…
We thank Mrs. Nakamitsu for her briefing, and we are so very grateful to the British for convening today’s meeting, which we were eagerly awaiting. Unfortunately, however, we have not heard anything new from it today.
When I listen to some of my colleagues, I feel that we have already moved on from…
We thank Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Lowcock for their briefings. We would like to express our support for Mr. Griffiths, who has just begun his work and is conducting it appropriately. We hope that with the support of the Security Council and all stakeholders he can succeed in overcoming the impasse in t…
We thank Mr. Lowcock for his briefing.
Various delegations have been constantly calling on us to report to the Council on the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018). Let me oblige. In the context of the implementation of resolution 2401 (2018), Russia, in coordination with the Government of Syria…
I would like to thank you, Mr. President, for organizing today’s meeting, and to express our gratitude to the briefers for their interesting and useful information. I would particularly like to thank Ms. Razia Sultana for her interesting briefing, and I hope that during Council members’ upcoming vis…
Today is the day when the Security Council and the world community should raise their voices in the defence of peace, security, the Charter of the United Nations and international law. Every delegation in this Chamber is a sovereign country, and no one should attempt to pressure or dictate to any of…
Russia has called this emergency meeting of the Security Council to discuss the aggressive actions of the United States and its allies against Syria. This is now our fifth meeting on the subject in a week.
President Putin of the Russian Federation made a special statement today.
“On 14 April, the …
We are greatful to the Secretary-General for his briefing. His participation, his assessments and his authoritative words about the situation that has developed are very significant. We agree with him that there are many wounds in the Middle East. However, most important, currently the deepest wound…
We thank Mr. Llorentty Solíz, Permanent Representative of Bolivia, in his capacity as Chair of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004), for his briefing on the Committee’s work. We thank the Ambassador of Bolivia and his delegation for their stewardship of this subsidiary body o…
Road safety has been and remains one of the most pressing issues facing modern society. Deaths and injuries resulting from road traffic accidents have a negative impact on the socioeconomic progress and sustainable development of States.
It is important that the topic of road safety not only has fi…
I would first like to welcome Mr. Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Mali, and to thank him for finding the time to join our meeting. I also thank Mr. Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nat…
Frankly speaking, I think all of us have seen everything for ourselves. Unfortunately, the failure to adopt draft resolution S/2018/322 really is a litmus test says a great deal and leaves us extremely apprehensive. We proposed a very innocuous draft resolution, which is moreover virtually a complet…
