I would like to associate myself with the words of welcome to the Minister for External Relations of Angola and with the words of gratitude extended to Ambassador Richard Ryan for the statement he made at the beginning of our discussion.
As one of the observer States for the implementation of the A…
I would like to thank Under-Secretary- General Guéhenno for his detailed briefing.
In spite of the efforts made by the international community for a long time now, the situation in Kosovo remains a very complex one. In recent days, there has been a serious aggravation of the situation in Mitrovica,…
First of all, we should like to wish you, Sir, and your delegation, every success during your presidency of the Security Council for the month of February. We should also like to thank Ambassador Mahbubani of Singapore and his delegation for their work during Singapore’s presidency last month.
I sh…
The Russian Federation is deeply alarmed by the further escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation. The growing wave of terrorist acts and retaliatory measures further destabilize the situation in the Middle East.
The leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority must do all they can wit…
I too would like to thank the Presidents of the Tribunals and the Prosecutor for providing the Council with information. We welcome the efforts of the judges to improve the work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda…
The Russian Federation is very pleased to able to point to the growing role of African States in world affairs. Without the fully fledged, active participation of African countries in the life of the world community, it is impossible to have development and fruitful cooperation at a global level or …
The Russian Federation deems it essential to further improve and intensify United Nations cooperation with regional organizations, in accordance with Chapter VIII of the Charter.
We have consistently advocated the institutionalization of forms of interaction and cooperation as well as the more effe…
I associate myself with my colleagues in expressing pleasure that today you, Sir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Namibia, are presiding over this meeting of the Security Council. I would also like to thank the entire delegation of Namibia for their work in the presidency during October.
We very mu…
Like representatives of other delegations, I, too, would first of all like to congratulate you, Sir, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I would also like to extend thanks to your
predecessor, Ambassador Ouane, for the work that he and his delegation did in September.
The…
The fundamental provisions of the report of the Secretary-General attest to the fact that the United Nations — as the President of the Russian Federation, Mr. Vladimir Putin, stated at the Millennium Summit — has learned to resolve, and is resolving, the world’s most complex problems.
The highest-l…
I thank the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Mr. Bernard Kouchner, for his briefing. Unfortunately, his statement has not given cause for either optimism or a change in our well- known assessment of the persistent crisis situation in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Resolutio…
We are most grateful to Mr. Annabi for his briefing on the situation in the Yugoslav province of Kosovo. We can see how much is being done, thanks to the international presence, in the attempt to create a more or less normal life for the people of Kosovo. From that standpoint, it is perfectly clear …
We are grateful to the Assistant Secretary-
General, Mr. Annabi, for his briefing. The development of the situation in Kosovo during the month that has elapsed since our most recent discussion of the subject here has unfortunately emphasized that key provisions of resolution 1244 (1999) remain unfu…
Russia attaches great importance to the draft resolution that we are about to adopt today. It is likely to become an important element in international efforts to settle the conflict in Sierra Leone. This document puts barriers in the way of the criminal diamond trade of the Revolutionary United Fro…
Russia has always advocated the speedy attainment of a comprehensive political settlement and national reconciliation in Somalia, and the maintenance of a unified Somali State. As the Council knows, the plight of the Somali people is not the result of religious or ethnic antagonism, but of deep-seat…
It is with great regret that I assess what has just happened in the Council — the direct application of the policy of certain countries to exclude the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from participation not only in today’s meeting, but generally, in the settlement process for the Balkans. This goes ag…
You will recall, Mr. President, that when we discussed this matter yesterday in the consultations, I proposed that we take a positive view of all requests that we have received for participation in today’s meeting. That was the first proposal, and I would be grateful if we could take a decision on i…
The Russian Federation is one of the main participants in the Bosnian settlement. It deems it important that the peace process in Bosnia and Herzegovina be further developed on the basis of the scrupulous implementation of the Dayton Peace Agreement. This should be the thrust of the activities of th…
We thank Judge Jorda for introducing the report before us.
We welcome the efforts of the judges of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 (ICTY) to …
We are grateful to the Secretary-General for his report and to Mr. Klein for his briefing and thorough assessment of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We note that there have been some important positive changes in that country that give grounds for optimism. The key to the success and irrev…
